A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22,2001 Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Monday, December 17,2001 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats MONDAY 294 221 1602 1395 2039 LAST WEEK 311 213 1209 1743 1967 LAST YEAR 209 1296 1237 2160 CATTLE: Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers and heifers not well tested. Slaughter cows Breakers and Boners sold steady to firm, with the lean cows trading 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls Yield Grade 2 were 2.00 higher, with the Yield Grade 1 not well tested. Supply included 55 percent cows. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 over 1400 lbs 40.25- 44.75 37.75-40.25 Boners 80-85 over 1200 lbs 38.50-42.50 36.50-38.50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over 1200 lbs 37.00- 40.00 34.75-37.00 Lean 88-90 over 1000 lbs 35.00-39.00 33.00-35.00 Lean (Light- Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 36.00-38.75 33.50-36.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 few 1370-1755 lbs 56.50-59.50. Yield Grade 2 1015-2080 lbs 46.00-56.00. Bul locks; Select 2 individual 1170 lbs 62.00. CALVES: Compared to Thursday’s auction vealers were steady on a light test. Large slaughter calves not well tested. Holstein bulls returning to farm traded 7.00 lower. Holstein heifer prices were steady on a light supply. VEALERS; Utility few 70-85 lbs 20.00-30.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and Choice few 355-555 lbs 63.00-71.50. RE TURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 90- 120 lbs 120.00-151.00. Plainer-type bulls 80-105 lbs 100.00-132.00. Holstein heif ers few 85-95 lbs 410.00-460.00. Plainer type heifers few 80-100 lbs 230.00- 380.00; 75 lbs 210.00. HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00 to 3.00 higher with 40-45 percent lean uneven, sows 300-450 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, 450-650 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. BAR ROWS AND GILTS: 49-45% lean 215- 280 lbs 32.75-36.75, few up to 35.50,45- 50% lean 215-280 lbs 30.10-33.75 mostly 31.00-33.75, 40-45% lean 285-375 lbs 28.25- late 24.10-29.85,390-450 lbs 26.25- SOWS: 1-3 300-450 lbs 18.00-23.00,* KIRKWOOD ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ilT"" 1 - HAY AUCTION ** B&R CATTLE CO hav (straw a fouiv Hay, Straw and .. RDI, Marietta, PA o HAY, STRAW & CORN VW* Grain Auction 17547 CAT fT wf&SS ■ EVERY TUESDAY ° Office Phone <► 10 00 " (717)653-8164 ;; j Sale Starts Locatedßt 472 srnies y " Every Friday At 10 AM * ;:_ESS«S2_:: GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION Rt 472 and Noble Road ► JOHN BOWMAN X 111 955 n. State St. i! IlSik Ephrata,Pa.(7l7) 733-1117 au-002534-e ;; / 7 vccc 0010 3 3 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. ., (717)656-9849 0 Out of State Buyers -Cash or Certified Checks Only Call for pricing on bins assembled and delivered to your farm • ACCESS PLUS® permits Complete Bin Size t Capacity Chart easy clean out of the bin On Our Web Page from the ground. 450-500 lbs 23.00-26.00, 500-650 lbs2S.oo-28.00. BOARS: 300-700 lbs 15.00-17.00. SHEEP: Compared to Thursday, light slaughter calves sold sharply higher with the heavy lambs trading steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good for, lambs under 55 lbs. Slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 higher. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and Prime 2-3 30-45 lbs 200.00- 310.00. lbs 140.00-200.00,55-80 lbs 90.00-125.00, 80-110 lbs 60,00-75.00, 110-140 lbs 55.00-63.00, Good and Choice 1-3 30-45 lbs 100.00-200.00, 45- 55 lbs 100.00-140.00, 55-80 lbs 70.00- 90.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and Choice Yearlings and 2 year olds 40.00- 60.00, Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-55.00, Fleshy 20.00-30.00. GOATS: All sold by the head. Billies: Large 100.00-150.00, few up to 200.00. Medium 75.00-100.00. Mutton: Choice and Prime 75.00-110.00. Yearlings: Choice and Prime 60.00-90.00. Nannies; Large 70.00-90.00. Medium 40.00-70.00. Kids - Choice and Prime 50.00-80.00 Good 30.00-50.00. Vintage Livestock Auction Vintage, Pa. December 17-18,2001 Report Supplied By USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats THIS WEEK 840 LAST WEEK 1048 LAST YEAR CATTLE: Compared to last Thurs day, slaughter steers, Holstein steers, and slaughter heifers sold steady. Demand was very good for the top qual ity cattle. Slaughter cows traded very active and prices were steady to firm on Breaker and Boner cows, with the lean trading mostly 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Supply included 34 percent slaughter steers and 48 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1225-1460 lbs 67.00-68.85, with numerous singles up to 72.00. Choice 2-3 1135-1475 lbs 64.50-67.25: 1485-1590 lbs 61.00-66.25; few 1600- 1610 lbs 62.50-65.00. Select and low Choice 2-3 1065-1460 lbs 60.00-66.75. 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Rat Balt Market At A Glance Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages (Price Per Hundredweight) Week Ending Friday, Dec. 21,2001 Supplied By Market Staff This Wk 66.00 64.75 44.35 41.50 56.00 34.75 70.00 Steers, Choice 2-3 Heifers, Choice 2-3 Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean Bulls, YGI Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb Choice 2-3 1100-1545 lbs 51.50-53.75, Slaughter heifers: choke, few Prime 2-41110-1415 lbs 63.10-66.25, few up to 67.75. Select and low Choice 2- 3 1090-1310 lbs 61.25-65.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs 40.00- 44.75 37.75-40.00 Boners 80-85 Over 1200 lbs 39.00-42.75 37.50-39.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs 39.00- 42.75 36.00-39.00 Lean 88-90 Over 1000 lbs 37.25-40.75 34.00-37.25 Lean (Light- Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 35.50-38.75 32.00-35.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 four head 1415-1955 lbs 55.00-62.50. Yield Grade 2 seven head 1305-1880 lbs 49.25-53.75, low dressing 1305 lbs 42.00. Bullocks: Choice 2-3 few 1185-1190 lbs 59.00-59.50. Select 1-2 few 1105-1235 lbs 53.75-54.50. CALVES; Compared to last Tuesday, vealers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Hol stein bulls returning to farm traded very active and prices were 40.00 higher, with good demand. Holstein heifers traded active and prices were 35.00-40.00 higher, with no discounts on the plainer type. Supply included 663 head in the Monday Market Weave selling fat cattle and butcher cows Monday, 10 am Private Treaty Lancaster Stockyards 717-394-7915 DidfelKito PRODUCT LEWERSMP" state graded sale and 98 percent of the supply returned to feed. VEALERS: Standard and Good 70- 105 lbs 42.00-55.00. Utility 65-80 lbs 15.00- RETURN TO FARM: Hol stein bulls 95-125 lbs 127.00-180.00, mostly 165.00-177.00; 85-90 lbs 120.00- 140.00; 75-80 lbs 45.00-80.00. Plainer type bulls 84-115 lbs 115.00-150.00; 82 lbs 65.00; 74 lbs 25.00, weaker calves 83- 110 lbs 30.00-57.00. Graded holstein heifers 93-115 lbs 535.00-650.00; 83-84 lbs 360.00-510.00; 73 lbs 315.00. Beef type bulls and heifers few 85-110 lbs 170.00- New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Thursday, Dec. 20,2001 Report Supplied By USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats THURSDAY 902 LAST WEEK 1392 LAST YEAR 901 726 342 571 CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday; S _ & m (S i i s D C § e s | ftuiiinaLnaia Inside Pennsylvania; 717-626-3113 FAX: 717-626-1260 Toll-Free Outside of PA: 1-800-485-2233 QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE Financing Available * Fixed Interest Rates • interest Due when Cattle Are Sold • No Monthly Payments Lance N. Scarff Farm (410) 877-0370 Fax (410) 877-7802 (4101 459-4865 ■ Contract Feeding Programs ■ Marketing of Finished Cattle ■ Dairy Heifers Competitive Prices Paid For • • MARKET HOGS • BOARS • SOWS • CULL PIGS GOOD'S LIVESTOCK. INC. Monday: 6:30 -11:00 A.M. Wednesday: 7:00-11:00 A.M. Friday: 6:30 -10:00 A.M. We wilt be dosed Monday, Doe. 31 I Route 897 • 1 Mile North of Fivepointville, Denver, Pa (717) 445-5776 * Fax (717) 445-6963 (uipment Yr Ago 76.75 74.00 44.50 41.75 58.00 40.75 93.00 Wk Ago 66.25 65.50 42.25 39.25 55.75 32.35 75.00 Willier, Incorporated Your Source for Quality Cattle Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers isisuasiaasi SCARFF BROS. INC. Cattle Dealers • Licensed & Bonded 2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047 C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (410)459-4864 slaughter steers traded mostly steady, with some weakness noted on the top end of the High Choice and Prime grades. Trading was active for the top quality cattle. Holstein steers and slaughter heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows traded very active and prices were 2.00-4.00 higher on the Breaker and Boner cows, with the lean cows trading steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Supply included 30 percent slaughter steers and 52 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1115-1470 lbs 67.00-70.00, fancy singles up to 70.75; few 1480-1495 lbs 67.00-67.75. Choice 2-3 1185-1475 lbs 64.75-67.75; 1490-1530 lbs 63.00-65.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1110-1445 lbs 60.25-66.25; few 1480-1565 lbs 60.50- 62.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 1245-1435 lbs 54.50-56.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 1210-1450 lbs 52.50- 53.75. Select 1-2 few 1310 lbs 50.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Select and low Choice 2-3 few 1095-1450 lbs 62.75- 65.50, high dressing 1315 lbs 68.50. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs 44.00- 48.75 40.00-44.00 Boners 80-85 Over 1200 lbs 41.00-44.75 37.25-41.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs 39.00- 43.00 35.50-39.00 Lean 88-90 Over 1000 lbs 38.00-41.75 34.25-38.00 Lean (Light- Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 34.25-38.75 SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 few 1335-1870 lbs 55.50-56.50, high dressing 1230-1605 lbs 64.50-65.00. Yield Grade 21285-2065 lbs 46.50-56.25. CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auction, vealers sold steady. Large slaughter calves not well tested. Holstein bulls returning to farm traded active and prices were mostly steady, with some weakness noted. Holstein heifers traded active and prices were steady to 50.00 higher. Supply included 429 in the state graded sale and 98 percent of the supply returned to feed. VEALERS: Utility 35- 105 lbs 11.00-40.00. (Turn to Page A 23) I IKIttIHHIHuiaHH j HERD DISPERSALS W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650
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