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Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
December 26,2001
Report Supplied By USUA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
403 331 0 0
LAST WEEK
840 820 7 2
LAST YEAR
566 578
CATTLE; compared to last Thursday,
slaughter steers and Holstein steers sold
mostly steady. Trading was active on a
small supply of well-finished cattle.
Slaughter heifers traded steady to SO
cents higher in a light test. Slaughter
cows traded steady on a limited supply.
Slaughter bulls were not well tested.
Supply included 50 percent slaughter
steers and 33 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1260-1440 lbs. 67.50-
68.85, fancy singles up to 70.50; few
1485-1505 lbs. 66.50-67.00. Choice 2-3
1165-1465 lbs. 64.75-67.75; 1490-1595
lbs. 64.75-66.25. Select and low choice 2-
3 few 1135-1400 lbs 63.00-66.00; few
1485-1660 lbs. 62.00-63.75. Select 2-3
few 1270-1360 lbs. 60.00-64.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1430-1570 lbs. 54.25-56.50. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1380-1550 lbs. 51.25-
54.85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice,
few Prime 2-4 1125-1315 lbs. 65.00-
65.85, few up to 69.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean over 1400 lbs. bulk few
44 00-45 75, low dressing 40.50-44.00;
boners 80-85 percent lean over 1200 lbs.
41.25-44.25, low dressing 38.00-41.25;
lean hi yield 85-88 percent lean over
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1200 lbs. 39.00-42.50, low dressing 35.00-
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lbs. bulk 38.00-41.50, low dressing 34.00-
38.00; lean light wt. 85-90 percent lean
750-1000 lbs. bulk 35.50-39.25, low
dressing 31.25-35.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yg#2 invidi
vindual 2105 lbs. 54.00.
CALVES: Compared to last Tues.,
vealers sold steady on a light test. Hol
stein bulls returning to farm traded
moderate and prices were steady to
30.00 lower on light offerings. A small
supply of number two Holstein hefiers
traded mostly steady. Supply included
283 head in the state graded sale and 95
percent of the supply returned to feed.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-80
lbs. 45.00-52.00. Utility 60-70 lbs. 25.00-
35.00.
RETURN TO FARM: Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 130.00-152.00; 80-85 lbs.
110.00-120.00. Plainer-type bulls 90-115
lbs. 115.00-137.00; 83 lbs. 112.00, weaker
calves 75-105 lbs. 65.00-75.00. Graded
Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs. 590.00-
610.00; 81 lbs. 460.00; 73 lbs. 130.00.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 27,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
, 1214 1246 1033 1430
LAST WEEK
902 654 402 627
LAST YEAR
1106 851 894 1271
CATTLE: CATTLE; Compared to
Wednesday; slaughter steers sold steady
to .50 higher. Trading was active, with a
large supply of heavy cattle on offer.
Holstein steers and slaughter heifers
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, Dec. 28,2001
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago YrAgo
Steers, Choice 2-3 66.35 66.00 77.50
Heifers, Choice 2-3 65.00 64.75 74,75
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% Jean 45.50 44.35 46.50
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean * 42.00 41.50 43.75
Bulls, YGI 59.00 56.00 60.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday No Sale 34.75 No Sale
Lambs,Choice/PrimeBo-110lb 77.00 70.00 100.00
mostly steady. Slaughter cows traded
very active to close mostly steady on
Breakers and Boners; lean cows traded
steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls
traded 2.00 higher. Supply included 30
percent slaughter steers and 50 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41230-1470 lbs 67.50-70.85,
few up to 71.50; few 1485-1495 lbs 64.50-
66.00. Choice 2-3 1100-1460 lbs 65.00-
68.00, high dressing 1-2 up to 69.25;
1480-1585 lbs 62.50-6S.SO; few 1605-
1675 lbs 59.75-60.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1090-1425 lbs 63.00-66.75;
few 1500-1575 lbs 61.00-62.25. Select 2-3
few 1130-1470 lbs 61.00-65.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 few
1380-1575 lbs 53.85-56.10. Select and
low Choice 2-3 few 1280-1405 lbs 52.00-
54.60. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prime 2-4 1100-1405 lbs
64.00-67.00, few up to 68.50. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1000-1355 lbs 61.50-
64.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs 44.00-
48.25 40.00-44.00 Boners 80-85 Over
1200 lbs 41.00-44.75 37.75-41.00 Lean
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35.75-38.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS:
Yield Grade 11055-2135 lbs 54.25-64.00.
Yield Grade 21305-2280 lbs 46.75-58.75,
mostly 50.00-58.75. Bullocks: Select 1-3
1090-1520 lbs 62.50-63.50.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s
auction, vealers, large slaughter calves,
holstein bulls, and heifers have no com
parison due to holiday.
VEALERS: Utility 35-105 lbs 11.00-
40.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Not well
tested.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 118.00-1S0.00; 80-90 lbs
85.00- 102.00. Plainer-type bulls 95-125
lbs 117.00-133.00; 75-90 lbs 80.00-90.00,
weaker calves 60-110 lbs 20.00-77.00.
Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 560.00-
620.00, individual 90 lbs 640.00. Plainer
type heifers 80-100 lbs 200.00- 400.00.
SHEEP; Compared to Monday,
slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes have
no comparison due to holiday.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice and
Prime 2-3 25-40 lbs 175.00-225.00; 60-80
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GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies.
Large 100.00-150.00, few up to 220,00.
Medium 75.00-100.00. Mutton: Choice
and Prime 75.00-120.00. Yearlings:
Choice and Prime 60.00-90.00. Nannies.
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Kids: Choice and Prime 50.00-80.00.
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Lancaster County
Weekly Cattle
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, Dec. 28,2001
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 1617 1575
LAST WEEK 2106 1695
LAST YEAR 1672 1429,
CATTLE; Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers and heif
ers sold steady to .50 higher. Early sales
opened mostly steady on light offerings
due to the holiday, but toward the end of
the week numbers improved in the sale
barn to close on a positive note for the
week. Local Holstein steer prices traded
mostly steady on a light supply. In the
direct feedlot trade not enough volume
to establish an adequate market trend al
though few early sales indicate a firmer
undertone. Few live sales reported
Thursday 65-80 percent Choice at 63.00
and 100.00-103.00 avg 102.48 dressed.
Slaughter cows were very active all
week, and prices closed fully steady on
Breakers and Boners; lean cows traded
steady to 2.00 higher, with most of the
supply coming late in the week. Slaugh
ter bulls ended the week 2.00 higher.
Supply included 35 percent steers, 10
percent heifers, 46 percent cows, 4 per
cent bulls, with the balance feeders!
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41230-1470 lbs 67.50-70.85,
fancy singles up to 71.50; few 1485-1505
lbs 64.50-67.00. Choice 2-3 1100-1465 lb^
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