Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 05, 2002, Image 2

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    Lancaster CcSunty Livestock Market Auctions
Some markets not
available because
of the holiday
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, December 31,2001
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
295 111 446 859
No sale last week and holiday last
year.
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers not well
tested. Slaughter cows Breakers and
Boners sold 1.00-2.00 lower, with the
lean cows trading mostly steady. Slaugh
ter bulls steady on a light test. Supply in
cluded 77 percent cows.
• SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over 1400 lbs 42.00-
45.75 39.00-42.d0 Boners 80-85 over
1200 lbs 40.00-43.00 37.50-40.00 Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88 over 1200 lbs 39.25-
43.00 35.00-39.25 Lean 88-90 over 1000
lbs 3,8-00-41.75 Lean (Light-
Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 38.50-41.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
individual 1605 lbs 59.00. Yield Grade 2
few 1125-1400 lbs 47 50-52.50. Bullock:
Select 1-3 few 1035-1090 lbs 52.50-
54.00.
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 steady to 3.00 lower. Holstein
heifer prices were mostly steady on a
light supply.
VEALERS: Utility few 85-95 lbs
20.00-37.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES. Not well
tested.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 115.00-147.00. Plainer
type bulls 90-115 lbs 100.00-132.00; 80
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85 lbs 70.00-92.00. Holstein heifers few
90-105 lbs 400.00-595.00. Plainer-type
heifers few 90-115 lbs 145.00-280.00; 75
lbs 120.00-180.00.
SHEEP; Compared to Thursday,
slaughter lambs traded steady io 50.00
lower. Slaughter ewes steady to 10.00
higher. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice
and Prime 2-3 few fancy 30-50 lbs
120.00- Good and Choice 1-3 60-
80 lbs 80.00-110.00; 90-120 lbs 70.00-
80.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year olds 50.00-
70.00. Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-60.00.
GOATS; All sold by the head. Billies.
Large 100.00-150.00. Medium 75.00-
100.00. Mutton: Choice and Prime
70.00- Yearlings: Choice and
Prime 60.00-90.00. Nannies: Large
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
December 31,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle today 158.
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers sold steady to .50 higher.
Holstein steers not well-tested. Slaughter
heifers 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and
slaughter bulls not well tested. Complete
report will not be issued following Tues
day’s auction because of the New Year’s
holiday.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1230-1470 lbs. 67.75-
69.75, fancy singles up to 71.50; few
1490-1560 lbs. 66.75-69.00; few 1610-
1625 lbs. 64.00-65.50. Chocie 2-3 1270-
1465 lbs. 66.50-68.85; 1490-1560 lbs.
64.35-65.25; few 1625-1645 lbs. 61.25-
62.00. Select and low Choice 2-3 few
1045-1460 lbs. 62.25-65.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 few
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, Jan. 4,2001
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago YrAgo
Steers, Choice 2-3 67.25 66.35 78.25
Heifers, Choice 2-3 66.00 65.00 76.50
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 43.75 45.50 47.00
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 41.00 43.75 43.00
Bulls, YGI 59.00 59.00 58.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 34.80 No Sale 39.50
Lambs. Choice/Prime 80-110 lb 75.00 77.00 104.00
1725 lbs. 51.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice,
few prime 2-4 1105-1335 lbs. 64.85-
68.25, one head 1155 lbs. 71.00. Select
and low choice 2-3 1075-1200 lbs. 61.00-
65.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; YG#2 three
head 1790-2360 lbs. 50.75-54.00. Bul
locks select 1-3 1200-1365 lbs. 53.50-
57.50.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 27,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
★ ★Jan. 3 sale report was not available
at early presstime.**
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1214
LAST WEEK
902
1246
LAST YEAR
1106 851 894 1271
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 mostly steady.
Slaughter cows traded very active to
Monday Market
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and butcher cows
Monday, 10 am
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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 SO 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 62.50-65.50; 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.
1430
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice,
few Prime 2-41100-1405 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: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean over 1400 lbs 44.00-
48.25, low dressing 40.00-44.00. Boners
80-85 percent lean over 1200 lbs 41.00-
44.75, low dressing 37.75-41.00. Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88 percent lean over 1200
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1000 lbs 38.00-42.00, low dressing 35.75-
38.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1055-2135 lbs 54.25-64.00. Yield Grade 2
1305-2280 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 118.00-150.00; 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
lbs 90.00-120.00; 80-110 lbs 70.00-85.00.
Good and Choice 1-3 25-40 lbs 100.00-
175.00; 60-80 lbs 70.00-90,00. SLAUGH
TER EWES: Good and Choice yearlings
and 2 year-olds 50.00-60.00. Utility and
Good 1-3 30.00-55.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head.) Billies:
Large XOO.OO-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;
Large 70.00-90.00. Medium 40.00-70.00.
Kids: Choice and Prime 50.00-80.00.
Good 20.00-50.00.
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