A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 31,2002
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lbs 40.00, weaker calves 90-110 lbs 35.00.
Holstein heifers 90-105 lbs few
420.00- 80-85 lbs few 470.00-
520.00. Plainer-type heifers 80-105 lbs
200.00-
SHEEP: Compared to Monday,
Slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes sold
steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 40-80 lbs 90.00-120.00; 90-120
lbs 70.00- 82.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year-olds
35.00- Utility and Good 1-3
20.00- GOATS: Compared to Mon
day, kid goats not well tested.
All sold by the head with weights esti
mated.
Kids; Selection 1 20-40 lbs
25.00- 40-60 lbs 50.00-55.00.
Yearlings; Selection 1 60-80 lbs
60.00- 80-100 lbs 70.00-85.00.
Does annies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs
35.00- 70-100 lbs 50.00-60.00.
Wethers: 50-70 lbs 45.00-55.00; 70-100
lbs 60.00-75.00. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1
70-100 lbs 60.00-80.00; 100-150 lbs
95.00- 150-250 lbs 115.00-135.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly Cattle
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USD A
Friday, August 30,2002
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2539 1704
LAST WEEK 2599 1709
LAST YEAR 2378 1897
CATTLE: Compared to last weeks
closing prices, slaughter steers began the
week trading on a weaker undertone.
However, bids trended mostly steady to
close out the week. Packers were relative
ly quiet late in the week as many plants
prepare to go dark for the Labor Day Hol
iday. Holstein steers traded mostly steady,
with slaughter heifers not well tested. The
direct feedyards moved cattle 1.00 to in
stances 2.00 lower on a dressed basis late
in the week, with the Southern Plains
trading a few live cattle from mostly
63.00- The majority of the direct
feedyards in the Southern Plains have yet
to trade the bulk of their cattle as of Fri
day morning. Slaughter cows sold
1.00- lower on light packer demand.
Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Sup
ply included 38 percent slaughter steers, 4
percent slaughter heifers, 41 percent
cows, 6 percent bulls, with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1140-1460 lbs 64.75-67.50,
fancy singles up to 72.00; couple Yield
Grade 4 1315-1390 lbs 62.50-63.75;
1480-1500 lbs 63.75-67.00. Choice 2-3
1050-1460 lbs 63.35-66.50, high dressing
1-2 up to 69.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1085-1470 lbs 60.00-65.00. HOLSTEIN
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 few
1385-1590 lbs 57.75-59.25. Choice 2-3
1130-1595 lbs 53.00-57.50. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1255-1575 lbs 51.85-55.00. Se
lect 1-2 1190-1470 lbs 50.00-51.75, return
ing to feed 1220-1225 lbs 49.25-50.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few
Prime 2-4 1090-1330 lbs 62.75-66.50, high
dressing 1-2 up to 67.25. Select and low
Choice 2-3 few 1080-1240 lbs 60.75- 64.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs
40.00- 39.25-42.25 Boners 80-85
over-1200 lbs 37.75-44.25 36.00-39.50
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs
33.00- 31.00-34.00 Lean 88-90 over
-1000 lbs 33.00-36.25 31.00-34.00 Lean
(Light-Wt) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs
31.50- 28.00-31.50 SLAUGHTER
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 965-2030 lbs
49.50- individual 1610 lbs 62.50.
Yield Grade 2 1125-2010 lbs 44.00-50.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week, vealers
sold steady to 10.00 lower. Large slaugh
ter calves not well tested. Holstein bulls
returning to the farm traded as much as
70.00 higher on active trading late in the
week. Holstein heifers sold steady to 70.00
higher on light offerings late in the week.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-100
lbs 30.00-40.00. Utility 45-90 lbs 10.00-
30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Not well
tested.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 95-120 lbs 117.00-143.00; 80-90 lbs
80.00- 92.00. Plainer-type bulls 95-115 lbs
85.00- 83-90 lbs 42.00-50.00, weak
er calves 100-105 lbs 60.00-67.00; 93 lbs
40.00- Holstein heifers 93- 115 lbs
485.00- 83 lbs 400.00. Plainer-type
heifers 93-100 lbs 460.00- 480.00; 83 lbs
380.00; 74 lbs 100.00. Beef-type bulls and
heifers 75-110 lbs 90.00-135.00.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thursday, Aug. 29,2002
Report Supplied By Auction
Cattle: STOCK COWS: 40.00-48.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 35.00-41.00; Canner & Boning
Utility 35.00-39.50; Cutter & Boning Util
ity 34.00-37.00; Canner & Low Cutter
31.00-37.50; Shells 30.00 & down.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1
1500#-2000# 42.00-56.50; YIELD
GRADE 2 1000#-1400# 40.00-58.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M & L 1 300-500#
80.00- 250-280# 80.00-102.00; M
600-900# 55.00-97.00.
HEIFERS: M 1 & L 1 300-500#
70.00- L 1400-650# 60.00-80.00.
BULLS: M & L 1300-620# 70.00-97.00.
CALVES: Veal Prime 70.00-85.00;
Choice 60.00-84.00; Good 35.00-70.00;
Farm Calves #1 Holstein Bulls 90-120#
Few 35.00-115.00; #2 Holstein Bulls
80-100# Few 10.00-50.00; Beef Bull &
HfrsTHd. 50.00-34.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts #l-2 210-255#
30.00- #2-3 255-280# 30.00-34.00;
Sows #l-3 300-500# 26.00-30.00; Feeder
Pigs 1-3 15-20# 5.00-17.00/Hd. 1-3 25-35#
10.00-
LAMBS: High Choice 80-100#
65.00- Choice 40-75# 60.00-83.00;
Feeder Lambs Good 60.00-84.00; Sheep
20.00- Fat Sheep 20.00 and down.
GOATS: Large 45.00-110.00/Hd.; Medi
um 30.00-75.00/Hd.; Small 10.00-30.00/
Hd.
HORSES; Horses 20.00-52.00; Ponies
20.00-48.00.
Indiana
Livestock Auction
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, Aug. 29,2002
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE; 98.
COWS: STEADY TO 3.00 LOWER.
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1208 & 1330
LBS. COUPLE 62.00 & 62.25. SELECT
1-3 COUPLE 56.00 & 61.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1275/1365 LBS. 52.00,57.00. SELECT 1-2
47.25, 50.25. STANDARD 1-2 44.00,
46.75.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1200/1255
LBS. 61.25, 64.25. SELECT 1-3 55.25,
59.75. STANDARD 1-2 45.00,52.00.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
38.50, 41.75. BONERS 80-85% LEAN
34.00, 38.00. LEAN 85-90% LEAN 31.00,
35.00. SHELLS DOWN TO 30.50 AND
DOWN.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 2 1000/2050
LBS. 45.00,48.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW L
-3 - 475/875 59.00,45.00.
HEIFERS: NO MARKET TEST.
BULLS: NO MARKET TEST.
CALVES: 86. STANDARD AND
GOOD 90/110 LBS. 35.00, 45.00. STAN
DARD AND GOOD 70/85 LBS. 27.50,
42.50. UTILITY 55/60 LBS. 5.00,27.50.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY. NO. 1 90/130 LBS. 90.00,
125.00. NO. 2 BSHIO LBS. 55.00, 85.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: NO. 1 90/115
LBS. 400.00, 465.00, NO. 2 75/90 LBS.
160.00, 210.00. BEEF TYPE BULLS
AND HEIFERS 80/105 LBS. 67.50,
165.00. 130/145,90.00,135.00.
HOGS: 37. BARROWS AND GILTS
STEADY TO 3.00 LOWER. 45-51%
235/300 LB. 27.00, 29.50, ONE AT 32.50.
40-45% 220/320 LB. 25.00, 26.75. COU
PLE 19.50.
FEEDER PIGS 9. 3 30/35 LBS. 12.50,
17.50.
SHEEP: 7. FEEDER LAMBS GD &
CH 38/55 LBS. 42.50, 62.50. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP COUPLE 13.00 & 14.00.
Finger Lakes
Produce Auction
Penn Yan, New York
Report Supplied by Auction
August 26,2002
APPLES: 3.25-3.38 8 QT.
BEANS: 2.00-8.63 8 QT.
BLACKBERRIES: 2.50-2.75 PINT
BLUEBERRIES: 2.50 PINT.
CANTALOUPES: .50-1.40.
CORN: .50-2.30.
CUCUMBERS: .75-5.75 8 QT.
EGGS: .90-1.00
ONIONS: .30-.37.
PEACHES: 3.00-8.25 8 QT.
PEPPERS: 1.25-4.25 8 QT.
POTATOES: 1.50-2.25 8 QT.
PUMPKINS: 1.85
RASPBERRIES: 2.00-3.05 PINT
SALT POTATOES 3.50-4.00 8 QT.
SQUASH 1.00-5.13 8 QT.
TOMATOES: 6.00-13.00 25+N.
WATERMELONS: .70-2.65.
ZUCCHINI: 1.75-2.75 8 QT.
AUCTIONS EVERY MON., WED.,
FRI., 9:30 A.M. SHARP!
Greencastle Hay
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
August 29,2002
HAY; 5 LOADS. TOTAL
LOADS: 5.
ALFALFA: 85.00.
MIXED HAY: 72.50-95.00.
2.00/BALE.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by PDA
Thursday, August 29,2002
CATTLE: 234,
COWS: STEADY.
STEERS: SELECT 1-2 FEW 56.75,
60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1365/1660 LBS. FEW 50.75, 53.75. SE
LECT 1-2 FEW 48.75, 50.75. COUPLE
STANDARD 1-2 39.50 & 44.75.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
37.25, 42.00, FEW LOW DRESSING
DOWN TO 35.25. BONERS 80-85%
LEAN 34.25, 39.50, LOW DRESSING
DOWN TO 32.50. LEAN 85-90% 30.00,
37.50, BULK OF SALES 31.00, 36.50.
SHELLS 29.75 & DOWN.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 ONE 1910
LBS. 51.50. FEW YG2 1280/2535 LBS.
41.50.48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: L 3
HOLSTEINS, FEW 385/450,51.00.
HEIFERS: L 3 HOLSTEINS, ONE 385,
55.00. ONE 895,96.00.
CALVES: 311. STANDARD & GOOD
70/120 LBS. 32.50, 55.00. UTILITY 55/80
LBS. 5.00, 30.00. FARM CALVES: HOL
STEIN BULLS 10.00, 15.00 HIGHER.
NO. 1 BULLS 90/120 LBS. 100.00,137.50,
MOSTLY 110.00, 135.00, 80/90, 60.00,
90.00. NO. 2 80'/a2O LBS 60.00, 100.00,
WEAKER CALVES DOWN TO 47.50.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS STEADY. NO. 1
HFRS. 85/95 LBS. FEW 380.00, 600.00.
NO. 2 65/105 LBS. 120.00, 280.00. BEEF
CROSS BULLS AND HEIFERS 75/120
LBS. 80.00,110.00.
HOGS: 2. US 1-3 695 LBS. 13.00.
BOARS: ONE 505,5.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 9. SLAUGHTER
60/90 LBS. 11.00,18.00.
SHEEP: 2. COUPLE CH 85 & 90 LBS.
63.00.
GOATS: 0. NO MARKET TEST.
East Coast and North
Central Veal Report
Des Moines, lowa
August 28,2002
Supplied By USDA
CARLOT VEAL CARCASS REPORT:
Northeast and North Central Basis: Com
pared to trading last week; Northeast spe
cial fed veal generally steady on light to
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moderate offerings and a mostly light to
moderate demand. North Central mostly
steady on light to moderate offerings and
demand.
VEAL CARCASS, SPECIAL FED,
HOT BASIS, FOB PRODUCTION
POINTS: Hide-On, 240-300 lb: Northeast
70. North Central 1,438 head. Hide-Off,
215-275 lb: North East 215-225.00; North
Central 207-223.00.
CONTRACT INFORMATION: Hot
Basis, Hide-Off, as of Aug. 28, 2002 -
Contract calves slaughtered this week:
209-227.00 mostly 213-225.00. Packers
calling market 200-212.00. Future con
tracts offered: Firm Bottom 200-205.00.
Firm Top 215.00-225.00. Firm Bottom,
Open Top 203.00. Firm Bottom 202.00,
Split Top 220.00.
•North Central - OH, IN, 11, MI & WI.
•Northeast - MA, MD, PA, NY, NJ, DE,
CT&VT.
WEEKLY DISTRIBUTIVE, LESS
THAN CARLOT, EAST COAST AREA
VEAL CUTS TRADE, SPECIAL FED:
Market for Tuesday, Aug. 27 Com
pared to last week: Distributive special
fed veal cuts are offered at steady price
levels with most breakers making conces
sions on some prices to keep inventories
under control. Movement is mostly slow
to moderate on light to mostly moderate
offerings and a mostly light to moderate
demand.
Prices per CWT: Carcass, hide off
200-250 lb 240-255.00; Foresaddles 85-110
lb 165-180.00; Kosher Foresaddles 90-110
lb 195-205.00; Hindsaddles 85-115 lb
305-530.00;' Loins, regular 17-25 lb
280-310.00; Loins, 4x4 trmd 12-18 lb
450-500.00; Hotel Racks, 8 rib 15-21 lb
400-445,00,7 rib 14-20 lb 425-460.00,6 rib
13-17 lb 490-525.00; Chuck, square cut
36-47 lb 100-115.00; Shoulder, full 14-20
lb 140-160.00; Legs, double 70-90 lb
310-325.00, TBS 3-piece 24-32 lb
625-675.00, BHS heel-out 27-35 lb
400-485.00; Top Round, trmd, cap-off
8-10 lb 950-1025.00; Breast 10-12 lb
75-80.00; Necks, bone-in 24-28 lb
120-130.00; Stew Meat, regular
200-235.00; Boneless Trimmings 75-80%
lean 65-75.00; Heavy Nature Green
Hides, per piece 42-45.00.