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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By GSDA
Monday. October 14, 2002
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
569 255 696 815 1225
I AST WFFK
515 271 552 865 1556
I AST VFAR
221 1256 600 1167
CATTI F Compared to Thursday lean slaughter
cows sold mostly steady to firm on a good run and fair
h active bidding Fleshier cows sold with a firmer un
dertonc on a light test there was a small test of Boning
cows that sold up to SO higher, but Breaking cows
made up a very small portion of the run Buyer attend*
ance remains relatively light early in the week with de
mand surprisingly good considering the small turnout
Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm early, with a small
run of bulls late trading steady to 5 00 higher Demand
was very good Monday on the bulls, especially the
higher dressing types Slaughter cows made up around
45 percent of the run
SI AUGHTFR COWS PFRCFNT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK I OW DRESSING Breakers 75-80
over 1400 lbs 41 25-44 00 57 75-41 25 Boners 80-85
over 1200 lbs 38 75-41 25 55 00-37 75 Lean (Hi-Yield)
85-88 over 1200 lbs 57 25-58 25 52 75-35 00 Lean 88-90
over 1000 lbs 32 00-57 50 29 50-32 00 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 28 00-32 00 25 00-28 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1 1215-2025 lbs
45 00-50 50, few higherdressing bulls late 51 00-55 50
Yield Grade 2 1080-1310 lbs 44 00-45 00, few low
dressing 41 00-44 00 Bullocks Few low Select 815-955
tbs 48 00-53 50
CALVES Compared to Thursday, Utility veal
calves sold fully steady, with not enough better type
vealers for a market test Holstein bull calves going
back to the farm sold sharply lower in very light trad
ing Holstein heifers sold with a higher undertone on a
very light test There have not been enough large
slaughter calves recently for a market test
SI AUGHTER CALVFS Choice 355-390 lbs
60 00-64 00 fancy individual 74 00 Good and Choice
540-430 lbs 33 00-38 00,585 lb individual 43 00
VFAIFRS Utility few 70-115 lbs 11 00-25 00 RF
TURNFD TO FARM Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs
92 00-110 00, 90 lbs 65 00-70 00, 85 lbs 42 00-60 00. 75
lbs 28 00-30 00 Holstein heifers few 105 lbs
400 00-590 00 80-85 lbs 210 00-310 00. 75 lbs 105 00
Individual beef-type bull 95 lbs 40 00 Individual beef
ty pe heifer 60 lbs 130 00
HOGS Barrows and gilts fully 1 00 to 300 higher,
sows fulh steady to firm on a good run, boars fully
steady BARROWS AND Gil TS 49-54% lean 220-260
lbs 34 75-37 75 few 38 00-38 25,230-265 lbs
32 50 35 25. string late 35 75, 45-50% lean 220-280
lbs 32 00-34 25, 40-45% lean 230-290 lbs 30 00-32 75,
290-370 lbs 25 25-29 00
SOWS 1-3 400-500 lbs 22 00-24 00, 500-650 lbs
23 00-25 00
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
10:00
Located Rt 472 5 miles
south of Quarryville or 6 miles
north of Oxford corner of Rt
472 and Noble Road
George Gibney,
Auctioneer
AU-002534-E
No out of state checks
BOARS 900-400 lbs 17 00*22 00 300-700 lbs
7 00-8 00
SHEFP Compared to Thursday, slaughter lambs
sold fully 5 00 higher on a good run and very active
bidding, with slaughter ewes trading S 00-10 00 higher
Bidding was very active from the get-go with buyers
not letting the lower (one of the earlier goat market
spill over into the sheep ring
SLAUGHTFR LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3 40-80
lbs 100 00-155 00, 90-120 lbs 80 00-90 00
SI AUGHTFR FWES Good and Choice Yearlings
and 2 year-olds 45 00-55 00 Utility and Good 1-3
30 00-45 00
GOATS Compared to last week. Kids sold weak to
500 lower on a fairly light test The Kid supply was
much lighter than last week, with buyer activity only
moderate due to the short run Yearlings sold mostly
weak to 4 00 lower Nannies sold mixed in very sporad
ic bidding, with a generally lower undertone on the
bulk of the run The top was never realized due to the
lack of the higher quality Nannies, this stood true for
most of the classes as there was a noticeable drop in
quality when compared to the past few weeks Wethers
sold 400-1000 lower with quality taking on most of
the blame There were a few good Wethers in the mix,
but the majority of the run was rather plain Billies
sold mostly weak to instances sharply lower as the big
ger groups of meaty Billies are still hard to come by
Kids Selection I 20-40 lbs few 46 00-50 00, pkg 60 lbs
56 00 Selection 2 20-40 lbs 2400-38 00, 40-60 lbs
40 00-44 00 Selection 3 20-40 lbs 16 00-27 00 Year
lings Selection 1 60-80 tbs 52 00-64 00, 80-100 lbs
66 00-72 00 Selection 2 60-80 lbs 44 00-54 00, 80-100
lbs 57 00-60 00 Selection 3 60-80 lbs 28 00-44 00,
80-100 lbs 44 00-50 00 Does/Nannies Selection 1 50-70
lbs 46 00-60 00, 70-100 lbs 60 00-70 00, Few 100-140 lbs
74 00-80 00 Selection 2 few 50-70 lbs 49 00, 70-100 lbs
45 00-56 00 few 100-140 lbs 62 00-64 00 Selection 3
50-70 lbs 51 00-46 00, 70-100 lbs 36 00-40 00 Wethers
50-70 lbs 4800-70 00, 70-100 lbs 70 00-9800, 100-125
lbs 8600-10600, full 7100 Bucks/Bilhes Selection 1
70-100 lbs 54 00-7200, 100-150 lbs 74 00-90 00,
150-250 lbs 108 00-134 00 Selection 2 70-100 lbs
52 00-66 00; 100-150 lbs 66 00-79 00 Selection 3 70-100
lbs 42 00-5800, few 100-150 lbs 5000-62 00, few
150-250 lbs 60 00-76 00
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
October 15,2DA2
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WFFK
LAST WEFK
I AST YEAR
CATTLF Compared to Thursday, the bulk of the
slaughter steers sold fully 1 00 higher Buyer interest in
the higher quality steers definitely increased, specially
after Thursday's light interest in the High Choice and
Prime steers A firmer futures Board, along with pack-
B & R CATTLE CO
RD 1, Marietta PA
17547
Office Phone:
717*653*8164
Specializing in
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
717«653*5728
RON RANCK
717*656*9849
703 898 7 5
842 782 6 0
HAY, STRAW & CORN
- SALE -
Sale Starts
Every Friday At 10 AM c '
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
955 N. State St.
Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers -Cash or Certified Checks Only
Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, October 18,2002
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 66.25 65.15 67.25
Heifers, Choice 2-3 64.85 64.25 66.25
Cows, Breakers, 75-8095- lean 43.50 42.00 44.50
Cows. Boners, 80-8595- lean 39.50 38.50 32.85
Bulls, YG 1, ltd. 49.00 49.50 60.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 35.00 33.00 35.50
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 85.00 71.00 62.00
ers already gearing up for the quickly approaching hol
iday season brought a bearish attitude back into the
finished market Tuesday's supply was fairly light, al
though what was on offer was mostly higher quality
stock with buyers not showing a lot of interest in the
over or under-finished supply like they did on Thurs
day There were not enough finished Holstems on hand
for a market test as the majority of the very light run
either went back on feed or would have been graded
Standard The fat slaughter heifer supply increased
much to the buyers' satisfaction, with a higher under
tone noted on the run The quality of the heifers on
offer was fairly impressive, with very few of them over
finished or aged Compared to Monday, lean slaughter
cows sold mostly steady on a good run Breaking and
Boning cows sold weak to instances 50 lower on a light
test Cow prices continue to fluctuate on both sides of
steady, with buyer attendance usually the deciding fac
tor There was a very light run of slaughter bulls, and a
trend was not established The supply included 39 per
cent steers 6 percent heifers, 53 percent cows, 1 per
cent bulls, and 1 percent feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime
2-4 1265-1515 lbs 6600-6925, couple up to 7100
Choice 2-3 1200-1430 lbs 63 75-6800, Yield Grade 4
58 75-61 50, heavyweights 1535-1640 lbs 59 00-62 75
Few Select and low Choice 2-3 1300-1435 lbs
62 10-64 50 Few Select 1-3 1395-1470 lbs 58 00-61 75,
couple heavyweights 1610-1690 lbs 53 00-56 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Couple High Choice and
Prime 3-4 1275-1280 lbs 66 75-67 50 Few Choice 2-3
1150-1340 lbs 63 00-65 50 Few Select and low Choice
2-3 1170-1265 lbs 61 25-62.75 Heiferettcs Few Com
mercial to Choice 2-41100-1350 lbs 55 50-55 75
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80
Over 1400 lbs 40 75-43 50 37 50-41 00 Boners 80-85
Over 1200 lbs 38 00-40 25 35 00-38 00 Lean (Hi-Yield)
85-88 Over 1200 lbs 37 00-38 50 32 25-3600 Lean
88-90 Over 1000 lbs 32 00-37 25 2800-32 00 Lean
(Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 27 25-31 50 24 25-27 50
SI AUGHTER BULLS Few Yield grade 1
Monday Market
M/e are
selling fat cattle
and butcher cows
Monday, 10 am
Private Treaty
Lancaster
Stockyards
717-394-7915
1685-1960 lbs 45 50-46 25, high dressing individual
54 25 Few Yield Grade 2 1570-1785 lbs 43 75-44 50
couple low dressers 37 25
CAIVES Compared to last Tuesday veal calves
sold mostly steady to 5 00 higher in fairly active bid
ding, as a few more veal calf buyers were on hand for
Tuesday's auction Holstein bull cahes suitable for spe
cial-fed veal barns sold sharply lower due to an in
crease in the supply Heavy rams and cool weather arc
forecasted for Tuesday night, with buyers less aggres
sive knowing the storm will have an adverse effect on
their calves Also, the supply was much heavier than
the demand, which brought bids down to kick off the
week Holstein heifers also sold with a lower undertone
as spillover pressure from the bull buyers lowered bids
The supply included 725 in the state graded sale, with
around 91 percent of the supply returned to feed
VEAIERS Standard and Good 85-115 lbs
25 00-35 00 Utility 45-85 lbs 12 00-25 00 RE
TURNED TO FARM Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs
82 00-115 00 mostly 87 00-92 00. 90 lbs 6000, 85 lbs
45 00 52 00, 80 lbs 40 00 Plamer-type bulls 95-115 lbs
52 00-92 00, 90 lbs 40 00, 83-84 lbs 35 00 Holstein heif
ers 92-115 lbs 440 00-525 00,85 lbs 365 00,70 lbs 80 00
Plamer-tvpe heifers 93-105 lbs 485 00, 83 lbs
390 00-395 00, 74 lbs 85 00,64 lbs 30 00
Beef-type heifers 110 lbs 155 00, 90-95 lbs
120 00-145 00.80-85 IbslOS 00-130 00,70 lbs 110 00
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, October 17,2002
Report Supplied By USD A
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1633 628 170 230
LAST WEEK
1202 671 247 524
LAST YEAR
1409 686 278 237
QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE
Financing Available
* Fixed Interest Rates • Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold
• No Monthly Payments
SCARFF BROS. INC.
Cattle Dealers • Licensed & Bonded
2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047
Lance N. Scarff
Farm (410) 877-0370
Fax (410) 877-7802
(410) 459-4865
■ Contract Feeding Programs ■ Marketing of Finished Cattle ■ Dairy Heifers
Willier, Incorporated
Your Source for Quality Cattle
Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers
HAIRY WKL-J
HEIFERS Bl
Inside Pennsylvania: 717-626-3113 FAX: 717-626-1260
Toll-Free Outside of PA: 1-800-485-2233
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stances 200 higher Bidding was very active carlv on
the plainer quahtv stock with buyers onlv moderately
interested in the higher quality steers However bid
ding leveled out mid sale as buyers began to pursue the
high Choiee and Prime steers with the Select steers
still selling with a higher undertone through most of
the sale With nearly 600 head of finished steers on
hand buyers had no problems filling their needs, and
demand matched the supply blow for blow as buyers
did not shy away* from the much larger run than earlier
in the week The Holstein supply on offer Thursday
was not comparable to Tuesday as much of the run
was comprised of beef-crosses Bidding was very active
although, with the few comparable packages trending
with a higher undertone The finished heifer supply
was very light however on the small test prices trended
with a higher undertone lean slaughter cows sold
SO-1 00 higher on a \er\ good run and active bidding
Fleshier cows sold fully 1 00 to instances 2 00 higher on
an increase in supply and buyer attendance Cow car
cass cutout values were up nearly 300 dollars to end
the week which led to an increase in bids Due (o an
increase in supplv and a very good increase in quality
slaughter bulls were not comparable to Tuesday's very
light run The supply included 35 percent steers 6 per
cent heifers, 39 percent cows, 7 percent bulls, and 13
percent feeders SI AUGHTFR STEFRS High Choice
and Prime 2 4 1250-1450 lbs 66 25-70 50, few heavy
weights 1505-1515 lbs 63 50-64 10, pkg Yield Grade
4-5 65 00 Choice 2-3 1135-1460 lbs 64 00-68 75, several
high dressing Y icld Grade 1-2 69 50-72 75, Yield
Grade 4 60 50-63 00, few heavyweights 1535 1620 lbs
61 50-64 75 Select and low Choice 2 3 1170 1480 lbs
63 00-65 00, earh 65 00-66 00 Select 1-2 1220-1410 lbs
60 50-62 25, with several going back on feed 835-1140
lbs 64 50- 67 00
HOLSTHN STFERS High Choice and Prime 2-3
mostly beef crosses 1350-1500 lbs 58 00-59 75 Choice
2-3 1270-1490 lbs 55 00-58 50, pkg of crossbreds 59 75
Select and low Choice 1-3 1310-1570 lbs 52 00-55 25
Select 1-2 50 75-52 25 Pkg Standard 1-2 1470 lbs
48 25, with several going back on feed BSO-1140 lbs
50 00-50 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Couple High Choice and
Prime 3-4 1155-1205 lbs 67 50-70 00 Choice 2-3
1145-1440 lbs 63 75-66 00, pkg Yield Grade 4 62 10
Heifercttcs Commercial to Choice 2-4 1145-1320 lbs
54 50-60 00
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BUIK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80
Over 1400 lbs 42 25-46 00 38 50-42 50 Boners 80-85
Over 1200 lbs 39 00-42 25 37 00-39 00 Lean (Hi-Yield)
85-88 Over 1200 lbs 37 75-3900 32 50-37 50 lean
88-90 Over 1000 lbs 32 50-37 75 28 00-32 75 Lean
(Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 28 00-32 50 25 50-28 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade I 1135-2335 lbs
45 25-52 25, 2535 lb individual 48 00, few high dressers
54 50-59 50 Yield Grade 2 1010-1905 lbs 43 50-45 75,
several low dressers 37 50-43 50
CALVES Compared to Monday, veal calves sold
fully steady Holstein bull calves returning to the farm
sold sharply lower on a fairly light run Buyers had
been very active the last few weeks on Thursday as
they filled their immediate needs However, activity
was very light as the rams keep falling in the county,
washing away some of the bullish attitude Holstein
heifers also sold sharply lower, although the test was
rather light Demand is still fairly good for heifers, al-
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (410) 459-4864
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W. Conly Scarff
Home (410) 838-5883
Mobile (410) 790-2650
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