Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, October 21,2002
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
394 256 1040 1188
LAST WEEK
411 247 598 1274
LAST YEAR
376 221 1193 1022
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday, lean
slaughter cows sold mostly steady on a fairly
good run. Breaking and Boning cows sold most
ly steady to weak, with instances of LOO lower.
Fleshy cow receipts were fairly light, although
those on hand were in very good condition. Bid
ding was moderate to active on all classes, and
bids may have been higher on the Breaking
cows had there been a stronger run. Buyer at
tendance was higher when compared to last
Monday, which caused prices to hold fairly
steady; considering bids have been several dol
lars lower to begin the week over the past few
Mondays'. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to
weak on continued attractive runs. Slaughter
cows made up nearly S 3 percent of the run.
SLAUGHTER COWS; PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers
75-80 over 1400 lbs 41.25-44.25 38.00-41.50
Boners 80-85 over 1200 lbs 38.50-41.25
36.00-38.00 Lean (Hi-Yleld) 85-88 over 1200 lbs
36.25-38.50 32.00-35.75 Lean 88-90 over 1000
lbs 32.25-37.50 29.50-32.00 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 29.50-32.00 24.50-29.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1255-2140 lbs 45.00-51.50, couple high dressers
58.50-60.00, few low dressing 42.00-43.50. Yield
Grade 2 1025-2010 lbs 44.00-46.00. Bullocks:
Few low Select 1-2 900-1390 lbs 44.75-49.00.
CALVES: Compared to Thursday, veal
calves sold steady to weak on a very light run.
Holstein bull calves sold with a weaker under
tone on only moderate bidding. Buyers were in
good attendance, but seemed only mildly inter
ested in procuring calves early in the week. The
bull run was made up of primarily average type
stock, with bidding very sporadic at times due
to the quality. Receipts were very light on the
heifer supply; therefore a trend was not estab
lished. However, the light run trended with a
lower undertone. There has not been enough
large slaughter calves over the past few weeks
to ensure an adequate market test. However,
the supply was comprised of some fairly good
calves, with bidding active even though buyer
attendance was light.
LARGE CALVES; Good and Choice 200-300
lbs 67.00-79.00; 300-400 lbs 59.00-69.00; 400-500
lbs 56.00-63.00, fancy individual 78.00; 650-700
lbs 50.00-58.00.
VEALERS: Few Utility 70-115 lbs
11.00- RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 95-125 lbs 85.00-117.00, mostly
100.00- 90 lbs 70.00-92.00; 80-85 lbs
35.00- mostly 40.00-65.00; few 75 lbs
30.00- Few Holstein heifers 95-115 lbs
265.00- 00. SHEEP: Compared to Thursday,
all classes of sheep sold mostly steady on an in
crease in receipts. Buyers did not seem to be
bothered by the higher numbers as bidding was
fairly active.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and Prime
2-3 40-80 lbs 100.00-135.00; 90-120 lbs
90.00-100 00.
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Auctioneer * I; RON RANCK ;; 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
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SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and Choice
Yearlings and 2 year-olds 45.00-SS.OO. Utility
and Good 1-3 30.00-45.00. GOATS; Compared
to last week. Kid goats were not tested due to a
light run made up of mostly 20-40 pounders.
Yearlings sold 2.00 to as much as 10.00 higher
on a very good run. The yearling supply was
made up of some very nice stock, especially
early; where bidding was very active as buyers
welcomed the increase in both quality and re
ceipts. Nannies sold very mixed, although most
ly weaker on a fairly plain run; however, due to
the light Nanny supply, the top was never
tested. Wethers sold steady to 11.00 higher on a
very good run. Early in the sale a very fancy
consignment of Wethers drew a lot of attention,
and bidding was very active throughout the sale
the heavier muscled supply. Billies drew energy
from the Wether supply trending sharply high
er. The Billie run was above average, and it was
apparent buyers are still willing to pay top dol
lar for the heavy muscled stock. Kids: Selection
1 20-40 lbs 44.00-50.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs
31.00~44.00. Selection 3 20-40 lbs 20.00-31.00.
Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 56.00-66.00;
80-100 lbs few 60.00-64.00. Selection 2 60-80 lbs
50.00- Selection 3 60-80 lbs 36.00-50.00.
Does/Nannies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs 45.00-58.00;
70-100 lbs 51.00-64.00; 100-140 lbs 68.00-74.00,
fat 58.00. Selection 2 50-70 lbs 40.00- 45.00;
70-100 lbs 43.00-56.00; 100-140 lbs few
54.00- Selection 3 50-70 lbs 34.00-48.00,
thin 24.00; 70-100 tbs 36.00-50.00. Wethers:
50-70 lbs 56.00-79.00; 70-100 lbs 76.00-92.00;
100-125 lbs 90.00-105.00, full 64.00. Bucks/
Billies; Selection 1 70-100 lbs 61.00-84.00;
100-150 lbs 84.00-118.00; 150-250 lbs
110.00- few individuals 160.00-162.00.
Selection 2 70-100 lbs few 64.00-66.00; 100-150
lbs 64.00-78.00; 150-250 lbs 78.00-116.00. Selec
tion 3 70-100 lbs 42.00-60,00.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
October 29,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
897 916 0 1
LAST WEEK
817 775 0 2
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold
mostly steady on Monday, only to trade with a
lower undertone on Tuesday. The supply was
very mixed over the two day sale which caused
buying activity to be very sporadic. Buyers did
show some interest in owning the High Choice
and Prime stock, the only problem was the
fancy types were in light supply. Although,
there was an increase in receipts as nearly 400
head of steers went through the ring. Holstein
steers were in relatively light supply, with most
of the supply not comparable to Thursday. Fat
Holstein buyers are becoming fairly rare, which
is leading to uncertain demand. Slaughter heif
ers were in very light supply, with the few com
parable groups trending with a lower under
tone. Lean slaughter cows sold fully 1.00 lower
on an uneven supply, with Breaking and Bon
ing cows trending 1.00-2.00 lower. There was a
good run of fleshier cows, although buyer activi
ty was light. Due to the very light run of slaugh
ter bulls, a trend was not established. The sup
ply included 42 percent steers, 13 percent
Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, November 1,2002
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 65.75 66.50 66.25
Heifers, Choice 2-3 62.50 64.60 65.10
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 39.00 43.00 40.75
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 36.00 39.50 38.25
Bulls, YGI, ltd. 48.25 49.00 54.75
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 26.85 33.25 35.00
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 95.00 90.00 68.00
heifers, 43 percent cows, 2 percent bulls, with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1215-1495 lbs 66.00-70.00. Choice 2-3
1185-1480 lbs 63.50-68.25, few high dressing
Charlois-X 68.50-70.25. Select and low Choice
2-3 1125-1460 lbs 63.58-65.75, full 62.00; heavy
weights 1500-1605 lbs 57.75-61.50. Select 1-3
1310-1435 lbs 61.25-63.75; heavyweights
1510-1665 lbs 57.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Few Choice 2-3
1355-1545 lbs 54.75-55.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1410-1505 lbs 52.00-54.00. Select 1-2
1415-1615 lbs 48.25-49.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1165-1480 lbs 61.75-63.60. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1120-1405 lbs 59.75-62.25. Heifc
rettes: Commercial to Choice 2-4 1165-1579 lbs
54.00-57.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers
75-80 Over 1400 lbs 37.75-41.50 34.50-37.50
Boners 80-85 Over 1200 lbs 36.00-39.75
30.75-36.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs
33.00-36.25 29.50-32.75 Lean 88-90 Over 1000
lbs 31.00-35.00 26.50-31.00 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 27.75-31.75 23.00-28.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield grade 1
1345-1995 lbs 44.50-46.50, couple high dressing
53.50-54.25, hill 41.75.
CALVES; Compared to last Tuesday, veal
calves sold steady to 5.00 higher on good buyer
interest and an increase in receipts. Holstein
bull calves suitable for special-fed veal bams
sold sharply lower in inactive bidding. Buyer in
terest remains very light for bulls for the second
week in a row. Holstein heifeis sold steady to
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firm on a very light test It is apparent that buy
ers are willing to procure heifers in the 600.00
range, although demand continues to vary due
to the wavering supply. The supply included
697 head in the state graded sale, with around
96 percent of the supply returned to feed.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 85-115 lbs
25.00- Utility 45-85 lbs 15.00-25.00, light
weight 10.00-15.00. RETURNED TO FARM:
Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs 72.00-97.00; 90 lbs
50.00- 80-85 lbs 35.00. Plainer-type bulls
95-115 lbs 40.00-67.00; 90 lbs 35.00-47.00; 83-84
lbs 42.00-44.00. Weaker bulls 95-125 lbs
35.00- mostly 40.00-55.00; 90 lbs
40.00- 85 lbs 40.00; 80 lbs 45.00. Few beef
type bulls 95-105 lbs 100.00-120.00. Holstein
heifers 95-115 lbs 485.00-530.00; 84 lbs 275.00.
Plainer-type heifers 95-110 lbs 410.00-485.00; 82
lbs 240.00; 73 lbs 90.00; 63 lbs 55.00. Beef-type
heifers 95-100 lbs 140.00; 90 lbs 120.00; 85 lbs
100.00; 80 lbs 80.00; fancy 75 lb individual
120.00.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, October 31,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1507 684 248 308
LAST WEEK
1339 619 237 341
LAST YEAR
1218 627 271 118
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sales .50-.75 lower. Holstein steels mostly
steady. Slaughter heifers scarce, small supply
steady to weak. Cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Bulls not
fully tested. Supply included 42 percent slaugh
ter steers and 35 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1250-1400 lbs 66.25-68.00. Choice
and Prime 2, few 3 1150-1425 lbs 67.25-69.00,
three head 70.25-71.50. Choice 2-3, few 4
1135-1450 lbs 63.50-67.75, 3-4 1450-1500 lbs
62.75-63.85, few 1550- 1575 lbs 56.75-60.00. Se
lect and low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lbs
61.50- Select 1-3 1100-1450 lbs
58.50-
HOLSTEIN STEERS; High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1420-1525 lbs 57.00-58.75, few
1625-1750 lbs 47.75-50.75. Choice 2-3
1325-1550 lbs 54.00-57.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1200-1450 lbs 51.00-54.50. Select 1-2
1200-1600 lbs 47.50- 51.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few Choice 2-3
1135-1350 lbs 60.50-63.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lbs 56.50-60.00. Select 1-3
1100-1350 lbs 50.00-54.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers
75-80 Over 1400 lbs 35.50-42.00 33.00-35.00
Boners 80-85 Over 1200 tbs 34.00-40.00
32.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs
31.00- 29.50-31.00 Lean 88-90 Over 1000
lbs 27.00-33.00 25.50-27.00 Lean (Ught-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 25.50-29.00 22.00-29.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yield Grade 1
1545-1975 lbs 44.00-49.50. Yield grade 2
1100-1845 lbs 42.0045.00. Bullocks: Couple
Choice 2-3 1200-1590 lbs 50.50- 54.50.
CALVES: Compared to Monday, small sup
ply veal calves sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Holstein
bull calves returning to the farm sold mostly
steady. Holstein heifers sold mostly steady. The
supply included 411 head in the state graded
sale, with around 87 percent of the graded run
going back on feed.
VEALERS: Few Good and Choice 145-195
lbs 78.00-89.00. Standard and Good 85-115 lbs
25.00-40.00. Utility 55-100 lbs 15.00-20.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 97.00-111.00, 25 head 95 lbs 124.00;
80-90 lbs 85.00-100.00. Plainer-type bulls 90-115
lbs 52.00-70.00, 75- 90 lbs 30.00-50.00. Small
supply 90-100 lbs Heifers 410.00-575.00. Plain
er- type Heifers 85-110 lbs 17.00-370.00; 70-80
lbs 80.00-140.00. SHEEP: Compared to Mon
day, all classes sold mostly steady. SLAUGH
TER LAMBS: Choice and Prime 2-3 40-80 lbs
100.00-140.00; 90-120 lbs 85.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and Choice
Yearlings and 2 year-olds 40.00-55.00. Utility
and Good 1-3 30.00-45.00. GOATS: Compared
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