New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa. !
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, November 18,2002
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
415 237 690 1272
2175
LAST WEEK
441 274 619 938
2027
LAST YEAR
346 264 908 1016
1444
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday, slaughter
cows sold steady to firm. Buyer attendance was
fairly light, although the few buyers on hand
kept the bidding relatively active. Cow carcass
cutout values were over 3.00 higher early last
week, which in turn has left some spark in the
market to kick off the week. Slaughter bulls
sold with a lower undertone on a light test The
quality of the bull run was a lot lower when
compared to the past few weeks, with bidding
moderate to weak due to the decrease. Slaugh
ter cows made up nearly 52 percent of the run.
SLAUGHTER COWS; PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers
75-80 over 1400 lbs 37.75-42.25 32.25-37,75
Boners 80-85 over 1200 lbs 34.75-38.75
31.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over 1200 lbs
32.75-36.75 31.00-32.75 Lean 88-90 over 1000
lbs 29.75-33.75 26.00-30.25 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 25.50-30.00 22.00-25.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yield Grade 1
1120-2090 lbs 44.50-47.50. Yield Grade 2
1155-1950 lbs 42.00-44.25, low dressing
41.00- 50.
CALVES: Compared to Thursday, veal
calves sold mostly 5.00 higher. The kill calf run
was fairly light, which led to buyers putting a
little more on their bids. Holstein bull calves re
turning to the farm sold sharply lower after
Thursday's increase in bids There were not a
lot of number one bulls over 100.00 as the bulk
of the run sold in the upper 90.00 range. There
were not enough Holstein heifers for a market
test
VEALERS. Standard and Good 80-100 lbs
25 00-3000. Utility 50-90 lbs 15.00-25.00, few
weaker types 11 00 RETURNED TO FARM
Holstein bulls 95-120 lbs 92 00-107.00, mostly
92 00-97 00, 90 lbs 7000-8000 Plainer-type
bulls 95-120 lbs 50.00-85.00, mostly 52 00-77 00,
90 lbs 40 00-55 00. Few Holstein heifers 100 lbs
460 00,90 lbs 210 00-245 00. 80 lbs 190 00
HOGS Barrows and gilts mostly steady to
weak with fancier 220-270 lbs hogs 2.00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 220-270
lbs 28.00-29.50, 45-50% lean 235-285 lbs
27.00-29 00, 40-45% lean 230-270 lbs
25 75-28 00,280-370 lbs 25 50-27.25,400-445 lbs
27.25-28.75.
SHEEP; Compared to Thursday, slaughter
lambs sold steady to weak; with the bulk of the
slaughter ewes trading about steady. There were
a few individuals in both classes that sold with a
firmer undertone, although the majority of the
larger groups trended weaker.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice and Prune
2-3 50-70 lbs 110.00-12S.00; 90-120 lbs
87.00-95.00. SLAUGHTER EWES; Good and
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
Choice Yearlings and 2 year-olds 45.00-55.00.
Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-45.00.
GOATS: Compared to last week. Kid goats
sold steady to 4.00 lower. Yearlings sold
2.00- higher on the bulk of the good run,
with instances sharply higher on some fancy in
dividuals. A good test of Selection 1 Nannies
sold 10.00-15.00 higher on a very attractive of
fering, with buyers especially active in their
pursuits of the stock weighing over 100 lbs; with
Selection 2 and 3 Nannies in fairly light supply.
The bulk of the Billies sold firm to 5.00 higher,
with Number 1 Billies weighing over ISO lbs
trending sharply higher. Wethers sold steady to
3.00 higher on the 50-100 lb supply, with heavy
Wethers trending sharply higher. Note; On
Monday November 25, a special consignment of
25 registered Boer Nannies and Billies will be
sold with their papers. Kids: Selection 1 20-40
lbs 39.00-49.00; 40-60 lbs 50.00-58.00. Selection
2 20-40 lbs 25.00-32.00; 40-60 lbs 34.00-44.00.
Selection 3 20-40 lbs 20.00-28.00, weak
12.00- Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80 lbs
48.00- 80-100 lbs 60.00-74.00. Selection 2
60-80 lbs 38.0048.00; pfcg 90 lbs 50.00. Selec
tion 3 few 60-80 lbs 36.00-40.00. Does/Nannies:
Selection 1 50-70 lbs 50.0064.00; 70100 lbs
62.0080.00; 100140 lbs 78.00-86.00, individual
92.00. Selection 2 50-70 lbs 40.0044.00; 70100
lbs 44.00-54.00; pkg 110 lbs 72.00. Wethers;
50-70 lbs 58.0070.00; 70-100 lbs 70.0086.00;
100150 lbs 92.00-126.00. Bucks/Billies: Selec
tion 1 70100 lbs 53.00-68.00; 100-150 lbs
62.0096.00; 150-250 lbs 108.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
November 18-19,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
1098 871 0 4
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday's very active market,
slaughter steers sold mostly steady on Monday,
trending with a higher undertone on the bulk of
the Choice and Prime steers on Tuesday. Bid
ding was very active Tuesday on the high Select
and low Choice steers, along with the higher
dressing slock, as prices trended as much as
200 higher The quality of Monday's run was
about average, with a lot more Select and over
finished steers on hand than normal However,
Tuesday's supply was made up of some fancier
type fats, with several high dressers on hand
bringing as much as 72.75. A good portion of
Tuesday's run sold in the 70’s, although there
were only around 120 on offer; therefore the de
mand definitely outweighed the supply, which
could have been one of the largest reasons
prices were higher. Although it makes sense
that packer demand is picking up as the Febru
ary live cattle contract at the CME is pushing
78.00; therefore, many buyers are willing to give
in the lower 70.00 range now, knowing in a few
short months there is a possibility those same
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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
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, November 22,2002
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 70.25 68.50 64.10
Heifers, Choice 2-3 67.25 65.75 63.25
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 41.75 39.00 41.75
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 36.75 35.00 39.85
Bulls, YGI, ltd. 46.00 49.00 54.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 28.75 29.75 34.25
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 91.00 100.00 71.00
cattle will be in the upper 70.00 range. Slaugh
ter Holsteins sold steady to firm in a light test.
A fairly good run of slaughter heifers on Mon
day sold with a firmer undertone, with Tues
day's supply very light Lean slaughter cows
sold firm to .SO higher, with Breakers and Bone
rs trading firm to 1.00 higher. There were not
enough slaughter bulls on offer for a market
test The supply Included 28 percent steers, 6
percent heifers, 35 percent cows, 1 percent bulls,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1295-1475 lbs 70.50-72.00, fancy sin
gle 73.00, few Monday 66.85-70.50. Choice 2-3
1230-1465 lbs 68.00-71.00, several high dressing
Charolais and Limousin crosses 70.25-72.75,
yield grade 4- 5 64.0(166.25, heavy 1515-1535
lbs 61.5065.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1170-1495 lbs 65.2567.75, few up to 69.00,
61.00- Monday. Select 1-3 1130-1480 lbs
61.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few Choice 2-3
1450-1590 lbs 54.10-58.25. Few Select and low
Choice 2-3 1180-1565 lbs 51.50-53.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime
2-4 1160-1435 lbs 67.76-79.76. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1130-1265 lbs 63.75-65.75. Few
heavy Select 1-3 1505-1515 lbs 53.25-55.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers
75-80 Over 1400 lbs 18.00-42 00 35 00-17 50
Boneis 80-85 Over 1200 lbs 35 50-38 50
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32.50- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs
33.50- 30.50-33.25 Lean 88-90 Over 1000
lbs 30.25-34.25 26.50-30.50 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 26.50-31.00 23.00-26.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yield grade 1 individu
al 1480 lbs 56.50. Yield grade 2 1175-1695 lbs
42.50-
CALVES: Compared to last Tuesday, veal
calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher in very good buyer
interest. Holstein bulls suitable for special-fed
veal bams sold sharply lower. Bulls this week
failed to hit 120.00 after trading a high as
145.00 last week; also, there is a very noticeable
price spread between the number 1 and number
two bulls as buyers are being very selective of
the quality. A light test of Holstein heifers sold
with a higher undertone after several weeks of
lower prices. The supply included 711 in the
state graded sale, with around 87 percent of the
graded supply returning to feed.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 85-115 lbs
30.00- Utility 45-85 lbs 20.00-30.00, weak
er 10.00-20.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Hol
stein Bulls 95-125 lbs 95.00-115.00, mostly
100.00- couple pkgs 90 lbs 70.00; pkg 85
lbs 65.00; pkg 80 lbs 50.00. Plainer-type bulls
95-120 lbs 45.00-85.00; pkg 94 lbs 45.00, couple
pkgs 90 lbs 40.00; three pkgs 84 lbs 40.00; pkg
82 lbs 40.00 Holstein heifers 95-120 lbs
410 00-440.00, couple 85 lbs 275 00 Plamer
type heifers 95-105 lbs 370.00-400.00; pkg 82 lbs
240.00; pkg 73 lbs 75 00.
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CATTLE’ Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers
told fully 1 00 to instances of 2 00 higher on a very at*
tractive run Both buyer attendance and activity were
very good right from the beginning as there were near
ly 400 head of steers on offer, although you would have
thought there were only 100 as Buyers were extremely
aggressive, especially on the fancy ones Holiday de
mand, coupled with a futures Board that is lined up to
be very bullish this winter, have forced many buyers to
either leave at the end of the day with an average of
over 7000, or to leave with an empty trailer. The
slaughter heifer supply included over 100 head, which
is a noticeable increase when compared to the last cou
ple of months. When compared to Tuesday's light sup
ply, Heifers trended firm to fully 1.00 higher as buyers
were quick to procure the well finished stock. Due to a
very light test of Holstein steers on Tuesday, a full
market comparison was not available; however a high
er undertone was noted on Thursday's very nice run
On a very good run, Lean and Boning cows sold firm to
1.00 higher; with Breaking cows trending 100-3 00
higher. With over 500 cows on offer the demand and
supply should have been very even, however buyers
were very active in procuring their needs as the holiday
season is quickly approaching. Cow carcass cutout val
ues continue to climb, even in the face of the Thanks
giving holiday where turkey is the meat of choice. A
slaughter bull trend was not established due to Tues
day's very light supply. The supply included 31 per
cent steers, 8 percent heifers, 40 percent cows, 7 per
cent bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS' High Choice and Prime
2-4 1300-1420 lb* 71.00-73.25. fancy tingle 74.00
Choice 2-3 1220-1495 Ibt 6900-71.75, high dresnng
Yield Grade 1-2 and Charolais-X 70.25-74.00, Yield
Grade 4 65.75-68.00, few heavyweights 1505-1610 Ibt
61.00- Select and low Choice 2-3 1290-1470 lbs
66.50- 69.50, couple high drettlng up to 69.75. Few Se
lect 1-3 1155-1295 lbs 64.75- 66.50, with several
1100-1200 lbs going back on feed 66.00-71.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1370-1580 lbs 5975-6210. Choice 2-3 1510-1560 lbs
55.50- package 1650 lbs 5400 Select and low
Choice 2-3 1410-1505 lbs 5100-53 00, few 1675-1700
lbs 50.00-52 25 Package Select 1-2 1360 lbs 5100
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS' High Choice and Prime
2-4 1120-1330 lbs 67.50-7075, fancy 990 lb individual
7100 Choice 2-3 1080-1360 lbs 65 50-68 25 Select and
low Choice 2-3 1010-1365 lbs 63 50-64.75, high dress
ing individual 68.00. SLAUGHTER COWS. PER
CENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs 39 50-45.00 35 25-39.00
Boners 80-85 Over 1200 Ibt 35.50-39.50 34.00-36.00
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs 34 50-37 75
31.00- 50 Lean 88-90 Over 1000 lbs 31 50-34 50
27 00-3150 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs
27 00-31 50 2400-27 00 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield
Grade 1 1120-2070 lbs 43 50-48 50, several low dress
ing 38 50-42 75. high dressing individual 4925> Yield
grade 2 1725-1820 lbs 43 50-44 75. couple 2220-2710 lb
low dressing individuals 39,50-43 00 Bullocks* Cauple
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