Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Monday, December 2,2002 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats MONDAY 271 214 947 1308 I AST WFFK 415 406 300 506 1695 I AST Y EAR 260 949 1401 CATTLE C ompared to Thursday s light run, slaughter cows sold SO-1 00 lower, with most of the decrease on the fleshier tows Buyer attend ance and activity were only moderate early in the week, eyen with only a little oyer 150 head on hand Boneless beef yalues were steady on Friday, with local packer buyers regrouping early in the week as their inventories are still pretty good Slaughter bulls sold 100-3 00 lower, although the quality of the light supply was yery good Receipts for all classes of live stock at Monday's sale were reduced dramati cally due in part to the opening day of deer sea son, as many hunters have been waiting for months to fill their freezeis with venison and figure their stock can wait until later in the week Slaughter cows made up nearly 60 per cent of the run SI AUGHTFR COWS PFRCENT LEAN WEIGHT BUI K IjOW DRESSING Breakers 7S-80 over 1400 lbs 39 00-43 50 35 50-39 00 Boners 80-85 over 1200 lbs 35 00-39 00 32 50-35 00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over 1200 lbs 33 50-36 25 32 00-33 75 Lean 88-90 over 1000 lbs 30 50-33 75 26 75-31 00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 27 00-3100 24 00-27 00 SI AUGHTFR BUI LS Yield Grade I 1130 2240 lbs 45 00-53 50, couple high dressers 54 00-55 75, low dressing individual 44 00 CALVES Compared to Thursday, veal calves sold 500 higher on a ver> light test Holstein bull calves returning to the farm sold 10 00 higher on continued good demand Holstein heilcis sold about steadv on a very light run MALFRS lew Utility 65-105 lbs 20(H) 25 00 RETURN! I> FO FARM Holstein hulls 95 125 tbs 105 00 129 00 tew 90 lbs 9000 105 00 tew 80 85 lbs 82 00 Plainer type hulls 95 HO ibs 70 00 85 00 lew 85 lbs 45 00 few 70 lbs 30 00 I tw Holstein heifers 95 105 lbs 300 00-400 00 90 !bs 440 00 480 00 80 Ibs & i \ Cattle Calves Sheep Goats lIIISWI I k I AS I VU I k *' s '.ss'ik 'slvijs sv&s . 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LAST YEAR Compared to Thursday, a fairly light run of slaughter steers sold steady to weak Mondays run included around 100 head of fed steers, al though Tuesdays supply tapered off to only around 80 head, and bids were definitely sup ported by the light numbers Even though there were a few lots of fancy steers on offer, there was definitely a noticeable increase in over and under-finished stock Local producers are about to get all of their finished steers cleaned out as another round of 5-6 weight feeders hit the bams, and historically this time of the year translates into lighter runs Howevir, it is very noticeable that some producers are keeping their steers too long, and others are shipping them to town too soon, to try and get in on the current hot market And in some instances it is panning out if the finish is off, as some of the heavyweight stock is bringing upwards of 71 00, even the under-finished stock is in demand as some brave souls are willing to procure the 1100-1200 flounders to go back to feed with in hopes there is still some fire under the market this winter, with the February live cattle con tract at the CMF well above 78 00 Holstein steers and fed heifers were in ven short supply, and a trend was not established I can slaughter cows sold firm to I 00 higher with fleshier cows trending fullv steady A run of nearly 400 cows on Tuesday lent to a good selection and bid ding was moderate to good throughout the sale with increased hour attendance Slaughter bulls sold with a lower undertone on a light run Monday Market M/e are selling fat cattle and butcher cows Monday, 10 am Private Treaty Lancaster Stockyards 717-394-7915 FALL Heater Specials Call For Prices POULTRY LITTER “JR TREATMENT -£J 50LB.Bng $ 13°° P SJ' Coven 1,000 Sq Ft Case of 120] (32.51 The supply included 27 percent steers, 10 per cent heifers, 60 percent cows, 2 percent bulls, with the balance feeders Note The Vintage Sales Stables will be holding a special feeder cattle sale after the slaughter steer run on Mon day December 9th, to begin around 12 30 There are already over 200 head consigned, which in cludes a couple loads of Charolais steers and heifers 0 1 SLAUGHTER STEERS- Few High Choice and Prune 2-4 1285-1480 lbs 74 00-77 00, indi vidual 77 75 Choice 2-3 1180-1440 lbs 71 75-73 50, couple high dressing Charolais-X‘s up to 75 75, few full 69 75-71 00. several heavy weights 1505-1575 lbs 66 00-7100, full and heavy 62 75-64 50 Few Select and low Choice 2-3 1220-1465 lbs 70 25-72 75 Few Select 1-3 1280-1340 lbs 70 75-7125 HOLSTEIN STEERS Few Select 1-2 1365-1525 lbs 53 25-55 75, 1600 lb individual 48 00 SI AUGHTER HEIFERS Not tested SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs 39 50-44 00 35 00-39 25 Boners 80-85 Oxer 1200 lbs 35 75-39 50 33 75-35 75 Lean (Hi-Vield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs 34 50-37 00 33 50-34 75 Lean 88-90 Over 1000 lbs 31 00-3500 2800-31 50 lean (I ight-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 28 00-32 25 25 00-28 00 SIAUGHIFR BUI IS Yield Grade 1 1465-2180 lbs 4400-47 75 \er\ tanc\ high dressing C harolais 61 75 Few Yield Grade. 2 1735 2270 lbs 42 25-46 25 Urn dressing 2700 Heielotd 35 25 | ilti Willier. 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Friday: 6:30-10:30 A.M. mtSr Route 897 • 1 Mile North ot Flvopolntvllle, Denver, Pa (717)445-5776 • Fax (717) 445-6963 Yr Ago 67 50 66.75 43.00 40 25 55.50 36.10 72.00 Wk Ago 72.35 71 00 41.00 37.00 50 00 29 10 107 00 Toll-Free Outside of PA: 1-800-485-2233 as much as 10 00 lower on the Number One graded calves However, the bulk of the Num ber Two supply sold sharply lower in light buver interest Holstein heifers sold with a high- er undertone on a fairly good run The supply included 770 in the state graded sale, with around 97 percent of the graded supply return ing to feed VEALERS Standard and Good 85-120 lbs 25 00-3000 Utility 65-115 lbs 15 00-25 00, weaker 10 00-15 00 RETURNED TO FARM Graded Number One Holstein Bulls 100-125 lbs 122 00-143 00, couple lots 95 lbs 115 00-120 00, couple lots 90-91 lbs 1H 00-120 00, lot 85 lbs 95 00, package 80 lbs 75 00 Graded Number Two Holstein bulls 100-115 lbs 100 00-112 00, couple lots 95 lbs 70 00-72 00, couple lots 92 lbs 65 00-77 00, couple lots 90 lbs 52 00-60 00 Plainer-type Holstein bulls sold individually 130-150 lbs 55 00-60 00,105-125 lbs 40 00-70 00, few 90 lbs 60 00, few 75-80 lbs 45 00-70.00 Few Beef bulls 95-100 lbs 120 00-135 00 Graded Number One Holstein Heifers 95-115 lbs 350 00-425 00, package 81 lbs 235 00 Graded Number Two Holstein Heifers package 110 lbs 385 00, package 91 lbs 31000, 82-85 lbs 20000-225 00, package 73 lbs 11000 Plainer type Holstein heifers sold individually 95-120 lbs 200 00-400 00, 90 lbs 200 00-250.00; 80-85 lbs 175 00-225 00, 75 lbs 120 00-125 00 New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Thursday, December 5,2002 Report Supplied By USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats THURSDAY 954 317 263 101 LAST WEEK 909 213 74 95 LASTYFAR 1349 CATTLE Compared to Tuesday's very light run, the bulk of the Choice slaughter steers sold with a higher undertone, although it is a light comparison as Tuesday's run was under 80 head Heavy snows moved into Lancaster County early Thursday morning and fell well into late afternoon, dumping several inches However, over SOO head of fed steers made there wav to town despite the wavward road conditions, as even the heavy snow could not keep producers from the current market Bid ding was lairlv active throughout the sale e'ven though weigh ups were not idea! as cattle hit (Turn to Page A 39) BEEF PATTI 1 HERD DISPERS