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
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RON RANCK
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290 00, 70-75 lbs 180 00 60-65 lbs
110 00-160 00 SHEFP Compared to Thursday,
slaughter lambs sold 5 00-20 00 higher m very
active trading Slaughter ewes sold about steady
to firm SLAUGHTER I AMBS Choice and
Prime 2-3 50-70 lbs 120 00-150 00, 90-120 lbs
100 00-130 00
SI AUGHTER EWES 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, a trend was not fully established
on the light Kid supply, although a higher un
dertone was noted A good run of Yearlings sold
6 00-14 00 higher Buyer attendance was very
good for the smaller goats, and trading was very
active Nannies sold 2 00-10 00 higher, as buy
ers continue to pursue the heavier stock Billies
sold sharply higher on a very attractive offering,
with Wethers trading firm to 600 higher The
quality of the run was very mixed, although
with very good demand for all classes and
weights, buyers were not overly critical of the
quality All goats were sold on a per head basis,
with estimated weights Kids Selection 1 20-40
lbs 50 00-52 00, 40-60 lbs 62 00-64 00 Selection
2 20-40 lbs 30 00-36 00 Selectic.i 3 20-40 lbs
20 00-24 00 Yearlings Selection I 60-80 lbs
56 00-70 00, 80-100 lbs 70 00-84 00 Selection 2
60-80 lbs 54 00-58 00, few 80-100 lbs 68 00 Se
lection 3 60-80 lbs 46 00-48 00 Does/Nannies
Selection 1 50-70 lbs 62 00-68 00. 70-100 lbs
68 00-78 00, 100-140 lbs 82 00-92 00 Selection 2
50-70 lbs 58 00-60 00. 70-100 lbs 58 00-68 00,
100-140 lbs 82 00-88 00 Selection 3 50-70 lbs
48 00-52 00, pkg 110 lbs 64 00 Wethers 50-70
ibs 62 00-78 00, 70-100 lbs 74 00-90 00, 100-200
lbs 100 00-112 00 Bucks/Bilhes Selection 1
70-100 lbs 68 00-84 00, lancy package late
94 00, 100-150 Ibs 8800 11000, 150-250 Ibs
118 00-164 00, fancy individual late 180 00 Se
lection 2 70-100 lbs 68 00-80 00, 100-150 lbs
80 00-88 00, 150-250 Ibs 92 00-126 00 Selection
3 70-100 Ibs 54 00-60 00. 100-150 Ibs
68 00-80 00
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
December 2-3,2002
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Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster Count) Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, December 6, 2002
NOTE: Last week’s averages adjusted to include Friday sales,
Supplied By Market Staff
I his Wk
73 35
71 75
41 00
36.75
51 00
30 15
115 00
Steers, Choice 2-3
Heifers. Choice 2-3, few Prune
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean
Bulls, YG 1, ltd.
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday
Choice/Pnme 80-110 Ih.
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
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The supply included 27 percent steers, 10 per
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are already over 200 head consigned, which in
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heifers
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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
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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
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