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SI AUGHTFR STFFRS High Choice and Prime
2 4 HlO 1465 lbs 7100 76 25 couple Yield (iradc 5
69 75 70 75 late 70 50 72 00 Choice 2 1 1210 1475 lbs
71 00 74 50 several Yield Grade 4 to mostly 5
64 00-67 75 with a package at 60 00 few high drevsmg
Yicld Grade 127525 77 25 with one very fancy 1110
lb individual at HI 50 heavy 1495 1595 lbs o 2 50 69 25
Select and low Choice 2 1 1175 1490 lbs 69 50 71 25
early 71 00 71 50 full 65 00-69 50 one 1065 lbs 67 50
Select 12 1215-1470 lbs 67 25 70(H) full 61 00 65 00
heavy 1500 1700 lbs 57 00 61 50 Standard 12
1115 1460 lbs 61 00 66 50 with a feu returning to feed
67 00 7100
HOISfUN STFFRS High Choice and Prime 2 1
1140 1600 lbs £1 50 61 50 full 57 50 Choice 2 1
1210 1600 lbs 55 00 59(H) few up to 61 75 Select and
low Choice I 1 1260 1580 lbs 54(H) 57 75 Select I 2
1110 1405 Ihs 51 00-51 50 Standard 1 2 1120 1120 lbs
48 25 51 50 few heavy 1610 1740 lbs 49 75
SI AUGHII R HI IF I RS Choice 1 4 1220 1120 lbs
68 00 69 50 Select and low Choice 2 1 1105 |l6O lbs
6700-6900 Hcifcrellts Few Commercial 2 4 1210
1170 56 00 61 00
SIAUGHTIR COWS PFRCINI II AN
WHGHT HULK I OW DRFSSING Breakers 75 80
Over 14(H) lbs 17 50 4125 11 25 17(H) Boners 80 85
Over 1200 lbs 15 sfl 18 00 12 (H) 15 50 1 can (Hi Yield)
85 88 Over 12(H) Ihs 11 25 15 50 H 00 1100 lean
88 90 Over KKJO lbs 10 50 11 50 27 00 10 50 lean
(I ight Wt) 85 90 750 1000 lbs 27 5() 10 25 21 (H) 27 50
SI AUGHTFR BUI I S Yicld Grade 1 1110 2005 lbs
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4100 50 00 high dressing 56 50 57 00 low dressing
15 00 42 75 Yield Grade 2 1220 1825 lbs 42 25-46 75
low dressing 19 75-41 50 Bullocks Select 1-2
1105 1490 lbs 45 50-49 00
CAIVFS Compared to Monday veal calves sold
with a higher undertone Holstein bull calves returning
to the farm sold sharply lower in relatively inactive
bidding |>uc to the light run of heifers on Monday a
trend was not available However a higher undertone
was noted The supply included 189 head in the state
graded sale with around 81 percent of (he graded run
going hack on feed
VI Al I RS Couple ( hoiee 125 IK) lbs 61 00 62 00
Standard and Good 85 125 lbs 15 00 45(H) Utility
60 110 Ihs 15 00 25(H)
RI TLIRNI D TO FARM Graded Number One Hoi
stem bulls 95 125 lbs 60(H) 90(H) package 91 lbs 65 00
package 87 lbs 70(H) package 82 lbs 70(H) Graded
Number 1 wo Holstein hulls 95 125 lbs 57 (H) 75 00 90
lbs 40 00 50 00 package 81 lbs 15 00 Holstein heifers
95 115 lbs 240 00 480(H) 90 lbs 170 00 197 (H) 85 lbs
160(H) 210(H) 80 lbs 150(H) 190(H) Plainer type hcif
ers 95 no lbs 210(H) 140(H) 80 lbs 140(H) 15000 75
lbs 40 00 100 00 70 lbs 50 00 120 00
SHI FP and I AMBS Compared to Monday s very
good run all classes old near steady as the holiday de
mand continues to be very supportive to the market
SI AUGHTFR I AMBS C hoiee and Prime 2 1 10 40
lbs 22000 275(H) few 165 00 195 00 40 50 Ihs
100 00 170 00 tew 200 00 290 00 50 60 lbs
90(H) 145(H) few up to 14000 fancy individual
190(H) 60 70 lbs 100(H) 120(H) 70 80 lbs 95(H)
110(H) package 92 (H) fancy package 120(H) 80 90 lbs
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8100-96 00. fancy packages 104 00-112 00 90 100 lbs
85 00 98 00. 100 110 lbs 90 00 100 00 115- 110 lbs
80 00 90 00. package 100 00 145 155 lbs 75 00 87 00
SI AUGHTFR TWFS Good and Choice Yearlings
and 2 year olds 115 145 lbs 44 00 59 00 few 180 185
lbs K) 00 12 00 couple 265 280 lbs 27 00 16 00 hew
Utility and Good 1 1 65 100 lbs 25 00-15 00 GOA IS
Compared to Monday kids and yearling were not well
tested due to the light supply of small goals I arge Bil
lies continue to sell very well due to very good buyer
demand However demand for the larger Nannies has
tapered olf somewhat as prices are failing to reach
100 00 for the Selection 1 s Kids Selection 1 20 40 lbs
40 00 50 00 40 70 lbs 55 00 70 00
Selection 2 10 40 lbs 25 (Ml 45 00 40 70 lbs
45 (Ml 55 (HI Selection 1 20 40 lbs 18 (Ml 40 00 Year
lings Selection 1 50 80 lbs 45 (K) 70 (Ml 80 11(1 lbs
65 (Ml 8(1 (10 Selection 2 50 80 lbs 40 (Ml 65 00 Selection
1 15 60 lbs 10 (Ml 45 (Ml
Nannies Selection 1 50 70 lbs 50 00 60 (Ml 70 UMI
lbs 62 (Ml 75 (Ml KM) 140 lbs 72 (Ml 85 (Ml Selection 2
50 70 lbs 40 (Ml 50 (Ml 70 100 lbs 46 (Ml 64 (Ml 100 140
lbs 70 (Ml 80 00 Selection 1 50 70 lbs 26 (Ml 4(1 (X)
70 KM) lbs 10 00 45 (Ml
Wethers 70 KM) lbs 85 (Ml 91 (Ml KM) 175 lbs 95 00
Billies Selection 1 KM) 150 lbs 101 (Ml 117 00
15(1 250 lbs 145 00 220 (Ml
Selection 2 70 100 lbs 5000 65(H) KM) 150 lbs
65 (M) 92 (Ml 150 250 lbs 115 (M) 110 (Ml
Selection 1 KMI 150 lbs 90<M) KM) 00
Lancaster County
I HIS Wl F-K
I AST WFFK
I ASI YFAR
(APPIF Compared to last week slaughter
sleeps opened firm to 1 00 higher but h\ the
end of the week pnecs trended SO 1 00 lower
I he early week runs included the normal repu
lation callle that huurs were readily procur
mg However by weeks end the supply became
verv mixed as several over finished and heaw
weight cattle were trucked to town Buyers
were willing to procure the S iti<J Grade 4 s
and 4 s and the heavyweights hut at a dis
count The Board was verv sporadic this week
although when the dust settled ! ehruary live
cattle luturcs clascd at 78 47 on Ihursday
after closing at over 79(H) on Monday I arge
steer runs continue to be bountiful as oyer 640
head were on offer Ihursday al
though bidding is only moderate as
C hnstmas and New > ear s will mean *
two holiday shortened weeks Ihc
Western direct feed yard trade is
lined up to move steers 1 (M) lower
this week with the bulk of the live
sales coming m at mostly 72 00 as of
Ihursday night Holstein steers sold
firmer this week with a yery good
run on Thursday trading nice high
( hoiec and IY-ime steers up to 6T SO
Slaughter heifer runs were yerv light
this week with the few sales trending
with a weaker undertone lean
slaughter cows sold mostly weak to
1 St) lower with Breaking and Bon
mg cows trading steady to weak
( ows just keep coming out of the
woodwork in 1 aneaster C ounty with
the demand doing its host to keep up
with the heaw supply Ihc hulk of
the large runs ire comprised ol lean
cows with the fleshier supply trading
i little better due to lighter supplies
ind yery good demand Slaughter
hulls were mixed although the hulk
ot the runs sold firm to 2 00 higher
with instances slurplv higher on a
run that included over 100 In ad on
* hursdav I his week s repotted sup
ply included T 6 percent steers S per
cent heifers 42 percent cows 7 per
cent bulls with the balance feeders
SI ALGHII R Sill RS High
( Imiee and Prime 2 4 1214 1470 lbs
7 TOO 77 0(1 up In 7h 4() on luesdav
umple 'Held Gride 4 69 74 7(1 74
1 He Ihursd iv 70 4() 72 00
( hnice 2 T 1204 1480 lbs
”1 00 "S 00 seunl 'I icld Grade 4 lo
musth •* 64 00 67 74 with » package
K 60 00 high dressing >ielel Gride
1 2 ind ( harnlais \ s 74 24 -,n
wuh one very fancy 11 TO lb indiv idii
al at 81 40 heavy 1494 1640 Ihs
62 40 n 9 24 Select and Ir w (hoiee
2 T 1160 1490 fbs 68 74 7T 40 full
64 (Ml 69 40 Select I 2 1140 1470 lbs
Elizabethtown • Pennsylvania
Weekly Cattle
New Holland. Pa
Report Supplied By USD \
I nday, December 20. 2(H)2
C A I 11F C Al Vls
298 S 1774
T 227 1998
20Tb lb9S
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 21,2002-A39
65 00 70 00. up to 72 50 on 1 uesday full 63 00 65 00
heavy 1500 1700 lbs 57 00-64 00 Standard 12
1115 1480 lbs 61 00-67 75 with a few returning to feed
67 00 71 00
HO!-SI IIN STH RS High Choice and Prime 2 1
1140 16(H) lbs 59 50 63 50 full 57 50 Choice 2 1
1210 1650 lbs 5500 5900 fcwupto6!7s Select and
low ( hoicc I 1 1260 1580 lbs 54 00-57 75 few 1655 lbs
52 75 Select 1 2 1110 1585 lbs 50(H) 51 50 Standard
1 2 1120 H2I) lbs 48 25 51 50 few heavy 1610 1740 lbs
49 75
SI AUGHTFR HFIFFRS High Choice and Prime
2 4 1125 1120 lbs 71 00 74 75 Choice 2 4 1120 H2olbs
67 25-69 50 Select and low C hoice 2 1 1000 1455 I bs
64 50-69 00 Heifercttcs lew Commercial 2 4
121(1 1170 56 00 6100
SI AUGHT FR COWS FFRC I NT I I AN WFIGH I
IIUI K 1 OW DRESSING Breakers 75 80 Over 1400 lbs
17 25 4125 11 25 18 00 Boners 80 85 Over 1200 lbs
15 50 19(H) 11 50 16 25 lean (Hi Yield) 85 88 Over
12(H) lbs 12 75 16 75 31 00 11 25 lean 88 90 Over 1000
lbs 10 50-14 00 2650 11 50 lean (light Wt) 85 90
750 1000 lbs 26 50 11 00 2100 27 50
SI AUGHTFR BUI US Yield Grade I 1015 2010 lbs
4100 5000 high dressing 51 00 58(H) very fancy mdi
vidual 61(H) low dressing 15(H) 42 75 Yield Grade 2
1125 1845 lbs 4200 46 75 low dressing 1975 4150
Bullocks Select I 2 1105 1490 lbs 45 50 49(H) Young
package of Holstems going back to (he farm 915 1055
lbs 45 (M) 56 (M) couple 740 760 lbs 16 50 42 (M)
C AI VI S Compared to last week veal i.dvcs vild
steady to 5 (M) lower in early week trading trending
with a higher undertone late due to good demand Hoi
stem bull calves returning to feed sold sharply lower all
week Demand is definitely lightening as finished prices
are currently in the 190 00 range It was only a month
or two ago that producers were sending contracted fin
ish'xJ calves to packers at around 225 (M) Holstein heil
ers sold with a lower undertone m early week trading
trending with a higher undertone late
VI Al Couple Choice 125 IK) Ibs6l (M) 62 (M) Stan
dard and Good 75 125 lbs 15(H) 45 00 Utility 50 IK)
lbs 11 (K) 25 (H) few KMM) CAIVfSRI I URNING TO
FHF FARM
Monday Holstein bulls 9S 12S lbs 92 00 107 00 90
lbs 87 (M) 80 8S lbs 70 00 90 00 80 lbs b() 00 Plainer
type bulls 9S IIS lbs bOOO 90(H) 84 lbs 40 00 48(H) 74
lbs TO 00 few Holstein hcilers 94 ITO lbs
T)0 00 T 94 00 90 lbs 2(H) 00 80 lbs 170(H) b 4 lb Jersey
90 (H)
Tuesday Graded Number One Holstein Bulls 94 124
lbs 102 IK) 127 00 pkg 90 lbs 100 00 pkg 84 lbs 8S 00
pkg 80 lbs b 4 00 Graded Number Two HolMem hulls
94 124 lbs 40(H) 84 00 umple packages 90 lbs
62 (H) 77 (H) three packages 8T lbs 40 (H) 40 CM* Holstein
bulls sold individually 1 TO 184 lbs T 4 00 44 0(1
Individual beef bull 90 lbs 40(H) (traded Number
One Holstein Heifers package 102 lbs T 74 (H) package
9T lbs 410(H) package 84 lbs 2tH)OO Number I wo Hoi
stun Heifers package 104 lbs T7O 00 package 91 lbs
TUI 00 couple packages 82 8T lbs 164 00 174(H) pack
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Thursday Graded Number One Holstein bulls
95 125 lbs 60 00 90 00 package 91 lbs 65 00 package
87 lbs 70 00 package 82 lbs 70 00 Graded Number
Iwo Holstein bulls 95 125 lbs 57 00 75 00 90 lbs
40 00 so 00 package 81 lbs 15 00
Holstein heifers 95 IIS lbs 240 00 480 00 90 lbs
17000 197 00 85 lbs 160 00 21000 80 lbs
15000 19000 Plainer t\pi heifers 95 110 lbs
210 00 140 00 80 lbs 140 00 ISO (HI 75 lbs 40 00 100 00
70 lbs SO 00 120 (K)
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CAITII 254
COWS UNFVFNIV SHADY HOISIMN
STFFRS (HOICF 2 1 ONI 1460 IBS 52 25 SI
1I C F 1 2 ONF 47 75 HHIF RS CHOICI I*l ONI
1265 I BS 64 75 SIANDARD 1 2 ONI 44 00
COWS BRFAKFRS 75 80* < I FAN 11 50 18 50
SI VI RAI HIGH \ HIDING INDIVIDLAIS UP
TO 41 75 RONFRS 80 85 r , lIANI2 25 17 25 I ()W
DRFSSING DOWN TO 10 (Ml I I AN 85 9(M I I AN
28 00 14 00 WITH A I FW HIGH VIFI DINC. Ul> IO
16 75 SHF 1 GS 27 25 AND DOWN
BUM S > IFI D GRADF I C OUPI 1 1710 A 2115
I BS 46 25 & 47 25 >G2 I I W 1120/1775 I BS 40 5(1
46 75
I 1 I DFR (Ami Sll IRS Ml ONI 815 60 00
MALI 2COUPI F 405 AL 445 61 (Ml
HI HI RS MALI 1 COL PI I 280 & 455 68 (K) AL
7600 740/840 72 50 71 25 I 1 HOI SI FIN ONI 455
9100 BUIS M&l 1 IFW 250/110 80 00 87 50
ONF 500 66(H)
CAIVFS 122 STANDARD AL GOOD 70/115 | BS
10(H) 50(H) U 111 11 Y 55/85 I BS 10(H) 10(H) I ARM
CAIViS HOISIFIN BLI I S 5 CM) 10(H) lOWIR
NO 1 BUI 1 S 90/125 1 BS 85(H) 122 50 MOSIU
95(H) 115(H) 80/90 55(H) 75 00 NO 2 BUM S 80/110
IBS 50 00 90(H) HOI SI lIN HFIFIRS NO I
HI RS II W 90/95 I BS 280(H) 150(H) NO 2 65/105
IBS 120(H) 250(H) BUI CROSS BUI I S AND
HI II I RS I I W 85/100 I BS 85 (H) 14'’ 50
HOGS 4 BARROW A. (ill ISON! 45 50', I FAN
2(H) IBS 24(H) 40 45', I 1 AN ONI 140 IBS 2KH)
LS 1 1 455 4, ST() 1 BS 20 00 A. 2100
Ml Dl R PIGS 0 NO MARKI I II SI
SHI 1 P (I NO MARKI I II SI
(,()\IS 2 KIDS SI II ( 1 lON I ONI 0) IB
20 00 81l 1 II S ONI 80 I B 0(1
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