New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By LSI) A
Monday. January 13,2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
465 259 1138 1073 2136
LAST WEEK
289 233 478 657 1287
LAST YEAR
230 948 1059
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday, slaughter
cows sold mixed; although mostly steady to
firm. The top of the Breaking cow prices are
quoted lower, however the top was never tested.
Cow carcass cutout values continue to close
steady to firm, which is lending good support,
especially when between 1100-1300 cows con
tinue to hit the markets of Lancaster County.
Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower, with in
stances sharply lower The bull run was very
heavy for a Monday, with nearly 100 head on
the books. Even though prices were lower, de
mand for fed and young bulls remains very
good. Nearly 44 percent of the run was made up
of slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers
75-80 Over 1400 lbs 39.50-42.75 35.50-39.50
Boners 80-85 Over 1200 lbs 36.25-39.75
33.75-36.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs
34.50- 30.00-33.00 Lean 88-90 Over 1000
lbs 31.00-34.75 28.00-31.50 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 27.00-30.00 23.50-26.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade I
1020-1990 lbs 43.50-48.00, high dressing indi
vidual 55.00 Yield grade 2 1105-2660 lbs
41.00-44.50, low dressing 900- 1365 lbs
34.50- Bullocks: Few Select 1-2 1065-1460
lbs 60.00-60.50, couple 69.00-71.50.
CALVES: Compared to Thursday, veal
calves were not tested. Holstein bull calves re
turning to feed sold with a lower undertone.
Holstein heifers were not fully tested due to the
light run.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice individual
180 lbs 102.00; individual 260 lbs 87.00; individ
ual 365 lbs 75.00; individual 410 lbs 93.00. Few
Standard and Utility 60-75 lbs 11.00-15.00.
RETURNING TO FEED: Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 120.00-140.00. Plainer-type bulls
95-125 lbs 92.00-122.00; 90 lbs 85.00-95.00.
Weaker bulls 95-125 lbs 75.00- 87.00; 90 lbs
50.00- 80 lbs 60.00-70.00. Few Holstein
heifers 90 lbs 280.00-410.00; 85 lbs
250.00- 75 lbs 160.00.
HOGS; Barrows and gilts mostly steady to
50 higher, sows mostly 1.00 lower, boars mostly
steady. BARROWS AND GILTS' 49-54% lean
215-275 lbs 33 00-35.50, individual 36.50,
45-50% lean 220-275 lbs 32.00-33.75, 290-265
lbs 32.75-34.50, 425-455 lbs 29.25-32.00, 40-45%
lean 220-270 lbs 2900-31.60, 275-385 lbs
28.00-31 00
SOWS. 1-3 300-400 lbs 19.00-21 00, 400-450
lbs 21 00-24 00,450-550 lbs 23.00-26.00, 500-550
lbs 24.00-28.00, 550-700 lbs 26.50-29 50
BOARS' 300-700 lbs 7 00-7 25.
SHEEP and LAMBS. Compared to Thurs
day, the bulk of the lamb supply was not well
tested. The 80-90 lb supply made up the majori
ty of the lamb run and sold about steady.
Slaughter ewes also sold near steady. All classes
of sheep and lambs are weighed and sold by the
pound
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SLAUGHTER LAMBS' Choice and Prime
2-3 couple 22 lbs 100.00; 60-70 lbs
116.00- package 74 lbs 116.00; 80-90 lbs
104.00- 90-105 lbs 108.00-112.00,
120-145 lbs 90.00-104.00, package 82.00; pack
age 165 lbs 90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Good and Choice
Yearlings 100-160 lbs 82.00-84.00; individual
185 lbs 56.00; individual 210 lbs 64.00. Good
and Choice 2 Year Olds fancy package 149 lbs
58.00; individual 170 lbs 42.00; package 200 lbs
52.00; individual 280 lbs 40.00. Ewes: couple
105 lbs 6600; 120-170 lbs 44.00-56.00, 180-250
lbs 44.00-48.00, few 52.00-55.00.
GOATS: Compared to last week, a light test
of Kids sold mixed; although the bulk sold with
a weaker undertone. Yearlings sold 2.00-4.00
lower on a light test. Nannies sold 2.00-8.00
lower, with most of the decrease on those
weighing over 100 lbs. Billies sold steady to as
much as 10 00 lower, with Wethers trending
weaker on a very light test. Bidding was very
light early, however, even when buyer attend
ance picked up a little trading was only moder
ate. All goats are sold on a per head basis, with
estimated weights. Kids: Selection 1 few 20-40
lbs 50.00-60.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs
32.00- Selection 3 20-40 lbs 22.00-30.00.
Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 60.00-70.00; few
80-100 lbs 72.00-82.00. Selection 2 60-80 lbs
54.00- Selection 3 few 60-80 lbs
38.00- Docs/Nannies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs
62.00- 70-100 lbs 60.00-74.00; 100-150 lbs
72.00- full 50.00 Selection 2 70-100 lbs
100-150 lbs 60.00-72.00. Selection 3 50-70 lbs
32.00- 70-100 lbs 50.00-70.00. Wethers:
Few 50-70 lbs 58.00-70.00; 70-100 lbs
72.00- few 100-150 lbs 92.00-100.00.
Bucks/BiUies: Selection 170-100 lbs 72.00-76.00;
100-150 lbs 78.00-94.00, individual 112.00
150-250 lbs 106.00-144.00, few 148.00-156.00.
Selection 2 70-100 lbs 56.00-70.00; 100-150 lbs
60.00- 150-250 lbs 84.00-117.00. Selection
3 70-100 lbs 48.00-58.00; 100-150 lbs
60.00- 150-250 lbs 82.00-90.00.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
January 13-14,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE; Compared to Thursday, slaughter
steers sold fully LOO higher; with instances up
to 1 SO higher on the fancy high Choice and
Prime stock. It became apparent that 80.00 fed
cattle this winter could be a reality after all as
several fancy steers on Tuesday sold from
79.00-81.00; and once the good ones are there it
might not be long before the ring man starts the
rest of them with an 8 instead of a 7. Even
though the February Board is a little sporadic
as it teeters on both sides of 81.00, it is still ex
tremely feeder supportive. Holstein steers sold
with a firmer undertone on light tests. Slaughter
heifers sold steady to firm in mixed quality.
Breaking and Boning cows sold .50-1.00 lower,
with the Lean cow supply trendmg steady to .50
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, January 17,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 76.10 75.50 69.20
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 73.00 72.85 67.50
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 41.75 41.75 41.00
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 36.50 36.50 39.00
Bulls, YGI, ltd. 51.25 51.00 57.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 34.25 33.85 36.50
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 113.00 112.00 105.00
lower. The cold temperatures outside seemed to
cool things off around the sale ring, as bidding
was only moderate at its best. Fleshier cows had
been a pretty hot commodity over the last few
sales, however the extreme top at Tuesday's run
was 44.00, which was a surprise as there were
several fancy head of Breaking cows on the
books. Slaughter bulls sold near steady on a
very light test The supply included 26 percent
steers, 7 percent heifers, 55 percent cows, 4 per
cent bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1275-1495 lbs 78.00-82.00, avg 79.98.
Choice 2-3 1120-1465 lbs 74.00-78.50, avg 76.36,
heavy 1510-1615 lbs 68.75-73.00, few high
dressing Charolais-X‘s 74.50-77.25. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1165-1495 lb 73.25-76.00, avg
74.67. Select 1-3 1025-1495 lbs 68.75-75.00, avg
71.75. Few Standard 1-2 1285-1435 lbs
62.25-67.25, avg 64.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice, few Prime 2-3
1375-1570 lbs 57.00-65.25, couple 70.00, heavy
1600-1700 lbs 55.25-61.75. Select 1-2 1140-1590
tbs 55.00-57.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Prime 2-3 1020-1360 lbs 73.50-77.50. Few
Choice 2-3 1100-1345 lbs 70.00-73.50. Select 1-3
1000-1255 lbs 66.25-72.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers
75-80 Over 1400 lbs 38.50-44.00, avg 40.84
34.00- Boners 80-85 Over 1200 lbs
35.00- avg 36.85 32.75-36.75 Lean (Hi-
Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs 33.75-36.00, avg
34.66 33.00-34.25 Lean 88-90 Over 1000 lbs
31.25-34.75, avg 33.06 27.50-31.75 Lean (Light-
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SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yield Grade, 1
1410-1835 lbs 48.50-54.25. Yield Grade 2
1295-195 lbs 43.25-47.25.
FEEDERS: Steers: Medium and Large 2 cou
ple 480 lbs 69.00; package of blacks 760 lbs
70.50. Heifers: Medium and Large 2 350-430 lbs
51.00-55.00. Bulls: Medium and Large 2 couple
195 lbs 54.00; few 330-345 lbs 70.00; couple 415
lbs 46.00; few 515 lbs 60.50.
CALVES: Compared to last Tuesday, veal
calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter buyers
had a rough go as a few feeders arc showing in
terest in the Utility calves. Holstein bulls suit
able for special-fed veal bams sold with a higher
tone due to very good demand and buyer at
tendance. Holstein heifers also sold with a high
er undertone. The supply included 621 in the
state graded sale, with around 92 percent of the
supply returned to feed.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Standard and Util
ity 65-90 lbs 20.00-35.00, weaker 10.00-15.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Graded Number One
Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs 127.00-170.00; pack
age 90 lbs 125.00; package 85 lbs 130.00; pack
age 80 lbs 112.00. Graded Number Two Hol
stein Bulls 95-125 lbs 112.00-145.00; couple
packages 90 lbs 130.00-135.00; couple packages
83 lbs 60.00-67.00. Graded Number One Hol
stein Heifers 95-120 lbs 335.00-455.00; package
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Graded Number Two Holstein Heifers 90-105
lbs 345.00-400.00; package 83 lbs 255.00; pack
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THURSDAY
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers sold
fully .SO-LOO lower. The quality of the run was
very mixed, as there was even a pot-load of
show steers on hand, as the Harrisburg, PA
Farm Show wraps up. The numbers were there
for buyers to put loads together, but the varied
finish did not make it easy. There were quite a
few lighter muscled steers that were Yield
Grade 4‘s, and needless to say do not make a
good combo. Bids were even tighter late in the
run as buyers backed off even more. The
slaughter Holstein and heifer supply was too
light early in the week to fully test Thursday's
tun. There was a good selection of well finished
Holsteins on offer, with bidding and interest
both fairly good. Slaughter cows sold very
mixed, dependent on period of the sale. Bids
kicked off with same beat behind them, then
tapered up and down after the open. When
things were said and done, prices trended about
steady. Buyers had no need to fight over them
either as over 500 head of cows were in the
barn. Slaughter bulls sold with a firmer under
tone when compared to Tuesday's light run, as
another 100 head made their way to town. The
supply included 31 percent steers, 4 percent
heifers, 39 percent cows, 7 percent bulls, with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1130-1450 lbs 77.00-80.10, avg 78.70,
Yield Grade 4-5 74.85-77.00. Choice 2-3
1120-1495 lbs 74.00-78.25, avg 75.88, Yield
Grade 4 70.50-73.50, heavy 1510-1595 lbs
70.10-74.25 with a package of Yield Grade 4-5
64.75, couple high dressing Charolais-X
75.75-76.75. Select and low Choice 2-3
1190-1480 lbs 72.75-74.75, avg 73.58, heavy
1525-1580 lbs 68.00-70.50, with a few high
dressing Yield Grade 1-2 76.00-81.75. Select 1-2
1200-1370 lbs 70.00-72.50, avg 71.25, heavy
1625-1655 lbs 66.75-69.00, with a couple
940-980 lb packages going back on feed
71.00-72.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1290-1565 lbs
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