Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, January 2ft, 2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
307
1 AST WEEK
951 662 879
465 259 1138 1073 2136
LAST YEAR
199 017 516 1098
Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm,
with instances of 50 higher Slaughter bulls sold
with a higher undertone on a very light run
Nearly 47 percent of the run was comprised of
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER COWS. PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers
75-80 Over 1400 lbs 39 75-42 50, 36.50-39.00
few up to 44 00 Boners 80-85 Over 1200 lbs
36.25-39.25 33.50-36 75 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88
Over 1200 lbs 34.50-36.75 32 00-34.50 Lean
88-90 Over 1000 lbs 31 75-34.50 28.50-31.75
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 28.00-31.00
25.00-29 75
SLAUGHTER BULLS. Yield Grade 1-2
1170-2285 lbs 47.25-53 00, high dressing single
56.50, few 1095-1255 lbs possible returning to
feed 46.75-50.75. Bullocks: Individual Select 2
1755 lbs 47 25.
SHEEP and LAMBS; Compared to late last
week, all classes sold about steady as another
good test of 80-90 lb lambs came through the
ring. All sheep and lambs arc sold with actual
weights by the pound. SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
Choice, few Prime 2-3 35-40 lbs 98.00-125.00;
40-50 lbs 98.00-126.00; 50-60 lbs 106.00-123.00;
60-70 lbs 116.00-130.00; 70-80 lbs 110.00-122.00;
80-90 lbs 110.00-114.00; 90-100 lbs
106 00-114.00, 100-110 lbs 98.00-110.00;
120-125 lbs 90.00-100.00; 155-170 lbs
70 00-79.00,255 lb individual 50.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP. Good and Choice
Yearlings and Two Year Olds 90-105 lbs
57 00-60.00, package 145 lbs 77 00, few 155 lbs
50 00, few 170 lbs 54 00 Ewes’ 20-180 lbs most
ly 44 00-56 00, few plainer 30.00-38.00, with an
80 lbs package at 51.00; few 225-230 lbs 34 00.
HOGS Barrows and gilts firm to 2 00 higher,
sows fully 1 00 to 3 00 lower, boars steady to 75
higher BARROWS AND GILTS 49 54% lean
220-285 lbs 34.00-37 25, 290-320 lbs 34.25-37 00,
45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 32 00-34 25, 290-320
lbs 29 75-32 75, 40-45% lean 220-275 lbs
30 50-33 25, few 300-350 lbs 27 75-30 25
SOWS 1-3 under 400 lbs 18 00-2000,
400-500 lbs 19 00-23 00, over 500 lbs
22 00-24 25
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
BOARS 300-700 lbs 7 00*8 00
GOATS Compared to last week, Kid goats
were not well tested due to the thin fun Year
lings sold 2 00-4 00 higher due to very good de
mand As a matter of fact, all small goats were
in very good demand and bidding was active
through the entirety of the sale Nannies sold
steady to 400 lower in a mixed test Billies sold
mixed as well, although mostly steady. Wethers
sold 1 00 to 600 higher in active trading. The
quality of the entire run was very mixed, with
mostly lower quality goats on offer However,
due to the light receipts, buyers had no choice
but to procure the lesser quality stock to try and
fill their orders. All goats are sold on a per head
basis, with estimated weights Kids. Selection 1
20-40 lbs 52.00-58.00; package SO lbs 68.00. Se
lection 2 20-40 lbs 34.00-42.00. Selection 3 20-40
lbs 28.00-32.00. Yearlings* Selection 1 60-80 lbs
6000-72.00; 80-100 lbs 70.00-86.00. Selection 2
60-80 lbs 52.00-62.00; package 85 lbs 72.00. Se
lection 3 few 60-80 lbs 42.00-50.00. Nannies. Se
lection 1 100-140 lbs 68.00-80.00. Selection 2
50-70 lbs 48.00-56.00; 70-100 lbs 60.00-64.00;
100-140 lbs 62.00-70.00. Selection 3 50-70 lbs
3600-50.00; 70-100 lbs 46.00-57.00. Billies: Se
lection 1 70-100 lbs 70.00-90.00; few 100-150 lbs
100.00- good test of 150-250 lbs
100.00- with a fancy single at 172.00. Se
lection 2 70-100 lbs 50.00-72.00; 100-150 lbs
70.00- 150-250 lbs 86.00-104.00, with a
single at 122 00. Selection 3 few 70-100 lbs
38.00- few 100-150 lbs 44.00- 50.00. Weth
ers. Few 50-70 lbs 62.00-74.00; 70-100 lbs
80.00- few 100-150 lbs 92.00-130.00.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
January 20-21,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold
SO-1 00 higher on a run that included around
245 head Prices continue to remain pretty firm
at the Vintage Sales Stables, not slipping much
off 80 00 for the nght kind. Of course, the stock
that was over-finished or too heavy took a small
hit Bidding was fairly active throughout the
sale, especially since buyers were not able to
pick and choose due to the light numbers,
therefore, if they were close they went on the
HAY AUCTION HAY, STRAW & CORN
Hay, Straw and C A T I? ■
Grain Auction k3/x.L/.Ci ■
EVERY TUESDAY S ale Starts SfSJ
] ? :0 ° Every Friday At 10 AM
Located Rt 472 5 miles 7 7
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
472 and Noble Road N. State St.
George Gibney, Ephf3t3, P 3. (717) 738“1117
Auctioneer i mile North of Ephr3t3 on N. State St.
.. AU-002534-E Out of State Buyers -Cash or Certified Checks Only
No out of state checks n - ■ —.
776 772 1 0
703 749 0 1
724 898
Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, January 24,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
Steers, Choice 2-3
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean
Cows, Boners, 80-85# lean
Bulls, YG 1, ltd.
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb.
truck Slaughter Holstein steers and beef heifers
were not tested due to the light Tuesday run
Slaughter cows sold firm to .50 higher, with in
stances from 50-100 higher. Buyer attendance
and activity were both very good The quality of
the run was also very good with quite a few
fleshier-type cows on offer, which drew good at
tention On a very light test, slaughter bulls
trended with a weaker undertone The supply
included 31 percent steers, 8 percent heifers, 55
percent cows, 2 percent bulls, with the balance
feeders.
Note Prices quoted below include Tuesday's
run only as Monday was a federal holiday.
According to private sources, Monday's sale
was very active with buyers snatching steers up
very quickly, even the lesser quality stock
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and
Prune 2-4 1275-1480 lbs 77.75-81.00, average
79.69. Choice 2-3 1255-1490 lbs 75 25-78.25, av
erage 76.93, heavy 1530-1550 lbs 69.25-72.50,
high dressing Charolais-X's 77.75-81.50, few
high dressing Yield Grade 1-2 75.75-79.75, full
and Yield Grade 4 72.00-75.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1195-1460 lb 73.75-76.75, average
75.14. Select 1-3 1020-1490 lbs 70.00-74.25, av
erage 71.75, few heavy 1535-1540 lbs
72.75-73.00. Few Standard 1-2 1140-1210 lbs
63.50-69.00, average 66.33.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Individual Prime 3
1415 lbs 65.50. Individual low Choice 2 1565 lbs
59.75. Several Select and low Choice 2-3 heavy
weights 1600-1770 lbs 52.75-57.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Couple Choice 2-3
1145-1175 lbs 73.00-75.25, with a couple Yield
Grade 4-5 66.75-69.50. •
Monday Market
We are
selling fat cattle
and butcher cows
Monday, 10 am
Private Treaty
Lancaster
Stockyards
717-394-7915
This Wk
77.25
73.50
44.25
39.25
51.10
35.65
106.00
Wk Ago
76.10
73.00
4175
36.50
51.25
34.25
113.00
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BUI K LOW DRESSING Commer
cial 70-75 Over 1400 lbs 43 50-46 00, average
44 60 Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs 39 00-43.25,
average 40.92 35 50-39 75 Boners 80-85 Over
1200 lbs 3600-39.25, average 37 38 34 75-36 25
Lean(Hi-Yield) 85-88 Oxer 1200 lbs 34 25-37.50,
average 35 55 30 25-34 25 Lean 88-90 Over 1000
lbs 32.00-35 00, average 33 59 2900-31.75
Lean(Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 27 75-30 00,
average 28.96 25.50-28.75 SLAUGHTER
BULLS- Yield Grade 1-2 1260-1920 lbs
44.75-50.75, average 47.43.
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday, veal
calves sold 5.00-8 00 lower. Holstein bull calves
suitable for special-fed veal bams sold mostly
2 00-20.00 lower. Buyer attendance was good,
but the market never seemed to get any fire
under it. Holstein heifer calves sold steady to
30.00 higher, with most of the increase in the
Number Two graded pens. The supply included
627 in the state graded sale, with around 86 per
cent of the supply returned to feed.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Standard and Util
ity 70-105 lbs 15.00-27.00. RETURNED TO
FARM; Graded Number One Holstein Bulls
95-125 lbs 11S.00-1S7.00; package 90 lbs 122.00;
package 85 lbs 127.00. Graded Number Two
Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs 110.00-128.00; pack
age 92 lbs 92.00; package 90 lbs 89.00; couple
packages 84 lbs 40.00-50.00. Beef-type bulls 115
lbs 127.00; 75 lbs 75.00.
Graded Number One Holstein Heifers 95-125
lbs 365.00-450.00; couple head 83 lbs 380.00.
Graded Number Two Holstein Heifers 90-110
lbs 375.00-415.00; couple packages 83 lbs
200.00-250.00; package 73 lbs 105.00.
Beef-type heifers 95-100 lbs 145.0 D-170.00;
70-80 lbs 50.00-95.00.
QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE
Financing Available
* Fixed Interest Rates • Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold
• No Monthly Payments
SCARFF BROS. INC.
Cattle Dealers • Licensed & Bonded
2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047
Lance N. Scarff
Farm (410) 877-0370
Fax (410) 877-7802
(410) 459-4865
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Your Source for Quality Cattle
Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers
DAIRY ,
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Inside Pennsylvania: 717-626-3113 FAX: 717-626-1260
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Competitive Prices Paid For
GOOD'S
LIVESTOCK. INC
Monday: 6:30 -10:30 A.M.
Wednesday: 6:30 -10:30 A.M.
Friday: 6:30 -10:30 A.M. Mir
Route 897 • 1 Mile North of Fivepointville, Denver, Pa
(717) 445-5776 • Fax (717) 445-6963
THURSDAY
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers sold
fully .50-1.00 higher. Bidding started off a little
slow, but once the good ones started coming in
trading was very active. There were some very
nice quality steers on offer, with buyer interest
very good. The bullish February live cattle fu
tures contract remains around the magical
80.00 mark, which is very farmer fnendly The
Western feed yards have moved a few pens
from 78.00-79 00 as of Thursday evening, which
is a full 1.00 lower than last week. However,
here in Lancaster County prices have held up
very well, and the market definitely seems to
have some fire left in it. A very fancy supply of
slaughter heifers went untested due to Tues
day's very light run Although, there was defi
nitely a higher undertone noted. Most Holstein
feeders went to pick their check up with a smile
on there face as well, as prices for the top quali
ty steers ranged from 63.00-68.00, which is also
much firmer that Tuesday’s light test There
was quite a noticeable increase in both Holstein
numbers and quality Slaughter cows sold fully
100-3.00 higher in very active bidding, and
good buyer attendance; and it was not like there
was a shortage in numbers as nearly 500 head
went through the ring Cow carcass cutout val
ues are up slightly, but not enough to justify the
advances in Thursday’s market Slaughter bulls
were 2.00-3.00 higher when compared to the
light Tuesday test The supply included 34 per
cent steers, 6 percent heifers, 44 percent cows, 5
percent bulls, with the balance feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS. High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1250-1455 lbs 79.00-81.50, few Yield
Grade 5 77.00. Choice 2-3 1100-1485 lbs
76.00- Yield Grade 4 70.25-74.00, heavy
1505-1585 lbs 70.25-75.25, heavy 1600-1695 lbs
65 25-68.00, several high dressing Charolais and
Limi-X’s 78.25-82.75 with a very fancy black in
dividual at 83.75. Select and low Choice 2-3
1150-1445 lbs 72.00-75.50, heavy 1505-1590 lbs
66.00- Select 1-2 1170-1460 lbs
70.00-
Yr Ago
70.50
67.30
42.00
41.00
59.00
39.85
82.50
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choke and
Prime 2-3 1345-1560 lbs 64.00-68.85, heavy
1610-1655 lbs 58.75-60.75, heavy 1730-1800 lbs
53.75 to mostly 57.75. Choice 2- 3 1370-1595 lbs
60.25-63.25. Select and low Choice 1-3
1280-1590 57.25-60.50, hill 53.85. Select 1-2
1300-1540 lbs 53.75-57.25. Few Standard 1-2
1235 lbs 46.00.
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (410) 459-4864
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Mobile (410) 790-2650
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