Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, February 17,2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
360 362 1062 687 1125
LAST WEEK
0 0 0 0
LAST YEAR
367 248 875 431 690
Compared Thursday, slaughter cows
sold fully steady to firm. Slaughter bulls
sold with a lower undertone. Near 50 per
cent of the total supply consisted of
slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs
43.00- 38.00-43.00 Boners 80-85
Over 1200 lbs 38.00-42.50 35.50-38.25
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs
36.50- Lean 85-90 Over 1000 lbs
33.00- 32.00-34.50 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1045-1605 lbs 48.00-57.50. Yield Grade 2
1050-2230 lbs 46.75-51.50, low dressing
43.50- low dressing and lightweight
765-965 lbs 36.00-40.50.
CALVES: Compared to Thursday, veal
calves sold sharply higher due to very
good demand. Holstein bulls sold nearly
20.00 higher in very good early week trad
ing. Buyer attendance was also very good
on the fairly large run. There were not
enough Holstein heifers for a market test.
VEALERS: Standard and Utility 70-115
lbs 25.00-40.00, weaker 11.00-25.00.
RETURNING TO FEED: Holstein
Bulls 95-125 lbs 135.00-157.00; 80-90 lbs
115.00- Plainer-type Holstein Bulls
140 lbs 77.00; 95-125 lbs 92.00- 125.00; 90
lbs 70.00-100.00; 85 lbs 75.00-92.00.
Weaker Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs
67.00- 90 lbs 42.00-60.00; 75-80 lbs
38.00- Light test of Holstein Heifers
90-95 lbs 480.00-495.00. Plainer-type Hol
stein Heifers 80 lbs 160.00-220.00; 70-75
lbs 130.00-150.00.
HOGS: Due to the hog auction being
cancelled by the heavy snows last week a
market comparison was not available.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean
220-280 lbs 33.75-35.50, few 36.25-37.25,
three packages 275-280 lbs 33.60-34.25,
45-50% lean 220-270 lbs 32.50-34.25,
275-295 lbs 31.25-34.25, 300-385 lbs
26.25-30.00, 40-45% lean 220-270 lbs
31.50-32.60,280-300 lbs 29.50-31.75.
SOWS: 1-3 300-450 lbs 20 00-23.00,
450-500 lbs 22.00-25.00, 500-700 lbs
24.00-26.00.
BOARS: 300-700 lbs 7.00-8.00.
SHEEP: Due to the canceled sales last
week, a market trend will not be estab-
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
10:00
Located Rt 472 5 miles
south of Quarryville or 6 miles
north of Oxford corner of Rt
472 and Noble Road
George Gibney,
Auctioneer
AU-002534-E
No out of state checks
lished. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
and Prime 2-3 individual 25 lbs 177.00;
few 30-35 lbs 120.00-140.00; 80-100 lbs
120.00- 100-135 lbs 106.00-134.00;
160-170 lbs 90.00-104.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings 135-195 lbs 58.00-76.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; Utility and Good
2-3 120-180 lbs 36.00-58.00; 185-290 lbs
28.00-
GOATS: Due to last week's heavy
snow, a market comparison will not be
available. Bidding was active on all class
es and weights, with buyers in good at
tendance. Bidding was especially good on
the heavier Nannies and the Kid goats.
All goats are sold on a per head basis,
with estimated weights. Kids: Selection 1
20-40 lbs 40.00-52.00; 40-60 lbs
52.00- 60-80 lbs 78.00-82.00. Selec
tion 2 20-40 lbs 34.00-46.00. Selection 3
20-40 lbs 18.00-30.00. Yearlings: Selection
1 60-80 lbs 60.00-66.00; 80-100 lbs
70.00- fancy 84.00-88.00. Selection 2
60-80 lbs 52.00-60.00. Nannies: Selection
1 70-100 lbs 78.00-86.00; 100-150 lbs
90.00- Selection 2 50-70 lbs
50.00- 70-100 lbs 64.00-75.00;
100-150 lbs 76.00-92.00. Selection 3 50-70
lbs 38.00-42.00; 100-150 lbs 58.00-70.00
Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 72.00-88.00;
100-150 lbs 92.00-110.00; 150-250 lbs
116.00- couple 150.00. Selection 2
70-100 lbs 66.00-72.00; 100-150 lbs
80.00- 150-250 lbs 104.00-130.00.
Selection 3 70-100 lbs 48.00-68.00; few
100 lbs 88.00. Wethers: Few 50-70 lbs
40.00- 70-100 lbs 70.00-86.00, cou
ple 90.00-98.00; 100-175 lbs 96.00-124.00.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
February 24-25,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
946 1024 0 0
.LAST WEEK
291 381 0 0
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, the bulk of the
average Choice and Select steers sold
fully steady. There was some weakness
noted in the high Choice and Prime stock,
as buyers never seemed to pour into the
fancier-types. All of the cards were
stacked in the sellers favor on Tuesday, as
the Board closed at 81.65 for the February
live cattle contract on Monday. Also,
packers were definitely moving some
boxes early in the week, as the boxed beef
cutout was from around 1.50 to 1.80 high
er on Monday. Even with the supportive
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
factors, the early week runs failed to
break steady. Bidding on the fed steer
supply ranged from moderate to some
what active at times; and was very de
pendant upon the quality and the fill.
Holstein steers sold mostly steady on a
fairly light test. Slaughter heifers were
also in short supply and trended near
steady. Breaking and Boning slaughter
cows sold steady to instances weaker,
with the Lean cow supply trending steady
to firm. Buyer attendance was normal,
with bidding lighter on the fleshy cows,
and more active on the lean supply. It
was very impressive that prices held
steady when considering the run included
S2S cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a
light test. The supply included 29 percent
steers, 8 percent heifers, 54 percent cows,
4 percent bulls, with the balance feeder
cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1270-1455 lbs 78.00-82.00,
average 79.56. Choice 2-3 1095-1490 lbs
75.50-78.50, average 77.10, heavy
1500-1575 lbs 72.50-76.75, full and Yield
Grade 4 72.50-76.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1195-1450 lb 72.75-76.25, av
erage 75.28, few high dressing up to 76.75,
full 74.25. Few Select 1-2 1060 lbs 73.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few Prime 2-3
1430-1520 lbs 64.75-69.75, average 66.75,
few up to 71.00 on Monday. Choice 2-3
1300-1510 lbs 59.25-63.25, average 62.32.
Couple heavy Select and low Choice 1-3
1590-1620 lbs 57.75-58.75, average 58.25.
Few Standard 1-2 returning to feed
1040-1190 lbs 40.00-45.50, average 43.67.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: One lot
Prime 3 1350 lbs 77.25. Few Choice 2-3
1010- 1405 lbs 74.50-77.75, average 75.40.
Select and low Choice 2-3 mostly Charo
lais and Limi-crosses 1055-1390 lbs
72.75-75.75, average 74.00. Few Select 1-2
1080-1365 lbs 68.00-72.50, average 71.31.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, February 28,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 76 75 76.75 72 25
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime No Test No Test 69.80
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 45.75 44.75 43.50
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 40.00 30.75 42.00
Bulls, YG 1, ltd. 53.50 54.00 61.50
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 34.65 No Test 39.75
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 128.00 130.00 130.00
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs
42.50- 38.00-41.75 Boners 80-85
Over 1200 lbs 37.50-42.25 35.75-37.75
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs
36.50- 34.50-36.00 Lean 88-90 Over
1000 lbs 33.50-37.75 31.00-33.75 Lean
(Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 30.50-33.75
25 00-30.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade
1-2 1010-2060 lbs 47.00-51.00, average
48.66, couple low dressers 36.00-43.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Select 1-2 965-1115 lbs
60.50-63.00. FEEDER STEERS; Couple
Medium 1 415 lbs 69.00.
CALVES; Compared to last Tuesday,
slaughter calves sold steady to 5.00 lower.
Holstein bull calves going into veal bams
sold weak to mostly sharply lower. How
ever, remember there were only 425
calves in the entire sale last week, and
when comparing the 1025 we saw this
week it makes for a pretty light test. Hol
stein heifers sold weaker as well under the
same circumstances. The supply included
753 in the state graded sale, with around
89 percent of the graded supply returning
to feed.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Standard
and Utility 65-110 lbs 15.00-27.00, weaker
11.00- CALVES GOING ON
FEED: Graded Number One Holstein
Bulls,, UO-125 lbs 125.00-137.00; 95-105
lbs 25 head package
165.QQ; package 90 lbs 135.00; package 85
lbs 145.00; couple 80 lbs 122.00. Graded
Number Two Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs
117.00- 20 head package 107.00;
couple packages 90 lbs 120.00-122.00;
package 84 lbs 100.00; package 82 lbs
90.00. Graded Number One Holstein
Heifers 100-115 lbs 410.00-440.00; pack
age 92 lbs 330.00, package 82 lbs 220.00.
Graded Number Two Holstein Heifers
package 110 lbs 280.00; 92-93 lbs
210.00- 82-85 lbs 195.00-205.00;
package 73 lbs 125.00.
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
1364 632 140 144
LAST WEEK
1200 991 342 680
LAST YEAR
1143 751 230 235
Compared to Tuesday, the bulk of the
Select and Choice steers sold steady to
firm; with the fancier high Choice and
Prime steers trading up to a full 1.00
higher. Trade activity was very mixed
throughout the sale on all grades, which
also made for some wide price spreads
within each grade (note the average prices
for each grade in the prices quoted
below). The Merc and the boxed trade
have both been farmer-friendly all week.
The February live cattle contract closed at
80.62 on Thursday which is down from
the prior day but still somewhat support
ive as the month comes to a close. Now all
eyes turn to the April contract which does
not provide as much support at its cur
rent level of 76.00, especially with the
summer months trading in the mid to
upper 60.00 range. However, we all know
how quickly those levels can adjust to the
cash trade. On the meat side, cutout val
ues are currently from around
122.00-129.00; which is much higher than
last week's values. Slaughter Holsteins
sold steady to firm on a moderate supply.
There were a few slaughter heifers on
offer, but the finished was too mixed to
compare to the early week run. Slaughter
cows sold a full 1.00-1.50 higher on a very
large run that included well over 550
head. There was an especially good sup
ply of big fleshy cows (less than 85 per
cent lean) which drew very good buyer at
tention. The cow carcass cutout value was
at 91.96 on Wednesday, which is 2.88
higher; and buyers made it clear on
Thursday that their plants are moving
meat as they added some money to their
already high bids. The few slaughter bulls
that were comparable to the light early
week test sold a full 1.00 higher, with the
rest of Thursday's run trending sharply
higher. The reported supply included 43
percent steers, 6 percent heifers, 42 per
cent cows, 4 percent bulls, with the bal
ance feeder cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1125-1440 lbs 78.10-83.75,
average 80.50, few scattered sales
76.50-78.00, Yield Grade 5 76.50-77.00.
Choice 2-3 1100-1490 lbs 75.00-78.75, av
erage 76.31, Yield Grade 4-5 70.00- 74.75,
full 72.75-74.50, good supply of high
dressing Charolais and Limi-crosses
76.00- with a fed outstanding singles
82.00- heavy 1505-1560 lbs
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