Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland. Pa.
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Monday. March 3, 2003
Cattle Cahes Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
349 245
1 AST WFEK
360 362
1062
1 AST YFAR
1284
Compared Thursday's very large run
and active market. Lean slaughter cows
sold steady to weak; with fleshier (70-80
percent lean) cows trading as much as
1.00 lower Buyer attendance was very
good on Thursday with excellent demand
for the Breakers and Boners. However,
the demand faltered somewhat on Mon
day as buyers were not chasing after the
bigger cows near as hard. Slaughter bulls
sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher, with excel
lent demand noted on the high dressers.
The supply was made up of nearly 62 per
cent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER COWS' PERCENT
1 EAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 70-75 Over 1400 lbs
42.00- 38.00-43 25 Boners 75-80
Over 1200 lbs 38 00-42.00 35.00-38.75
lean (Hi-Yreld) 80-85 Over 1200 lbs
35.50- 00 Lean 85-90 Over 1000 lbs
34.00- 32.00-34.50 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 31.25-33.75
29.50-
SI AUGHTER BULLS' Yield Grade
1-2 1320-2050 lbs 52.00-59.75, couple very
fancy high dressers 71.50-74.25, low
dressing and full 905-975 lbs 45.00-54.00.
CALVES- Compared to Thursday, veal
calves sold sharply higher on a light run.
Holstein bulls sold sharply lower in light
early week demand. There were not
enough Holstein heifers for a market test.
VEALERS; Standard and Utility
60-135 lbs 20 00-35 00 RETURNING TO
FEED: Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs
115 00-142 00, 90 lbs 90 00-125 00; 80-85
lbs 95.00-120 00 Plainer-type Holstein
Bulls 95-125 lbs 100.00-125 00. Light test
of Plainer-type Holstein Heifers 90-100
lbs 210.00-290 00
HOGS Compared to last week, harrow
and gilts sold steady to weak, sows were
steady to 2 00 higher BARROWS AND
GUTS. 49-549}- lean 180-215 lbs
30 00-33.25, 220-275 lbs 33.50-35 25, few
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SHEEP and I AMBS: There were very
few lambs on offer, therefore a trend was
not established. The majority of the run
was comprised of sheep which sold near
steady. All sheep and lambs are sold by
the pound, with actual weights.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice, end
1125
Prime 2-3 very few 30-45 lbs
130.00-147.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings and Two-year olds
120-130 lbs 68.00-74.00. Utility and Good
1-3 130-190 lbs 35.00-58.00; 195-260 lbs
31.00-46.00.
GOATS; Compared to last Monday,
Kid goats sold firm to 4.00 higher. A light
test of Yearlings sold 2.00-10.00 higher.
Nannies sold mostly 2.00-6.00 higher,
with the top-end of the heavy Selection
One’s trending as much as 15.00 higher
The majority of the Billie supply sold
sharply higher in very active trading. The
Wether supply drew off of the strong Bil
lie market as they also trended sharply
higher. Buyer attendance was good, with
the overall demand very good for all
classes and weights. All goats are sold by
the head, with estimated weights. Kids;
Selection 1 20-40 lbs 42.00-54.00; 40-60
lbs 54.00-66.00; 60-80 lbs up to 86.00. Se
lection 2 20-40 lbs 36.00-44.00; 40-60 lbs
46.00- Selection 3 20-40 lbs
20.00- Yearlings; Selection 1 60-80
lbs 62.00-76.00; few 80-100 lbs
75.00- Selection 2 and 3 60-80 lbs
42.00- Nannies; Selection 1 70-100
lbs 80.00-88.00; 100-150 lbs 89.00-117.00.
Selection 2 50-70 lbs 56.00-70.00; 70-100
lbs 70.00-79 00; 100-150 lbs 78.00-90.00
Selection 3 50-70 lbs 48 00-60.00; few
70-100 lbs 62.00-66.00; 100-150 lbs
58 00-76 00. Billies. Selection 1 70-100 lbs
96.00- fancy up to 130.00; 150-250
lbs 124 00-175.00, outstanding individual
198 00 Selection 2 70-100 lbs 66.00-80.00;
100-150 lbs 88 00-100 00; 150-250 lbs
96.00- 00 Selection 3 few 100-150 lbs
68.00- Wethers: Few 60 lbs 67 00;
70-100 lbs 88.00-102.00; 100-175 lbs
104.00-
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, March 7, 2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago YrAgo
Steers, Choice 2-3 75 35 76.75 73.60
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 74.75 No Test 71.50
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 46.00 45.75 46.75
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 41.00 40.00 42.00
Bulls, YG 1, ltd. 54.00 53.50 62.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 34.35 34.65 39 40
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. NO TEST 128.00 90.00
Vintage
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March 3-4,2003
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Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
929 848
LAST WEEK
946 1020
LAST YEAR
746 843
Compared to Thursday, slaughter
steers sold weak to .50 lower with in
stances up to 1.00 lower. However, a good
majority of the supply was weighing up
on the full side, and when you take the fill
and the mud hanging on their bellies into
consideration prices didn't seem drastical
ly lower in the meat. The overall quality
of the run was about average, with the
buyers trying to put some high Choice
and Prime steers on their trucks having a
tough go of it. One thing that did increase
early in the week was the receipts, with
over 470 head of slaughter steers in the
books for the combined Monday and
Tuesday run. The Holstein steers and
slaughter heifers that were comparable to
Thursday's run sold with a weaker under
tone. The cow carcass cutout value was
1.28 higher on Monday, which added
some support to the Tuesday cow run; al
though even with the Tuesday run trend
ing firmer than Monday, prices still failed
to compete with Thursday's very active
market. Compared to Thursday, all class
es of slaughter cows sold 50-1.00 lower,
with most of the decrease noted on the
Breaking and Boning cow supply. Slaugh
ter bulls sold near steady on a light run
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The supply included 51 percent steers, 4
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cent bulls, with the balance feeder cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1245-1465 lbs 78.00-82.00,
average 79.64. Choice 2-3 1040-1500 lbs
74.25-78.25, average 76.44, full
72.75- Yield Grade 4 73.00-74.25,
few Yield Grade 5 65.50-69.25, high
dressing Charolais-crosses 75.75-78.75,
heavy 1500-1585 lbs 70.00-74.00. Select
and low Choice 2-3 1170-1480 lb
73.10-75.50, average 74.90, up to 76.75 on
Monday. Select 1-2 1090-1485 lbs
69.75- average 73.17, up to 76.50 on
Monday.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1310-1510 lbs 63.00-64.75,
average 64.06, few up to 66.50. Choice 2-3
1075-1570 lbs 61.25-63.75, average 62.33.
Select and low Choice 1-3 1335-1595 lbs
58.00-60.50, average 59.71, few heavy
1600-1670 lbs 57.00-57.25. Select 1-2
1190-1570 lbs 56.25-58.75, average 57.58.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Select and
low Choice 2-3 1040-1435 lbs 72.00-76.00,
average 73.73.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs
42.75- 39.00-42.75 few outstanding
up to 49.00 Boners 80-85 Over 1200 lbs
38 00-42.00 35.75-38.75 Lean (Hi-Yield)
85-88 Over 1200 lbs 37 00-40.25
34.75- Lean 88-90 Over 1000 lbs
34.50-38.50 30.00-34.75 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 31.25-33.75
28.00-31.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade
1-2 1375-2385 lbs 47 50-53.00, average
50.80.
CALVES: Compared to last Tuesday,
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sold steady to firm in moderate trading.
Holstein heifers sold sharply lower in very
light interest The supply included 648 in
the state graded sale, with around 86 per
cent of the graded supply returning to
feed.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Standard
and Utility 65-115 lbs 17.00-35.00, weaker
10.00-15.00
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Number One Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs
120.00- 157.00; 80-85 lbs 142.00-147.00.
Graded Number Two Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 125 00-137.00, one 20 head
package 90.00; 83-84 lbs 70.00-80.00.
Graded Number One Holstein Heifers
90-115 lbs 350.00-360.00; package 85 lbs
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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, March 6,2003
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Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
1384 675 242 273
LAST WEEK
1364 632 140 144
LAST YEAR
1381
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers sold
100 to mostly 200 lower, and it was not un
common to note sales up to 300 lower How
ever, it is important to note that New Holland
wasn‘t the only place in the world where fats
sold sharply lower at the end of the week The
Western feedlots also moved their show list cat
tle a full 2 00-3 00 lower at mostly 77 00 The
Mercantile Exchange is lined up to be very bear
ish as we look ahead to summer with the April
contract currently at 74.60, with June and Au
gust trading from 66 75-69.70 respectively
Combine the outside pressure with some lower
quality stock on offer, and not a lot of people
were too surprised by the lower prices I guess
we all knew it was coming, it just takes a while
to accept it as most producers have become ac
customed to a 78 00-8100 market and are re
luctant to head back into the lower 70‘s so
quickly Holstein steers felt the squeeze from the
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