Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
New Holland
Livestock Auction
Ncu Holland. Fa
Report Supplied Bv USD \
Monciuv. March 17, 2005
Catllc Calves Hogs Sheep Goals
MONDAY
1 AS I W 1 hk
447 505 772
lASI Y FAR
24* 88 S
Compared to I hursdav lean slaughter eo
stead) to firm with flesh) (70 80 percent lean)
\cr> light supplv It has heen a long time sin<
has not heen a good supplv of Breakers and Boners on
offer and due to the light run a trend was not estab
lished on the big lows Slaughter bulls sold stead) to
firm Nearl) 18S head or 40 percent of the supplv was
made up of slaughter cows
SIAUGHPFR COWS PLRCLNI I FAN
WHGHT BUI K lOW DRESSING Breakers 70-75
Over 14(H) lbs feu 41 50 ?7 00 40 75 Boners 75-80 Over
12(H) lbs 57 00 40 50 54 25 56 50 I ean (Hi-V icld) 80-85
Over 1200 lbs 56 00-59 50 55 75 55 00 lean 85 90 Over
10(H) lbs 52 75-56 75 28 00 52 50 I ean (1 ight-Wt) 85 90
750-1000 lbs 5000 5500 24 00-28 (H) SLAUGHTER
BUI IS 5 icld Grade I 960 1840 lbs 51 00-59 75 cou
ple fancy high dressers 64 50-65 00 full 2080 lb indi
vidual 46 75 Yield Grade 2 995-1945 lbs 45 50 49 50
full 45 00 45 50
C Al VFS Compared to Thursday, slaughter calves
sold mostly steady with a few sales of 1 00 lower Hoi
'•tun bull calves going into veal barns sold 5 00-20 00
lower 1 here were not enough Holstein hufcr valves on
offer to test the market
SI AUGHTFR CAIVFS Few Good and Choice
250 *5O lbs 90 00-10000 individual 8600, Few Stan
dard and Utility 65 95 lbs 1100 *2 00 RFTURNING
TO HID Holstun Bulls 90 125 lbs 122 00-15000
SO 85 lbs 95 00 105 00 Flamer-type Bulls 90 125 lbs
105 00 120 00 Weaker Bulls 95 125 lbs 60 00-95 00
SO H 5 lbs 65 00 80 00 Holstein Heifers 95 110 lbs
270 00-500 00 80 85 lbs 160 (Ml-260 00
HOGS Barrows and gilts fully 1 00 higher with in
stances of 200 higher sows steady to firm boars firm
to 100 higher on a light run BARROWS AND
GUIS 49 54 r . lean 220 275 lbs *4 85 *7 50 up to
*8 25 late 280 295 lbs *2 00-*5 50 few 45-50 r r lean
220 270 lbs *4 00 * 00 280 s *o lbs *125 *4 50
40 45 r r lean 220 270 lbs *2 00 *4 25 *l5 340 lbs
29 00 *0 75
SOWS 1 * *(KI-450 lbs 21 00-2* 50 450 500 lbs
22 00 26 00 500 700 lbs 25 50 28 50
BOARS *OO 700 lbs 7 00-9 00
SHFFP and 1 AMBS Compared to last week prices
trended mostly steady All sheep and lambs are sold by
the pound with actual weights SI AUGHTFR
1 AMBS Choice end Prime 2 * light test 25 40 lbs
I*soo-137 00, 40-70 lbs I*4 00 162 00 light test 70-90
lbs I*o (M) I*2 00 1(H) 120 lbs 90 00-11400
SI AUGHTFR FWFS Utility and Good 1 * few
Vearhngs 110 155 lbs 8400-8800 105-165 lbs
40 00 48 (K) 190 220 lbs 28 00 *4 00 few up to 40 00
GOATS Compared to last Monda> Kid goats sold
steady on the 20 60 lbs supply with all Kids weighing
over 60 lbs not well tested Yearlings sold with a lower
undertone The top end of the \ carlmg and Kid supply
was not well tested I here was some average to better
quality Noting goats on hand but not very many as
good as the week prior Billies sold weak to instances
lower with the exception of the few extremely faney
individuals that were on offer that topped at over
200 00 per head Nannies and Wethers both sold with a
lower undertone The quality of every class was ex
tremcly mixed, with buyer activity very sporadic due to
the uncyen supply All goats are sold by (he head with
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estimated weights kids Selection I 20 40 Ihs
42 00 60 00 40-60 lbs 62 (K) 78 (K) Selection 2 20-40 lbs
52 00 48 00 40 60 lbs 46 00-70 00 Selection 5 20-40 lbs
16 00-58 00 with some of these going back to the farm
Vearlmgs Selection I 60-80 lbs 66 00-76 00 80-100 lbs
74 00 86(H) Selection 2 60 80 lbs 60 00 70 00 80 100
lbs 6600 748 00 Selection 5 60-80 lbs 41 00 60 00 Nan
mes Selection 1 feu 60 lbs 68 00 70-100 lbs
68(H) 77(H) 1(H) 140 lbs 80 00 90 00 Selection 2 70 100
lbs 52(H) 68(H) KM) 150 lbs 68(H) 75(H) Selection 5
50 70 lbs 56 00 49(H) 70 100 lbs 48 00 60 00 Billies
Selection 1 70 100 lbs 8500 8900 100 150 lbs
89(H) 109(H) couple extrcmelv fancy individuals
176(H) 216(H) Selection 2 100 150 lbs 7200-9600
150 250 lbs up to 98(H) Selection 5 70 1(H) lbs
64 00 82(H) feu 150 250 lbs 88 00 104 00 Wethers
50 70 lbs 64 00 74 00 70 100 lbs 72 00 94 (H) 100 175
lbs 92 00 110(H)
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Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage. Fa.
March 17-18, 2005
Report Supplied Bv USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WFEK
LAST WEEK
I AST YEAR
1059 879 5 0
Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold fully
50-1 00 higher The quality of the run was mixed on
Monday with some over-fed under-fed and heavy cat
tie on offer although despite the mix prices still
tiended up to a 1 00 higher Tuesday's run included
some well finished steers which added some spark to a
market that is losing a little ground every week with
most of the increase in the early week bids noted in
Tuesday's run The high Choice and Prime stock that
was available in Tuesday s run was unable to be
trended as it has been a couple of weeks since we have
seen (he good kind There is a noticeable increase in
under-finished cattle in {.ancaster County One reason
is producers fear the longer they wait to bring (hem to
town the less they will bring as the Board remains very
bearish this summer The April live cattle contract is
currently at 7* 80, with the summer months still in the
66 00 68 00 range Another reason steers arc coming to
town is due to the extremely dry summer of 2002
which left many of the producers corn supply very low
and if there is nothing to feed them then the only logi
cal solution is to send them to the sale barn Unfortu
nately there is no significant news on the horizon that
will ca<m (he cattlemen's mind, especially with what
seems to be an inevitable war in the next few days,
which only time will tell what effect invading Iraq will
have on (he red meat market Slaughter Holstein steers
sold steady with a weaker undertone noted on Mon
day s run However the real test was on Tuesday as a
good supply of the spotted stock was on offer with
most of the Holstcms lacking the finish that was noted
m the Thursday run There were not a lot of slaughter
heifers on offer with the two day run trending near
steady I can slaughter cows sold steady to weak, with
Breaking and Boning cows trading 50- I 00 lower The
fleshier cows have lost some steam over the past few
weeks with the lean supply not hit as hard yet due to
continued moderate to firm demand Slaughter bulls
were not compared to Thursday as a good majority of
the light run came through the door on (he full side
The supply included 44 percent steers {*97 head) 6
percent heifers (60 head) 44 percent tows (*97 head)
1 percent hulls (12 head) with the balance feeder cal
tic
Slaughter Steers High Choice and Prime 2-4
i 170-14 SS lbs 75 75 78 25 average 77 18 couple
79 00-80 00 on Tuesday Choice 2 1 1101-1490 lbs
74 00 77 50 average 75 40 full and leld Grade 4
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, March 21,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 75 50 75.00 72.40
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 73.75 74.00 69.50
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 42 00 43,50 46.75
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 37.85 38 15 44.75
Bulls, YG I, ltd. 52.00 52.00 61.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 36.25 34.75 35.25
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 110.00 120.00 98 00
71 75-74 50, high dressing Charolais and I imi crosses
74 00 77 75 Select and hm Choice 2 * IMS 1405 lbs
71 25 75 25 average 7174 heavy 1505-1545 lbs
68 75 71 75 with an individual at 75 50 Select 1-2
1025-1455 lbs 68 75 72 75 average 71 90 up to 74 75 on
Monday Few Standard 1 2 1240-1155 lbs 65 00 68 00,
average 66 17 Returning to feed 975-1145 lbs
62 00-72 75 Holstein Steers Individual Prime 1 on
Monday 1405 lbs 67 00 Choice 2-3 1095-1575 lbs
6000 6175, average 6090, heavy 1685 lb individual
54 25 Select and low Choice 2-1 1290-1560 lbs
57 00-60 85 average 5919 Select 1-2 1180-1525 lbs
51 25 58 25 average 56 91 Standard 1-2 1015 1415 lbs
42 00-52 75. average 48 70 Slaughter Heifers Choice
2 1 1050 1110 lbs 72 50 75 75. average 71 45 Select
and low Choice 2-3 1090-1270 lbs 69 75-72 00, average
71 25
Slaugh'er Cows Percent Lxan Weight Bulk Low
Dressing Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs 40 00-43 75
37 00 40 25 Boners 80-85 Over 1200 lbs 36 50-40 25
35 00 37 00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs
35 50-38 25 32 75-35 75 Lean 88-90 Over 1000 lbs
32 00-35 75 28 50-32 00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85 90
750-1000 lbs 29 00-3150 24 50-3000 Slaughter Bulls
Yield Grade 1-2 mostly full condition 45 00-47 50, mdi
vidual 56 00
Calves Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter calves
sold mostly steady Number One Holstein bulls going
into special-fed veal barns sold steady to 7 00 lower
with the Number Two bull supply trading steady to as
much as 12 00 higher The Holstein heifer supply was
pretty light, however the lots that did have enough
numbers to compare sold near steady The supply in
eluded 603 in the state graded sale, with around 83
percent of the graded supply returning to feed Slaugh
ter Calves Standard and Utility 60 110 lbs
12 00-30 00 Calves Going Onto Feed Graded Number
One Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 120 00 150 00 package
85 lbs 140 00 couple 80 lbs 122 00 Graded Number
Two Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 118 00 142 00 two lots
83-84 lbs 112 00-125 00 Fancy Beef Bulls 95 125 lbs
115 00-140 00 Graded Number One Holstein Heifers
90-115 lbs 245 00-300 00. few 83 lbs 200 00 Graded
Number Iwo Holstein Hcilcrs 90 110 lbs
240 00 245 00 package 82 lbs 220 00
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa
I hursdas, Mart h 20, 2005
Report Supplied 1U USD \
Cattle Calves Sheep Goals
MONDAY
1274 500 257 249
I AST WEEK
1571 650 126 250
I AST YEAR
1486 624 1180 679
Compared to Tuesday, Choice slaughter steers sold
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fully steady, with all other grades trading steady to
weak You will notice the prices quoted below are
around a full 1 00 higher than last week's Thursday
run hut they were only stead) with Tuesday as buyers
put the 1 00 New Holland lost last week on this week s
Monday and Tuesday runs There was not a good sup
ply of high Choice and Prime stock on hand and the
few on offer were weighing up pretty full Buyers look
ing for the quality steers had their hands tied, although
they were able to resort to a surprisingly large, and
well finished, heifer supply to fill loads The low
Choice and Select buyers were able to step in and at
times put a little spark in the trade, although it was
only short lived as most bids failed to match the early
week runs The Western direct feed yards were moving
their live steers 1 00-2 00 higher as of Thursday at
78 00 in Texas and from 78 00-78 SO in Kansas and
Nebraska This weeks cash trade holds around a 400
premium to the April live cattle contract at the Merc,
which closed at 74 85 on Thursday, and no one is tak
ing their eyes off of the bearish June contract which is
sitting around 6800 (a full 1000 discount to the cur
rent cash trade) The Choice Slaughter Holstein steer
supply sold as much as 1 00 higher, with not enough
high quality spotted stock available early in the week
to test the top end of the market Trading was very ac
tive on the Holstems, as a few buyers turned to owning
them over the colored cattle as they carried some pret
ty good finish As mentioned above, the slaughter heif
er supply saw a surprising influx in receipts as nearly
140 head went through the ring There were not near
the heifer numbers early in the week to compare to, but
a firmer undertone was definitely noted Breaking and
Boning cows managed to hold near steady with only
instances of weakness noted However, the Lean cow
supply did not have the same buyer support as the
fleshier cows received as they trended a full 1 00-2 00
lower Buyer attendance was good for the fleshier
types, but lighter than normal for the Lean cows It
does not help the lean cow market when the cutter cow
carcass cutout value losses over 4 00 over the past two
days either The early week bull run was made up of
mostly full stock, therefore the Thursday run was not
comparable, there was a
weaker undertone noted
when compared to last
week's run The reported
supplv included 29 percent
steers (564 head), 11 per
«.ent hufers (158 head) 46
percent lows (SKI head). 6
percent hulls (74 head)
with the balance feeder
cattle
SI AUOHTER
STEERS light supply of
High Choice and Prime
1165 1450 lbs
76 00 77 25 average 76 70.
Yield Grade 5
75 75 76 25 Choice 2-5
1055 1425 lbs 74 00-77 00
average 75 60, couple
78 25 78 50 Yield Grade 4
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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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Wednesday: 6:30 -10:30 A.M.
Friday: 6:30 -10:30 A.M. PiiP^
Route 897 • 1 Mile North of Fivepointville, Denver, Pa
(717) 445-5776 • Fax (717) 445-6963
average 73 42 Select 1 2 1135 1480 lbs 69 SO 73 SO av
erage 71 38 high dressing individual 7S 7S few full
and heavy ISOO 156 S lbs 67 2S 68 00
HOl-SFFIN STFFRS High Chinee and Prime 2 3
1280-1520 lbs 64 00-69 00. average 66 40 Choice 2 3
1280-1490 lbs 61 00 64(H) average 61 96 Select and
low Choice 2-3 124 S 1600 lbs 57 00-S9 75 average
59 19 Select 1-2 IISS 13SS lbs 5300 S6OO average
SS 10 Few Standard 1 2 1015-130 S lbs 44 SO 4S SO,
average 4S 00
SI AUGHT FR HFIFFRS Couple Prime 3
1205-1295 lbs 7SSO-78 7S Heavy run of Choice 2 3
1035 1375 lbs 72 00-75 SO average 73 34 Select and
low Choice 2-3 1070-1460 lbs 71 00 73 7S average
72 06 Select I 2 1070-1300 lbs 68(H) 70 SO average
68 86
SLAUGHTFR COWS Breakers 70 75 Over 1400 lbs
40 00-44 00 36 00-39 75 few up to 4S 00 Boners 75-80
Over 1200 lbs 36 00-40 7S 33 00-36 SO I ean (Hi Yield)
80 85 Over 1200 lbs 3S 00-37 25,31 00 34 25, outstand
mg individual 41 SO Lean 85-90 Over 1000 lbs
30 00-34 75 27 75-31 7S as high as 36 00 at times I ean
(1 ight-Wt) BS-90 7SO-1000 lbs 26 75-30 SO 23 00-27 00
SLAUGHTFR BULLS Yield Grade 1 1160-2175 lbs
47 SO-S 6 50. high dressing up to 64 00, low dressing or
full 43 00-47 2S Yield Grade 2 1230-2230 lbs 44 GO
-48 00, few low dressing 43 00-43 SO Few Bullocks Sc
lect 1-2 1445-1580 lbs S 4 00-55 50
CALVES Compared to Tuesday slaughter calves
sold steady Holstein bull calves going into veal bams
sold steady to SOO higher Bidding was moderately ac
tive with buyer attendance fairly normal Many buyers
are trying to pencil out how they can place 90-125
pound calves in veal barns costing from 120 00 150(H)
when they are only worth from around 185 00-190 00
in the cooler However, so far demand has not been af
fected to greatly Holstein heifers sold sharply lower on
the light test The PA Department of Ag graded 381
for the graded sale, with an estimated 81 percent of the
run going back on feed
SLAUGHTER CALVFS Utility 60-110 lbs
12 00-3000
GOING OF FFED Graded Number One Holstein
Bulls 90-12 S lbs 125 00-1 SO 00 80-90 lbs 142 00 14300
Graded Number Two Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 120 00
139 00. lot weighing 80-90 lbs 120 00 Holstein Heifers
90-125 lbs 19000- 260 00. 80-8 S lbs 16000-230 00
65-75 lbs 12000-18000 Plainer-type Heifers 9S-I2S
120 00-180 00, 80-85 lbs 110 00-160 00. 70-7 S lbs
130 00-140 00. 65 lbs 90 00 Beef bulls 95-100 lbs
100 00-125 00 fancy 70 pounder 100 00
SHEEP and LAMBS Compared to Monday, the
lamb and sheep market were not tested Private
sources indicated that there was definitely a- weaker
undertone on the light run
GOATS Compared to Monday the goat run was
not tested However, private sources indicated chat
there was a sharply lower undertone on the late week
run All goats are sold on a per head basis with esti
mated weights Note All prices quoted below arc from
the Monday run
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717-548-2492
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Mobile (410) 459-4864
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