Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, March 31,2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
372
LAST WEEK
244 1083
459 202 1271 968 1351
LAST YEAR
182 746
Compared to Thursday, Lean slaughter cows
sold fully steady with instances firmer. The
fleshy cow supply was not well tested, especially
the Breaking cows. There was a weaker under
tone noted on the fleshier cows, although many
of them were weighing up pretty full, therefore,
prices may have been closer to steady in the
meat. The majority of the slaughter bull run
was made up of fleshier bulls, with those com
parable to Thursday trending about steady
Nearly 207 head, or 55 percent, of the supply
was made up of slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers
70-75 Over 1400 lbs 39.00-43.00 37.75-39.75
Boners 75-80 Over 1200 lbs 37 00-39.25
34.75-37.75 Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85 Over 1200 lbs
36 50-39.00 33.00-35 50 Lean 85-90 Over 1000
lbs 32.00-36.50 29.50-32.00 Lean (Lighl-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 28 00-32.25 25.00-28.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1010-2125 lbs 44.75-49.75, individual 53.50, low
dressing 39.50-42.75. Bullocks. Select 1-2
1250-1320 lbs 66.00-67 00.
CALVES: Compared to Thursday, slaughter
calves sold with a weaker undertone on a very
light test. Holstein bull calves suitable for spe
cial-fed veal bams sold sharply lower There
were not enough Holstein heifers to test the
market.
SLAUGHTER CALVES. Few Standard and
Utility 55-110 lbs 11.00-22.00.
GOING INTO VEAL BARNS: Holstein
Bulls individual 140 lbs 92.00, 90-125 lbs
130.00- Plainer-type Bulls 90-125 lbs
90.00- 75-85 lbs 50.00- 80.00. Weaker
bulls 90-125 lbs 80.00-100.00. Few Holstein heif
ers 90-120 lbs 190.00-290.00, individual 150.00,
80-90 lbs 100.00-160.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts mostly a full 1.00
lower on those that were comparable, sows
steady to firm on a run that included ISO head,
boars steady to 100 lower on a run that in
cluded nearly 45 head.
BARROWS AND GILTS; few 49-54% lean
190-215 lbs 31.50-32.25,220-270 lbs 33 50-36.00,
few up to 37.00, few 275-300 lbs 31,85-35.25,
40-45% lean 220-270 lbs 31.75-34 00, 275-305
lbs 29.75-32.00, few 40-45% lean 220-270 lbs
30.00-32.00,280-325 lbs 27.10-30.00.
SOWS. 1-3 300-450 lbs 22.25-24.25, 450-500
lbs 23 00-26.25, 500-700 lbs 26.00-28.50, couple
up to 29 00
BOARS. 300-700 lbs 8.00-9.00.
SHEEP and LAMBS: Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs sold 6.00-8.00 higher on a very
good run. Buyer attendance was moderate, with
bidding relatively active. Slaughter ewes sold
with a firmer undertone on a heavy run All
sheep and lambs arc sold by the pound, with ac
tual weights. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice,
end Prime 2-3 few 20-40 lbs 120.00; 40-60 lbs
127.00- 60-80 (bs 108.00-136.00, less at
tractive 88.00-104.00; 80-100 lbs 116.00-128.00;
100-140 lbs 95.00-104.00; 140-170 lbs
82.00-
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
SLAUGHTER EWES- Few Yearlings 85-100
lbs 54.00-68.00. Utility and Good 1-3 100-130
lbs 31.00-39.00; 130-200 lbs mostly 28.00-30.00,
with the exception of a few packages that sold
as high as 39.00; 200-320 lbs 24.00-30.00. Few
Bucks 240-265 lbs 30.00-36.00.
GOATS; Compared to last Monday, Kid
goats sold steady to firm. Yearlings were not
tested due to the light supply. Nannies were not
well tested, however the light test sold with a
lower undertone. Billies also sold with a lower
undertone, with the Wether supply trading
steady to firm. The quality of Monday's run was
well below average across the board on every
grade There were a few standouts that had
some higher muscling, but for the most part the
supply was made up of Selection 2 and 3‘s. All
goats were sold by the head, with estimated
weights Note All prices and market trends are
made on the bulk of the run. However, any late
sales or trends will not be listed. Kids: Selection
1 20-40 lbs 48.00-60.00; 40-60 lbs 58.00-67.00;
60-80 lbs 72.00-76.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs
38.00- 40-60 lbs 49.00-62.00; package 70
lbs 70.00. Selection 3 20-40 lbs 22 00-36.00, with
lots under 20 lbs 12.00-22.00; 40-60 lbs
30 00-40.00; package 70 lbs 57.00. Yearlings: Se
lection 1 few 80-100 lbs 70.00-76.00. Selection 2
few 60-80 lbs 58.00-62.00. Nannies: Selection 1
few 70-100 lbs 62.00-66.00; few 100-150 lbs
80 00-92.00. Selection 2 few 50-70 lbs 44.00; few
70-100 lbs 53.00-66.00; few 100-150 lbs
58.00- Selection 3 few 50-70 lbs
37.00- Billies; Selection 1 70-100 lbs
60.00- 100-150 lbs 8600-104.00; few
150-250 lbs 122.00-136 00, with a fancy individ
ual early 160.00. Selection 2 70-100 lbs
5000-62.00; 100-150 lbs 70.00-92.00; few
150-250 lbs 96.00-110.00 Selection 3 70-100 lbs
47 00-66.00, couple 69.00. Wethers; 50-70 lbs
60.00- fancy 78.00-82.00; 70-100 lbs
72.00- 100-175 lbs 92.00-112 00, couple
78.00.
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Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
March 31-April L 2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold
as much as .50 higher on Monday, trading
steady on Tuesday. Monday's supply included
some well-finished steers that were in good con
dition and sold accordingly. On Tuesday, the
bulk of the steers were weighing up pretty full,
and even though the prices quoted are steady,
prices will likely be higher in the meat Bidding
was moderately active, with all grades having
no problem finding a truck to nde on. Slaughter
Holstein steers sold steady to firm due to what
continues to be very good demand. The slaugh
ter heifer supply was very light, and a trend was
not fully established. However, the few on hand
did trend with a firmer undertone. Lean slaugh
ter cows sold steady to instances of .50 lower,
with the fleshier (75-85 percent lean) supply
trading 1.00 to as much as 2.00 lower. Beside
the few standouts in the Breaking cow supply;
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RD 1, Marietta PA
17547
Office Phone:
717*653*8164
Specializing in
Stockers &
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717*653*5728
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GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
955 N. State St.
Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers -Cash or Certified Checks Only
Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, April 4,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk
77.75
74.75
42.50
38.25
52.00
34.75
120.00
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.
bids are pretty much contained under 43.00.
There were not enough slaughter bulls on offer
to adequately test the market. The supply in
cluded 42 percent steers (320 head), S percent
heifers (38 head), 49 percent cows (375 head), 2
percent bulls (13 head), with the balance of the
two day run made up of a few feeder cattle. All
prices and trends are recorded from the Mon
day and Tuesday sale and then combined.
Therefore, averages are also a combination of
both days. Note: There will be a special feeder
cattle sale held at the Vintage Sales Stables on
Monday April the 21st after the fat cattle sale,
with some good consignments of quality feeders
expected. Slaughter Steers: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1110-1455 lbs 76.75-80.75, average
78.85, up to 81.50 on Monday. Choice 2-3
1150-1455 lbs 75.00-78.50, average 76.86, full or
Yield Grade 4 73.50-76.50, few Charolais and
Limi-X‘s 80.00-80.25, few heavy 1530-1615 lbs
71.25- Select and low Choice 2-3
1150-1455 lbs 72.25-75.50. Select 1-2 1010-1460
lbs 70.75-73.50, full 68.00-71.50.
Holstein Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1300-1530 lbs 64.00-67.75, average 66.69, up to
70.25 on Monday. Choice 2-3 1255-1575 lbs
61.50-65.25, average 63.80, up to 66.25 on Mon
day. Select and low Choice 2-3 1175-1575 lb
57.25- Select 1-2 on Monday 1155-1495
lbs 53.00-59.25.
Slaughter Heifers: Few Prime 3 1140-1250 lbs
75.75-77.50. Choice 2-3 1055-1450 lbs
75 00-76.75, fancy Charofaus-X individual 79.75,
couple Yield Grade 4 71.25-72.50. Few Select
and low Choice 2-3 1055-1255 lbs 70.75-72.00.
76.25-77.00.
Slaughter Cows; Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 Over 1400 lbs
39.00- 36.00-39.00 few 43.75-44.25 Boners
80-85 Over 1200 lbs 36.25-39.25 35.50-37.25
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 Over 1200 lbs 36.00-38.00
33.50-37.25 Lean 88-90 Over 1000 lbs
32.00- 29.00-32.50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
750-1000 lbs 29.00-31.50 25.00-29.50 Slaughter
Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1010-1350 lbs 46.75-48.50.
Yield Grade 2 1150-1500 lbs 45.50-47.00, low
dressing 44.00.
Calves: Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter
calves sold steady. Holstein bulls going into spe
cial-fed veal barns sold weak to 12.00 tower,
with instances of sharply lower prices on the
lighter bulls. Finished prices remain at around
Wk Ago
76.65
73.85
42.50
37.65
51.85
36.25
109.00
185.00-192.00, which most consider bearish.
Holstein heifets sold sharply higher as prices
broke through the 300.00 barrier. Buyer attend
ance and demand were both good on the heif
ers. The supply included 580 in the state graded
sale, with around 86 percent of thcgraded sup
ply returning to feed.
Slaughter Calves: Standard and Utility
60-110 lbs 15.00-30.00. Calves Going Into Veal
Bams; Graded Number One Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 114.00-145.00, small package 95.00;
package 85 lbs 95.00; package 80 lbs 70.00; few
75 lbs 40.00. Graded Number Two Holstein
Bulls 90-125 lbs 102.00-117.00, package 92.00;
package 83 lbs 100.00. Holstein Bulls sold in the
singles auction 130 145 lbs 50.00-75.00, few
fancy 95.00-110.00. Few Beef-type bulls 85-95
lbs 75.00-120.00. Graded Number One Holstein
Heifers 90-115 lbs 345.00- 375.00; package 81
lbs 250.00. Graded Number Two Holstein Heif
ers 90-125 lbs 102.00-117.00, package 92.00;
package 83 lbs 100.00. Holstein Heifers sold in
the singles auction 90 lbs 250.00; 80 lbs
135.00-180.00.
Few Beef-type heifers 105-115 lbs
110.00-120.00.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, April 3,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
1516 542 223 395
LAST WEEK
1489 658 143 269
LAST YEAR
1410 549
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers sold
1.00 to mostly 2.00 higher in very active trading.
Bidding turned active after the first good set
walked through the door and didn't let up until
the sale was over There was a very good supply
of high quality, long-fed fats on offer, with high
Choice and Prime buyers showing nght away
they were not afraid to still pay over 80 00. The
finished market may be showing some bearish
indicators this summer, but cattle feeders are
going Co enjoy it while they can as the majority
of the cattlemen that attended Thursday's run
were sporting ear to ear grins. This makes the
second consecutive week that the New Holland
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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
• Contract Feeding Programs ■ Marketing of Finished Cattle • Dairy Heifers
impressive considenng the supply was starting
to run a little thin in Lancaster County, and it is
extremely impressive that the quality is very
good considering many area producers are feel
ing the effect of the dry summer of 2002 as their
com and silage supplies are all but diminished
The slaughter Holstein supply was a little
mixed, but still trended near steady Slaughter
heifers were hard to come by early m the week,
so the late week supply was not well tested
However, a firmer undertone was noted
Slaughter cows sold steady to mostly 100 high
er, with even more strength present on the
fleshy cows at times Slaughter bulls sold with a
higher undertone when compared to Tuesday s
very light showing. The reported supply in
cluded 45 percent steers (685 head), 4 percent
heifers (72 head), 31 percent cows (482 head), 6
percent bulls (104 head), with the balance feed
er cattle.
Yr Ago
71.85
69.85
46.50
44.75
62.50
33.85
85.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1155-1465 lbs 78.50-82.85, average
80.59, Yield Grade 5 75.50-77.75. Choice 2-3
1025-1470 lbs 79.00- 79.75, average 77.91, cou
ple packages 80.00-80.35, Yield Grade 4 or full
71.50- 75.75, heavy 1505-1595 lbs 70.50-75.25
with a couple 76.00-77.00, high dressing Charo
lais and Limi-X‘s 79.50-83.75, few Yield Grade
1-2 81.50-81.75. Select and low Choice 2-3
1110-1495 lbs 73.00-76.75, average 75.42. Select
1-21165-1360 lbs 70.00-74.25, average 72.07.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1280-1595 lbs 64.25-69,25, average
66.63, few 70.25-71.00, few beef-crosses 73.25.
Choice 2-3 1210-1505 lbs 60.00-63.50, average
62.11, few full 58.00. Select and low Choice 2-3
1250-1520 lbs 57.25-61.75, average 59.79. Select
1-2 1190-1405 lbs 55.00- 58,75, average 57.45.
Few Standard 1-2 1190-1270 lbs 51.75-54,50,
average 53.04.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Prime 3 individual
1170 lbs 76.75. Few Choice 2-3 1080- 1265 lbs
74.25-75.25, few Yield Grade 4 72.75-74.00, few
Charolais and Limi-X‘s 76.00-77.25, few light
weight 950-990 lbs 68.75-72.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; Breakers 70-75 Over
1400 lbs 39.75-45.75, 37.00-40.00. Boners 75-80
Over 1200 lbs 37.00-40.50, 35.00-37.25. Lean
(Hi-Yield) 80-85 Over 1200 lbs 36.75-40.75,
34.00- Lean 85-90 Over 1000 lbs
32.00- 29.50-32.00. Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
750-1000 lbs 28.50-32.00,26.00-29.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1085-2225 lbs 48.25-56.00, few fancier up to
58.50. Yield Grade 2 1190-2130 lbs 46.00-48.50,
full 45.75.
CALVES; Compared to Tuesday, slaughter
calves sold fully steady on the bulk of the run,
with a few individuals and graded pens trading
as much as 20.00 higher. Holstein bull calves
suitable for special-fed veal bams sold sharply
higher in. Holstein heifers were not well tested.
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (410) 459-4864
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Monday Market
M/e are
selling fat cattle
and butcher cows
Monday, 10 am
Private Treaty
Lancaster
Stockyards
717-394-7915
W. Conly Scarff
Home (410) 838-5883
Mobile (410) 790-2650