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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, May 19,2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
334 170 1528 1369 1265
LAST WEEK
329 190 801 1092 770
LAST YEAR
194 131 1272 1330 1310
Market not reported by USDA because of
holiday. No report available.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
May 26-27,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
757 623 7 1
LAST WEEK
772
LAST YEAR
636
Compared to Thursday, slaughter
steers sold weak to 1.00 lower on Monday
mainly due to the lower quality of the
supply and the full weigh-ups. However,
on Tuesday prices were firm to .50 higher
on the Choice steers, with high Choice
and Prime steers up to 1.00 higher. The
quality of the Tuesday run was outstand
ing, with several consignments of very
well-finished steers. The Tuesday run
only included around 115 head, which
also lent support. Records continue to be
shattered in the county, as there were a
couple of fancy steers that sold for 88,00;
and an outstanding single which topped
the Tuesday market at 88.50. The slaugh
ter Holstein supply was very light and a
trend was not established. The slaughter
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heifer supply included some long-feds
that were not comparable to the Thursday
run, but sold with a steady undertone.
Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower
with the bulk of the decrease on the fleshy
cows. There were not enough slaughter
bulls to test the market. The two-day run
included 299 steers, 52 heifers, 387 cows,
13 bulls, with 6 head of feeder cattle.
Slaughter Steers; High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1185-1470 lbs 82.00-86.50,
fancy 87.00-88.50. Choice 2-3 1100-1485
lbs 79.00-83.75, Charolais-crosses
80.25-88.00. Choice 4 1230-1405 lbs
77.50-79.25. High dressing Choice 1-2
1200-1380 lbs 82.25-87.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-1365 lbs 77.00- 80.00,
with a few heavier muscled up to 81.00,
few heavy 1515-1585 lbs 67.50- 75.25. Se
lect 1-3 1090-1415 lbs 73.25-77.25.
Holstein Steers: Few high Choice and
Prime 2-3 70.00-74.50 which includes
some beef-crosses. High Select and Choice
2-3 1285-1545 lbs 67.00-70.60, few heavy
1635-1675 lbs 59.00-60.00.
Slaughter Heifers: Prime 4-5 1080-1390
lbs 78.00-82.50. Choice 3-4 1035- 1240 lbs
74.25-79.00.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight
Bulk Low Dressing Breakers 70-75 Over
1400 lbs 48.00-53.50 43.75-48.25 Boners
75-80 Over 1200 lbs 44.50-49.75
41.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-90 Over
1200 lbs up to 45.50 Lean 85-90 Over
1000 lbs 39.00-43.25 34.00-39.25 Lean
(Light-wgt) 85-90 Over 750 lbs
35.00- 30.75-34.50. Slaughter Bulls:
Few Yield Grade 1-2 1220-1960 lbs
48.75-59.50, full 41.00-46.00.
Calves: Compared to Thursday's grad
ed sale, veal calves sold mostly steady.
Holstein bull calves suitable for special
fed veal barns sold sharply higher in very
Monday Market
M/e are
selling fat cattle
and butcher cows
Monday, 10 am
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Lancaster
Stockyards
717-394-7915
Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, May 30,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 83.25 82.00 67.85
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 80.75 78.75 66.75
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 52.25 50.00 47.00
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 48.25 46.25 45.00
Bulls, YGI, ltd. 58.00 57.25 61.25
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday NO TEST 46.50 31.50
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 121.00 117.00 92.00
active trading. Holstein heifers also sold
sharply higher in active trading. The PA
Department of Ag graded 482 head of
bulls and heifers for the graded sale, with
around 92 percent of the graded run
going back on feed.
Veal Calves: Standard and Utility
60-110 lbs 20.00-30.00. Returning to Feed;
Graded Number One Holstein Bulls
120-125 lbs 150.00-165.00; 95-120 lbs
195.00- lot averaging 90 lbs 175.00;
80-85 lbs 150.00-164.00. Graded Number
Two Holstein Bulls 90-120 lbs
145.00- two lots 80-85 lbs 125.00.
Few beef bulls 105-110 lbs 190.00-205.00.
Graded Number One Holstein Heifers
90-110 lbs 425.00-480.00; package averag
ing 83 lbs 380.00; couple 75 lbs 280.00.
Graded Number Two Holstein Heifers
90-110 lbs 410.00-440.00; package averag
ing 84 lbs 375.00; package averaging 74
lbs 240.00; package averaging 63 lbs
220.00. Individual beef heifer 95 lbs
180.00.
MONDAY
1165 460 167 198
LAST WEEK
1402 559 307 197
LAST YEAR
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers
sold 2.00-3.00 higher in very active trad
ing. The quality of the run was very good,
with a large percentage of the supply con
sisting of Choice and Prime cattle. The
ink had not even dried in the record
books early in the week when the top
steer sold for 88.50, when late in the week
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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, May 29,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
1444
a small group brought 89.00. What is
even more impressive than the market
toppers is the price the bulk of the Choice
steers are bringing, from 82.00-86.00.
Many factors could have gone into pro
ducing a higher Thursday market, wheth
er it be the lighter late week run, the
Mercs limit-up close the prior day, boxed
beef values up 2.00-2.60 on Wednesday,
the closing of the Canadian border, or a
bearish western fat cattle market; whatev
er it is, producers are not going to ques
tion it as the market is better than it has
been in years. Compared to a very light
run of Holsteins early in the week, slaugh
ter Holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher.
Slaughter heifers sold up to 3.00 higher,
although the early week run was light.
Fleshy (65-80 percent lean) slaughter
cows sold fully 2.00-3.00 higher in active
trading. Lean slaughter cows sold firm to
1.50 higher. The supply consisted of some
very fancy Breaking and Premium White
cows which sold at over 60.00 at times.
Slaughter bulls sold with a higher under
tone on a very nice ran. The supply in
cluded 435 head of steers, 411 cows, 52
heifers, 51 bulls, with 216 head of feeder
cattle.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1190-1440 lbs 84.75-89.00.
Choice 2-3 1140-1455 lbs 82.00-86.25,
mostly 83.50-85.50, few Charolais-crosses
83.00-86.00, few heavyweights 1495-1505
lbs 82.25-84.75. Choice 4 few full
1175-1460 lbs 79.00-83.75. Few higher
yielding Choice 2 1285-1420 lbs 84.50-
88.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1160-1420 lbs 78.75-82.50. Light test of
Select 1-2 1080-1365 lbs 77.00-80.75, few
heavier muscled up to 82.75.
Holstein Steers: Choice and Prime 2-3
1350-1560 lbs 71.75-77.25, couple up to
78.25, few heavyweights 1610-1655 lbs
69.25-70.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1365-1590 lbs 66.50-70.75. Select 1-2
1165-1520 lbs 61.00-65.25, few up to
68.75.
Slaughter Heifers; High Choice and
Prime 3, mostly 4 1035-1400 lbs 81.50-
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean, Weight,
Bulk, Low Dressing. Premium White,
65-70, over 1600 lbs, 55.00-60.50, out
standing individual, 61.75. Breakers,
70-75, over 1400 lbs, 50.75-56.50,
45.00- Boners, 75-80, over 1200 lbs,
46.00- 41.75-45.75, up to 53.25.
Lean (Hi-Yield), 80-85, over 1200 lbs, up
to 47.00. Lean, 85-90, over 1000 lbs,
39.00- 36.00-40.25, up to 44.50.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1
1195-2145 lbs 53.00-60.75, several fancy
high dressers 63.50-69.75, with a few out
standing 70.75-75.00, low dressing
49.25-52.00. Calves: Compared to Tues
day, veal calves sold with a higher under
tone on a fairly light test. Holstein bull
calves going into special-fed veal bams
sold sharply higher with the bulk of the
increase on the Number One bulls. Prices
for the Number Two bulls were firmer,
but bidding was not as active. Holstein
heifers sold with a lower undertone due to
only minimal buyer interest. The PA De
partment of Ag graded 244 head of bulls
for the graded sale, with an estimated 90
percent of the run going back on feed.
Veal Calves: Utility 80-110 lbs
20.00- Standard 60-110 lbs 11.00-
20.00.
Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams:
Graded Number One Holstein Bulls
120-125 lbs 180.00; 95-120 lbs
205.00- 90-95 lbs 150.00; 85-90 lbs
140.00; 80-85 lbs 100.00. Graded Number
Two Holstein Bulls 90-120 lbs
145.00- five head 204.00; 80-90 lbs
130.00; 75-80 lbs 105.00. Graded Utility
Holstein Bulls 100-110 lbs 72.00; 90-100
lbs 65.00. Holstein Heifers 90-125 lbs
260.00- 80-90 lbs 190.00-260.00, in
dividual 340.00; 65-75 lbs 120.00-220.00.
Cross-bred Heifers 75-105 lbs
125.00-
Sheep and Lambs: Compared to two
weeks ago, slaughter lambs and sheep
sold with a higher undertone. All prices
are quoted per hundred weights.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime
2-3 few 30-40 lbs 138.00-156.00; 40-60 lbs
122.00- 60-80 lbs 122.00-138.00;
80-100 lbs 116.00-126.00; 100-125 lbs
99.00-
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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
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