New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USD A
Monday, June 2,2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
392 255 1168 950 775
TWO WEEKS AGO
334 170 1528 1369 1165
LAST YEAR
172 102 622 426 669
Compared to Thursday, Lean slaughter
cows sold steady to .50 lower. However,
Breaking and Boning cows sold 1.00-3.00
lower as buyer demand was light. The
quality of the run could have been a fac
tor in the lower prices, as the majority of
the run was not as fancy as Thursday's.
Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher as
the supply was comprised of some very
nice stock. The cattle supply included 61
percent cows, with 13 percent, slaughter
bulls.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight
Bulk Low Dressing Breakers 70-75 Over
1400 lbs 48.00-52.25, 43.50-48.25 individ
ual 53.25 Boners 75-80 Over 1200 lbs
45.00- 40.00-42.00 Lean (Hi-Yield)
80-85 Over 1200 lbs 44.50-49.00 Lean
85-90 Over 1000 lbs 39.50-42.50
36.00- Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
750-1000 lbs 37.00-41.00 32.00-38.00
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1
1005-2230 lbs 55.50-63.50, several high
dressing 65.00-72.00, full 50.00-53.50. Few
Yield Grade 2 1030-2040 lbs 53.00- 60.00,
low dressing 43.50-44.50.
Calves: Compared to Thursday, there
were not enough slaughter calves for a
market test. Holstein bulls suitable for
special-fed veal bams sold sharply lower.
There were not enough Holstein heifers to
test the market. Veal Calves: Few Stan
dard and Utility 50-85 lbs 20.00-45.00,
weaker 11.00. Going Into Special-fed Veal
Barns: Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs
145.00- 80-85 lbs 125.00-155.00.
Plainer Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs
100.00- Few Holstein Heifers
90-105 lbs 210.00-300.00; couple 75 lbs
160.00- Fancy beef heifer 105 lbs
150.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts mostly 2.00
lower, sows sold mostly 2.00 lower, boars
too light to test. BARROWS AND
GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-280 lbs
43.25-45.25, few 46.25-46.50, few 280-300
lbs 42.60-43.00, 45-50% lean 220-270 lbs
40.00-43.50, several lots 280-340 lbs
39.10-42.35.
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
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 28.00-30.00,
500-700 lbs 30.00-32.00.
BOARS: 300-700 lbs 11.00-12.00, pack
age 235 lbs 29.00.
Sheep and Lambs: Compared to Thurs
day, most weights sold steady to weak,
with instances of sharply lower. Slaughter
ewes sold mostly 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaugh
ter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 few
40-50 lbs 104.00-127.00: 50-60 lbs
110.00- 60-70 lbs 112.00-130.00;
70-80 lbs 112.00-124.00; 80-90 lbs
120.00- few 95 lbs 116.00-130.00;
few 110-125 lbs 112.00-12100. Slaughter
Sheep: Few Yearlings 135-155 lbs
74.00- Utility and Good 1-3 130-225
lbs 24.00-40.00, few up to 42.00. lesser
quality 20.00.
GOATS: Due to the Memorial Da> hol
iday last week, a full market comparison
was not asailable A firmer undertone
was noted on all classes, espccialh on the
heavy Billies and Nannies, with bidding
fairly actne. Kids Selection 1 20-40 Ihs
37.00- 40-60 lbs 43.00-o8.00: 60-80
lbs 66.00-82.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs
26.00- few 40-60 lbs 48.00-56.00. Se
lection 3 20-40 lbs 15.00-28.00. Yearlings;
Selection 1 80-100 lbs 78.00-83.00, pack
age 98.00. Selection 2 few 60-80 lbs
49.00- 80-100 lbs 58.00-74.00. Nan
nies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 66.00-88.00;
100-150 lbs 90.00-112.00. Selection 2 few
50-70 lbs 60.00-65.00; 70-100 lbs
50.00- couple up to 82.00; 100-150
lbs 78.00-94.00. Selection 3 50-70 ibs
48.00- 70-100 lbs 66.00-72.00. Billi
es: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 84.00-98.00;
100-150 lbs 94.00-124.00; 150-250 lbs
126.00- fancy heavier muscled
174.00- Selection 2 100-150 lbs
90.00- 150-250 Ibs 110.00-140.00.
Selection 3 70-100 lbs 48.00-74.00;
100-150 lbs 78.00-88.00, Individual 99.00.
Wethers: Light test of 70-100 lbs
74.00- 100-150 lbs 106.00-126.00.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
June 2-3, 2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
863 639 0 0
LAST WEEK
757 619 7 1
LAST YEAR
767
Compared to Thursday, Choice slaugh
ter steers sold steady to firm, with a fancy
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERYTUESDAY
10:00
Located Rt 472 5 miles
south of Quarryville or 6 miles
north of Oxford corner of Rf
472 and Noble Road
George Gibney,
Auctioneer
AU-002534-E
No out of state checks
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high Choice and Pnme supply trading .50
to nearls 1 00 higher Pnces continue to
wow even the seasoned cattle buyers as
there were tat steers that sold up to 90.00.
It is hard to imagine a packer being able
to cut enough meat out of a
1250.00-1300.00 steer to pay the bills, but
that is the situation local buyers are faced
with as pnces contmue to soar. The quali
ty of the two-day run was very nice, and
even with the inclement weather steers
are weighing up good. Slaughter Holstein
steers sold steady, instances weaker.
There were not enough slaughter heifers
for a market test. Lean slaughter cows
sold fully 1.00 lower, with sales up to 2.00
lower at times. Breaking and Boning cows
sold fully 4.00 lower when compared to
Thursday's very active market. Buyer at
tendance was lighter at the Tuesday run
as a few packers are taking a back seat
for a while to try and wait out the current
high market; they could be on to some
thing if the border opens and Canadian
cows flood the U.S. market.
Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a
light test. The two-day run included 414
steers, 42 heifers, 363 cows, 26 bulls, with
18 head of feeder cattle.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1165-1460 lbs 86.00-89.00, sev
eral individuals 1310-1445 lbs
89.00- Choice 2-3 1105-1465 lbs
82.25- 86.75, mostly 83.50-85.00, heavy
1500-1545 lbs 79.50-82.75, Charolais
crosses 83.25-86.75. Select and low Choice
2-3 1125-1325 lbs 80.00-83.60. Select 1-2
1040-1495 lbs 77.00-81.75, few high dress
ing up to 84.00, heavy 1600-1760 lbs
73.00-
Holstein Steers; High Choice and Prime
2-3 1295-1555 lbs 74.50-77.25. Choice 2-3
1135-1510 lbs 70.50-75.75, mostly
72.00-75.00. Select and low Choice 2-3
1255-1550 lbs 69.00-73.00. Select 1-2
1135-1595 lbs 64.50-66.00, few
60.25-63.25.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
- SALE - Pj
Sale Starts
Every Friday At 10 AM
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, June 6,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago YrAgo
Steers, Choice 2-3 82.35 83.25 68.35
Heifers, Choice 2-3. few Prime 79.00 80.75 66.35
Cows, Breakers, 75-80'> lean 48.25 52.25 47.25
Cow s. Boners. 80-85‘r lean 44.00 48.25 45.00
Bulls, \G 1, ltd 57.00 58.00 61.25
Hogs, 49-54'r lean. Monday 44.25 45.50 32.75
lamhs,Choice/Pnme 80-110 lb. 120.00 121.00 85.00
Slaughter Heifers: Choice, few Prime
3-4 1045-1470 lbs 80.50-85.75. Few Select
and low Choice 2-3 980-1125 lbs
75.00-79.00.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight
Bulk Low Dressing Breakers 70-75 Over
1400 lbs 46.25-50.50, 42.00-45.75 few
51.50-52.50 Boners 75-80 Over 1200 lbs
42.00-46.75 38.00-43.25 Lean (Hi-Yield)
85-90 Over 1200 lbs 41.00-43.75 Lean
85-90 Over 1000 lbs 38.00-42.00
34.75-38.50 Lean (Light-wgt) 85-90 Over
750 lbs 30.00-35.00.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2
1110-2035 lbs 55.00-59.75, high dressing
up to 70.00 on Monday.
Calves: Compared to grad
ed sale, veal calves sold steady to 7.00
lower. Holstein bull calves suitable for
special-fed veal barns sold sharply lower
in fairly inactive trading. Prices were
20.00- lower, as special-fed buyers
are beginning to show concern about Can
ada sending fat calves into the U.S., as
talks are underway to import calves in the
near future. The PA Department of Ag
graded 511 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
60-130 lbs 20.00-40.00, weaker 11.00-
15.00. Returning to Feed: Graded Num
ber One Holstein Bulls 120-125 lbs 137.00-
140.00; 90-120 lbs 165.00-175.00; 80-85 lbs
152.00- Graded Number Two Hol
stein Bulls 90-115 lbs 142.00-162.00; 80-85
lbs 120.00. Graded Utility Holstein Bulls
90-110 lbs 30.00-40.00. Beef Bulls 90-125
lbs 155.00-200.00.
Graded Number One Holstein Heifers
90-115 lbs 450.00-470.00; package averag
ing 84 lbs 350.00; package averaging 75
lbs 270.00. Graded Number Two Holstein
Heifers 90-105 lbs 370.00-430.00; 80-85
lbs 240.00-250.00; package averaging 73
lbs 120.00; few averaging 63 lbs 100.00.
Few Beef Heifers 70-95 lbs
155.00-165.00.
1840 664 121 512
LAST WEEK
1165 460 167 198
LAST YEAR
1329
676 285
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers sold
fully 2.00-3.00 lower, with sporadic sales up to
4.00 lower throughout the day. The run in
cluded some fancy cattle; the only problem was
there were too many. When the supply doubles
from one week to the next there are usually
bound to be problems. This was the case on
Thursday as nearly 900 head of steers were on
offer, compared to 43S last week, which led to
the supply outweighing the demand. The runs
have been pretty light over the past week and a
half, with prices for Prime steers as high as
89.00 last Thursday and up to 90 00 during the
Monday and Tuesday runs of this week, and it
was pretty obvious producers were chomping at
the bit to get in on the high market as there was
a line of trucks a half mile long waiting to un
load early Thursday morning in New Holland.
However, even with a lower market no one is
hanging their heads too low as this time a year
ago prices for high Choice and Prime steers
were from mostly 68.00-72.00, with Choice
steers bringing from 67.00-69.00. Holstein steers
sold 1.00-2.00 lower, with not enough slaughter
heifers early in the week to test the late week
run. Due to the late start, slaughter cows were
not fully tested early. However, opening sales of
all classes were weak to 2.00 lower. Slaughter
bulls sold with a lower undertone. The supply
included 882 head of slaughter steers, 567 cows,
111 heifers, 74 bulls, with 206 head of feeder
cattle.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1120-1480 lbs 82.00-87.00, mostly 83.00-86.00
with three singles from 88.00-88.25, late in the
sale mostly 80.00-84.75. Choice 2-3 1055-1480
lbs 79.00-83.25, mostly 80.00-83.00, Charolais
crosses 80.00-85.00, few heavyweights
1495-1545 lbs 78.75-80.00. Choice 4 few hill
1110-1335 lbs 77.00-80.00. Few higher yielding
Choice 1-2 1270-1460 lbs 82.00-85.50. Select
and low Choice 2-3 1035-1425 ll* 76.25- 80.25.
Select 1-2 1105-1420 lbs 74.00-78.50, few heavi
er muscled up to 81.00.
Holstein Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1420-1590 lbs 70.25-75.00, beef- cross up to
76.75. Choice 2-3 1350-1535 lbs 69.00-73.25, few
up to 75.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1180-1525 lbs 67.75-70.00, heavy 1610-1690 lbs
60.50- 66.00. Select 1-2 1220-1540 lbs
64.00- Standard 1-2 1180-1465 lbs
55.00-
Slaughter Heifers: High Choice and Prime 3,
mostly 4 1100-1380 lbs 81.00- 83.50. High
Choice and Prime 4-5 1060-1220 lbs
76.00- Few Choice 4-5 1040-1340 lbs
70.00- 00 Select and low Choice 2-3
1000-1435 lbs 73.00- 78.00. Few higher yielding
Select 1-2 1150-1375 lbs 76.00-80.75.
Slaughter Cows (early sales): Percent Lean,
Weight, Bulk, Low Dressing. Breakers, 70-75,
over 1400 lbs, 45.25-50.25, 40.50-45.25, up to
52.50. Boners, 75-80, over 1200 lbs, 41.75-45.00,
39.00- Lean (Hi-Yield), 80-85, over 1200
lbs, up to 43.00. Lean, 85-90, over 1000 lbs,
36.00- 32.00-35.75. Lean (Light-wgt),
85-90,750-100 lbs, 33.00-36.50,30.00-33.50.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1015-2160 lbs
50,25-59.25, several fancy high dressers
61.00- Yield Grade 2 1175-2520 lbs
45.50-52.25.
Calves. Compared to Tuesday, veal calves
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