Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
New Holland
Li vestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, August 4,2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
374 361 746 1401 1170
TWO WEEKS AGO
279 349 733 1047 613
LAST YEAR
260 1036 4108
Compared to Thursday, all grades of slaughter lows
sold mostly steady, with a little weakness noted at
times on the Lean cows There were not a lot of Break*
mg and Boning cows on offer, therefore the top of
those two grades was not fully tested Buyer attend*
ance was fairly light, with trade activity only moderate
The cutter cow carcass cutout value was 193 higher on
Monday There was a very light run of slaughter bulls
on Monday which sold with a weaker undertone, al
though there were a few fancy high dressing individu
als that drew very good buyer attention The cattle
supply included 196 head of slaughter cows, 32 slaugh
ter bulls. 35 slaughter steers, 86 slaughter heifers, with
25 head of feeder cattle All cattle and sheep quotes are
by the hundredweight
Slaughter Cows Percent Lean Weight Bulk Low
Dressing Premium White 65-70 Over 1600 lbs -
44 75*49 75 Breakers 70-75 Over 1400 lbs 46 00-51 00.
42 00-45 50 majority 47 00-50 00 Boners 75*80 Over
1200 lbs 42 25-45 75 39 75-43 00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85
Over 1200 lbs 41 00-43 50 37 00-39 75 Lean 85-90 Over
1000 lbs 37 00-41 75, 33 00-36 75 mostly 37 50-4100
lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 34 00-38 50
29 00-33 50 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 1035-1635
lbs 53 25-59 25. fancy high dressing 69 50-73 50 Yield
Grade 2 1740-2055 lbs 52 75-57 00, fleshier individual
46 00. couple lighter 860-935 lbs 56 00-63 00
Calves Compared to Thursday, slaughter calves
sold mostly steady Holstein Bull calves suitable for
special-fed veal bams sold steady, while Holstein Heif
ers sold sharply lower on a light test Veal Calves
Standard and Utility 60-105 lbs 2000-3000, weaker
11 00-20 00 Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams
Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 120 00-157 00 Plainer-type
Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 62 00-117 00, 75-95 lbs
60 00-105 00 Weaker Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs
26 00-60 00,75-95 lbs 20 00-60 00
Holstein Heifers individual 95-115 lbs 325 00 Plain
er-type Holstein Heifers 95-115 lbs 20000-29000
Weaker Holstein Heifers 75-95 lbs 50 00-175 00
HOGS Barrows and gilts were steady, with sales a
much as 3 00 lower, sows were steady to 1 00 higher,
with the bulk of the increase on the heavier sows, boars
were steady to 1 00 higher BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 220-270 lbs 4! 00-42 00, few up to 44 00.
few 270-300 lbs 38 25-4050, 45-50% lean 220-270 lbs
38 10-41 00, 270-300 lbs 34 75-38 10, majority
36 25-38 10. 300-375 lbs 32 10-34 10, single 35 50.
40-45% lean 220-270 lbs 36 25-38 25. few 270-300 lbs
32 00-35 25. 300-375 lbs 31 00-32 10. 400-450 lbs
31 00-33.50
SOWS 1-3 300-400 lbs 32.00, 400-500 lbs
32 00-37 00.500-700 lbs 37 00-40 50
BOARS 300-700 lbs 11 00-13 00 Sheep and Lambs
Compared to last Monday, slaughter lambs sold
S 00-10 00 lower, with instances of up to IS 00 lower
Slaughter sheep sold as much as 10 CO lower, with the
bulk trading around 500 lower Demand was lighter
for the lighter weight slaughter lambs Bidding activity
was consistent through out the sale
Slaughter Lambs Choice and Prune 2-3 20-30 lbs
115 00-117 00. 30-40 lbs 10000-10800, fancy 12000,
40-50 lbs 104 00-112 00 fancy 120 00-124 00, 50-60 lbs
100 00-11000. few fancy 11400-11600, 60-70 lbs
94 00-110 00 70-80 lbs 90 00-101 00, 80-90 lbs
90 00-100 00. 90-100 lbs 87 00-97 00, 100-125 lbs
8600-103 00 Good 2-4 20-30 lbs 82 00-102 00, 30-40
lbs 70 00-9000, 40-50 lbs 62 00-88 00, 60-90 lbs
85 00-90 00
Slaughter Sheep Utiht> and Good 1-3 sheep 65-100
lbs 34 00*46 00, 100-150 lbs 44 00-53 00. few
34 00*38 00, 150-200 lbs 32 00-44 00 Bucks 150-200 lbs
30 00-40 00.150-200 lbs 30 00-37 00
Slaughter Goats Compared to last Monday, Kid
goats sold mostly steady with a weaker undertone
noted on the lighter weight offerings Yearlings sold
mixed from 10.00 higher on Selection l‘s to 1000
lower on Selection 3‘s Nannies sold mostly steady to
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 Rf
472 and Noble Road
George Gibney,
Auctioneer
AU-002534-E
No out of state checks
400 lower Billies sold mostly steady with instances of
up to 1000 lower on light weight offerings. Wethers
sold steady to Arm on weights under 100 lbs and weak
er on weights over 100 lbs. The supply included some
larger runs of Kid goats with a good supply of light
weight Weathers. All goats sold by the head, with esti
mated weights. Kids Selection 1 20-40 lbs 46 00-60 00,
40-60 lbs 56 00-74 00 Selection 2 20-40 lbs 36 00-47 00.
40-60 lbs 50 00-62.00 Selection 3 10-20 lbs 7 00-18 00.
20-40 lbs 24 00-34 00,40-60 lbs 38 00-48 00 Yearlings*
Selection 1 60-80 lbs 68 00-72 00, 80-100 lbs
7900-8100 Selection 2 60-80 lbs 5800-68 00, 80-100
lbs 68 00-73 00 Selection 3 60-80 lbs 44 00-58 00 Nan
nies Selection 1 70-100 lbs 72 00-8800, 100-150 lbs
88 00-11000 Selection 2 50-70 lbs 44 00-50 00, few
packages pigmies 26 00-45 00, 70*100 lbs 58 00-72 00,
100-150 lbs 68 00-8000 Selection 3 50-70 lbs
3800-46 00, 70-100 lbs 48 00-6000, 100-150 lbs
64 00-66 00 Billies Selection 1 100-150 lbs
98 00-124 00, 150-250 lbs 135.00-14400, individual up
to 157 00 Selection 2 70-100 lbs 80 00-88 00, few pack
ages of pigmies 58 00-74 00. 100-150 lbs 88 00-105 00;
150-250 lbs 11000-13000 Selection 3 70-100 lbs
5000-64 00, 100-150 lbs 68.00-7000, 150-250 lbs
92 00-11800 Wethers 30-50 lbs 38 00-56 00, 50-70 lbs
6200-7800. 70-100 lbs 80 00-11000, few weaker
66 00-76 00,100-175 lbs 96 00-114 00
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
August 4-5,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
710 983 0 1
LAST WEEK
738 954 12 2
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday, slaughter
steers sold mostly steady, instances firmer The
supply included some well-fed stock, especially
on Tuesday when high Choice and Prime steers
sold for as high as 87.00-89.00; even the average
Choice cattle are trading in the 80.00-83.00
range. You won't hear a lot of Producers com
plaining of the market as they are receiving
nearly 20.00 more per hundred than they were
at this time a year ago. However, packers are
none to thrilled to be shelling out around
1100.00-1250.00 per head for the good kind.
And, the market doesn't show very many signs
of weakening as the Canadian border remains
dosed to all dressed and live beef products. This
is very apparent in the futures markets as live
cattle contracts from current to the winter
months are trading at 76.00 or better, even after
some or better losses on Tuesday; with the cur
rent August contract at 78.00. Meat markets are
also on the rise, much like they were the last
time live cattle prices got into the 80.00 range;
with the light Choice cutout 1.90 higher on
Tuesday at 138.60 with heavy Choice carcasses
worth 138.60 after a 1.45 increase; the Choice
cutout is over 7.00 higher than this time a week
ago.
Slaughter Holstein steers sold fully steady on
Tuesday, with a small test of slaughter heifers
trending near steady as well Fleshier (65-80
percent lean) slaughter cows sold 1.00-150
lower, with sales up to 2.00 lower Lean slaugh
ter cows sold weak to 150 lower Slaughter
bulls sold near steady on the few that were com
parable. The two-day run included 292 steers,
33 heifers, 357 cows, 18 bulls, with 20 head of
feeder cattle.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-4
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
Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, August 8,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 81.50 81.00 64.00
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 77.75 78.00 63.25
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 47.50 48.50 43.50
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 43.50 44.25 39.50
Bulls, YGI, ltd. 59.00 61.25 56.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 41.50 43.00 33.50
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 95.00 100.00 85.00
1090-1490 lbs 82.00-85.00, fancy singles
1300-1450 lbs 85.50-89.00, couple heavy
1500-1520 lbs 78.50-79.25. Choice 2-3
1070-1490 lbs 80.00-82.75, up to 84.00 on Mon
day, several high yielding Charolais-crosses
81.25-85.00. Few Choice 4 or full 1200-1470 lbs
76.75-80.00. High yielding Choice 1-2
1190-1280 lbs 81.75-85.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1105-1480 lbs 77.25-81.00, higher
dressing as high as 82.50 on Monday. Select 1-2
with some returning to feed 1055-1345 lbs
72.00- Charolais-crosses 1175-1415 lbs
77.00-
Holstein Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1325-1530 lbs 73.00-75.50. Choice 2-3
1125-1420 lbs 68.00-70.75. Select and low
Choice 1-3 1190-1455 lbs 65.50-69.75. Select 1-2
1200-1430 lbs 62.25-65.00. Standard 1-2 or re
turning to feed 1175-1300 lbs 53.00-59.25.
Slaughter Heifers: Choice, end Prime 2-4
1110-1250 lbs 76.50-79.75. Few High Choice
and Prime 4-5 1015-1250 lbs 74.50-77.00.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 over 1600
lbs St.oo-54.00 49.25-50.00 Breakers 70-75 over
1400 lbs 45.00-48.75 41.50-44.75 Boners 75-80
over 1200 lbs 41.00-45.25. 37.50-40.75 high
yielding 45.75-47.50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-90 over
1200 lbs 40.50-44.00 Lean 85-90 over 1000 lbs
36.50- 32.50-36.00 Lean (Light-wgt) 85-90
over 750 lbs 31 50-37.00 28.00-31.00. Slaughter
Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1060-1960 lbs
50.50- high dresser 64.25, low dressing
47.00-49.00,
Calves: Compared to Thursday's graded sale,
slaughter calves sold mostly steady. Holstein
bull calves suitable for special-fed veal bams
sold sharply higher on Graded offerings weigh
ing over 90 lbs, the greatest advance was no
ticed on the Graded Number Three Bull Calves
which sold as high as 105.00; 60.00 higher than
last week Buyer attendance and bidding activi
ty was good, with Graded Number One Bull
Calves selling as high as 180.00. Holstein heifers
sold steady to weak on a light run. The PA De
partment of Agriculture graded 745 head of
bulls and heifers for the graded sale, with an es
timated 83 percent of the graded run going back
on feed.
Veal Calves: Standard and Utility 60-115 lbs
15.00-30.00, weaker 5.00-12.00. Returning to
Feed: Graded Number One Holstein Bulls 122
lbs 140.00; 95-115 lbs 152.00-180.00; package 90
HAY, STRAW & CORN
- SALE - All
Sale Starts
Every Friday At 10 AM u " '
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
lbs 127.00,80-85 lbs 72.00-85.00, package 73 lbs
30.00. Graded Number Two Holstein Bulls
90-115 lbs 120.00-170.00; 90 lbs 67.00-75.00;
70-85 lbs 20.00-35.00. Graded Number Three
Holstein Bulls 95-110 lbs 70.00-105.00; package
82 lbs 35.00. Graded Number One Holstein
Heifers 90-100 lbs 430.00-455.00; package 82 lbs
305.00; package 75 lbs 100.00. Graded Number
Two Holstein Heifers 90-110 lbs 360.00-420.00;
80-85 lbs 100.00-150.00; package 63 lbs 55.00.
Few Beef-type Heifers and Bulls 70-120 lbs
45.00-150.00.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Aug. 7,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
1355 786 374 453
LAST WEEK
1312 758 313 144
LAST YEAR
1156 677 320 213
Compared to Tuesday, a good run of high Choice and
Prime slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. The
bulk of the Choice supply sold mostly steady through
the majority of the sale, with late sales trending up to
1.00 lower Select and low Choice steers sold weak to
100 lower with trade activity never really picking up
on the lower quality stock; especially when compared
to Che active market early in the week. However, the
quality of the supply is noticeably higher late in the
week as there are still several farmer/fecders hauling
finished steers to town that any high Choice and Prime
buyer would like to have in his pen, with the higher
quality cattle m heavier supply and demand earlier in
the Thursday sale as several cuts sold up to 85 85
Also, one must remember that a steady market is not a
bad thing when prices are as good as they are now, as
even a slightly weaker market will still leave the bulk
of the steers in the 8000 money Holstein slaughter
steers sold mostly steady, instances weaker on a good
run that was comprised primarily of Select and low
Choice cattle The slaughter heifer run was to light to
test Fleshier (65-80 percent lean) cows sold 50-100
higher, with Lean slaughter cows trading steady to 50
higher Slaughter bulls sold 2 00-3 00 higher when
compared to the light early week run The supply in
cluded 573 head of slaughter steers, 482 head slaughter
cows, 56 slaughter heifers, 89 slaughter bulls, with 155
head of feeder cattle
Slaughter Steers High Choice and Prime 2-4
1175-1440 lbs 82 00-85 85, fancy individual*
86 00-87 50 Choice 2-3 1115-1480 Iba 80 00-83.75, late
79 00-81.75, good supply of higher yielding Charolais
crosses 8100-85 00, heavyweights 1505-1585 Iba
76 00-78.50. Few higher yielding Choice 1-2 1275- 1455
lbs 83 50-84 50 Choice 4 or full 1010-1435 lbs
75 50-7900 Select and low Choice 2-3 1015-1450 lbs
76.25-80 00, majority 76.75-79.00, couple high dressing
82 00-85.00, Charolais-crosaes 78.50-81.00 Select 1-2
Holstein Steers High Choke and Prime 2*3
1235-1470 lbs 72 00-75 25, heavj single 1620 lbs 69 25
Choice 2-3 1190-1555 lbs 67 00-7000 Select and low
Choice 2-3 1155-1540 lbs 63 00-66 50, few heavy
weights 1615-1680 lbs 62.50- 64 50 Select 1-2
1260-1475 lbs 61 50-63 25. Standard 1-2 1330-1475 lbs
5600-59.25
Slaughter Heifers* Few high Choice and Prime 2-4
1140-1410 lbs 80 00-83.00 Choice 2-3 1110-1265 lbs
75.00-7925 Few Select and low Choice 2-3 1065-1195
Ibe 74.00-77 25
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean, Weight, Bulk, Low
Deeming Premium White, 65-70, Over 1500 lbs,
52.00-5600. 48 25-51.50 Breakers. 75-80, Over 1400
Ibe. 44 75-50 00. 38 50-43.75. Boners, 80-85, Over 1200
lbs, 41.50-46.50,36.00-40 00. high yielding 47 00-50 00
Lean (Hi-Yield), 85-88, Over 1200 lbs, 40 75-45 75
Lean. 88-90, Over 1000 lbs, 3700-4200, 32.75-37 00
Lean (Light-Wt), 85-90, 750-1000 lbs, 32 75-38 00,
28 50-32 50
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 1010-2010 lbs
52.00-59.50, high dressing 61 75-6600 Yield Grade 2
1185-2145 lbs 49.00-53 25, few from 56 25-6100
Calves. Compared to Tuesday, slaughter calves sold
steady to 2.00 lower Number One graded bull calves
sold 2 00-3.00 higher in continued good demand. How
ever, the Number Two and Three calves did note fare
near as well as they did In the early week run Number
Two graded bulls sold 10.00-60.00 lower, with the
Number Three supply trending sharply lower. Demand
remains relatively good for the higher quality calves as
finished prices remain very good However, even with
dressed prices at the 300.00 barrier, producers are still
keeping a close eye on the Canadian border and the
rising costs of feed ingredients, as most producers
know the opening of the border or skyrocketing ingre
dient costs could quickly reduce any profit* they have
enjoyed over the past couple of months. An uneven
supply of Holstein heifers sold with a lower undertone,
although the quality was a lot plainer than the Tues
day run The PA Department of Agriculture graded
613 head of bull calves for the graded sale, with an esti
mated 87 percent of the graded run going back to feed
Slaughter Calves* Standard and Utility 60-110 lbs
15 00-28 00, weaker 1100- IS 00
Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Barns Graded
Number One Holstein bull calves 115-125 lbs
13000-137 00, 100-115 lbs 15000-167 00, 95-100 lbs
180.00- 182 00. two lots 95 lbs 150.00,90-95 lbs US 00.
80-90 lbs 90 00-97 00 Graded Number Two Holstein
bull calves 110-125 lbs 120 00-127 00, 105-110 lbs
139.00- 15500, 95-105 lbs 11000-112 00; 90-95 lbs
62.00,80-85 lbs 35 00 Graded Number Three Holstein
bull calves 105-130 lbs 40 00-67 00 Holstein heifers 90-
120 lbs 210 00-430 00,80-85 lbs 165 00-225 00 Plainer
type heifers 90-125 lbs 145 00-205.00, 80-85 lbs
100.00- 70-75 lbs 90.00-140.00 Weaker-type
heifers 90-110 lbs 80.00-100.00, 80-85 lbs 35.00-85.00;
few 65-70 lbs 70 00-75 00
Sheep and Lambs: Compared to Monday, slaughter
lambs under 100 ibs sold mostly steady, with lambs
over 100 Ibs as much as 10 00 lower. The bulk of the
run consisted of lambs weighing between 55*100 Ibs
Slaughter Sheep sold steady Bidding activity was good
on all classes of sheep.
Slaughter Lambs Choice and Prime 2*3 few 20-30
lbs 11200, 30-40 Ibs 100.00-116.00; 40-50 Ibs
94.00- fancy 122 00-146.00; 50-60 lbs 100.00-
112.00, few fancy 120 00-132.00; 60*70 Ibs
100.00- 00, fancy 12200; 70-80 Ibs 9000-9900,
fancy 107 00-11100, 80-90 lbs 83.00-9600, fancy
102.00- 103 00, 90-100 Ibs 83 00-9000, 100-125 Ibs
84.00- 125*150 Ibs 7800- 81 00 Good 2-4 30-40
Ibs 83 00-87 00, 40-50 ibs 8000-8600, 50-60 Ibs
80.00- 00.70*80 lbs 72 00-84 00
Slaughter Sheep Utility and Good 1-3 yearlings
70-125 Ibs 51 00-64 00, sheep 75-100 Ibs 44 00-5000,
100-150 lbs 42 00-51 00,150-200 lbs 42 00-48 00 Bucks
150-225 Ibs 30 00-42 00
Slaughter Goats* Compared to Monday, Kid goats
sold 10 00 lower Yearlings sold steady to 5 00 lower on
a light test Nannies sold mostly steady, with the ex
ception of Nannies weighing over 100 Ibs trading as
much as 10 00 lower Billies sold mostly 10 00 lower on
a light test with very light demand for heavier weight
offerings Wethers sold sharply lower on a light test
The supply was comprised of mostly lower quality of
fering with a large number of light weight Billies and
Nannies All goats are sold by the head, with estimated
weights
Kids Selection 1 few 20*40 lbs 47 00, 40-60 lbs
SO 00-63 00 Selection 2 20-40 lbs 23 00-38 00 few pig
mies 15 00-25 00, 40- 60 lbs 4600-5900 Selection 3
20-40 lbs 14 00-21 00,40-60 lbs 21 00-32 00
Yearlings Selection 2 60-80 lbs 5900-68.00 Selec
tion 3 60-80 lbs 34 00-50 00,80-100 lbs 50 00-54 00
Nannies Selection 2 50-70 lbs 38 00-50 00, few pack
ages pigmies 2000- 35 00, 70-100 lbs 55 00-63 00.
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