Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, August 11,2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
483 266 816 937 1067
LAST WEEK
374 361 746 1401 1170
LAST YEAR
286 295 912 967
Compared to Thursday, all grades of slaugh
ter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with instances
of up to 3.00 lower on light weight lean cows.
Due to light runs of Premium and Breaker
cows, the upper limits of these grades were not
well tested Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 to
3 00 lower Buyer attendance and bidding activ
ity was good with increased demand for heavier
weight fleshy cows; which were in short supply.
The cattle supply included 229 head of slaugh
ter cows, 61 slaughter bulls, 80 slaughter steers,
54 slaughter heifers, with 59 head of feeder cat
tle Alt cattle and sheep quotes are by the hun
dred weight.
Slaughter Cows; Percent Lean Weight Bulk
I ow Dressing Premium White 65-70 Over 1600
lbs 47.25-48.00 Breakers 70-75 Over 1400 lbs
4125-47.75 40.00-42.50 Boners 75-80 Over 1200
lbs 40.00-45.25, 36.00-40.00 High Dressing
4o 00-49.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85 Over 1200 lbs
19.75-44 75 Lean 85-90 Over 1000 lbs
15,50-40.00 31.50-35.00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
7 50-1000 lbs 31.00-35.00 27.50-30.50 Slaughter
Bulls. Yield Grade 1 1005-1790 lbs 49.00-56.50,
couple up to 58.00, few high yielding Charolais
and Limi-crosses 63.00-68.75. Yield Grade 2
1090-1790 lbs 44.25-50.50, couple 2205-2435 lbs
46 00-48.50, individual 62.00. Bullocks: Couple
Select 1-2 1265-1345 lbs 70.50-79.50.
Calves' Compared to Thursday, slaughter
valves sold mostly steady to firm. Holstein Bull
calves suitable for special-fed veal barns sold
steady; while Holstein Heifers sold steady to
firm on a light test.
Veal Calves: Standard and Utility 60-105 lbs
22 00-33.00, weaker 16.00- 20.00. Calves Going
into Special-fed Veal Bams: Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 130.00-167.00; 75-90 lb?
110.00- Plainer-type Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 90.00-120.00; 75-95 lbs 60.00-95.00.
Weaker Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 46.00-67.00;
75-95 lbs 24.00-47.00. Holstein Heifers 95-115
lbs 350.00-470 00, individual 470.00. Plainer
type Holstein Heifers 95-115 lbs 270.00-305.00.
Weaker Holstein Heifers 75-95 lbs
125.00- 00.
HOGS Barrows and gilts sold mostly 1.00
higher with instances up to 200 higher, sows
were .50 to 1.00 higher, boars were fully steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS' 49-54% lean 220-270
lbs 42.00-44 25, few fancier 46.00-47 00, 45-50%
lean 220-270 lbs 39 00-42.10, 270-300 lbs
36 00-39 85. 300-375 lbs 33.00-35.00, 40-45%
lean 220-270 lbs 36 00-38 00.
SOWS: 1-3 300-400 lbs 33 00, 400-500 lbs
33 00-38 00, 500-700 lbs 38.00-41 00
BOARS. 300-700 lbs 11 00-13.00. Sheep and
Lambs Compared to last Monday, slaughter
lambs under 80 lbs sold steady to firm on light
offerings; while light demand and large num
bers led to heavier weight lambs over 80 lbs
trading as much as 10 00 lower. Slaughter sheep
sold mostly steady on moderate demand. Bid
ding activity was consistent throughout the sale.
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 Lambs' Choice and Prime 2-3
40-50 lbs 110.00-114.00, fancy 124.00-138.00;
50-60 lbs 108.00-118.00, few fancy 124.00; 60-70
lbs 106.00- 118.00; 70-80 lbs 94.00-108.00; 80-90
lbs 88.00-96.00; 90-100 lbs 86.00-94.00; 100-125
lbs 78.00-90.00; 125-150 lbs 66.00-75.00. Good
2-4 40-50 lbs 80.00- 86.00; 50-60 lbs 85.00-% 00;
60-70 lbs 91.00-102.00; 75-100 lbs 80.00-92.00.
Slaughter Sheep: Utility and Good 1-3 sheep
65-100 lbs 40.00-44.00; 100-150 lbs 40.00-45.00,
150-200 lbs 34.00-45 00; 200-300 lbs 20.00-32.00.
Bucks 150-200 lbs 49.00-50.00; 150-200 lbs
34.00- individual up to 48.00.
Slaughter Goats: Compared to last Monday,
Kid goats sold steady to weak. Yearlings sold
steady to firm on a very light test. Nannies sold
mostly lower with the majority of the losses on
heavier weight offerings which traded as much
as 10.00 lower. Billies sold mixed, from 12.00
lower to 8.00 higher; however the bulk of the
supply sold with a lower undertone. Wethers
sold sharply lower, with heavier weight showing
losses up to 15.00. The quality of the supply was
below average with a large number of thin Se
lection 3's All goats sold by the head, with esti
mated weights. Kids: Selection 1 40-60 lbs
58.00- Selection 2 20-40 lbs 30.00-44.00,
40-60 lbs 46.00-60.00. Selection 3 10-20 lbs
12.00- 20-40 lbs 22.00-30.00, 40-60 lbs
32.00- few weaker 20.00-30.00. Yearlings;
Selection 2 60-80 lbs 56.00-64.00. Selection 3
60-80 lbs 42.00-52.00, weaker 38.00-40.00. Nan
nies; Selection 1 100-150 lbs 80.00-90.00. Selec
tion 2 50-70 lbs 40.00-48.00, few packages pig
mies 30.00-42.00; 70-100 lbs 50.00-62.00;
100-150 lbs 58.00-70.00. Selection 3 50-70 lbs
34.00- weaker 26.00-32.00; 70-100 lbs
44.00- weaker 30.00-42.00, 100-150 lbs
50.00- weaker 44.00-50.00. Billies: Selec
tion 1 150-250 lbs 122.00-140.00, individual up
to 146.00. Selection 2 70-100 lbs 72.00-84.00,
few packages of pigmies 46.00-56.00; 100-150
lbs 76.00-90.00; 150-250 lbs 106.00-126.00. Se
lection 3 70-100 lbs 54.00-62.00, weaker
44.00- 100-150 lbs 64.00-78.00, weaker
56.00- 150-250 lbs 98.00-102.00, weaker
82.00- Wethers: 30-50 lbs 62.00; 50-70 lbs
60.00- 70-100 lbs 75.00-88.00, few weaker
58.00- 100-175 lbs 78.00-100.00.
1211
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
August 11-12,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
855 879 4 1
LAST WEEK
710 983 0 1
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, the two-day slaugh
ter steer run sold fully 2.00-3.00 lower. The
quality of the Tuesday supply was greatly im
proved when compared to Monday, although
bids did not adjust. On Thursday nearly 100
percent of the Choice supply sold in the low to
mid-80‘s, with only a few Choice steers on
Tuesday able to break 80.00 as the bulk of them
sold in the 77.00-79.00 range. However, local
finished prices still remain extremely good
when compared to a year ago, with live cattle
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
futures in the 76.00-77.00 money from current
until April of 2004; and while the Board does
not run the fat cattle market, it can sure be used
as an indicator of things to come. A relatively
good test of Holstein steers sold mostly steady,
with the heifer supply to mixed to trend. Break
ing and Boning cows sold 2.00 to nearly 3.00
lower, with Lean slaughter cows trading
3.00- lower with lighter demand on all
classes towards the end of the sale. The slaugh
ter bull run was to light to test. The two-day run
included 352 steers, 43 heifers, 377 cows, 9
bulls, with 3 head of feeder cattle.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1220-1485 lbs 80.10-82.00, few 82.50-84.00.
Choice 2-3 1085-1480 lbs 77.00-80.75, mostly
77 75-79.00, few up to 81.50 on Monday, full
73.75-77.50, high yielding Charolais-crosses
80.00- 84.00. Select and low Choice 2-3
1105-1490 lbs 75.00-77.50, higher dressing up to
80.50, heavyweights 1500-1550 lbs 74.00-77.50,
Charolais-crosses 77.75-79.50. Select 1-2
1035-1490 lbs 72.00-76.00, up to 77.75 on Mon
day. Holstein Steers: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1340-1540 lbs 69.75-73.50. Choice 2-3
1370-1465 lbs 67.50-70.00. Few Select and low
Choice 1-3 1340-1400 lbs 65.50-68.75.
Slaughter Heifers: Select few Choice 2-3
1025-1215 lbs 70.00-75.50, three head 77.75,
couple high yielding Charolais 73.50-76.75. Hei
ferettes: Commercial to Choice 2-4 1015-1280
lbs 60.00-67.75.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 over 1600
lbs 50.00-52.75 46.50-48.50 Breakers 70-75 over
1400 lbs 43.00-48.00, 38.75-40.75 high dressing
49.00- Boners 75-80 over 1200 lbs
39.50- 36.00-38.25 high dressing
43.75-44 75 Lean (Hi-Yicld) 85-90 over 1200 lbs
38.50- Lean 85-90 over 1000 lbs
34.00- 30.00-32.50 Lean (Light-wgt) 85-90
over 750 lbs 30.00-34.00 26.00-29.00 Slaughter
Bulls. Few Yield Grade 1-2 1255-1740 lbs
53.50- couple low dressing 44.00-45.25.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 2 black
package 390 lbs 79.00.
Calves: Compared to Thursdays graded sale,
slaughter calves sold mostly steady. Holstein
bull calves suitable for special-fed veal bams
sold from firm to sharply higher. Graded Num
ber One Bull calves sold mostly firm to 15.00
higher with greatest advances seen on 90 lbs
calves trading as much as 35.00 higher. Graded
Number Two calves brought top dollar, with a
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, August 15,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 78.85 81.50 64.50
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 77.50 77.75 63.00
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 46.50 47.50 44.00
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 42.50 43.50 39.00
Bulls, YGI, ltd. 55.00 59.00 56.50
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 43.15 41.50 31.30
Lambs, Choice/PrimeBo-1101b. 90.00 95.00 85.00
package selling at 187.00,7.00 higher than their
Number One counterparts; while the bulk of the
Graded Number Two calves sharply higher.
Heavier weight Graded Number Threes fol
lowed suit trading nearly 50.00 higher on calves
weighing over 95 lbs; even as lighter weight
calves were mostly steady to weak. Buyer at
tendance and bidding activity was good. Heavi
er weight Graded Holstein heifers sold steady to
weak; while heifers under 90 lbs sold with a
stronger undertone. The PA Department of Ag
riculture graded 761 head of bulls and heifers
for the graded sale, with an estimated 86 per
cent of the graded run going back on feed.
Veal Calves; Standard and Utility 60-115 lbs
20.00- weaker S.OO-12.00. Returning to
Feed; Graded Number One Holstein Bulls 122
lbs 155.00; 95-115 lbs 170.00-180.00; 90 lbs
140.00- 80-90 lbs 105.00-112.00. Graded
Number Two Holstein bull calves 100-115 lbs
165.00- package 110 lbs 187.00, package
102 lbs 145.00; 90-95 lbs 142.00-162.00, package
135.00; 85 lbs 95.00; 74 lbs 20.00. Graded Num
ber Three Holstein Bull calves 95-110 lbs
115.00- 95 lbs 65.00-70.00; 80-85 lbs
30.00- Graded Number One Holstein
Heifers 90-100 lbs 375.00-435.00; package 82 lbs
320.00. Graded Number Two Holstein Heifers
90-110 lbs 300.00-310.00; 80-85 lbs
170.00- package 63 lbs 105.00.
Few Beef-type Heifers and Bulls 70-120 lbs
60.00-
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Aug. 14,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
1293 689 234 196
LAST WEEK
1355 786 374 453
LAST YEAR
1355 670 460 194
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers sold
fully steady. The only exception was in the Se
lect and low Choice cattle, which sold with a
firmer undertone. The summer*heat and hu
midity has set in once again, and a lot of the
cattle were showing it as live weights wot
down a little. However, the steady rain show
ers, combined with the nice sunny days, is mak
ing for an excellent com crop; with many pro-
of primarily high Select and average Choice cat
tle, but that's not to say their wasn't the regular
high Choice and Prime cattle on offer as well
There were several larger strings sorted up for
Thursday's run that sold from 78.00-82.00;
which had most buyers sitting up in their seats
(there's just something about watching a nice
group of 8-10 head of black cattle sell that really
gets you going). Holstein steers sold steady to
firm, with the heifer supply once again to light
to test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher due
to the good late week demand. The slaughter
bull run was light early in the week, with prices
trading firmer on the light test on Thursday.
The supply included 602 head of slaughter
steers, 425 head slaughter cows, 62 slaughter
heifers, 89 slaughter bulls, with 115 head of
feeder cattle.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1215-1440 lbs 80.35-83.00, single 84.00. Choice
2-3 1085-1485 lbs 77.00-80.75, higher yielding
Charolais and Limi-crosses 80.00-83.25. Choice
4, few full 1150-1290 lbs 74.00-75.75. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1040-1480 lbs 75.50-79.00, ma
jority 76.00-78.50, Charolais-crosses
76.00- Select 1-2 1015-1475 lbs
73.00- couple heavier muscled
83.00- returning to feed 950-1285 lbs
71.50-77.60. Holstein Steers: High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1345-1600 lbs 70.00-73.75. Choice 2-3
1305-1575 lbs 68.00-70.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1175-1575 lbs 63.75-67.25, few
heavyweights 1635-1695 lbs 64.25-66.00. Select
1-2 1245-1500 lbs 61.25-65.50. Standard 1-2
1145-1405 lbs 55.00-61.75.
Slaughter Heifers: Couple high Choice and
Prime 2-4 1210-12 SS lbs 80.75- 82.00. Few
Choice 2-3 1030-1280 lbs 77.25-79.50. Few Se
lect and low Choice 2- 3 940-1290 lbs
70.00-74.25. Heiferettes; Commercial to Choice
2-4 1085-1265 lbs 62.00-68.75.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean, Weight, Bulk,
Low Dressing. Premium White, 65-70, Over
1600 lbs, 52.00-54.00,45.00-50.75, high dressing
54.00- Breakers, 75-80, Over 1400 lbs,
45.00- 42.00-45.00, high dressing
51.75-53.50. Boners, 80-85, Over 1200 lbs,
40.50- 41.00-36.75, high dressing
45.50- Lean (Hi-Yield), 85-88, Over 1200
lbs, 38.75-44.00. Lean, 88-90, Over 1000 lbs,
35.00- 29.50-34.50. Lean (Light-Wt),
85-90,750-1000 lbs, 29.50-36.00,25.00-29.00.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1090-2080 lbs
51.00- few high dressing 59.50-64.25.
Yield Grade 21510-2285 lbs 48.50-52.00.
Calves; Compared to Tuesday, slaughter
calves sold steady, instances 3.00 lower. Hol
stein bull calves suitable for special-fed veal
bams sold 10.00- 50.00 lower; with the bulk of
the Number 3 supply trending sharply lower.
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