Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA I
Monday, August 25,2003 }
Cattle Cglves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
406 319 552 870 1047
LAST WEFK
310 261 816 566 685
LAST YEAR
316 220 1150
Compared to Thursday, Lean slaughter cows sold
firm to 2 00 higher All other classes of slaughter cows
sold mostly 1 00-3 00 lower However, the fleshier cows
were in light supply, therefore the top of the market
was not well tested The overall quality of the run was
below average as there was an increase m lower dress
ing lean cows Slaughter bulls sold steady to I 00 lower
The cattle supply included 192 head of slaughter cows,
38 slaughter bulls, 51 slaughter steers, 18 slaughter
heifers, with 107 head of feeder cattle All cattle and
sheep quotes are by the hundred weight
Slaughter Cows Percent Lean Weight Bulk Low
Dressing Premium White 65-70 Over 1600 lbs few
53 25-53 75 one 49 50 Breakers 70-75 Over 1400 lbs
45 00-47 75 42 00-45 00 Boners 75-80 Over 1200 lbs
40 00-45 25 38 25-4200 Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85 Over
1200 lbs 40 75-42 75 36 75-38 75 Lean 85-90 Over 1000
lbs 37 00-41 50 31 50-36 50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
750-1000 lbs 33 50-37 00 27 50-32 00
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade I 1095*1810 lbs
*0 75-5600, higher dressing up to 63 25, full
46 50-48 50 Yield Grade 2 1120-1950 lbs 4900-51 50
Bullocks Select and km Choice 1-2 one 73 50, one fan
ner 80 25
Calves Compared to last Thursday, slaughter calves
sold mostly steady Better quality Holstein bulls sold
steady to 15 00 higher Average to plain quality bulls
sold mostly steady Not enough heifers to fully test the
market
Slaughter Calves Good and Choice 335-500 lbs
80 00-85 00 Standard and Utility 60-120 lbs
20 00-37 00 Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams
Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs 142 00-165 00, 75-95 lbs
11000-135 00 Plainer-type Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs
95 00-130 00, 75-95 lbs 75 00-105 00 Weaker Holstein
Bulls 95-125 lbs 60 00-85 00.75-95 lbs 40 00-70 00, few
28 00-38 00 Holstein Heifers few 95-125 lbs
400 00-440 00, 75-95 lbs 30000-32000 Plainer-type
Holstein Heifers 200 00-240 00, 75-95 lbs
15000-21000 Weaker Holstein Heifers 95-125 lbs
100 00-150 00,75-95 lbs 80 00-110 00
Barrow and Gilts Compared to last week, barrows
and gilts sold mostly steady on a lighter run Sows sold
mostly 100 lower 49-54% lean 220-270 lbs
41 75-43 75, few 4400-4625, package 280 lbs 4100
45-50% lean 220-270 lbs 40 00-42 25, 270-300 lbs
38 25-40 00 40-45% lean 220-270 lbs 37 25-39 35
Sows us 1-3 300-400 lbs 32 00, 400-500 lbs
32 00-37 00,500-700 lbs 37.00-40.00
Boars 300-700 lbs 1100-13.00
Sheep and Lambs Compared to last Monday,
slaughter lambs sold sharply higher with a light supply
of light weight lambs The bulk of lamb supply consis
ted of 80-125 pound lambs which sold as much 10.00
higher, however the greatest advances were seen in
40-50 pound lambs, which sold as high as 200 00 Bid
ding was active as many buyers were trying to fill holi
day orders Slaughter sheep sold mostly steady
Slaughter Lambs Choice and Prune 2-3 30-40 lbs
fancy 140 00-187 00,40-50 lbs 116 00-120 00, few fancy
152 00-20000, 50-60 lbs 122 00-136 00. few fancy
15000-15700, 60-75 lbs 11600-12600, few fancy
13000-14000, 75-100 lbs 11700-12700, few fancy
13500, 100-125 lbs 10000-11600, 125-150 lbs
82 00-9600, fancy 11000 Good 2-4 40-50 lbs
96 00-11000, 50-70 tbs 9800- 11600, 80-90 lbs
98 00-114 00, 90-100 lbs 9000-10000, 100-125 lbs
72 00-96 00
Slaughter Sheep Utility and Good 1-3 sheep 80-100
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 Rt
472 and Noble Road
George Gibney,
Auctioneer
AU-002534-E
No out of state checks
lbs 42 00-48 00, 100-150 lbs 44 00-54 00, weaker
3800-42 00, 150-200 lbs 4000-4800. few fancy 55 00
Yearlings 100-150 lbs 72 00, 150-200 lbs 75 00-84 00
Buck sheep 150-200 lbs 66 00, 200-300 lbs 50 00-66 00,
weaker 36 00-38 00
Slaughter Goats Compared to last Monday, Kid
goats sold steady to firm, with Yearlings trading steady
on a light test Selection 3 Nannies sold with a lower
undertone, with a good supply of Selection 1 Nannies
trending sharply higher Billies sold steady to Arm,
with Wethers trading mostly steady Over all quality
was above average, with very good trade activity All
goats are sold by the head, with estimated weights
Kids Selection 1 few 20-40 lbs 52 00-5600, 40-60 lbs
58 00-7000, 60-80 lbs 86 00 Selection 2 20-40 lbs
39 00-4600, 40-60 lbs 5600-6600, few pigmies
44 00-50 00, 60-80 lbs 68 00-70 00 Selection 3 20-40 lbs
26 00-32 00,40-60 lbs 46 00-56 00 Yearlings Selection
1 few 60-80 lbs 9000-9600 Selection 2 few 60-80 lbs
66 00-78 00 Selection 3 few 60-80 lbs 5600-6400
Nannies Selection 1 70-100 lbs 84 00-8600. 100-150
lbs 8800-11000 Selection 2 50-70 lbs 5000-6200, few
packages pigmies 3600, 70-100 lbs 60 00-7000, few
packages pigmies 44 00-52 00,100-150 lbs 68 00-82 00
Selection 3 few 50-70 lbs 40 00-48 00, 70-100 lbs
46 00-60 00,100-150 lbs 58 00-66 00 Billies. Selection 1
individual 100-150 lbs 126 00, 150-250 lbs
125 00-150 00 Selection 2 70-100 lbs 74 00-82 00, few
package pigmies 41 00-48 00,100-150 lbs 94 00-106 00,
few packages of pigmies 5200-63 00, 150-250 lbs
112 00-130 00 Selection 3 few 70-100 lbs 6600-7400,
100-150 lbs 7600-82 00, 150-250 lbs 9200 Wethers
50-70 lbs 5600-7000, few 48 00-54 00, 100-150 lbs
7400-8600, few weaker 66 00-68 00, 100-150 lbs
8600-10000, few fancy 108 00-11700
904 1155
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
August 25-26,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, Choice slaughter steers sold
mostly steady on Monday, with the lower quality cattle
trading a full 1.00 higher, with sales up to 2 00 higher
at tunes on the Select and low Choice stock However,
as the quality increased on Tuesday, bids did not.
Granted there were a handful of higher quality cattle
on offer that brought as much as 87 00, but the overall
Tuesday run sold steady to weak The combined two
day run was light, with buyers making due with what
was available to fill their early week needs, which was
very apparent on Monday as steers that might have a
tough time grading Choice brought in the low-80‘s
Nationally, the Western direct feed yards have opened
up the flood gates for the second consecutive week on a
Tuesday. This week live cattle sold 100 higher in
Texas from 8100-82 00, with Kansas sales steady to
2 00 higher at mostly 82 00 The direct yards are pretty
much in line with the August spot contract at the Mer
cantile Exchange; even though the August contract ex
pires at the end of the week, September closed at 8140
on Tuesday as the Board remains very bullish. Locally,
the Tuesday Holstein supply was very light, and was
not tested Although, there was an outstanding suppl)
of high Choice and Prime Holstein steers on Monday
that sold up to 100 higher, and still had people talking
on Tuesday morning The slaughter heifer supply was
to light to test Lean slaughter cows sold firm to 100
higher, with the fleshier cows trading mostly 1 00-2 00
lower The cow run was made up of primarily Leaner
types, with the fleshier cows a light presence Slaughter
bulls sold steady to 1 00 higher The two-day run was
comprised of 245 head of slaughter steers, 44 slaughter
heifers, 424 slaughter cows, 14 slaughter bulls, and 17
head of feeder cattle
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RD 1, Marietta PA
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Office Phone:
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Specializing in
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717*653*5728
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, August 29,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 83.25 81.25 65.00
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 80.00 78.85 64.00
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 48.35 48.35 43.00
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 42.25 41.85 38.00
Bulls, YGI, 56.50 55.00 54.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 38.85 42.75 26.00
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 110.00 100.00 76.00
Slaughter Steers High Choice and Prime 2-4
IX7O-1435 lbs 83 00-86.00, three head 86S0-87.00
Choice 2-3 1070-1480 lbs 80 00-83 25, mostly 8000-
8200 on Tuesday, Charolais-crosses 81.00-84.50, few
heavy 1500-1535 lbs 80 00- 82 25. Few Choice 4, some
full 1210-1350 lbs 78 00-7925 Select and low Choice
2-3 1010-1490 lbs 7975-81 75, mostly 77.00-80.50 on
Tuesday, Charotais- crosses 78.25-81.25. Select 1-2
1075-1375 lbs 73 75-77 50 Holstein Steers- High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1370-1560 lbs 72 75-75 85 on
Monday, fancy single 77 75, one 1600 lbs 72 SO. Couple
Choice 2-3 1375-1450 lbs 69 SO-70.00, one 1605 lbs
6600 Few Select and low Choice 1-3 1300-1510 lbs
65 00-67 00 Slaughter Heifers Choice, few Prime 2-3
1130-1300 lbs 79.00-82 25 which includes a few Charo
lais-crosses Select and low Choice 2-3 1030-1360 lbs
75 00-7900
Slaughter Cows Percent Lean Weight Bulk Low
Dressing Premium White 65-70 over 1600 lbs few
53 00-54 50 48 50-5125 Breakers 70-75 over 1400 lbs
47.25-49 50 4275-45 25 Boners 75-80 over 1200 lbs
4075-45 25, 37.75-40 75 High Dressing 46.75-47.00
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-90 over 1200 lbs 39 50-43 00 Lean
85-90 over 1000 lbs 34 75-39.75 32.00-3500 Lean
(Light-wgt) 85-90 over 750 lbs 33 00-36 75 29 50-32.00
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 1220-2075 lbs
50 50-58 00, low dressing 46 00-47 25. Bullocks: Couple
Select 1-2 one 1380 lbs 62 25, one 1460 lbs 70.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 black package
849 lbs 78 25
Calves- Compared to Thrusday's graded sale,
slaughter calves sold sharply higher; mostly due to an
increase in buyer numbers A large percentage of grad
ed calves also moved directly to slaughter, with many
buyers having already filled their veal bams. Holstein
bull calves suitable for special-fed veal bams sold
mixed Heavier weight Graded Number One calves
sold as much as 35.00 higher, while all other graded
calves trading steady to sharply lower. Graded Hol
stein Heifers sold sharply higher on heavier weight of
ferings compared to late last week with Number Vs as
high as 500 00. The Pennsylvania Department of Agri
culture graded 831 head of bull and heifer calves for
the sale, with an estimated 63 percent of the graded
run going back to feed
Slaughter Calves Standard and Utility 60-125 lbs
22 00-47.00, weaker 1000-2000 Returning to Feed
Graded Number One Holstein Bulls 122 lbs 145 00,
95-112 lbs 165 00-180 00, 90 lbs 90 00-100 00.80-85 lbs
40 00-60 00 Graded Number Two Holstein Bull calves
100-113 lbs 100 00-11700, 95 lbs 80.00; 80-90 lbs
35 00-43 00, package 73 lbs 23 00 Graded Number
Three Holstein Bull calves 90-110 lbs 42.00-47.00, 80
lbs 33 00 Graded Number One Holstein heifers 90-102
lbs 485 00-500 00; package 83 lbs 31000; package 73
lbs 140.00 Graded Number Two Holstein heifers
90-103 lbs 435 00-450.00, package 82 lbs 200.00, pack
age 72 lbs 100 00, package 64 lbs 60 00 Few Beef-type
Heifers and Bulls 60.00-190 00
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Aug. 28,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
964 766 310 284
LAST WEEK
1221 662 520 272
LAST YEAR
1422 625
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers sold
2.00-3 00 higher. The quality of the run was pretty
good, or at least buyers are hoping they grade as high
as they paid for them The supply was light as there
was barely 300 head of steers on offer The first steer
that walked through the door last week weighed over
1500 lbs and brought 84.25, with the first steer through
the door this week tipping the scales at 1510 and bring
ing 84.75. Needless-to-say, it was deja-vu as the sale
was extremely active from then on You could easily
say there were some national factors that might have
had some heavy influence on the late week run. Such
as the western trade breaking loose mid-week with
steers as much as 2.00 higher, or it could be a higher
boxed beef trade, or an extremely bullish Board that
posted a couple more rounds of limit-up gains this
week, with spot September at 83.30 and October at
82.05 at Thursday's close Whatever the reason, pro
ducers are ecstatic to be receiving in the upper 80‘s for
their Prime steers; with the current market not show
ing a lot of signs of slowing down. Holstein steers sold
steady to weak when compared to the nice Monday
run, with prices trending with a firmer undertone
when compared to last Thursday. There were not
enough slaughter heifers on offer to test the market
Lean slaughter cows sold mostly steady Fleshier
slaughter cows sold mixed, with the bulk of the supply
trending near steady. All grades of cows were mostly a
full 1.00 lower when compared to last Thursday's mar
ket. Yield Grade 1 slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00
higher when compared to last Thursday, with the
fleshier Yield Grade 2 bulls trading 1.00-2 00 lower
The supply Included 309 head of slaughter steers, 459
slaughter cows, 28 slaughter heifers, 62 slaughter bulls,
with 106 head of feeder cattle
Slaughter Steers. High Choice and Prime 2-4
1185-1480 lbs 8610-8960. individual 9000, full and
Yield Grade 4-5 83 00-85.50. Choice 2-3 1130-1495 Iba
82 00-86 50, majority 83 00-86 00, few lighter
1000-1100 lbs 80.00-83.00, few heavy 1505-1550 lbs
82 75-85 00, Charolais and Limi-crosses mostly 84.50-87
87 75 High yielding Choice 1-2 which includes some
crosses 1210-1340 lbs 85.00-89.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1105-1495 lbs 79.25-83.75, mainly
8025-83 25. Charolais-crosses 80.50-83 25, heavy
1640-1665 lbs 75.00-79 50, couple 1735 lbs 70 00-70.25.
Select 1-2 1110-1460 lbs 76.00-81.50, bulk 77 00- 80.25.
Standard 1-2 1005-1305 lbs 74 50-77 00 Few returning
to feed' 1050- 1120 lbs 74.00-76.50
Holstein Steers High Choice and Prime 2-3
1325-1535 lbs 72 00-75 75, 1665 lb single 71 50 Choice
Slaughter Heifers Couple fancy high Choice and
Prime 2-3 1255-1270 lbs 83 00-85 00 Couple full
Choice 3 1145-1310 lbs 7900-7975
Slaughter Cows Percent Lean, Weight, Bulk, Low
Dressing Premium White, 65-70, Over 1600 lbs,
52.00- 75, 46 25-50 25. High dressing 56 00-59 50
Breakers, 75-80, Over 1400 lbs, 47 00-50 25,
43.00- High dressing 51 00-53 00. Boners, 80-85
Over 1200 lbs, 41.25-45 75, 38.00-41 iK). High dressing
46 00-47 00 Lean (Hi-Yieid), 85-88, Over 1200 lbs,
4000-42 25 Lean. 88-90, Over 1000 lbs, 35 00-39 75,
30 75-35 25 Lean (Light-Wt), 85-90, 750-1000 lbs.
33 00-37 00,28.50-32 75.
Slaughter Bulls* Yield Grade 1 1080-1960 lbs
53 25-60.00, couple full 4700-5125 Yield Grade 2
1035-1990 lbs 48 25-53 00, low dressing 4400- 48 00
Bullocks. Couple Select 1-2 1085-1310 lbs 66.50-68 SO
Calves. Compared to last Thursday, slaughter calves
sold 200-1000 lower Holstein bull calves going into
special-fed veal barns sold mostly 7 00-30 00 higher
The only exception was on the lighter (80-90 lb) Num
ber Two bulls, which sold 40 00-50 00 lower Holstein
heifer calves sold mostly steady The Pennsylvania De
partment of Agriculture graded 579 head of bull calves
for the graded sale, with an estimated 65 percent of the
graded run going back to feed
Slaughter Calves. Standard and Utility 50-120 lbs
20.00-37 00, weaker 11 00- 20.00
Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams. Graded
Number One Holstein bulls 120-125 lbs 142 00,115-120
lbs 162.00; 95-115 lbs 180.00-187.00; 90-95 lbs 12000,
80-90 lbs 67.00-72 00 Graded Number Two Holstein
bulls 95-120 lbs 12400-137.00; 88-92 lbs 62.00; 80-86
lbs 44.00-46.00 Graded Number Three Holstein bulls
105-130 lbs 40.00 Holstein heifers 90-100 lbs
400.00-495 00; 80-85 lbs 400.00-47000 Plainer-type
heifers 90-110 lbs 26000-365.00, 85 lbs 240.00-30000
Weaker heifers 95-100 lbs 145.00-19000; 80-85 lbs
165 00- 270.00; 75 lbs 115 00-150.00, 60-70 lbs
80 00-135.00; 50-55 lbs 50.00-70.00 Few beef bulls and
heifers 75-105 lbs 102.00-130 00
Sheep and Lambs: Compared to Monday, slaughter
lamb* sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher on a light run
of high quality lambs. Tlie bulk of the supply consisted
of 60*90 pound lambs. A light supply of heavier weight
and show lambs sold with a lower undertone compared
to early in the week. Slaughter sheep sold mostly
steady on a light test Bidding was active as many buy
ers were finishing off holiday orders. Slaughter sheep
sold mostly steady
Slaughter Lambs. Choice and Prime 2-3 30-40 lbs
127.00- 40-50 lbs 125.00-138.00, few fancy
148.00- package 182.00, 50-60 lbs 122.00-
138.00, few fancy 142.00; 60-70 lbs 125 00-137 00, few
fancy 142.00, 70-80 lbs 120.00-129.00; 80-90 lbs
110.00- 90-100 lbs 98.00-11000, 100-125 lbs
90.00- 125-150 lbs 80 00-93 00. Good 2-4 60-70
lbs 110.00-114.00; 70-80 lbs 112.00-11800; 80-90 lbs
92.00-
Slaughter Sheep: Utility and Good 1-3 sheep
100-150 lbs 47.00-58.00, few fancy 51.00-57.00; 150-200
lbs 39.00-42.00, few fancy 53 00-54.00. Yearlings
100-150 lbs 8200-8800, few weaker 55 00-70.00,
150-200 lbs 69.00*70.00. Buck sheep 150-200 lbs
59.00-66.00; 200-300 lbs 54.00-56.00.
Slaughter Goats: Compared to last Monday, Kid
goats sold steady to firm, with Yearlings trading steady
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