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week to the next. There was 216 head of bulls in
the overall graded run that will see a kill floor
in the near future, which goes to show demand
is increasing. Holstein bull calves going into
special-fed veal barns sold sharply higher on all
grades 94- 96 lb Number 2 bulls sold as much
as 8.00 higher that the same weight in the Num
ber 1 supply. The real bell-ringer was on a 27
head set of 94-96 lb Number 2 bulls which sold
for 200.00, or 22.00 higher than the same weight
in the Number I calves. Needless-to-say, de
mand was good throughout the graded sale,
and obviously grew by the time the auctioneer
got to the Number 2 side of the graded sheet.
Holstein heifers sold steady to weak on a fairly
light supply. The PA Department of Agricul
ture graded 586 head of bulls for the graded
sale, with an estimated 64 percent of the graded
run going into veal bams.
Slaughter Calves: Number 2, Number 3, and
Utility 60-120 lbs 64 00-86.00 in the graded sale.
Standard and Utility in the regular sale 70-125
lbs 70.00- 85.00, weaker 27.00-45.00.
Calves Going into Special-fed Veal Bams:
Graded Number 1 Holstein bulls 120-124 lbs
145.00; 114-118 lbs 160.00; 90-112 lbs
175.00- 80-88 lbs 78.00-81.00. Graded
Number 2 Holstein bulls 120-124 lbs 135.00;
106-118 lbs 157.00-162.00; 102-104 lbs 180.00;
98-100 lbs 188.00; 94-% lbs 200.00; 88-92 lbs
160.00. Graded Number 3 Holstein bulls
105-130 lbs 95.00-97.00. Few nice Holstein bulls
130-135 lbs in the regular sale 120.00-144.00.
Holstein heifers 90-125 lbs 560.00-600.00. Plain
er heifers 90-125 lbs 380.00-520.00; 80-90 lbs
260.00- 70-80 lbs up to 230.00. Weaker
heifers 90-125 lbs 130.00-220.00; 80-90 lbs
110.00- 70-80 lbs 100.00-170.00.
Sheep and Lambs: Compared to Monday,
slaughter lams sold with a higher undertone.
However, remember the late week supply is
usually much lighter than the Monday run;
therefore, even moderate demand late in the
week can greatly outweigh the late week supply,
thus driving prices higher. Slaughter sheep sold
with a steady to firm undertone.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 three
20 lbs 152.00; 50-60 lbs 108.00- 134.00, fancy
147.00- 60-70 lbs 107.00-135.00; 70-80 lbs
112.00- 80-90 lbs 103.00-113.00; 90-100
lbs 97.00-115.00, mostly 100.00-107.00; 100-125
lbs 89.00-100.00, mostly %.00-100.00.
Slaughter Sheep: Utility and Good 1-3 sheep
100-200 lbs 40.00-59.00, mostly 46.00-50.00;
couple 210-220 lbs 30.00-37.00
Slaughter Goats; Compared to Mondays 1100
head run, a light test of all classes sold with a
higher undertone. This was due to the excellent
late week demand. However, just like the lambs,
when the run fluctuates so much from early to
late week even moderate demand can translate
into much higher prices. All goats are sold by
the head, weights are estimated.
Kids: Selection 1-2 20-40 lbs 36.00-SO.OO. Se
lection 3 20-40 lbs 30.00-40.00, poorer
IS.OO-25.00; couple 40- SO lbs 46.00.
Yearlings: Selection 1-2 60-80 lbs 62.00-70.00.
Nannies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 83.00-86.00;
ISO lb individual 92.00. Selection 2 50-70 lbs
40.00- 70-100 lbs 56.00-72.00; 100-150 lbs
74.00- Selection 3 50-70 lbs 30.00-38.00,
includes some pigmies; 70-100 lbs 52.00-60.00,
poorer 44.00-46.00; 100-ISO lbs 65.00-78.00.
Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 88.00-98.00;
100-ISO lbs 100.00-126.00; ISO-2SO lbs
134.00- couple fancy 168.00-174.00. Se
lection 2 70-100 lbs 84.00-92.00; 100-ISO lbs
92.00- one 170 lbs 140.00. Selection 3
70-100 lbs 68.00-76.00.
Wethers: Few 50-100 lbs 52.00-74.00; 100-150
lbs 114.00-124.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly Cattle
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, Oct 3,2003
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2275 1925
LAST WEEK 2468 1856
This week in Lancaster County, the bulk of
the Choice and high Choice slaughter steers
sold mostly steady, with some weakness noted
late in the week. Low Choice grades and lower
sold steady to firm, with heavier muscled Select
steers as much as 2.00 higher late in the week.
Receipts in Lancaster County are becoming
lighter as the high market over the past couple
of months has brought a lot of steers to town.
This is making it somewhat difficult to find the
really hard and long-feds. Nationally, the west
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with live sales in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
at mostly 90.00. Nebraska feedyards received
from 93.00-95.00 for their live cattle, mostly
1.00 higher Nebraska dressed sales from
145.00- or 200 higher. Live cattle con
tracts at the CME are pretty much aligned with
the current cash trade, with spot October clos
ing at 89.50 on Thursday The spot October
feeder cattle contract at the Merc closed at
101.57 on Thursday as feeder cattle markets re
main very bullish. There is starting to be some
weakness noted on calves across the U.S., espe
cially if they are unvaccinated and bawling. Ev
eryone knows that fall brings pleasant days and
cold nights, making it tough to get a load of
calves lined out. However, yearling demand
couldn't be any better, with a very good run
(over 2300 head) of feeder cattle late last week
in Staunton, VA quoting heavy 7 weights up to
102.00, with heavy 8 weights up to %.00; which
had locals talking early in the week. Cutout val
ues have come down a little over the week, but
are still good; Choice cuts from around 157.00-
158.00, with the Select cutout still holding a
hefty discount at mostly 123.00. Back in the
County, Holstein slaughter steers sold steady to
firm, with a fancy load of reputation-fed Hol
steins on Monday fetching as much as 86.00.
Slaughter heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher.
Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower early in the
week, with late week demand picking up with
Lean cows up to 1.00 higher, and fleshier cows
as much as 3.50 higher. Slaughter bulls sold
1.00- lower for the week. The reported sup
ply this week in Lancaster County included 636
head of slaughter steers, 112 head of slaughter
heifers, 1036 head of slaughter cows, 197 head
of slaughter bulls, and 294 head of feeder cattle.
Slaughter Steeis: High Choice and Prime 2-4
singles 1140-1420 lbs 93.00- %.7S, two superb
individuals 98.00-98.75, packages 1195-1440 lbs
93.25- Choice 2-3 singles 1130-1490 lbs
89.25- packages 1130-1375 lbs 89.00-
92.50, few full 88.00-89.75. Higher yielding
Choice 1-2 includes Charolais- crosses
1100-1335 lbs 91.00-95.75, mostly 94.00-95.50,
couple fancier 97.50- 98.00. High Select and low
Choice 2-3 1045-1480 lbs 86.00-89.50, higher
yielding up to 91.00, 82.50-84.50 early in the
week. Select 1-2 1020-1440 lbs 80.00-86.50, pri
marily 82.00-85.00, heavier muscled
86.50-89.25. Fair amount returning to feed:
1085-1295 lbs 76.00-80.00, better-quality
80.25-
Holstein Steers: Fancy load of High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1380-1585 lbs 83.75-86.00, three
head of outstanding individuals 87.00-89.50,
one 1620 lbs 83.75, few late in the week
85.25-86.50. Choice 2-3 1140-1565 lbs
79.00-82.25. High Select and low Choice 2-3
1170-1570 lbs 73.75-77.75, few heavy 1685-1690
lbs 70.00-71.50. Select 1-2 1125-1505 lbs
68.75-70.00.
Slaughter Heifers; Couple high Choice and
Prime 1165-1245 lbs 94.25-95.75. Choice 2-3
singles 101 S-1265 lbs 89.00-92.00, groups
1150-1180 lbs 89.50-92.75. High Select and low
Choice 2-3 1070-1375 lbs 85.00-88.25, couple
Charolais and Limi-crosses 86.50-89.50. Heife
rettes: Commercial to Choice 2-4 1220-1330 lbs
1220-1330 lbs 69.50-73.00.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean, Weight, Bulk,
Low Dressing. Premium White, 65-70, Over
1600 lbs, 46.75-54.50, 42.75-47.50, High dress
ing SS.OO-60.00. Breakers, 75-80, Over 1400 lbs,
41.00- 36.00-41.50, High dressing
45.50-51.75. Boners, 80-85, Over 1200 lbs,
36.00- 32.50-37.00, High dressing
41.00- Lean (Hi-Yield), 85-88, Over 1200
lbs, 37.00-40.50, 35.00-37.00. Lean, 88-90, Over
1000 lbs, 31.00-36.50, 27.50-31.00. Lean (Light-
Wt), 85-90, 750-1000 lbs, 29.00-33.25,
26.00-
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1310-1920 lbs
46.50-SS.SO, high dressing 57.00-59.00. Yield
Grade 2 1005-2085 lbs 43.00-46.50, low dressing
1475-2515 lbs 41.25-45.75. Bullocks: Select 1-2
990-1295 lbs 51.50-57.50, fancy single 64.00.
Nice load of Charolais-crosses which went to
slaughter or were put on feed 815-1040 lbs
55.00-62.50, few fancier up to 64.00, all sold in
dividually.
Calf Summary: For the week, slaughter
calves sold steady to 10.00 higher as buyer de
mand and attendance remain good at sales
throughout the County. Holstein bull calves
that are going into special-fed veal bams sold
sharply higher for the week. Buyers only threw
more gas on the fire on Thursday as a large pen
of Number 2 graded bulls weighing from 94-96
lbs brought 200.00, holding a 23.00 premium to
the same weight of Number 1 bulls. Holstein
heifer demand remains good, with graded heif
ers trading as high as 600.00. Northeast hide-off
veal carcasses are reported with a lower under
tone from 255.00-285.00. The Pennsylvania De-
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week, compared to 1382 last week.
Slaughter Calves. Number 2, Number 3, and
Utility 60-135 lbs 60.00-87.00 m the graded
sales. Standard and Utility in the regular sales
70-125 lbs 40.00- 85.00, weaker 27.00-45.00.
Holstein Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal
Barns:
Monday- Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs
120.00- 80-90 lbs BS.OO-11S.00. Plainer
type Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 100.00-125.00;
80-90 lbs 72.00-85.00. Weaker Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 80.00-92.00; 80-90 lbs 62.00-67.00.
Tuesday- Graded Number One Holstein Bulls
package 123 lbs 140.00; 95-115 lbs
160.00- 80-90 lbs 130.00-142.00. Graded
Number Two Holstein Bulls package 113 lbs
147.00; 95-105 lbs 160.00-167.00; few packages
90 lbs 130.00- 140.00; few head 95 lbs 132.00,
larger package 92.00; few head 73 lbs 60.00.
Graded Number Three Holstein Bulls package
107 lbs 100.00; 94-95 lbs 125.00- 130.00, pack
age 93 lbs 102.00; few packages 80-81 lbs 87 00.
Graded Number One Heifers 90-110 lbs
575.00- package 82 lbs 375.00; package
75 lbs 140.00; few head 63 lbs 75.00. Graded
Number Two Holstein Heifers 92-105 lbs
500.00- 575.00; package 82 lbs 200.00; 63-71 lbs
55.00-
Thursday- Graded Number 1 Holstein bulls
120-124 lbs 145.00; 114-118 lbs 160.00; 90-112
lbs 175.00-180.00; 80-88 lbs 78.00-81.00. Graded
Number 2 Holstein bulls 120-124 lbs 135.00;
106-118 lbs 157.00-162.00; 102-104 lbs 180.00;
98-100 lbs 188.00; 94-96 lbs 200.00; 88-92 lbs
160.00. Graded Number 3 Holstein bulls
105-130 lbs 95.00-97.00. Few nice Holstein bulls
130-1-35 lbs in the regular sale 120.00-144.00.
Holstein heifers 90-125 lbs 560.00-600.00. Plain
er heifers 90-125 lbs 380.00-520.00; 80-90 lbs
260.00- 70-80 lbs up to 230.00. Weaker
heifers 90-125 lbs 130.00-220.00; 80-90 lbs
110.00- 70-80 lbs 100.00-170.00.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thursday, Oct 2,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE: STOCK COWS; 37.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Commercial
42.00- Boner & Boning Utility
36.00- Cutter & Boning Utility
35.00- Canner & Low Cutter 35.00-40.50;
Shells 30.00 & down.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-2000#
45.00- YIELD GRADE 2 1000#-1400#
38.00-
FEEDER STEERS; M & L 1 300-500#
80.00- 250-280# 80.00-120.00; M
600-900# 70.00-103.00.
HEIFERS: M 1 & L 1 300-500# 78.00-104.00,
L 1 400-650# 60.00-94.00.
BULLS: M & L 1 300-620# 70.00-106.00.
CALVES; Veal Prime 70.00-85.00; Choice
60.00- Good 35.00-70.00; Farm Calves #1
Holstein Bulls 90-120# Few 35.00-95.00; #2 Hol
stein Bulls 80-100# Few 10.00-50.00; Beef
Bull & Hfrs./Hd. 35.00-90.00.
HOGS; Barrows & Gilts #l-2 210-255#
42.00- #2-3 255-280# 35.00-44.00; Sows
#l-3 300-500# 24.50-30.00; Feeder Pigs 1-3
15-20# S.OO-22.00/Hd. 1-3 25-35# 10.00-23.00/
Hd.
LAMBS; High Choice 80-100# 80.00-100.00;
Choice 40-75# 60.00-90.00; Feeder Lambs Good
65.00-94,00, Sheep 15.00-45.00; Fat Sheep 25.00
and down.
GOATS: Large 45.00-110.00/Hd.; Medium
30.00- Small 10.00-30.00/Hd.
HORSES: Horses 19.00-51.50; Ponies
20.00-
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Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, Oct. 2,2003
RETURN TO FARM CALF-100-585
GOOD VEAL 7000-9900.
COMMON VEAL 20.00-69 00
CHOICE STEERS: NONE.
SELECT STEERS 70.00-80.00.
COMMON STEERS 5000-69.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS; 42.00-54.00
CANNERS/CUTTERS: 33.00-45 00
SHELLS 25.00-3200.
CHOICE HEIFERS- NONE.
SELECT HEIFERS. 70.00-80.00
COMMON HEIFERS- 50.00-69.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 80.00-98.00.
COMMON FEEDERS; 40.00-79.00.
BULLS; 43.00-54.00
SOWS- NONE.
LAMBS; NONE.
Indiana
Livestock Auction
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, Oct 2,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE: 105. STEERS AND HEIFERS
STEADY. COWS STEADY. BULLS STEADY
TO 3.50 LOWER.
STEERS; HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 2-3
1235/1275 LBS. 91.25-94.00. CHOICE 1-3
1045/1550 LBS. 83.75-88.25.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 1-3 935/1305 LBS.
87.75-95.00. SELECT 1-2 79.50-85.00.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
45.00- ONE AT 56.50. BONERS 80-85%
LEAN 39.25-44.50. LEAN 85-90% LEAN
33.00- SHELLS 33.00 AND DOWN.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1095/1985 LBS.
48.00- ONE YIELD GRADE 2 1092 LBS.
45.50.
FEEDER CATTLE- FEW HEIFERS: M &
L-l 440/800 LBS. 74.00-78.00.
CALVES: 70. VEALERS; STANDARD &
GOOD 65/115 LBS. 30.00-55.00. FARM
CALVES; HOLSTEIN BULLS STEADY TO
85.00 HIGHER. NO. 1 HOLSTEIN BULLS
95/125 LBS. 125.00-167.50, 80/90 LBS.
117.50- NO. 2 BULLS 80/110 LBS.
67.50- BEEF CROSS BULLS AND
HEIFERS 85/90 LBS. 80.00-120.00
HOGS: 10. BARROWS AND GILTS; COU
PLE 49-54% LEAN 262 & 264 LBS. 44.50.
SOWS; US 1-3 510/670 LBS. 22.00-29.00.
BOARS: COUPLE 630 4 718 LBS. 11.00 &
1200.
FEEDER PIGS: 10. 1-3 LBS. 20 LBS.
6.00-
SHEEP; NO MARKET TEST.
GOATS; 13. NANNIES: 70/100 LBS
50.00-
National Feeder Cattle
Weekly Review
St. Joseph, Mo.
September 26,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL FEEDER & STOCKER CAT
TLE SUMMARY - Week Ending Sept. 26
Total Receipts: 498,900; last week 421,700; last
year 341,700. Direct: 85,100; last week 58,300;
last year 64,900. Video/Intemet: 74,700; last
week 41,400; last year 3,900. Auctions: 339,100,
last week 322,000; last year 272,900. This
week’s auction volume included 32 percent over
600 lb and 44 percent heifers.
See Oct. 4 Lancaster Farming
For Full Listing
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 4, 2003-A4l
Compared to last week, > car ling feeder cattle
sold steady to firm Demand continues to be
very good, but buyers are becoming price cau
tious and are sacrificing numbers to stay within
the boundaries of their orders.
Feedlots sold cattle steady to 1 00 lower this
week as packers reduced chain speeds and
showed limited interest in buying under fin
ished cattle. The Choice-Select spread is nearl>
35 00 and inventories of Select boxes are start
ing to back up Demand remains outstanding
for Choice, but supplies are extremely limited
We are currently teetering on record prices for
feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, and dressed beef
The chance of holding these levels looks very
good with positive fundamental factors, but the
market seems to have run out of steam for the
time being.
Slaughter cow prices (which have also been at
record highs) were sharply lower this week. The
National Milk Producers Foundation unleashed
a dairy cow buyout program to reduce milk pro
duction. Cooperatives Working Together
(CWT) is projected to cull 33,000 cows by the
end of October. Although this is largely boneless
beef, a few retail cuts will be broken out and the
program will definitely weigh on the fed cattle
market.
Thin-weaned calves and large strings of fancy
calves in the mountain states sold steady to 3 00
higher, but this week’s calf market was domi
nated by un-weaned, fleshy new-crops and
prices for these types were steady to 4.00 lower.
Southeastern markets suffered the full decline
in calf prices as winter wheat interests failed to
hold the market. Plains wheat farmers are ei
ther too busy planting their crop or too busy
doctoring the calves that they have already
bought. Midwestern farmers have yet to enter
the market also, as they are in the full swing of
com harvest. Producers who have calves to sell
are better off spending the next few weeks
weaning and vaccinating their calves, and wait
ing for the wheat crop to be put in the ground
and the com crop to be put in the bin
BLUE GRASS STOCKYARDS Daily Auc
tion: Actual Receipts. 3,052. Compared to Mon
day; Steer calves near steady, heifer calves
steady to weak. Yearling steers and heifers
steady to firm. Holsteins steady.
FEEDER STEERS: Med
ge. 1; 300-350 lbs few 111.50, few 350-400 lbs
113.00- 400-450 lbs 100 00-114 00,
450-500 lbs 98.00-107.00; 500-550 lbs
95.00- 550-600 lbs 91.00-9950; 600-700
lb calves 8900-98.00, 600-700 lb yearlings
96.00- 700-800 lbs 95.00-103.50; 800-900
lbs 94.00-99.05; 900-1000 lbs 90.00-95.70,
1000-1100 lbs 86.00-91.90, including 28
headfblk) 1026 lbs 91.90. HOLSTEINS: Large 3:
cpl 353 lbs 76 00; 3 head 5425 lbs 74.00, 500-600
lbs 78.00-80.75; 6 head 698 lbs 79.00, few
700-800 lbs 74.00-75.50; 800-900 lbs 72.00-77 00;
5 head 968 lbs 70.00; 14 head 1179 lbs 66.95.
BULL CALVES: Med.
ge. 1: 300-400 lbs 100.00-112.00; 400-500 lbs
91.00- 104.00; 500-600 lbs 88.00-98.00; 600-700
lbs 81.0091.00; 700-800 lbs 77.00 85.00,
800-900 lbs 76.00-80.00, 900-1000 lbs
70.00-
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med
ge. 1: 300400 lbs few 95.00; 400-500 lbs 87.00-
95.00; 500600 lbs 85.509400; few 600700 lbs
88.00- 700-800 lbs 86.0094.95.
Kentucky Feeder
Cattle Sales
Lexington, Ky.
September 30,2003
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