New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report SuppUad By USD A
Monday, October 6,2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
361 239 692 1092 1293
WEEK AGO
339 326 825 1164 1119
LAST YEAR
372
268 442
Compared to Thursday, slaughter cows sold
mostly 100-2 50 higher. Bidding was very ac
tive for the entirety of the sale with buyer at
tendance relatively light. Lean slaughter bulls
sold mostly steady. Yield Grade 2 bulls sold as
much as 2.00 higher. The cattle supply included
166 slaughter cows, 45 slaughter bulls, 76
slaughter steers, with 75 head of feeder cattle.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 Over 1600
lbs 50.00-53.75 47.25-50.00 Breakers 70-75 Over
1400 lbs 45.00-49.50 Boners 75-80 Over 1200 lbs
few 42.00-45.25 38.25-40.00 Lean (Hi-Yield)
80-85 Over 1200 lbs 36.75-39.75 34.00-37.50
Lean 85-90 Over 1000 lbs 32.50-36.50
28.00-33.00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs
2900-32.25 25.50-29.00
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1075-1995 lbs
47.00-54.00 which includes some high dressers.
Yield Grade 2 1235-1995 lbs 45.50-48.25, few up
to 50.75, low dressing 43.00-44.50.
Calves: Compared to Thursday, slaughter
calves sold mostly steady. Holstein lull claves
going into special-fed veal bams sold sharply
lower, but steady to firm when compared to last
Monday. There were not enough heifers to fully
test the market.
Slaughter Calves; Standard and Utility early
55-110 lbs 50.00-77.00, weaker 11.00-30.00.
Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams: Hol
stein Bulls 90-125 lbs 120.00-160.00; 80-90 lbs
105.00-130.00. Plainer-type Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 90.00-120.00; 80-90 lbs 90.00-95.00.
Weaker Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 65.00-87.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts opened 1.00 to 3.00
lower, mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower, sows were
mostly steady, instances .50 lower, boars were
fully steady. BARROWS AND GILTS; 49-54%
lean 220-270 lbs 38.00-40.75 mostly 38.35-39.00,
show hogs 43.50-46.25,45-50% lean 220-270 lbs
36.25-38.25,270-300 lbs 34.00-36.25, 300-350 lbs
mostly 34.10
SOWS; 1-3 300-400 lbs 27.50, 400-SOO lbs
27.50-33.00, 500-700 lbs 33.00-35.00 mostly
33.00-34.85
BOARS: 300-700 lbs 12.00.
Sheep and Lambs' Compared to last Monday,
slaughter lambs sold steady to firm, with heaver
weight lambs seeing the greatest advances.
Lightweight lambs continue to be in high de
mand; however prices remain steady. Slaughter
sheep sold steady to firm on a larger than aver
age run, while slaughter bucks traded 5.00 high
er Buyer attendance and bidding activity was
good through the course of the sale
Slaughter Lambs' Choice and Prune 2-3 few
40-50 Tbs 114 00-130.00, fancy 135.00-138.00,
50-60 lbs 112.00-130.00, fancy 134.00; 60-70 lbs
112.00- fancy 130.00-138.00, 70-80 lbs
108.00- 80-90 lbs 11000-126.00; 90-100
lbs 10200-112 00, few between 118.00-120.00;
100-125 lbs 9600-108.00, few 11600: 125-150
lbs 94 00-106 00 Good 2-4 90-100 lbs
96 00-100 00; 100-150 lbs 80 00-90 00.
Slaughter Sheep Utility and Good 1-3 Sheep
75-100 lbs 38.00-48.00, 100-150 lbs 40.00-50.00,
high dressing 54.00-62.00, 150-200 lbs
40.00- 00, few higher dressing 54.00-6000
Bucks few 100-150 lbs 62.00-66.00; 150-200 lbs
38.00, 200-225 lbs 40.00-50.00, few 55.00-62 00.
Yearlings 100-150 lbs 50.00-63.00, few
68 00-84.00; 150-200 lbs 64.00-66.00.
Slaughter Goats: Compared to last Monday,
Kid goats sold mixed from 10.00 higher to 10.00
lower. Yearlings were not well tested. Nannies
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
and Billies sold steady to firm, with the excep
tion of fancy heavy weight Billies trading sharp
ly lower. A good supply of Wethers sold steady
to weak. Good buyer attendance through the
duration of the sale, with moderated demand.
All goats are sold by the head, with estimated
weights. Kids: Selection 1 20-40 lbs 54.00-66.00,
bulk 54.00-58.00: 40-60 lbs 72.00-78.00; 60-80
lbs 82.00-88.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs
40.00- 00, lighter 22.00-24.00, few pigmies
32.00- 40-60 lbs 50.00-68.00, bulk
54.00- 60-80 lbs 68.00-74.00. Selection 3
20-40 lbs 30.00-40.00, few light and weaker
20 00-22.00, 40-60 lbs 38.00-48.00, few weaker
28.00- 60-80 lbs few 58.00 Yearlings; Se
lection 1 few 60-80 lbs 82.00-86.00. Selection 2
few 60-80 lbs 66.00-78.00, few pigmies 72.00
Selection 3 few 60-80 lbs 48.00-56.00. Nannies:
Selection 1 70-100 lbs 68.00-78.00; few 100-150
lbs 76.00. Selection 2 50-70 lbs 48.00-57.00, pig
mies 42.00-54.00, few weaker pigmies
24.00- 70-100 lbs 58.00-66.00, bulk
58.00- 100-150 lbs 60.00-70.00. Selection 3
50-70 lbs 39.00-48.00; 70-100 lbs 50.00-58.00,
few weaker 44.00-48.00; 100-150 lbs
60.00- Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs
86.00- 100-150 lbs 106.00-117.00; 150-250
lbs 130.00-144.00. Selection 2 70-80 lb
70.00- few pigmies 44.00-58.00; 100-Iso
lbs 90.00-106.00; 150-250 lbs 104.00-114.00. Se
lection 3 70-100 lbs 40.00-66.00; 100-150 lbs
64.00- Wethers: 50-70 lbs 60.00-66.00, fan
cier 74.00-80.00, few lighter and weaker
46.00- few pigmies 44.00; 70-100 lbs
74.00- few fancy 88.00-92.00, few weaker
50.00- 100-150 lbs 84.00-100.00, heavier
offerings 106.00-114.00, weaker 60.00-70.00.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
October 6,7,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
723 912 0 0
LAST WEEK
587 858 0 7
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, Monday sales were a
full 1.00-2.00 higher, but only paved the way for
an extremely active Tuesday sale. High Choice
and Prime steers were as high as 104.00 on
Tuesday, although all grades showed good ad
vances as prices were as much as 5.00 higher.
Granted, receipts were light, although numbers
of good hard-fed cattle are becoming sparse
across the country. They are so hard to find in
fact, that the Nebraska direct feedyards moved
their black-hided steers 4.00-7.00 higher from
97.00- 00 on Tuesday, with pens up to 100.00,
with dressed sales from 150.00-155.00, or
5.00- higher. The Board did all it could over
the last couple of days to align with the higher
cash trade, with two days of limit-up gains leav
ing the October spot live cattle contract at
92.82 The meat markets had no choice but to
respond as well, with Choice cutouts over
161.00 again, and Select cuts over 129.00; all of
which is over 3.00 higher. Holstein steers in
Vintage were as high as 90.00, which are 4.00
higher, with the heifer run to light to test.
Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher, with the
cow carcass cutout value 2 66 higher on Tues
day There were not enough slaughter bulls to
test the market The two-day run included an
estimated 238 head of slaughter steers, 35
slaughter heifers, 401 slaughter cows, 12 slaugh
ter bulls, and 37 head of feeder cattle.
The Vintage Sales Stables will be holding a
special feeder cattle sale on Monday October the
13th, set to begin around IKK) pm. There are al
ready some nice black cattle consigned out of
Maryland, with a fairly good overall selection
expected
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, October 10,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 98.00 90.75 65.15
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 96.50 90.50 64.25
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 48.35 45.00 42.00
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 41.50 39.75 38.50
Bulls, YG 1, 54.00 52.00 49.50
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 38.75 42.00 33.00
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 110.00 98.00 71.00
Cattle Watch
How high will they go?
Slaughter Steer Prices at the Lancaster County Auctions
Week *High Choice *Choice 2-3 Choice
Ending and Prime 2-4 Average
Aug. 29 $86.10-89.60, one $9O $82.00-86.50 $83.25
Sept. 5 $BB.OO-93.00 $84.50-88.25 $86.00
Sept. 12 $92.75-96.75, few $lOO $90.00-93.25 $90.50
Sept. 19 $93.00 97.25, one $100.25 $90.00-93.50 $91.75
Sept. 26 $93.00-97.00 $BB.OO-93.00 $90.85
Oct. 3 $93.00-96.75 $89.00-92.75 $90.75
Thesday
Oct. 7 $94.00-101.25, top $lO4 $94.25-97.50 $95.50
* Price spreads quoted from US DA market reports
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-4
singles on Monday 1130-1435 lbs 94.00-98.00,
with 10 head 1260-1400 lbs 98.50-101.25; fancy
supply on Tuesday 1285-1430 lbs 99.50-104.00,
mostly 100.00-103.00. Choice 2-3 singles on
Monday 1060-1400 lbs 91.50-94.00; Tuesday
supply 1140-1430 lbs 94.25-97.50, Charolais
crosscs 92.50-95.50. Several high yielding
Choice 1-2 on Tuesday 1170-1465 lbs
98.50- bulk 100.00-101.25. Few Choice 4
includes full 1170-1405 lbs 90.50-94.00. Select
and low Choice 2-3 singles on Monday
1115-1385 lbs 90.50-93.00, few emptier up to
94.00; Tuesday supply 1110-1295 lbs
91.50- Select 1-2 singles on Monday
1015-1395 lbs 88.00-91.00, heavy muscled
91.75-94.00.
Holstein Steers; High Choice and Prime 2-3
1275-1550 lbs 86.25-90.00, beef-crosses
1140-1455 lbs 87.00-90.00. Few Choice 2-3
1320-1565 lbs 80.75-84.25. Select 1-2 1185-1335
lbs 77.00-79.75.
Slaughter Heifers: Few high Choice or Prime
2-4 1050-1270 lbs 92.00- 95.75, Charolais-cross
93.00 Couple Choice 2-3 1025-1270 lbs
88.00-88.50.
Slaughter Cows; Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 over 1600
lbs 51.00-55.00, High Dressing few 57.00-59.00
Breakers 70-75 over 1400 lbs 46.00-50.75
43.75- 75 Boners 75-80 over 1200 lbs
41.25-44.00, 36.75-40 75 High Dressing
44.50-47.75 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-90 over 1200 lbs
36.75- Lean 85-90 over 1000 lbs
33.00-37.50 28.50-32.00 Lean (Light-wgt) 85-90
over 750 lbs 30.00-34.00 25.25-27.50 Slaughter
Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1655-1910 lbs
47.75-55.00.
Calves: Compared to last Tuesday's sale,
slaughter calves sold mostly steady. Graded
Holstein bull calves suitable for special fed veal
barns sold mixed, with heavy weight calves sell
ing steady to weak; while middle weight calves
(95-110 lbs) sold steady to firm. Lighter weight
Graded 1 and 2 calves sold sharply lower.
Graded Number 3 calves also sold sharply
lower. Graded Holstein Heifers showed the
greatest losses of the night trading between
125.00- off from last week. Buyer attend
ance was good with active bidding through the
duration of the sale. The Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture graded 813 head of heifers
and bulls for the sale, with an estimated 76 per
cent of the graded run going back to feed.
Slaughter Calves: Standard and Utility
80-135 lbs 60.00-86.00; 55-80 lbs 30.00-50.00,
few weaker 12.00-30.00. Returning to Feed;
Graded Number One Holstein Bulls package
121 lbs 137.00; few packages 112 lbs
157:00-162.00; 95-102 lbs 170.00-177.00; few
packages 90.00 lbs 13500-145.00; 85 lbs
85.00- 73-85 lbs 67.00-70.00. Graded
Number Two Holstein Bulls package 112-114
lbs 142.00-145.00; 102 lbs 145.00-157.00; 95 lbs
120.00- few 90 lbs 100.00; 83-90 lbs
77.00- few bead 74 lbs 60.00. Graded
Number Three Holstein Bulls package 81-108
lbs 75.00-87.00.
Graded Number One Heifers 90-115 lbs
410.00- package 82 lbs 350.00; package
74 lbs 125.00. Graded Number Two Holstein
Heifers package 104 lbs 405.00; package 91 lbs
360.00; package 83 lbs 160.00; 73-75 lbs 100 00;
few head 63 lbs 50.00.
1247 778 253 515
LAST WEEK
1299 741 206 313
LAST YEAR
1365 693
Compared to last Thursday, high Choice and Prime
slaughter steers sold 7.00- 8 00 higher Choice slaugh
ter steers sold mostly 8 50 higher, while high Select and
low Choice cattle sold as much as 900 higher The
runs continue to be light this week, as the finished sup
plies seem to become more scarce The supply was
mixed in New Holland, which allowed an assortment
of buyers to enter the market Holstein slaughter steers
sold steady to 1 50 higher compared to early in the
week The Holstein run was lighter as well, but buyers
are still paying good money for them as they make a
good supplement for high priced black cattle. Slaugh
ter heifers mirrored the Increase of their male counter
parts; with Choice slaughter heifers up 4 00-6 00 Lean
slaughter cows sold mixed with light weight leans
mostly steady, while heavier leans sold between
1 00-5 00 higher Breaker and Boning cows (75-85 per
cent lean) sold up to 5 00 higher, with Premium Whites
(65-70 percent lean) as much as S.OO-7 00 higher than
last week Slaughter bulls sold 2 00-5.00 higher The
supply included 440 head of slaughter steers, 59 head
of slaughter heifers, 413 head of slaughter cows, 102
head of slaughter bulls, with 154 head of feeder cattle
Note The New Holland Sales Stables will be holding
a special feeder cattle sale on Friday October the 31st,
set to begin at 6:00 pm.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-4 singles
1260-1455 lbs 101 50- 104.00, few superb individuals
105 00-105.75, packages 1275-1460 lbs 102.00- 105 35,
few full 9900. Choice 2-3 singles 1115-1440 lbs
98 00-101 25, packages 1130-1490 lbs 98 25-101.75, few
full 98 00-98 75. Higher yielding Choice 1-2 includes
Charolats-crosses and Limi-crosses 1135-1390 lbs
101 25-102.00, few superb individuals 106.50-10800
Choice 4 1150-1420 lbs 95.50-97 25. High Select and
low Choice 2-3 singles 1070-1495 lbs 95 25-99 00, pack
ages 1235-1395 lbs 95 50-9660, few full 92.25-94.50
Select 1-2 1065-1415 lbs 87.00-91 75. Fair amount re
turning to feed* 1045-1216 lbs 78 75-82 00, better-quali
ty 86 00-90 50.
Holstein Steers: Few high Choice and Prime 2-3
1400-1510 lbs 90.00-92.75, individual 94 50 Choice 2-3
1290-1580 lbs 85.50-89.00 High Select and low Choice
2-3 1200-1580 lbs 81.50-85.50, lower dressing
80 00-8150 Few Select 1-2 1275-1505 lbs 73 50-77 00,
majority 73.50-75 00. Standard 1-2 1080-1395 lbs
68 50-72 50.
Slaughter Heifers: Individual Choice and Prime
1275 lbs 99.75. Choice 2-3 singles 1020-1445 lbs
95 50-97 50, single group 1102 lbs 98.25, few higher
dressing 99 00-100 00.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean, Weight, Bulk, Low
Dressing Premium White, 65-70, Over 1600 lbs,
55 75-5975, 50 50-5425, High dressing 6125-63 60
Breakers, 75-80, Over 1400 lbs, 46.25-50 50,
43 50-45 50, High dressing 5100-53.00 Boners, 80-85,
Over 1200 lbs, 42 50-45 75. 3975-41 75, High dressing
45 75-48 75 Lean (Hi-Yield), 85-88, Over 1200 lbs,
38 75-4200, 35.50-3800 Lean, 88-90, Over 1000 lbs,
3600-4000, 32 00-3600 Lean (Light-Wt), 85-90, few
750-1000 lbs, 30 75-33 75,28 00-29 50
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 1235-2000 lbs
51 00-57 25, high dressing 60 50-65 00 Yield Grade 2
1140-1675 lbs 43 25-4975. Bullocks Select 1-2 Nice
load of Charolais-crosses which went to slaughter or
were put on feed 805- 1050 lbs 59 00-65 50. Few fancy
younger bulls returning to service 1165-1505 lbs
7000-75 00
Calves Compared to last Thursday, slaughter calves
sold steady to weak There was 308 head of bulls in the
overall graded run that will see a kill floor in the near
future, which goes to show demand is still very high
Holstein bull calves going into special-fed veal barns
sold sharply lower on all grades Graded Number One
bull calves 10 00 to as much as 20.00 lower on middle
weight calves Number Two calves showed the greatest
losses from 20 00-40 00 on heavier weight calves be
tween 110-124 lbs, while middle and light weight
calves sold 60 00 to over 100 00 lower, more than half
off from last week Holstein heifers sold significantly
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