Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, October 13,2003
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
573 287 1143 1392
WEEK AGO
361 239 1092 1293
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, lean slaughter cows
sold mostly 1.50-2.00 higher; while fleshier of
ferings sold steady to weak. Bidding was mod
erately active with light buyer attendance.
Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 with instances of 3.00
higher. The cattle supply included 210 head
slaughter cows, 58 slaughter bulls, 38 slaughter
steers, with 267 head feeder cattle.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 Over 1600
lbs 54.75-57,25, 51.75-53.50 High dressing
SBSO-S9 2S Breakers 70-75 Over 1400 lbs
46.50-50.25, 42.00-45.25 High dressing
51.75-54.50 Boners 75-80 Over 1200 lbs
42.00- 38.00-42.75 Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85
Over 1200 lbs 42.00-45.25 38.50-39.50 Lean
85-90 Over 1000 lbs 37.75-41.50 33.50-37.00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 32.50-36.50
29.00-
Slaughter Bulls; Yield Grade 11010-1910 lbs
54.00- high dressing 61.50-65.75. Yield
Grade 2 1585-1930 lbs 45.00-52.75, low dressing
42.00- 45 50. Bullocks; Select 1-2 1015-1165 lbs
84.00- 00.
Calves: Compared to Thursday, slaughter
calves sold steady to mostly 3.00 higher. Hol
stein bull claves going into special-fed veal
bams sold steady to weak. There were not
enough heifers to fully test the market.
Slaughter Calves: Standard and Utility early
55-110 lbs 55.00-90.00, weaker 11.00-45.00.
Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams;
Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 120.00-160.00; 80-90
lbs 105.00-145.00. Plainer-type Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 90.00-120.00; 80-90 lbs 80.00-115.00.
Weaker Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 65.00-77.00.
Sheep and Lambs: Compared to last Monday,
slaughter lambs sold steady, with instances of
10.00 higher Light weight lambs continue to be
hard to find due to time of year, with 40- lbs
lambs trading as high as 255.00. Slaughter
sheep sold steady on a high quality run. Buyer
attendance and bidding activity was good
through the course of the sale.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3
30-40 lbs individual 255.00; 40-50 lbs individual
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
10:00
Located Rl 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
markets not
ble because
e holiday
1S8.00; 50-60 lbs 116.00-125.00, fancy 134.00;
60-70 lbs 120.00- 136.00; 70-80 lbs
116.00-128.00; 80-90 lbs 114.00-128.00; 90-100
lbs 108.00- 124.00; 100-125 lbs 108.00-118.00;
125-150 lbs 94.00-96.00.
Slaughter Sheep; Utility and Good 1-3 Sheep
75-100 lbs 36.00-38.00; 100-150 lbs 42.00-52.00;
150-200 lbs 42.00-48.00. Bucks 150-200 lbs
50.00- fancier 60.00-70.00; 200-225 lbs
34.00-
Slaughter Goats: Compared to last Monday,
Kid goats sold steady to firm, while Yearlings
were not well tested. Nannies sold mostly
steady, with Billies trading steady to weak on a
large run. A good supply of Wethers sold steady
to firm. Good buyer attendance through the du
ration of the sale, with moderated demand. All
goats are sold by the head, with estimated
weights. Kids; Selection 1 20-40 lbs 56.00-64.00;
40-60 lbs 74.00-76.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs
40.00- few pigmies 28.00-42.00; 40-60 lbs
52.00- bulk 58.00-68.00; 60-80 lbs
64.00- Selection 3 20-40 lbs 30.00-40.00,
few light and weaker 18.00-26.00; 40-60 lbs
44.00- few weaker 34.00-40.00; 60-80 lbs
few 56.00-60.00. Yearlings: Selection 2 few
60-80 lbs 64.00-76.00, few pigmies 62.00. Selec
tion 3 few 60-80 lbs 48.00-56.00 Nannies: Selec
tion 1 50-70 lbs 60.00-64.00; few 70-100 lbs
68.00. Selection 2 50-70 lbs 46.00-60.00, pigmies
40.00- few weaker pigmies 30.00-36.00;
70-100 lbs 54.00-66.00; 100-150 lbs 60.00-70.00.
Selection 3 50-70 lbs 38.00-48.00; 70-100 lbs
52.00- Billies; Selection 1 100-150 lbs
96.00- 150-250 lbs 122.00-124.00. Selec
tion 2 70-80 lb 70.00-72.00, few pigmies
36.00- 100-150 lbs 80.00-96.00; 150-250 lbs
100.00- Selection 3 70-100 lbs
50.00- 100-150 lbs 64.00-76.00; 150-250 lbs
96.00- Wethers: 50-70 lbs 60.00-72.00, fan
cier 78.00-80.00, few lighter and weaker
48.00- few pigmies 40.00-48.00; 70-100 lbs
74.00- few weaker 68.00-72.00; 100-150
lbs 82.00-100.00.
813 1225
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
October 13,14,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
842 782 6 0
Compared to Thursday, Tuesday's sales were
B & R CATTLE CO
RD 1, Marietta PA
17547
Office Phone:
717*653*8164
Specializing in
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JOHN BOWMAN
717*653*5728
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GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
955 N. State St.
Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of Stale Buyer* -Cacti or Certified Check* Only
Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, October 17,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 116.75 98.00 66.25
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 106.25 96.50 64.85
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 50.00 48.35 43.50
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 46.00 41.50 39.50
Bulls, YGI, 58.50 54.00 49.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 39.00 38.75 35.00
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 116.00 110.00 62.00
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 90 82.00- 86.50 83.25
Sept. 5 88.00- 93.00 84.50- 88.25 86.00
Sept. 12 92.75- 96.75, few 100 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 88.00- 93.00 90.85
Oct. 3 93.00- 96.75 89.00- 92.75 90.75
Oct. 10 99.00-105.75 94.25-101.75 98.00
Tuesday
Oct. 14 120.00-125.50, top 132.50 115.50-121.00 118.00
* Price spreads quoted from USDA market reports
another 8.00-10.00 higher after the market was
already a full 9.00-11.00 higher on Monday. The
current finished market is playing leap frog
with itself, as prices are drastically higher from
one day to the next. After having over 40 head
on Monday bring from 110.00-124.50, there was
around another 50 head on Tuesday that sold
for 120.00 or higher; with 11 head of high
Choice and Prime steers weighing from
1255-1440 lbs trading from 130.00-132.50. It
was another wild day in the national markets as
well. The current October live cattle contract
quickly moved up the limit first thing Tuesday
morning to close at 100.32 at days end. It is
worth noting that there was some bearishness in
most of the further-out months at the Merc
though, with contracts from Feb of 2004 and
out closing down-the-hmit across the Board.
Feeder cattle traders are also trying to keep
from giving the current market too much rein,
as the spot October feeder cattle contract closed
down 137.50 at 107.30; with every month after
Oct posting limit-down losses. However, meat
markets hit the ground running on Tuesday,
with the cutout values of Choice and Select car
casses from 7.00, to over 8.00 higher. Choice
cuts from around 189.00-190.00; Select from
166.00-168.00. The Nebraska feedyards held out
as long as they could (although its only Tues
day) to sell their finished supplies. They re
ceived 115.00 for their live cattle, which are
15.00 higher, and 177.00-180.00 for their dress
ed steers, which is 22.00-25.00 higher. Who
knows where this market is heading, the only
thing that is apparent is that producers are ab
solutely besides themselves with Joy, seasoned
cattle buyers are shaking their heads in disbe
lief, and packets are hoping that this thing
comes down to a ‘reasonable' level Slaughter
cows in Vintage were steady to 3.00 higher, with
some weakness noted on the fleshier cows.
Slaughter bulls sold with a firmer undertone on
a small test. The two-day run included an esti
mated 332 head of slaughter steers, 40 slaughter
heifers, 371 slaughter cows, IS slaughter bulls,
and 279 head of feeder cattle. A full calf report
will be issued Tuesday night.
The Vintage Sales Stables held a special feed
er cattle sale on Monday the 13th, which can be
viewed at http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/
LN-LSlBo.txt.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-4
singles 1135-1480 lbs 110.50-115.50 on Monday
with fancier from 117.00-124.50; Tuesday sales
1190-1440 lbs 120.00-125.50 with several fancier
from 126.50-132.50. Choice 2-3 singles 1145-
1370 lbs 107.50-110.00 on Monday; Tuesday
sales 1100-1450 lbs 115.50-121.00, mostly
116.00- few up to 122.50. Select and low
Choice 2-3 singles 1250- 1285 lbs 98.50-111.00
on Monday; Tuesday sales 1090-1470 lbs
107.00- primarily 109.00-112.00, as high
as 115.00 at times. Select 1-2 singles 1070- 1325
lbs 90.00-94.00 on Monday with heavy muscled
from 101.00-104.00; light Tuesday sales
1165-1330 lbs 93.00-100.00, mostly 96.00-99.50,
heavy muscled up to 110.00.
1370-1390 lbs 92.50-94.75 on Monday; Tuesday
sales 1315-1510 lbs 97.00-99.50. Select, few low
Choice 1-3 1340-1560 lbs 84.50-90.25 on Mon
day.
Slaughter Heifers: High Choice or Prime 2-4
1030-1165 lbs 106.25-115.00, few 118.00-120.00.
Choice 2-3 1060-1210 lbs 98.00-100.75 on Mon
day; Tuesday sales as high as 114.00. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1070-1215 lbs 102.00-108.00. Se
lect 1-2 945-1215 lbs 90.00-94.50.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 over 1600
lbs 55.75-59.25, 48.25-54.75 High Dressing few
60.00- Breakers 70-75 over 1400 lbs
47.00- 43.00-46.00 High Dressing few
51.50-55.00 Boners 75-80 over 1200 lbs
42.00- 38.50-41.25 High Dressing
46.25-49.75 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-90 over 1200 lbs
41.75-45.75 39.25-40.75 Lean 85-90 over 1000
lbs 37.25-42.00 34.50-36.50 Lean (Light-wgt)
85-90 over 750 lbs 32.00-35.25 27.50-31.00
Slaughter Bulls; Yield Grade 1-2 1245-2030 lbs
52.00- fancy single 69.50, few on Monday
from 50.00-52.75.
Calves: Compared to last Tuesday's sale,
slaughter calves sold mostly steady. The num
ber of calves moving directly to slaughter con
tinues to increase over the past few weeks, with
over 30 percent of the Graded run moving di
rectly to the kill floor. Graded Holstein bull
calves suitable for special fed veal bams sold
mixed, with Graded Number One's 10.00 to
mostly 25.00 lower, while Graded Number Two
and Three's traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower
on heaver weights. In the Meat Trade: USDA
Car lot veal carcass reported contract calves
slaughtered this week: 200.00-265.00. Packers
base market 220.00-235.00, mostly 230.00. Fu
ture Contracts offered: Firm Bottom 210.00,
mostly 215.00, Firm Top 230.00 and 235.00.
Firm Bottom/Open Top, none offered. Firm
Bottom 215.00, Split Half Top 230.00. fixed,
none offered. All prices on hot carcass basis,
hide off. Graded Holstein Heifers sold steady to
Arm, topping out at 530.00. Buyer attendance
was moderate with active bidding through the
duration of the sale. The Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture graded 826 head of heifers
and bulls for the sale, with an estimated 69 per
cent of the graded run going back to feed.
Slaughter Calves: Standard and Utility
80-135 lbs 60.00-85.00; 55-80 lbs 30,00-50.00,
few weaker 10.00-30.00. Returning to Feed:
Graded Number One Holstein Bulls package
120-113 lbs 120.00-127.00; 102-112 lbs
142.00- few packages 95.00 lbs 130.00;
package 92 lbs 90.00; 85-90 lbs 75.00; package
80 lbs 92.00: 73 lbs 62.00. Graded Number Two
Holstein Bulls package 116 lbs 127.00; 101-113
lbs 145.00-150.00; 95 lbs 102.00-115.00; 83-90
lbs 72.00-76.00; few 63 lbs 40.00. Graded Num
ber Three Holstein Bulls package 82-110 lbs
71.00- Graded Number One Heifers pack
age 114 lbs 460.00; 90-105 lbs 500.00-530.00;
package 83 lbs 380.00. Graded Number Two
Holstein Heifers package 107 lbs 490.00; pack
age 92 lbs 400.00; package 83 lbs 200.00; pack
age 73 lbs 100.00; few head 60 lbs 35.00.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Oct 16,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
1746 901 236 280
LAST WEEK
1247 778 253 515
LAST YEAR
1633 628 170 230
Compared to last Thursday, high Choice and
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