Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By L'SDA
Monday, November 3,2003
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
447 256 668 1860
1539
WEEK AGO
602 325 464 1594
1210
LAST YEAR
505 257 615 1091
1776
Compared to Thursday, fleshy cows sold 1.00
to 2.00 lower, with the bulk of the run up to 3.00
lower Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.
The cattle supply included 214 slaughter cows,
38 slaughter bulls, 25 slaughter steers, with 140
head of feeder cattle.
Slaughter Cows' Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 Over 1600
lbs few 49.25-50.50 47.00-48.50 Breakers 70-75
Over 1400 lbs 45.00-4975 41.00-45.00 Boners
75-80 Over 1200 lbs 40.50-44.75 38.00-40.75
Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85 Over 1200 lbs 37.25-41.00
35.75-38 50 Lean 85-90 Over 1000 lbs
34.00-37.75 30.00-33.00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
750-1000 lbs 32.00-35.00 26.00-31.50
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 1290-2100
lbs 52.50-57.50, high dressing 62.00-64.00, low
dressing 47.50-49.00. Few young light weight
fancy bulls 930-1140 lbs 57.00-61.00.
Feeder Steers: Medium 1 fancy package 450
lbs 88 00.
Calves; Compared to Thursday, slaughter
calves sold mostly steady. Holstein bull claves
going into special-fed veal bams sold steady to
10.00 higher on nicer quality offerings com
pared to late last week. There were not enough
heifers to fully test the market.
Slaughter Calves: Standard and Utility
SS-110 lbs 50.00-82.00, weaker 11.00-15.00.
Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams; Hol
stein Bulls 90-125 lbs 130.00-167.00; 80-90 lbs
100.00-140.00. Plainer-type Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 100.00-125.00; 80-90 lbs 90.00-110.00.
Weaker Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 70.00-87.00
HOGS' Barrows and gilts mostly 1.25 to 1.50
lower on weights between 220-270 lbs, while
heavier weights were steady to .75 lower, sows
were mostly steady on lighter weights, while
heavy weights were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, boars
were steady BARROWS AND GILTS; 49-54%
lean 220-270 lbs 35 75-38.75, few 270-300 lbs
33.00-36.25, 45-50% lean 220-270 lbs
32 25-34.50, large groups 30.85-33.25, 270-300
lbs 31.10-32.60, few 300-350 lbs 33.00.
SOWS; 1-3 400-500 lbs 27.00-31.00, 500-700
lbs 30.00-33.50
BOARS; 300-700 lbs 12.00-13 00
Sheep and Lambs Compared to last Monday,
slaughter lambs sold steady on a strong test
with a good portion of the run consisting of
Barbados, which traded mostly even with the
bulk of the run Slaughter sheep traded mixed
with Yearlings selling 10 00 higher, Sheep
steady to firm, and Bucks steady to weak
Buyer attendance and bidding activity was good
through the course of the sale Slaughter Lambs
Choice and Prime 2-3 30-40 lbs 130 00-165 00.
individual 250 00, 40-50 lbs 124 00-177 00,
50-60 lbs 118 00-135 00, 60-70 lbs 117 00-
12900, 70-80 lbs 110 00-120 00, 80-90 lbs
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
108.00- 90-100 lbs 102.00- 120.00;
100-125 lbs 100.00-110.00; few 125-150 lbs
84.00-
Slaughter Sheep: Utility and Good 1-3 Year
lings 100-150 lbs 78.00-88.00; 150-200 lbs
62.00- Sheep 75-100 lbs 50.00-62.00;
100-150 lbs 48.00-58.00; 150-200 lbs 40.00-56.00,
200-250 lbs 38.00-44.00. Bucks 150-200 lbs
36.00- 200-225 lbs 38.00-44.00.
Slaughter Goats: Compared to last Monday,
Kid goats and yearlings sold mostly steady.
Nannies sold mostly steady to firm; while Billies
traded steady on heavier offerings with lighter
weights selling steady to firm. Wethers sold
steady to firm on a moderate supply. Buyer at
tendance was good through the duration of the
sale with active bidding. All goats are sold by
the head, with estimated weights. Kids' Selec
tion 1 20-40 lbs 58.00-66.00; 40-60 lbs
66.00- 60-80 lbs 74.00-86.00. Selection 2
20-40 lbs 44.00-56.00, few pigmies 34.00-52.00;
40-60 lbs 58.00-70.00; 60-80 lbs 63.00-76.00. Se
lection 3 20-40 lbs 32.00-42.00, few light and
weaker 28.00-30.00; 40-60 lbs 44.00-58.00, few
weaker 30.00-44.00; 60-80 lbs few 60.00-63.00.
Yearlings: Selection 1 few 60-80 lbs 78.00-86.00;
80-100 lbs 86.00-96.00. Selection 2 few 60-80 lbs
66.00- 80-100 lbs 80.00. Selection 3 few
60-80 lbs 58.00-68.00. Nannies; Selection 1 few
70-100 lbs 70.00-78.00; 100-150 lbs 80.00-102.00.
Selection 2 50-70 lbs 42.00-54.00, pigmies
34.00- 70-100 lbs 56.00-66.00; 100-150 lbs
62 00-78.00, bulk 62.00-68.00. Selection 3 50-70
lbs 34.00-50.00; 70-100 lbs 46.00-58.00; 100-150
lbs 58.00-62.00. Billies: Selection 1 100-150 lbs
100.00- 150-250 lbs 130.00-147.00, few
152.00- Selection 2 70-80 lb 70.00-86.00,
few pigmies 40.00-60.00; 100-150 lbs
90.00- 150-250 lbs 106.00-129.00. Selec
tion 3 70-100 lbs 58.00-74.00; 100-150 lbs
66.00- 150-250 lbs 92.00-110.00. Wethers:
50-70 lbs 62.00-69.00, few fancy 76.00-80.00,
weaker 52.00-54.00, few pigmies 44.00-50.00;
70-100 lbs 7400-88.00, few weaker 60.00-72.00;
100-150 lbs 90.00-110.00.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
November 3,4,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
660 852 3 2
LAST WEEK
734 843 7 0
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold
steady on Monday, with a very light Tuesday
run trending up to 1.00 higher Although, buy
ers were forced to give a little more on Tuesday
if they wanted to put any numbers on a track
The quality of the two-day sale was below aver
age as the long-fed cattle remain scarce This
has brought the price of the average Choice and
Select cattle higher as packers scramble for
numbers The beef industry seems to be sailing
in the smooth waters for the time being (it's still
early in the week though), especially when com
pared to the volatility of the market throughout
the month of October The spot November live
cattle contract at the CME was unchanged at
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, November 7,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 104.25 102.00 67.35
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 103.25 100.00 65.25
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 49.50 48.75 37.75
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 45.00 43.00 34.00
Bulls, YGI, 54.50 54.00 47.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 37.00 37.85 29.10
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 114.00 116.00 98.00
Tuesday's closing, at 97.17. The boxed beef
market has made slight moves on both sides of
steady through Tuesday, with Choice cuts at
around 169 00. If prices were to plateau at the
current levels it would be a victory for feeders,
but would come to the packers dislike. The
slaughter Holstein and heifer offerings were
both very light in Vintage, and a trend was
never established. Lean slaughter cows sold
weak to .50 lower, with the fleshier cows trend
ing 1.00-3.00 lower; mostly 2.00-3.00 lower.
Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 lower on a light
test. The combined two-day run included 201
head of slaughter steers, 47 head of slaughter
heifers, 366 head of slaughter cows, 27 head of
slaughter bulls, and 19 head of feeder cattle.
Slaughter Steers; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1255-1455 lbs 104.00-107.00 on Monday,
105.00- on Tuesday. Choice 2-3
1150-1495 lbs 100.00-104.50, mostly
102.00- higher yielding 104.50-105.25.
Choice 1-2 1285-1480 lbs 104.75-110.00. High
Select and low Choice 2-3 1015-1405 lbs
96.00- mostly 97.00-99.50, heavy mus
cled 103.50-104.00. Select 1-2 1050-1400 lbs
90.00- mostly 93.00-95.00. Returning to
feed; 1000-1100 lbs 83.00-89.50.
Holstein Steers: Select and Choice 1-3
1045-1215 lbs 80.50-85.25, indiv 93.00.
Slaughter Heifers: Choice, few Prime 2-3
1130-1395 lbs 101.75-103.00, Yield Grade 4
96.00-
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low DressinG Premium White 65-70 over 1600
lbs 51.00-55.25 45.75-50.00 Breakers 70-75 over
1400 lbs 47.00-50.75 42.50-46.50 Boners 75-80
over 1200 lbs 39.00-43.00 35.00-40.00 Lean (Hi-
Yield) 85-90 over 1200 lbs 41.25-43.25
37 75-40.00 Lean 85-90 over 1000 lbs
35 50-40.00 32.25-35.00 Lean (Light-wgt) 85-90
over 750 lbs 33.50-36,75 27.25-30.00
Slaughter Bulls; Yield Grade 1 1555-2065 lbs
48.00-52 25, high dresser 60.00, lightweight and
empty 1045-1275 lbs 52.00-57.50.
Calves* Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter
calves sold mostly steady. Holstein bull calves
going into special-fed veal barns sold mostly
steady on Graded Number One's; while Graded
Number Two bulls sold weaker on the heaver
weights and firmer on lighter calves. Graded
Number 3 bull calves sold steady with the ma
jority moving to slaughter Holstein heifers sold
steady to weak on heaver weights, while lighter
Graded Number Two's sold sharply higher.
Buyer attendance was light, however bidding
was active through the duration of the sale. The
PA Department of Agriculture graded 744 head
of bulls for the graded sale, with an estimated
80 percent of the graded run going into veal
bams.
Slaughter Calves: Number 3, and Utility
60-109 lbs 40.00-83.00 in the graded sale. Stan
dard and Utility in the regular sale 55-125 lbs
50.00- weaker 10.00-40.00. Calves Going
into Special-fed Veal Bams: Graded Number 1
Holstein bulls 121-122 lbs 137.00; 103-112 lbs
155.00- 102-103 lbs 170.00-172.00;
95-101 lbs 150.00-157.00; 85-90 lbs
100.00- Graded Number 2 Holstein bulls
115 tbs 135.00; 101-112 lbs 140.00-145.00; 95 lbs
132.00- 90 lbs 115.00-120.00; 74-84 lbs
70.00- Graded Number 3 Holstein bulls
81-113 lbs 77.00-85.00. Graded Number 1 Hol
stein heifers 92-113 lbs 425.00-480.00; 84 lbs
230.00; few 75 lbs 175.00. Graded Number 2
Holstein heifers 92-105 lbs 300.00-310.00; 83 lbs
210.00- 63-72 lbs 130.00-140.00.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Nov. 6,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
1490 745 294 409
LAST WEEK
1403 770 185 157
LAST YEAR
1321
Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers
sold fully 3 00-5.00 higher in active trading;
when this week's weighted averages are com
pared to last weeks prices are as much as 6.00
higher. Bidding was active for the entirety of
the auction as receipts continue to come in pret
ty light, as there were less than 400 head on
offer The quality is also suffering, as there are
not very many packages of high Choice and
Prime cattle available, there are not even a
whole lot of hard-fed singles available for that
matter Just as soon as the finished market be
gins to show some sings of stabilizing, it is
thrown right back into the mixer. The majority
of the Western cattle complex moved cattle
with dressed sales 5.00 higher from
165.00-167.00 The Board responded on Thurs
day with limit-up gains from spot November to
spot February, with closing bids from
91.50-99.90 respectively. The meat market was
not heavily affected by the higher finished
movement, with the Choice cutout from
169.80-169.91 on Thursday night. The slaughter
Holstein run was light on Thursday in New
Holland, and a trend was not established.
Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher when
compared to last week. Lean slaughter cows
sold 1.50 to 2.50 higher than last week and a
full 5.00 higher than early in the week. Fleshy
cows sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher than last
Thrusday's sale and 4.00 to 5.00 higher than
early week sales. Slaughter bulls sold steady to
2.00 higher. The supply included 375 head of
slaughter steers, 80 head of slaughter heifers,
579 head of slaughter cows, 136 head of slaugh
ter bulls, with 320 head of feeder cattle.
Note; A weighted average report for the
slaughter steers at the New Holland Thursday
auction can be found at the bottom of this re
port.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1175-1450 lbs 108.00-115.00, mostly
110.00- Choice 2-3 1025-1475 lbs
102.00- mostly 105.00- 106.00, fancier
108.00- few full 100.00-103.00. High
yielding Choice 1-2 1200-1490 lbs 105.00-111.50
includes Charolais-crosses, mostly
107.00- High Select and low Choice 2-3
1120-1375 lbs 99.50-104.00, mostly 102.00-
103.00, high dressing 103.50-107.50. Select 1-2
1115-1455 lbs 93.00-100.00, mostly 95.00-97.00.
Holstein Steers: Choice 2-3 1175-1595 lbs
90.75-93.00, indiv 95.00. High Select and low
Choice 2-3 1335-1580 lbs 84.00-87.50. Select 1-2
1250-1580 lbs 80.00-81.00. Standard 1-2
1180-1470 lbs 68.00-72.50, poorer quality 56.50-
62.00.
Slaughter Heifers; Few high Choice and
Prime 2-3 1295-1395 lbs 113.00- 114.00. Choice
2-3 1085-1410 lbs 102.00-106.00, couple fancier
108.75-112.00. High Select and low Choice 2-3
1020-1305 lbs 98.00-102.00, mostly
99.00-100.50.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean, Weight, Bulk,
Low Dressing. Premium White, 65-70, Over
1600 lbs, 55.00-58.75, 46.75-51.50, High dress
ing 59.50-62.50. Breakers, 75-80, Over 1400 lbs,
46.75-52.50, 41.00-45.75, High dressing
52.00- Boners, 80-85, Over 1200 lbs,
44.00- 39.75-43.50, High dressing
49.50-51.00. Lean (Hi-Yield), 85-88, Over 1200
lbs, 42.00-45.00, 38.25-40.00. Lean, 88-90, Over
1000 lbs, 37.25-43.00, 32.75-36.25. Lean (Light-
Wt), 85-90, 750-1000 lbs, 38.00-41.50,
34.00-
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1185-2065 lbs
51.50- high dressing 57.00-63.00, couple
very fancy 72.00-74.00, low dressing
46.50-
Calves: Compared to last Thursday, slaugh
ter calves sold steady to firm. Holstein bull
calves sold steady to 10.00 higher, with prices as
much as 30.00 higher. The only exception was
on some of the lighter weight graded packages,
which sold slightly weaker. Holstein heifer
calves sold with a firmer undertone on a light
test The PA Department of Agriculture graded
585 head of bulls for the graded sale, with an es
timated 82 percent of the graded run going into
veal barns
Slaughter Calves* Standard, Utility, and
Number 3 60-125 lbs 55 00-88 00
Holstein Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal
Barns* Graded Number 1 Holstein bulls 120-124
lbs 14200, 90-118 lbs 155.00-17200; 80-88 lbs
122.00-131.00 Graded Number 2 Holstein bulls
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