New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, November 10,2003
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
550 301 392 1230
1539
WEEK AGO
447 256 668 1560
1539
LAST YEAR
441 274 619 938
2027
Compared to Thursday, lean slaughter cows
sold .50-1.00 lower, with fleshier (65-80 percent
lean) cows trading mostly 1 00-2.50 lower. The
quality of the run was lower when compared to
the Thursday supply, with not near as many
good, heavy, fleshy cows. A lot of the cows were
weighing up on the full side as well, probably
due to the cold weather that moved in Sunday
night Slaughter bulls sold with a higher under
tone, although the supply was light. The cattle
supply included 228 slaughter cows, 42 slaugh
ter bulls, 54 slaughter steers, with 182 head of
feeder cattle.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 Over 1600
lbs 53.50-57.75 Breakers 70-75 Over 1400 lbs
48.00- 44.50-48 00 Boners 75-80 Over 1200
lbs 44.50-49 50, 40.00-42.75 High Dressing
50.00- 25 Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85 Over 1200 lbs
41.75-45.00 37.00-41.00 Lean 85-90 Over 1000
lbs 37.75-41.75 33.00-37.75 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 33 50-38.00 25.00-31.50.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1160-2065 lbs
53 00-60 00, high dressing 61.00-69.00.
Calves Compared to Thursday, slaughter
calves sold mostly steady. Holstein bull claves
going into special-fed veal bams sold 2 00-10.00
higher in active trading and good buyer attend
ance There were not enough heifers to fully test
the market.
Slaughter Calves; Standard and Utility 70-90
lbs 60.00-80.00, mostly 70.00-77.00, weaker
20.00- Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal
Bams. Holstein Bulls 90-115 lbs 162.00-181.00,
mostly 167.00-177.00; few 85 lbs 100.00-122.00.
Plainer-type Holstein Bulls 90-110 lbs
130.00- mostly 142 00-160.00, few
120.00- Weaker Holstein Bulls 90-110 lbs
92.00- 00, few up to 120.00; 70-85 lbs
6800-84.00
Few Holstein heifers one 105 lbs 515.00; one
90 lbs 340.00; one 80 lbs 200.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00 to 2.00 higher
on lean hogs, while bulk of hogs sold 2.00 to
3 00 higher, sows were mostly steady on a light
run, boars were steady BARROWS AND
GILTS. 49-54% lean 220-270 lbs 36 75-37.75,
few fancy 38.25-3900, few 270-300 lbs
36 25-36.75, 45-50% lean 220-270 lbs
34 50-36 25, large groups 33 35-34 85, 270-300
lbs 32.00-33.50, few 300-350 lbs 33 00-36 00.
SOWS. 1-3 400-500 lbs 28 00-31 00, 500-700
lbs 30.00-34.00.
BOARS 300-700 lbs 12 00-13.00
Sheep and Lambs Compared to last Monday,
slaughter lambs sold steady on a high quality
run, with the bulk of the offerings weighting be
tween 70-125 lbs Slaughter sheep sold mostly
steady on lighter weights, while heaver offerings
sold steady to weak. Buyer attendance and bid
ding activity was moderate in part due to the
sale starting later in the night.
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 slate checks
Slaughter Lambs; Choice and Prime 2-3
30-50 lbs 132.00-155.00, individuals
165 00-200.00; 50-60 lbs 112.00-130.00, few indi
viduals 144.00-185.00; 60-70 lbs 118.00-128.00,
few 132.00-138.00; 70-90 lbs 110.00-126.00, few
130 00-140.00; 90-100 lbs 116.00-126.00;
100-125 lbs 90.00-100.00; few 125-150 lbs
84.00-88.00. Good 2-3 50-60 lbs 104.00; 70-80
lbs 100.00-102.00.
Slaughter Sheep; Utility and Good 1-3 Year
lings 100-150 lbs 70.00-80.00; 150-200 lbs
50 00-60.00. Sheep 75-100 lbs 52.00-58.00;
100-150 lbs 48.00-57.00; 150-200 lbs 40.00-S0.00;
200-250 lbs 36.00-44.00. Bucks 150-200 lbs
44.00- 52.00; 200-225 lbs 40.00-48.00.
Slaughter Goats: Compared to last Monday,
Kid goats sold weak to mostly 6.00 lower on a
good supply, while yearlings sold mostly steady
to weak. Nannies sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower; with
Billies steady to 4.00 lower. Wethers sold on
heavier offerings with lighter weights selling
steady to Arm. Wethers sold sharply lower on
heaver weight offerings. The run consisted of
many nice large packages of middle to heavy
weight Kid goats, and some nice runs of Nan
nies. Demand was very cyclic with prices shift
ing in both directions as much as 10.00 through
the course of the sale. Buyer attendance was
sporadic with mixed bidding activity, in part
due to the size of the run. All goats are sold by
the head, with estimated weights. Kids; Selec
tion 1 20-40 lbs 56.00-S8.00; 40-60 lbs
66.00- 60-80 lbs 76.00-82.00. Selection 2
20-40 lbs 40.00-52.00, few pigmies 30.00-40.00;
40-60 lbs 52.00-62.00; 60-80 lbs 64.00-76.00. Se
lection 3 20-40 lbs 28.00-40.00, few light and
weaker 18.00-26 00; 40-60 lbs 46.00-56.00, few
weaker 40.00-44.00; 60-80 lbs few 58.00-68.00.
Yearlings; Selection 1 few 80-100 lbs
84.00- Selection 2 few 60-80 lbs
67 00-78.00; 80-100 lbs 74.00-84.00. Selection 3
few 60-80 lbs 54.00-64.00. Nannies: Selection 1
few 70-100 lbs 68.00-72.00; 100-150 lbs
76.00- Selection 2 50-70 lbs 42.00-48.00,
pigmies 34.00-44.00; 70-100 lbs 50.00-66.00,
bulk 52.00-56.00; 100-150 lbs 60.00-72.00, bulk
60.00- Selection 3 50-70 lbs 38.00-46.00;
70-100 lbs 44.00-54.00; 100-150 lbs 54.00-60.00.
Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 84.00; 100-150 lbs
108.00- few late 90.00-106.00; 150-250
lbs 130.00-156.00. Selection 2 70-80 lbs
74.00- pigmies 40.00-54.00, few fancy
60.00- 100-150 lbs 90.00-102.00; 150-250
lbs 116.00-124.00. Selection 3 70-100 lbs
62.00- 100-150 lbs 76.00-88.00; ISO-2SO lbs
90.00- Wethers: 50-70 lbs 58.00-70.00,
few fancy 80.00, weaker 44.00-54.00, few pig
mies 42.00-44.00; 70-100 lbs 66.00-80.00;
100-150 lbs 86.00-102.00, few weaker
76 00-88.00.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
November 11,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
846 912 2
LAST WEEK
660 852 3 2
LAST YEAR
Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold
steady to 1.00 higher on Monday, with heavy
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 14,2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 107.25 104.25 68.50
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 103.50 103.25 65.75
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 53.00 49.50 39.00
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 45.50 45.00 35.00
Bulls, YGI, 55.00 54.50 49.00
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 37.85 37.00 29.75
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 113.00 114.00 100.00
Choice steers up to 2.00 higher. On Tuesday,
prices were fully steady to firm with the Mon
day run as buyers continue to aggressively seek
cattle due mainly to the short supplies. The
quality of the two-day run was an improvement
than what has been available for the past couple
of weeks, but still lacks a lot of high Choice and
Prune steers. Spot live cattle contracts from De
cember to June were down I.SO on Tuesday at
the CME, with spot November .30 lower at
102.70. Boxed beef cutout values were mixed on
Tuesday, light Choice was 1.2 S higher at
172.38; with heavy Choice .74 lower at 169.92.
The Holstein steer and slaughter heifer runs
were not fully tested, although both trended
with a higher undertone. Fleshy slaughter cows
sold 1.00-3.00 higher, with Lean cows trading
2.00 to as much as 4.00 higher. Slaughter bull
sold with a lower undertone on a light run. The
combined two-day run included 311 head of
slaughter steers, 80 head of slaughter heifers,
400 head of slaughter cows, 22 head of slaugh
ter bulls, and 42 head of feeder cattle.
Slaughter Steers; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1195-1455 lbs 108.00-113.00, mostly
111.00- fancier 113.00-118.00, heavy
1500-1535 lbs 105.50-107.50. Choice 2-3
1085-1495 lbs 103.00-108.50, mostly
106.00- higher dressing 110.00-111.00,
full 100.75-102.50, heavy 1500-1535 lbs
103.50- High yielding Choice 1-2 in
cludes the Charolais-crosses 1115-1470 lbs
105.50- fancier 110.00-115.00. High Se
lect and low Choice 2-3 1095-1490 lbs 101.00-
105.50, mostly 102.00-104.00, higher dressing
105.50- Select 1-2 1050- 1445 lbs
95.00- mostly 96.00-98.00, high dressing
101.00-
Holstein Steers: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1400-1570 lbs 100.00-103.00, couple beef-crosses
up to 104.25. Choice 2-3 1255-1600 lbs
97.50-98.75. High Select and low Choice 1-3
1310-1570 lbs 90.50-94.50. Select 1-2 1240-1535
lbs 87.00-90 50
Slaughter Heifers' Choice, few Prime 2-3
1100-1415 lbs 101.00-104.75, couple fancier
107.00, Yield Grade 4-5 96.25-99.00. High Se
lect and low Choice 2-3 1030-1285 lbs
97.50- couple high dressing
106.00-108.50. Select 1-2 1055-1240 lbs
92.50- couple 100.50-103.50.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 over 1600
lbs 56.50-59.50, High Dressing
61.00- Breakers 70-75 over 1400 lbs
49.25-55.00 42.75-47.75, High Dressing
55.00- Boners 75-80 over 1200 lbs
42.00- 37.75-42.50 High Dressing
47.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-90 over 1200 lbs
41.00- Lean 85-90 over 1000 lbs
36.00- 32.00-36.00
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1180-1950 lbs
48.50-55.75, high dressing 61.00-65.50.
Feeder Holstein Heifers: Large 3 750-760 lbs
52.00-54.50; 820-895 lbs 51.50-57.50; 910-975 lbs
54.25-56.00; 1000-1085 lbs 54.00-59.50.
Calves; Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter
calves sold mostly steady to weak, with a large
percentage of the run moving directly to slaugh
ter. Holstein bull calves going into special-fed
veal barns sold mixed with heaver weight Num
ber 1 calves steady to firm while lighter weight
groups sold with a weaker undertone. Graded
Number 2 calves sold steady to mostly 10.00
lower on all weight groups, while Graded Num
ber 3‘s sold weak to sharply lower on lighter
weight breaks. Holstein heifers sold steady to
firm with greatest advances seen in heaver
weights. Buyer attendance was good with active
bidding. The PA Department of Agriculture
graded 816 head of bulls for the graded sale,
with an estimated 70 percent of the graded run
going into veal bams.
Slaughter Calves: Number 3, and Utility
60-109 lbs 33.00-81.00 in the graded sale. Stan
dard and Utility in the regular sale 55-125 lbs
40.00- weaker 10.00-40.00.
Calves Going into Special-fed Veal Barns;
Graded Number 1 Holstein bulls 122 lbs 125.00;
112 lbs 147.00-155.00; 95-102 lbs 157.00-160.00;
85-90 lbs 11S.00-122.00; 80 lbs 62.00. Graded
Number 2 Holstein bulls 102-114 lbs 127.00-
135.00; 95 lbs 95.00-102.00* 74-90 lbs
61.00- Graded Number 3 Holstein bulls
96-110 lbs 79.00-85.00; 79-94 lbs 66.00-77.00.
Graded Number 1 Holstein heifers 91-113 lbs
440.00- 84 lbs 265.00; 73 lbs 100.00
Graded Number 2 Holstein heifers 93-105 lbs
410.00- 82 lbs 170.00-200.00; 73-74 lbs
130.00- 64 lbs 80 00.
1356 736 333 269
LAST WEEK
1490 745 294 409
LAST YEAR
1437 591
Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers sold a
full 100-2 00 higher Kosher demand was very good as
a nice offering of high quality cattle were on offer, with
packer demand only moderate It is still hard to break
400 head at a slaughter steer sale in Lancaster County,
and whoever got all the hard-fed cattle into town for
this Thursday's sale had to turn over a lot of rocks to
find them The Northeastern finished market was
going against the grain on Thursday as there were very
few live cattle sales reported as of Thursday afternoon
in the Midwestern states, and the few feedlots that
were moving cattle were doing so at a steady to weak
level at mostly 105 00 live Many packers have slowed
chain speeds down to a crawl, and are not running on
Saturdays to try and stockpile some supplies to get the
price of their live cattle down Maybe its working, as
Thursday's boxed beef cutout values were from
133-2 20 lower with the Choice cutout from
165 00-167 00, this marks several consecutive days that
meat markets have been lower The Chicago Mercan
tile Exchange has not been farmer-fnendly either this
week after a couple days of limit-down losses, with
spot November closing down 90 on Thursday at
100 30 What is even more interesting is the discount
the nearby spot December contract has on the cash
trade It closed at 94 82 on Thursday, which is a full
10 00 lower than current cash levels Either the Board
or the finished prices are going to have to make an ad
justment fairly soon, as the end of November is only a
couple weeks away. The Holstein steer run was light,
and to mixed to test in New Holland on Thursday
Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady Fleshy slaughter
cows sold 3.00-600 higher, with Lean cows trending
steady 1 50 higher in very active trading as some pack
ers are increasing their cow kills, to offset their lack of
steer supplies A good run of slaughter bulls sold
steady to 3 00 higher The supply included 351 head of
slaughter steers, 92 head of slaughter heifers, 566 head
of slaughter cows, 91 head of slaughter bulls, with 256
head of feeder cattle
Slaughter Steers High Choice and Prime 2-4
1195-1470 lbs 11000-116.00, mostly 11200-11400,
several fancier 116 25-120 50, heavy 1510-1565 lbs
108 50- 115 00. Choice 2-3 1105-1480 lbs
104 00-110 00, mostly 107 00-108 00, fancier
11050-112 50, full 99 50-102 50, heavy 1505-1530 lbs
102 50-108.50 High yielding Choice 1-2 1235-1490 lbs
110.00-117 50 includes some Charolait- crosses. High
Select and low Choice 2-3 1020-1490 lbs 10100-105 50.
mostly 10200-10400 Select 1-2 1065-1480 lbs
95 50-100 50, mostly 97.50-9900 Returning to feed.
975-1170 lbs 86 00-90 00
Holstein Steers Few high Choice and Prime 2-3
1400-1495 lbs 97.00-98 25 Choice 2-3 1285-1570 lbs
90.00-95 50, mostly 91 00-93 00 High Select and low
Choice 2-3 1235-1565 lbs 85.00-88.00. Select 1-2
1280-1495 lbs 77 00-83 50, mostly 77 00-8100. Stan
dard 1-2 1230-1405 lbs 70 00-76 00
Slaughter Heifers. Choice 2-3 1075-1250 lbs
102 00-105 SO, couple fancy 109 50-112 00 High Select
and low Choice 2-3 1050-1230 lbs 97 50-10000, Charo
lais-cross 104S0 Few Select 1-2 1115-1205 lbs
92 00-94 50
Slaughter Cows Percent Lean, Weight, Bulk, Low
Dressing Premium White, 65-70, Over 1600 lbs,
58 50-6400, 52 50-55 00, High dressing 6600-69 00
Breakers, 75-80, Over 1400 lbs, 5100-57 00,
45.00-50 50, High dressing 58 50-63 00. Boners, 80-85,
Over 1200 lbs, 45 50-5100, 39.75-45 00, High dressing
52.50-55 50 Lean (Hi-Yield), 85-88, Over 1200Jbs,
42 00-47 00 Lean, 88-90, Over 1000 lbs, 39.00*44.00
35 00-3850 Lean (Light-Wt), 85-90, 750-1000 lbs,
38 50-4150,33.50-3625
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 1220-2175 lbs
54 50-57 75, high dressing up to 68 00 Yield Grade 2
1250-2250 Iba 51 50-57 SO, low dressing 2455 lb single
42 00 Bullocks Few high Select 1-2 1170-1275 lbs
71 00-77 00, one 1020 lbs 65 SO
Calves Compared to last Thursday, slaughter calves
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