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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, December 8, 2003
Cattle CaKes Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
360 220 630 1348 1654
WEFK AGO
308 264 428 1145 1245
LAST YEAR
430 768 1230 1881
Compared to Thursday, fleshier slaughter
cows sold weak to 50 lower, with cows
from 50-1 50 lower Slaughter bulls sold mostly
steady The cattle supply included 168 slaughter
cows, 25 slaughter bulls, 25 slaughter steers, 26
slaughter heifers and 116 head of feeder cattle
Slaughter Cows Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 Over 1600
lbs few 58 00-62 25 54 25-57 75 Breakers 70-75
Over 1400 lbs 50 50-55 75 45 00-50 00 Boners
75-80 Over 1200 lbs 46 00-49 50 4100-45 25
Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85 Over 1200 lbs few
43 00-45 75 41 00-43 00 I .can 85-90 Over 1000
lbs 40 25-44 25 35 50-39 75 Lean (Light-Wt)
85-90 750-1000 lbs 37 00-40 50 30 00-34 50
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 1215-1905 lbs
56 00-63 25, couple high dressing 66 50 and
75 00, full 53 50-58 50 Calves Compared to
Thursday, slaughter calves sold mostly steady
to weak Holstein bull calves returning to the
farm sold 10 00 to 15 00 higher on weights over
90 lbs, while Holstein Heifers sold mostly steady
to weak
Slaughter Calves Standard and Utility
55 110 lbs bulk 40 00-60 00, weaker 11 00-40 00
Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams Hol
stein Bulls 90-125 lbs 132 00-157 00, 80-90 lbs
115 00-130 00 Plainer-type Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 100 00-130 00, 80-90 lbs 60 00-80 00
Weaker Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 52 00-75 00
Holstein Heifers 85-110 lbs 330 00-450 00
Plainer-type Holstein Heifers 150 00-210 00
HCXiS Barrows and gilts were mostly 2 00 to
3 00 higher on light offerings with moderate to
heavy demand sows were mostly steady to
weak boars were mostly steady BARROWS
AND GUTS 49-54 G lean 220-270 lbs
38 75-40 50. 270-300 lbs 37 00-39 00, 45-50 r fr
lean 220 270 lbs 36 00-38 00. 270-300 lbs
35 50-37 50 300 400 lbs 34 25-3600. few
400-500 lbs 32 75-34 25, few 40-45 G lean
270-300 lbs 34 50-34 75 few 300-400 lbs
31 00-34 25
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
SOWS 500-700 lbs 28 00-3$ 75
BOARS 300-700 lbs 12 00
Sheep and lambs C ompared to last Monday,
slaughter iambs sold mostly 10 00 to 20 00
lower The bulk of the lamb supply consisted of
heaver weight lambs over 80 lbs A good supply
of slaughter sheep sold steady to mostly weak
Buyer attendance was light with light to moder
ate demand on heaver offerings All lambs are
sold by the pound at time of sale, prices are re
flected by the hundred weight
Slaughter lambs Choice and Prime 2-1
20-40 lbs I2SOO-ISSOO. few fancy individuals
195 00-20 S 00, 40-50 lbs 120 00-145 00. few
fancy 160 00-165 00, 50-60 lbs 120 00-135 00,
fancy individual 150 00. 60-70 lbs
116 00-120 00, few fancy 160 00, 70-80 lbs
110 00-120 00, fancy indmdual 136 00, 80-90
lbs 110 00-120 00, 90-100 lbs 90 00-108 00, few
tancy packages 11200-117 00, 100-125 lbs
90 00-110 00, 125-150 lbs 82 00-98 00 Good 2-3
20-40 lbs 95 00-106 00, 40-50 lbs 100 00-114 00,
50-60 lbs 95 00-10000, 60-70 lbs 108 00-112 00,
80-90 lbs few 104 00
Slaughter Sheep Utility and Good 1-3 Year
lings 70-100 lbs 8000-86 00, 100-150 lbs
69 00-8100. 150-200 lbs 58 00-60 00 Yearling
Bucks 185-230 lbs 48 00-60 00 Sheep 75-100 lbs
58 00-66 00, 100-150 lbs 44 00-48 00,150-200 lbs
40 00-48 00, 200-250 lbs 38 00-48 00 Bucks
150-200 lbs 44 00-54 00, 200-255 lbs 40 00-48 00
Slaughter Goats Compared to last Monday,
Kid goats sold mostly steady to firm, while
Yearlings sold 500 to 10 00 lower Nannies sold
steady on higher quality and heaver weight of
ferings, however the bulk sold mostly 5 00 to
10 00 lower Billie numbers were light compared
to last week, with the bulk selling 7 00 to 10 00
lower Wethers also sold 700 to 1000 lower
with a good supply of lighter weight offerings to
choose from The over all quality of the run was
average with a good supply of middle weight
Kid goats, Nannies, and light weight Wethers
Demand was very cyclic during the course of
the sale with both demand and buyer attend
ance lightening towards the end causing prices
to shift downward between 5.00 and 10 00 on all
classes All goats are sold by the head with esti
mated weights Kids. Selection 1 20-40 lbs
48 00-56 00, 40-60 lbs 64.00-76 00, 60-80 lbs
72 00-80 00 Selection 2 10-20 lbs 20 00-24 00,
20-40 lbs 38 00-48 00, few pigmies 2600-38 00,
40-60 lbs 50 00-64.00, few pigmies 40 00-46 00,
60-80 lbs 60 00-70 00 Selection 3 20-40 lbs
22 00-35 00, few light and weaker 18 00-22 00;
40-60 lbs 31 00-48 00, 60-80 lbs few 60 00-70 00
Yearlings Selection 2 few 60-80 lbs 60 00-72 00,
80-100 lbs 78 00-86 00 Selection 3 few 60-80 lbs
48 00-58 00, few weaker 32 00-44 00 Nannies
Selection 1 70-100 lbs 64 00-74 00, 100-150 lbs
86 00-94 00 Selection 2 50-70 lbs 40.00-50 00,
few pigmies 38 00-52.00, 70-100 lbs 50 00-64.00,
bulk 54 00-60 00, 100-150 lbs 67 00-84 00 Selec
tion 3 50-70 lbs 30 00-40 00, 70-100 lbs
4000-52 00, 100-150 lbs 52 00-60 00 Billies Se
lection 1 100-150 lbs 11400-130 00, 150-250 lbs
134 00-140 00, individual 165 00 Selection 2
70-80 lb 80 00-86 00, pigmies 40 00-4800,
100-150 lbs 92 00-108 00. 150-250 lbs
114 00-127 00 Selection 3 70-100 lbs
64 00-72 00. 100-150 lbs 80 00-86 00, 150-250 lbs
94 00-106 00 Wethers 50-70 lbs 56 00-70 00,
70-100 lbs 66 00 78 00 100-150 lbs 82 00-98 00.
few weaker 64 00-76 00 few fanuer/heav ier
104 00-110 00
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, December 12, 2003
Supplied By Market Staff
This Wk
102 00
101.00
53 25
45.50
60.00
39 50
110.00
Steers, Choice 2-3
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean
Bulls, YG 1, ltd.
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday
I-ambs, Choice/Primc 80-110 lb.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
December 8-9,2003
Report Supplied Bv USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
601 864 3 4
LAST WEEK
872 947 1 3
LAST YEAR
674 973
Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold
fully steady on Tuesday after prices were as
much as 1 00 lower on Monday The quality of
the run was below average on Monday How
ever, the Tuesday supply included a couple
groups of hard-fed steers which continue to
bring over 100 00 Holstein slaughter steers sold
mostly steady on a very light run Slaughter
heifers sold steady to weak The western direct
feedyards have started to move steers on Tues
day morning this week with live sales in the
Southern Plains mostly 200 lower at 98 00
Dressed sales in Nebraska are from 3 00-5 00
lower at 157.00 It has been a while since this
very good market has seen much weakness, and
it‘s hard to remember the last time the western
yards were reporting the bulk of their sales
below 100.00 Nevertheless, prices are still good
for the time being, and still much better than
they were a year ago at this time Boxed beef
cutout values were not affected to heavily by the
lower cash trade, with the Choice cutout still
from around 155.00-156 00 The Merc, however,
took notice The spot December live cattle con
tract closed down-the-limit (1 50) on Tuesday at
95 52, with spot January also 150 points lower
at 92 72 Slaughter cows sold weak to 200
lower, with not enough slaughter bulls on offer
to test the market The combined two-day run
included 232 head of slaughter steers, 13 head
of slaughter heifers, 340 head of slaughter cows,
8 head of slaughter bulls, and 8 head of feeder
cattle
Note. A special feeder sale in scheduled for
December 15th at the Vintage Sales Stables set
to begin right after the fat cattle sale
Slaughter Steers High Choice and Prime 2-4
1165-1445 lbs 106 00-112 00 majority
107 00-110 00 Choice 2-3 1145-1475 lbs
102 00-106 50, mostly 103 00- 105 00, full
98 25-102 00, couple heavy 1510-1525 lbs
10000-102 50 High Select and low Choice 2-3
1145-1485 lbs 99 00-104 00, bulk 100 00-103 00,
several full 95 75-99 25, one heavy 1575 lbs
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Wk Ago
104.75
103.00
54.00
47.50
59 50
No Test
118.00
98 75 Select 1-2 1130-1470 lbs 91 50-98 25.
mostly 95 00-97 50, high dressing 99 00-103 00
Holstein Steers One high Choice 3 1505 lbs
99 00 Choice 2-3 1285-1585 lbs 9150-94 00
High Select and low Choice 2-3 1275-1515 lbs
88 00-91 25, one heavy 1605 lbs 86 00 Select 1-2
1305-1555 lbs 83 25-85 50 Standard 1-2
1180-1285 lbs 78 00-78 50
Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-3 1130-1300 lbs
100 75-104 00 mostly 101 00- 10200, full
97 75-99.50
Slaughter Cows Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 over 1600
lbs few 57 00-62 00 54 25-55 25 Breakers 70-75
over 1400 lbs 51 50-55 75, 47.75-50 00 High
Dressing few 57 50-59 00 Boners 75-80 over
1200 lbs 44 00-48 50. 41 00-44 00 High Dressing
few 48 00-5175 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-90 over
1200 lbs 42 50-46 00 39 50-41 00 Lean 85-90
over 1000 lbs 40 50-43 00 35 00-39 50
Slaughter Bulls Few Yield Grade 1
1130-1665 lbs 59 25-61 25, couple light bullocks
625 lbs 75 00
Calves Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter
calves sold steady to weak Holstein bull calves
going into special-fed veal bams sold mixed,
with Graded Number One Bulls weighing over
90 lbs a full 20 00 lower while lighter weight
calves sold steady to firm Graded Number Two
bulls sold mostly steady to firm, with 102-112
pound calves out selling their Number One
counterparts Buyer attendance was good with
bidding moderately active Holstein heifers sold
mostly steady on the bulk of the run, however,
several lighter weigh groups sold sharply high
er The PA Department of Agriculture graded
729 head of bulls for the graded sale with an es
timated 82 percent of the graded run going into
veal barns
Slaughter Calves Number 3 and Utility
61-109 lbs 27 00-55 00 Standard and Utility in
the regular sale 55-125 lbs 40 00-65 00, weaker
10 00-32 00 Calves Going into Special-fed Veal
Barns Graded Number 1 Holstein bulls 122 lbs
14000, 102-113 lbs 145 00-152 00, 95 lbs 140.00,
80-90 lbs 110 00- 117 00, few head 70 lbs 37 00
Graded Number 2 Holstein bulls 118 lbs 115 00,
102-112 lbs 150 00-160 00, 95 lbs 105 00-115 00,
83-90 lbs 87 00-92 00, 65-72 lbs 30 00-42 00
Graded Number 3 Holstein bulls 96-113 lbs
67 00-70 00. 80 lbs 52 00 Graded Number 1
Holstein heifers 83-112 lbs 430 00-470 00. 73 lbs
210 00 Graded Number 2 Holstein heifers
92-104 lbs 385 00-43000, 81 lbs 31000, 73 lbs
140 00, 63 lbs 120 00 Few Beef-type calves
75-130 lbs 13000 175 00
THURSDAY
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers
sold mostly 2 00-3 50 lower throughout all of
the quality grades It did not come as much of a
surprise though, as the western trade set the
tone mid-week when their live cattle were
3 00-5 00 lower from 96 00-98 00 Dressed sales
in Nebraska were from 5 00-7 00 lower at
155 00 The Board has not been farmer-fnendlv
as of late either, as the current spot December
live cattle contract closed at 93 57 on Thursday
(holding a 2 00-4 00 discount to the cash trade)
Most local producers have become accustomed
to receiving 100 00 or more for their fats, and
even though sales have begun to move below
that magic number both local and national fin
ished prices are still very good at these levels A
lot of the cattle at the Thursday New Holland
run are still carrying some fill, with buyers pur
chasing the belhed-up steers around 3 00-5.00
lower than the bulk However, full weigh-ups
can be expected now as temperatures are drop
ping, and snow and rain will become a perma
nent fixture in our forecasts as we move
through the winter months Prices were not the
only thing that were lower late in the week, re
ceipts were nearly 100 head lighter than last
Thursday's, and the overall quality of the run
was lower as well. Slaughter Holstein steers sold
mostly 1 00-2 50 lower on an uneven test as
there were not very many higher quality Hol
stems available Slaughter heifers sold 2 00-2 50
lower, although there was a fairly nice selection
on offer Lean slaughter cows sold 2 00-3 00
lower, with fleshier cows trading steady to 1 00
lower Cow receipts high for the second week in
a row, with over 675 head on offer at this
Thursday's run Slaughter bulls sold mostly
steady The Thursday supply included 353 head
of slaughter steers, 68 head of slaughter heifers,
678 head of slaughter cows, 152 head of slaugh
ter bulls, with 259 head of feeder cattle
Yr Ago
73.00
69.50
40.00
36 50
49.50
34 50
108.00
Slaughter Steers High Choice and Prune 2-4
1305-1505 lbs 103 00-109 00, mostly
105.00-107 00, couple YG 4-5 1255 lbs 97 25
Choice 2-3 1195-1480 lbs 9900-102 50, mostly
10000-101 00, several full 95 25-97 75, YG 3-4
1130-1445 lbs 94.00-95.50, heavy 1505-1595 lbs
93.50- couple fancier 100 00-103 00. High
er yielding Choice 1-2 Charolais-crosses
1125-1480 lbs 99 50-104 00, majority
101 00-102 00 High Select and low Choice 2-3
1110-1490 lbs 95 50- 98 50, bulk 96 00-97 50,
full 91 00-95 00, few Charolais-crosses
98 00-10100, few heavy 1535-1585 lbs
89 50-90 50 Select 1-2 1075-1460 lbs
89.50- 25, mostly 91 00-93 00, few higher
dressing 95 00-97 00 Standard 1-2 1125-1465
lbs 79 00-88 50, mostly 83 00-86 00, blacks re
turning to feed 1065-1225 lbs 84 50-90 50
Holstein Steers Few Choice 2-3 1250-1545
lbs 90 00-94 00 High Select and low Choice 2-1
1310-1505 lbs 84 00-89 00, mostly 84 50-86 00
Select 1-2 1295-1600 lbs 76 00-83 75, bulk
78 00-81 50 Standard 1-2 1190-1450 lbs 69 00-
74 50
Slaughter Heifers High Choice and Prime
2-4 1310-1480 lbs 103 00-10400 Choice 2-4
1200-1425 lbs 99 50-102 50, full 1060-1445 lbs
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1510 618 365 215
1542 786 210 132
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