New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USD\
Monday, December 15. 2003
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
417 266 474 1004 1409
WFLK AGO
360 220 630 1348 1654
I AST FAR
287 679 3401 2256
Compared to Thursday slaughter urns sold
stead\ to as much as 1 50 higher Slaughter
bulls sold with a firmer undertone on a very
light test The cattle supply included 200
slaughter cows, 25 slaughter bulls, 38 slaughter
steers, 11 slaughter heifers, and 143 head of
feeder cattle
Slaughter C ows Percent Lean Weight Bulk
low Dressing Premium White 65-70 Over 1600
lbs 58 00-61 00 52 00-56 00 Breakers 70-75 Over
1400 lbs 52 00-56 00 49 00-52 50 Boners 75-80
Over 1200 lbs 48 00-52 00, 42 00-47 25 High
dressing 52 75-53 50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85 Over
1200 lbs 43 00-46 00 40 00-42 75 Lean 85-90
Over 1000 lbs 39 00-43 50 36 50-4100 lean
(light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 37 50-41 00
32 00-36 50
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 1650-2085 lbs
62 00-65 50, couple high dressing 69 50 and
73 75, full 56 75 icld Grade 2 2485 lbs 45 00
Calves Compared to Thursday. slaughter
calves sold mostly steady Holstein bull calves
returning to the farm sold 30 00 higher on
weights over 90 lbs, while Holstein Heifers sold
mostly steady to weak on a light run
Slaughter Calves Standard and Utility
55-110 lbs bulk 40 00-60 00, weaker 11 00-40 00
C alves Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams Hol
stein Bulls 90-125 lbs 145 00-167 00. 80-90 lbs
12(100-145 00 Plainer-type Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs 120 00-147 00, 80-90 lbs 80 00-110 00
Weaker Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 50 00-75 00
Holstein Heifers 85-110 lbs 380 00-470 00
Plainer-type Holstein Heifers 145 00-310 00
HOGS Barrows and gilts sold mostly steady
on bulk of the run, however heavier weight
slaughter hogs were weaker, sows mostly steady
to firm, boars mostly I (X) higher BARROWS
AND GILTS 49-549, lean 220-270 lbs
38 50-40 50, few 270-300 lbs 39 00-40 00,
45-50 r , lean 220-270 lbs 36 75-38 00, 270-300
lbs 34 00-36 00, 300-400 lbs 33 25-35 00. few
400-500 lbs 31 25-32 00. few 40-45 f , lean
400-525 lbs 28 00-31 25
SOWS 400-500 lbs 25 75-32 00 500-700 lbs
32 00-34 00
BOARS 300-700 lbs 13 00-13 75
Sheep and I-ambs C ompared to last Monday,
slaughter lambs sold mixed with light weight
lambs 5 00-10 00 higher, while heayy weight
lambs sold mostly 10 00 higher The bulk ot the
lamb supply consisted of heayer weight lambs
oyer 90 lbs A good supply of slaughter sheep
sold 8 00-10 00 higher Buyer attendance was
moderate with moderate to gpod demand on
heayer offerings All lambs are sold by the
pound at time of sale, prices are reflected by the
hundred weight
Slaughter lambs Choice and Prime 2-3
30 40 lbs 172 00-205 00, 40-50 lbs 130 00-150 00.
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60-70 lbs 128 00-148 00, 70-80 lbs 120 00-136 00,
fancy 136 00-140 00, 80-90 lbs 114 00-130 00,
few individuals 140 00. 90-100 lbs
112 00-126 00, 100-125 lbs 110 00-126 00,
125-150 lbs 82 00-94 00 Good 2-3 50-60 lbs
110 00-120 00. 60-70 lbs 112 00. 70-80 lbs
11000-11800, 90-100 lbs 10600, 100-125 lbs
100 00-108 00
Slaughter Sheep Utility and Good 1-3 Year
lings 70-150 lbs 78 00-88 00, 150-175 lbs
68 00-74 00 Sheep 100-150 lbs 52 00-64 00,
150-200 lbs 50 00- 58 00, 200-250 lbs
46 00-48 00 Bucks 150-200 lbs 52 00-58 00,
200-255 lbs 46 00-50 00
Slaughter Goats Compared to last Monday,
Kid goats sold mixed with the bulk of the run
selling mostly steady with the exception of a few
fancier Selection 1 goats selling 8 00-10 00 high
er Yearlings sold mostly 2 00-8 00 higher Nan
nies sold mostly 8 00-12 00 higher Billies sold
mostly 6 00-12 00 higher, with the exception of
higher quality, heavier weight Billies, which
were 20 00-40 00 higher on select individuals
Wethers sold steady to firm The overall quality
of the run was mostly average with a few out
standing packages of boar Kid, Billie, and Nan
nies Demand stayed moderate through the du
ration of the sale All goats are sold by the head,
with estimated weights Kids Selection 1 20-40
lbs 58 00-64 00, 40-60 lbs 66 00-76 00, 60-80 lbs
76 00-78 00 Selection 2 20-40 lbs 38 00-44 00,
few pigmies 28 00-32 00, 40-60 lbs 50 00-62 00.
few pigmies 36 00-50 00, 60-80 lbs 64 00-68 00
Selection 3 20-40 lbs 24 00-30 00. few light and
weaker 10 00-20 00, 40-60 lbs 30 00-46 00, 60-80
lbs few 50 00-60 00 Yearlings Selection 2 60-80
lbs 68 00-78 00, 80-100 lbs 80 00-88 00 Selection
3 60-80 lbs 50 00-62 00 Nannies Selection 1
70-100 lbs 72 00-90 00,100-150 lbs 94 00-106 00
Selection 2 50-70 lbs 46 00-56 00, few pigmies
38 00-50 00, 70-100 lbs 56 00-70 00, bulk
60 00-70 00, 100-150 lbs 76 00-92 00, bulk
76 00-80 00 Selection 3 50-70 lbs 38 00-49 00,
70-100 lbs 46 00-62 00, bulk 56 00-62 00,
100-150 lbs 66 00-76 00 Billies Selection I
100-150 lbs 122 00-155 00, 150-250 lbs
156 00-177 00, several fancier 184 00-202 00 Se
lection 2 70-80 lb 84 00-92 00, pigmies
52 00-68 00, 100-150 lbs 98 00-120 00, 150-250
lbs 132 00-144 00 Selection 3 70-100 lbs
66 00-78 00, 100-150 lbs 80 00-99 00 Wethers
50-70 lbs 54 00-62 00, 70-100 lbs 76 00-89 00,
few fancier 88 00-96 00. few pigmies
5500-6000. 100-150 lbs 93 00-110 00. few
fancier/heavier 114 00-130 00
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Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
1 AST WEEK
I AST YEAR
1186 9TB 1 1
Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold
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Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, December IV, 2003
Supplied By Market Staff
ThisWk Wk Ago Yr Ago
Steers, Choice 2-3 97.75 102.00 72.85
Heifers, Choice 2-3, few Prime 96 25 101.00 68.25
Cows, Breakers, 75-80% lean 55 00 53.25 39.35
Cows, Boners, 80-85% lean 48.75 45.50 35.75
Bulls, YG 1, ltd. 59.50 60.00 48.75
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday 39.50 39.50 33.65
Lambs, Choice/Prime 80-110 lb. 115.00 110.00 100.00
mostly 100-2 00 lower on Monday Tuesday's
supply was below average in quality for the
most part, with prices at least another I 00
lower than the Monday run Demand was light
as the quality seemed to hinder purchases Na
tionally, the Merc was again bearish on Tues
day The spot December live cattle contract
closed 1 22 lower at 92 85 The January live cat
tie contract has already set itself up to pick up
where December leaves it, closing at 92 25 on
Tuesday The Board weighed pretty heavy on
the cash trade m the mid-west last week when
live cattle sold from mostly 96.00-97 00 Thus, a
steady market would be a victory for cattle
feeders this week as there do not seem to be a
lot of positive rays of light beaming into the fin
ished market especially as packer* prepare to
buy for the upcoming holiday sho tened week
The slaughter heifer and Holstein steer markets
were not well tested on Tuesday, although there
was a lower undertone noted Lean slaughter
cows sold 1 00-1 25 higher, with fleshier cows
trending steady to I 00 lower Weigh-ups were
very poor for the bulk of th“ <ow supply
Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to weak The
combined two-day run included 256 head of
slaughter steers, 91 head of slaughter heifers,
476 head of slaughter cows, 30 head of slaugh
ter bulls, and 332 head of feeder cattle
Slaughter Steers High Choice and Prime 2-4
1215-1485 lbs 102 00-106 00. few from
100 00-102 00 on Tuesday Choice 2-3
1185-1490 lbs 98 00-101 00 on Monday, from
mostly 97 00-100 50, full 95 00-97 50. Charolais
and Limi-crosses 98 50-101 00, heavy 1515-1630
lbs 89 72-92 00 High Select and low Choice 2-3
1155-1485 lbs 94 75-97 75, mostly 95 00-97 00,
full 93 00-95 75. organic fed 90 50-95 50 Select
1-2 1140-1465 lbs 90 00-94 75, mostly
91 00-9300 Standard 1-2 1100-1335 lbs
82 75-89 50
Holstein Steers High Select and Choice 2-3
1390-1525 lbs 87 2S-91 50. 82 00-83 75 on Tues
day Select 1-2 1280-1435 lbs 82 75-85 25 Stan
dard 1-2 1190-1590 lbs 76 75-81 50, from
74 75-78 50 on Tuesday
Slaughter Heifers High Choice and Prime
2-4 1210-1350 lbs 97 75-99 50, YG 3-5
1145-1450 lbs 93 50-9600 Choice 3-5
1085-1405 lbs 92 00-95 25 Select 1-3 1205-1285
lbs 88 00-92 50
Slaughter Cows Percent Lean Weight Bulk
Low Dressing Premium White 65-70 over 1600
lbs 57 00-60 25, 51 50-56 00 High Dressing few
62 75-63 75 Breakers 70-75 over 1400 lbs
51 00-54 75, 4600-49 75 High Dressing few
56 00-57 75 Boners 75-80 over 1200 lbs
44 00-48 00, 40 00-43 00 High Dressing few
50 50-52 50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-90 over 1200 lbs
42 75-45 75 Lean 85-90 over 1000 lbs
39 50-43 75 34 50-38 00
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 1095-2075 lbs
57 00-63 00, one fancier 66 50, low dressing
50 00-56 00 One fancy black Yield Grade 2
1700 lbs 60 00
Calves Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter
calves sold fully steady Holstein bull calves
going into special-fed veal bams sold steady on
heaver weight calves (over 115 lbs), while the
bulk of the run sold 1000-30 00 higher De
mand was very light for lower weight calves as
the bulk of the run weighing under 85 lbs
moved directly to slaughter Holstein heifers
sold mostly steady to Arm on the majority of the
supply, however, light weight Number Ones
sold sharply higher Tuesday's nights supply
consisted of a large number of single/
non-Graded calves, giving buyers a larger than
normal loose supply to choose from Buyer at
tendance was high with active bidding through
the duration of the sale The PA Department of
Agriculture graded 751 head of bulls for the
graded sale, with an estimated 68 percent of the
graded run going into veal bams
Slaughter Calves Number 3, and Utility
58-109 lbs 20 00-61 00 Standard and Utility in
the regular sale 55-125 lbs 40 00-7000, weaker
10 00-37 00 Calves Going into Special-fed Veal
Barns Graded Number 1 Holstein bulls 122-113
lbs 137 00-145 00, 95-112 lbs 16100-170 00,
85-90 lbs 140 00-148 00, 80 lbs 125 00, few head
73 lbs 41 00 Graded Number 2 Holstein bulls
103-114 lbs 145 00-155 00, 102 lbs
162 00-175 00, 93-95 lbs 132 00-135 00, 90 lbs
110 00, 73-83 lbs 28 00-42 00. Graded Number 3
Holstein bulls 109 lbs 65 00, 81-94 lbs moving
directly to slaughter 41 00-50 00 Graded Num
ber 1 Holstein heifers 93-114 lbs 440 00-49000,
83 lbs 400.00 Graded Number 2 Holstein heif
ers 100 lbs 460.00, 84-87 lbs 290 00-320 00, 73
lbs 155 00,63 lbs 115 00
Few Beef-type calves 75-130 lbs
125 00-160 00
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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 18,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1466 655 847 593
LAST WEEK
1510 638 365 215
LAST YEAR
1595 595
Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers
sold hilly 3 50-4 00 lower The quality of the
run was greatly improved as there were a lot
more long-fed cattle available The steer sup
ply was heavier as well, with live weights run
ning m the 1300-1450 pound range on the ma
jority of the high Choice and Prime steers,
which suited the kosher buyers just fine Fin
ished prices in New Holland are back in the
same ranges they were in around the first
week of October As most producers remem
ber, prices on October 16th, 2003 in New Hoi
land were as high as 130.50 for high Choice
and Prime steers And while the market is not
in the 120 00-130 00 range, it‘s not in the low
to mid-70‘s either (which is where it was the
week before Christmas last year) Its funm
how these 95 00-100 00 finished markets look
ed real good to everyone as we were coming up
through them, but they seemed to have lost
some of their luster as we go back down
through the same prices, although, most pro
ducers are going to close out the year with a
smile on their faces. There were not enough
slaughter heifers or Holstein steers on offer to
adequately test the market Slaughter cows
sold 1 50-2 50 higher when compared to last
Thursday. Lighter weight (1000-1500 lbs)
slaughter bulls sold 2 00-3 00 lower, with
heavier (1500-2100 lbs) bulls trending steady
to weak. The Thursday supply included 285
slaughter steers, 121 slaughter heifers, 680
slaughter cows, 110 slaughter bulls, and 270
head of feeder cattle
I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas
and a happy New Year from everyone at the
USDA office in New Holland, PA It has been
a joy to work around all the wonderful pro
ducers here in Lancaster County over the past
year, and I hope everyone has a prosperous
2004
Slaughter Steers High Choice and Prime
2-4 1210-1490 lbs 100 00-104 50, rnosth
101 00-103 00, couple 107 00, full 96 00-99 00
Choice 2-3 1220-1470 lbs 95 85-100 00, mostly
96 00-97 50, heavyweights include some Cha
rolais-X‘s 1505-1565 lbs 96 00-100 00 Higher
yielding Choice 1-3 includes Charolais-X‘s
1355-1500 lbs 100 00-102 50 High Select and
low Choice 2-3 1105-1455 lbs 93 50-96.00,
mostly 94 00-95 00, few heavyweights
1510-1550 lbs 93 50-9400 Select 1-2
1095-1465 lbs 87 00-93 00, mostly 89 00-92 00.
couple high yielding 96 00-97 00
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