Report Date: 1/31/2019
LN_LS142
New Holland, PA Thu Jan 31, 2019 USDA - Market News
New Holland Sales Stables - New Holland, PA
Cattle and Calf Auction Report for Thursday, January 31, 2019
Cattle Calves
This Week: 549 368
Last Week: 797 632
Last Year: 884 599
Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold mostly steady to firm
on a very light test. Demand good. Ethnic Steers are steers sold
primarily to the ethnic market. Today those steers sold 3.00-4.00
higher on good demand. Slaughter Holstein steers not tested. Not enough
Slaughter heifers for a market test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower
on moderate demand. Not enough Slaughter bulls for a market test. Cattle
supplies included 105 steers; 51 heifers; 352 cows; 10 bulls; and
31 feeder calves. All prices per cwt.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1250-1550 lbs 117.00-
121.00. Choice 2-3 1175-1650 lbs 113.00-116.00. Select 2-3 1300-1600
lbs few 109.00-113.00. Ethnic steers 1300-1850 lbs 108.00-130.00,
mostly 115.00-125.00.
Slaughter Holsteins: Not tested.
Slaughter Heifers: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1325-1600 lbs few
113.00-115.00. Choice 2-3 1150-1225 lbs few 107.00-112.00.
Slaughter Cows:
Percent Lean Avg. Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Breakers 75-80 52.00-58.00 59.00-62.00 45.00-50.00
Boners 80-85 47.00-54.50 55.00-60.00 40.00-46.50
Lean 88-90 42.00-48.50 49.00-54.50 33.00-41.00
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1115-1785 lbs Avg Dress individual
73.00; High Dress individual 91.00; Low Dress few 61.00-66.00.
Return to Farm Holstein Calves: Compared to last week, Graded Holstein
Bull Calves sold 40.00-50.00 higher on a very light test. Demand good.
Holstein Heifer Calves 10.00-15.00 lower on another light test. Ag Market
News LLC under the USDA-QSA-LMAR program graded 278 head for Thursday's
sale. All calves are sold by the cwt.
Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Number 1 120-130 lbs 40.00; 100-118 lbs
67.00-87.00; 90-98 lbs 40.00. Number 2 132 lbs 40.00; 106-118 lbs 70.00-
77.00; 98-104 lbs 90.00-95.00; 80-92 lbs 15.00-40.00. Number 3 90-130 lbs
20.00-30.00; 60-88 lbs 10.00-15.00. Utility 60-130 lbs 10.00-17.00.
Holstein Heifer Calves: All heifers from 80-120 lbs 15.00-25.00. All
heifers from 60-80 lbs 5.00-10.00.
Price and grade information is reported by QSA-USDA Market News Service.
While market reports reflect the majority of Livestock sold at each sale,
there are instances where animals do not fit reporting categories and are
not included in this report.
Source: USDA Ag Market News, New Holland-Lancaster County, PA
John Stacy, Market Reporter / Office 717-354-2391
Kayley Ellis, Market Reporter / Office 717-354-2391
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