Report Date: 3/13/2014
LN_LS142
New Holland, PA Thu Mar 13, 2014 USDA - Market News
New Holland Sales Stables - New Holland, PA
Cattle and Calf Auction Report for Thursday, March 13, 2014
Cattle Calves
This Week: 843 519
Last Week: 1071 640
Last Year: 967 547
Compared to last Thursday's sale, Slaughter steers sold
mostly steady. Demand was very good. Holstein steers sold
mostly weak on a light test. Heifers sold mostly steady on
a light test. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher.
Demand was very good. Cattle supplies included 339 slaughter
steers; 100 heifers; 334 cows; 49 bulls; and 13 feeder calves.
All prices per cwt.
Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1300-1600 lbs
149.00-154.00. Choice 2-3 1250-1700 lbs 143.00-148.75.
Select 2-3 1150-1600 lbs 136.00-142.00.
Slaughter Holsteins: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1300-1650
lbs 130.00-132.00. Choice 2-3 1300-1650 lbs 127.50-129.00.
Select 2-3 121.50-126.50.
Slaughter Heifers: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1500
lbs 142.50-145.00. Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lbs 135.00-136.00.
Select 2-3 1050-1400 lbs 126.00-129.00.
Slaughter Cows:
Percent Lean Avg. Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Premium White 65-75 90.00-93.00 94.00-96.00 85.50-89.00
Breakers 75-80 94.00-99.00 100.00-103.00 88.00-93.00
Boners 80-85 93.00-98.00 99.50-102.50 85.50-92.50
very high 103.50-104.50
Lean 88-90 87.00-92.00 93.50-96.00 78.00-86.50
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 960-2005 lbs average dress 112.00-
116.50, high dress 117.00-123.50, very high dress 127.00-133.00,
low dress 95.00-106.50.
Return to Farm Holstein Calves: Compared to last week Holstein
Bull calves sold mostly 70.00-80.00 higher. Holstein Heifer calves
sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Demand was very good. Ag Market News LLC
under the USDA-QSA-LMAR program graded 401 head for Thursday's sale.
All calves are sold by the cwt.
Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Number 1 120-128 lbs 211.00; 110-
118 lbs 227.00-249.00; 98-108 lbs 297.00-300.00; 86-96 lbs 320.00-
327.00. Number 2 120-128 lbs 237.00; 106-118 lbs 259.00-270.00;
98-104 lbs 297.00-301.00; 80-96 lbs 310.00-317.00. Number 3 100-130
lbs 245.00-260.00; 72-98 lbs 295.00-320.00. Utility 90-110 lbs
100.00; 60-88 lbs 50.00.
Holstein Heifers: Number 1 90-110 lbs 180.00-255.00. Number 2
85-115 lbs 100.00-170.00. Utility/Non tubing 65-80 lbs 35.00-70.00.
Source: USDA Ag Market News, New Holland-Lancaster County, PA
Levi Geyer OIC / Cell 717-406-7350 / 717-354-2391
John Stacy, Market Reporter/ Office 717-354-2391
Dave Wert, Ag MArket News / 570-490-5587
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