LN_LS142 New Holland, PA Thu Feb 21, 2019 USDA - Market News New Holland Sales Stables - New Holland, PA Cattle and Calf Auction Report for Thursday, February 21, 2019 Cattle Calves This Week: 654 466 Last Week: 755 614 Last Year: 879 578 Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher on a light test. Demand good. Ethnic Steers are steers sold primarily to the ethnic market. Today those steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher on a light test. Demand good. Not enough Slaughter Holstein steers last week for a comparison. Not enough Slaughter heifers for a market test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on good demand. Not enough Slaughter bulls for a market test. Cattle supplies included 128 steers; 66 heifers; 399 cows; 18 bulls; and 43 feeder calves. All prices per cwt. Slaughter Steers: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1450-1600 lbs 122.50- 126.00. Choice 2-3 1225-1650 lbs 118.00-121.50. Select 2-3 1275-1600 lbs few 116.00-118.00. Ethnic steers 1300-1900 lbs 112.00-127.00, mostly 122.00-126.00. Slaughter Holsteins: Choice 2-3 1550-1675 lbs 81.50-88.00. Select 1-2 1400-1550 lbs 75.50-79.00. Slaughter Heifers: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1300-1325 lbs few 121.50-124.00. Choice 2-3 1125-1200 lbs few 117.00-118.00. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Avg. Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 55.00-59.50 60.00-64.00 46.00-54.00 Boners 80-85 52.00-57.50 58.00-64.00 45.00-51.00 Lean 88-90 44.00-50.50 51.50-56.50 36.00-43.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 940-1820 lbs Avg Dress few 83.00- 86.00; Low Dress few 71.50-76.00 Very Low Dress 52.00-56.00. Return to Farm Holstein Calves: Compared to last week, Holstein Bull calves traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher with the exception of Number 1 and 2 calves weighing 100-110 lbs selling 10.00-20.00 lower. Holstein Heifer calves steady on a very light test. Ag Market News LLC under the USDA-QSA-LMAR program graded 351 head for Thursday's sale. All calves are sold by the cwt. Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Number 1 100-130 lbs 55.00-67.00; 90-98 lbs 45.00. Number 2 94-128 lbs 50.00-64.00; 80-92 lbs 35.00-40.00. Number 3 80-130 lbs 25.00-32.00. Utility 60-130 lbs 10.00-22.00. Holstein Heifer Calves: Number 1-2 80-110 lbs 20.00-35.00. Number 3 70-100 lbs 15.00-20.00. Utility/Non-tubing 60-110 lbs 5.00-15.00. 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 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LN_LS142.txt For all USDA Livestock and Grain market reports: http://www.ams.usda.gov/lpsmarketnewspage 1705e js/ke