Livestock market and auction news
Central U.S.
Carlot
Wednesday, May 6
- Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:30
report: Choice 3 steer beef 2.00-3.00
lower, heifer beef 1.00-2.00 lower in
very thin test. Choice 4 2.00 lower,
Good steer beef 4.00-5.00 lower.
Demand and trading light with a
cautious atmosphere prevailing in
face of uncertainties surrounding
the butchers union strike on the
East Coast. There were several
reports of cancelled sales on loads
of beef that were in transit to the
East Coast and consequently were
resold, at distressed prices. The
boxes beef carcass cutout value
declined $.46 to an estimated
$106.91 per cwt. Sales reported on
72 loads of steer and heifer Wsef.
STEER BEEF
59 Loads
- FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: 600-900 lbs. 102.00,2.00-
3.00 lower. <
Choice 4: 600-900 lbs. 93.00-94.00,
late 93.00,2.00 lower late.
Choice 2-3: 600-900 lbs. 99.00
(Hols.)
Good 2-3:600-850 1b4.99.00-101.50,
late 99.00,4.00-5.00 Iwr late.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 2-3: 600-700 lbs. YG 3
101.50-104.50; YG 2102.50-106.00.
HEIFER BEEF
13 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: 500-700 lbs. 101.00,1.00-
2.00 lower.
Choice 4: 500000 lbs. 93.00-94.00,
late 93.00,2.00 lower late.
Good 2-3: 500-700 lbs. 97.00, not
established.
Cow beef steady, but demand
and trading light in face of poor
demand and movement of boneless
processing beef.
COW BEEF
8 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
. BRKG UTLTY: 450&up lbs. 74.50
steady 34.
BNG UTLTY: 400&up lbs. 77.50
steady 2-3.
CANNER & CUTTER: 350&up
lbs. 80.50 West, no recent test for
comparison 1-2.
CANNER & CUTTER: 350&up
lbs. 81.50 Midwest, no recent test
for comparision 1-2.
FOB Amarillo Basis
BRKG UTLTY: 450&up lbs.
75.50-76.50, steady 34.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
4 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
HINDS (H): 120-170 lbs. 122.50.
FORES: 130-210 lbs. 86.50.
ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs. 82.00.
ROUNDS (H): 60-85 lbs. 119.00.
HINDS (S): 130-170 lbs. 124.00.
boneless processing
BEEF/BEEF
TRIMMINGS
69% Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
75% chem lean fresh 90.00, part
10ad94.00.
50% chem lean fresh 58.00-60.50,
bulksB.oo.
92% chem lean fresh bull 128.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s 2:30
report: Fresh pork loins uneven,
mostly steady-firm. Picnics 4-0 lbs.
1.23 higher.. Boston butts not
established. Fresh hams 17-20 lbs.
steady, 20-26 lbs. 1.50 lower. Sdls
bellies steady-. 50 lower, instances
150 steady-. 50 lower, instances 1.50
lower on 20-25 lbs. weights.
Trading slow; demand light to
moderate. Sales reported on 41
loads and 8 loads of trimmings &
variety meats.
LOINS; 14-17 lbs. 84.00-87.00,
unevenly steady; 17-20 lbs. 79.25-
82.50, mstly 79.25, mostly steady-
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 9,1981—A9
turn; 20&up lbs. 77.25 clear
channel.
PICNICS; 4-8 lbs. 49.25, 1.25
higher.
SKINNED HAMS: 17-20 lbs.
66.00 steady; 20-26 lbs. 66.00, 1.50
lower.
SDLS, BELLIES: 12-14 lbs. 41.00-
41.50, steady-. 50 lower; 14-16 lbs.
41.00-41.50, steady-. 50 lower; 16-18
lbs. 39.00, .50 lower; 18-20 lbs. 35.00,
.50 lower; 20-25 lbs. 32.00, 1.50
lower.
VARIETY MEATS
NECK BONES: 11.50.
CHEEK MEAT; 84.00 frozen.
SKINNED JOWLS: 33,75-34.00
frozen.
HEARTS: 45.00.
PORK TRIMMINGS/
BONELESS PROCESSING
PORK
(Chemical Lean)
72% bnls picnics fresh74.oo.
Lancaster Weekly
(Continued from Page A 2)
64.50, Good 2-3 56.00-61.50; Good
and Choice 1125-1450 lb. holsteins
53.50-57.25, few Choice 57.25-59.50,
Standard 1-2 50.50-53.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3-875-1150 lbs. 59.50-62.75,
few Yield Grade 2 62.75-65.00; Good
2-3 825-1050 lbs. 54.50-59.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 43.0045.75, few 45.7547.25,
Commercial 34 40.5043.50, Cutter
1-2 40.7545.50, several 45.5047.25,
Canner and low Cutter 38.0042.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1300
lbs. 56.00-59.00, qouple 59.00-63.10;
Good 1000-1275 lbs. 53.00-56.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1400-2000
lbs. 54.50-59.00, few 59.0060.75;
Yield Grade 2 1000-1450 lbs. 50.00-
55.50.
VEAL CALVES: Choice and
Prime vealers fully steady, high
Good and low Choice 2.00-5.00
lower.. Demand good for calves
returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 280-350 lbs.
107.00- one lot 340 lb. 127.00;
Choice 170-280 lbs. 102.00-112:00,
few 112.00-117.00; Choice 140-170
lbs. 98.00-110.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-280 lbs. 78.00-95.00, 120-
170 lbs. 70.00-85.00,80-115 lbs. 54.00-
65.00, few 65.00-74.00, 55-80 lbs.
48.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
85-125 lb. hosltein heifers 130.00-
175.00, few 175.00-186.00, few small
frame 70-90 lbs. 70.00-100.00; bulk
85-115 lb. holstein bulls 90.00-115.00,
around 125 head 115.00-119.00, few
80-95 lbs. 72.0088.00.