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Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, July 18
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Heavy Choice Steer or
Heifer Carcasses not tested, light
weight $l.OO lower. Good Car
casses steady. Holstein Type
Steers $2.00 lower. Demand and
trading light on moderate supplies.
The Gross Boxed Beef Carcass
cutout value declined $.85 to an
estimated $103.58 per cwt, 74 loads
Boxed Cuts reported.
Sales reported on 49M> loads of
Steer and Heifer Carcasses.
Steer Beef
38 loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-700 lbs. 99.50-100.50,
mostly 100.50,1.00 lower.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 101.50-102.50,
mostly 101.50,1.00 lower.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 92.00-93.00,
mostly 93.00, mostly steady.
Choice 2-3600-900 lbs. 88.00 (Hols
Type) 2.00 lower.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 83.00 (Hols
Type) 2.00 lower.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 93.00.
Heifer Beef
11% loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 500-550 lbs. 94.00, 1.00
lower; 400-500 lbs. 92.00,1.00 lower.
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Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 99.00.
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs. 91.00,
steady.
Cow Carcasses
2 loads
Not Established
FOB Omaha Basis
Bkrg Utlty 2-3 450/up lbs. 69.00
(Midwest).
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 69.00
(Midwest).
Primal Beef Cuts
4 Loads
Choices
FOB Omaha Basis
Hinds (H) 120-170 lbs. 117.00;
Fores 130-210 lbs. 86.00.
Boneless Processing Beef
Beef Trimmings
124 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 95.00-
97.00, few 98.00.
85% Chem Lean Fresh 92.00.
75% Chem Lean Fresh 79.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 52.00-
53.00.
FOB Amarillo Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 96.00-
99.00.
90% Chem Lean Frozen 100.00.
85% Chem Lean Fresh 95.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 52.00-
53.00.
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Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, July 17
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 206. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers unevenly steady. Slaughter
cows mostly 50 cents-$l lower. One
High Choice 1200 lbs. slaughter
steer at 67.50, Choice 2-4 1000-1335
lbs. 63.75-67, Good 57.85-62.60, Good
& Choice holsteins 53.25-57.25,
Standard 50.75-54.25, Utility & Low
Standard 42.25-46.85. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 58.10-61.50, one
Good at 60.85, few Standard
43.47.25, individual’s 49.25&51.75.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 42.0044, few 47.75,
Cutter & Boning Utility 39.0043,
few 43.60, Canner & Low Cutter
35.35-38.85, Shells down to 27.00-
36.50. few down to 5.00. Two Good
slaughter bullocks 51.75&52.25, few
Standard 47.50-50.75, few Utility
45.0046.50. Few Yield Grade #1
1330-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 51.25-
51.50.
CALVES 256. Vealers grading
Standard and Good mostly steady.
One Choice vealer at 70.00, few
Good 64.00-72, few Standard 125-170
lbs. 41.00-58, Standard & Good 90-
120 lbs. 54.0060, 65-90 lbs. 45.00-55,
Utility 50-90 lbs. 25.0046.00.
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90-115 lbs. 56.00-82, mostly 65.00-
79.00.
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HOGS 114. Barrows and gilts
small supply of 1-2’s $2 higher. US
No. 1-2 225-250 lbs. barrows and
gilts 57.00-58.10, lot No. 1-3 200 lbs.
at 54.00, lot No. 1-3 225 lbs. at 57.75,
298 lbs. at 52.25, lot 175 lbs. at 42.75.
US No. 1-3 285-705 lbs. sows 41.00-
43.75, No. 2-3 335480 lbs. 38.00-
41.50. Few Boars 30.50-32.50, two
light weights 40.00&44.50.
FEEDER PIGS 7. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
SHEEP 16. Few High Choice and
Prime 45-80 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 56.00-60, Choice 80-120 lbs.
bucks 45.00-50.00.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, July 18
Report supplied by USDA
compared to Tuesday’s close:
Trading slow at midweek, Prime
Special Fed Veal not tested,
generally steady tone. Good and
Choice Boning Veal weak in light
test, inshipped untested. Demand
light for Processing Beef; com
pared to last week, Boneless Beef
1.00 to 7.00 lower; Beef Trimmings
steady to 1.50 lower.
VEAL CARCASS
Prime (Special Fed) - Hide
220-280 lbs. no sales reported.
Good & Choice'
Boning Type
Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers; 65-75
lbs. LTD 82.00, weak; lbs.
our
LTD 80.00; 45-54 lbs. LTD 78.00 ; 35-
44 lbs. LTD 76.00; 34 lbs. down LTD
74.00.
Inshipped: 71-80 lbs. no sales
reported.
Boneless Beef
(US aad Canadian Origin)
5 Loads
Compared with last week; 90%
Chem Lean, Fresh 101.00, 5.50-7.00
lower.
85% Chem Lean, Fresh 98.00,
2.50-5.00 lower.
75% Chem Lean, Fresh 84.00,
1.00 lower.
Beef Trimmings
11 Loads
Compared to last week: 65%
Chem Lean, Fresh, 73.00, 1.50
lower.
50% Chem Lean, Fresh, 54.50-
57.00, generally steady.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, July 16
Report supplied by auction
373 CATTLE: Butcher Steers-
Choice 64.00-69.00; Medium-Good
53.00- Butcher Heifers-
Choice 58.00-64.00; Medium-Good
45.00- Butcher Cows- Utility-
Good 40.00-45.00, few to 46.25;
Canners and Cutters 37.0044.00;
Shells 37.00 and down. Butcher
Bulls- Medium-Good 45.00-57.00.
Stock Steers- Medium-Good up to
61.00. Stock Heifers- Medium-Good
up to 51.00.
383 CALVES: Medium-Good
Calves-160-220 lbs. 55.00-75.00; 125-
160 lbs. 50.00-70.00; 100-120 lbs.
50.00- ; 80-100 lbs. 45.00-60.00.
Holstein Bull Calves- up to 80.00.
Light and Green Calves- down to
30.00.
5 SHEEP AND LAMBS:
Medium-Good Lambs 41.00-55.50.
Butchering Ewes and Bucks up to
16.00.
151 HOGS; Good-Choice Butcher
Hogs- 190-225 lbs. 52.00-55.25 ; 225-
250 lbs. 54.00-55.50. Good-Choice
Butcher Sows- 400 lbs., down up to
44.75 ; 400 lbs., up up to 44.00.
Heavy Boars up to 34.50. Pigs-Per
Head 9.00-41.00.
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