Livestock market and auction news
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Carlot
Pork Report
Wednesday, July 31
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Fresh Pork Loins 14-18 lbs.
generally steady, 18-22 lbs. $3.00
higher, instances $6.00 higher,
22&up lbs. steady. Boston Butts’4-8
lbs. firm in a light test. Spareribs
firm to $2.00 higher. Skinned Hams
17-26 lbs. $2.00 to $4.00 lower. Sdls
Bellies weak. Trade moderate to
light, offerings light to moderate.
U.S. No. 2 175 lb. Pork Carcass
cut out value declined $.95 to an
est. $58.22 per cwt.
Sales reported on 35 loads of
Fresh Pork Cuts and 5 loads of
Trimmings and Boneless
Processing Pork.
Fresh Pork Cuts
LOINS (Regular) 14-18 lbs. 82.00-
85.00, generally steady, current to
8/8 ship; 14-18 lbs. 85.00, late
Tuesday; 18-22 lbs. 85.00, Id. 88.00,
3.00 higher, inst. 6.00 higher; 22&up
lbs. 71.50, steady.
PICNICS: 4-8 lbs. 45.00 late
Tuesday
BOSTON BUTTS: 4-8 lbs. 68.00-
70.00, firm.
SPARERIBS; Frozen 3,5&dn
lbs. 108.00-110.00, 1.00-2.00 higher,
ship current-8/8; 3.5-5.5 lbs. 97.00,
firm.
HAMS SKINNED: 17-20 lbs.
60.00-61.00, 2.00-2.50 lower; 20-26
lbs. 59.00,4.00 lower.
BELLIES (Sdls - Skin On): 12-14
lbs. 62.00, weak; 12-14 lbs. 65.00,
late Tues; 14-16 lbs. 60.00-62.00,
weak; 18-20 lbs. 56.00, no com
parison.
Pork Trimmings
Boneless Processing Pork
(Chemical Lean)
72% Lean Trimmings Fresh
68.50, firm w/Friday.
72% Boneless Picnics, Fresh
73.00-73.50, .50-1.00 higher.
Smoked and Cured
Meats
SMOKED HAMS (Water Ad
ded); 16-19 lbs. 67.50-79.50; 19-23
lbs. 64.00-78.50.
PICNICS: 4-7 lbs. 57.00-60.00.
BACON NO. 1:1 Lb. Pack 118.00-
158.00.
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, Aug. 1
Report Supplied by USDA
Slaughter steers and heifer
prices continued their downward
trek this wek, with closing levels
1.50-3.00 below a wek ago. Demand
to most interests only moderate at
best, as wholesale beef prices
again lower. Selected loads of
choice 2-3 steers scaling 1050-1125
lbs. enjoyed the best of the dull
trade, while 1300 lb. and up kinds
subjected to discounts. Average
steer weights dropped
significantly, as fewer “over-fed”
kinds marketed this week and
more “new-crop” cattle present on
the market. Cows 2.00-3.00 lower.
Bulls 1.00 lower.
Estimated five day receipts
7250; actuals last week 5306; year
ago 7051. Steers comprised 55
percent of the week’s receipts,
heifers 36 percent, cows 6 percent;
feeders 2 percent.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: At the
close: Several loads choice 2-3, few
4’s 1075-1150 lbs. 51.00, part load
51.50. Choice 2-41100-1300 lbs. 49.00-
50.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3
1100-1200 lbs. 48.0049.00. Few good
47.0048.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 975-1100 lbs. 48.0049.25,
part load reputation fed 50.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1050
lbs. 47.0048.00. Good 45.0047.00,
several lots including some
heiferettes to 41.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 3,1985-AIS
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations for 900-1100 lb. choice
steers 49.70, 1100-1300 lbs. 5045.
Average cost steers 48.92, average
weight 1182 lbs.; as compared 51.50
and 1219 lbs. a week ago. Average
cost heifers 49.02, average weight
1038 lbs. as compared 51.52 and
1037 lbs. a week ago.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Few
breaking utility and commercial 2-
3 29.75-33.25. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 33.00-34.50, few high
dressing to 35.75. Canner and low
cutter 31.00-33.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1200-
2100 lbs. 43.2547.00.
Leola Produce
Auction, Inc.
Tuesday, July 30 *
Leola, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
BLUEBERRIES-12.00 flat.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS- 8.50 flat.
CABBAGE-1.75-2.30 box.
CANTALOPES- .30-.91 ea.
CORN- (sweet)(yellow) .45-1.05
doz.; (white) .65-1.25.
CUCUMBERS-3.50-10.00 bu. '
EGGPLANT- 6.00-10.00 bu.
LIMA BEANS- 9.00-13.00 bu.
NECTARINES-9.00 bskt.
PEACHES-7.75 bskt.
PICKLES- 3.25-6.25 % bu.
PEPPERS-5.50-10.75 bu.
POTATOES- (10 lb.) .55-.70; (50
lb.) 2.50-3.10.
RED BEETS- 4.00-6.25 box.
SQUASH-2.00-5.00 x h bu.
STRING BEANS- (green) 8.00-
14.00 bu.; (yellow) 15.00 bu.
TOMATOES- (field) 2.50-7.00
box; (Hypertonic) 2.50-3.50 20 lb.
box.
WATERMELON- .50-1.70 ea
ZUCCHINI- 2.00-4.25 % bu.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Aug. 1
Report Supplied by USDA
Friday through Wednesday
salable receipts-900 ; 5 days last
week-898; Same period year ago
-1469.
Trading slow for the week.
Slaughter steers ended the week
1.50-2.00 lower compared to
Wednesday of last week. Slaughter
heifers ended the week 2.00-2.50
instances 3.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4,1200-1350 lb. 48.00-51.50, mostly
50.00-51.50 on Monday; 1 load 47.25
on Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4, 950-1100 lbs. 49.00-50.75
on Monday; 46.00-48.00, mostly
47.5048.00 on Wednesday; load of
choice prime 4-5,1200 lbs. 44.00 on
Monday. Mixed good and choice 2-
3, 9001200 lbs. 46.0049.00 on
Monday.
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