Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Impaction
December 14, 1994
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
WEDNESDAY (EST) 122,000 6,000 305,000 19,000
WEEK AGO (ESI) 127,000 6,000 300,000 19,000
YEAR AGO (ESI) 123,000 5,000 357,000 21,000
WEEK TO DATE (EST) 300,000 10,000 1,079,000 55,000
SAME PD LT WK (ESI) 385,000 17,000 1,104,000 52,000
SAME PD LT YR (Ad) ‘364,000 14,000 1,051,000 60,000
PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED MONDAY STEER AND HEIFER 100,000,
COW AND BULL 29,000.
♦♦REVISION TUESDAY CATTLE SLAUGHTER...I29.OOO.
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harrimbrnt, Va.
December 10, 1994
Report nip plied by auction
STEERS: M&L-I 300-500 LBS.
74 00-89.00, 500-700 LBS. 67.50-75.00;
HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 61.50-64J0;
HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 52.50-60.00.
S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS.
66.00- 500-700 LBS. 56.50-72.50:
700-1000 LBS. 51.00-62,50.
FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS.
65.50-78.00; 500-700 LBS. 57.5064.75.
S-LRMAL-2: 300-500 LBS.
58.5065.00; 500700 LBS. 53.0060.00.
HEIFERS: M&L-l 300500 LBS.
60.0072.00, 500700 LBS. 55.0059.00.
S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS.
62.0063.00, 500700 LBS. 48.0056.00.
STOCK COWS: BEEF WITH CALVES
440.00- BEEF 350.00-510.00;
BABY CALVES 47.0085.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 35.0040.00; CANNER
AND CUTTERS 1-3 31.0036.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 39.5047.00:
LAMBS: BLUB OR CHOICE AND
PRIME 71.0071.50; RED O CHOICE
75.25; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE
82.00- SLAUGHTER EWES
30.5037.50.
SOWS 1-3: 21.0031.00.
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Monday, Dec. 12,1994
NATIONAL STOCKYARDS ,
ILLINOIS CATTLE AND CALVES 700.
COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY,
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS
FIRM TO .50 HIGHER, EXCEPT HOLS
TEIN STEERS STEADY. COWS WEAK
TO 1.00 LOWER. BULLS STEADY.
SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY
CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
HEIFERS. MODERATE SUPPLY
HOLSTEIN STEERS. BARELY 10%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-4
1075-1400 LBS. 65.00-66.50; 3-4
1100-1325 LBS. 58.00-61.00; 2-3
1075-1375 LBS. 66.50-67.00. MIXED
SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 950-1300
LBS. 62.00-65.00. SELECT 2-3 900-1275
LBS. 59.00-62.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS:
LIMITED SUPPLY CHOICE 2-3
1300-1600 LBS. 57.00-59.00. MIXED
SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 1150-1400
LBS. 54.00-57.00. SELECT 2-3 975'-1300
LBS. 50.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4
900-1300 LBS. 64.00-65.50,2-3 925-1275
LBS. 65.50-66.00. MIXED SELECT AND
CHOICE 2-3 BSO-1200LBS. 61.00-64.00;
SELECT 2-3 825-1100 LBS. 58.00-61.00.
MIXED STEERS AND HEIFERS:
CHOICE 2-4 975-1250 LBS. 65.50-66.50
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING
UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4
33.00- HIGH YIELDING BREAK
ING UTILITY 36.00-37.00. CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
35.00- HIGH YIELDING CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 37.00. CAN
NER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2
31.00- SHELLY CANNER 1-2
27.00- 800-900 LBS. 24.00-27.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2
1200-2200 LBS. 42.00-48.00.
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THE USDA AND THE ILLINOIS'
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
LIVESTOCK AND GRAIN MARKET
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New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 12, 1994
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 193... PDA ..Compared with
Uit Monday’i market..il. cows 2.00 to
3.00 lower. STEERS: few Select
S4.SO-SB.OO, few Standard 48.75-53.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
38.00- Cutter and Boning Utility
35.00- few 43.00, Canner and Low
Cutter 32.00-3S.SO. Shelli down to 27.50.
BULLS: one Yield Grade No. 1 1860 lbs.
45.00, few No. 2 1295/2225 lbs. 39.25-
45.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
Medium & Large Frame No. 1440/775 lbs.
52.00- Heifers: Medium Frame No.
1 290/640 lbs. 48.00-57.00; Bulls: few
lean
% advantage
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Large Frame No. 1 570/840 Ibi.
54.00-S7.SO, few Medium Frame No. 1
385/575 Ibi. 45.00- 56.00.
CALVES 167...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 55/95 Ibi. 40.00-49.00, Utility
50/90 Ibi. 15.00-35.00. FARM CALVES;
No. 1 Holitein built 95/125 Ibi.
130.00-137.00, BQ/9S Ibi. 100.00- 122.50,
No. 2 90/115 Ibi. 100.00-125.00; No. 1
Holstein heifert 100/110 Ibi.
207.50- No. 2 80/130 Ibi.
147.50- Beef cron built and heif
ers 70/125 lbs. 50.00-125.00.
HOGS 141...Batrowt and gilts 5.00 to
6.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US
1- 210/265 lbs. 33.00-33.75, one 34.50,
US 1-3 200/265 lbs. 31.75-32.85, few US
2- 230/250 lbs. 31.50-33.00. SOWS: few
US 1-3 440/635 lbs. 24.00-28.50, few
325/430 lbs. 32.00-36.50. BOARS; few
350/450 lbs. 16.50-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS 59... US 1-3 25/40 lbs.
8.00-12.00,50/65 lbs. 12.00-14.00. per
head.
SHEEP lll...Slaughter Lambs; High
Choice and Prime 60/80 lbs. 69.00-77.00,
Choice 70/1 IS lbs. 58.00-68.00. Slaughter
sheep; 25.00-32.00.
GOATS 2,..0ne Large 52.00. per
head.
Front Royal, Virginia
Horse Sale
Report Supplied by Auction
Dec. 3, 1994
128 HEAD.
RIDING HORSES, SERVICEABLE
AGE: AVERAGE TO GOOD QUALITY
925-1100 LBS. 535.00-730.00; 800-900
LBS. 345.00-525.00; BETTER QUALITY
950-1350 LBS. 800.00-12S0.00; 800-900
LBS. 700.00-900.00.
while combining outstanding standability,
drydown and drought tolerance.
Rill Season Maturity. 4584 delivers
exceptional gram quality and a 5.4% yield
advantage over the mean. It provides excellent
standability and early vigor, as well as disease
resistance.
So devote your resources wisely by choosing a
field proven Funk’s G® brand hybrid. Contact a
Hoffman sales representative for help in choosing
the nght vanety for your operation.
RIDING PONIES: SMALL
195.00-360.00. 1 IN FOAL 400.00,
LARGE 330.00-410.00.
LOOSE HORSES: AVERAGE TO
GOOD FLESH 950-1175 LBS.
525.00- 800-900 LBS.
355.00- 1200-1250 LBS. 2 AT
795.00 AND 905.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, December 13, 1994
Report supplied by auction
CALVES .28-1.70.
COWS 2A'A -.44.
EASY COWS .OSV4 -.37V4 .
FEEDERS 300 LBS. TO 600 LBS.
.30-.85.
HEIFERS .33-.57.
BULLS .31K -.61.
STEERS .38-.63V4.
HOGS .15.29.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 12.00-40.00.
BOARS .13-.23.
SOWS .15-.17.
SHEEP: .25-.59.
LAMBS EACH 30.00-82.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .35-1.35.
GOATS EACH 36.00-142.50.
KIDS EACH 20.00-91.00.
HIDES 22.00-33.00.
TOTAL: 1209 HEAD.
26.2
96.7
97.2