Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Uader Federal liupectloo November 21, 1995 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP WEDNESDAY (EST) 134,000 MOO 344,000 10,000 WEEK AGO (ESI) 129,000 6,000 353,000 16,000 YEAR AGO (EST) 120,000 6,000 lB,OOO WEEK TO DATE (ESI) 269,000 11,000 733,000 34,000 SAME PD LT WK (ESI) 243,000 11,000 704,000 33,000 SAME PD LT YR (ACT) 255,000 12,000 72R000 32,000 PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED STEER AND HEWER„IO6,OOa COW AND BULL 29^KML •♦•REVISION ON TUESDAY'S HOG SLAUGHTER_367,OOO. SOURCE: USDA MARKET NEWS, WASHINGTON, D.C. Central ILS. Carlot Perk Report November 21, 1995 Report eeppßed by USDA COMPARED TO MONDAY’S 3 P.M. CLOSE: FRESH LOINS 2.00-3.00 HIGH ER; BUTTS 1.00 HIGHER; SPARERIBS STEADY; SKND. HAMS 1.00-2.00 LOWER; SDLS BELLIES WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER; TRIMMINGS STEADY TO IDO LOWER. TRADING MOD ERATE. WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE DEMAND AND OFFERINGS. S3D LOADS PORK CUTS 59.0 LOADS TRIM/PROCESS PORK LOINS, REGULAR. FRESH 14-18 LBS. * 16.5 LOADS, RANGE 90.00-98.00, WGHTD. AVG. 95.45. V." TRM 14-18 LBS., 3.0 LOADS, RANGE 118.00, WGHTO. AVG. 118.00 V 4" TRM/LESS 14-18 LBS., 13.5 LOADS. RANGE 113.00-124.00, WGHTD. AVG. 119.78. COMBOS 22 LBS. AND UP, 1.0 LOADS. RANGE 71.00, WGHTO. AVG. 71.00 LOIN, BNLS CNTR CUT 5-9 LBS. STRAP-OFF, 3.0 LOADS, RANGE 218.00, WGHTO. AVG. 218.00 TENDERLOIN L 25 LBS. AND DOWN OS LOADS, RANGE 333.00, WGHTO. AVG. 333.00 PICNIC; FRESH COMMODITY 4-8 LBS., RANGE 33.00, WGHTO. AVG. 33.00 E. BOSTON BUTT 4-8 LBS. *, 3.0 LOADS, RANGE 54.00, WGHTO. AVG. 54.00. y»" TRM 4-8 LBS., 3.0 LOADS, RANGE 72.00, WGHTO. AVG. 72.00. COMBOS 8 LBS. AND UP, RANGE 57.00, WGHTO. AVG. 57.00 A. SPARERIB, FRESH 1.5- LBS., 1.5 LOADS. RANGE IOaOO-101.00, WGHTO. AVG. 100.67. 3.5- LBS., 0.5 LOADS, RANGE , No Messy * t I Hyd TSw*u Jr** ' (Equipment Diitributon) BMni FOR ov ER 75 YEARS HBEg|naßa FARM equipment TODD Hill FARM DIVISION EQUIPMENT, HAGERSTOWN, MD '*■ (301) 791-0422 83.00, WGHTD. AVO. 85.00. SPARER 18, FROZEN 3.5-5 J LBS., RANGE 92.00, WGHTD. AVG. 92.00 C. LOIN BACKRIB (BOXED) FRSH/FRZN 1.75-2 LBS., 1.0 LOADS, RANGE 243.00, WGHTD. AVG. 243.00 . HAM, SKINNED, SELECTED FRESH 17-20 LBS., 10.0 LOADS, RANGE 70.00-76.00, WGHTD. AVG. 71.Ui FRESH 20-26 LBS., 11.0 LOADS, RANGE 64.00-68.00. WGHTO. AVG. 66.43. HAM, SKINNED, COMMODITY FRESH 17-20 LBS., RANGE 73.00, WGHTO. AVG. 73.00 B. FRESH 20-26 LBS., 9.0 LOADS. RANGE 59.00-63.00, WGHTD. AVG. 60.44. FRESH 32 LBS. AND UP, 15 LOADS. RANGE 56.00, WGHTO. AVG. 56.00. BELLY, SDLS, SKIN-ON, FRESH FRESH 10-12 LBS., 1.0 LOADS, RANGE 42J0, WGHTO. AVG. 4ZSO. FRESH 12-14 LBS., 8.0 LOADS, /AL WHEN WITHOUT kCKACHE. RANGE 45.00-46.50, WGHTD. AVO. 4S.lt. FRESH 14-16 LBS., 7.0 LOADS, RANGE 45.00-47.00, WGHTD. AVG. 46.21. FRESH 16-18 LBS., 3.0 LOADS, RANGE 4650, WGHTD. AVG. 46.50. FRESH 18-20 LBS., 5.0 LOADS. RANGE 4150,'WGHTD. AVO. 41.50. PORK TRIMMINGS/ BONELESS PROCESSING PORK (CHEMICAL LEAN) COMBO 42% FR, 16.5 LOADS. RANGE 23.50-28.00, WGHTD. AVG. 2556. BOXED 42% FROZEN. 4.0 LOADS, RANGE 32.00, WGHTD. AVG. 32.00. COMBO 72% FR. 22.5 LOADS, RANGE 41.00-45.00, WGHTD AVG. 42.19. BOXED 72% FROZEN, 10.0 LOADS. RANGE 49.00, WGHTD. AVG. 49.00. BOXED 72% FROZEN, 10.0 LOADS, RANGE 49.00, WOHID. AVG. 49.00. PICNIC CUSHION MEAT COMBO 92% FRESH, RANGE 111.00. WGHTD. AVO. 111.00 D. BONELESS PICNIC MEAT COMBO 72% FR, 6.0 LOADS, RANGE 45.00-48.00, WGHTD. AVG. 46.50. SHANK MEAT FROZEN, RANGE 63.00, WGHTD. AVG. 63.00 C. SKINNED JOWLS COMBO FRESH. RANGE 23.00, WGHTD. AVG. 23.00 B. BOXED FROZEN. RANGE 28.00-29.00. WGHTD. AVG. 28.50 B. NOTEI (*) REFLECTS V." OR K" TRIMMED PRODUCT BROUGHT BACK TO A REGULAR COMMODITY BASIS. ABCDB AFTER QUOTES REPRE SENTS DAYS SINCE LAST ACTUAL Lancaster Arming, Saturday, November 25, 1995*A15 MARKET TEST. QUOTES ARB DRQffiBDAFIER?DAYS OF NO TEST OR BEFORE IF THEY NO LONGER REFLECT CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. USDA PORK CARCASS CUTOUT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1995 ESTIMATED GROSS CUTOUT VAL UES OF 1 175 LB. HOG CARCASS BASED ON USDA CUTTING YIELD TESTS AND CARLOT PRICES. WED NESDAY’S CARCASS GRADES AND PRICES PER CWT.: U5«161.34, CHANGE FROM TUES.’S VALUE 050; US#2 59.60, CHANGE FROM TUES.’S VALUE 0.46; US#3 57.87, CHANGE FROM TUES.’S VAL UE 0.43; US#4 56.13, CHANGE FROM TUES.’S VALUE 0.39. TODAY'S CALCULATIONS FOR US#2 175 LB. PORK CARCASS; SKINNED HAMS, 14-20L85.,21.01% OF CARCASS, 71.50 FOB VALUE,-1.50 CHANGE FROM MON.; LOINS, V." TRIM. 14-22 LBS., 20.33% OF CAR CASS, 110.00 FOB VALUE. 4.00 CHANGE FROM MONDAY. BELLIES, SDLS., 12-14 LBS. 13.90% OF CARCASS, 46.00F08 VALUE, -1.00 CHANGE FROM MON.; SPARERIBS, 35 LBS. AND DOWN, 3.03% OF CAR CASS, 101.00 FOB VALUE. PICNICS, 8-12L85., 1051%0F CAR CASS. 32.00 FOB VALUE; BUTTS, V. ” TRIM, 4-8 LBS., 7.25% OF CARCASS, 72.00 FOB VALUE, 150 CHANGE FROM MON. JOWL 2.85%, 23.00 FOB; NECK BONES, 1 .52%, 11.00 FOB; FEET. 1.05%, 21.00 FOB. TAILS, 0.22% OF CARCASS, 34.00 FOB VALUE; TRIM 72%, 2.19% OF CARCASS, 42.50 FOB VALUE; LARD, 10.85% OF CARCASS. 20.25 FOB VALUE. TOTAL CARCASS; 94.51%; US#2 CARCASS VALUE PER CWT: 59.60. NOTE: VALUE MAY CHANGE WITHOUT ADEQUATE TEST. North Jersey Livestock HerbeWitow, NJ Report SappM by Aecttoa Teceday, Novcabcr 2L 1*95 Report «appio< by aactloa CALVES .11-1.00. COWS .13-.37V.. EASY COWS .01-.25. FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .14-.79. HEIFERS .ISH-.59K. BULLS .21-33. STEERS J2-.38. ROASTING PIGS EACH 25.00-29.00. SOWS .15-.23. SHEEP: .10-35. LAMBS EACH 8.00-9000 LAMBS PER LB. 30-1.11. GOATS BACH 49.00-100.00. KIDS BACH 9.00-87.00. TOTAL; 1043 HEAD. “Most years, I get Jive cuttings with ■ Attainer That's 9 to 10 tons of hay per acre, so I make twice as much on alfal fa as any other crop Attainer doesn't harden down as fast as other varieties. so you have a longer time to cut it in its most digestible form With Attainer, my cutting time is more flexible than other varieties “I like to grow alfalfa The day I need to cut it, I'm there You won’t get five cuttings a y eat if you're not I do what it needs when it needs it And appar ently it works I can sell my alfalfa anytime People want to buy it because they say their cows milk well on it" In field trials, Attainer produced 16,200 lbs of milk/acre Its large harvest window guarantees that you’ll receive maximum feed value Plus Attainer is highly resistant to all major alfalfa diseases Attainer is just one of the alfalfas in our top producing lineup a lineup that now includes W-L alfalfas For more information on Hoffmans outstanding line of alfalfas, call us at 1-800-776-7929 Let us show you how to add to your seed investment yicuman H Hoffman Seeds, Inc , , Landisville, PA 17538 Call Toll Free 1-800-776-7929 Adding Value to Your Seed Investment ©1995 Hoffman Seeds* Inc