Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inipection
October 16. 1996
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
WEDNESDAY 10/16/96 (ESl> 135,000 8,000 368,000 16,000
WEEK AGO (ESI) 136,000 8,000 363,000 16,000
YEAR AGO (ACT) 133,000 6,000 356,000 18,000
WEEK TO DATE (ESI) 379,000 21,000 1,068,000 48,000
SAME PD LT WK (EST) 345,000 22,000 1,055,000 45,000
SAME PD LT YR (EST) 395,000 17,000 1,044,000 51,000
PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUESDAY, STEER AND HEIFER 99,000, COW
AND BULL 29,000.
•••REVISION ON TUESDAY'S CATTLE SLAUGHTER...I2B.OOO.
•♦•REVISION ON TUESDAY'S SHEEP SLAUGHTER...I7.OOO.
SOURCE: USDA MARKET NEWS. WASHINGTON, D.C.
Summary of 1996
PA Graded Feeder
Calf Sale
WAYNESBURG, PA
October 16, 1996
TOTAL HEAD: 1314. 711 HEAD
STEERS.
MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME #1
340-500 LBS. 53.00-63.00, FEW LOTS
47.50, 500610 LBS. 51.5065.75, FEW
LOTS 47.50; LARGE FRAME #1 TWO
LOTS 620 A 730 LBS. 47.25 /4 47.75.
MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME #2
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SMALL FRAME #1 335-390 LBS.
44.0049:00; LOT 425 LBS. 37.00.
603 HEAD HEIFERS.
MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME #1
370525 LBS. 38.75-51.00, LOT 37.00;
580620 LBS. 35.0045.00, MOSTLY
405042.00.
MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME #2
340515 LBS. 40.0044.00, LOT 35.00,
ONE SMALL LOT 558 LBS. 36.00.
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33.75-43.00.
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STEERS: High Choice and Prime
1080/1330 Ibi. 69.00-71.75, Choice
1040/1600 lb(. 62.50-65.50, Select
50.0060.00.
HOLS THINS; Select 51.50-58.50.
HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime
1000/1110 lb*. 64.00-70.75, Choice
975/1300 lb«. 52.00-64.25, Select
40.00-48.50, Standard 35.00-45.00
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 35.00-40.25, Cutler and Boning Utility
30.25-36.50, Cannes and Low Cutter
18.0028.50. Shell* down to 15.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1295/1900
lb*. 38.5044.50. one 1295 lb*. 46.00, No.
2 1075/1975 lb*. 31.0035.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
Frame No. 1450/675 lb*. 47.0054.00, few
Medium Frame No. 2 600/800 lb*.
40.0045.00; HEIFERS: Medium Frame
No. 1 370/540 lb*. 42.0046.50, few
Medium Frame No. 2 500/780 lbs.
30.0036.00; BULLS: few Medium Frame
No. 1 400/650 lbs. 28.0035.50.
CALVES 82...VEALERS: Standard and
Good 80/120 Ibf. 20.00-40.00, Utility
SOPS Ibf. 5.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls
90/115 lbs. 60.00-77.00, No. 2 80/125 lbs.
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HOGS 18...L1TE RUN DUE TO
HARVEST WEATHER!
SOWS: US 1-3 400/500 lbs.
40.00-47.00, US 2-3 300/405 lbs
38.0040.00.
FEEDER PIGS S... One US 1-3 15.00.
per head.
SHEEP 7..JEEDER LAMBS: Good
and Choice 60/80 lbs. 50.0080.00.
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VA
Feeder Sales
MARSHALL, VA
OCTOBER 15, 1996
Steen 778 head Medium and Large 1
Small 1 Medium and Large 2 300400
54.50 43.50 49.50 400500 53.00 - 70.00
38.50 - 43.75 47.00 - 51.00 500600 51.50
- 70.00 47.00 51.00 - 59.50 600700 54.50
- 59.75 51.00 51.25 - 54.75 700800 53.25
- 57.00 48.00 48.00 - 55.25 800900 54.25
- 55.75 - 54.75 9001000 53.50 - 53.25
10001100 - - 44.75
HOLLINS, VA
OCTOBER 14, 1996
Feeder Cattle 709 head Steen 276 head
Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and
Urge 2 300-400 40.00 - 45.00 - 35.00 -
43.00 400-500 50.000 42.00 - 53.00
500-600 48.00 - 60.00 34.00 - 44.00 41.00
- 51.00 600-700 48.00 - 58.50 38.00 -
43.50 42.00 - 50.00 700-800 47.00 - 57.00
- 41.00 - 52.00 800-900 45.00 - 55.25 - -
SOUTHSIDE, VA
OCTOBER 16k 1996
Feeder Cattle 486 head Steen 173 head
Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and
Urge 2 300-400 - 40.50 - 400-500 45.00 -
47.00 30.00 - 35.00 38.50 500-600 51.50 -
53.00 32.50 - 40.00 44.50 - 51.50 600-700
45.50 - 52.50 - 43.00 - 50.50 700-800
45.00 - 55.50 - 40.00 - 50.00
CULPEPER, VA
OCTOBER 10, 1996
Steen Medium and Large 1 Small 1
Medium and Large 2 300-400 - 44.50
44.00 400-500 56.00 - 67.50 37.00 - 41.50
42.00 - 55.00 500-600 59.00 - 67.00 52.00
52.00 600-700 61.00 - 66.00 - - 700-800
51.00 - 59.50 - 59.00 800-900 53.00 - -
LYNCHBURG, VA
OCTOBER 10, 1996
Steen Medium and Large 1 Small 1
Medium and Large 2 300-400 56.00 -
60.00 - - 400-500 57.00 - 61.50 41.25
50.00 500-600 51.75 - 59.00 45.00 43.00 -
47.75 600-700 51.00 - 61.50 47.00 47.00 -
50.00 700-800 56.00 - 58.00 - 44.00 -
52.50 800-900 54.00 - 55.50 - - 900-1000
48.00 - 50.00 - -
MONTEREY, VA
OCTOBER 10, 1996
Steen Medium and Large 1 Small 1
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ance of Columbus Day on Mon
day, Oct. 14, ihe market
reports were unavailable this
week.
Medium and Urje 2 300-400 72.00 47.00
S2.SO 400-500 57.00 - 70.50 46.50 - 51.00
59.25 - 65.50 500-600 57.00 - 67.00 35.00
- 46.75 39.00 - 56.00 Few 39.00 - 48.00 - -
600-700 55.00 - 59.00 38.00 - 45.00 45.50
- 49.75 Few 41.00 - 48.00 - • 700-800
54.00 - 60.00 55.75 -
FREDERICKSBURG, VA
OCTOBER 10, 1996
Steen Choice 2-31000-1 ISO Ibc 64.00 -
69.00 Choice 2-3 1150-1300 lb( 65.00 -
71.00 Choice 2-3 1300-1450 Ibi 67.50 -
69.75 Select 2-3 1000-1200 lbs 58.75 -
63.00
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Report Supplied by Auction
Sat, October 12, 1996
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
200-500 LBS. 30.00-54.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 30.00-44.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 60.00-62.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 30 00-58.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD
35.00-44.00; LIGHT 30.00-37.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 60.00-64.25; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 42.00-56.00.
BULLS HEAVY 30.00-4100, LIGHT
34.25-40.00.
COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING UP TO
40.00, UTILITY HOLSTEIN 30.00-34.00,
CANNERS 24.00-29.50, CULLS 23.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO
65.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 35.00-55.00.
808 CALVES: 20.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN
TO FARM 90-120 LBS. 25.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LBS., UP
TO 110.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO
FARM UP TO 50.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 55.00-58.50,
HEAVY 50.00-56.00, LIGHT
40.00-52.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE
HEAD, UP TO 40.00.
SOWS; UP TO 42.00.
MALE HOGS: 25.00-40.00.
LAMBS; 70-85 LBS. 60.00-86.00,
85-125 LBS. UP TO 84.00; CULLS 60.00
AND DOWN.
SHEEP: UP TO 37.50.
GOATS: LARGE 50.00-75.00 HEAD;
MEDIUM 20.00-45.00; SMALL
8.00-18.00.
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