Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
Aug. 20, 1997
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
TUESDAY 8/20/97 (EST) 132,000 7,000 343,000 14,000
WEEK AGO (ESI) 132,000 5,000 347,000 12,000
YEAR AGO (ACT) 131,000 7,000 347,000 16,000
WEEK TO DATE (EST) 394,000 19,000 992,000 40,000
SAME PD LT WK (EST) 390,000 16,000 997,000 39,000
SAME PD LT YR (EST) 387,000 21,000 1,005,000 46,000
PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUESDAY, STEER AND HEIFER 105,000, COW
AND BULL 26,000.
Mercer Livestock
MERCER, PA
AUGUST 19,1997
CATTLE 475 [PDA] Compared
with last week's sale si steers steady to
1 00 higher, cows 1 25 to 3 00 lower
STEERS High Choice and Prime
1100/1450 lbs 66 25-68 75, one @ 69 25,
Choice 1025/1500 lbs 64 00-67 00, Select
56 50-63 75, few Standard 50 00-54 50
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
1225/1550 lbs 61 00-63 25, Choice
1175/1600 lbs 57 00-6100, few Select
50 00-57 25, few Standard 42 00-50 00
HEIFERS Choice 1000/1350 lbs
62 00-65 25, Select 55 00-62 50, few
Standard 50 00-53 00
COWS Breaking Utility and
Commercial 36 00-40 75, few to 48 00,
Cutter and Boning Utility 30 00-38 00,
Canner and Low Cutler 26 00-32 00
Shells down to 20 00
BULLS few Yield Grade No 1
1540/1700 lbs 44 00-44 75, No 2
1060/1980 lbs 35 00-43 50
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS Medium
Frame No 1 450/800 lbs 65 00-76 00,
Large Frame No 2 585/1065 lbs 42 CO
-45 50, HEIFERS Large Frame No 1
350/650 lbs 66 00-76 50, Medium Frame
No 1 250/750 lbs 58 00-67 00, Medium
Frame No 2 225/750 lbs 45 00-56 00,
BULLS Medium Frame No 1 225/760
lbs 61 50-77 00
CALVES 130 VEALERS Standard
and Good 75/95 lbs 18 00-26 00, Utility
55/80 lbs 5 00-19 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
90/120 lbs 70 00-113 00 mostly 80 00-
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102 50, No 2 85/145 lbs 24 00-70 00, one
No 1 Holstein heifer 115 lbs @ 110 00,
few No 2 80/140 lbs 32 50-100 00 Beef
cross bulls and heifers 60/110 lbs 22 00-
95 00, few 175/185 lbs 65 00-79 00
HOGS 14 NO MARKET TEST'
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Leesport Livestock
LEESPORT, PA
AUGUST 20,1997
CATTLE 294 [PDA] [Supply
included 172 slaughter steers and heifers
and 58 feeder cattle] Compared with last
Wednesday’s sale slaughter steers and
heifers unevenly steady, cows steady to
2.00 higher, bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS few High
Choice and Prime 1120/1270 lbs 65 25-
68 00, Choice 1130/1425 lbs 64 25,
Select and Choice 1510/1585 lbs 52"00-
64 25, Select 56 25-63 25, Standard 46 25-
53 50
HOLSTEINS- High Choice and Prime
1260/1600 lbs 59 25-63 00, Choice
1190/1600 lbs 50 00-56 00, Select 50 GO
-56 00, Standard 44 00-50 25
HEIFERS Choice 1000/1135 lbs
64 00-65 35, Select 54 00-63 25, few
Standard 44 00-53 00
COWS Breaking Utility and
Commercial 38 00-46 00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 34 00-40 00, Canner and
Low Cutter 28 00-35 25 Shells down to
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BULLOCKS- few Select 44 00-47 00
BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1300/2285
lbs 45 00-5100. No 2 1085/2350 lbs
41 75-44 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
& Large Frame No 2 300/745 lbs 65 00-
71 00, Large Frame No 2 350/795 lbs
Holstems 40 00-61 00, HEIFERS- Medium
Frame No 1 & 2 250/645 lbs 64 00-68 00,
700/740 lbs 41 00-42 00, BULLS few
Medium Frame No 1 400/800 lbs 51 GO
-65 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2
400/700 lbs 40 00-48 50
CALVES 202 VEALERS Standard
and Good 75/115 lbs- 1800-2600, Utility
55/75 lbs 10 00-17 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES few Choice
330/560 lbs 63 00
FARM CALVES steady to 500
higher No 1 Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs
80 00-115 00, few to 122 50, No 2 80/120
lbs 23 00-52 50, few to 60 00, No 1
Holstein heifers 95/115 lbs 75 00-85 00,
No 2 75/105 lbs 25 00-52 50 Beef cross
bulls and heifers 70/100 lbs 50 00-105 00
HOGS 89 Barrows and gilts weak to
1 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS 2 lots US 1-
2 230/240 lbs 54 00, US 1-3 220/265 lbs
50 00-53 50, US 2-3 290/300 lbs 49 75-
51 50, few US 1-3 180/205 lbs
lightweights 5000-51 00
SOWS US 1-3 340/485 lbs 36 50-
41 50, 500/765 lbs 39 50-44 50
BOARS one 620 lbs @ 33 50
FEEDER PIGS 87 US 1-3 20/45 lbs
100 00-125 00 per head
SHEEP 12 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
few Choice 45/85 lbs 8000-92 50, few
Good and Choice 35/45 lbs 67 50-70 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 30 00-
42 00
GOATS 14 Couple Large 65 00 &
80 00, Large Kids 39 00-53 00 per
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Livestock Summary
AUGUST IS, 1997
CATTLE 6428 Compared with 6454
head last week and 4705 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday’s
summary slaughter steers steady to 75
lower, si heifers unevenly steady, si cows
steady to 2 50 lower, bulls 1 00 to 200
lower SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice & Prime 67 00-69 00, Choice
63 00-67 50, Select and Low Choice
59 00-64 75, Select 55 00-63 75, Standard
44 50-55 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice
& Prime 59 00-62 50, Choice 54 50-60 00,
Select 48 75-55 00, few Standard 42 00-
48 50 HEIFERS Choice 61 00-65 75,
Select 55 00-62 00, Standard 42 00-51 00
COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial
36 00-43 25, Cutter & Boning Utility
32 00-40 00, Canner and Low Cutter
27 00-35 00, few to 25 00 Shells down to
15 00 BULLS Yield Grade No 1
1100/2400 lbs 43 00-51 00, few to 54 50,
No 2 900/2000 lbs 38 75-45 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
& Large Frame No 1 300/600 lbs 60 00-
10000 mostly 7000-93 00, 550/925 lbs
58 00-77 50, Medium & Large Frame No
2 350/800 lbs 50 00-63 00, Large Frame
No 2 300/875 lbs Holstems 45 00-60 00,
HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1
275/550 lbs 65 00-85 00, 500/800 lbs
55 00-76 00, Medium & Large Frame No
2 300/600 lbs 45 00-61 50, BULLS
Medium & Large Frame No 1 275/700 lbs
60 00-86 00, Medium & Large Frame No
2 250/800 lbs 45 00-63 00
CALVES 3548 Compared with 3535
head last week and 3596 head a year ago
Vealers steady to weak VEALERS
Choice 140/325 lbs 70 00-92 00, Good
130/300 lbs 40 00-7000, Standard and
Good 70/110 lbs 15 00-30 00, Utility
50/100 lbs 10 00-20 00, few to 5 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
steady to 15 0O higher, late in the week
30 00 higher, Holstein heifers unevenly
steady No 1 Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs
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70 00-123 00, 85 00-147 50 late in the
week, No 2 80/125 lbs 35 00-8000. few
to 25 00, No I Holstein heifers 85/125 lbs
75 00-137 50. No 2 80/125 lbs 35 00-
77 00 Beef cross 70/130 lbs bulls and
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HOGS 2389 Compared with 2769
head last week and 3155 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts weak to 1 75 lower, sows
mostly steady BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 220/265 lbs 54 35-56 50, few to
58 75, US 1-3 210/270 lbs 53 00-56 50
SOWS US 1-3 300/500 lbs 4100-42 00,
few to 36 00 BOARS few 35 00-43 50
FEEDER PIGS 645 Compared with
321 head last week and 492 head a year
ago Feeder pigs US 1-3 35/70 lbs 35 CO
-65 00 per head
SHEEP 1608 Compared with 2212
head last week and 1156 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 500
lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS few
Choice 30/55 lbs 95 00-140 00, 50/85 lbs
70 00-100 00, few to 120 00, 80/110 lbs
65 00-90 00, few to 100 00, few 110/140
lbs 60 00-70 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP
25 00-55 00, few to 65 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
2312 Compared with 821 head last week
and 1822 head a year ago Feeder pigs
1000 to 30 00 lower US 1-2 30/40 lbs
72 00-100 00, 40/50 lbs 60 00-100 00,
50/60 lbs 66 00-92 00, few to 45 00,60/70
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