Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection September 17, 1997 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP TUESDAY 9/17/97 (EST) 126,000 7,000 365,000 15,000 WEEK AGO (EST) 133,000 7,000 362,000 14,000 YEAR AGO (ACT) 121,000 7,000 363,000 16,000 WEEK TO DATE (EST) 382,000 20,000 1,077,000 43,000 SAME PD LT WK (EST) 398,000 19,000 1,076,000 45,000 SAME PD LT YR (ESI) 378,000 21,000 1,057,000 46,000 PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUESDAY, STEER AND HEIFER 102,000, COW AND BULL 27,000. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. September 15, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 84 HEAD, STEADY PRICES. UTILITY 35.00-39.50; HIGH DRESSING 40.75-42.50; CAN NERS 31.00-35.00; SHELLY 30.00 DOWN. BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#2 1500-2000 LBS. 41.00-43.75. FED HEIFERS: 1 HOLSTEIN 1275 LBS. AT 47.25. VEAL CALVES; 227 HEAD. CHOICE. 1 375 LB. AT 57.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 29.00-36.00; 60-80 LBS. 24.00-32.00; WEAK/ROUGH 23.00 AND DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS, STEADY PRICES. #1 95-120 LBS. 70.00- 90-95 LBS. 50.00-75.00; 80-90 LBS. 35.00-50.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS. 100.00-165.00; #2 75-90 LBS. 40.00-90.00; BEEF X BULLS TO 77.00; HEIFERS TO 42.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 45 HEAD, 2.50 HIGHER. US#l-2 230-260 LBS. 50.50-51.75; #l&3 210-250 LBS. 48.00- #2&3 46.00-48.00; 1 LOT 295 LBS. AT 43.00. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS FEW 700-900 LBS. TO 58.50. HEIFERS: FEW OFFERED. 1 HOL 525 LBS. AT 50.00; 1 FRESH COW AT 435.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 70-85 LBS. 99.00-107.00; 90-110 LBS. 88.00-95.00; 115-125 LBS. 80.00-91.00; 2 130 LB. AT 82.00 AND 84.00; 1 145 LB. AT 76.00. SHEEP: HEAVYWEIGHTS TO 31.00; YEARLINGS TO 54.00. GOATS: 2 LARGE WHETHERS 117.00 AND 122.00; SMALL TO MED. BILLIES 30.00-42.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD, HEAD 30 LBS. AT 28.00. SOWS: FEW THIN 400 LBS. AT 30.00. BOARS: 1 765 LB. AT 30.00. Let TT€RSH€V mKm equipment go., inc. do the work! New expanded services from Hershey Equipment include feed mill construction and expansion. Let us do the work and design your storage and handling systems. We have our own experienced crews for service and installation. TT€RSH€V mKk mKm equipment go., inc. SYCAMORE IND. PARK 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE LANCASTER, PA 17603 (717)393-5807 Valley Stockyards Athens, Pm. September 15, 1997 Report Supplied By Auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO 142.50. VEAL CALVES TO 61.50. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 115.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES 31.00 AND DOWN. GRASSERS AND FEEDERS 35.00- LAMBS 50.00-64.00. SHEEP TO 45.00. HOGS, 200-250, 39.00-43.00. SOWS TO 38.00. BOARS 27.00-28.50. PIGS, NONE HEIFERS, FAT. TO 43.00. STEERS 51.00 AND DOWN. STEERS. FEEDER. TO 71.00. BULLS TO 46.00. COWS, GOOD, TOP 47.00, 35.00- COWS, MEDIUM. 29.00-34.75. COWS. POOR OR SMALL. 28.75 AND DOWN. HORSES TO 185.00. PONIES, NONE. GOATS 30.00-100.00. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. September 13, 1997 ' Report supplied by auction 300-499 LB. STEERS 70.00-95.00, HEIFERS 60.00-75.00, BULLS 50.00- 500-699 LB. STEEDS 70.00- HEIFERS 50.00-65.00, BULLS 50.00-68.50; 700-1000 LB. STEERS 60.00-74.75, HEIFERS 50.00- BULLS 38.00-60.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS 3-499 50.00-62,00; 5-699 50.00; 7-1100 49.00. STOCK COWS BEEF 250.00-575.00; BABY CALVES 2.00-57.50; SLAUGH TER HEIFERS 60,00-68.00; SLAUGH TER COWS 20.00-38.50; SLAUGHTER BULLS 39.00-47.00. SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME YG#l-3 BLUE O 81.25; GOOD AND FEW CHOICE YG#l-2 RED O 81.75. FEEDER LAMBS MED. AND LGE. 1&2 70-84 LBS. RED SH 90.50, SM. FRAME 1&2 BL SH 105.00; 60-69 LBS. SM. FRAME 1&2 BL BK 88.50; 50-59 LBS. RED BK 105.00. SLAUGHTER EWES 32.50-45.00. SOWS 28.50. BOARS 31.00. VEALS 82.50. SLAUGHTER CALVES 10.00-15.00 r North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, NJ Report Supplied b; Auction Tuesday, September 16, 1997 CALVES .02-1.45. COWS ,19-. 40V.. EASY COWS 26'/,. FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .09-.80. HEIFERS .25-.55. BULLS .30-.51. STEERS .35-.60. HOGS ,29-.49. ROASTING PIGS EACH 39.00-43.00. BOARS .31. SOWS .20-.46. SHEEP .05-.52. LAMBS EACH 10.00-56.00. LAMBS PER LB. .39-1.25. GOATS EACH 21.00-92.50. KIDS EACH 5.0064.00. TOTAL: 947. Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. Auction every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Jersey Shore, Pa. Report supplied by Auction Thursday, Sept. IS, 1997 RETURN TO FARM CALF 40.00-100.00. GOOD VEAL: 20.00-39.00. COMMON VEAL: 10.00-19.00. SELECT STEERS: 60.00-66.00. COMMON STEERS: 45.00-59.00. COMMERCIAL COWS: 33.00-41.00. CANNERS-CUTTERS; 25.00-34.00. SHELLS: 23.00-26.00. CHOICE HEIFERS: 62.00-65.00. SELECT HEIFERS: 57.00-61.00. COMMON HEIFERS: 41.00-56.00. GOOD FEEDERS: 60.00-78.00. COMMON FEEDERS: 25.00-59.00. BULLS: 37.00-43.00. If It's Worth Your Investment Trust It To Hershey Uncaiter Farming, Saturday, September 20, IM7-Al9 Pennsylvania Livestock Auction Wayneaburg, Pa. Thura, Sept 18, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY <k COMMERCIAL 33.00-39.00; CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 30.0034.00; CAN NER & LOW CUTTER 28.003230; SHELLS 30.00 & DOWN. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 15004-2000# 38.00-47.00; YIELD GRADE 2 10004-1400# 37.0039.00. FEEDER STEERS: M&UI 3005004 50.0092.00; 2502804 66.0096.00, M 600900 57.0077.00. HEIFERS M l&L-l 300500# 40.0081.00; L-l 4006504 38.0075.00. BULLS M&L-l 300620# 42.0085.00. CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 40.0080.00, CHOICE 38.00-72.00; GOOD 35.0048.00. FARM CALVES: 41 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90120# FEW 35.0060.00, #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-1004 FEW 20.0040.00; BEEF X BULL&HFRS./HD. 20.0055.00. HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2 210255# 50.0054.00, #2-3 255-280# 46.00-52.00; SOWS #l-3 300-500* 30.0048.00. FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 15-20# 5.00-17.00/HD.; 1-3 25-35# 10.0034.00/HD. LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 80100 LBS. 74.0092.00; CHOICE 7090 LBS. 75.00 TO 100.00; FEEDER LAMBS GOOD 60.00100.00; SHEEP 20.0052.00; FAT SHEEP 40.00 A DOWN. GOATS: LARGE 55.00-85.00/HD.; MEDIUM 30.00-54.00/HD.; SMALL 10.00-37.00/HD. HORSES 20.00-44.50. 35.00-62.00, PONIES New Holland Horses New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, PA Monday, September 15, 1997 Report Supplied By Auction 342 HEAD. MARKET LOWER. WORK HORSES 885.00-1175.00. DRIVING 475.00-1225.00. RIDING 450.00-860.00. BETTER RIDING 1075.00-1650.00. REGISTERED RIDING 1050.00- KILLERS, HEAVYWEIGHTS 630.00- LIGHTWEIGHTS 410.00- PONIES 140 00-400.00. LARGE PONIES 450.00-510.00, 1 AT 700.00. COLTS 165.00-485.00, (Continued from Page A 2) BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2000 lb 43.50--30.00, few 32.50-56.75; Yield grade 2 1000-1800 lb 38.00-46.00, few 900-1050 lb 36.75-40.00. CALVES: Vealers and slaughter calves steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls and hdfers to return to farm. VEALERS: Choice 155-350 lb 70.00- high Good and low Choice 150-350 lb 48.00-68.00, 80-115 lb 18.00- few 23.00-33.00, Standard and low Good 65-85 lb 11.00-18.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 350-500 lb 62.00-85.00, 500-600 lb 38.00- Good 250-450 lb 50.00- few Utility 250-400 lb 40.00- RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein bulls 70.00-99.00, few 100.00- 105.00, 80-90 lb 60.00-75.00; small frame 90-110 lb 25.00-50.00, few 50.00- 70.00. Bulk 85-120 lb Holstein heifers 100.00- with 35 head 152.00- 182.00; few small frame 70-85 lb 80.00- Exports Present Bonus DENVER, Colo. Beef exports in 1996 increased by 3 percent over 1995’s record export volume a significant bonus for American cattle producers and allied industries last year, accord ing to a recent study by CF Resources, an independent research firm in Denver, Colo. Export sales of U.S beef and beef variety meats, the study show, were responsible for 12.4 percent of the wholesale value of total U.S. beef production last year down slightly from 12.7 percent in 1995, but three limes the figure of just 10 years ago. The study finds that U.S. cattle prices benefit substantially from increased demand for high quality, grain-fed U.S. beef in foreign markets. Given production levels and demand last year in the United Stales, export sales of U.S. beef in 1996 added $110.06 per head to the value of fed cattle, $lO5 per head to feeder cattle, and $99.70 per head to calves.
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