XliiincMter Firming, §aturday, 'j«'nuaiy'3l, c i^
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
January 28. 1998
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Wednesday 01/28/98 (est) 131,000 7,000 375,000 15,000
Week ago (est) 131,000 7,000 363,000 15,000
Year ago (act) 127,000 6,000 346,000 14.000
Week to date (est) 390,000 19,000 1,106,000 40,000
Same Period Last Week (est) 391,000 20,000 1,085,000 43,000
Same Period Last Year (est) 380,000 19,000 983,000 42,000
Previous Day Estimated Steer and Heifer Cow and Bull Tuesday 103,000 26,000
*** Revision Tuesday Hog Slaughter ... 370,000
USDA National
Carlot Beef Report
DES MOINES, lOWA
Wednesday, January 28, 1998
USDA NATIONAL CARLOT BEEF
REPORT (includes major production areas
in the Midwest and TX) as of 3:00 PM
COW A BULL CARCASS FOB OMA
HA 3.0 Loads Repotted. Compared to
Tuesday's 3:00 P.M. report: Breaking Util
ity carcasses 2.00 lower. Boning Utilities
3.00 lower; Cutter not established.
Demand light for moderate demand.
Lds Price Range Latest Estb. Mkt
UT.brk 2-4 450#/up 1.0 63.00 63.00
UT,bng 1-3 400#/up 2.0 67.00 67.00 Cut
ter 1-2 350#/up 68.00 D Bulls YO 1
5008/up
COW A BULL CARCASS CAF WEST
COAST Loads Repotted. Compared to last
week;
Market for Week Ended: January 23,
1998 Lds Price Range UT.brk 2-4 4SO#/up
UT,bng 1-3 400#/up 69.00 Cutter 1-2
3SO#/up 69.00 Bulls YG 1 500#/up
BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/
BEEF TRIMMINGS 194.0 Loads
Reported. Lean boneless processing beef
4.50-6.00 lower in the Midwest, Texas
1.00-3.00 lower, 85% 3.00-4.00 lower,
75% 1.00-2.00 lower, 65% mostly 2.00
lower. Demand light for light to moderate
offerings. Beef trimmings steady to firm on
mostly moderate demand and offerings.
FOB OMAHA BASIS: Chm Ln Lds Price
Range Wtavg 90% fr 25 100.0 - 102.5
101.30 90% fz unq 85% fr 4 95.0 95.00
85 %fz unq 75% ft 6 73.5-75.0 74.00 75%
fe unq 65% fr 4 55.0 55.00 65% fz unq
50% fr 88 30.00 - 32.00 30.38 50% fz 43
35.00 - 36.00 35.19 50% bx unq Bull 92-94
118.00 118.00 E
FOB EAST TEXAS AND OKLAHO
MA: Chm Ln Lds Price Range Wtavg 90%
fr 14 103.0 - 104.0 103.86 90% fz 85% fr
85% fz 75% fr 75% fz 65% fr 65% fz
CAF NORTHEAST AREAS: Chm Ln
Lds Price Range Wtavg 90% fr 10 103.0 -
106.0104.2090% fz 85% fr 85% fz 75% fr
75% fz 65% fr 65% fz
CAF WEST COAST BASIS Market for
Week Ended: 1/23/98 Chm £n Lds Price
Range Wtavg 90% fr 97.50 97.50 90% fz
85% ft 95.00 95.00 85% fz 75% ft 75% fz
65% ft 56.00 - 59.00 57.00 65% fz 50% fr
30.00 - 36.00 33.07 50% fz 39.50 39.50
**ABCDE after quotes represents days
since last actual market test Quotes are
dropped after 5 days of no test or before if
they no longer reflect current market
conditions.**
Mlddleburg
Livestock Auction
MIDDLEBURG, PA
January 27, 1998
CATTLE 441... PDA ...Compared with
last week's sale...sl. steers unevenly
steady, si. heifers steady, si. cows steady to
Strang. SLAUGHTER STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 1250/1450 lbs.
67.50- Choice 1150/1550 lbs.
63.75- Select 58 JO-64.25. Standard
41.25- HOLSTEINS: High Choice
and Prime 1045/1600 lbs. 59.00-61.75,
Choice 1125/1615 lbs. 56.75-59.25, Select
51.25- Standard 43.75-50.00. HEIF
ERS: Choice 1120/1340 lbs. 64.00-66.75,
Select 58.00-64.00, Standard 40.00-55.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
36.00- Cutter and Boning Utility
31.75- Canner and Low Cutter
23.25- Shells down to 15.00. BUL
LOCKS: one Select 52.00. BULLS; few
Yield Grade No. 1 1370/1835 lbs.
43.00- few No. 2 980/1965 lbs.
39.50- FEEDER CATTLE:
STEERS; Medium Frame No. I 300/550
lbs. 72.0083.50, couple 60.00 A 65.00,
750/1075 lbs. 59.0070.00, Medium Frame
No. 2 650/975 lbs. 42.0054.00, Large
Frame No. 2 495/960 lbs. Holsteins
30.0040.00; HEIFERS: Medium A Large
Frame No. I 295/525 lbs. 54.0067.00,
685/810 lbs. S2.SO-SB.SO, Medium A
Large Frame No. 2 250/435 lbs.
46.0055.00, 625/970 lbs. 40.00-45.50;
BULLS; Medium Frame No. 1 325/760
lbs. 54.5062.50, few Medium Frame No. 2
230/680 lbs. 35.5048.00, few Large
Frame No. 2 40C/700 lbs. 37.5045.00, one
33.00.
CALVES 179...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75/105 lbs. 22.00-27.00, Utility
60/80 lbs. 10.00-21.00, couple 8.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 3.00 to
5.00 higher... No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/125
lbs. 70.00-120.00, one 124.00, bulk of
sales 85.00-117.00, No. 2 75/110 lbs.
27.007750; few No. 1 Holstein heifers
80/95 lbs. 50.0085.00. Few beef cross
bulls and heifers 80/90 lbs. 30.0067.00.
HOGS 260...(1/26 A 27/98)...8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and supplied by the
auction. Barrows and gilts 150 to 2.50
higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
235/265 lbs. 37.00-39.00, few to 4150, US
1-3 220/270 lbs. 34.85-3650, few light
weights US 1-3 190/195 lbs. 2850-31.75.
SOWS: few US 1-3 285/330 lbs.
38.0047.00,350/695 lbs. 2650-35.00, late
sales to 39.00, few Medium 285/330 lbs.
38.00-47.00. BOARS: 295/505 lbs.
15.50-19.00.
FEEDER PIGS 76... US 1-3 20/30 lbs.
750-12.00,35/50 lbs. i 6.00-24.00. Utility
30/40 lbs. 12.00-13.50. per head.
SHEEP 12...SLAUCHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 125/135 lbs. 80.00-85.00, one
50 lbs. 71.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
42.0047.00, one 57.00.
GOATS 10... Couple Large Billies 90.00
A 140.00, few Large Nannies 70.00-75.00,
few Medium 5250-57.50, few Large Kids
50.00-60.00, one Small 20.00. per head.
Aberdeen Sales
Company, Inc.
Complete Auction A
Appraisal Sorvkc
Church Title, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, January 28, 1998
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 1.00 LOWER.
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS.
65.00- SELECT * LOW CHOICE
1000-1500 LBS. 61.00-65.00; HOL.
STEERS HI CHOICE A PRIME
1250-1400 LBS. 59.00-62.00; CHOICE
1200-1500 LBS. 55,00-60.00; SELECT
ALL WEIGHTS 47.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 1.00 LOW
ER. CHOICE * PRIME 950-1300 LBS.
6450-67.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS
900-1400 LBS. 54.0060.00.
COWS: MARKET ZOO LOWER. BRK.
UT. A COMM. 2-4 BULK 37.50-4150; HI
MESSING 42.00-45.00; CUTTER *
BON. UT. 35.00-38.00; HI MESSING
38.00- CANNBR A CUTTERS
29.00- LOW DRESSING
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VEAL CALVES: MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE AND PRIME 200400 LBS.
69.00- HI GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 49.0047.00.
FARM CALVES: MARKET 5.00
HIGHER. HOL BULLS 100-125 LBS.
95.00- HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS.
60.00- HOL. HEIFER CALVES
100-120 LBS. 110.00-147.00; SMALL
FRAME 70-105 LBS. 35.00-69.00;
SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS
15.00-
FEEDER CATTLE; MARKET 3.00
HIGHER. BULLS * STEERS 400-900
LBS. 65.00-83.00; HEIFERS 300-700
LBS. 49.00-68.00.
LAMBS; MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE A PRIME 90-110 LBS.
95.00- LIGHTER LAMBS
120.00- HEAVY EWES
27.00- LIGHT 30.00-50.00,
GOATS: STEADY. SMALL
25.00- MEDIUM 40.00-70.00;
LARGE 80.00-135.00
HOGS: MARKET 1.00 LOWER.
210-250 LBS. 34.00-36.00; 255-300 LBS.
29.00- HEAVY SOWS 24.00-27.00,
LIGHT 18.00-22.00. BOARS ALL
WEIGHTS 15.00-19.00.
St. Louis
Cattle, Hogs
Springfield IL
Monday January 26, 1998
USDA-D Market News Service Farmers
Livestock Marketing Association Green
ville Illinois
Receipts this week: 150 Last week: 200
Last year: na
Compared to last week slaughter steers
and heifers firm to 1.00 higher with most
advance on Choice grade. Cows and bulls
steady. Supply mainly Choice and mixed
Select and Choice slaughter steers and
heifers. Light supply holstein steers,
around 15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
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fancy YO 2-4 1150-1350 lbs. 64.0045.00.
Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1175 Ibc.
59.00- Select 2-3 950-1150 Iba.
56.00- Holstein Steeis: Choice 2-3
1300-1500 lbs. 58.00-60.00. Select and
Choice 2-3 1300-1400 lbs. 54.00-58.00.
Select 2-3 1075-1400 lbs. 50.0054.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24
975-1200 lbs. 62.0064.00; 2-3 and fancy
24 1025-1250 lbs. 64.00-65.00. Select and
Choice 2-3 9001150 lbs. 59.0062.00;
Select 2-3 925-1125 lbs. 56.0059.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Cutter. Boning
and Breaking Utility 14 32.0036.00; Few
High Yielding 36.0038.00; Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 28.0032.00; Shelly Can
ner 1-2 24.0028.00.
BULLS; Few Yield Grade 1-2
1275-1600 lbs. 35.0040.00
Belleville
Livestock Auction
BELLEVILLE, PA
January 28, 1996
CATTLE 120... SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION . SLAUGHTER STEERS;
couple Select 57.0058.25. COWS; Break
ing Utility and Commercial 39.004150,
Cutter and Boning Utility 34.0039.25,
Canner and Low Cutter 28.00-33.75.
Shells down to 25.00. BULLS: one Yield
Grade No. 1 44.00, No. 2 38.7541.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
52.0066.50.
CALVES 72...VEALERS: Good
22.00-26.00, Standard and Good
16.0022.00, Utility 14.0016.00. FARM
CALVES: Na 1 Holstein bulls 95/105 lbs.
90.00107.00, Na 2 75.009250.
HOGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
FEEDER PIGS 52... US 1-3 20 lbs. and
under 10.0018.00,2<V40 lbs. 18.0035.00,
40 lbs. and over 35.0042.00. per head.
SHEEP 32... SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 80/100 lbs. 75.0075.00. NEW
CROP LAMBS: Choice 20/40 lbs
100.00121.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP.
20.0040.00.
GOATS 6...Latge 50.0070.00. pa
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