AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 16, 1998
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
MAY 12, 1998
CATTLE 481 [PDA] Compared to last
week's sale si steers steady to
strong, si cows mostly steady with
spots 1 00 lower, bulls 1 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1185-1430 lbs 66 25-
68 50, Choice 2-3 1060-1450 lbs
62 25-6650, 1500-1585 lbs 53 75-
61 00, Select 1-3 56 75-64 00, Stan
dard 1-2 52 25-56 50
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 1130-1450 lbs 58 50-6175,
Choice 2-3 1050-1465 lbs 56 00-
58 75, 1540-1680 lbs 50 00-57 75, Se
lect 1-2 52 25-56 75, Standard 1-2
42 00-49 50
HEIFERS few High Choice and Prime
2-4 1210-1320 lbs 65 25-66 50,
Choice 2-4 1000-1400 lbs 61 25-
64 50, 1575-1625 lbs 52 00-60 50, Se
lect I-3 56 25-63 50, Standard I-2
42 50-54 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 39 00-43 25, Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 35 50-40 75,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 30 00-36 75
Shells down to 22 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1000-1920 lbs
46 50-52 75, few 2 880-1895 lbs
40 75-45 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Large 2
180-640 lbs 58 50-67 50, 640-920 lbs
47 00-57 50, HEIFERS Medium I 100-
475 lbs 69 00-78 00, 600-820 lbs
50 50-59 00, Medium & Large 2 100-
465 lbs 48 00-57 00, 845-945 lbs
18 50-42 00, BULLS Medium I 100-
500 lbs 58 50-70 00, lot 3 head 81 00,
775-960 lbs 4.1 00-48 50, Medium &
Large 2 300-495 lbs 40 00-59 00, 750-
950 lbs 38 00-44 00
CALVES 215 VEALERS one Choice
110 lbs 82 00, Standard and Good 80-
110 lbs 18 00-25 00, Utility 75-90
lbs 10 00-1500
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
steady to spots 500 lower No I Flol
stein bulls 90-125 lbs 80 00-122 50,
No 2 80-120 lbs 28 00-85 00, No I
Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs 105 00-
157 50, No 2 80-130 lbs 40 00-97 00
Few beef type bulls and het fers 90-
115 lbs 75 00-117 50
HOGS 422 (5/11 & 12/98) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and supplied by
the auction Barrows and gilts 200 to
1 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-
265 lbs 40 00-42 00, one lot @ 43 50,
US 1-1 220-270 lbs 18 50-19 75, few
US 2-1 290-120 lbs 15 00-19 00
lightweights US I 1 180-215 lbs
12 00 16 00
SOWS US 1-1 105-480 lbs 22 50-
28 00, 500-615 lbs 24 75-28 50, lew
Medium 115-515 lbs 18 50-20 00
BOARS 115-595 lbs 14 50-16 50,
one 255 lbs 22 50
FEEDER PIGS 90 US 1-1 15-50 lbs
29 50-34 50 per head
SHEEP 12 SLAUGHTER LAMBS one
lot 9 head High Choice and Prime 4S lbs
1 17 SO
SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 29 QO-
S') 00
GOATS 60 One Medium Billy (s'
40 00, Large Nannies S 2 SO-77 00. few
Medium 41 00 S 7 00, Large Kids
26 00-46 00 Small 17 00-S4 00
per head
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Frederick
Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
May 11, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 95 HEAD.
UTILITY 37.00-42.00; HIGH DRESSING
42.75-44.50; CANNERS 32.00-37.00;
SHELLY 32.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 1 HEAD. YG«2 2150 LBS.
47.75.
FED STEERS: 5 HEAD. LOW CHOICE
HOLSTEINS 1690-1850 LBS.
49.75-51.25.
FED HEIFERS: 2 HEAD. 1 CHOICE
1360 LB. HOLSTEINS 51.75; 1 SELECT
1255 LBS. AT 45.50.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 1 310 LB.
AT 88.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS.
29.00- 60-85 LBS. 22.00-30.00;
WEAK/ROUGH 21.00 DOWN.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 90-120 LBS. 100.00-122.00; 80-90
LBS. 45.00-80.00; FEW 125-135 LBS.
60.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
90-125 LBS. 112.00-142.00; #2 75-100
LBS. 47.00-100.00; BEEF X BULLS
75.00- BEEF HEIFERS
50.00- 3 HEAD 120.00-138.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: US«I-2 230-260
LBS. 40.00; #l-3 38.00-3950; #2-3 1 LOT
257 LBS. AT 37.00.
SOWS: 1 565 LB. AT 28.75.
STOCK CATTLE: FEW OFFERED.
HEIFERS: 2 JERSEY/HOLSTEIN X
FRESH HEIFERS 50.00 AND 735.00.
Central Cariot
Poi’k Report
DES MOINES, lOWA
Wednesday, May 13, 1996
USDA NATIONAL CARLOT PORK
REPORT Equated to FOB Omaha Basis as
3:00 P.M.
Compared to Tuesday’s Close: Fresh
bone-in 13-19# loins, 1/4“ trim, 1.00-4.00
higher, butts 2.00-4.00 higher, sknd. hams
steady to 1.00 lower, sdls. bellies 4.00-5.00
lower; lean trimmings steady to 2.00 high
er. Trading slow to moderate, with mod
erate to good retail demand and light offer
ings, while processing cuts experienced
light demand and mostly moderate offer
ings. Loads PORK CUTS : 102.13 Loads
TRIM/PROCESS PORK : 26.5 USDA
ESTIMATED COMPOSITE PORK CAR
CASS CUTOUT Based on FOB Omaha
cariot pork prices and industry yields.
Calculations for a 183 lb Pork Carcass
31-52% lean. 0.80“-0.99* faackfat at last
rib Total Today's Primal Composite Val
ues Date Loads Cutout Loin Butt Pic Rib
Ham Belly 05/13 128.6 62.77 97.14 76.33
31.61 146.31 43.73 32.63 Change : -0.33
0.42 230 0.73 -0.32 -1.20 -4.24 05/12
136.1 633 0 96.72 74.03 30.88 146.83
44.93 36.89 05/11 66.0 63.17 94.42 7240
31.88 USAS 43.10 60.94 05/08 34.0 6227
93.26 67.42 30.99 143.43 43.38 60.45
05/07 79.059.94 87.70 6434 30.94 134.27
43.67 38.83 Current Five Day Simple
Avenge - 62.29 93.83 70.90 31.26 14290
44.96 37.96
NOTE: Value may change without
adequate test
CUTS LDS PRICE
FRESH PORK
""CD LXTTTmr BALE elevators conveyors
IWInMi I I MINI" LJ PORTABLE ELEVATORS
RANGE WGHTD AVG. LOINS, BONE
IN, FRESH 1/4' Trim 13-19# 3.5 130.00
130.00 1/8* Trm/less 13-19* 135.00
135.00 A 1/4* Bladeless 1/4* Trim 19-23#
5.0 130.00 - 130.50 130.30 combos
23/Up# 2.0 60.00 60.00
LOINS,CNTRCUT, 10-11 RIB.I/4TRM
Tender-in FLO 8-13# 171.00 171.00 C
Tender-out FLO 8-13# BNLS Stnp-on
5-9# 05 224.00 224.00 BNLS Strap-off
5-9# 2.0 234.00 - 235.00 234.75 WHLE
BNLS LOINS 7-11* BNLS SIRLOIN
.75-1# 3.75 114.00 - 122.00 119.33
BONE-IN SIR 25-35# BLADE ENDS
2-4# TENDERLOIN 1.25/DN# 0.13
225.00 225.00 LOIN BACKRIB (BOX
ED) FRSH/FRZN 15/DN# “ 1.75/DN# “
1.75-2.00# 0.25 305.00 305.00 “ 2.00/UP#
LOIN BACKRIB (COMBOS) 1.75/DN#
PICNIC, FRESH Smlcr Tnn, RS, combo
Smkr Trm, SS, boxed 54.00 54.00 A
PICNIC CUSHION MEAT Combo 92%
Fresh 100.00 100.00 B Boxed 92% Frozen
1.0 80.00 80.00 BOSTON BUTT
4-9#.FRESH 1/4* Trim 4.0 98.00 - 99.00
98.38 1/8* Trim 1/4* Trim Neck-off 55
104.00- 106.00104.45 1/8" Trim Neck-off
107.00 107.00 A BNLS, Cellar Trim com
bo's 9/UP# 40.00 40.00 B SPARERIB.
FRESH 3 BAG/3 PCVAC 3.8/DN# 15
158.00 - 160.00 158.67 2 BAG/3 PCVAC
3.8-S.B# 1.0 141.00 141.00 COMBOS
3.8/DN# COMBOS 3.8-5.8#
HAM,BONE-IN.TRIMMED 17-20# TSI
(sel) 10.5 47.00 47.00 17-20# TS2 (com)
20-23# TSi (sel) 215 44.00 44.00 20-23#
TS2 (com) 1.0 41.00 41.00 23-27# TSI
(sel) 2.0 44.00 44.00 23-27# TS2 (com)
20-27# TSI (sel) 14.0 44.00 - 47.00 44.29
20-27# TS2 (com) 3.0 40.00 - 41.00 40.33
27#/up TS2 (com) HAM.BNLS MUS
CLES 94-96% * 3 Muscle Group * 4
Muscle Group * 5 Muscle Group 104.00 -
106.00 105.50 D Inside Outside Knuckle
Lite Butt Liner Shank HAM TRIMMINGS
(CHEMICAL LEAN) Combo 72% Fresh
2950 2950 A Boxed 72% Frozen Combo
90% Fresh Boxed 90% Frozen Outer
Shank Frozen unq BELLY, SDLS, FRESH
SKIN-ON, TRIMMED Fresh 10-12# 1.0
45.0045.00 Fresh 12-14# 8.051.00-5450
53.31 Fresh 14-16*7.05350-54.5054.00
Fresh 16-18# L«52.0052.00 Fresh 18-20#
4.0 4750 47.
50 Fresh 20-25* unq SKINLESS,
SQUARED Fresh 9-11* Fresh U-13*
Fresh 13-15# Fresh 15-17* SKINLESS.
CENTER CUT Fresh 8-10* Fresh 10-12*
Fresh 12-14* Fresh 14-16* PORK
TRIMMINGS/BONELESS PROCESS
ING PORK (CHEMICAL LEAN) Combo
42% Fresh 719.00 - 21 JO 19.70 A Boxed
42% Frozen 1J 20.00 20.00 Combo 72%
Fresh 11.0 30.00 - 31.50 30.59 Boxed 72%
Frozen 1.5 35.00 35.00 BONELESS
PICNIC MEAT Combo 72% Fresh 2.0
38.00 38.00 Boxed 72% Frozen 44.00
44.00 B SKINNED JOWLS Combo Fresh
10 18.50 - 20.50 19.50 Boxed Frozen
21.00 21.00 A FAT, VISUAL TRACE OF
LEAN Combo Fresh 18.00 18.00 A Boxed
Frozen TRIM, VISUAL TRACE OF
LEAN Combo 12-16% Fresh 7J 16.00 -
18.00 16.67 Boxed 12-16% Frozen
Specifications for all reported cuts avail
able upon request
STANDARD CONVERSION FAC
TORS FOR RETAIL CUTS (all retail
items vacuum packed unless otherwise
noted.) Loins (13-22#'s): Butts (4-9#’s):
Vacpak - report basis Vacpak - report basis
BUILT LIKE YOUR FARM DEPENDED ON IT.
Gas Pak - add $2.00 Gas Fak - no conver
sion Paper • add $5.00 Paper - add $3.00
Combo - add $6.00 Combo - add $4.00
Spareribs; Bone-in Center Cut Loins; Vao
pak - report bas False Lean Off - basis
Polywrap - add $7.00 False Lean On - add
$5.00 Boneless Center Cut Loins: 1/4*
Trim - report basis 1/8* Trim - subtract
$6.00
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.
Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
May 11, 1998
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 52.00-93.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 36.00-81.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 58.50-65.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 56.00-59.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 55.00-6150.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE 39.00-53.00, LIGHT
38.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 60.00-64.85; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 47.00-58.00.
BULLS: HEAVY 44.00-54.00. LIGHT
38.00-
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
36.00- COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
31.00- CULL COWS 30.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
50.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
20.00-
808 CALVES: 27.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP
TO 120.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120LB.)-UP
TO 128.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 80.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 3850,
HEAVY UP TO 35.00, LIGHT
28.00-
SOWS: 25.00-31.00.
MALE HOGS: 1100-20.00.
LAMBS. LIGHT AND FEEDER.
NONE AVAILABLE.
SHEEP: 20.00-42.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARB ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTI
Central Carlot
Beef Report
DES MOINES, lOWA
Wednesday, May 13, 1998
USDA NATIONAL CARLOT BEEF
REPORT (includes major production areas
in the Midwest and TX) as of 3:00 PM
COW & BULL CARCASS FOB OMAHA
Loads Repotted. Compared to Tuesday’s
3.-00 P.M report: Cow and boll carcasses
not established.
Lds Price Range Latest Estb. Mkt
UT.brk 2-4 450#/up 62.00 A UT.bng 1-3
4009/up 66.00 E Cutter 1-2 3SO»/up 64.00
- 66.00 D Bulls YO 1 500#/up unq
COW & BULL CARCASS CAF WEST
COAST Loads Repotted. Compared to last
week:
Market for Week Ended: May 8, 1998
Lds Price Range UT,brk 2-4 450#/up
UT.bng 1-3 400#/up 67.00 Cutter 1-2
3SO#/up 67.00 Bulls YO I 500#/up
BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/
BEEF TRIMMINGS 128.0 Loads
Reported. Boneless processing beef steady
to 1.00 lower, Texas .50 to ZOO lower.
85% 1.00 to Z5O lower. 75% steady. 65%
steady to 2.00 lower. Trading slow,
demand light for the moderate supplies
available. Beef trimmings weak on mostly
moderate demand and offerings FOB
OMAHA BASIS; Chm Ln Lds Price
Range Wlavg 90% fr 20 89.0 - 93.0 91.63
90% fz unq 85 % ft 9 85.5 - 88.0 86.06 85 %
fz unq 75% fr 2 70.0 70.00 75% fz unq
65 %fr 5 53.0 - 54.0 53.40 65% fz unq 50 %
fr 86 29.00 - 32.00 30.00 50% fz unq 50%
bx unq Bull 92-94
FOB EAST TEXAS AND OKLAHO
MA: Chm Ln Lds Price Range Wtavg 90%
fr 6 89.0 - 925 90.67 90% fz unq 85% fr
unq 85% fz 75% fr 75% fz 65% fr 65% fz
CAF NORTHEAST AREAS: Chm Ln
Lds Price Range Wtavg 90% fr unq 90% fz
unq 85% frunq 85% fz 75% fr 75% & 65 %
fr 65% fz
CAF WEST COAST BASIS Market for
Week Ended: 5/8/98 Chm Ln Lds Price
Range Wtavg 90% fr 95.00 -100.00 97.25
90% fz unq 85% fr 87.50 - 90.00 87.89
85 % fz unq 75 % fr unq 75 % fz unq 65 % fr
54.00 - 56.00 54.93 65% fz unq 50% ft
32.00 - 35.00 33.75 50% fz unq
**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.**
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martinfburg. Pa.
May 11, 19M
Report (applied by audio*
CATTLE 214. STEERS CHOICE
63.00- GOOD 60.004)2.50.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 63.00-66.00;
GOOD 57.50-60.50.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
36.00- CANNER A LOW CUTTER
26.00-
BULLOCKS: 47.00-53.0 ft
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. I
43.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
52.00- BULLS 42.0069.00; HEIF
ERS 3710-7340. .. - -
CALVES 95. PRIME, NO MKT. TEST;
CHOICE 84.00-91.00; GOOD
71.00- STANDARD 18.00-34.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
50.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 50.00-116..00.
HOGS: 201. US NO. 1-2 40.00-42.00;
US NO. 1-3 3840-40.00.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 20.00-32.00.
BOARS: 15.00-2240.
FEEDER PIGS: 16 HEAD. U 54143
20-50 LBS. 14.00-30.00.
SHEEP: 38 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
90.00- GOOD LAMBS 8100-88.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 28.0ft40.00.
GOATS: 15.0ft66.00 EACH.