Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Impection
July 22, 199 S
CATTLE CALVES
121,000 6,000
120.000 5,000
131.000 6,000
366.000 16,000
364.000 16,000
387.000 19.000
WEDNESDAY 7/22/98 (EST)
WEEK AGO (ESI)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (ESI)
SAME PD LT WK (EST)
SAME PD LT YR (EST)
WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
JULY 17, 1998
13 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4478 Compared with 4675
hc.iij last week and 5051 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers weak to I 50
lower si heifers steady to 1 00
lower, si cows steady to 150 lower,
most decline on Breaking Utility and
Commercial, bulls I 00 to 2 00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
& Prime 2-4 61 50-64 50. few to 65 25,
Choiee 1-3 58 00-63 00, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 55 00-61 75, Select 1-3
st 00 58 75, few Standard 1-2 45 00-
54 00
FDLSTEINS High Choice and Pnme 2-
1 54 00-57 75, Choice 2-3 52 00-
55 50, Select 1-2 48 00-52 50, few
Standard 1-2 38 75-46 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 57 50-62.50, Se
lect 1-3 52 00-59 00, Standard 1-2
44 00-53 00 COWS Breaking Utility
& Commercial 2-4 34 00-43 50
mostly 37 50-42 50, Cutter & Boning
Utility 1-3 32 00-40 00, Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 27 50-36 00 Shells
down to 20 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1000-2400 lbs
44 50 55 00, few to 58 50, Yield Grade
2 900-2000 lbs 39 00-46 75
I t.EDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
and Large 1 300-700 lbs 58 GO
-75 00 HEIFERS few Medium and Large
I 700 600 lbs 55 00-70 00, few Me
dium 2 325-750 lbs 40 00-54 00,
BULLS Medium and Large 1 275-700
lbs 60 00-77 00
CALVES 3209 Compared with 3393
head last week and 3285 head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady few Good
and Choice 140-350 lbs 70 00-90 00,
Standard and Low Good 70-115 lbs
24 00 4100. Utility 60-100 lbs 12 00-
30 00
1 \RM CALVES Holstein bull calves
ver> uneven, mostly steady to strong,
Holstein heifer calves steady to 15 00
higher No I HolstenC bulls 90-125
lbs 60 00-120 00, No 2 85-125 lbs
3s 00 75 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 85-
125 lbs 11000-185 00, No 2 75-120
lbs 50 00-110 00, few to 35 00 Beef
tvpe bulls and heifers 75-125 lbs
50 00-100 00
HOGS 2217 Compared with 2213 head
last week and 2493 head a year ago
Superfuel
for Super Cows
Barrows and gilts 200 to 400 lower,
sows 1.00 to 200 lower .BARROWS
AND GILTS US 1-2 220-265 lbs
34 00-38 00. few to 41 00, US 1-3 210-
280 lbs 33 00-36 00 SOWS US 1-3
300-500 lbs 22 00-27 00, few to 30 00.
500-700 lbs 25 00-28 50
BOARS 14.00-16 00
FEEDER PIGS 520 Compared with 382
head last week and 227 head a year ago
Feeder pigs ..US 1-3 35-50 lbs 20 00-
36.00, 50-70 lbs 28.00-49.00 per
head
SHEEP 2552 Compared with 1430
head last week and 2158 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs unevenly
steady SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
40-70 lbs 7100-14000 mostly
85.00-120 00, 60-110 lbs 80 00-
100 00, few to 76 00, Good and
Choice 50-80 lbs 59 00-80 00, few to
100 00, 70-100 lbs 60.00-90 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 15 00-42 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1889 Compared 987 last week and
1509 head a year ago Feeder pigs
500 to 10 00 lower, instances 15 00
lower US 1-2 30-40 lbs 30 pO
- 40-50 lbs 30 00-66 00. 50-60
lbs 50 00-65 00, few to 34 00. 60-70
lbs 45 00-63 00. 70-80 lbs .45 00-
58 00 —per hundredweight
EIGHTY-FOUR LIVESTOCK
SALES, INC
EIGHTY-FOUR, PA
JULY 20, 1998
CATTLE 230. [PDA] SLAUGHTER
STEERS one Choice 2-3 1260 lbs
60.00 HOLSTEINS couple Standard
1-2 33 00-4100 HEIFERS few
Choice 1175-1340 lbs 60 00-62 75,
few Select I -3 49 00-52 00, Standard
1-2 42 50-47 00, few to 36 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 36 00-40 75. Yield Grade 4 & 5
2 00-36 25, Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3 31 00-36 00, Canner and Low Cutter
1-2 24 00-31 50 Shells down to 22 50
BULLS. Yield Grade 1 975-1180 lbs
45 50-51 25, Yield Grade 2 1085-2475
lbs 39 00-44 50. one 37 00
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS few Medium
and Large I 385-600 lbs 59.00-62 50,
few Medium and Large 2 445-880 lbs
43 50-56 50, HEIFERS; few Medium and
Large 1 445-850 lbs 51 50-59.00,
few Medium and 2 300-610 lbs
41.00-52.00, BULLS. Medium and
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SHEEP
13.000
12.000
13.000
33.000
33.000
38.000
HOGS
365.000
364.000
331.000
1.051.000
1.068.000
955,000
Large 1 300-670 lbs 55 00-67 00, Me
dium and Large 2 300-915 lbs 45 00-
53 00, few to 38 00.
CALVES 214 (All calves sold per cwt]
VEALERS few Choice 130-260 lbs
62 00-67 50. Good 160-230 lbs 40 00-
58 00, Standard and Good 90-100 lbs
20 00-30 00, 65-85 lbs 20 00-40 00,
Utility 50-85 lbs 10 00-21 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 90-
125 lbs 65 00-85 00 mostly 67 50-
75 00, No 2 80-125 lbs 40 00-67 50,
No 1 Holstein heifers 95-120 lbs
100 00-150 00, No 2 70-105 lbs
40 00-85 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-125 lbs
47 00-92 50, 185-275 lbs 61 GO
-67 00, few to 7 5 00
HOGS 57 BARROWS AND GILTS US
1-3 215-265 lbs 36 50-39 00, US 2-3
300-395 lbs 27 50-35 00, US-1-3
105-170 lbs 36 00-50 00
SOWS US 1-3 325-640 lbs 22 GO
-28 50
BOARS couple 155-640 lbs 16 00-
20 00
FEEDER PIGS 19 US 1-3 25-35 lbs
10 00-17 00, 40-50 lbs 21.00-30.00,
80-85 lbs 44 00-50 00 per head
SHEEP 194 SLAUGHTER LAMBS four
High Choice and Prime 109 lbs 85 50,
Choice 35-50 lbs 82 00-95 00, 55-
75 lbs 74 00-92 00, 80-100 lbs 75 00-
84 00, Good and Choice 50-90 lbs
52 50-73 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 25
45 lbs 45 00-71 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 29 00-39 00
GOATS 17 Medium Billies 43 00-
50 00, Medium Nannies 44 00-50 00,
Large Kids 29 00-38 00. Small
14 00-20 00 - per head
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
JULY 21, 1998
CATTLE 365 [PDA) Compared with
last week's sale si steers steady to 50
higher, si cows uneven, 2 00 lower to
I 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1180-1445 lbs 62 50-64 75,
one 65 50, Choice 2-3 1095-1450
lbs 58 00-6175, Select 1-3 55 00-
59 25, Standard 1-2 43 75 55 00
HOLSTEINS STEERS Choice 2-3 1425-
1590 lbs 53 00-55 00, Select 1-2
47 50-53 50. Standard 1-2 40 DO
-46 50
HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 2-4
1100-1450 lbs 61 75-64 25, Choice 2-
4 1030-1480 lbs 57 50-61 00, Select
1-3 55 00-59 00, Standard 1-2 41 00-
53 25
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 37 50-40 25, Cutter and Boning
Unity 1-3 35 25-38 75, low dressing
down to 34 00, Canner and Low CU tier
1-2 30 75-36 00 Shells down to 25 00
BULLS couple Yield Grade 1 1065 &
1435 lbs 46 00 & 47 50, Yield Grade 2
High
Quality
Alfalfa
1035-2350 lbs 41 75-45 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium and
Large I 520-880 lbs 52 00-56 50. one
lot 68 00, Medium and Large 2 300-
380 lbs 55 00-58 00, 450-750 lbs
44 00-50 50,
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 450-560
lbs 55 00-6100, 630-740 lbs 5150-
57 00, Medium and Large 2 270-520
lbs 50 00-54 00, few 800-870 lbs
35 00-4100; BULLS. Medium and
Large I 525-885 lbs 45 00-53 00, few
Medium and Large 2 465-510 lbs
38 00-42 00
CALVES 272 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80-125 lbs 26 00-33 00. Utility
65-85 lbs 14 00-24 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 20 00 to
25 00 lower No I Holstein bulls 85-
125 lbs 50 00-77 50, No 2 80-120
lbs 30 00-55 00, No 1 Holstein heifers
85-120 lbs 100 00-142 00, No 2 75
105 lbs 47 00-95 00
SHEEP 25 SLAUGHTER LAMBS few
Choice 50-55 lbs 103 00-105 00, 60-
70 lbs 83 00-99 00. 75-105 lbs
c . , , ... . . f „ int 81 00-87 00
bew beet type bulls and heifers 85-105 AiK-imm nmn. nn
~ icnn SLAUGHTER SHEEP one 38 00
lbs 75 00-112 50
HOGS 236 (7/20 & 21/98) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and supplied by
the auction
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 230-
265 lbs 33 00-34 85, US 1-3 225-270
lbs 35 00-36 00, lightweights US 1-
3 190-205 lbs 30 00-33 00
SOWS US 1-3 300-495 lbs 21 00
24 50, 500-550 lbs 25 00-27 50
BOARS few 270-300 lbs 18 50-26 50
FEEDER PIGS 202 US 1-3 25-35 lbs
10 00-16 00. 40-55 lbs 14 00-27 00 -
per head
SHEEP 15 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 80-90 lbs 83 00-93 00, few 90-
120 lbs 77 00-86 00. few Good and
Choice 75-150 lbs 62 00-72 00
GOATS 30 one Large Billy 85 00, few
Medium 38 00-54 00. few Large Nin
nies 48 00-61 00, few Medium
39 00-54 00, Large Kids 25 00-44 00
per head
BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
BELLEVILLE, PA
JULY 22, 1998
CATTLE 291 [PDA] si cows uneven,
mostly 100 lower (Supply included
161 cows and heifers in the dairy
sale]
HOLSTEINS one Choice 2-3 1165 lbs
53 00. few Select 1-2 46 00-48 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 36 75-39 25. one 40 50, Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 34 00-38 75,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 28 50-35 75
Shells down to 25 00
BULLS Yield Grade 2 1010-1560 lbs
38 75-42 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Large 2
330 lbs 51 00-52 00, 670-890 tbs
36 50-49 50, HEIFERS few Medium 1
and 2 705-770 lbs 43 50-46 50,
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BULLS few Large 2 290-385 lbs
44 00-49 00. few breed cows MOO
-1245 lbs 43 00-43 25
CALVES 94 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80-105 lbs 23 00-35 00. Utility
60-85 lbs 10 00-2100
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 10 00-
25 00 lower No I Holstein bulls 90-
120 lbs 50 00-62 50, No 2 85-125
lbs 39 00-55 00. one No 1 Holstein
heifers 95 lbs 140 00, No 2 75-95 lbs
40 00-85 00
HOGS 9 BARROWS AND GILTS few
US 1-3 215-220 lbs 31 00-31 50
BOARS one 14 75
FEEDER PIGS 343 US 1-3 30-40 lbs
10 00-20 00, 45-60 lbs 2100-36 00,
few Utility 35-45 lbs 7 00-90 00 -
per head
GOATS 38 Couple Large Billies 85 00
& 90 00. Large Nannies 37 00-67 50,
one 73 00, Medium 35 00-5100
Large Kids 20 00-3100, Small 8 00-
25 00 per head
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Frcderickdturi, PA
Julj 21
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: CHOICE 1255-1265 LBS.
61.25-63.50; SELECT 1155 LBS.
59.75-
HOLSTEINS: SELECT 48.00-52.00;
STANDARD 45.00-47.25.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 1160-1275 LBS.
63.75- SELECT 55.00-56.25.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 35.25-35.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 33.50-35.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
32.00- SHELLS 23.00-31.0(1
BULLS: YG#l 1610 LBS. 48.25; YC»2
985-1545 LBS. 39.25-42.25.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-115 LBS. 70.00-76.00, «2
95-115 LBS. 56.00-68.00; «2 HOLSTEIN
HEIFERSS 85-120 LBS. 110.00-118.00;
BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 75-80
LBS. 64.00-88.00; BEEF X BULLS AND
HEIFERS 75-90 LBS. 52.0M2.00.
HOGS: US«I-3 237-253 LBS.
33.00-
SOWS: US«I-3 500-600 LBS.
24.00- US«2-3 450-600 LBS.
22J0-23.C0.
BOARS: 600-840 LBS. 13.50-14.00.