A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 22, 1998
USDA Pork
Carcass Cutout
Wed Aug 19, 1998
Estimated gross cutout values of a 175 lb
hog carcass based on USDA cutting yield
tests and carlot prices.
Wednesday's carcass grades & prices
per cwt.; US # 1 US #2 US #3 US #4 Change
from 54.35 53.15 51.96 50.76 Tuesday's
value: 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.29
Today's calculations for US #2 175 lb pork
carcass: * OF FOB CHANGE FROM
ITEM WEIGHT CARCASS VALUE
Tuesday Skinned hams 14 20 Lb 21.01%
$42.50 0.50 Loins. 1/4” Trim 14 22 Lb
20.33% $102.00 1.00 Bellies. Sdls. 12 14
Lb 13.90% $72.00
Spareribs 3.5Dn Lb 3.03% $96.00
Picnics 8 12 Lb 10.31% $2150
Butts, 1/4" Trim 4 8 Lb 7.25% $70.00
Jowl 2.85% $13.00
Neckboncs 1.52% $lO.OO
Feet 1.05% $20.50
Tails 0.22% $21.50
Trim 72% 2.19% $26.00 0.50 Lard
10.85% $17.75
Total carcass % *“> 94.51% US #2 Car
cass Value per cwt ■ $53.15 NOTE: Value
may change without adequate test.
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.
Source: USDA Market News, Des Moines,
IA 315 284 4460
www.ams.usda.gov/mnc^mn—
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Martinsburg, Pa.
August 17, 1998
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 192. STEERS CHOICE
61.00- GOOD 56.00-60.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 59.00-61.00;
GOOD 54.00-58.00.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
33.00- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
15.00-
BULLOCKS; 44.00-52.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
40.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
55 00-65.00; BULLS 45.00-55.00; HEIF
ERS 45.00-55.00.
CALVES 118. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST; CHOICE 75.00-85.00; GOOD
65.00- STANDARD 15.00-32.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
50.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 65.00-125.00.
HOGS: 240. US NO 1-2 35.50-36.50;
US NO. 1-3 33.50-34.50.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 18.00-26.00.
BOARS: 1100-20.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 24 HEAD. US#l&3
20-50 LBS. 8.00-20.00.
SHEEP: 36 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
70.00- GOOD LAMBS 65.00-70.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 20.00-3 ZOO.
GOATS; 22.00-66.00 EACH.
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AUGUST 19, 1998
CATTLE 343 [SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION] HOLSTEINS Choice
1200-1500 lbs 55 00-57 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 38 50-42 00, Cutler and Boning
Utility 1-3 33 25-38 25. Canner and
Low Cutter 12 27 00 33 00 Shells
down to 20 00
BULLS one Yield Grade 2 1500 lbs
44 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS 58 OQ
-70 00. HEIFERS 45 00-62 00, BULLS
40 00-54 00
CALVES 93 VEALERS Standard and
Good 70-95 lbs 18 00-24 00, Utility
50-70 lbs 10 00-15 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 95
120 lbs 45 00-9000, No 2 95-120 lbs
30 00-44 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 95-
120 lbs 95 00-140 00
HOGS 6 BOARS 400-600 lbs 9 00-
12 00
FEEDER PIGS 237 US 1-3 19 00
35 00 - per head
SHEEP 25 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 60-90 lbs 99 00 120 00, Good
and Choice 50-100 lbs 75 00-95 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-41 00
GOATS 17 One Large 81 00, Large
Kids 30 00-40 00. Small 18 00-29 00 -
per head
Pa. Livestock
Auction, Inc.
Wayneaburg, PA
Aug. 20, 1998
CATTLE;
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 34.00 to 3930; Cutter & Boning
Utility 31.00 to 36.00; Canner & Low Cut
ter 30.00 to 35.00; Shells 30.00 & Down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1500-200043.00
to 4830; Yield Grade 2 1000-1400 38.00 to
56.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M <k L 1 300-500
55.00 to 77.00; 250-280 66.00 to 83.00; M
600-900 50.00 to 64.00; HEIFERS M l&L
1 300-500 40.00-68.00; L I 400-650 38.00
to 70.00; BULLS M & Ll3OO-620 42.00 to
70.00.
CALVES: Veal Prime 68.00 to 80.00;
Choice 38.00 to 70.00; Good 35.00 to
60.00; Farm Calves #1 Holstein Bulls
90-120 Few 35.00-69.00; #2 Holstein Bulls
80-100 Few 20.00 to 40.00; Beef X Bull &
Hfrs./Hd. 20.00 to 100.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts 1-2 210-255
35.00 to 40.00, #2-3 255-280 32.00 to
37.50; Sows #l-3 300-500 22.00 to 3030;
Feeder Pigs 1-3 15-20 5.00 to 17.0(yHd.,
1-3 25-35 10.00 to 42.00/Hd.
LAMBS; High Choice 80-100 65.00 to
77.00, Choice 40-75 70.00 to 81.00; Feeder
Lambs Good 60.00 to 78.00, Sheep 15.00 to
30.00, Fat Sheep 20.00 & Down.
GOATS: Large 35.00 to 12230/Hd.,
Medium 25.00 to 40.00/Hd.; Small 10.00 to
35.00/Hd.
■ HORSES; Horses 35.00 to 70.00, Ponies
20.00 to 50.00.
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Aug. 20, 1998
CATTLE 156. COWS STEADY WITH
SPOTS TO 1.50 HIGHER THAN LAST
THURSDAY.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 37.5tM3.00, LOW
DRESSING DOWN TO 35.25. CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1 -3 33.00-37J0.
LOW DRESSING DOWN TO 31 JO.
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2
26.00- SHELLS DOWN TO 23.00.
BULLS: YG#l FEW 1350-1660 LBS.
44.50-47.50. ONE AT 50.00. YIELD
GRADE #1 FEW 1375-1985 LBS.
41 JO-43.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: BULLS COUPLE
M 2 640-665 LBS. 46.00.
CALVES: 304. VEALERS GOOD FEW
130-145 LBS. 40.00-59.00; STANDARD
AND GOOD 80-115 LBS. 25.00-32.00;
UTILITY 65-95 LBS. 16.00-26.00.
FARM CALVES: 15.00-20.00 WITH
LATE SALES TO 30.000 LOWER THAN
LAST THURSDAY. NO. I 95-120 LBS.
60.00- 90-95 LBS. 45.00-70.00, NO.
2 85-125 LBS. 30.00-57J0.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, FEW NO. I
85-105 LBS. 100.00-160.00, NO. 2 75-95
LBS. 40.00-82.50.
BEEF TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS
80-100 LBS. 45.00-70.00.
HOGS: 0. NO MARKET TEST.
FEEDER PIGS; 0. NO MARKET TEST.*
SHEEP: 1. GOOD ONE 105 LBS. 55.00.
GOATS: 0 BILLIES: NO MARKET
TEST.
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Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, August 20, 1998
RETURN TO FARM CALF:
50.00-103.00.
GOOD VEAL: 30.00-49.00.
COMMON VEAL: 10.00-29.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 61.00-63.25.
SELECT STEERS: 55.00-60.00.
COMMON STEERS: 44.00-54.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 35.00-40.00
COUPLE 43.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 28.00-34.00.
SHELLS: 20.00-27.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 6Q.00-63.00.
SELECT HEIFERS; 54.00-59.00.
COMMON HEIFERS; 40.00-54.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 35.00-55.00.
BULLS: 38.00-47.00.
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SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and
Pnme 2-3 25-45 lbs 100 00-150 00, 45-80 lbs
80 00-100 00, 80-110 lbs 70 00-85 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good I
2 30 00-40 00, few to 45 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head
Billies Medium and Large 75 00-100 00,
few up to 130 00
Nannies Medium and Large 40 00-60 00
Yearlings Choice and Pnme 50 00-70 00
Kids Choice and Pnme 20 00-50 00
Lancaster County
Weekly Review
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRIDAY AUGUST 21,1998
USDA-PA Dept Ag Market News
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2706 1764
LAST WEEK 2388 1730
LAST YEAR 3191 1676
CATTLE Compared to last week’s closing
pnces, slaughter steers opened sharply lower
with some recovery at the end of the week to
close I 00 lower Western direct feedlot trade
was also 1 00 lower this week at 59 00
Packers shrugged off the mid-week futures
surge and maintained pressure on the mar
ket, at the same time enjoying a boxed beef
market that has remained strong for the past
several weeks Local Holstein steers closed 50-
100 lower and limned trading of slaughter
heifers was 1 00-1 50 lower The slaughter
, cow market was volatile this week and ended
steady to I 00 lower, despite sharply higher
boneless beef pnces Slaughter bulls finished
the week I 00-2 00 lower This week’s sup
ply included 49 percent slaughter steers, 6
percent slaughter heifers. 32 percent slaughter
cows, 6 percent bulls and the balance were
feeder cattle
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1115-1460 lbs 60 35-65 50
Choice 2-3 1050-1485 lbs 59 00-62 35 high
dressing 1-2 up to 64 50 and low dressing 4-
5 down to 55 75, few 1460-1615 lbs 56 75
59 75 Select and low Choice 2-3 1015-1560
lbs 54 00-60 60, few 1600-1810 lbs 47 7s
55 50 Select 1-3 920-1550 lbs 52 25-58 50
several packages returning to feed 1000-1250
lbs 56 75-60 25
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HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1275-1570 lbs 54 60-56 60, ideal
individual 1395 lbs 57 25 Choice 2-3 1335
1600 lbs 52 10-54 85 Select and low Choice
2-3 1220-1590 lbs 50 00-53 50, 1625-1790 lbs
46 75-50 75 Select 1-2 1000-1580 lbs 46 75
50 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice fen
Prime 2-4 1060-1270 lbs 57 50-60 00, couple
high dressing Limousin X 1-2 1160 lbs 64 00
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1325 lbs
52 50-58 50 Heiferettes Choice 3-4 1075
1395 lbs 50 25-56 00 Commercial and
Standard 2-4 1000-1415 lbs 42 75-47 50
SLAUGHTER COWS* PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW
DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
1400 lbs 37 00-43 00 36 00-39 25, Boners
80-85 pci lean over-1200 lbs 35 25-39 50
33 00-36 75, Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 34 00-37 75 32 50-36 00, Lean
88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 32 00-36 75
29 50-33 50, Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pci lean
750 -1000 lbs 29 00-35 75 26 00-33 25
♦Over 95 percent of supply consisted of
Holstein cows
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade I
1190-2260 lbs 46 00-55 00, individual X-brcd
1235 lbs 58 75 Yield Grade 2 900-2185 lbs
4125-47 50 Bullocks Select 1-3 820-1410
lbs 47 00-55 50, couple Limousin X 1100
1245 lbs 57 25
CALVES Compared to last week, real
ers closed steady to 2 00 lower but slaughter
calves ended 10 00-20 00 higher The Holstein
bull farm calf market was sharply lower as
this week’s calves will finish-out soon after
the holiday season Holstein bulls ended the
week 35 00-40 00 lower m slow trading On
the other hand, the Holstein heifer market post
' ed ite highest prices of recent memory this
week Heifers closed as much as 30 00 higher
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110 lbs
22 00-36 00, late 22 00-30 00, few 150 2SO
lbs 73 00-78 00 Standard and low Good oft 90
lbs 11 00-28 00, late mostly 11 00-22 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 75 00-100 00, 350 500
lbs 58 00-75 00 Standard 300-500 lbs 50 00
60 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 50 00-96 00 late mostly 50 00
70 00 Plainer calves 80-120 lbs 26 00-67 00
late in the week 26 00 50 00 Holstein heifers
80-115 lbs 112 00-205 00 25 head graded
235 00-249 00 Plainer heifers 70-100 lbs
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