WEEKLY LIVESTOCK SUMMARY
SEPTEMBER 4,1998
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4681 v ‘.Compared with 4749 head
lasi week and 1897 head a year ago Compared
w ah List Friday's summary slaughter steers
and sP sows steady to I SO lower, si heifers
bulls and Holstein si steers mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 34 60 00-64 00, Choice I-1 57 00-61 SO,
few to SS 00 Select and Low Choice 2 1 SI 00-
59 IS Select 1-1 SI 00 S 8 00, few Standard 1 2
42 7S S 4 00
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2 1 SOOO-S4 8S
Select 12 4S 00-SI 00 Standard 1-2 17 00-
4S7S
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 S 7 00-60 00 Select
1 1 SI SO S 8 00 few to 48 00 few Standard 1-
2 4100 SI 00, few to 40 00
COWS: Breakers 7S 80 % lean IS 00 41 7S,
few to 117 S, Boners 80-BS9r lean 11 00-18 SO,
Lean 8S 90% lean 28 00 IS 00, few to 2S 00
Shells down to 17 00
BULLOCKS: few Select 1-1 4S SO-SS 00
BULLS: Yield Grade I 1000-2400 lbs
44 SO S 4 00, Yield Grade 2 900-2000 lbs 19 00-
45 SO lew to IS 00 FEEDER
CATTLE; STEERS: Medium and Large 1
27S 600 lbs SO 00-79 00, mostly 60 00-70 00,
few 600-900 lbs 50 00-60 00, few Medium and
Large 2 100-500 lbs 44 00-61 00, Large 2
Holstems 4SO-715 lbs 45 00-S7 00,
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 .100-SOO
lbs SS 00 66 00, S5O-900 lbs 48 50-64 SO,
Medium and Large 2 100-600 lbs 42 00-S7 SO,
BULLS: Medium and Large I 100-700 lbs
60 00 79 00, 600-900 lbs 41 SO-S 9 00, Medium
and Large 2 275-700 lbs 41 00-S7 00
CALVES 34?2.. Compared with 1420 head
last week and 2611 head a year ago
VEALERS: steady to weak few Good &
Choice I2S-ISO lbs SOOO-80 00, few to 100 00,
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Standard and Good 70-11 S lbs 20 00-10 00, few
to 14 00, Utility SS-100 lbs 9 00-25 00, few to
500
FARM CALVES: Holstein bull calves
steady to 1000 lower, Holstein heifers steady to
2SOO lower No I Holstein bulls 90-I2S lbs
SO 00-9 S 00, No 2 BS-125 lbs 10 00-6 S 00, No I
Holstein heifers 80-125 lbs ISOOO-21500, few
to 120 00, No 2 75-120 lbs 8000 ISO 00, few to
SO 00 Beet type bulls and belters 70-125 lbs
4000-88 00
HOGS 2040...Comparcd with 2SSB head
last week and ISI7 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts S 00 to 7 00 lower, sows
I 00 to I SO lower
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54 % lean
220-26 S lbs 26 00-12 00 few to 11 00 45 SO%
210-280 lbs 2S 00-1000 40-45% 220-120 lbs
2100-29 00 SOWS US 1-1 100-SOOIbs 1600-
22 00, SOO-700 lbs 19 00-24 SO BOARS 900-
II SO
FEEDER PIGS 597... Compared with 491
head last week and 166 head a year ago
Feeder pigs...US 1-1 2S-4S lbs 7 00-1000,
45-70 lbs 2000-4100 per head
SHEEP 2310... Compared with 1977 head
last week and 711 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady..
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40-65 lbs
77 00-110 00, few to IIS 00, 60-80 lbs 75 00-
100 00, 80-110 lbs 71 00-86 00, few to 60 00,
110-110 lbs 60 00-75 00, Good and Choice 40-
60 lbs 45 00-85 00,80-110 lbs SS 00-75 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20 00-46 00
TWO GRADED
FEEDER PIG SALES 1458..
Compared 691 last week and 726 head a year
ago Feeder pigs very uneven, 10 00 higher to
SOO lower US I-2 IS-S 0 lbs 46 00-6 S 00, 50-
60 lbs 40 00-57 00, 60-70 lbs 41 SO-6I 00, 70-
80 lbs 46 00-50 00, Slaughter 10-40 lbs 100 00-
110 00, some to 12 00,45-90 lbs 12 00-41 00 -
- per hundredweight
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CATTLE 400...[PDA] Compared lo last
week's sale si steers uneven I 00 lower to I 00
higher, si cows steady with spots 2 00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1240-1480 Ihs 61 78-6171 with one
68 80, Choice 2-1 1080-1400 lbs 88 80-61 28
few Yield Grade 4 1800-1880 lbs 86 28-87 78
Select I -1 84 00 89 00, few Standard I -2 46 78
8100
HOLSTEINS STEERS: one High Choice
and Prime 2-1 1280 lbs 88 00 Choice 2 1 1200
1898 lbs 81 28-84 78 Select 1-2 46 00 80 78
few Standard 1-2 42 78-44 80
HfiIFERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1080-11.80 lbs 62 00-64 00, Choice 1098-1800
lbs ,88 00-61 80, Yield Grade 4 1828-1880 lbs
8.8 00-.86 78, Select 1-1 84 80-88 00, Standard
1-2 46 28-52 75
COWS: Breakers 78-80% lean 17 80-42 80,
low dressing down to 16 80, Boners 80-88%
lean 15 00-40 00, low dressing 12 75-14 28,
Lean 85-90% lean 28 28-11 78 Shells down to
28 00
BULLOCKS: couple Select 1-5 4900 &
SI 50
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1510-1865 lbs
4600-4900 with one S 6 00, Yield Grade 2
112 S-1805 lbs 40 25-4 S 2S
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
and Large I 465-640 lbs 50 00-64 00, 800-900
lbs 45 00-60 00, Large 2 500-615 lbs Holstems
50 00-55 00,
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 400-550
lbs 55 00-62 50, 680-750 lbs 47 00-5100,
Medium 2 500-590 lbs 42 50-48 50. few Large
2 520-495 Holstems 52 00 64 00, BULLS
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Medium I and 2 880-940 lbs 46 00-82 80
CALVES 25L..VEALERS: Standard and
Good 78-110 lbs 22 00-29 00, Utility 88-90 lbs
10 00-18 00
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls steady No
I Holstein bulls 90-128 lbs 6000-10000 most
ly 70 00-90 00, No 2 90-128 lbs 1000-87 80
80-90 lbs 28 00-17 00, No 1 Holstein heifers
78-128 lbs 107 80 19200 No 2 70-108 lbs
40 00-97 80
HOGS 252...
(8/11 & 9/01/98) Bulk ot supply sold on
Monday and supplied by the auction Barrows
and gills 100 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-84% lean
210-268 lbs 10 00-11 80 48 80% lean 228-270
lbs 28 80 29 88
SOWS: US 1-1 108 478 lbs 17 00-19 00
few up lo 21 80, 800 720 lbs
17 00-24 80, Medium 288-418 lbs 1000-18 00
BOARS 108 610 lbs 1000-12 00. one 298 lbs
1600
FEEDER PIGS 181... US 1-1 2.8-40 lbs
7 00-11 00,40-60 lbs 12 00-20 00 - per head
Utility for slaughter 118 170 lbs 1900-80 00 -
per cwt
SHEEP 18...
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 60-88 lbs
74 00-84 00,98-108 lbs
67 00-78 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few 25 00-54 00
GOATS 31,..Few Large Billies 52 00-72 00,
few Medium 41 00-52 00, Large Nannies 42 00-
57 00, few Medium 55 00-4000, Large Kids
22 00-56 00, Small 15 00-24 00 per head
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CATTLE 226.. [PDA] (Supply included 78
slaughter steers and heifers, 119 slaughter cows
and 18 feeder cattle] Compared with last
week's sale slaughter steers and heifers steads
to weak, slaughter cows steady to spots I 00
lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2 5 1160-
1475 lbs 56 25-59 50, few Select 1-5 49 25
54 75, one Standard I 2 45 25
HOLSTEINS STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-5 1525 1560 lbs 52 50-55 75, Choice
2 5 1275-1645 lbs 4975-55 50, Select I 2
47 75-50 75, few Standard 1-2 44 00-46 75
HEIFERS: few Choice 2 4 1015-1285 lbs
54 75-56 00, Select 1-5 51 00 54 00, Standard
1 2 44 50-48 75
COWS: Breakers 75-8095 lean 55 25 58 75
one 40 75 Boners 80 8595 lean 55 00-56 25
Lean 85 9095 lean 29 00 54 00 Shells down to
20 00
BULLS; Yield Grade I 1020-2110 lbs
42 SO 48 00 lew Yield Grade 2 970-1990 lbs
41 SO 42 SO
FEEDFR CATTLE: STEERS one 10l
L irge 2 Holslems 770 lbs 47 00,
HEIFERS: few Large 1 400 SSS lbs 62 00
66 SO lew Medium I 2 300 ISO lbs 60 00
7000
BULLS; lew Large I 2SO SBO lbs 70 00
90 00 lew Large 2 675-770 lbs Holslems 44 00
48 00
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CALVES 170...VEALERS: few Good 10S-
I IS lbs 40 00-60 00, Standard and Good7S- lOS
lbs 26 00-10 00, Utility 60-100 lbs 17 SO-26 00
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls mostly
steady No 1 Holstein bulls 90-110 IbsbOOO
-82 SO, No 2 90-120 lbs 12 SO-6S 00, 80-90 lbs
28 00-17 SO, No I Holstein heifer 80-1 IS lbs
120 00-202 SO, No 2 70-8 S lbs IS 00-
8S 00 Beef Type Bulls and Heifers 80 lOS lbs
SOOO-7SOO
HOGS 150... Barrows and gills mostly
steady, sows 2 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS: -IS-SOS', lean
225-260 lbs 24 00-2 S SO, 40 459, 200 100 lbs
18 00-21 00, one lot 21 2S
SOWS: US 1-1 140-48 S lbs 1200-14 SO
SOO 600 lbs IS 00-17 00, lew Medium 2SO-400
lbs 8 00-11 SO
BOARS: 110-S7O lbs S 00-9 SO
FEEDER PIGS 116... US 1-1 2S 40 lbs
SS 00-67 SO, 60-8 S lbs IS 00-42 SO, 100-110
lbs 46 00-67 00 I2S 160 lbs 1000-17 00 -
percwt
SHEEP 26...
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice SS 70 lbs
70 00 79 00, one lot® 88 00.7 S lIS lbs 6000-
7S 00. Good 10-S0 lbs 1000-77 SO
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 1S 00-44 00
GOATS 22...0ne Large Billy 9SOO, few
Medium S 2 SO-6S 00, several Nannies 40 00
Large Kids 40 00-S4 00 per head
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USDA-IL Dept Ag Market News
Receipts this week; 100 Last week: 125
Last year: na
Compared to last Monday, slaughter steers
and heifers steady. Cows steady to weak.
Too few Bulls to establish a market.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1000-1250 lbs 56.00-58.00, few YG 2-3
and fancy YG 2-4 1050-1275 lbs
58.00- Select and Choice 2-3
950-1150 lbs 53.00-56.00. Select 2-3
950-1100 lbs 50.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
925-1175 lbs 56.00-58.00; few YG 2-3 and
Fancy 2-4 975-1200 lbs 58.00-59.00;
Select and Choice 2-3 875-1100 lbs
53.00- Select 2-3 850-1100 lbs
50.00-
SLAUGHTER COWS: % Lean Weight
Price Breakers 75-80% 850-1200 lbs
32.00- Boners 80-85 % 850-1200 lbs
33.00- High Yielding Boners 80-85%
OverllOO lbs 34.00-36.00 Lean 85-90%
850-1200 lbs 30.00-33.00 85-90% 750-
850 lbs 26.00-30.00 85-90% Under7so lbs
23.00-
COWS: Cutter, Breaking and Boning
Utility 1-4 32.00-35.00. High Yielding
35.00- Canner and low Cutter 1-2
28.00- Shelly Canner 1-2
24.00-
BULLS: scarce
Source: USDA-llhnois Dept of Ag
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