AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 1, 1999
Central Carlot
Beef Report
Des Moines, IA
Wed Apr 28, 1999
USDA Market News
USDA NATIONAL CARLOT BEEF
REPORT (includes major production areas
in the Midwest and TX) as of 3:00 PM
COW & BULL CARCASS FOB OMA
HA Loads Reported. Compared to Tues
day’s 3:00 P.M. report: Cow and bull car
casses not established.
UT.brk 2-4 450#/up 61.00 C UT.bng 1-3
400#/up 64.00 C Cutter 1-2 350#/up 63.00
C Bulls YG 1 Soo#/up unq
COW & BULL CARCASS CAF WEST
COAST Leads Reported. Compared to last
week:
Market for Week Ended: April 23, 1999
Lds Price Range UT.brk 2-4 450#/up
UT.bng 1-3 400#/up 67.00 Cutter 1-2
350#/up 67.00 Bulls YG 1 500#/up
BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/
BEEF TRIMMINGS 182.0 Loads
Repotted. Lean boneless processing beef
1.50-3.00 higher. Tens 3.50-5.00 higher,
85% 2.00-2.50 higher, 75% steady to 1.50
lower, 65% mostly steady. Demand and
offerings light to moderate. Beef trim
mings lower on fairly good demand and
heavy offerings.
FOB OMAHA BASIS; Chm Ln Lds
Price Range Wtavg 90% fr 13 92.0 - 95.5
94.08 90% fz unq 85% fr 6 845 - 85.0
84.75 85% fz 75% fr 13 67.0 - 68.0 67.31
75% fz 65% fr 16 56.0 - 57.0 56.66 65% fz
50% fr 10130.00 - 33.00 31.2150% fz unq
50% In unq Bull 92-94 unq
FOB EAST TEXAS AND OKLAHO
MA; Chm Ln Lds Price Range Wtavg 90%
fr 17 95.0 - 95.5 95.09 90% fz unq 85% fr
85% fz 75% fr 75% ft 65% ft 65% fz
CAF NORTHEAST AREAS; Chm Ln
Lds Price Range Wtavg 90% fr 11 98.0 -
99.0 98.64 90% fz unq 85% fr 5 89.5 - 93.0
91 JO 85% fz 75% fr 75% fz 65% fr 65% fz
CAF WEST COAST BASIS Market for
Week Ended: 4/23/99 Chm Ln Lds Price
Range Wtavg 90% fr 92.00 92.00 90% fz
unq 85% frSI.OO 81.00 85% fzunq 75% fr
unq 75% fz unq 65% fr 56.00 - 58.00 57.29
65% fz 50% fr 34.00 - 36.50 35.38 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.**
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
Thursday, April 22, 1999
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: 129. STEERS STEADY.
COWS STEADY. STEERS CHOICE 2-3
1125-1530 LBS. $61.00-66.00, FEW
SELECT 1-3 $55.00-58.00, FEW STAN
DARD 1-2 $44.50-53.00. HOLSTEIN
STEERS: COUPLE CHOICE 2-3 1400 &
1485 LBS. $54.50 & 56.50. HEIFERS:
CHOICE 2-4 1140-1500 LBS.
$60.75-65.00, SELECT 1-3 $55.00-60.00,
FEW STANDARD 1-2 $55.00-60.00.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
$36.00-40.00, ONE AT $42.00. BONERS
80-85% LEAN $31.50-36.25, LEAN
85-90% LEAN $26.00-31.50. SHELLS
$19.00-26.00. BULLS: COUPLE YG #1
1365 & 1825 LBS. $42.75 &44.50. FEED
GREENCASTLE
LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC.
Off Exit 3 of 1-81
GREENCASTLE, PA. 17225
SALES EVERY
MONDAY at 2:00 P.M.
THURSDAY at 1:00 P.M.
HAY fit STRAW SALE
Both Days at 11:30 A.M.
FEEDER CATTLE SALE
1 st Friday Night of Every Month at 7:15
POULTRY. EGGS. RABBITS
at PRODUCE SALE
Every Wednesday at 6:30 P.M,
1 „ I ' , , "A
Charles “Jim” Metz Jeffrey S. Craig
OFF. MGR. OWNER
Res. (301) 739-4470 Res. (717) 532-5224
OFFICE - 717-597-2171
ER CATTLE: ONE MED 2 425 LBS AT
$62.00. HEIFERS FEW M 1 330-450
$61.00-70.00. FEW M&L 2 450-860 LBS.
$43.00-58.00. BULLS: FEW M&L 2
390-800 LBS. $50.00-60.00 ONE AT
$70.00.
CALVES: 45. VEALERS FEW GOOD
150-295 LBS. $45.00-65.00. STANDARD
& GOOD 75-105 LBS. $27.50-37.50.
UTILITY 66 LBS. ONE AT $B.OO.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY TO $B.OO LOWER. #1 HOLS
TEIN BULLS 90-110 LBS. $BO.OO-115.00,
#2 85-90 LBS. $42.50-67.50. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS FEW #1 85-100 LBS.
$145.00-220.00, BEEF TYPE BULLS &
HEIFERS 70-105 LBS. $55.00-120.00.
HOGS 43: BARROWS & GILTS
STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER. 49-54%
LEAN 215-275 LBS. $28.00-32.00,
45-50% 250-300 LBS. $26.00-27.25.
SOWS; 1-3 410 & 540 LBS.
$26.00-27.25. BOARS 450 & 665 LBS.
BOTH AT $3.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 26 1-3 30 LBS. $22-50;
TWO 85 LBS. $31.00. UTILITY 20-35
LBS. $9.00-16.00...PR. HEAD.
SHEEP: 3... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
ONE GOOD & CHOICE 115 LBS. $52.50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: $32 JO & 37 JO.
GOATS: 2 ONE LARGE KID S22JO,
ONE MEDIUM NANNY AT $35.00.
Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
April 26
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) $50.00-82.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: $36.00-78.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE $60.00-65.25; MEDIUM TO
GOOD $50.00-58.00, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. $50.00-6100.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE $47.00-54.00, LIGHT
$35.00-46.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE $61.00-65.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD $45.00-60.50.
BULLS; HEAVY $37.00-50.00, LIGHT
$38.00-60.00.
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
$34.00-41JO, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
$28.00-35.00, CULL COWS $28.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
$50.00-75.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD
$20.00-47.00.
808 CALVES: $28.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP
TO $140.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90TO 120 LB.) -UP
TO $200.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO $90.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO $30.00,
HEAVY, NONE AVAILABLE, LIGHT,
NONE AVAILABLE.
SOWS: NONE AVAILABLE.
MALE HOGS. NONE AVAILABLE.
LAMBS LIGHT AND FEEDER, NONE
AVAILABLE.
SHEEP NONE AVAILABLE.
SPRING GRASS CATTLE SALES
SAT., MAY 8 AT 7 P.M.
Aberdeen Sales
Company, Inc.
Complete Auction &
Appraisal Service
Churchville, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, April 28
SLAUGHTER STEERS: STEADY.
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS.
$63.50-67.00; SELECT & LOW CHOICE
1000-1500 LBS. $61.00-64.00; HOL.
STEERS HI CHOICE St PRIME
1250-1400 LBS. $57.50-59.50; CHOICE
1200-1500 LBS. $55.00-58.00; SELECT.
ALL WEIGHTS $49.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: STEADY.
CHOICE Sc, PRIME 950-1300 LBS.
$63.00-65.50; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS
900-1400 LBS. $54.00-59.00.
COWS: 2.00 HIGHER. BRK. UT. Sc.
COMM. 2-4 BULK $37.0041.00; HI
DRESSING $41.0044.00; CUTTER St
BON. UT. $34.0038.00; HI DRESSING
$38.00-41.00; CANNER St CUTTERS
$29.0033.00, LOW DRESSING $25.00
DOWN.
BULLS: STEADY. ALL WEIGHTS
11001900 LBS. $44.0053.00.
VEAL CALVES: STEADY. CHOICE
AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. $73.0081.00;
HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL
WEIGHTS $59.0067.00.
FARM CALVES: STEADY. HOL.
BULLS 100125 LBS. $110.00140.00;
HOL BULLS 85-95 LBS. $83.00105.00;
HOL HEIFER CALVES 100120 LBS.
$165.00215.00; SMALL FRAME 70105
LBS. $66.00-115.00; SLAUGHTER
CALVES ALL WEIGHTS $200030.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; $2.00 HIGHER.
BULLS St STEERS 400-900 LBS.
$59.0086.00; HEIFERS 300700 LBS.
$53.0072.00.
lAMBS: STEADY. CHOICE St PRIME
90110 LBS. $87.00100.00; LIGHTER
LAMBS $93.00130.00, EWES - HEAVY
$29.0037.00, LIGHT $35.0063.00.
GOATS: STEADY. SMALL
$25.00-40.00; MEDIUM $40.00-75.00;
LARGE $BO.OO-115.00.
HOGS: STEADY. 210-250 LBS.
$26.00-29.00; 255-300 LBS. $22.00-28.00;
SOWS - HEAVY $22.00-27.00; SOWS
LIOHT $lB.OO-22.00; BOARS ALL
WEIGHTS 9.00-12.00.
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St. Louis
Cattle, Hogs
Springfield IL
Mon Apr 26, 1999
USDA-IL Dept Ag Market News
Farmers Livestock Marketing Associa
tion Greenville Illinois
Receipts this week: 100 Last week: 100
Last year njt
Compared to last week limited supply
all classes steady. Supply mainly Select
and Choice steers and heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice
2-4 975-1200 lbs 60.0062.00, few 2-3 and
Fancy 2-4 1025-1175 lbs 62.0063.00, few
up to 63.50. Select and Choice 2-3
925-1150 lbs 57.0060.00. Select 2-3
9001100 lbs 54.0057.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Absent
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-4 925-1 ISO lbs 60.0062.00; few 2-3 and
Fancy YO 2-4 9501100 lbs 62.0063.00.
Select and Choice 2-3 8501 ISO lbs 57.00
60.00. Select 2-3 850-1125 lbs
54.0057.00
SLAUGHTER COWS: % Lean Wdght
Price Breakers 75-80% 8501200 lbs
32.0036.00 Boners 8085% 8501200 lbs
34.00-37.00 High Yielding Boners
8085% Over 1100 lbs 35.0038.00 Lean
85-90% 8501200 lbs 30.0033.00 85-90%
750 850 lbs 200030.00 85-90% Under
750 lbs 22.0026.00
COWS: Cutter, Breaking and Boning
Utility 1-4 32.0036.00. High Yielding
36.0038.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2
28.00-32.00. Shelly Canner 1-2
24.0028.00. Low Yielding 20.0024.00.
BULLS: Few Yield Grade 1-2
12501700 lbs 38.0044.00.
Frederick
Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
April 26
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 88 HEAD.
STEADY PRICES. UTILITY
$35.00-39.00; LOW DRESSING
$33.0-35.00; HIGH DRESSING BIMI
$43.00; CANNERS $30.00-35.00; SHEL
LY $29.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 4 HEAD. YO#l 1500-1950
LBS. $42.75-46.75; 1000-1100 LBS.
s42^o-43.50.
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FED STEERS: 5 HEAD. HOLSTEIN L
CHOICE 1600-1815 LBS. $45.25-48.00.
VEAL CALVES: 130 HEAD. CULLS
85-110 LBS. $24.00-32.00. 60-85 LBS.
$15.00-24.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS.
#1 95-120 LBS. $105.00-124.00; 88-95
LBS. $65.00-92.00; #2 90-115 LBS.
$70.00-100.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
90-120 LBS. $lBO.OO-220.00; 80-90 LBS.
$120.00-165.00; #2 75—95 LBS.
$60.00-110.00; BEEF X BULLS AND
HEIFERS $50.00-95.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 20 HEAD. 1&3
245-280 LBS. $28.00-29.00; #2&3
220-250 LBS. $27.00-27.50.
SOWS: 5 HEAD. 350-450 IBS. TO
$17.50; 500-550 LBS. TO $22-50; THIN
DOWN TO $13.00.
BOARS 535 LBS. TO $7.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 31 HEAD. HEIF
ERS 1 SHORT BRED H0L5.5660.00; 1
HOLS. HFR. CF 295 LBS. $74.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES:
$125.00-240.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES: 95-120
LBS. $72.50-155.00. 70-95 LBS.
$42.50-102.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; $7.00-30.00.
ORASSERS AND STARTED
CALVES: $53.00-77.50.
FEEDERS: $40.00-70.00.
LAMBS: $BO.OO-100.00.
SHEEP: $16.00-28.00.
HOGS: 200-250 LBS., $22.00-26.00.
SOWS: $l4-50-23.00.
BOARS: TO $5.00.
PIGS, EACH; $20.00-24.00.
HEIFERS: $31.50-45.25.
STEERS: TO $46.25.
BULLS: $34.0045.25.
COWS GOOD: $32.50-38.25.
COWS MEDIUM: $28.50-33.00.
COWS POOR OR SMALL:
$15.00-30.00.
CATTLE MARKET: ABOUT
STEADY.
CALF MARKET: STRONG.
HORSES & PONIES: $llO-680.00.
GOATS: $30.00-60.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES SOLD
HIGHER.
Quality Sen ices - Reasonably <Pt tied
Tmntm O
Valley Stockyards
Athena, Pm.
April 26, 1999
Report Supplied By Auction
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