USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
129.000 6,000 370,000
124.000 6.000 368,000
131.000 6,000 372,000
386.000 16,000 1,096,000
Wednesday 08/11/99 (est)
Week ago (est)
Year ago (act)
Week to date (est)
Same Period Last
Week (est) 381,000 15,000 1,054,000 36,000
Same Period Last Year (est) 382,000 19,000 1,100,000 37,000
Previous Day Estimated Steer and Heifer Cow and Bull Tuesday 108,000 22,000
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
August 9, 1999
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES:
180.00-
BACK TO FARM CALVES: 95-120
LBS. 97.50-135.00, 70-95 LBS.
40.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: 10.00-31.00.
GRASSERS AND STARTED
CALVES: 38.00-70.00.
FEEDERS: 55.00-76.00.
LAMBS: 65.00-87.50.
SHEEP: 29.00-33.00.
HOGS: 200-250 LBS., 22.00-32.00.
SOWS: NONE.
BOARS: NONE.
PIGS, EACH: NONE.
HEIFERS: 38.00-48.50.
STEERS: 35.00-42.50.
BULLS: 39.00-45.75.
COWS GOOD: 36.75-46.50.
COWS MEDIUM: 31.00-37.75.
COWS THIN: 15.00-29.00.
CATTLE MARKET: STRONGER.
CALF MARKET: STRONG.
HORSES & PONIES: TO 260.00.
GOATS: 13.00-70.00.
HEIFERS AND BACK TO FARM
CALVES GOOD DEMAND.
FEEDER SALE IST MON. EACH
MONTH; DAIRY SALE 3RDTHURS. OF
EACH MONTH, 7:30.
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, August 7, 1999
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
200-500 LBS. 50.00-100.00. -
STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-85.00.
HEAVY DUTY FIBERGLASS GATES
CffSEn $63
io’ - $7O
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Gideon K. King - Elam Road Kinzer PA
DU Farm Store - Hess Road Quarryville PA
Zimmerman Farm Service - Bethel. PA 717-933*4114
Huber’s Animal Health - Myerstown PA 717*866*2246
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LANCASTER, PA 17603
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Slaugher (Est. Daily)
Washington, D.C.
Wed Aug 11, 1999
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE, UP TO 61.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-58.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD
50.00-56.75, LIGHT 40.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 56.00-60.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-55.50.
BULLS: HEAVY 44.00-50.00, UGHT
42.00-
COWS: UTILITY HOLSTEINS
31.00- CANNERS 25.00-33.00.
CULLS 22.00 AND DOWN.
808 CALVES 30.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN
TO FARM: 90-120 LBS. UP TO 90.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM UP TO 185.00.
BEEF X CALVES RETURN TO
FARM, UP TO 85.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 38.00,
HEAVY UP TO 28.50, LIGHT
20.00-32.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE
HEAD UP TO 27.50.
SOWS: 12.00-18.00.
MALE HOGS: 4.00-11.00.
LAMBS: 70-85 LBS. UP TO 70.00,
85-125 LBS. UPT074.00,30-60LBS. UP
TO 82.50, CULLS UP TO 65.00.
SHEEP: UP TO 32.00.
GOATS: ALL BY THE HEAD, LARGE
40.00-92.00; MEDIUM 20.00-50.00;
SMALL 7.00-39.00.
USDA-IL Dept Ag Market News
Farmers Livestock Marketing Associa
tion Greenville Illinois
Receipts this week: 125 Last week: 100
Last year: 100
Compared to last week, slaughter steeis
and heifers were firm to LOO higher, cows
fully steady, and too few bulls to establish
a market. Supply mainly Choice steers and
SHEEP
12,000
12,000
13.000
37.000
St. Louis
Cattle, Hogs
Springfield IL
Mon Aug 9, 1999
Type NCF 36” & 48” Galvanized
Fans w/Motor and Box.
Also Fan Shutters.
Grade 8 Hex Bin Bolts 3/8x1”
Grade 8 Hex Bin Bolts 5/16x3/4”
Grade 5 Hex Bin Bolts 3/8"
Grade 5 Hex Nuts 5/16”
heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 24
1025-1250 lbs 03.00-65.00; 2-3 and Fancy
2-4 1150-1275 lbs 65.00-66.00. Select and
Choice 2-3 950-1200 lbs 60.00-63.00.
Select 2-3 950-1200 lbs 57.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Absent
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
950-1175 lbs 63.00-65.00; 2-3 and Fancy
2-4 975-1250 65.00-66.00. Select and
Choice 2-3 900-1175 lbs 60.00-63.00.
Select 2-3 875-1150 lbs 57.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: % Lean Weight
Price Breakers 75-80% 850-1200 lbs
36.00- Boners 80-85 % 850-1200 lbs
38.00- High Yielding Boners
80-85% Over 1100 lbs 39.00-41.00 Lean
85-90% 850-1200 lbs 32.00-36.00 85-90%
750- 850 lbs 30.00-32.00 85-90% Under
750 lbs 28.00-30.00
COWS: Cutter, Breaking and Boning
Utility 1-4 36.00-39.00. High Yielding
39.0041.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2
32.00- Shelly Canner 1-2
28.00-
BULLS: Scarce
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
August 9, 1999
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: 106.
STEERS CHOICE, NO MKT. TEST;
GOOD 60.00-63.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE, NO MKT. TEST;
GOOD 56.00-60.00.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
35.0044.00, CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 15.00-34.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
45.00-
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. I
39.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
58.00- BULLS 55.00-72.00; HEIF
ERS 47.00-64.00.
CALVES: 153. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST; CHOICE 72.00-84.00; GOOD
63.00- STANDARD 12.00-35.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
45.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 75.00-225.00.
HOGS: 289, US NO. 1-2 36.50-37.50;
US NO. 1-3 35.00-36.50.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 18.00-26.00.
BOARS: 5.00-16.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 23 HEAD. US#l&3
20-50 LBS. 9.00-26.00 HD.
SHEEP: 28. CHOICE LAMBS
73.00- GOOD LAMBS 68.00-72.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 22.00-34.00.
GOATS; 22.00-81.00 EA.
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Jersey Shore
Livestock
Market, Inc.
Auction Every Thursday
At 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999
RETURN TO FARM CALF
70.00-292.00.
GOOD VEAL: 40.00-69.00.
COMMON VEAL: 10.00-39.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 62.00-67.25.
SELECT STEERS: 58.00-61.00.
COMMON STEERS: 52.00-57.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 35.0042.75,
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 28.00-34.00.
SHELLS: 23.00-27.00.
SELECT HEIFERS; 55.00-61.50.
COMMON HEIFERS: 46.00-54.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 50.00-110.00.
COMMON FEEDERS; 30.00-49.00.
BULLS: 41.00-42.00.
GOOD HOGS: 40.00.
SOWS: 15.00-20.00.
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Lancaster Co.
Weekly
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRI AUGUST 13, 1999
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2793 1870
LAST WEEK 2653 1802
LAST YEAR 2388 1730=
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers sold steady
to .50 higher. The market continues to find
strength right through the dog days of sum
mer. The record breaking drought is having
only a minimal effect on the current fed
cattle crop. The real results of this sum
mer’s disaster will show up next spring, as
cattle feeders will have to either reduce
numbeis, purchase feed, or change their
feeding program to account for their lack
of a com crop. Midwestern fed cattle
traded steady to firm this week at 65.00
live and mostly 103.00 dressed. Local
Holstein steers and a very light lest of
slaughter heifers traded steady. Slaughter
cows sold 4.00-5,00 lower on a depressed
boneless beef market, just as demand typi
cally increases for the upcoming Labor
Day holiday. Slaughter bulls ended
1.00-2.00 lower. Supply included 55 per
cent slaughter steers, 6 percent slaughter
heifers, 29 percent slaughter cows, 3 per
cent slaughter bulls, with the balance made
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SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1125-1475 lbs 65.25-69.25
few up to 72.00. Choice 2-3 1115-1495 lbs
64.25-67.00, few high dressing 1-2 up to
68.00; 1490-1575 lbs 61.25-63.75. Select
and low Choice 2-3 1020-1550 lbs
58.75- Select 1-3 990-1515 lbs
54.75- returning to feed 1070-1245
lbs 57.75-62.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1445-1595 lbs 57.10-58 50.
Choice 2-3 1270-1580 lbs 55.75-57.50.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1230-1585 lbs
52.75- 55.50. Select 1-2 1080-1495 lbs
48.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
1045-1290 lbs 61.50-64.00, few high
dressing 1-2 up to 67.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1045-1285 lbs 58.00-61.50.
Select 1-3 1025-1270 lbs 53.75-58.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
38.00- 36.00-42.00 Boners 80-85 pci
lean over-1200 lbs 35 75-42 00
32.50-38.75 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pci
lean over-1200 lbs 33.75-41.00
31.75- Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 30.75-38.00 28.00-35.00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pa lean 750 -1000
lbs 28.00-35.00 25.50-32.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1275-1980 lbs 48.75-57.75, several fancy
Chatolais early in the week 1170-1420 lbs
61.75- Yield Grade 2 1020- 2360 lbs
42.00- Bullocks: Select 1-3
865-1425 lbs 45.00-58.50. Oxen: Pair
2405 lbs each 30.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week,
vealers sold 2.00-5.00 higher on increased
demand. Slaughter calf pnees were steady
to 3.00 higher. Holstein bulls suitable for
special veal bams sold 15.00 lower than
last week’s active market. However, Hols
tein heifers traded 25.00-30.00 higher as
demand continues to rise.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 17.00-34.00, late in the week mostly
22.00- Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 10.00-22.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES. Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 75.00-95.00; 350-550
lbs 63.00- 75.00. Standard 300-600 lbs
52.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 95.00-136.00. Plainer type bulls
80-120 lbs 60.00-123.00, few weaker
calves down to 29.00. Holstein heifers
80-120 lbs 260.00-350.00. Plainer heifers
65-95 lbs 140.00-272.00.