Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
Sept 13
CATTLE
129.000
132.000
132.000
392.000
261.000
392,000
WEDNESDAY 9/15/99 (ESI)
WEEK AGO (ESI)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (ESI)
SAME PD LT WK (ESI)
SAME PD LT YR (ESI)
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Sept 13,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 111...[PDA],
SLAUGHTER STEERS: one
Choice 2-3 1190 lbs 61.75, few Select 1-3
55 00-59.00.
HOLSTEINS: couple Choice 2-3
1255 & 1335 lbs 58.50 & 59.00.
HEIFERS; one Choice 2-4 1110
lbs 60.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers
75-80% lean 37.00-43.50, few Boners 80-
85% lean 33.00-36.50, Lean 85-90% lean
29 75-33.00. Shells down to 20.00.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1220
lbs 42.25, few Yield Grade 2 1100-2170
lbs 35.00-41.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS; few
Medium 1 375-650 lbs 50.00-71.00;
HEIFERS: one Medium 1 270 lbs 71.00,
Medium 2 270-650 lbs 44 00-62.00;
BULLS: few Medium 1 620-970 lbs
45 00-57.00
CALVES 192 ..VEALERS'
Standard and Good 80-120 lbs 20.00-
30 00, Utility 55-85 lbs 10.00-22.00
FARM CALVES. No 1 Holstein
bulls 120-135 lbs 77.50-100 00, 90-115
lbs 87.50-107 50, 80-85 lbs 35 00-76.00,
No 2 90-140 lbs 60 00-88.00, No 1
Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs 300 00-380.00,
No 2 65-105 lbs 140.00-290.00 Beef type
bulls and heifers 85-120 lbs 85.00-132 50
HOGS 253 Barrows and gilts
weak
BARROWS AND GILTS- 49-54%
lean 230-280 lbs 32.85-34.00, couple
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SOWS: US 1-3 325-500 lbs 17.00-
22 50,500-620 lbs 23.50-25.75.
BOARS: couple 520 & 855 lbs
5.75 & 5.50, few 200-265 lbs 14.00-19.50.
FEEDER PIGS 22... Few US 1-3
25-40 lbs 16,00-19.00. per head.
SHEEP 117... SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice 40-100 lbs 65.00-81.00,
100-150 lbs 50.00-60.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Good and
Choice 50-75 lbs 45.00-74.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 15.00-
32.50.
GOATS 26 .Medium and Large
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Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Sept 14,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 392...[PDA] .Compared
to last week's sale...sl steers steady to
weak, cows 1 00 to 3 00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-
3 1100-1450 lbs 61.00-65.00, Select 1-3
54 50-62 00, few Standard 45.00-54.25
HOLSTEINS- few Choice 2-3
1625-1685 lbs 52 00-54 00.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1275
lbs 61.00-64 50, Select 1-3 57.00-60 50,
Standard I -2 57 00-60 50, Standard 45.00-
53 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean
35 00-39 00, Boners 80-85% lean 32 00-
36 25, Lean 85-90% lean 29 00-34 00
BULLS. Yield Grade 1 1070-1930
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FEEDER CATTLE' STEERS'
Large I 650-1075 lbs 55.50-62.00,
Medium 1 350-475 lbs 62.50-77 00. few
Medium 2 475-635 lbs 55.00-61.50;
HEIFERS: few Large I 485-695 lbs 58 00-
68.50, Medium 1 200-600 lbs 61.00-75 00,
Medium 2 350-670 lbs 50.00-62 00,
BULLS, Medium 1 250-575 lbs 63 50-
78.50, few to 88.00, few Medium 2 290-
725 lbs 48.00-53 00.
CALVES 133 VEALERS'
Standard and Good 80-115 lbs 20.00-
30 00, Utility 55-80 lbs 6.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-115 lbs 95.00-127.50, 80-85 lbs
60.00-95.00, No 2 85-130 lbs 35.00-95.00,
few No 1 Holstein heifers 100-110 lbs
295 00-36000, No 2 75-115 lbs 95.00-
260.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 85-135
lbs 65.00-140 00.
HOGS 64 ..BARROWS AND
GILTS: 40-45% lean 220-240 lbs 30 GO
-34 00
SOWS: few US 1-3 520-615 lbs
25.00-26.00.
BOARS' one 240 lbs 12 00.
FEEDER PIGS 31 ..US 1-3 45-85
lbs 18.00-25.00, 30-40 lbs 5 00-11.00
per head.
SHEEP 3. .SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: few Choice 115-125 lbs 50.00-
52 00.
GOATS 0.. NO MARKET TEST'
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Sept. 14,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 276 [PDA] Compared
with last week's sale si steers steady, si
cows steady to SO higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1160-1290 lbs
66 75-68 00, Choice 2-3 1020-1345 lbs
61 25-66 50, Select 1-3 58 00-62 25,
Standard 1-2 46 50-56 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS one High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1330 lbs 59 00,
Choice 2-3 1275-1660 lbs 53 25-57 75,
few Select 1-245.00-53 25
HEIFERS couple High Choice
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and Prime 2-4 1190 & 1235 lbs 6600 &
67 00, Choice 2-4 1010-1325 lbs 60.00-
65.75, Select 1-3 57 50-60.50, Standaid 1-
2 45.00-54.25.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean
37.00-42.25, Boners 80-85% lean 35 00-
39 25, low dressing down to 33.00, Lean
85-90% lean 24 00-34.75 Shells down to
22 50
BULLS few Yield Grade 2 1300-
1640 lbs 41.50-43 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
Medium and Large I 365-600 lbs 64 00-
77 50, couple 810 & 865 lbs 59 25 &
60 75, few Medium and Large 2 495-880
lbs 48 50-55.00,
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1
375-655 lbs 52 50-61 00, Medium and
Large 2 385-460 lbs 40 00-51 00, few
Large 2 270-325 lbs Holstems 94 00-
102 00, 835-990 lbs 41 50-51.50, BULLS:
few Large I 610-665 lbs 52 00-64 50. few
Medium and Laige 2 375-720 lbs 35.00-
47 00
CALVES 255 VEALERS
Standard and Good 75-115 lbs 20 DO
-25 00, Utility 70-95 lbs 15 00-19 00
FARM CALVES' Holstein bulls
500 to 10 00 lower, Holstems heifers
steady...No I Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
80 00-129 00 bulk of sales 90 00-125.00,
80-90 lbs 70.00-90 00, No 2 80-120 lbs
30 00-80.00, few down to 25 00, No I
Holstein heifers 75-125 lbs 225 00-367 00,
No 2 70-100 lbs 100 00-215 00 Few beef
type bulls and heifers 85-95 lbs 52 50-
95 00
HOGS 289. .(09/13 & 14/99) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and reported by
the auction Barrows and gilts mostly
steady with spots to I 00 lower, sows I 00
t 200 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54%
Ican 225-265 lbs 32 00-33 00, 45-50%
lean 220-275 lbs 30 00-32 00, 40-45%
lean 280-305 lbs 23 50-29 75
SOWS US 1-3 300-485 lbs 13 25-
17 50, one 22 00, 500-710 lbs 17 50-
24 75, Medi 230-365 lbs 8 50-12 00
BOARS- 455-625 lbs 5 25-7 00,
170-250 lbs 9 00-17 00
FEEDER PIGS 134 US 1-3 30-40
lbs 10 00-19 00, 55-65 lbs 24 00-3100
per head
SHEEP 61 Slaughter lambs
steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS few High
Choice and Prime 60-65 lbs 89 00-93 00,
Choice 35-55 lbs 80 00-98 00, 60-80 lbs
76 00-85 00,90-120 lbs 63 00-67 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP couple
27 00 & 29 00
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Indiana-Ohio Direct Hogs Close
Negotiated sales: 10000 Wk ago: 12000
Yt Ago: Estimated Daily movement:
29500 Wk ago: 31500 Yr Ago 34200 Yes
terdays actual movement: 31400 Week to
date total movement: 96500 Wk ago:
64600 Yr Ago! 12900 Trend; On a carcass
basis steady to .69 lower. Demand light on
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MAJORITY OF TODAYS SALES (185
lb carcass) Percent Country buying points
Plant Delivered Lean carcass sales live
74% yld carcass sales live 75% yld
51-52.9(1)40.00 -46.17 29.60 - 34.17
40.75 - 46.31 30.56 - 34.74 mostly 43.80
-46.17 32.41 - 34.17 mean 44.80 mean
33.60
BASE MARKET 49-51 PCT LEAN
CARCASS BASIS PLANT DELIV
ERED.(2) 40.75 -45.25 WTD AVGnot
available
Calculated Percent Country buying
points Plant Delivered Lean carcass sales
live 74% yld carcass sales live 75% yld
55-56.9 45.80 -49.05 33.89 - 36.30 46.55 -
49.19 34.91 - 36.89 53-54.9 44.00 -47.87
32.56 - 35.42 44.75 - 48.01 33.56 - 36.01
51-52.9(1)40.00 -46.17 29.60 - 34.17
40.75 - 46.31 30.56 - 34.74 49-50.9 38.00
-45.19 28.12 - 33.44 38.75 - 45.33 29.06 -
34.00 47-48.9 36.00 -44.21 26.64 - 32.72
36.75 - 44.59 27.56 - 33.45
Sows; Steady
US 1-3 300-400 lbs 16.00-18.00
400-SOO lbs 18.00-23.00 500-600 lbs
22.00-25.50 few over 600 lbs 25.00-27.00
Boars: under 300 lbs 13.00-18.00; over
300 lbs 7.00-9.00
(1) majority of area hog population aver
age percent lean (2) Based on individual
packer buying programs. No premiums or
discounts included.