National
Grain Market
St Joseph, MO
Wed Jan it, 2000
USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News
Dally National Grain Market Summary
Profit taking, weather conditions, and
slow export sales drove grain and soybean
bids lower. Wheat 2 to 6 cents lower. Com
3 to 6 cents lower. Sorghum 8 cents lower.
Soybeans 3 to 5 cents lower. Very light
export sales overnight for wheat kept pres
sure on wheat bids. More precipitation is
forecast for northern and southern Plains
areas this week. Com and soybean bids
were sharply lower due to profit taking on
the Board and tain forecast for Brazil and
Argentina. Export sales have been very
sluggish this week. Producer selling
remains light Heavy snows and icy condi
tions continued to piumlyze the eastern part
of the US. USDA has been shut down for
two days and export sales and Census
reports have been delayed.
EXPORT SALES: PURCHASER
COMMODITY TONNAGE DELIVERY
DATE South Korea 11.3 pet Hard Red
Winter Wheat 3,000 Api/May 14.0 pet DN
Spring Wheat 1,800 Soft White Wheat
4,200
Totals: Wheat 9,000 tonnes.
DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK
BIDS: 01/26/00 01/25/00 01/27/99 Wheat:
Kansas City (HRW ORD) 235-236 Dn 6
2.95-2.96 Minneapolis (DNS 14pct) 3.35
1/4 Dn 3 1/2 3.72 1/2 Portland (SW)
2.89-2.91 Dn 6-5 3.14-3.19 St. Louis
(SRW) 239-2.40 Dn 2 237-237
Com. US 2 Yellow: Kansas City
2.06-2.08 Dn 5 2.11-2.13 Minneapolis
1.86 Dn 6 1/2 1.90 1/2 So. lowa 2.07 Dn 4
2.12 1/2-2.13 Omaha 1.93-1.95 Dn 3-5
1.98-2.00
Soybeans, US 1 Yellow; Kansas City
4.93-4.95 Dn 4 5.10 Minneapolis No Bids
4.87 So. lowa 4.95 Dn 4 5.05-5.06 Cent 0
Processors 4.99 1/4-5.09 1/4 dn 5 3/4-3 3/4
5.07-5.19
FUTURES: Kansas City (Mar) Wheat
2.88 1/4 Dn 5 1/4 3.10 1/4 Minneapolis
(Mar) Wheat 3.23 1/4 Dn 3 1/2 3.60 1/2
Chicago (Mar) Wheat 2.60 Dn 4 3/4 2.72
1/2 Chicago (Mar) Com 2.23 Dn 4 1/2 2.15
1/2 Chicago (Mar) Soybeans 5.13 1/4 Dn3
3/4 5.13
EXPORT BIDS: Barge or rail. Pent of
New Orleans or North Texas Gulf. US 1
HRW Wheat, Old Protein; 2.84 1/4-2.92
1/4 Dn 5 1/4 3.35 1/4-339 1/4 US 2 Soft
Red Winter Wheat: 2.70 Dn 3 3/4 2.77
1/2-2.79 1/2 US 2 Yellow Com: 2M 1/2
Dn 4-5 1/2 2.46 1/2-2.47 1/2 US 2 Yellow
Sorghum: Rail 4.09-4.13 Dn 8 4.06-4.15
Barge 4.23 Dn 8 4.31-433 US 1 Yellow
Soybeans: 5.42 1/4 Dn 3 3/4 5.47-5.49
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Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, January 25,2000
Hay—Straw—Grain
MIXED HAY: 20 LOTS, 1.25-2.20
BALE.
TIMOTHY: 1.60 AND 1.90 BALE.
GRASS; 1.50 AND 2.00 BALE.
MULCH: .75 AND 1.30 BALE.
WHEAT STRAW: 3 LOTS, 1.00
AND 1.30 BALE.
OATS: 2 LOTS, 5.25 BAG.
FIREWOOD: 25.00 LOAD.
32 LOTS TOTAL.
Belleville Hay
Belleville, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, January 26,2000
Hay—Straw—Grain
ALFALFA HAY: 105.00-140.00.
MIXED HAY: 100.00-150.00.
Dewart Hay
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auctior.
Monday, January 24,2000
HA Y: 30 LOTS, 90.00-160.00.
STRAW: 8 LOTS, 55.00-82.50.
WOOD: 5 LOTS, 22.00-52.50.
OATS: 2 LOTS, 2.45-2.80 BU.
Central Carlot
Pork Report
Dea Moinea, IA
Wed Jan 26, 2000
USDA Market News
USDA NATIONAL CARLOT PORK
REPORT Equated to FOB Omaha Basis as
3:00 P.M.
Compared to Tuesday's Close: Fresh
acne-in 13-19 lbs. loins mostly 1.00-2.00
Idgber, butts 1/4* trim firm to 1.00 higher;
sknd. bone-in hams steady to 1.00 higher;
sdls. bellies not established; lean trim
mings firm to 1.00 higher. Trading slow,
with mostly moderate demand and light to
moderate offerings.
Loads PORK CUTS: 983 Loads TRIM/
PROCESS PORK : 21.0 USDA ESTI
MATED PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
Based on FOB Omaha carlot pork prices
and industry yields.
Calculations for a 185 lb Pork Carcass
51-52% lean. o.Bo*-0.99‘ backfat at last
rib Total Today’s Primal Cutout Values
Date Loads Carcass Loin Butt Pic Rib Ham
Belly 01/261193 59.0676A249.2130.55
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FRESH PORK CUTS PRICE RANGE
WGHTD AVO. LOINS. BONE-IN Primal
Cutout Value “ 76.42 **ABP Regular
14-18# - 73.00 - 79.00 76.00 Lds Price
Range Wghtd Avg. 1/4* Trim 13-19# S 3
98.00- 103.0099.36 1/B‘Ttm/less 13-19#
3.0 110.00 110.00 1/4* Bladeless 1/4*
Trim 19-23# 7.0 94.00 - 99.00 9637 com
bos 23/Up# LOINS,CNTRCUT, 10-11
RIB, 1/4“TRM Tender-in FLO 8-13#
144.00 144.00 A Tender-out FLO 8-13*
137.00 137.00 E BNLS Stnp-on 5-9# 3.0
152.00 - 173.00 155.83 BNLS Stiapoff
5-9# unq WHLE BNLS LOINS 7-11#
BNLS SIRLOIN .75-1# 3.0 120.00 -
121.00120.83 BONE-IN SIR23-3.S#unq
BLADE ENDS 2-4# TENDERLOIN
1.25/DN* 269.00 269.00 B LOIN BACK
RIB (BOXED) FRSH/FRZN 13/DN# *
1.75/DN# * 1.75-ZOO# 03 235.00 235.00
* ZOO/UP# 230.00 230.00 B LOIN BACK
RIB (COMBOS) 1.75/DN* 1.0 270.00
270.00 PICNIC Primal Cutout Value -
30.55 **ABP Unbind Picnic - 30.00 -
31.00 30.17 -Lds Price Range Wghtd Avg.
Smkr Trm, RS, combo 5.0 3650 3650
Smkr Trm. SS. boxed 47.00 47.00 A
PICNIC CUSHION MEAT Combo 92%
Fresh 1.00 88.00 88.00 Boxed 92% Frozen
BOSTON BUTT Primal Cutout Value -
49.21 "ABP Regular 4-B#-40.00-41.00
40.67 Lds Price Range Wghtd Avg. 1/4*
Trim 4-9# 43 6ZOO - 63.00 6236 1/8*
Trim 4-9# 1/4* Trim Neck-off unq 1/8*
Trim Neck-off 13 76.0076.00 BNLS, Cel
lar Trim combo's 9/UP# SPARERIB Pri
mal Cutout Value - 112.06 **ABP
13-33# - 100.00 100.00 B Lds Price
Range Wghtd Avg. 3 BAG/3 PCVAC
3.8/DN# 123.00 123.00 B 2 BAG/3
PCVAC 3.5-S.B# S 3 110.00 - 112.00
111.45 COMBOS 3.8/DN# COMBOS
3.8-5.8# SKINNED HAM Primal Cutout
Value - 44.79 **ABP Untrm Sd 17-20#-
51.00 51.00 **ABP Untrm Sel 20-26#-
41.00 - 44.00 4Z
85 Lds Price Range Wghtd Avg. BONE
IN, TRIMMED 17-20# Trim Spec 1 2.C
56J0 S&SO 20-23# Trim Spec I 28. C
47.00 - 48.00 47.23 23-27# Trim Spec 1
8.0 45.00 - 48.00 46.00 17-20# Trim Speq
2 20-27# Trim Spec 2 41.00 41.00
27#/up Trim Spec 2 BONELESS MUS
CLES 94-96% 3 Muscle Group 4 Muscle.
Group 14.0 107.00 - 110.00 107.64 5
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112.06 44.79 8733 Change : 1.10 2.96
1.60 0.69 me OA2 me 01/25 1 lt.o 57.96
73.46 47.61 29.86 112.06 44.38 87.33
01/24 63.0 57.65 72.57 45.94 32.65 112.06
44.17 86.29 01/21 SZO 56.90 70.94 45.72
32.41 109.16 43.46 86.29 01/20 1063
56.49 70.13 45.25 3238 109.16 43.80
84.83 Current Hve Day Simple Avenge -
57.61 72.70 46.75 3137 110.90 44.12
86.41
NOTE: Value may change without
adequate test. A detailed description of the
cutout is available upon request.
TEST
Muscle Group 6.0 105.00 -10600 10530
Inside Outside Knuckle Lite Butt limet
Shank HAM TRIMMINGS (CHEM
LEAN) Combo 72% Fresh 3330 3330 A)
Boxed 72% Frozen Combo 90% Fresh
Boxed 90% Frozen Outer Shank Frozen
48.00 48.00 D BELLY, SEEDLESS Pri
mal Cutout Value - 87.33 "ABP
12-14# - 78.00 - 80.00 7938 E "ABP,
Unbind 14-16# - 85.00 - 87.00 8537 A
**ABP Unbind 16-18# - 82.00 82.00 A
Lds Price Range Wghtd Avg. SKIN-ON,
TRIMMED Fresh 10-12# 1.0 70.00 70.00
Fresh 12-14# BZOO - 8330 83.06 E Fresh
14-16# 89.00-91.00 8937 A Fresh 16-18#
65308530 A Fresh 18-20# 73.0073.00 D
Fresh 20-25# SKINLESS. SQUARED
Fresh 9-11* Fresh 11-13# Fresh 13-15#
Fresh 15-17# SKINLESS. CENTER CUT
Fresh 8-10# Fresh 10-12# Fresh 12-14#
Fresh 14-16# PORK TRIMMINGS/
PONELESS PROCESSING PORK
(CHEMICAL LEAN) "ABPiCmbo 42%
Fish - 21.00 - 22.00 2130 **ABP£mbo
22% Frsh - 32.00 - 35.00 33.44
"ABPCmbo Bnls Pic Frs - 38.00 38.00
"ABPCmboJowl Fish - 20.0020.00 Ltfe
Price Range Wghtd Avg. Combo 42%
Fresh 8.0 23.00 - 24.00 2331 Boxed 42%
Frozen Combo 72% Fresh 8.0 34.00 -
3630 35.25 Boxed 72% Frozen BONE
LESS PICNIC MEAT Combo 72% Fresh
Z 0 3930 3930 Boxed 72% Frozen 48.00
48.00 A SKINNED JOWLS Combo Fresh
Z 0 2130 2130 Boxed Frozen 27.00 -
28.00 27.50 E FAT, VISUAL TRACE OF
LEAN Combo Fresh 15.00 15.00 D Boxed
Frozen TRIM, VISUAL TRACE OF
LEAN Combo 12-16% Fresh Boxed
12-16% Frozen
"Adjusted Base Price - Weighted aver
age price for non-value added product cal
culated fay subtracting the packer's value
differential from the reported price of
value-added product
Specifications for all reported cuts avail
able upon request
STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS FOR
CONVERTING TO VACUUM BASIS
Loins (13-23#'s): Butts (4-9#*s): Vacpak :
report basis Vacpak: report basis Gas Pak:
minus $2.00 Gas Me: no price differential
Paper : minus $5.00 Paper : minus $3.00
Combo : minus $6.00 Combo : minus
$4.00 Spaieribs: Adjustments for Trim -
Vacpak : report basis Bone-in Center Cut
Loins: Polywtap: minus $7.00 False Lean
Off : basis Tenderloins: False Lean On :
minus $5.00 Vacpak : report basis Bone
less Center Cut Loins: Polywtap: minus
$lO.OO 1/4* Trim: report basis 1/8* Trim:
add $6.00
ABCDE after quotes represents days
since last actual market test Quotes arc
dropped after 5 days of no test or before if
they no longer reflect current market
conditions.
Central Carlot
Beef Report
Des Moines, IA
Wed Jan 26 ,2000
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 300 P.M. report: Cow wd bull car
casses not established.
UT,brk2-4450#/up 65.00 C UT.bng 1-3
400#/up 69.00 C Cutter 1-2 3SO»/up 73.00
C Arils YO 1 500#/up unq
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COW & BULL CARCASS CAF WEST
COAST Loads Reported. Compared to last
week:
Market for Week Ended: January 20,
2000 Lds Price Range UT,brk 2-4 430#/up
UT.bng 1-3 400«/ up 68.00 - 70.00 Cutter
1-2 350#/up 68.00 • 70.00 Bulls YO I
500#/up
BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/
BEEF TRIMMINGS 148.0 Loads
Reported. Lean boneless beef in Omaha
steady to 1.00 higher, Texas 3.00 higher;
83% steady to 4.30 higher on very narrow
trading; 73% steady; 63% generally
steady. Demand and offerings light to
moderate. Beef trimmings lower on light
demand and moderate offerings. FOB
OMAHA BASIS; Chm Ln Lds Price
Range Wtavg 90% fr IS 106.0 - 108.0
107.33 90% fe unq 83% fr 8 98.0 - 103.0
99.75 85% fe 73% fr 8 73.0 73.00 75% fe
63% fr 9 61.0 - 61.3 61.28 63% fe 30% fr
73 34.00 - 36.00 34.8130% fe unq 30% bx
unq Bull 92-94 126.00 126.00 C
FOB EAST TEXAS AND OKLAHO
MA: Chm Ln Lds Price Range Wtavg 90%
fr 14105.0 -107.0106.04 90% fe 8 101.0 -
1010101.25 83% fr 83% fe 73% fr 73% fe
63% fr 63% fe
CAF NORTHEAST AREAS: Chm Ln
Lds Price Range Wtavg 90% fr 11 110.0 -
111.0 110.35 90% fe 85% frunq 83% fe
75% fr 73% fe 65% fr 65% fe
CAF WEST COAST BASIS Market for
Week Ended: 1/14/2000Chm Ln Lds Price
Range Wtavg 90% fr 103.30 -104.00
103.56 90% fe unq 83% fr 95J0 - 98.00
96.46 85% fe unq 75% fr 79.00 79.00 73%
fz unq 63% fr 62.00 - 62.50 6138 63% fe
unq 30% fr 38 JO - 40J0 39J0 30% fe unq
**ABCDE after quotes represents days
since last actual market test. Quotes ate
dropped after 5 days of no test or before if
they no longer reflect current market
conditions.**
New Holland Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, January 26,2000
TOTAL IIEADAGE: 133 DAIRY, 94
HEIFERS, 3 BULLS.
LOCAL FRESH COWS 550.00-
1000.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS 1550.00-
1800.00.
LARGE HEIFERS 1160.00-1300.00,
SMALL 325.00-860.00.
SHORT BRED HEIFERS 650.00-
1050.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
710.00-
BULLS 435.00-500.00, PUREBREDS
510.00-
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 825.00-
1300.00.
CANADIAN LOADS FRESH 825.00-
1800.00. SPRINGERS 1010.00-1575.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 885.00-1250.00.
REGISTERED HEIFERS 1110.00-
1360.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 505.00-
600.00. SMALLER 285.00-435.00.
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