Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
Wednesday, February 23,2000
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
127.000 5,000 379,000
128.000 5,000 381,000
130.000 5,000 374,000
368.000 15,000 1,103,000
384.000 16,000 1,136,000
375.000 15,000 1,111,000
Wednesday 2000-02-09 (est)
Week ago (est)
Year ago (act)
Week to date (est)
Same Period Last Week (est)
Same Period Last Year (act)
Central Carlot
Beef Report
Des Moines, IA
Wed Feb 33 ,2000
USD A Market News
USDA NATIONAL CARLOT BEEF
REPORT (includes major production areas
in the Midwest and TO) is of 3:00 PM
COW A BULL CARCASS FOB OMA
HA 3.0 Loads Repotted. Compared to
Tuesday's 3M P.M. report: UtiHty carcas
ses steady; Cutler carcasses not estab
lished. Demand and offerings moderate.
UTM 2-4 450#/up 1.0 66.00 66.00
UT,bog 1-3 4006/np 10 70.00 70.00 Cut
ter 1-2 350#/up 70.00 C Bulls YO 1
500#/up unq
COW A BULL CARCASS CAP WEST
COAST Loads Reported. Compared to last
week:
Market fat Week Ended: February IS,
2000 Lds Price Range UT.brk 2-4 450#/up
UTJbng 1-3 400#/up 70.00 Cutter 1-2
3SO#/np 70.00 Bulb YO 1 500#/np
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BEEF TRIMMINGS 214.0 Loads
Reported. Lean boneless beef in Omaha
2.00 to 3.00 higher. Tens firm to 2.00
higher; 89% mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher,
with a few instances 5.00 higher, 75%
steady to 1.00 higher; 05% generally
steady. Demand and offerings light to
moderate. Beef trimmings generally steady
on moderate demand and offerings. FOB
OMAHA BASIS: Chm Ln Lds Price
Range Wtavg 90% ft 27 100,0 ■ 103.0
101.81 90% fe unq 85% fr 14 89.0 - 95.0
91.82 85% fe 75% fr 3 73.0 - 74.0 73.67
75% fe 65% ft 9 54.0 - 57.5 55.94 65% fe
50% fr 11130100-32.0031.09 50% feunq
50% bx unq Bull 92-94 unq
FOB EAST TEXAS AND OKLAHO
MA: dun Ln Lds Price Range Wtavg 90%
fr 27 100.5 -103.0101.65 90% b unq *5%
ft 85% b 75% ft 7556 b 65* ft 65* b
CAF NORTHEAST AREAS: Chin Ln
Lds Price Range Wlavg 90% fr 20 104.0 •
1060 105.15 90% ft 85% ft 3 99.0 99.00
85% b 75% fr 75% b 65% fr 65% b
CAP WEST COAST BASIS Market for
Week Ended: 3/ 18/2000 Chm Ln Lds Price
Jeff Martin
Brian Parsons
SHEEP
14.000
14.000
16.000
43.000
42.000
46.000
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Range Wtovg 909 fr 100.50 100.50 909
fe unq 859 fr 91.00 - 95.00 93.00 859 ft
mq 759 fr 78.00 78.00759 ft unq 659 fr
54.00 • 56J0 55.12 659 fz tmq 509 fr
31.00 • 33.00 3144 509 fz unq
**ABCDE after quotes represents days
since last actual market test Quolea are
dropped after 5 days of no test or before if
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Mercer Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
February 22,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 343 [PDA] Compared
with last week's sale si steers 1 00 to 2 00
higher, si cows steady to weak
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1125-1500 lbs 67 00-71 00, one 72 75,
Select 1-3 59 50-6 75, High Yield to
71 25, few Standard 1-2 59 00-64 50
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 1300-1550 lbs 59 00-64 50, few Select
and Standard 48.25-54 00
HEIFERS few High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1040-1240 lbs 67 00-71 00,
Choice 2-4 1050-1425 lbs 64 50-69 00,
few Select 1-2 60 00-66 25
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 37 00-
4100, one 42 00, Boners 80-85% lean
35 00-39 00, Lean 85-90% lean 32 00-
38 00. Shells down to 20 00
BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1405-
1780 lbs 45 00-49 25, Yield Grade 2 975-
1810 lbs 36 50-44 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium 1 325-600 lbs 87 00-96 00, few
750-900 lbs 61 00-65 00, Medium 2 350-
600 lbs 75 00-80 00, HEIFERS Large 1
650-850 lbs 57 50-69 50. Medium 1 400-
500 lbs 80 00-93 00, 500-750 lbs 62 00-
85 00. Medium 2 350-600 lbs 68 00-77 00,
BULLS Medium 1 350-600 lbs 84 GO
-95 00.600-825 lbs 59 00-70 00, Medium 2
450-650 lbs 68 00-77 00
CALVES 125 VEALERS Standard
and Good 90-110 lbs 20 00-3000, Uulity
50-80 lbs 5 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs 100 00-135 00, few to 155 00,
No 2 90-120 lbs 40 00-105 00, few No 1
Holstein heifers 95-110 lbs 250 00-265 00,
No 2 80-110 lbs 120 00-220 00 Few beef
type bulls and heifers 80-145 lbs 85 00-
13000
HOGS 94 BARROWS AND GILTS
one small lot 49-54% lean 233 lbs 42 00,
45-50% lean 220-270 lbs 39 25-40 25, 40-
45% lean 220-265 lbs 37 00-38 85
SOWS US 1-3 500-670 lbs 40 DO
-43 00, few 370-550 lbs 29 50-37 50
BOARS- few 680-810 lbs 14 00-
1600
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 1 NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 1 NO MARKET TEST'
Friend’s
Stockyard, Inc.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, February 21,2000
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-102.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 36.00-89.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 65.00-70.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.00-63.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LBS. 50.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
CHOICE 40.00-58.00, LIGHT 35.00-
46.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 65.00-69.75, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-64.00.
BULLS HEAVY 38.00-50.00, LIGHT
38.00-60.50.
COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS)
34.75-40.00, COMMERCIAL TO
GOOD 30.00-35.50, CULL COWS 30.00
AND DOWN.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 26, 2000-Al9
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-
80.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 20.00-
47.00.
808 CALVES 30.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 140.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 255.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 100.00.
HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO
42.00.
SOWS UP TO 35.00.
LAMBS CHOICE UP TO 75.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT.
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, February 21,2000
CATTLE: 108 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 65.50-70.75,
GOOD 62.25-64.75.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 65.50-70.00,
GOOD 55.50-62.00, UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 35.00-39.50, CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 22.50-34.00.
BULLOCKS: 45.50-52.50.
BULLS: YG#144.50-52.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 64.00-
79.00, BULLS 52.00-68.00, HEIFERS
55.00-
CALVES: 103. PRIME, NO
MARKET TEST; CHOICE 75.00-
83.00; GOOD 66.00-74.00; STANDARD
22.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130
LBS. 55.00-130.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 90-130 LBS. 125.00-201.00.
HOGS 239. US#l-2 40.50-41.50;
US#l-3 38.00-40.00.
SOWS: US#l-3 28.00-41.00.
BOARS; 10.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 42. US#l-3 20-50
LBS. 9.00-30.00.
SHEEP 42. CHOICE LAMBS 100.00-
110.00, GOOD LAMBS 90.00-100.00;
SLAUGHTER EWES 35.00-45.00.
GOA FS; 22.00-89.00.
Crop
Safe