A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1, 2000
Central Carlot
Pork Report
Des Moines, 1A
Wed Mar 29, 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
bone-in 13-19 lbs. loins steady to 2.00
higher; butts firm; sknd. bone-in hams
steady to 2.00 lower, sdls. bellies steady to
3.00 higher, lean trimmings 1.00-3.00
higher. Trading slow to moderate, with
light to moderate demand and offerings.
Loads PORK CUTS : 60.00 Loads
TRIM/PROCESS PORK : 19.0 USDA
ESTIMATED PORK CARCASS CUT
OUT Based on FOB Omaha carlo! pork
prices and industry yields.
Calculations for a 18S lb Pork Carcass
51-52% lean. 0.80“-0.99“ backfat at last
rib Total Today’s Primal Cutout Values
Date Loads Carcass Loin Butt Pic Rib Ham
Belly 03/29 79.0 66.05 88.33 61.15 36.91
140.26 45.28 89.70 Change : 0.31 0.31
0.54 1.54 unc -0.66 0.98 03/28 97.4 65.73
88.02 60.62 35.38 140.26 45.94 88.73
03/27 73.8 65.44 88.31 60.40 35.25 140.26
46.17 86.78 03/24 38.0 64.93 85.83 59.73
35.24 140.26 47.29 86.29 03/23 76.3 65.29
85.68 58.93 35.31 140.26 47.75 88.73 Cur
rent Five Day Simple Average - 65.49
87.24 60.17 35.62 140.26 46.49 88.04
NOTE: Value may change without
adequate test. A detailed description of the
cutout is available upon request
FRESH PORK CUTS PRICE RANGE
WGHTD AVG. LOINS, BONE-IN Primal
Cutout Value - 88.33 **ABP Regular
14-18* - 92.00 92.00 Lds Price Range
Wghtd Avg. 1/4" Trim 13-19# 115.00 -
117.00 116.30 A 1/8“ Trm/l«ss 13-19*3.0
123.00 123.00 1/4* Bladeless 1/4“ Trim
19-23* 6.0 114.50 - 116.00 115.50 combos
23/Up# LOINS.CNTRCUT.IO-11
RIB,I/4“TRM Tender-in FLO 8-13#
146.00 146.00 A Tender-out FLO 8-13*
BNLS Strap-on 5-9* 0.5 182.00 182.00
BNLS Strap-off 5-9# 187.00 - 192.00
190.33 A WHLE BNLS LOINS 7-11#
149.00- 150.00 149.33 A BNLS SIRLOIN
.75-1# 122.00 - 127.00 125.33 A BONE-
Parlett & Holloway
Club Pig
& Lamb Sale
Selling: 150 Club Pigs & 15
Hampshire Club Lambs
When; Saturday, April 22, 2000 •
6 00 PM
Where: Solanco Fairgrounds,
Quarryville, PA
For Information:
Jim Parlett 717-862-3610 or
Dave Holloway 717-235-6966 or
Henry Holloway 800-715-0077
(410-457-4960 night)
SPRING HAS SPRUNG
• STOVES • HAMMOCKS • GAS GRILLS
• PATIO FURNITURE & MUCH MORE.
• Wood • Coal "
• Gas
Vermont Castings
TELESCOPE 1066 Division Hwy
PATIO FURNITURE 322 East
Ephrata, PA 17522
www bowmansstove com
(717) 733-4973
SmWPoMP 1-800-642-0310
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Mon , Tues, Wed 10 to 6
Thurs , Fn 10 to 8 dHM
Sat 10 to 4 "WE I
IN SIR 2.5-3.S* 0.50 129.00 129.00
BLADE ENDS 2-4* TENDERLOIN
1.25/DN# 260.00 260.00 E LOIN BACK
RIB (BOXED) FRSH/FRZN 1.5/DN# “
1.75/DN# 378.00 378.00 E “ 1.75-2.00#
320.00 320.00 D * 2.00/UP# 290.00
290.00 E LOIN BACKRIB (COMBOS)
1.75/DN# PICNIC
Primal Cutout Value • 36.91 **ABP
Untrmd Picnic - 32.00 32.00 Lds Price
Range Wghtd Avg. Smkr Trm, RS, combo
SmkrTnn, SS, boxed 47.00 47.00 E PICN
IC CUSHION MEAT Combo 92% Fresh
Boxed 92% Frozen 0.5 95.00 95.00 BOS
TON BUTT Primal Cutout Value ■ 61.15
**ABP Regular 4-8# - 58.00 58.00 Lds
Price Range Wghtd Avg. 1/4“ Trim 4-9#
3.0 80.00 80.00 1/8“ Trim 4-9# 1/4“ Trim
Neck-off 82.00 82.00 A 1/8“ Trim Ncck
off 89.00 89.00 C BNLS, Cellar Trim com
bo's 9/UP# SPARERIB Primal Cutout
Value - 140.26 **ABP 1.5-3.5#- 126.00-
127.00 126.80 E Lds -Price Range Wghtd
Avg. 3 BAG/3 PCVAC 3.8/DN# 151.00 -
155.00 152.20 E 2 BAG/3 PCVAC
3.8-5.S# 120.00 - 125.00 121.67 A COM
BOS 3.
8/DN# COMBOS 3.8-S.B# SKINNED
HAM Primal Cutout Value ■ 45.28 **ABP
Untrm Sel 17-20#- 52.00 - 59.00 55.80
•*ABP Untrm Sel 20-26#- 41.00 - 45.00
42.60 Lds Price Range Wghtd Avg.
BONE-IN, TRIMMED 17-20# Trim Spec
1 5.0 56.00 - 63.00 59.80 20-23# Trim
Spec I 24.5 46.00 - 49.00 46.88 23-27#
Trim Spec I 6.5 45.00 - 46.00 45.54
17-20# Trim Spec 2 20-27# Trim Spec 2
1.0 43.00 43.00 27#/up Trim Spec 2
BONELESS MUSCLES 94-96% 3 Muscle
Group 4 Muscle Group 2.0 99.00 - 101.00
100.005 Muscle Group unq Inside Outside
Knuckle 107.00 107.00 A Lite Butt Inner
Shank HAM TRIMMINGS (CHEM
LEAN) Combo 72% Fresh 46.00 46.00 A
Boxed 72% Frozen Combo 90% Fresh
Boxed 90% Frozen unq Outer Shank Fro-
zen 58.00 38.00 A BELLY. SEEDLESS
Primal Cutout Value - 89.70 **ABP
Untnnd 12-14# • 84.00 • 83.00 84.67
**ABP Untnnd 14-16# - 87.00 - 89.00
88.00 **ABP Untnnd 16-18* - 84.00 -
85.00 84.30 A Lds- Price Range Wghtd
Avg. SKIN-ON. TRIMMED Fresh 10-12*
77.00 77.00 A Fresh 12-14# 3.0 88.00 -
89.00 88.67 Fresh 14-16*4.091.00-93.00
92.00 Fresh 16-18# 87.30 - 90.00 88.73 A
Fresh 18-20# 1.0 80.00 80.00 Fresh 20-23#
76.00 76.00 A SKINLESS. SQUARED
Fresh 9-11# Fresh 11-13# Fresh 13-13#
Fresh 13-17# SKINLESS, CENTER CUT
Fresh 8-10# Fresh 10-12# Fresh 12-14#
Fresh 14-16# PORK TRIMMINGS/
BONELESS PROCESSING PORK
(CHEMICAL LEAN) **ABP:Cmbo 42%
Fish - 38.00 38.00 A **ABP;Cmbo 72%
Fish - 47.00 - 48.00 47.33 *»ABP:Cmbo
Bids Pic Frs - 49.00 49.00 **ABP:Cmbo
Jowl Fish - 33.00 33.00 A Lds -Price
Range Wghtd Avg. Combo 42% Fresh
39.50 - 40.00 39.73 A Boxed 42% Frozen
Combo 72% Fresh 6.0 49.00 - 50.00 49.25
Boxed 72% Frozen 52.00 32.00 A BONE
LESS PICNIC MEAT Combo 72% Fresh
7.5 50.00 - 50.50 50.17 Boxed 72% Frozen
1.0 34.00 54.00 SKINNED JOWLS Com
bo Fresh 34.50 34.30 A Boxed Frozen
32.00 32.00 A FAT, VISUAL TRACE OF
LEAN Combo Fresh 3.0 23.00 - 26.00
25.33 Boxed Frozen TRIM, VISUAL
TRACE OF LEAN Combo 12-16% Fresh
1.0 26.00 26.00 Boxed 12-16% Frozen
••Adjusted Base Price • Weighted aver
age price for non-value added product cal
culated by subtracting the packer’s value
differential from the repotted price of
value-added product
Specifications for all repotted 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 Pak: no price differential
Paper : minus $3.00 Paper : minus $3.00
Combo : minus $6.00 Combo : minus
$4.00 Spareribs: Adjustments for Trim -
Vacpak : report bads Bone- in Center Cut
Loins; Polywiap: minus $7.00 False Lean
Off : bads Tenderloins: False Lean On :
minus $5.00 Vacpak : report basis Bone
less Center Cut Loins: Polywiap: minus
$lO.OO 1/4* Trim: report bads 1/8“ Trim :
add $6.00
ABCDE after quotes represents days
since last actual market lest Quotes are
dropped after 5 days of no lest or before if
they no longer reflect current market
conditions.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, March 30, 2000
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE: 155. STEERS STEADY.
COWS STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER. HEIF
ERS STEADY. STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1130-1490 LBS. 66.50-70.00. FEW
SELECT 1-3 56.75-64.30. HOLSTEIN
STEERS: SELECT 1-2 53.50-58.00. FEW
STANDARD 1-2 47.50-51.50. HEIFERS:
CHOICE 2-4 935-1500 LBS. 65.50-74.00.
SELECT 1-3 57.00-64.75. STANDARD
1-2 48.00-55.00.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
38.00-41.75 ONE AT 45.25. BONERS
80-85% LEAN 35.00-38.50. LEAN
85-90% LEAN 31.00-35.50. SHELLS
DOWN TO 30.50 A DOWN, BULLS;
YIELD GRADE 1 1100-1705 LBS.
46.50-SS.SO, YIELD GRADE 2 1285-1610
LBS. 4257-47.00. FEEDER CATTLE:
STEERS; MALI 325 ONE AT 89.00.
600-795 LBS. 70.00-75.00. FEW M&L2
725-970 50.00-62.00. HEIFERS: M&L I
550-650 LBS. 7050-76.50. FEW M&L2
500-970 LBS. 5750-66.50, FEW BULLS:
M&L2 510-750 LBs. 53.00-69.00.
CALVES: 73 CH. 170 LBS. ONE AT
88.00. STANDARD A GOOD 90-95 LBS.
35.00-55.00. STANDARD A GOOD 65-85
LBS. 27.50-50.00. UTILITY 55-60 LBS.
15.00 A 17.50.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. NO. 190-120
LBS. 95.00-13250. NO. 2 80-115 LBS.
57.50- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW
NO. 1 100-105 LBS. 285.00-320.00. NO. 2
75-100 LBS. 155.00-230.00, BEEF TYPE
BULLS A HEIFERS 75-105 LBS.
62.50- 140.00.
HOGS: 66. BARROWS A GILTS
STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER. 45-50%
230-275 LBS. 39.00-42.75, 40-45%
215-265 LBS. 35.25-38.50, SOWS: 1-3
405-440 LBS. 34.75-38.50. 1-3 505-560
ms 13 00-36.75.
Greencastle
Livestock Market
March 30, 2000
Hay & Straw
Report Supplied By Auction
ALFALFA: 95.00, 112.50. 120.00.
2.45/BALE R. BALES 27.0<yBALE.
MIXED HAY 122.50. 135.00, 127.00,
130.00. 130.00, 120.00, 135.00, 124.00.
122.50, 122.50, 127J0. 125.00, 132.00, R
BALES 28.00/BALE.
STRAW: 46.00.
Greencastle
Livestock
Grecncastle, Pa*
Report Supplied by PDA
THURSs MAR. 30, 2000
CATTLE: 160: COWS STEADY TO
SPOTS 1.00 HIGHER. STEERS SELECT
1-3 ONE AT 65.25. HOSLTEIN STEERS:
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 1425-1535 LBS.
59.75-61.75, SELECT 1-2 53.75-56.75.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 ONE 1320 LBS.
AT 68.75, SELECT 1-3 ONE AT 64.25.
COWS: BREAKERS: 75-80% LEAN
40.0044.75, WITH ONE AT45.25, BON
ERS 8085% LEAN 38.004250. LOW
DRESSING DOWN TO 3450. LAND
85-90% LEAN 34.75-40.00, FEW DOWN
TO 30.25, SHELLS DOWN TO 2650.