Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
Wednesday, April 12,2000
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)
New Holland
Calves, Sheep, and Goats
April 10,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
CALVES SHEEP
MONDAY
135 1265
LAST WEEK
151 686
LAST YEAR
194 704
CALVES Compared to Thursday,
vealers prices were not tested as no
calves were sold> for immediate slaughter
A light test of slaughter calves sold
steady to 10 00 lower Holstein bull farm
calf prices were 17 00-72 00 lower than
Thursday's record breaking market, but
were still active. Holstein heifers sold
steady
VEALERS Not tested
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 70 00-103 00, few
350-550 lbs 50 00-65 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 155 00-20000 Plainer
type bulls 80-115 lbs 90 00-170 00
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 290 00-380 00
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Plainer heifers 70-95 lbs 230 00-280 00
SHEEP Compared to Thursday,
slaughter lambs sold firm to 5 00 higher,
instances up to 50 00 higher on weights
under 50 lbs Slaughter ewes and aged
sheep were mostly steady to 5 00 lower
Ethnic demand was very good for
Monday's auction, which marked the
beginning of three weeks of Easter
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GOATS
2123
1594
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and
Prime 2-3 25-35 lbs 175 00-225 00, 35-
45 lbs 140 00-175 00, 45-100 lbs 100 00-
13000, 100-115 lbs 95 00-105 00, wooled
90-120 lbs 85 00-100 00 Good and
Choice 1-3 25-35 lbs 125 00-175 00, 35-
50 lbs 120 00-135 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year olds 45 00-
70 00 Utility and Good 1-3 25 00-35 00,
few thin up to 45 00
GOATS (All sold by the head) Billies
Large 9000-125 00, few up to 135 00
Medium 60 00-90 00 Mutton Choice
and Prime 70 00-95 00 Nannies Large
50 00-75 00 Medium 35 00-50 00
Yearlings Choice and Prime 60 00-90 00
Kids Choice and Prime 50 00-70 00,
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CALVES HOGS
5.000 365,000
4.000 361,000
5.000 383,000
13.000 1,092,000
14.000 1,088,000
14.000 1,145,000
Eighty-four Livestock
Eighty-four, Pa.
April 10,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 285 [PDA] Compared with
last week’s sale si cows and bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS few Choice
2-3 1055-1120 lbs 66 00-69 00, couple
Select 1-3 59 50 & 60 00, few Standard 1-
2 45 00-56 50
HEIFERS one Choice 2-4 1215 lbs
69 00. Standard I -2 45 00-55 50
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 39 00-
44 00, Boners 80-85% lean 34 50-39 50,
Lean 85-90% lean 30 00-35 00 Shells
30 00 and down
BULLOCKS one Choice 2-3 70 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1010-2025 lbs
47 00-54 50, one 6150, Yield Grade 2
925-2355 lbs 43 00-47 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few
Medium and Large 1 370-635 lbs 80 00
112 00, few Medium and Large 2 310-500
lbs 64 50-82 50, 510-760 lbs 54 00-74 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 325-
500 lbs 81 00-96 00, 510-675 lbs 78 00-
92 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
65 00-83 00, 510-950 lbs 55 00-76 00,
BULLS few Medium and Large 1 385-
600 lbs 80 00-94 00, Medium and Large 2
350-885 lbs 60 00-79 00
CALVES 136 [All calves sold per
cwt] VEALERS few Choice 145-310 lbs
95 00-110 00, Standard and Good 60-105
lbs 30 00-65 00, Utility 60-95 lbs 25 00-
3000
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
steady to 15 00 higher No 1 Holstein bulls
85-125 lbs 120 00-162 50 mostly 130 00-
155 00, No 2 70-110 lbs 70 00-122 50,
few No 1 Holstein heifers 100-105 lbs
i
285 00-310 00, No 2 75-110 lbs 150 00-
200 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 55-120 lbs
10000-180 00,160-280 lbs 81 00-140 00
HOGS 52 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 220-275 lbs 45 00-47 00, 45-
50% lean 225-320 lbs 36 50-45 00,
lightweights 40-45% lean 185-200 lbs
40 00-41 75
SOWS couple US 1-3 515 & 530 lbs
32 00 & 35 00
BOARS 165-280 lbs 20 00-28 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 1003 [Easter Lamb Sale]
SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and
Prime 110-120 lbs 8400-98 50 NEW
CROP LAMBS Choice 25-50 lbs 125 GO
-195 00, 50-75 lbs 100 00-130 00 80-100
lbs 87 50-112 50 Good and Choice 70-95
lbs 60 00-80 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice
20-65 lbs 75 00-112 50
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 17 50-52 50
GOATS 102 [All sold by the head]
Large Billies 95 00-120 00, Medium
50 00-65 00, Large Nannies and Wethers
43 00-57 00, Medium Nannies 25 00
40 00, Large Kids 26 00-55 00, Small
10 00-27 00
Frederick Livestock
Frederick, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, April 10,2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 87 HEAD,
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. UTILITY
39.50-44.75; HIGH DRESSING 45.00-
47.00, 1 AT 49.50; CANNERS 36.00-
40.00; SHELLY 36.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 3 HEAD. YG#l 1500-1900
LBS. 50.75-56.50; YG#2 1450 LBS. AT
49.00.
FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE HOL
STEINS 1400-1550 LBS. 58.50-59.50;
1650-1725 LBS. 55.00-56.00.
FED HEIFERS: LOW CHOICE
1090-1280 LBS. 60.75-63.00.
VEAL CALVES: 95 HEAD.
CHOICE 320-390 LBS. 79.00-82.00;
CULLS 80-110 LBS. 30.00-45.00, 50-80
LBS. 20.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 10.00-20.00 HIGHER. #1 95-
120 LBS. 160.00-187.00, 85-95 LBS.
120.00-155.00; #2 95-120 LBS. 110.00-
157.00, 80-90 LBS. 70.00-115.00; HOL
STEIN HEIFERS #1 100-120 LBS. TO
350.00; #2 80-110 LBS. 210.00-270.00,
70-80 LBS. 110.00-230.00; BEEF X
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BUTCHER HOGS: 38 HEAD, 2.00
HIGHER. #1 AND 2 220-275 LBS.
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SOWS: 370-470 LBS. 31.50-34.00.
BOARS: 400 LBS. AT 10.25.
STOCK CATTLE: 25 HEAD.
STEERS 450-500 LBS. TO 93.00; HOL
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400-500 LBS. 84.00-98.00; 1 585 LBS.
AT 80.00.
SHEEP: 160 LBS. 40.00-43.00.
LAMBS; 8 HEAD. GOOD TO
CHOICE SPRING 40-55 LBS. 132.00-
142.00.
GOATS: 9 HEAD. MED. BILLIES
45.00-58.00, FLESHY KIDS 32.00-
42.00, SMALL 25.00.
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Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, April 11,2000
CALVES .15-3.15.
COWS .21-.43'/..
EASY COWS .05-.32'/i.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .45-1.00.
HEIFERS .38'/j-.70.
BULLS .4.V/2-.63.
STEERS .51-.75.
HOGS .34-.46.
ROASTING PIGS EA. 39.00-40.00.
BOARS .12-.31.
SOWS .31-38'/2.
SHEEP .14-.51.
LAMBS EA. 8.00-83.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .30-2.00.
GOATS KA. 20.00-135.00.
KIDS EA. 5.00-92.00.
HIDES EA. 14.00.
1264 HEAD TOTAL.
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