(Condniwd from Pago A 2)
steady to .50 higher and slaughter bulls
finished fully steady. Supply included SO
percent slaughter steers, 8 percent
slaughter heifers, 35 percent slaughter
cows, 4 percent slaughter bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41075-1465 lbs 72.50-75.85,
few singles up to 77.00. Choice 2-3 1070-
1490 lbs 70.85-73.75, few high dressing
1-2 up to 77.25; 1505-1555 lbs 66.75-
71.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1140-
1545 lbs 66.50-72.00. Select 1-3 1185-
1455 lbs 63.00-67.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1290-1635 lbs 62.35-65.50,
few up to 68.00. Choice 2-3 1235-1650
lbs 60.00-64.25. Select and low Choice 2-
3 1220-1675 lbs 57.50-60.75, calf-feds
940-1100 lbs 58.00-60.25; few returning
to feed 970-1090 lbs 57.00-57.50. Few
Select 1-21135-1430 lbs 54.50-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1075-1315 lbs
71.75- Choice 2-4 985-1395 lbs
68.50-71.00; couple packages 955-985 lbs
60.75- Select and low Choice 2-3
1040-1315 lbs 65.00-69.25. Heiferettes:
Commercial to Choice 2-4 935-1470 lbs
55.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
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lbs 42.50-47.50 38.00-42.75 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 39.50-44.00 37.50-
40.25 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 39.50-43.75 36.50-40.25
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 36.75-
41.00 33.50-37.75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 34.50-38.00 32.00-
36.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1185-1860 lbs 54.00-60.00, few up to
66.00; ideal black white-face 1395 lbs
72.00. Yield Grade 2 1065-2430 lbs
47.00- 54.75. Bullocks; Select, few
Choice 1-3 795-1550 lbs 53.00-65.25,
consignment Simmental X 1190-1300 lbs
70.50-73.50.
CALVES: Compared to last week,
demand was good for the small number
of vealers sold for immediate slaughter
and prices were steady. There was no
comparison late last week for slaughter
calves, but prices closed slightly lower
this week on a good supply. The market
for fresh Holstein bulls returning to feed
plunged on Thursday, again this week,
as the supply of new born bulls has re
turned to normal. The numbers have
been down sharply over the last couple
months, due to the extremely hot
weather late last summer. Bulls ended
the week 5.00-15.00 lower and heifers
closed 10.00-35.00 lower.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-
100 lbs 40.00-65.00. Utility 60-80 lbs
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Survey; Consumers Don’t Know
Most Dairy Farms Are Family-Owned
ROSEMONT, 11. A strik
ing example of the gap between
American consumer knowledge
and the realities of dairy farm
ing, a recent dairy industry
survey indicates a majority of
U.S. consumers believes most
dairy farms are not owned by
farmers and their families, ac
cording to Linda Eatherton, vice
president of industry relations
for Dairy Management Inc.™
17.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 17S-3SO lbs 80.00-105.00. Stan
dard 200-300 lbs 69.00-85.00; 300-450 lbs
55.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 135.00-200.00, late in the
week 135.00-156.00. Plainer type bulls
80-125 lbs 92.00-185.00, weaker calves
70- 105 lbs 50.00-91.00. Holstein heifers
80-120 lbs 265.00-360.00. Plainer heifers
70-125 lbs 150.00-320.00. Beef type bulls
and heifers 75-120 lbs 110.00-165.00.
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(DMI).
In a random nationwide
survey by Roper Starch World
wide, consumers were asked to
identify who they think owns
more than 90 percent of dairy
farms in the United States.
Thirty percent said agricultural
ly-related corporations own
dairy farms, while another 21
percent said other business cor
porations or food manufactur
ers. About ten percent said the
government owns them.
In reality, according to Eath
erton, U.S. Department of Agri
culture data indicates families
own and operate more than 99
percent of all U.S. dairy farms.
“This misperception about
who produces our nation’s milk
is just one example showing the
vast gap between consumer be
liefs and the realities of dairy
farming,” she said. “As more
consumers become further re
moved from production agricul
ture, the gap continues to
widen.”
DMI and the regional dairy
organizations, American Dairy
Association/Dairy Council
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Middle Atlantic and Pennsylva
nia Dairy Promotion Program,
have partnered with other dairy
industry groups to develop a
long-term education program to
address and correct such con
sumer misperceptions.
“The dairy industry is united
to reach misinformed consumers
with factual information on a
wide range of dairy farming
issues,” said Eatherton.
Farmer-funded education ef
forts allow the dairy industry to
explain its story, she, “Con
sumers can now begin learning
the facts about herd health mea
sures dairy farmers practice
daily, our high safety standards
that ensure quality dairy prod
ucts, and environmental stew
ardship programs being
developed across the country.”
These consumer awareness
programs also benefit dairy
farmers, Eatherton said. “The
more confident the public is
about how milk is produced, the
more confident they’ll be in se
lecting dairy products off the
shelves at their local supermar
ket.”