Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
April 17,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 290...(PDA)..Compared
with last week’s sa!e..Choice steers 1.00
2.50 higher. Select up to 7.00 higher
on small supply, cows steady to 1.50
higher.
STEERS: Choice 2-3 1070-1445 lbs
77.50-84.75, Select 1-3 73.00-84.00, few
Standard 1-2 58.00-73.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Choice 2-3
1445-1485 lbs 66.50-70.50, few Select 1-2
60.00-66.75, few Standard 1-2 55.00.
HEIFERS: one High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1250 lbs 82.50, Choice 2-4
1100-1480 lbs 76.00-82.00, few Select 1-3
63.00-69.00.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean 43.00-
47.00, one 50.50, Boners 80-85% lean
39.50-45.50, Lean 85-90% lean 36.00-
41.50. Shells down to 30.00.
BULLOCKS: few Select 1-3 1035-
1135 lbs 63.00-65.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1200-1960 lbs
56.50-63.75, Yield Grade 2 1100-2320 lbs
48.00-57.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS;
Choice Steers
Today 4/11/01
76.300 77.825
72.250 72.100
72.150 71.900
73.725 73.450
74.600 74.575
75.525 75.500
76.800 76.800
Medium 1-2 450-675 lbs 65.00-91.00,
675-850 lbs 65.50-75.00, Large 2-3 685-
1155 lbs 60.00-82.00; HEIFERS: few
Medium 1-2 300-400 lbs 83.00-93.00,
400-600 lbs 60.00-83.50, 600-850 lbs
55.00- Large 2-3 350-600 lbs 60.00-
76.00; BULLS: Medium 1-2 350-600 lbs
79.00- 600-875 lbs 49.00-71.00.
CALVES 126...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-90 lbs 38.00-70.00, Utility
55-75 lbs 16.00-34.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
85-115 lbs 150.00-180.00, one 190.00, No
2 80-120 lbs 100.00-150.00; couple No 1
Holstein heifers 101 & 102 lbs 350.00 &
335.00, couple No 2 92 & 104 lbs 100.00
& 150.00.
Couple beef type bulls and heifers 89
& 94 lbs 175.00 & 150.00, few 240-300
lbs 87.00-102.00.
HOGS 96...8arr0ws and gilts mostly
steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-
54% lean 230-280 lbs 46.85-48.00, 45-
50% lean 220-280 lbs 44.75-46.10, 40-
45% lean 220-290 lbs 41.50-44.00.
SOWS; few US 1-3 575-665 lbs 43.00-
44.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
Livestock Futures Market
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wednesday, April 18,2001
Choice Feeders
Today 4/11/01
87.600 87.550
87.500 86.725
88.275 87.825
88.275 87.975
88.325 87.975
88.650 88.375
88.750 88.450
87.850 87.900
Friend’s
Stockyard,lnc.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, April 16,2001
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-105.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 200-500 LBS.
66.00-94.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 75.00-81.50, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 68.00-74.00, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LBS. 68.00-80.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
CHOICE 63.00-71.25, LIGHT 63.00-
72.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 77.00-81.50, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 57.00-74.50.
BULLS HEAVY 50.00-60.00, LIGHT
40.00-61.00.
COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS)
41.00-47.00, COMMERCIAL TO
GOOD 36.00-40.75, CULL COWS 35.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-
105.00, MED. TO GOOD 50.00-67.00 j
808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 201.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER
CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120
Live Hogs
Lean Value
Today 4/11/01
. 65.600
71.525 71.750
68.375 68.200
64.550 64.350
56.075 56.100
53.450 53.150
54.500 54.475
53.750 54.000
Frozen
Pork Bellies
Today 4/11/01
85.950 90.025
86.975 90.650
85.450 88.450
74.050 76.750
76.750 76.750
79.750 81.000
LBS. UP TO 425.00; BEEF CROSS SOWS UP TO 38.00.
CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO LAMBS, CHOICE, UP TO 82.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE /
HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT:
45.75.
200.00.
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON. DC . Apr 13 - (USDA) - Total red meat production
under federal inspection (01 the week ending April 14. 2001. was estimated at
831 1 million lb according to the USDA's Marketing Service This was I 2%
lower than a week ago and 20% lower than a year ago Cumulative meat pro
duction for the year to date was 4 2% lower compared to the previous year
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Week Ending (I) Beef Calf/Veal Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
14- Apr-07 454 9 3 5 368 2 4 5 8311
07-Apr-01 443 4 3 5 368 2 6 3 8213
Change up 26% 0 o<7r 00% dn 28 6% up 12%
15- 482 5 3 8 354 7 6 9 848 3
Change dn 89% dn 7 99f up 38% dn 34 8% dn 20%
2001 YTD 7004 2 55 1 54813 69 2 12609 2
2000 YTD 7549 4 60 6 5479 3 75 0 13164 3
Change dn 7 2 dn 9 1 0 0% dn 7 1% dn 4 2%
1- Previous week estimates may be revised Year ago data are actuals
2- Excludes lard
3- Totals may not add due to rounding 2001 totals are subject to revision
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head)
Week Ending Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
14- Apr-07 627,000 18,000 1,876,000 63,000
07-Apr-01 610,000 19,000 1,877,000 87,000
Change: up 28% 0% dnol% dn 27.6%
15- 663,000 18,000 1,832,000 101,000
Change. dn 54% 0% up 24% dn 37 6%
2001 YTD 9,583,000 291,000 27,979,000 986,000
2000 YTD: 10,206,000 318.000 28,348,000 1,079,000
Change: dn6l% dn 8 5% dn 1 3% dn 8.6%
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Week Ending - LIVE - Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
14- Apr-01 Estimate 1208 327 265 145
07-Apr-01 Estimate 1211 322 265 143
15- Actual 1203 337 263 138
DRESSED
-1- Estimate 729 201 197 72
07-Apr-0l Estimate 730 199 197 72
15- Actual 732 208 194 69
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags 1 Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Slags
31-Mar-01 48 9 32 1 17 0 1.9 96 3 3 4 0 3
01-Apr-00 49.0 34 4 14 7 18 96.6 3 0 0 4
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