Midwest Daily
Livestock Summary
Amarillo, Texas
July 3,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Five Major Area Direct slaughter
cattle trade was not established with
only a few sales reported. Slaughter
steers; Live basis Over 80 percent Choice
73.00-74.10, weighted avg price 74.02.
Terminal trade on slaughter steers and
heifers at South Saint Paul not well
tested due to holiday shortened week.
Steers: Choice 2-3 1128-1405 lbs 71.50-
74.70. Holsteins: Few, Choice 2-3 1345-
1547 lbs 67.00-71.25. Heifers: No test.
Cattle slaughter under federal inspec
tion through Tuesday was estimated at
129,000 head compared to 128,000 a
week ago and 1,000 a year ago. Week to
date 259,000 head compared to 256,000
a week ago and 125,000 a year ago.
CME Futures Closes for Live Cattle:
August 73.60, down 30; October 75.17,
down 17; December 75.50, down 17.
Slaughter cows at South St. Paul
traded 1.00-1.50 higher. Premium White
70-75% lean over 1200 lbs 52.00-56.25;
Breakers 70-80% lean over 1100 lbs
51.00- Boners 80-85% lean over
1050 lbs 48.50-52.00; Lean 85-90% lean
over 850 lbs 44.00-49.00, high dressing
49.00-
Monday in Oklahoma City, 4,400
head of feeder cattle sold. Feeder steers
and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Steer
calves steady to 2.00 higher and heifer
calves traded steady. No sale today.
Feeder prices for Monday were: Feeder
steers: Medium and Large 1: 380 lbs
118.50; 450- 500 lbs 107.00-115.00; 500-
550 lbs 106.00-114.00; 550-600 lbs
102.00- 110.00; 600-650 lbs 100.00-
110.00; 700-750 lbs 94.00-96.00; 750-800
lbs 92.00-95.00; 800-850 lbs 89.25-92.75;
BSO-900 lbs 86.50-87.50; lot 935 lbs 83.75.
Feeder heifers: Medium and Large 1:
300-400 lbs 111.75-115.00; 400-450 lbs
105.00- 525-550 lbs 90.00-94.50;
600-700 lbs 91.75-95.75; 700- 800 lbs
86.75-90.00; 835 lbs 85.00.
CME Futures Closes for Feeder
Cattle: August 90.87, down 45; Septem
b&"9o.47, down 37; October 90.60, down
30.
Barrows and gilts at terminal markets
wereG.s(M.Qp lower, 47-51 percent lean
220-270 lbs barrows and gilts Sold from
50.50-51.50. The direct trade prices are
bg§ed on 185 lbs hog carcass with 0.9-1.1
inch Back fat and 6 inch square loin/2.0
inch plant delivered. National
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direct trade closed 0.50-1.00 lower, base
price range 58.54-77.03 with average
price of 70.56. lowa-S. Minnesota direct
trade was uneven, mostly 0.50 lower,
base price range 63.00-77.03 with an av
erage price of 70.88. The Western Corn
belt closed mostly 0.50-0.75 lower. Base
price range 63.00-77.03 average price
70.56. The Eastern Cornbelt had no
prices to report due to confidentiality.
Hog slaughter under federal inspec
tion for Tuesday was estimated at
329,000 head compared to 348,000 a
week ago and 2,000 a year ago. Week to
date 699,000 head compared to 659,000
a week ago and 319,000 a year ago.
CME Future Closes for Lean Hogs:
July 73.02, down 52; August 69.45, down
117; October 60.20, down 17.
Slaughter lambs in South St. Paul
traded steady. Prices for Spring, New
Crop Choice, end Prime 2-3,110-140 lbs
60.00-62.00. St. Joseph had no sale,
market closed this week.
Sheep and lamb slaughter under fed
eral inspection for Tuesday was esti
mated at 13,000 head compared to
11.000 a week ago and 0 a year ago.
Week to date estimated slaughter is
24.000 head compared to 20,000 a week
ago and 8,000 a year ago.
Frederick Livestock
Frederick, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
July 2,2001
SLAUGHTER COWS: 64 HEAD,
2.00- LOWER. BREAKERS 48.50-
52.50, BONERS 45.00-50.00, LEAN
40.00- THIN 39.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 3 HEAD. YG#2 1150-2015
LBS. 58.00-60.25.
FED STEERS: NONE.
FED HEIFERS: 2 HEAD. STAN
DARD 1050-1250 LBS. TO 56.00.
CALVES: 194 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 80-110 LBS. 54.00-
70.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS RE
TURNED TO FARM 15.00-20.00
LOWER. #195-115 LBS. 145.00-162.00,
115-125 LBS. 125.00-137.00, 85-95 LBS.
120.00- #2 95-115 LBS. 110.00-
150.00, 80-90 LBS. 80.00-110.00; HOL
STEIN HEIFERS 20 HEAD, 30.00
LOWER. #1 85-115 LBS. 440.00, #2
350.00- #2 70-85 LBS. 140.00-
275.00; #HEAD JERSEY X 70-95 LBS.
110.00- BEEF X BULLS AND
HEIFERS 17 HEAD. #1 80-110 LBS.
180.00- SEVERAL 125-135 LBS.
125.00- #2 80-100 LBS. 100.00-
170.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 13 HEAD, 1.50
LOWER. #1 AND 2 210-260 LBS. 51.00-
52.00, #1 AND 3 245-265 LBS. 48.00-
49.50; #1290 LBS. 46.00.
SOWS: 500-600 LBS. 40.00-42.75.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS 1 395
LBS. 96.00.
HEIFERS: 375-550 LBS. 77.00-83.00.
BULLS: 300-400 LBS. 88.00-96.00, 1
945 LBS. 58.00, 1 HOLSTEIN 670 LBS.
64.00.
LAMBS; 1 PRIME 95 LBS. 80.00; 3
CHOICE 75.00.
SHEEP: FEW TO 38.00.
GOATS: 15 HEAD. MEDIUM 50.00-
65.00, SMALL 29.00-50.00, KIDS TO
19.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 12 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD, 40-60 LBS. 31.00-36.00, 1
LOT 70 LBS. 40.00.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, July 2,2001
MARKET STEADY.
DRIVING HORSES 510.00-835.00, 1
AT 1500.00.
RIDING HORSES 410.00-950.00.
REGISTERED RIDING 1485.00-
1525.00,1 AT 2325.00.
BETTER RIDING 1050.00-1800.00.
PONIES 210.00-485.00.
LARGE PONIES 635.00-850.00.
COLTS 185.00-510.00.
National Weekly
Lamb Report
Des Moines, lowa
July 3,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB
REPORT: Prior week slaughtered lamb
count for week ending Monday, July 2 -
FORWARD CONTRACTS: Domestic
0; Imported 0. FORMULA ARRANGE
MENTS: Domestic 16,775. Imported
763.
PACKER OWNED SHEEP
SLAUGHTERED: Week ending
Monday, July 2 - DOMESTIC: 5,365
head; carcass weight range 37-128 lb,
avg. 83 lbs; dressing percentage range
49.2-50.0%, avg. 49.6; Choice or better
grade 91.5%; Good 1.2%. IMPORTED:
None.
• FORWARD CONTRACT PUR
CHASES: None.
FORMULA PURCHASES: DOMES
TIC: 17,247 head; 46-104 lbs, avg. 79 lbs;
price range 62.83-160.95, weighted aver
age price 128.19 per cwt. IMPORTED:
none.
LIVESTOCK FUTURES MARKET
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Tuesday, July 2, 2001
Choice Steers
Today 6/27/01
Jl 01
Au 01
SOI
73 600 75 250
001
N 01
75 725
75 175
D 01
Ja 02
75 500 75 9750
F 02
Mr 02
76 225 76 175
Ap 02
My 02
77 025 77 300
73 500 74 000
Jn 02
Jl 02
National Carlot
Beef Report
Des Moines, IA
July 3,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
USDA NATIONAL CARLOT BEEF
REPORT (includes major production
areas in the Midwest and TX) as of 3:00
PM COW & BULL CARCASS FOB
OMAHA Loads Reported. Compared to
Monday’s 3:00 P.M. report; Cow and
bull carcasses not established.
UT.brk 2-4 4SO/up unq UT.bng 1-3
400/up unq Cutter 1-2 350/up unq Bulls
YG 1500/upunq
COW & BULL CARCASS CAF
WEST COAST Loads Reported.
Compared to last week: Market for
Week Ended: June 29, 2001 Lds Price
Range UT.brk 2-4 450/up UT.bng 1-3
400/up 81.00 Cutter 1-2 350/up 81.00
Bulls YGISOO/up
BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/
BEEF TRIMMINGS 8.0 Loads Re
ported. Boneless processing beef not es
tablished, but a weak to lower undertone
prevails as demand is light for light to
moderate offerings.
FOB OMAHA BASIS: Chm Ln Lds
Price Range Wtavg 90% fr 5 120.0 -
123.0 122.00 90% fz unq 85% fr unq 85%
fz unq 75% fr unq 75% fz unq 65% fr unq
65% fz unq 50% fr Please refer to the
LM—XB4O2 and LM—XB4O3 50% fz
for a price for all 50% beef trimmings.
50% bx Bull 92-94 unq
FOB EAST TEXAS AND OKLA
HOMA: Cbm Ln Lds Price Range
Wtavg 90% fr 3 122.00 122.00 90% fz
unq 85% fr 85% fz 75% fr 75% fz 65% fr
65% fz
CAF NORTHEAST AREAS: Cbm Ln
Lds Price Range Wtavg 90% fr unq 90%
fz 85% fr unq 85% fz 75% fr 75% fz 65%
fr 65% fz
CAF WEST COAST BASIS Market
for Week Ended: 06/29/2001 Cbm Ln
Lds Price Range Wtavg 90% fr 130.50 -
132.50 131.08 90% fz unq 85% fr 122.00 -
127.00 123.67 85% fz unq 75% fr unq
75% fz unq 65% fr 84.50 - 87.50 85.40
65% fz unq 50% fr 68.50 - 71.00 69.60
50% fz unq
ABCDE after quotes represents days
since last actual market test. Quotes are
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,2001-Al9
Live Hogs
Lean Value
Today 6/27/01
73 025 72 050
69 450 68 650
Choice Feeders
Today 6/27/01
90 875 92 250
90 475 91850
90 600 91800
90 875 92 000
60 200 57 850
56 700 54 000
90450 91 350
57 075 54 050
89 775 90 550
90 000 90 800
89 650 90 100
56 400 54 050
61700 60000
64 200 62 600
62 800 61800
dropped after 5 days of no test or before
if they no longer reflect current market
conditions.
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, July 2,2001
CATTLE: 75 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 75.00-79.00,
GOOD 71.50-75.00.
HEIFERS; CHOICE 74.00-78.00,
GOOD 65.50-72.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 44.00-55.00, CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 30,00-44.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
56.00-61.00.
BULLS: 54.00-57.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 72.00-
95.00, BULLS 65.00-90.00, HEIFERS
68.00-95.00.
CALVES: 86. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST, CHOICE 93.00-102.00, GOOD
87.00-91.00, STANDARD 24.00-68.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 80.00-
155.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130
LBS. 150.00-275.00.
HOGS: 69....U5#1-2 50.00-51.50,
US#l-3 47.00-50.00.
SOWS: US#l-3 32.00-41.00.
BOARS: 21,00-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20. US#l-3 20-50
LBS. 12.00-52.00.
SHEEP: 28 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
90.00-95.00, GOOD 80.00-90.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 28.00-42.00.
GOATS; 18.00-79.00.
Frozen
Pork Bellies
Today 6/27/01
95 450 93 950
94 375 93 675
80 600 80 325
79 900 79 700
81500 79 500
82 000