A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 15,2001
National Carlot
Meat Report
Des Moines, IA
December 11,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
USDA Market New USDA Carlot
Meat 4:00 Summary: Compared to Pre
vious Day Prices in dollars per hun
dredweight, Equated to FOB Omaha
Basis.
NATIONAL BOXED BEEF: Boxed
beef uneven on light to moderate
demand and moderate offerings. Select
and Choice chuck and round cuts gener
ally steady, while loin cuts Arm. Select
rib cuts sharply lower, while Choice rib
cuts higher for immediate ship. Beef
trimmings lower on light to moderate
demand and moderate offerings.
Estimated composite cutout value of
Choice 1-3,600-750 lbs carcasses up 1.97
at 116.23, 750-900 lbs up 1.21 at 113.02;
Select 1-3,600-750 lbs dn 1.47 at 106.96,
750-900 lbs dn .98 at 105.73; based on
108.70 loads of Choice cuts, 123.49 loads
of Select cuts, 36.85 loads of trimmings,
and 81.85 loads of coarse ground trim
mings.
Estimated carcass price equivalent
value of Choice 1-3,600-750 lbs up .89 at
106.26, 750-900 lbs up .34 at 103.94;
Select 1-3, 600-750 lbs dn .83 at 97.20,
750-900 lbs dn .50 at 96.37. Current
index reflects the equivalent of 342,386
head of cattle.
National Carlot Beef: The Cutter cow
carcass gross cutout value was estimated
at 83.00, dn 1.22.
By-Product Drop Value: Hide and
offal from a typical slaughter steer was
estimated at 7.41, dn .02.
National Carlot Pork: Sales reported
on 114.50 loads of pork cuts and 41.0
loads of trim/process pork. Compared to
Monday’s Close: Fresh bone-in loins 2.00
lower; boston butts steady to 4.00 lower;
sknd. hams 20-27 lbs generally steady;
sdls. bellies 2.00-4.00 lower; lean trim
mings 1.00-2.00 lower. Trading moder
ate, with light to moderate demand and
mostly moderate offerings.
Calculations for a 185 lb Pork Carcass
51-52 percent lean 0.80” -0.99” back fat
at last rib 54.18 dn .74. Loins bone in
fresh V* inch trim 21 DN-LGT 88.00-
91.00. Hams bone in trimmed, 17-20 lbs
trim spec 1 45.00-47.00; 20-23 lbs trim
spec 1 44.00-45.00. Seedless bellies 12-14
lbs 67.50-68.00; 14-16 lbs 68.50; 16-18 lbs
64.00.
Carlo! Lamb Carcass 0 head reported.
Dairy Products
Prices Highlights
Washington, D. C.
December 7,2001
Report Supplied By NASS/USDA
Cheddar Cheese prices received for
US 40 pound blocks averaged $1.26 per
pound for the week ending December 1.
The price per pound increased 3.4 cents
from the previous week. The price for
US 500 pound Barrels adjusted to 38
percent moisture averaged $1 22 per
pound, up 3 8 cents from the previous
week.
Butter prices received for 25 kilogram
and 68 pound boxes meeting USDA
Grade AA standards averaged $1.34 per
pound for the week ending December 1
The U.S. price per pound decreased 0.8
cents from the previous week.
Nonfat Dry Milk prices received for
bag, tote and tanker sales meeting
USDA Extra Grade or USPH Grade A
standards averaged 92.0 cents per pound
for the week ending December 1. The
U.S. price per pound decreased 1.3 cents
from the previous week.
Dry Whey prices received for bag, tote
and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra
Grade standards averaged 28.8 cents per
pound for the week ending December 1.
The U.S. price pet pound increased 0.3
cents from the previous week.
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Greencastle Livestock
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Cattle Sale
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Friday, December 7,2001
588 HEAD.
STEERS: 200-300 LBS. 80.00-100.00,
300-500 LBS. 83.00-115.00, 500-700
LBS. 74.00-87.50, 700-900 LBS. 68.00-
78.00,900-1000 LBS. 59.00-66.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 200-400 lbs.
63.00- 400-500 lbs. 56.00-64.50,
500-700 lbs. 54.00-62.00, 700-900 lbs.
46.00-
HEIFERS: 200-300 LBS. 70.00-82.00,
300-500 LBS. 75.00-88.50, 500-700 LBS.
68.00- 700-900 LBS. 63.00-93.50,
900-1000 LBS. 54.00-62.00.
BULLS: 200-300 LBS. 82.00-108.00,
300-500 LBS. 81.75-104.00, 500-700
LBS. 65.00-77.00, 700-900 LBS. 50.00-
63.00,900-1000 LBS. 40.00-50.00.
HOLSTEIN BULLS: 400-600 LBS.
44.00-
FIVE TO TEN DOLLARS HIGHER
ON LIGHTWEIGHT CALVES, 3.00-
7.00 HIGHER ON HEAVYWEIGHT
CALVES AND YEARLINGS. NEXT
SALE ERL, JAN. 4,2002.
West Virginia
Feeder Cattle
Charleston, W. Va.
December XI, 2001
Report Supplied By USDA
FEEDER CATTLE: Regular Sales
from Parkersburg, Weston, Greenbrier
Valley, Marlinton and Riverton,W. Va.
from Dec. 7 and 8. Prices per hun
dredweight.
STEERS: 185 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 200-300 lb 100-105.00; 300-
400 lb 90-100.00; 400-500 lb 79-93.00;
500-600 lb 80-91.00; 600-700 lb 71-84.00;
700-800 lb 67-75.00; 800-900 lb 71-75.00;
900-1000 lb 48.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 200-
300 lb 70.00; 300-400 lb 81-89.00; 400-
500 lb 75-86.00; 500-600 lb 74-82.00;
600-700 lb 66-71.00; 700-800 lb 70-74.00;
800-900 lb 68.00; 900-1000 lb 54.50-
62.50. Small 1 and 2; 300-400 lb 68-
77.00; 400-500 lb 75-80.00; 500-600 lb
76-79.00; 600-700 lb 56.50-71.00.
HEIEfRS: 38<| head. Med. and Lge. 1;
200-300 lh'77-82.00; *OO-400 lb 75-79.00;
400-500 Ih 84-93.q9r500-600 lb 72-85.00;
600-700 lb 63.50-7’LOO; 700-800 lb 69-
74.00; 800-900 lb 68.50-70.00; 900-1000
lb 64-64.50. Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
73-85.00; 400-500 lb 73-8100; SOO-600 lb
68-82.00; 600-700 lb 58-6100; 700-800 lb
67.50- Small 1 and 2: #lO-300 lb
63-79.00; 300-400 lb 61-79.00; 400-SQO lb
84-93.00; 500-600 lb 72-85.00; 600-700 lb
63.50- 700-800 lb 69-74.00; 800-
900 lb 68.50-70.00; 900-1000 lb 64-64.50.
BULLS: 145 head. "Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 88.00; 300-400 lb 85-94.00;
400-500 lb 77-92.00; 500-600 lb 74-86.00;
600-700 lb 69-73.50; 700-800 lb 60-71.00;
800-1000 lb 48.50-60.00. Med. and Lge.
2: 400-500 lb 79-83.00; 500-600 lb 73-
75.00; 600-700 lb 60.00; 700-800 lb 60.00.
Small 1 & 2: 400-500 lb 77-78.00; 500-
600 lb 65-72.00; 600-700 lb 45-60.00;
700-800 lb 45-56.00; 800-1000 lb 45-
50.00.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, December 12,2001
228 HEAD, MARKET STEADY.
DRIVING HORSES 550.00-1225.00.
RIDING HORSES 485.00-1100.00.
REGISTERED RIDING 1 AT
3150.00.
PONIES 150.00-460.00.
LARGE PONIES 500.00-610.00.
REGISTERED COLTS 1 AT 785.00.
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Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, December 10,2001
STEERS: 55.00-66.50.
HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
GOOD COWS: 30.00-37.75.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS: 20.00-
30.00.
BULLS: 46.00-51.50.
VEAL: 90-190 LBS. 100.00-525.00;
70-90 LBS. 50.00-100.00.
HOGS: 31.00-44.00.
SOWS: 20.00-23.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20.00-30.00.
New Holland Dairy Sale
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, December 12,2001
128 DAIRY COWS, 231 HEIFERS,
32 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS 550.00-
1650.00. 6 HEAD 1700.00-2100.00.
LOCAL SPRINGER 475.00-1450.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS 1700.00-
2100.00.
LARGE HEIFERS 1600.00-1925.00,
12 HEAD 1800.00-1925.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS 725.00-
1425.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
950.00-
BULLS 250.00-775.00. PUREBRED
550.00-
HERD OF 34 HEAD ALL STAGES
450.00- 1 AT 1975.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 1100.00-
2100.00.
SMALL HEIFERS 500.00-1550.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 610.00-1550.00,
FEW 1600.00-1775.00.
REGISTERED HEIFERS 1100.00-
2100.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 550.00-
725.00.
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Tri-State Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
December 10,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION for Dec. 7.
Prices per hundredweight based on in
weights.
FEEDER CATTLE: 1126 head.
STEERS: 376 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 100-111.00; 300-400 lb 95-
106.00; 400-500 lb 83.50-94.00; 500-600
lb 83-94.00; 600-700 lb 76-85.00; 700-800
lb 79-83.00; 800-900 lb 73.50-80.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med. and Lge.
2; 200-300 lb 71.00; 300-500 lb 59-67.00;
500-700 lb 51-67.00.
HEIFERS: 431 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 88-96.00; 300-400 lb 81-
878.00; 400-500 lb 85-91.00; 500-600 lb
83-93.50; 600-700 lb 73-79.00; 700-800 lb
70-78.50; 800-900 lb 65-70.50.
BULLS; 261 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 100-111.00; 300-400 lb 95-
107.00; 400-500 lb 87-89.50; 500-600 lb
80-89.00; 600-700 lb 70-78.50; 700-900 lb
45-55.00.
Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, December 10,2001
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS: 200-
500 lbs. 55.00-94.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs.
65.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS: good to
choice 64.00-69.00, medium to good
61.00- heavy choice over 1450 lbs.
61.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
48.00- light 47.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 63.00-64.50, Medium to Good
55.00-
BULLS: heavy 41.00-54.00, light
48.00-
COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 35.00-
42.50, Commercial to Good 32.00-36.00,
cull cows 32.00 and down.
VEALS: Good to Choice 50.00-86.00,
Med. to Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES: 50.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
130.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
560.00, BEEF X CALVES return to
farm up to 160.00.
HOGS: top quality, up to 40.00.
SOWS: up to 37.50.
LAMBS, CHOICE, up to 67.00.
Goats choice up to 50.00.
Livestock prices are all given per hun
dred weights.
No sale Monday, Dec. 24.
Eastern Cornbelt Direct
Sheep Weekly Summary
Eastern Cornbelt Direct Sheep
Weekly Report (includes lambs sold in
IL., IN., OH., ML) Compared to last
week slaughter lambs 2.00-4.00 higher.
Slaughter ewes were steady to 3.00
higher. Demand was moderate for a
moderate run. Carcass lamb prices aver
aged 1.00-3.50 higher than a week ago.
Receipts about 72% slaughter lambs,
28% ewes and an additional 900 head of
goats. Total sheep and lambs sales:
1,500; last week: 900; last year: 2,200.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3
Shorn 110-140 lbs 50.00-54.00. large lots
58.00-60.00; Wooled 48.00-55.00; 65-70
lbs 73.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility 33.00-
37.00, few 30.00
GOATS by the cwt.: 90-120 lbs 50.00-
65.00; 60-85 lbs 60.00-70.00, 30-60 lbs
75.00-90.00.
This report covers sheep and lambs
sold direct off the farm through local
country stations. Note: receipts do not
cover total movement in the area.
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December 7,2001
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