Daily National
Grain Market
Summary
St. Joseph, MO
December 31,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Daily National Grain Market Sum
mary
Grain and soybean bids were mostly
lower on the last trading day of 2001.
Export inspection figures were below
expectations except for corn. However,
wet weather in South America over the
weekend pushed com and soybean bids
downward.
Wheat 1 to 2 cents lower. Corn 1 to 2
cents lower. Sorghum 1 to 2 cents higher.
Soybeans mostly 2 to 4 cents lower with
Central 112 to 3 cents higher.
Grains inspected for export for week
ended 12/27/01; Wheat totaled 14.8 mil
lion bushels down 4.9, corn 33.2 up 4.4,
sorghum 3.8 down 4.6, and soy- beans
23.2 down 20.1 million bushels com
pared to a week ago. Year to Date:
Wheat totaled 593.6 down 61.4, corn
564.9 down 56.4, sorghum 76.6 up 12.6,
and soybeans 468.2 up 54.5. Crop mar
keting years begin June 1 for wheat and
September 1 for corn, sorghum, and soy
beans.
EXPORT SALES: PURCHASER
COMMODITY TONNAGE DELIV
ERY DATE Nothing new to report.
THESE MAY NOT BE THE ONLY
EXPORT SALES THAT HAVE TRAN
SPIRED, BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY
SALES THAT COULD BE CON
FIRMED BY USDA GRAIN MARKET
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DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO
TRUCK BIDS: 1361/01 12/28/01
01/02/01 Wheat: Kansas City (HRW
ORD) 2.81-2.84 dn 2 3.18 Minneapolis
(DNS) 3.35 dn 2 % 3.49 Vi Portland
(SWW) 3.69-3.70 dn 1 2.99-3.01 St.
Louis (SRW) 3.00 dn 2 2.45-2.46
Corn, US 2 Yellow: Kansas City 1.99-
2.01 dn 1 2.13-2.15 Minneapolis 1.88 dn
1 % 1.93 Vi So. lowa 1.95 dn 1-2 2.05-
2.11 Omaha 1.86-1.87 dn 1 2.03-2.04
Soybeans, US 1 Yellow: Kansas City
4.20-4.24 dn 4 4.90 Minneapolis 4.01 dn
2 'A 4.63 So. lowa 4.07 dn Vi 4.75-4.86
Cent. II Processor 4.24-4.27 up 2 2/4-3 Vi
4.94 Vi-5.00 Vi Minneapolis truck - to
arrive 20 days
FUTURES: Kansas City (Mar) Wheat
2.84 dn 1 Vi 3.25 Vi Minneapolis (Mar)
Wheat 3.00 dn 2 % 3.24 Vi Chicago
(Mar) Wheat 2.89 dn 1 Vi 2.76 'A Chi
cago (Mar) Corn 2.09 dn Vi 2.27 'A Chi
cago (Mar) Soybeans 4.22 'A dn 3 Vi 4.95
EXPORT BIDS: Barge bids out of Port
of New Orleans or Rail out of North
Texas Gulf. Bids per bushel except sor
ghum per cwt.
US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: Rail
NA 3.55 Vi-3.59 Vi US 2 Soft Red Winter
Wheat: Barge 3.27-3.28 dn I'/.- 2 % 2.91
‘/«-2.92 ■/. US 2 Yellow Corn Barge 2.32-
2.33 dn %-up '/. 2.51 V, US 2 Yellow Sor
ghum Rail NA 4.68-4.77 Barge 4.41 dn 1
4.84-4.86 US 2 Yellow Soybeans Barge
4.60-4.61 dn 15.36 !/2-5.37 Vi
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Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 104...(SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION).
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 38.00-
42.50, Boners 80-85% lean 34.00-38.50,
Lean 85-90% lean 20.00-35.00. Shells
20.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1075-2085 lbs
52.50-53.00, Yield Grade 2 1035 lbs
36.00-45.00.
CALVES 188...(A1I calves sold per
cwt). VEALERS: Utility 50-95 lbs 7.00-
37.50. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 97.50-135.00, No 2 75-
115 lbs 70.00-105.00; No 1 Holstein heif
ers 80-125 lbs 450.00-510.00, No 2 75-95
lbs 165.00-300.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-115 lbs
125.00-175.00.
HOGS 11...50W5: 1-3 345-560 lbs
29.50-34.00.
BOARS: 630-840 lbs 9.50-10.50, one
245 lbs 34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 76... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 55-75 lbs 100.00-125.00,80-95 lbs
70.00-85.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: High
Choice and Prime 100-135 lbs 70.00-
73.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 40.00-
46.00.
GOATS 1...(AU sold by the head).
Large Nanny 83.00.
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Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 31, 2001- USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, December 30, 2001
120,194 Week Ago
Confirmed Sales
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LIVI
[AST
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Head
Count
Over 80% Choice 2,855
65-80% Choice 4,358
35-65% Choice 18,679
1-35% Choice 1.837
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-65% Choice
1-35% Choice
DRESSED BASIS SALES
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Over 80% Choice 3.679
65-80% Choice 8,416
35-65% Choice 15,153
1-35% Choice 53
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice 1,363
65-80% Choice 8,028
35-65% Choice 14,717
1-35% Choice 386
Weekly Accumulated Weigh
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heife
Week Aeo Wei
One
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
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Weight
Range
900-1,720
600 1,600
600-1,600
950-1,490
1,823
3,683
16,512
624
925-1,500
900-1,500
880-1,415
975-1,250
100 00-105 00
100 00-105 50
99 00-105 00
105 00- 105 00
575-1,064
574-1,065
520-1,050
725-1,025
513-1,032 100 00-105 00
530-1,016 100 00-108 00
478-1,041 100 00-105 00
546- 946 104 00-104 00
ited Averages (Beef Breeds!
Head Count Avg. Weight
27,729 1,302 8
22,642 1,170 0
27,301 842 I
24.506 766 2
52,678 1,289 2
33,229 1,165 0
24,180 847 3
21,650 765 3
149,845
Avg.
Price
Weight
1,355
1,283
1,303
1.270
Range
61 50-66 00
63 00-66 00
61 00-65 50
63 00-64 00
1.236
1.237
1,151
1,091
62 50-66 00
62 00-66 00
62 00-65 50
64 00-64 00
103 56
104 00
103 85
105 00
866
852
831
875
103 54
103 85
104 00
104 00
786
767
765
746
Avg. Price
64 17
64 33
103 86
103 92
62 01
62 II
99 66
99 38
Avg,
Price
64 44
64 63
64 05
63 92
65 I 8
64 77
64 15
64 00