Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, January 18
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 5348... Compared with 4310
head last week and 3923 head a year
ago. Compared with last week’s sum
mary-steers steady with .50 advance on
Choice and higher grades, Holstein
steers steady to 1.00 higher, si. heifers
steady to 1.00 higher, si. cows fully 1.00
to 4.00 lower, bulls steady to mostly 2.00
lower.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-4
69.00- Choice 2-3 65.00-70.75,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 63.50-68.00,
Select 1-3 60.00-66.25, Standard 1-2
52.50-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 60.00-64.25, Choice 2-3
54.00- Select 1-2 49.00-54.50, Stan
dard 1-244.00-49.50.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
64.00- few to 72.50, Select 1-3
59.50- Standard 1-2 51.00-60.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 36.25-
42.75, Boners 80-85% lean 35.00-41.25,
Lean 85-90% lean 32.50-37.50, high
yielding to 40.00. Shells 32.00 and down.
BULLOCKS; Choice 2-3 65.75-66.50,
Select 1-3 55.75-59.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
52.00-58 75, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
45 00-53.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 84.00-
93 00, 500-700 lbs 74.00-84.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 65.00-82.00,
500-700 lbs 61.00-70.00; HEIFERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 74.00-
83 00, 500-700 lbs 64.00-76.00, Medium
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and Large 2 300-500 lbs 64.00-79.50,
500-700 lbs 53.50-65.00; BULLS;
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 84.00-
95.00, 500-700 lbs 70.00-82.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 62.00-81.00.
CALVES 3641... Compared with 3572
head last week and 2432 head a year
ago. Vealers small supply mostly steady
VEALERS: Choice 175-350 lbs 94.00-
107.50, Good 150-350 lbs 82.00-97.00,
Standard and Good 70-120 lbs 30.00-
65.00, Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bull calves
steady to 15.00 higher with late week
sales 60.00 higher, Holstein heifers 25 00
to 50.00 higher. No 1 Holstein bulls 90-
120 lbs 115.00-147.00, late week sales
172.00-215.00, 80-90 lbs 80.00-117.00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 70.00-120.00, late week
sales 125.00-172.00, No 1 Holstein heif
ers 80-120 lbs 400.00-675.00, No 2 80-
120 lbs 200.00-450.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-130 lbs
110.00-220.00.
HOGS 1480... Compared with 1255
head last week and 1635 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts steady to firm,
spots .50 higher, sows mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean
225-270 lbs 35.50-37.50, few to 40.75,45-
50% lean 225-275 lbs 34 25-36.50, 40-
45% lean 240-300 lbs 30.00-34.00
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 22.00-25.00,
500-700 lbs 24.00-28.00
BOARS: 15.00-19.00.
FEEDER PIGS 163... Compared with
160 head last week and 167 head a year
ago. 1-3 20-40 lbs 11.00-35.00, 40-60 lbs
39.00-42.00. per head.
SHEEP 1805... Compared with 1174
head last week and 1348 head a year
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Morgan Way, P.O. Box 527, Morgantown, PA 19543
ago. Slaughter lambs under 60 lbs
steady, over 60 lbs mostly 10 00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40-60
lbs 120.00-150.00, 60-80 lbs 90.00-
120.00. 80-100 lbs 75 00-90 00, Good and
Choice 80-100 lbs 59.00-74 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 25 00-65 00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 732... Compared with 297 head
last week and 1268 head a year ago
Feeder pigs under 80 lbs steady to 10 00
lower over 80 lbs steady to 10.00
higher.FEEDER PIGS: 1-2 40-50 lbs
81.00-98.00, 50-70 lbs 79.00-93.00, 70-80
lbs 75.00-77.00, 80-100 lbs 63.00-75.00,
US 2 40-60 lbs 77.00-87,00, 60-80 lbs
65 00-77.00; Slaughter 15-40 lbs 130 00-
195.00, 40-50 lbs 125.00-145.00. per
cwt.
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 mostly weak on moderate demand
and offerings. Select and Choice chuck
and round cuts weak, while rib and loin
cuts generally steady. Beef trimmings
generally steady on light to moderate
demand and offerings.
Estimated composite cutout value of
Choice 1-3 600-750 lbs carcasses up 62
at 112.13, 750-900 lbs dn .03 at 110.47,
Select 1-3 600-750 lbs dn .15 at 108.58,
750-900 lbs dn .52 at 108.23, based on
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National Carlot
Meat Report
Des Moines, IA
January 22,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
1 >BOO-843-8731
188.74 loads of Choice cuts, 109.59 loads
of Select cuts, 16.27 loads of Trimmings,
and 69.12 loads of coarse ground trim-
mings.
Estimated carcass price equivalent
value of Choice 1-3 600-750 lbs up .32 at
105.75; 750-900 lbs dn .15 at 104 53,
Select 1-3 600-750 lbs dn .06 at 101.44,
750-900 lbs dn .31 at 10120 Current
index reflects the equivalent of 343,778
head of cattle.
NATIONAL DAILY BONELESS
COW BEEF AND BEEF TRIMMINGS-
Confidentiality of data prohibits publi
cation of this report under Livestock
Mandatory Reporting.
NATIONAL DAILY CUTTER COW
CUTOUT & BOXED COW CUTS;
Confidentiality of data prohibits publi
cation of this report under Livestock
Mandatory Reporting.
NATIONAL CARLOT BEEF: The
Cutter cow carcass gross cutout value
was estimated at 90.12, unchanged.
By-Product Drop Value. Hide and
offal from a typical slaughter steer was
estimated at 6.80, up 01.
NATIONAL CARLOT PORK: Sales
reported on 45.0 loads of pork cuts and
33.0 loads of trim/process pork. Com
pared to Monday’s Close; Fresh loins
and butts firm; sknd. hams generally
steady; sdls. bellies 14-16 lbs. not tested,
lean trimmings steady to 200 lower
Trading slow to moderate, with light to
moderate demand and offerings
Calculations for a 185 lb Pork Carcass
51-52 percent lean 0.80” -0 99” back fat
at last rib 59.88 dn .15. Loins bone in
fresh V* inch trim 21 Ib/downrtight
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26,2002-Al5
110.50. Hams bone in trimmed, 17-20 lbs
trim spec 1 50.00; 20-23 lbs trim spec 1
50.00. Seedless bellies 16-18 lbs 72.00-
72 75.
CARLOT LAMB CARCASS 0 head
reported
National Feeder Cattle
Weekly Summary
St. Joseph, Mo.
January 18,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL FEEDER CATTLE
SUMMARY for week ending Jan. 18.
Receipts this week 297,500; last week
238,900, year ago 237,300. This week’s
reported volume included 41 percent
weighing over 600 lbs. Compared to last
week, feeder steers and heifers sold weak
to 3 00 lower across the nation. One ex
ception was the Southeast, where losses
were even more severe on steer and
heifer calves under 500 lbs. However, in
the Midwest and up through the moun
tain states, light calves sold steady to
2 00 higher. But for the most part, losses
were clearly evident and pressure
loomed over all classes of feeder cattle
Heavy receipts were partly responsible
for the lower market, but continued
losses on feedlot closeouts were mostly to
blame
Feedlot bookkeepers are starting to
run low on red ink and buyers continue
to try to buy cattle that are more in line
with fat cattle prices National Farms of
Kansas City announced plans to sell
their seven feedyards with 275,000 head
capacity Being one of the largest feeding
enterprises in the nation. National
Farms has been a major supporter of
auction and direct markets across the
Midwest and will be greatly missed. As
the number of players who are not affili
ated with a packer continues to dwindle,
the future looks tough for those that are
left Ihe custom cattle feeder may have
drawn the shortest straw, as customers
are getting harder to find and showhsts
are getting harder to sell The bulk of
this week's slaughter cattle had yet to be
traded by Friday afternoon, but the
market looks to be at least 100 and
maybe 2 00 higher. The USDA cattle-on
feed report was very close to expecta
tions So even though the numbers
appear to be bullish, the market should
not be affected Cattle on feed January 1
were pegged at 98 percent of last year's,
placements were 92 percent, and Decem
ber marketings were 3 percent more
than a year ago
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64”x6560’ $lB5
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20”x6000’ $36
30”x5000’ $45
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