Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., Feb 25, 2002 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Okiahoma; Kansas: Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, February 24, 2002
CONFIRMED SALES
LIVE BASE
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Head
Count
Ovei 80% Choice 2.126
65-80% Choice 8,622
25-65% Choice 24,670
1-25% Choice 2,611
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80%- Choxe 2,939
65-80% Choice 7,098
25-65%- Choice 23,767
1-35% Choice 1.551
DRESSED BASIS SALES:
SLAUGHTER STEER!
Over 80% Choice 3,918
65-80% Choice 14,550
25-65% Choice 13,562
1-35% Choice 113
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice 1.892
65-80% Choice 12,235
35-65% Choice 9.109
1-35% Choice
Weekly Accumulated Wt
Head Count
Live Steer 48,049
Live Heifer 45,360
Dressed Steer 32,148
Dressed Heifer 23,236
Week Ago Weighted Averages
Live Steer
Live Heife
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, February 25, 2002
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS
200-500 lbs. 55.00-107.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs.
65.00-92.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: good to
choice 70.00-73.50, medium to good
61.00- heavy choice over 1450 lbs.
61.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
48.00-58.25, light 47.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 68.00-73.00, Medium to Good
60.00-69.00.
BULLS: heavy 47.00-60.00, light
40.00-57.00.
Week Ago 182.492
162,696.
Price A\ g.
Weight
Range
825-1.600
840-1.590
875-1.575
930-1.525
Range
69 00-72 00
67 89-72 75
68 00-72 50
68 00-72 00
70 00 72 50
70 00-72 00
66 14-73 40
67 50-72 00
825-1.525
900-1,600
800-1.500
900-1.400
108 00-115 20
110 00-114 00
I 10 50-114 00
108 00-109 00
475-1,064
440-1,087
550-1.091
493-1.019
110 00-114 00
111 00-115 00
110 50-114 00
487-1.053
498-1,054
500-1,022
Avg. Weight
1,268 0
1,1630
844 9
770 9
1,272 9
1,1720
845 6
783 1
50,456
44.096
32,585
37.097
COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 39.00-44.50,
Commercial to Good 32.00-40.25, 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, RE
TURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
161.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
640.00, BEEF X CALVES return to farm
up to 200.00.
HOGS: top quality, up to 42.00.
SOWS: up to 37.50.
LAMBS, CHOICE, up to 78.00.
Goats choice up to 50.00.
Livestock prices are all given per hun-
dred weights.
Avg.
Weight Price
1.264 70 99
1.225 7102
1.249 70 97
1.226 70 87
71 43
71 17
71 05
70 91
1.263
1,225
1,141
1,121
112 98
112 83
112 63
108 48
882
842
838
748
112 84
112 85
112 85
797
771
766
Avg. Price
70 98
71 09
112 75
11281
71 90
72 01
113 95
113 84
National Feeder Cattle
Weekly Summary
St. Joseph, Mo.
February 22,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL FEEDER CATTLE SUMMARY for week
ending Feb. 22. Receipts; This week 91,400; last week
187,400; year ago 155,200. Compared to last week, feeder
steers and heifers sold unevenly steady across the nation
Feeders in the Plains kicked off the week selling 1 00 to 2.00
lower in Oklahoma City, on a 5000 head increase in receipts
Most of the auctions in the Plains region followed suit, with
the exception of Amarillo and Dodge City which posted 100
to 3.00 gams on calves. Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma direct
feeders traded steady to 2.00 lower Although the Southern
Plains received a shot of much needed moisture in the form
of a horrific ice storm two weeks ago, many areas still remain
very dry. Backgrounders and producers are starting to move
their fleshy cattle off of wheat pasture as dry conditions do
not warrant very many more weeks of grazing. However,
most are ready for the feedyards, as gains have been very
good on the short, dry wheat pastures. Light Stocker cattle
are in high demand for areas with some graze-out pasture.
In the Southeast, cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower, with
feeders in Kentucky trading steady to 2.00 higher. The ma
jority of the sales in the Southeast consisted of late summer
calves, with buyers still hunting for thin calves to put out on
grass. In the Mountain States, feeders over 600 pounds
trended steady to 2.00 lower, with calves under 600 pounds
selling steady to 2.00 higher. Demand is still good for thin
calves to go to grass, with feeder demand dropping off the
last few weeks.
The battle continues over packer owned cattle. The Senate
and House will now meet in a conference committee to ham
mer out the details. There are still a lot of questions to be an
swered, as opposition is coming from all directions. It is not
clear yet if forward contracts and other marketing agree
ments are included m this ban. Live and feeder cattle futures
played give and take this week on the Board. February live
cattle have all but lost their premium to cash, although 38
loads were tendered Thursday, and 50 delivery notices were
posted for Friday.
Buyers pulled the trigger m the direct feedlots Thursday
and procured cattle 1.00 lower than last week. The Southern
buyers bought steers for mostly 71.00, while the Northern
yards received mostly 113.00 on a dressed basis. Packers can
quote a softer beef trade this week for lower bids, although
feedyard managers probably won't offer much sympathy
Order buyers definitely have a supply to choose from as re
ceipts on this report have increased almost 40,000 head the
past two week.
Rockingham Holstein
Feeder Steer Sale
Warrenton, Va.
February 22,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
Special State Graded Feeder Holstein Steer Sale at Rock
ingham Livestock Market, Feb. 21 383 head. Prices per
cwt. Weighted averages. Average weights and average prices
where applicable in parentheses.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Medium and Large 2: 6 head,
300-400 lb (354 lb) 79.00-80.00 (79.34); 10 head, 400-500 lb
(449 lb) 79.00-82.00 (80.48); 22 head, 500-600 lb (550 lb)
76.00-78.50 (77.25); 20 head, 600-700 lb (647) 66.25 (66 25);
51 head, 700-800 lb (750) 65.00 (65.00); 63 head, 800-900 lb
(842); 60.50; 23 head, 900-1000 lb (953 lb) 58.50; 6 head,
1000-1100 lb (1046 lb) 56.25; 36 head, 1100-1200 lb (1169)
54 75.
Medium and Large 3: 13 head, 400-500 lb 423 lb 77.50-82.50
(80.59); 6 head, 500-600 lb (543 lb) 76.50; 9 head, 600-700 lb
(646) 66.00-67.00 (66.79); 22 head, 700-800 lb (743 lb) 62.25
(62.25); 21 head, 800-900 lb (854 lb) 59.75; 18 head, 900-1000
lb (935 lb) 57.25; 6 head, 1000-1100 lb (1058 lb) 50 50
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