Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., March 18, 2002 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, March 17,2002
CONFIRMED SALES: 164,090;
I TVK BASIS SALES:
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Head
Count
Over 80% Choice 2,566
65-80% Choice 5,122
35-65% Choice 40,237
1-35% Choice 3,106
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Over 80% Choice 3,391
65-80% Choice 7,411
35-65% Choice 27,434
1-35% Choice 374
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Over 80% Choice 3,374
65-80% Choice 15,745
35-65% Choice 16,226
1-35% Choice 322
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 2,609
65-80% Choice 11,903
35-65% Choice 10,778
1-35% Choice
Weekly Accumulated W
Head Count
Live Steer 51,031
Live Heifer 38,610
Dressed Steer 35,667
Dressed Heifer 25,291
Week Ago Weighted Averages
Live Steer 70,249
Live Heife 48,556
Dressed Steer 37,345
Dressed Heifer 39,409
National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
March 19,2002
Report Supplied By USD A
At midwest market centers all classes steady. At
NeW Holland, PA report not available. At San An
gelo, TX slaughter lambs 3.00-5.00 lower; slaugh
ter ewes weak to. 1.00 lower; feeder lambs
3.00- lower. 10,000 head estimated for today.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and Prime 2-3
90-150 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled
60.00- new crop 68.50-75.00; shorn
62.00- wooled 57.00-59.00. New Holland: no
report. Virginia: no test.
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787-1,550
850-1,550
980-1,515
925-1,550
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835-1,425
1,075-1,475
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524-1,064
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462-1,006
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SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo: Good and
Choice 2-4 26.00-37.51 k Good 2-3 39.00-46.00;
Utility and Good 1-3 42.00-51.00; Utility 1-2
31.00- 42.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 24.00-31.00.
Midwest: Utility and Good 1-3 25.00-28.00; Cull
1-2 20.00-25.00. New Holland; no report. Billings:
Good 2-3 no test; Utility 1-2 no test; Cull 1 no test.
FEEDER LAMBS: Medium and Large 1-2: San
Angelo: new crop 60-90 lbs 70.00-75.00. Midwest:
60-80 lbs 70.00-80.00; 80-100 lbs 60.00-70.00. Vir
ginia: no test. Billings: no test.
REPLACEMENT EWES: Medium and Large
1-2: San Angelo; no test. Billings; no test.
End of file
Week Ago: 223,542
Price Avg. Avg.
Range Weight Price
72.00- 1,362 74.56
73.00- 1,266 74.69
72.00- 1,231 74.15
73.50-74.75 1,246 74.19
1,234
1,197
1,119
1,238
72.50-
73.50-
71.50-
71.50-
118.00-120.00
106.00-121.00
115.00-
116.00-
857
848
823
735
764
775
750
117.00-
116.00-
116.00-120.00
Avg. Weight Avg. Price
1,2541.7 74.23
1,145.5 74.26
836..8 119.35
763.3 118.85
1,253.5
1,155.2
836.6
774.2
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23,2002-Al7
NATIONAL FEEDER CATTLE SUMMARY
for week ending Mar. 15. Receipts: This'week
183,900; last week 157,800; year ago 200,700. This
week’s reported volume included 50 percent
weighing over 600 lbs. Compared to last week,
feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower with
the most pressure placed on cattle weighing over
800 lbs and expected to finish around July. The
June and August CME Live Cattle Futures con
tracts are both trading near 67.50 and buyers are
pulling in the reins on heavy feeders, as they know
that the fat cattle market is historically sour dur
ing the dog days of summer. This past week’s
lower feeder cattle prices were fairly uniform
across the nation, with the only bright spot being
lighter weight stacker cattle in grass country. De
mand was very good for the thin 5 and 6 weight
cattle in any state that neighbors Oklahoma or
Kansas and prices were steady to firm. Despite
this summer grazing demand, most of the Plains
region is seriously dry and the word drought is
being mentioned more and more.
The cattle industry received a bruising cheap
shot on Wednesday, when rumors of a Hoof and
Mouth scare were brought to life by the media.
Even though the incident tamed out to be nothing
more than a couple Kansas cows with blistered
mouths from chewing on something besides hay;
the Board tamed sharply lower and feedlots were
forced to settle for a 74.00 market, after setting
their sights on 75.00 or maybe even 76.00. It’s a
shame that the spread of unconfirmed reports can
blindside the cattle market and shed unneeded
negative publicity on the industry. Isn’t it still
against the law to yell “FIRE” in a crowded the
ater? And, when was the last time that the cattle
market locked up-the-limit on rumors and innu
endo? Nevertheless, this story was enough ta send
both the cattle and dressed beef markets into a
tailspin.
Friday’s bearish cattle-on-feed report dealt an
other blow to the feeder cattle market. Although
on feed numbers were 1 percent below last year
and marketings were 4 percent more than 2001,
February’s feedlot placements were 116 percent of
last year’s and far surpassed most analyst’s expec
tations....... Maybe it’ll rain next week.
74.60
74.31
74.21
73.75
119.71
119.88
118.81
116.00
119.35
119.17
118.35
73.02
73.12
116.45
116.15
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Report Supplied by Auction
Much 19,2002 '
Huy—Straw—Grain
ALFALFA: 5 LOTS, 1.80-3.60 BALE.
MIXED HAY: 32 LOTS, 1.00-3.40 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 2 LOTS, 3.30 BALE.
GRASS: 3 LOTS, 1.10-1.90 BALE.
MULCH HAY: 3 LOTS. 1.20 BALE.
RYE STRAW: 3 LOTS, 2.70-2.90 BALE.
OATS: 1 LOT AT 2.90 BU.
TIMOTHY SEED: 16.00.
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Weekly Summary
St. Joseph, Mo.
March 15,2002
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