Young Turkey Parts
And Bulk Meat
Des Moines, lowa
March 18,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
national young turkey
PARTS AND BULK MEAT, Frozen, un
less specified, cents per lb, delivered first
receivers, part and full trucklots, as of
Mar. 18,2002.
Trading slow to materialize for the do
mestic market and also for the export
market. Demand from buyers cautious
and selective with most willing to wait
and see what developments take place.
Most continue to be concerned about the
unsettled poultry bans to Russia.
DOMESTIC TRADING: BREASTS,
4-8 lbs; Grade A • none. Fresh 154.00;
Plant Grade • none. DRUMSTICKS:
TOM - avg. 28.00; HEN - avg. 26.00.
WINGS, FULL-CUT: TOM - avg. 25.67.
HEN - avg. 26.00. WING, V-TYPE: TOM
-avg. 32.00; HEN • avg. 39.00. NECKS:
TOM • avg. 21.00; HEN - avg. 20.00.
BREASTS, B/S, TOM avg, 123.50;
FRESH 128.11. THIGH MEAT - avg.
61.00. BREAST HUM MEAT - avg.
104.00. SCAPULA MEAT - avg. 94.50.
TENDERLOINS - none. DESTRAPPED
TENDERS, fresh - avg. 120.00. WING
MEAT WITH SKIN • avg. 77.00. ME
CHANICALLY SEPARATED - avg.
11.00. fresh 12.16.
EXPORT TRADING: DRUM
STICKS: TOMS - avg. 26.50. WINGS,
FULL-CUT: TOM - 27.00. WINGS V
TYPE: - TOMS - 28.50. TAILS 27.00.
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED: avg.
12.50. THIGH MEAT - avg. 54.00.
Delmarva
Broiler/Fryer
ATLANTA, GA.
March 20,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Movement of ready-to-cook whole birds
and parts was limited. Seller offerings of
whole birds were readily available, com
petitively priced, and slow in clearing.
Live supplies were seasonally moderate;
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weights were light to heavy, mostly desir
able to heavy. Processing schedules var
ied, and were moderate overall. Less than
trucklot asking prices were unchanged at
49 to 63 cents. Trade sentiment was gen
erally weak. In the parts complex, all
items remained fully sufficient for the
generally lackluster buying interest. ES
TIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG.
WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT
03/20 03/18 03/18 03/13 03/11
2,282 5.261,9895.13
BROILER/FRYER CURRENT NE
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NEW YORK CITY FROM DELMARVA
BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE
44-64 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 50.50
NO. OF BOXES 8,589
8 of 8 plants reporting.
National Canner
Fowl Market
Atlanta, Ga.
March 15,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL CANNER FOWL MAR
KET: Majority prices were unchanged
on both light and heavy canners when
compared to a week earlier. Trading was
mostly fair and product was clearing sat
isfactorily. Demand ranged light to good.
The undertone was about steady.
Cents per pound, current negotiations
with out height cost- LIGHT CANNER
HENS: Line run without necks; 23.5-23.5.
HEAVY CANNER HENS: Without
necks: 32-38, majority 32-32.5
Cents per pound, current negotiations
freight cost included: LIGHT CANNER
HENS: Line run without necks 25-27.5,
majority 25-25.5. HEAVY CANNER
HENS: Without necks: 32.25-38 majority
34-34.5.
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National Carlot
Meat Report
Des Moines, IA
March 19,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
USDA Market News USDA Carlot
Meat 4.-00 Summary: Compared to Previ
ous Day, Prices in Dollars per hundred
weight, Equated to FOB Omaha Basis.
BOXED BEEF; Boxed beef cutout val
ues uneven on light demand and light to
moderate offerings. Select cuts weak.
Choice chuck and round cuts weak, while
rib and loins steady to firm. Beef trim
mings higher on moderate demand and
light to moderate offerings. Estimated
composite cutout value of Choice 1-3,
600-750 lbs carcasses up 1.79 at 125.26,
750-900 lbs up .72 at 123.93; Select 1-3,
600-750 lbs down .79 at 120.42, 750-900
lbs down .96 at 120.15; based on 109.60
loads of Choice cuts, 95.93 loads of Select
cuts, 42.71 loads of Trimmings, and 47.94
loads of coarse ground trimmings.
Estimated carcass price equivalent
value of Choice 1-3,600-750 lbs up .90 at
116.76; 750-900 lbs up .13 at 115.80. Se
lect 1-3, 600-750 lbs down .38 at 111.92,
750-900 lbs down .50 at 111.74. Current
index reflects the equivalent of 299,265
head of cattle.
NATIONAL CARLOT BEEF: The
Cutter cow carcass gross cutout value was
estimated at 100.44, unchanged.
By-Product Drop Value: Hide and offal
from a typical slaughter steer was esti
mated at 7.52, unchanged.
NATIONAL CARLOT PORK: Sales
reported on 65.5 loads of pork cuts and
23.0 loads of trim/process pork. Com
pared to Monday’s Close; Fresh loins
mostly 1.00 tower; boston butts 1.00-2.00
lower; skinned, hams 20-23 lbs unevenly
steady, other weights not tested. Seedless
bellies 14-16 lbs steady to 1.00 lower; lean
trimmings mostly 1.00 lower. Trading
slow to moderate, with light to moderate
demand and offerings.
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LIVESTOCK FUTURES MARKET
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Live Hogs Frozen
Lean Value Pork Bellies
Today 03/13/02 Today 03/13/02
76.450 80.700
Choice Steers
Today 03/13/02
Mr 02
Apo2 70.950 74.500
My 02
Jn 02 66.650 69.075
JlO2
Auo2 66.625 68.625
S 02
002 69.350 71.100
N 02
DO2 70.775 72.275
J 02
FO3 71.825 73.300
Mr 03 72.425 74.250
Calculations for a 185 lb Pork Carcass
51-52 percent lean 0.80” -0.99” back fat at
last rib 55.93, down .41. Loins bone in
fresh /* inch trim 21 Ib/down-lighl
99.00- Hams bone in trimmed,
20-23 lbs trim spec 141.50-46.00. Seedless
bellies 12-14 lbs 71.00; 14-16 lbs
70.00-
Front Royal Graded
Feeder Cattle Sale
Wairenloo, Va.
March 20,2002
Report Supplied by USD A
Front Royal State Graded Feeder Cat
tle Sale, Mar. 19 632 head. Prices per
CWT.
. BOARD CATTLE( On Farm):
STEERS; 55 head 900-1000 lb, avg. 925 lb
74.35.
IN BARN CATTLE: 577 head. Aver
age weights and average prices where ap
plicable in parentheses.
FEEDER STEERS: 273 head. Med.
and Lge. 1: 33 head 400-SOO lb' (461 lb)
99.50-105.00 (103.19); 24 head 5004500 lb
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23,2002-A2l
Choice Feeders
Today 03/13/02
79.175 81.375
79.150 80.600
79.400 81.175
52.800 57.275
62.450 65.675
62.825 65.925
61.375 63.150
59.275 60.000
82.100 83.000
81.975 83.300
82.025 83.300
82.650 83.950
50.300 51.000
47.500 48.600
82.200 83.900
49.475 50.250 70.250 70.000
69.850 70.000
(556 lb) 86-94.00 (92.42); 30 head 600-700
lb (650 lb) 84.25-89.50 (88.11); 36 head
700-800 lb (754 lb) 79.50-82.50 (81.32); 16
head 800-900 lb (856) 73-73.50 (73.44).
Med. and Lge. 2; 6 head 300-400 lb
115.00; 8 head 400-500 lb (477 lb) 100.00;
16 head 500-600 lb (556 lb) 89.50-94.00
(93.42); 28 head 600-700 lb (662 lb)
77.75-85.50 (82.69); 25 head 700-800 lb
(759 lb) 789.50-79.75 (79.62); 7 bead
800-900 lb (830 lb) 72.50. Large 1-2: 6
head 500-600 lb (550 lb) 74-84.00 (79.06).
FEEDER HEIFERS: 304 head. Med.
and Lge. 1: 16 head 400-500 lb (463 lb)
84-91.00 (88.79); 37 head SOO-600 lb (552
lb) 80.50-85.25 (83.46); 25 head 600-700 lb
(652 lb) 74.25-77.00 (74.95); 21 head
700-800 lb (753 lb) 69.25-70.75 (69.69); 14
head 800-900 lb (868 lb) 69-69.75 (69.43).
Med. and Lge. 2: 8 head 300-400 lb (387
lb) 99.50; 19 head 400-500 lb (454 lb)
88.Q0. 22 head 500-600 lb (552 lb)
76.75-79.50 (78.56); 56 head 600-700 lb
(660 lb) 71-77.00 (74.28); 26 head 700-800
lb (743 lb) 72.50-70.50 (68.97). Med. and
Lge. 3; 7 head 568 lb 74.00. Small 1: 5
head 300-400 lb (381 lb) 89-90.00 (89.79);
8 head 400-500 lb (431 lb) 85.50.
77.075 80.650
78.100 82.050
76.550 79 000