Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D C„ Mar. 29- (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat production
under federal inspection for the week ending Sat., Mar. 30 was estimated at
848 8 million lb, according to the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. This
was 2 3% lower than a week ago and 1.1% higher than a year ago. Cumulative
meat production for the year to date was I 2% higher compared to the previous
year.
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Week Ending (1) Beef Call/Veal Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
30- 469.2 4 0 371 I 4.5 848.8
23-Mar-02 483 3 4.1 375.6 6 0 869 0
Change: dn 2 9 dn 2.4% dn 12% dn 25.0% dn 23%
31- 464.8 3 6 365.6 5.7 839 7
Change: up 09% up 11.1% up 15% dn21.1% up 11%
2002 YTD. 6270 5 45.6 4723.7 55 7 11,095.5
2001YTD 61058 48.5 4747.7 58.4 10,960.4
Change; up 27% dn 6.0% dno 5% dn 4.6% up 1.2%
1- Previous week estimates may be revised Year ago data are actuals
2- Excludes lard.
3- Totals may not add due to rounding. 2002 totals are subject to revision.
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head)
Week Ending Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
30- 620,000 21,000 1,872,000 65,000
23-Mar-02 637,000 21,000 1,895,000 86,000
Change: dn 2.7% 0% dn 1.2% dn 24.4%
31- 642,000 18,000 1,863,000 78,000
Change: dn 3.4% up 16.7% up 0.5% dn 16.7%
2002 YTD: 8,215,000 250,000 23,857,000 807,000
2001 YTD: 8,347,000 249,000 24,219,000 808,000
Change: dn 1.6% up 0.4% dn 1.5% dn0.1%
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Week Ending; LIVE: Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
30- Estimate 1247 321 267 141
23-Mar-02 Estimate 1251 325 267 139
31- Actual 1203 330 266 147
DRESSED;
30- Estimate 761 197 199 70
23-Mar-02 Estimate 766 198 199 70
31- Actual 728 202 197 73
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk.Endmg Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Stags
16- 48.0% 33.7% 16.5% 1.8% 96.5% 3.2% 0.3%
17- 49.4% 31.9% 16.8% 1.9% 96.4% 3.2% 0.4%
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Monday Sale
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
April 1,2002
SLAUGHTER COWS: 51 HEAD,
STEADY. BREAKERS 41.00-45.75, 1
AT 47.75, BONERS 40.00-44.00, LEAN
37.00- THIN 37.00 DOWN.
FED STEERS; CHOICE 2-3
1300-1575 LBS. 69.25-71.75, SELECT TO
LOW CHOICE 1100-1450 LBS.
66.00-
FED HEIFERS: FEW OFFERED.
CALVES: 89 HEAD. 1 CHOICE 220
LBS. AT 92.00, GOOD 90-120 LBS.
50.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS RE
TURNING TO FARM 5.00-10.00 HIGH
ER. +NI 95-120 LBS. 140.00-151.00,
82-94 LBS. 120.00-130.00; +N2 95-130
LBS. 115.00-135.00, 80-94 LBS.
90.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 9
HEAD. +NI 90-110 LBS. 575.00-660.00,
+N2 80-88 LBS. 335.00-450.00, 60-70
LBS. TO 170.00; BEEF X BULLS AND
HEIFERS +N2 80-100 LBS. 85.00-132.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 16 HEAD,
STEADEY. +NI AND 3 250-290 LBS.
31.00,295-325 LBS. 28.00-30.25.
SOWS: 21 HEAD, 2.00 HIGHER.
400-475 LBS. 24.00-28.00, 475-750 LBS.
29.75-32.00.
BOARS: 600-800 LBS. TO 14.25.
STOCK CATTLE: 46, INCLUDES 12
HEAD HEIFERS. STEERS, FEW OF
FERED, 800-1075 LBS. 64.00-72.50.
HEIFERS: 250-500 LBS. 69.00-78.00, 1
350 LBS. AT 89.50, 500-700 LBS.
71.00-
BULLS: 300-400 LBS. 90.00-104.00,
800-900 LBS. 54.00-55.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 5 HEAD.
MEDIUM FRESH 660.00 AND 710.00;
SHORT BRED HEIFERS
975.00- 1 LARGE OPEN HEIF
ER 1135.00, MEDIUM OPEN 700-860
LBS. 1 SMALL AT 550.00, HOLSTEIN
BULLS 1150 LBS. 550.00.
LAMBS: 10 HEAD. GOOD WOOLED
90-105 LBS. 77.00-79.00, GOOD
SPRING 50-60 LBS. TO 85.00.
GOATS: 7 HEAD. MEDIUM
44.00- SMALL FLESHY
32.00-
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE LB.
110-180 LBS. TO 32.00; STOCK BOARS
200-266 LBS. 24.00-29.00.
Westminster Livestock Hag-
erstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
April 2,2002
SLAUGHTER COWS: 95 HEAD, AC
TIVE 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. BREAKERS
41.00- FEW TO 47.75, BONERS
40.00- FEW TO 45.50, LEAN
38.00- SHELLY 38.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 11 HEAD, STEADY TO 1.00
HIGHER. YG+NI 59.00-61.25, 2 HIGH
DRESSING 1870 AND 1980 LBS. 68.50
AND 70.50, YG+N2 55.00-59.50.
FED STEERS: 22 HEAD, 1.00 HIGH
ER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
1200-1550 LBS. 71.75-73.75, CHOICE 2-3
69.00- HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
HOLSTEINS 1200-1600 LBS.
59.00- CHOICE 2-3 1100-1600 LBS.
53.00-
FED HEIFERS: 10 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1100-1450 LBS.
69.00- CHOICE 2-4 67.00-69.00.
CALVES: 118 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 90-120 LBS. 50.00-62.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO
FARM, STEADY ON BETTER QUALI
TY. +NI 94-115 LBS. 140.00-157.00,
82-92 LBS. 127.00-145.00; +N2 94-115
LBS. 112.00-135.00, 80-92 LBS.
80.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
20.00- HIGHER. +N2 90-115 LBS.
520.00- +N2 290.00-490.00; BEEF
X BULLS AND HEIFERS 80-110 LBS.
127.00- 1 146 LBS. AT 125.00, 1
174 LBS. AT 112.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: S 3 HEAD. +NI
AND 2 240-270 LBS. 30.75-31.75, 10
HEAD 280 LBS. AT 30.00, +NI AND 3
250-300 LBS. 27.00-28.00, +N2 AND 3
DOWN TO 22.25.
SOWS: 22 HEAD. 300-450 LBS.
24.00- 450-600 LBS. 28.00-30.25,
600-750 LBS. 30.00-32.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 147 HEAD.
STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME
300-500 LBS. TO 92.00, 500-700 LBS.
80.00- 700-900 LBS. 61.00-71.00,
900-1050 LBS. TO 66.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 79.00-95.00,
400-600 LBS. 74.00-88.00, 600-800 LBS.
62.00- 800-1000 LBS. TO 67.50.
BULLS; MED. AND LARGE FRAME
200-400 LBS. 91.00-114.00, 400-SOO LBS.
87.00- 500-700 LBS. 70.00-82.00.
SHEEP: 54 HEAD 25.00-39.00, FEW
40.00- 2 YEAR-OLDS 50.00-64.00.
LAMBS: 22 HEAD. CHOICE SPRING
30-50 LBS. 106.00-121.00, 50-80 LBS.
105.00-109.00, 100-115 LBS. 91.00-95.00,
WOOLED 90-110 LBS. 80.00-82.00.
GOATS: 44 HEAD. LARGE BRED
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NANNIES 70.00-89.00, MED. AND
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40.00- KIDS 20.00-39.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 34 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD, 20-35 LBS. 20.00-29.00,
40-50 LBS. TO 34.00, 2 LARGE GILTS
160.00 EACH; BY THE LB. 100-130
LBS. 42.00-49.00, 170-200 LBS
25.00-
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CATTLE 347...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 247 cows and heifers in the Dairy
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le..cows steady.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Standard
1-2 47.75.
COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean
40.00- Boners 80-85% lean
38.75-43.75, Lean 85-90% lean
36.25-42.75 with one 44.50. Shells 33.50
and down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1710 lbs
57.75, few Yield Grade 2 1060-1510 lbs
51.50-56.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 3 550-690 lbs 47.00-59.50,
650-845 lbs 56.00-68.00; HEIFERS: one
Medium 2 805 lbs 51.00, few Medium and
Large 3 485-655 lbs 46.50-53.50; BULLS:
Medium and Large 3 385-485 lbs 60.00,
640-690 lbs 50.00-54.50.
CALVES 83...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-100 lbs 40.00-57.00, Utility
60-90 lbs 9.00-32.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 20.00 to 25.00 higher..No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 135.00-165.00,
80-85 lbs 132.00, 137.00, No 2 80-125 lbs
80.00- few No 2 Holstein heifers
80-100 lbs 170.00-227.00.
HOGS S...BARROWS AND GILTS:
few 40-45% lean 285-290 lbs 25.50-26.75.
FEEDER PIGS 150...1-3 30-50 lbs
19.00- Utility 30-70 lbs 10.00-22.00
per cwt.
SHEEP 14... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
couple Choice 15 & 20 lbs 95.00-132.00,
45 lbs 127.00, one 145 lbs 60.00, one Good
50 lbs 50.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
10.00-
GOATS 30...(A11 sold by the head). One
Large Billy 78.00, one Medium 45.00,
Large Nannies 50.00-68.00, Medium
30.00-65.00, Large Kids 20.00-36.00,
Small 10.00-15.00.
DAIRY COWS: 750.00-1650.00, bred
heifers to 1750.00. per head.
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April 3,2002
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