Al4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 27, 2002
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr. 19 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat
production under federal inspection for the week ending Sat., Apr. 20,
was estimated at 896.5 million lbs., according to the USDA's
Agricultural Marketing Service. This was 2.6% higher than a week ago
and 10.1% higher than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the
year to date was 2.0% higher compared to the previous year.
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(exdudes condemned)
Week Ending (1) Beef Calf/Veal Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
20 Apr-02 511.6 35 377.4 4.0 896.5
13-Apr-02 483.8 3.7 382.0 4.0 873.5
Change- up 5.8% dn 5.4% dn 1.2% 0% up 2.6%
21-Apr-01 456.1 3.5 3510 3.8 814.4
Change- up 12.2% 0% up 75% up 53% up 10.1%
2002 YTD: 7724.8 55 2 5855.9 67.7 13,703.6
2001 YTD 7461 1 59.0 5834.8 73.8 13,428.7
Change. up 3.5% dn 6.4% up 0.4% dn 8.3% up 2.0%
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
20- Apr-02 683,000 18,000 1,895,000 58,000
13-Mar-02 645,000 19,000 1,927,000 58,000
Change- up 5 9% dn 5 3% dn 1.7% 0%
21- 633,000 17,000 1,790,000 52,000
Change up 7.5% up 5.9% up 5.9% up 11.5%
2002 YTD 10,165,000 307,000 29,529,000 976,000
2001 YTD. 10,221,000 301,000 29,763,000 1,026,000
Change dn 0.5% up 2.1% dn0.8% dn4 9%
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs 4
Week Ending: LIVE Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
20- Apr-02 Estimate 1236 323 268 139
13-Mar-02 Estimate 1237 322 268 138
21- Actual 1196 337 265 146
DRESSED
20- Estimate 753 197 200 69
13-Mar-02 Estimate 754 198 199 69
21- Actual 724 209 197 73_
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Stags
06- Apr-02 49 8% 32 3% 16 1% 18% 96 6% 31% 03%
07- Apr-01 47 9% 33 6% 16 7% 1.8% 96.3% 3.3% 04%
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CATTLE 4640... Compared with 5151
head last week and 4622 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s summa
ry-steers mostly 2.00 lower, while Hoi
steins steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, heif
ers 2.00 to 2.50 lower, cows sold mostly
1.00 lower, bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
68.50-72.10, Choice 1-3 65.00-70.00, Se
lect and Low Choice 2-3 64.50-67.25, Se
lect 1-3 60.00-70.00, Standard 1-2
50.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 60.00-61.25, Choice 2-3
55.00-60.00, Select 1-2 50.00-55.75, Stan
dard 1-2 46.50-50.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 64.50-69.00, Se
lect 1-3 60.75-64.25, Standard 1-2
50.00-58.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.00- Boners 80-85% lean
38.00- Lean 85-90% lean
35.00- few 45.00. Shells 35.00 and
down.
BULLOCKS: Select 1-3 60.00-62.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
56.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
47.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-500 lbs 75.00-90.00,
500-700 lbs 70.00-80.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 69.00-75.00, 500-700
lbs 60.00-70.00; HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 72.00-81.00, 500-700
lbs 66.00-77.00, Medium and Large 2
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63.00- Medium and Large 2 300-500
lbs 63.00-74.00.
CALVES 3064... Compared with 2628
head last week and 3369 head a year ago.
Vealers small supply mostly steady.
VEALERS: Choice 150-300 lbs
97.00- Standard and Good 70-120
lbs 40.00-70.00, Utility 50-100 lbs
15.00-
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 15.00
higher, Holstein heifers steady to 20.00
higher...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
150.00- 80-90 lbs 140.00-160.00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 100.00-175.00, weaker
calves to 85.00; No 1 Holstein heifers
80-120 lbs 480.00-720.00, No 2 70-120 lbs
200.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
110.00-240.00.
HOGS 1173... Compared with 1243
head last week and 1361 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts 3.00 to 5.00 lower, sows
5.00 to 7.00 lower. BARROWS AND
GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-260 lbs
25.25-29.00, 45-50% lean 240-275 lbs
22.00- 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs
19.00-
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 16.00-20.00,
500-700 lbs 21.00-25.00.
BOARS: 12.00-15.00.
FEEDER PIGS 201... Compared with
191 head last week and 128 head a year
ago. 1-3 30-50 lbs 25.00-32.00, 50-70 lbs
36.00-40.00. per head.
SHEEP 1718... Compared with 1289
head last week and 839 head a year ago.
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SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 30-50 lbs
120.00-ISO.OO, 50-70 lbs 115.00-135.00,
70-100 lbs 80.00-100.00, Good and Choice
30-70 lbs 100.00-120.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: 25.00-40.00.
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SALES 1439... Compared with 315 head
last week and 237 head a year ago. Feeder
pigs 10.00 to 20.00 lower..l-2 30-40 lbs
70.00- 40-60 lbs 60.00-71.00, 60-70
lbs 61.00-73.00; SLAUGHTER: 20-25 lbs
92.00- 30-40 lbs 105.00-115.00.
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Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, April 23,2002
CALVES .30-6.10,
COWS MVi-MVi.
EASY COWS ,34 3 /p-.42.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .30-1.11.
HEIFERS .41-.63‘/2.
BULLS .44'/2-.61'/<.
STEERS .33-.66*/<.
HOGS .20-.29.
ROASTING PIGS EACH, NONE.
BOARS .12-.32.
SOWS .15.
SHEEP .14-.73.
LAMBS EA. 22.00-105.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .42-2.00.
GOATS EA. 32.00-107.50.
KIDS EA. 15.00-77.50.
HIDES EA. 24.00-25.00 EA.
540 HEAD.