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Southern & Eastern
Direct Feeder Pigs
Columbia, S.C.
July 12,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
Southern And Eastern US Direct FOB
Feeder Pig Report: Weekly summary of
prices FOB farm basis, week ended July
12. Receipts 38,865; last week 31,913.
Compared to last week, early weaned pigs
steady top 2.00 per head lower; 40 pound
feeder pigs steady to 4.00 higher per head;
45-50 pound feeders pigs steady to 5.00
per head lower. Demand moderate for
moderate offerings. Receipts include
22,086 pigs shipped to lowa and Central
US.
PIGS, EARLY WEANED 10 LB
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value: Lot
size 250 or less: 280 head, 8.00: 2,995
head, 20.20-29.00, wtd. avg. price 24.37;
lot size 750 or more: 6,700 head,
6.00-30.00. wtd. avg. price 17.10. Total
Composite: 9,975 head, 6.00-30.00, wtd.
avg. price 19.03.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50-54%
lean value: Lot size 250-750: 1,969 head,
19.50- wtd. avg. price 30.62; lot size
750 or more: 3,861 head, 30.44-37.53, wtd.
avg. price 35.33. Total Composite: 5,830
head, 19.50-37.53, wtd. avg. price 33.74.
PIGS, 45 LB BASIS, estimated 50-54%
lean value: Lot size 250 head or less: 150
head, 19.00; lot size 250-750: 1,460 head,
15.50- wtd. avg. price 26.94; lot size
750 or more: 15,920 head, 11.50-32.90,
wtd. avg. 17.95. Total Composite: 17,530
head, 11.50-32.90, wtd. avg price 18.71.
PIGS, 50 LB BASIS, estimated 50-54%
lean value: Lot size 250-750: 1,180 head,
29.41-29.80, wtd. avg. price 29.69; lot size
750 or more: 2,350 head, 20.00-29.80, wtd.
avg. prices 26.34. Total Composite; 3,530
head, 20.00-29.80, wtd. avg. price 27.44.
Estimated lean value is projected to
base slaughter weights with normal con
finement feeding conditions.
This report does not cover any trades
which include profit/loss share agree
ments or any other form of shared or re-
tained ownership agreement.
Eastern Combelt Direct
Feeder Pig Weekly
Springfield, 111.
July 12,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Eastern Com Belt Direct Feeder Pig
Weekly Summary (includes pig prices on
negotiated, contract and formula basis)
FEEDER PIGS: Total receipts: 13,167,
negotiated 2,170; last week 13,972.
Trends: SEW 10 lb pigs were unevenly
steady. Trading activity was light to mod
erate for moderate offerings.
tFOB Eastern Cornbelt - Illinois, Indi
ana, Ohio, Michigan. Receipts: 8,557; last
week 9,877.
EARLY WEANED PIGS, 10 LB
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value: Lot
size under 250: ISO head, 13.00; lot.size
250-750: 2,307 head, 6.00-32.00, wtd. avg.
price 24.32; lot size 750 or more: 1,500
head, 22.00, wtd. avg. price 22.00. Total
Composite: 4,957 head. 6.00-32.00, wtd.
avg. price 23.27.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, Estimated 50-54%
lean value; Lot size under 250-750: 870
head, 19.50-20.00, wtd. avg. price 19.84.
PIGS, 50 LB BASIS, Estimated 50-54%
lean value: Lot size under 250-750: 1,180
head, 29.41-29.80, wtd. avg. price 29.62;
lot size 750 or more: 1,550 head,
29.41-29.80, wtd. avg. price 29.62. Total
Composite: 2,730 head, 29.41-29.80, wtd.
avg. price 29.62.
SFOB prices quoted on per head basis
“picked up” at sellers farm; prices do not
include freight.
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National Feeder Cattle
Weekly Review
St. Joseph, Mo.
July 12,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL FEEDER & STOCKER
Summary for week ending July 12.
TOTAL RECEIPTS: 421,600; last week
251,200, last year N/A. Auctions: 170,100;
last week 63,600; last year N/A. Direct:
90,000; last week 34,800; last year N/A.
Video/Internet: 161,500; last week
152,800. This week’s reported auction vol
ume included 42 percent over 600 lbs and
41 percent heifers.
Compared to the holiday-shortened
week, feeder steers and heifers sold most
ly steady to 1.00 higher with most of the
advance being placed on the yearling cat
tle weighing over 700 lbs.
There was not a good week-ago com
parison for the Southeast Complex, but
many states in that region noted that a
definite lowci undertone was evident
when compared to two weeks ago. De
spite lower prices, receipts in the South
east are running 15-20 percent below nor
mal. This lends evidence that perhaps the
cow herd in Dixieland has been reduced
more than most of us thought.
Further west, new crop calves are start
ing to make up a larger portion of the re
ceipts and dry conditions in the Northern
Plains are causing many large strings to
show up a couple months early. This was
also noticeable on recent video auctions,
where August and September delivery
dates were much more popular than
usual. Just a week and a half after a four
day Superior Video, it was Western Vid
eo’s turn to place 150,000 head on the
auction block. Twenty years ago, who
would have thought that a prospective
buyer could look through 300,000 head of
feeder cattle in less than two weeks with
out wearing out a pickup or even wrin
kling his shirt?
Fall delivery calves are selling for
around 18.00 less than the same auctions
last year and yearlings are yielding near
14.00 less than a year ago. Although plen
ty of fall cattle remain unsold, the chance
of a significant market turnaround gets
slimmer as the major feeding operations
continue to build captive supplies of feed
lot replacements at these levels. Buyers
are not apt to offer a rancher 1.00 per
pound for bis five-weight steer calves
when he already has his neighbor’s under
contract for 85.00, just five wires away.
This disappointing calf market is the
last thing that cow-calf producers need, as
many of them are suffering through one
of the driest summers on record. The
limited rainfall available has been ex
tremely spotty, resulting in weird weather
patterns. Areas of central and south
Texas spent the Fourth of July under
water; and (out of nowhere) Ogallaia, in
western Nebraska, received ten inches of
rain in less than seven hours. This tidal
wave wiped out bridges and caused the
closing of Interstate 80. 'Other specific
areas, like southern Montana, also experi
enced flashfloods last week. At the same
time, most other areas in the West contin
ue to hope for moisture like a baby bird
begging for a worm.
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Eastern Cornbelt Direct
Feeder Cattle Weekly
Springfield, 111.
July 12,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Eastern Cornbelt Direct Feeder Cattle
Summary for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
and Ohio; Feeder steers and heifers were
steady to firm. Trading activity was mod
erate and demand was light to moderate.
Confirmed sales this week: 25% beef type
steers, 50% Holstein steers and 25% heif
ers. Confirmed sales 1000 this week, 600 a
week ago and 550 a year ago.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium and
Large 1-2: 725-750 lbs 81.00; 875-900 lbs
72.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Medium and
Large 3; 600-650 lbs 67.00; 900-950 lbs
57.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1-2: large load 584 lbs 78.00;
775-800 lbs 74.00-74.50.
Prices are based FOB the farm unless
otherwise indicated. Delivered prices in
clude freight, commissions, and other ex
penses.
National Carlot
Meat Report
Des Moines, IA
July 16,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
USDA Market News USDA Carlo!
Meat 4:00 Summary: Compared to Previ
ous Day, Prices in Dollars per hundred
weight, Equated to FOB Omaha Basis.
BOXED BEEF CUTS: Boxed beef cut
out values mostly firm on moderate de
mand and light to moderate offerings. Se
lect and Choice chuck and round cuts
firm. Select rib and loin firm, while choice
higher. Beef trimmings firm on light to
moderate demand and offerings.
Estimated composite cutout value of
Choice 1-3,600-750 lbs carcasses up .74 at
108.67, 750-900 lbs up 1.30 at 108.58; Se
lect 1-3, 600-750 lbs up .42 at 104.44,
750-900 lbs up .66 at 104.05; based on
150.52 loads of Choice cuts, 166.01 loads
of Select cuts, 30.92 loads of trimmings,
and 68.01 loads of coarse ground trim
mings.
Estimated carcass price equivalent
value of Choice 1-3,600-750 lbs up .39 at
97.15, 750-900 lbs up .78 at 97.08; Select
1-3, 600-750 lbs up .22 at 91.50, 750-900
lbs up .40 at $1.24. Current index reflects
the equivalent of 396,763 head of cattle.
NATIONAL CARLOT BEEF: The
Cutter cow carcass gross cutout value was
estimated at 86.27, unchanged.
By-Product Drop Value: Hide and offal
from a typical slaughter steer was esti
mated at 7.28, dn .01.
NATIONAL CARLOT PORK: Sales
reported on 66.13 loads of pork cuts and
16.0 loads of trim/process pork. Com
pared to Monday’s close: Fresh loins
steady; butts mostly 2.00-3.00 lower; skin
ned hams and seeddless bellies 14-16 lbs.
steady to 1.00 higher; lean trimmings
steady. Trading slow to moderate, with
light to moderate demand and offerings.
Calculations for a 185 lb Pork Carcass
51-52 percent lean 0.80” -0.99” back fat
at last rib 59.74 down .03. Loins bone in
fresh Vt inch trim 21# DN-LGT 115.00.
Hams bone in trimmed, 17-20 lbs trim
spec 1 42.00-43.00; 20-23 lbs trim spec 1
44.00- Seedless bellies 14-16 lbs
90.00-
CARLOT LAMB CARCASS: 3,829
head reported. 40-45 lbs 162.00 -162.00;
45-50 lbs 160.00 -162.50; 50-55 lbs 158.00
-162.50; 55-60 lbs 160.00 -166.00; 60-65
lbs 160.00 -166.00; 65-75 lbs 160.00
-166.00; 75-85 lbs 157.00 -166.00; 85-UP
lbs 162.00 -162.00.
Eastern Cornbelt Direct
Sheep Weekly Summary
Springfield, 81.
July 12,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Eastern Cornbelt Direct Sheep Weekly
Report (includes lambs sold in IL., IN.,
OH., MI.) Compared to last week
slaughter lambs were firm to 2.00 higher.
Slaughter ewes were steady to firm. De
Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., July 15, 2002 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, July 14, 2002
Confirmed Sales; 155,816; Week Ago: 118,938, Year Ago: 181,753
LIVE BA!
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Head
Count
Over 80% Choice 2,477
65-80% Choice 10,024
35-65% Choice 25,112
1-35% Choice 1,397
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 2,395 r
65-80% Choice 5,569
35-65% Choice 25,508
1-35% Choice 208
DRESSED BASIS:
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Over 80% Choice 2,555
65-80% Choice 16,511
35-65% Choice 19,837
1-35% Choice 137
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 538
65-80% Choice 9,200
35-65% Choice 16,290
1-35% Choice 216
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Hetf
Week Ago Weighted Averages:
Live Steer 40,863
Live Heifer 33,652
Dressed Steer 21,336
Dressed Heifer 14,423
Year Ago Weighted Averages:
Live Steer 45,765
Live Heifer 40,005
Dressed Steer 37,355
Dressed Heifer 34,233
22nd Annual Ag Showcase
at the Cecil County Fair
Tuesday, July 23, 2002, 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Rain Data: Thursday, July 25, 2002
At the Fairgrounds on MD 273 near MD 213, Fair Hill, MD.
Follow the signs.
BioFuels. Learn about biofuels (soy-diesel and ethanol) as a
market for area gram crops, their use in farm equipment, vehi
cles and home heating, and plans for an ethanol plant in
Maryland. Demonstration equipment will be fueled with soy
diesel and ethanol.
Multiflora Rose Contn
Special Features:
Demonstrations:
Lunch:
Dealers:
Sponsors
Organizers:
Cooperators:
The Ag Showcase welcomes everyone interested In agriculture. Admission Is free.
For more Information, contact participating dealers or Maryland Cooperative
Extension - Cecil County, 410496»5280
“It is the policy of Maryland Cooperative Extension that no person shall be subject to discrimination
on the grounds of race, color, sex, disability, age or national origin'
mand for lambs was moderate. Slaughter
goats were steady. Carcass lamb prices
were mostly 1.00-1.50 higher. Confirmed
sales this week about 68% slaughter
lambs, and 32% slaughter ewes, with an
additional 612 head of goats. Total sheep
and lambs sales: 1050 Last week: 1100
Last year: 1350.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3
new crop 120-135 lbs 78.00-80.00; 90-115
lbs 68.00-72.00, few up to 78.00; 60-70 lbs
74.00- SLAUGHTER EWES: Cull
to Utility 20.00-22.00; Utility to Good
24.00- few 26.00.
SLAUGHTER GOATS (cwt.): KIDS:
Selection 2: 20-40 lbs 90.00-104.00; 40-60
lbs 90.00-93.00. Selection 3: 20-60 lbs
50.00- YEARLINGS: Selection 2:
70-90 lbs 60.00-62.00. DOES/NANNIES
and BUCKS/BILLIES: Selection 2-3:
80-125 lbs 45.00-60.00, few 35.00.
This report covers sheep and lambs
sold direct off the farm through local
country stations.
Note: receipts do not cover total move
ment in the area.
Weight
Range
900-1600
771-1500
850-1817
801-1786
900-1600
925-1450
850-1500
910-1762
500-1086
500-1077
483-1080
546- 987
514-1009
536-1032
445-1000
482- 911
iiehted Aver;
Head Count Avg. Weight
39,010 1,257 1
■ 33,684 1,153.8
39,040 835.5
26,244 753 1
View a demonstration of chemical,
mechanical and biological control of multiflora rose
Farmland Preservation Discover how to preserve your farm
at a walk-in clinic with representatives from several MD and
PA farmland preservation organizations
Tractors, skid loaders, forage equipment, and all types of
farming equipment for full- or part-time farmers
Available on site from Cecil County Farm Bureau Women
Ag-lndustnal, Inc ; W N. Cooper & Son, Hoober, Inc
Cecil County Weed Control, Cecil Land Trust, Mid-Atlantic
Farm Credit, Sam Orr
Maryland Cooperative Extension - Cecil County
Cecil County Fair Board
Brandywine Conservancy, Cecil County Economic
Development, Cecil Soil Cons Dist, Chesapeake Bay Trust,
Maryland Gram Producers Assoc , Southern States, Tri-Gas
and Oil, USDA-ARS
Avg. Avg.
Price
Range Weight Price
561 00-64.00 1,314 61.73
61.00- 1.323 61.86
61.00- 1,287 62 98
62.50-64.00 1,266 63.49
1,194
1,203
1,139
1,251
61 00-63 00
61 00-63 50
61 00-64,00
61.00-63.00
844
846
826
765
96.00-
95.00- 99.00
96.50-
96.50- 50
747 96 88
759 97.41
751 97 81
687 100.50
95.00- 98 00
96.00- 99.00
94.00- 50
100.50-100 50
•ages (Beef Brei
Avg. Price
62.63
62.89
97.64
97.67
1.288 1
1.157.5
839.0
766 8
63 61
63.75
99 18
99 01
1,226 8
1,106.8
795.9
717 2
70 57
70 50
114.12
113 54
61.91
61.99
63.18
62.19
97.42
97.49
97.80
98 41