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National Slaughter Cattle
Weekly Review
Oklahoma City, Okla.
November 8,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER SUM
MARY for Week Ending Nov. 8, 2002;
Cattle trades remain at a minimum thru
Friday morning. Few sales on a dressed
basis in the northern plains remained
steady. Most feeders holding for another
week of higher prices. Final weights and
carcasses yields have declined thanks to
wet weather creating very muddy condi
tions. High pressure has moved in and
pens are starting to dry out. USDA’s
boxed beef cut-out values Friday at noon
averaged 107.49 up 57 cents from last Fri
day. Sales of slaughter cattle on a nation
al basis for negotiated cash trades totaled
a minimum of 23,800 head through 10:00
a.m. Friday. Last week’s full count was
171,300 head.
STEERS AND HEIFERS:
MIDWEST DIRECT MARKETS:
LIVE BASIS: 35-80 percent Choice,
900-1400 lbs few sales 67.00-68.00.
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DRESSED BASIS: Steers and Heifers
35-80 percent Choice, 550-950 lbs.
104.00-107.00, average 106.00.
HIGH PLAINS DIRECT MARKETS:
LIVE BASIS; 35-65 percent Choice,
900-1400 lbs not established.
SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS
(Average Yielding); Slaughter cows and
bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Packer demand
remains light to moderate with many
cows returning to pasture or the feedlot.
USDA’s Cutter cow carcass cut-out value
closed Thursday at 74.80 down 2.77 from
last Friday.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
1000-1600 lbs: Colorado 30.00-33.50; Ok
lahoma 32.00-34.50; Alabama
30.00- Boners 80-85% lean 900-1500
lbs: Colorado 30.00-33.00; Oklahoma
30.50-32.50; Alabama 29.50-33.50. Lean
85-90% lean 850-1300 lbs: Colorado
29.00- Oklahoma 30.00-33.50; Ala
bama 29.00-32.00.
BULLS 88-92% lean 1500-2200 lbs;
Colorado 42.00-45,00; Oklahoma
41.50-44.00; Alabama 42.00-45.50.
NOTE: Slaughter cow and bull prices
reflect Tuesday markets.
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CAMP HILL (Cumberland
Co.) Pennsylvania’s food pro
ducers will be talking about how
the regulation of farms by some
townships will affect the future of
agriculture in the commonwealth
when farmers from across the
state gather in Hershey Nov.
18-20 for the 52nd annual meet
ing of the Pennsylvania Farm
Bureau at the Hershey Lodge and
Convention Center.
“The action by several town
ships to impose new restrictions
Passing On The Farm Workshop Nov. 20
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workshop from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, here
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clouds for farm families across
the commonwealth,” said Penn
sylvania Farm Bureau President
Guy F. Donaldson. “The matter
is sure to generate plenty of dis
cussion when our members get
together in Hershey.”
Voting delegates from the state
Farm Bureau’s 54 county units
will be electing leaders and set
ting policies for the statewide
farm group during the upcoming
annual meeting. Grassroots poli
relationships and the business
can suffer from failure to plan.
Farmers seeking ideas for suc
cessfully passing their farm to
family, or those interested in lo
cating interested, unrelated farm
ers to take over an operation,
should attend. Beginning farmers
are also urged to participate to
glean ideas for building their
businesses.
cy suggestions that originated in
the county Farm Bureaus will be
discussed and debated by the del
egates in deciding the organiza
tion’s official stance on a wide
range of issues affecting agricul
ture.
Jn addition to setting policy,
the annual meeting will provide a
stage for the presentation of
awards honoring achievements
by county Farm Bureaus, young
farmers, and individuals who
have performed distinguished
service to agriculture.
Contact Pennsylvania Farm
Link at (717) 664-7077. A $10.95
fee covers both continental break
fast and buffet lunch. The Gar
den Gate Restaurant lies on Rt.
422, three miles west of the Rt. 79
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