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National Slaughter Cattle
Weekly Review
Oklahoma City, Okla.
November 22,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
National Slaughter Cattle Summary -
Week Ending Nov 22, 2002: Slaughter
steers and heifers rose another dollar this
week and dressed sales were 2.50-3.00
higher. Packer demand good as beef
prices made strong advances this week.
The bulls seem to be in the feeders corner
as show lists have become lighter and car
cass weights are coming down. USDA’s
boxed beef cut-out values Friday at noon
averaged 118.02 up 7.02 from last Friday.
Sales of slaughter cattle on a national
basis for negotiated cash trades totaled
148,100 through Friday at 10:00 a.m.; last
week’s full count was 236,700.
STEERS AND HEIFERS: Midwest Di
rect Markets; Live Basis; 35-80% Choice,
900-1400 lbs 70.00-71.50, avg. 71.00.
Dressed Basis: 35-80% Choice, 550-950
lbs 111.00-112.00, wtd avg 111.78. High
Plains Direct Markets: Live Basis: 35-65%
Choice, 900-1400 lbs 70.00-71.50, avg
71.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS
(Average Yielding): Slaughter cows
1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to
2.00 higher. Demand improved for cows
this week as lighter carcass weights has
produced less tonnage of meat. USDA’s
Cutter cow carcass cut-out value closed
Thursday at 81.75 up 3.60 from last Fri
day.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% Lean
1000-1600 lbs; Colorado 32.00-35.50; Ok
lahoma 33.00-36.00; Alabama
31.50- Boners 80-85% Lean
900-1500 lbs: Colorado 32.00-35.00; Okla
homa 34.00-37.00; Alabama 32.50-35.50.
Lean 85-90% Lean 850-1300 lbs: Colorado
29.50- Oklahoma 33.50-35.50; Ala
bama 28.00-31.00.
BULLS 88-92% Lean 1500-2200 lbs:
Colorado 44.00-47.50; Oklahoma
43.00-46.50; Alabama 43.00-46.00.
NOTE: Slaughter cow and bull prices
reflect Tuesday markets.
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East Fluid Milk
And Cream Review
Madison, Wis.
November 26,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
Spot prices of class II cream, dollars
per lb. butterfat: F. 0.8. producing plants:
Northeast: 1.3553-1.4745. Delivered
Equivalent: Atlanta: 1.3553-1.4745 mostly
1.3661-1.3878.
PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM,
dollars per lb. wet solids, F. 0.8. produc
ing plants: Northeast: Class 11, includes
monthly formula prices; .9850-1.0300;
Class 111 - spot prices - .8700-.9400.
SPOT SHIPMENTS OF GRADE A
MILK: FLORIDA: This week - 55, Out 0;
last week - In 132, Out 0; last year - In 0,
Out 52. SOUTHEAST STATES: This
week - In 0, Out 0; last week - In 0, Out 0;
last year - In 14, Out 0.
The base price for Class I milk for De
cember 2002 is $10.52 per cwt., down
$O.OB from November. A Class I differen
tial specific to each pricing point (county)
is added to the base price to determine the
applicable Class I price. The Class II
skim milk price for December is $7.69, up
one cent from November.
Milk production is fairly steady in most
of the northern areas, but starting to show
increases in parts of the Southeast and
most of Florida. Fluid milk supplies are
more than ample and more milk is being
diverted to manufacturing this week. Not
only is Thanksgiving giving a boost to
milk sales, but the threat of snow in some
urban areas is causing a little bout of
panic buying. Bottled milk sales at retail
outlets have been very strong since late
last week, but school lunch needs came to
a halt after Tuesday. Most bottlers will be
down on Thursday, but should be back up
on Friday. Florida handlers continue to
bring in a little milk, but the need for out
side milk is easing rather quickly.
Surplus milk volumes are heavy and
manufacturing plants are gearing up for
heavy operations over the coming week
end. Balancing plants in the Southeast are
open and easily handling the extra milk.
In the Northeast, some ice cream plants
are down this week and a few cheese
plants are on reduced schedules. This is
pushing more milk and cream into
butter/powder plants.
The condensed skim market is little
changed, but some plants ate clearing
their solids as condensed rather than start
up their dryers.
The fluid cream market is weak and of
ferings are increasing in most all areas of
the region. Spot prices are generally high
er since the CME price increased rather
sharply last week. However, with increas
ing volumes to be cleared, lower multiples
are offsetting some of the gain in the but
ter price. Demand for Class II cream is
very slow now that production of holiday
related items has slowed.
Volumes of excess cream are heavy and
quite a few loads did clear to Midwestern
butter producers at multiples below 120,
f.o.b. Ice cream output is slow as many
operations are closed for the whole week.
Cream cheese output is about steady as
some producers take advantage of the
heavier supply and lower multiples.
Churning activity is increasing as produc
ers are being inundated with cream offers
and butter output is expected to be heavy
through early next week.
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Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 22 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat
production under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, Nov. 23,
was estimated at 927.2 million lbs., according to the USDA's
Agncultural Marketing Service. This was 2.5% higher than a week ago
and 14.2% higher than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the
year to date was 3.4% higher compared to the previous year.
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Calf/Veal Pork (2)
4.0 402.5
3.8 396.2
up 5 3% up 1 6%
3 0 354 1
up 33 3% up 13.7%
167 3 17,380 0
168 8 16,885 1
Week Ending (1) Beef
23- 516.5
16-Nov-02 500.6
Change: up 3 2
24- 4514
Change; up 14.4%
2002 YTD- 24.130 4
2001 YTD 23,233 7
Change' up 3,9% dn 0.9% up 2.9% dn 3 4% up 3 4%
1- Previous week estimates may be revised. Year ago data are actuals
2- Excludes lard.
3- Totals may not add due to roundinj
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
678.000 22,000 2,044,000 63,000
652.000 21,000 2,021,000 64,000
up 4 0% up 4.8% up 1.1% dn 1.6%
590.000 16,000 1,780,000 53,000
up 14.9% up 37.5% up 14.8% up 18.9%
31.770.000 902,000 88,539,000 2,783,000
31.413.000 878,000 86,334,000 2,735,000
up 1.1% up 2.8% up 2.6% up 1.8%
Week Ending
23-Nov-02
16-Nov-02
Change:
24-Nov-OI
Change'
2002 YTD
2001 YTD.
Change:
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs
1266 302 267
1271 303 266
1258 306 269
Week Ending; LIVE'
23-
16-Nov-02
24-
Estimate
Estimate
Actual
DRESSED:
Estimate
Estimate
Actual
23-
16-Nov-02
24-
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Stags
09- 46.5% 34.0% 17.9% 16% 96 6% 3.2% 0.2%
10- 46.2% 33 2% 18.8% 18% 96.7% 3.0% 0.3%
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Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
4 2 927.2
4.3 904 9
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3 7 8122
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186.8 41,864 5
193.3 40,480.9
Sheep/Lamb
134
135
141
198
197
200