A6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 30, 2002
National Broiler
Market At A Glance
Atlanta, Ga.
November 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Trade sentiment was generally steady
in the West, about steady elsewhere. De
mand was seasonally slow to instances
fair, slightly better where ads and promo
tions were active, but strongest for the
more traditional holiday items. Supplies
of all sizes were at least adequate for
limited trade needs. In the parts struc
ture, all items were at least adequate to
available. In production areas, live sup
plies were moderate at mixed but mostly
desirable weights.
The 12-CITY Weighted Average Price
for II'AS/02 was 53.36, compared to 53.31
last week, and 58.82 a year ago.
National Turkey
Market At A Glance
Des Moines, lowa
November 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
DOMESTIC MARKET HIGH
LIGHTS: The market tone on frozen
whole body hens and toms was mostly
steady. Fresh and frozen turkeys winding
down for the Thanksgiving holiday. Re
duced slaughters this week will rebound
for the Christmas holiday. No sales re
ported. Fresh and frozen offerings un
even. Bulk parts and meat demand was
seasonally slow.
EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS:
Demand and trading was seasonally slow.
Most interest coming from Mexico. Offer-
ings mixed.
National Egg Market
At A Glance
Atlanta, Ga.
November 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
In New York and Philadelphia, prices
were lower on mediums. Elsewhere,
prices remained unchanged. The market
tone was mostly steady. Demand ranged
moderate to very good, best where fea
tures for Thanksgiving were in progress.
Supplies were adequate to available for
immediate trade requirements. Breaking
stock offerings were short to fully ade
quate for the light to good demand. Light
type fowl were sufficient for processing
needs.
Virginia Eggs
Harrisonburg, Va.
November 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Prices were unchanged on large and
small, down 2 cents on medium today.
Supplies are moderate for plant needs.
Prices to retailers, in small lots, USDA
Grade A and Grade A, 30 dozen cases,
white eggs in cartons, delivered store
door, cents per dozen: Large 98; Medium
83; Small 56.
Trucklot, prices to retailers, sales to
volume buyers: Large 80-90 mostly 90;
Medium 67-77 mostly 77; Small 42-51
mostly 51.
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Young Turkey Parts
And Bulk Meat
Des Moines, lowa
November 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL YOUNG TURKEY
PARTS AND BULK MEAT, Frozen, un
less specified, cents per lb, delivered first
receivers, part and full trucklots, as of
Nov. 27.
Supplies of breast meat and trims were
fully adequate for the limited demand.
Bulk parts demand was light and supplies
easily covered needs. Most interest cen
tered on last minute fune-tuning for holi
day items. Export demand was fair to the
border, otherwise light.
DOMESTIC TRADING: Breasts, 4-8
lbs: Grade A - none frozen; Fresh - avg.
169.00. Plant Grade - avg. 92.00. DRUM
STICKS: TOM - avg. 20.20; HEN - avg.
19.80. WINGS, FULL-CUT: TOM - avg.
21.20; HEN - avg. 22.00. WING, V
TYPE: TOM - avg. 19.67; HEN - none.
NECKS: TOM - avg. 15.00; HEN - none.
BREASTS, B/S, TOM Frozen none;
Fresh avg. 157.44. THIGH MEAT - avg.
54.50. BREAST TRIM MEAT - avg.
80.29. SCAPULA MEAT - none. TEN
DERLOINS - none. DESTRAPPED
TENDERS - avg. 113.00. WING MEAT
WITH SKIN - avg. 51.50. MECHANI
CALLY SEPARATED - Frozen none;
Fresh avg. 16.71.
EXPORT TRADING: DRUM
STICKS: TOMS - avg. 20.00. WINGS,
FULL-CUT: TOM - none. WINGS V
TYPE: - TOMS - avg. 23.00. TAILS
avg. 17.00. MECHANICALLY SEPA
RATED - avg. 16.00. THIGH MEAT -
avg. 53.00.
Eastern Corn Belt
Direct Hogs
Des Moines, lowa
November 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
EASTERN CORN BELT DIRECT
DAILY HOGS, for Tuesday, Nov. 26 as
of 1:30 p.m.
CURRENT VOLUME TODAY: Pro
ducer Sold: Negotiated Actual: 20,078;
Other Market Formula: 2,105; Swine or
Pork Market Formula: 31,831; Other Pur
chase Arrangement; 10,842; Packer Sold
(AH purchase types): Actual today: 1,143.
NEGOTIATED PURCHASES (In
cluding packer sold): BARROWS AND
GILTS: 11,478 head. Compared to prior
day’s close, uneven, mostly steady. Base
Market Hog, 185 lb Carcass Basis, Plant
Delivered (.9-1.1 inch backfat, 6 sq. in.
loin/2.0 depth); Range: $36.00 - 42.00,
wtd. avg. $38.77.
5 Day rolling Average Market Hog
(measurements based on slaughter data
submitted): 195.34 lb carcass based, plant
delivered (0.80 inch backfat, 6.72 sq. inch
loin/2.24 inch loin depth) FFLI: 50.36%;
price range: $38.69 - 44.72.
Purchase volume by state of origin: Al
abama 1,601; Georgia 942; Illinois 20.560;
Indiana 14,8%; Kentucky 1,287; Mary
land 637; Michigan 1,376; Mississippi
1,376; New York 548; North Carolina
8,538; Ohio
8,072; Pennsyl-
vania 3,183;
South Carolina
502; Tennessee
1,531; Virginia
93; Wisconsin
1,546.
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Southern & Eastern
Direct Feeder Pigs
Columbia, S.C.
November 22,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
Southern And Eastern US Direct FOB
Feeder Pig Report; Weekly summary of
prices FOB farm basis, week ended Nov.
22. Receipts 52,987; last week 33,658.
Compared to last week, early weaned pigs
steady to firm; 40-50 pound feeder pigs
2.00- per head higher. Demand good
for moderate to heavy offerings. Receipts
include 45,462 head shipped to lowa and
Central US. Also receipts include an esti
mated 26% formulated prices.
PIGS, EARLY WEANED 10 LB
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value: Lot
size 250 head or less: 1,325 head,
23.46-30.45, wtd. avg. price 27.28; lot size
250-750: 3,644 head, 21.00-32.80, wtd.
avg. price 27.90; lot size 750 or more:
21,5X0 head, 19.00-31.00, wtd. avg. price
price 24.62. Total Composite: 26,479
head, 19.00-32.80, wtd. avg. price 25.21.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50-54%
lean value; Lot size 250-750: 1,520 head,
35.00- wtd. avg. price 41.49; lot size
750 or more; 3,938 head, 26.50-43.24, wtd.
avg. price 38.03. Total Composite: 5,458
head, 26.50-44.58, wtd. avg. price 38.99.
PIGS, 45 LB BASIS, estimated 50-54%
lean value: Lot size 2SO-7SO: 500 head,
44.50; lot size 750 or more; 20,550 head,
33.00- wtd. avg. price 40.81. Total
Composite: 21,050 head, 33.00-47.60, wtd.
avg. price 40.90.
•rices are quoted on a per head basis
“picked up” at the sellers farm in NC,
SC, GA, TN, KY, AL, MS, AR, MO, TX,
OK, KS, IN, OH, MI, PA, CO, UT, and
WY. Prices do not include freight or bro
ker fees. Many lots of 40-60 weight pigs
sold with a .25-.40 per pound slide. Also,
some lots of early weaned pigs have a 1.00
per pound sliding value adjusted from a
10 pound basis. Early weaned pigs under
19 days old.
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 agreements or any other
form of shared or retained ownership
agreements.
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Eastern Combelt Direct
Feeder Pig Weekly
Springfield, HI.
November 22,2002
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: 14,126,
negotiated 2,150; last week 13,060.
Trends: SEW 10 lb pigs and feeder pigs
sold steady to 1.50 higher. Trading activi
ty was light to moderate for moderate of
ferings.
tFOB Eastern Combelt - Illinois, Indi
ana, Ohio, Michigan. Receipts: 11,576;
last week 9,010.
EARLY WEANED PIGS, 10 LB
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value: Lot
size size under 250: 125 head, 23.46; lot
size 250-750; 3,691 head, 21.00-32.16,
wtd. avg. price 27.22; lot size 750 or more;
6,400 head, 22.00-31.00, wtd. avg. price
26.88. Total Composite: 10,216 head,
21.00- wtd. avg. price 26.96.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, Estimated 50-54%
lean value: Lot size 250-750: 400 head,
35.00; lot size 750 or more: 960 head,
37.00. Total Composite: 1,360 head,
35.00- wtd. avg. price 36.41.
tFOB prices quoted on per head basis
“picked up” at sellers farm; prices do not
include freight.
New York Eggs
ATLANTA, GA.
November 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Prices were lower on medium sizes,
however large and extra large were un
changed. The market tone was generally
steady. Retail demand was moderate to
good, best where featured. Large eggs
were advertised at 99 cents per dozen.
Large 18 pack eggs were on sale for 1.29
each. The New York shell egg inventory
decreased 2%, however the New Jersey
shell egg inventory increased 14% when
compared to last Monday. Supplies were
adequate to fully adequate for current
needs.
Prices to Retailers, Sales to Volume
Buyers, USDA Grade A and Grade A,
White Eggs in Cartons, delivered store
door, cents per dozen: Extra Large 84-88;
Large 82-86; Medium 68-72.
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Compact Hi-Rise / Windrow Composter
Com Belt Feedstuff
St Joseph, Mo.
November 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CORN BELT FEEDSTUFF: Whole
sale Bids. Truck or Rail dollars per ton.
This week, feed ingredient prices were
mixed as shortened holiday week nears.
Many producers are already shut down
for the break while others All last minute
orders. Demand is light for the most part.
SOYBEAN MEAL: 48 percent rail was
steady to 1.00 higher from 162.00-166.00.
48 percent truck was 1.00 lower to 2.00
higher at 167.00-172.00 per ton.
CORN BY-PRODUCTS: Gluten Feed
21 percent, Interior Points was steady at
66.00- Chicago was steady at
68.00- 60 percent Gluten Meal, Inte
rior Points steady to 5.00 lower from
250.00- Chicago was 5.00 lower to
5.00 higher from 250.00-260.00 per ton.
Rail Hominy Feed, Central Illinois Points
was 2.00 lower to 8.00 higher from
70.00- truck was 2.00 lower to 8.00
higher from 72.00-78.00. Crude Com Oil
was SO to 75 points higher from
27.50-28.50 cents per pound.
MILLFEEDS: Northwest was steady to
3.00 lower from 72.00-78.00; Buffalo 3.00
to 5.00 higher from 63.00-70.00 per ton.
ALFALFA PELLETS: Toledo, Ohio 17
percent dehydrated steady to 2.00 higher
from 145.00-184.00; meal .50 to 2.00 high
er from 148.50-187.50. IS percent meal
was steady to 2.00 higher from
134.00- per ton; meal steady to 2.00
higher from 137.50-185.00.
DISTILLER’S DRIED GRAINS: Cen
tral Illinois steady from 93.00-100.00;
Chicago was steady to LOO lower from
98.00-102.00; Lawrenceburg, 11, was 2.00
lower at 95.00. Kansas and Nebraska
were steady from 110.00-115.00; Minne
apolis was steady at 80.00-85.00 per ton.
BREWER’S DRIED GRAINS: New
ark, NJ was steady at 88.00; Williams
burg, VA was steady at 78.00 per ton.