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National Slaughter Cattle
Weekly Review
Oklahoma City, Okla.
December 27,2002
Report Supplied By USD A
National Slaughter Cattle Summary -
Week Ending Dec. 27, 2002: Slaughter
cattle trade not established in the south.
Limited sales in the North on a dressed
basis were steady with last week. Snow in
much of the trade area hampering.gains
in the feediots and most feeders not inter
ested in doing business. Packers faced
with 2 holiday shortened weeks which
could deplete inventories.
USDA’s boxed beef cut-out values Fri
day averaged 119.07 down 1.50 from last
Friday.
Sales of slaughter cattle on a national
basis for negotiated cash trades totaled a
very minimal 26,950 through 10:00 a.m.
Friday. Last week’s full count was
115,500.
Midwest Direct Markets: Live Basis:
Steers and Heifers 35-80 percent Choice,
900-1400 lbs not established.
Dressed Basis: Steers and Heifers 35-80
percent Choice, 550-950 lbs. few
114.00-115.00.
High Plains Direct Markets: Live Basis:
Steers and Heifers 35-65 percent Choice,
900-1400 lbs not established.
Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average
Yielding); Slaughter cow and bull market
not tested as most auction barns closed
for the holidays.
USDA’s Cutter cow carcass cut-out
value closed Thursday at 82.45 up .91
from last Friday.
Dairy Products
Prices Highlights
Washington, D. C.
December 27,2002
Report Supplied By NASS/USDA
DAIRY PRODUCTS PRICES HIGH
LIGHTS:
CHEDDAR CHEESE prices received
for US 40 pound Blocks averaged $1.12
per pound for the week ending December
21. The price per pound increased 0.4
cents from the previous week. The price
for US 500 pound Barrels adjusted to 38
percent moisture averaged $l.ll per
pound, up 0.4 cents from the previous
week.
BUTTER prices received for 25 kilo
gram and 68 pound boxes meeting USD A
Grade AA standards averaged $1.09 per
pound for the week ending December 21.
The U.S. price per pound decreased 0.6
cents from the previous week.
NONFAT DRY MILK prices received
for bag, tote and tanker sales meeting
USDA Extra Grade or USPH Grade A
standards averaged 84.3 cents per pound
for the week ending December 21. The
U.S. price per pound decreased 2.3 cents
from the previous week.
DRY WhEY prices received for bag,
tote and tanker sales meeting USDA
Extra Grade standards averaged 18.3
cents per pound for the week ending De
cember 21. The U.S. price per pound de
creased 1.6 cents from the previous week.
East Coast and North
Central Veal Report
Des Moines lowa
December 31,2002
Supplied By USDA
CARLOT VEAL CARCASS REPORT:
Northeast and North Central Basis; Com
pared to trading last week: Northeast spe
cial fed veal in Monday’s trading steady
to weak on moderate offerings and a light
to moderate demand; untested Tuesday.
North Central untested Monday; Tues
day, steady to 3.00 lower on light to mod
erate offerings and a light demand. Mar
ket undertone trending weak at the close
of 2002.
VEAL CARCASS, SPECIAL FED.
HOT BASIS, FOB PRODUCTION
POINTS: Northeast 935 head; hide-Off,
215-275 lb: 195-200.00. North Central 440
head; hide-on 240-300 Ih 170-175.00;
hide-off 215-275 lb 190.00.
CONTRACT INFORMATION: Hot
Basis, Hide-Off: (As of Dec. 31, 2002):
Contract calves slaughtered this week:
200.00-210.00, mostly 205.00-209.00.
Packers base market 190.00-200.00. Fu
ture contracts offered: Firm Bottom
183.00 and 185.00, Firm Top 200.00,
203.00 and 205.00. Firm Bottom, Open
Top 180.00.
•North Central - OH, IN. 11. MI & WI.
•Northeast - MA, MD, PA, NY, NJ, DE,
CT& VT.
WEEKLY DISTRIBUTIVE, LESS
THAN CARLOT, EAST COAST AREA
VEAL CUTS TRADE. SPECIAL FED:
Market for Tuesday, Dec. 31 Com
pared to last week: Distributive special
fed veal cuts are trading mostly steady on
holiday market activity. Movement is
slow to moderate on light to moderate of
ferings and demand.
Prices per CWT: Carcass, hide off
200-250 lb 225-245.00; Foresaddles 85-110
lb 170-180.00; Kosher Foresaddles 90-110
lb 195-205.00; Hindsaddles 85-115 lb
285-300.00; Loins, regular 17-25 lb
275-305.00; Loins, 4x4 trmd 12-18 lb
425-475.00; Hotel Racks, 8 rib 15-21 lb
440-450.00,7 rib 14-20 lb 455-480.00,6 rib
13-17 lb 495-525.00; Chuck, square cut
36-47 lb 85-110.00; Shoulder, full 14-20 lb
125-160.00;
Legs, double
70-90 lb
275-310.00,
TBS 3-piece
24-32 lb
575-650.00,
BHS heel-out
27-35 lb
350-445.00;
Top Round,
trmd, cap-off
8-10
700-800.00;
Breast 10-12 lb
65-80.00;
Necks, bone-in
24-28 lb
110-130.00;
Stew Meat,
regular
200-225.00;
Boneless Trim-
mings 75-80%
lean 59-62.00;
Heavy Nature
Green Hides,
per piece
37-42.00.
National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
December 31,2002
Report Supplied By USD 4
At midwest market centers all classes
steady. No sale at Goldthwaite, TX or
Greenville, IL this week due to the holi
day.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: Midwest: shorn
81.00- wooled 110-125 lbs
76.00- 125-145 lbs 79.00-85.25. Vir
ginia: wooled no test. Greenville; wooled
no test. Goldthwaite: no sale.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Midwest: Utili
ty and Good 1-3 35.00-46.00; Cull 1
25.00-36.00. Greenville: Utility and Good
1-3 no test. Virginia: no test. Goldthwaite:
Good 2-3 no test.
FEEDER LAMBS: Medium and Large
1-2: Midwest; set 40 tbs 119.00; 60-80 lbs
90.00-101.00; 80-100 lbs 82.00-90.00. Vir
ginia: no test. Greenville: no test. Gold
thwaite: no test.
REPLACEMENT EWES: Medium
and Large 1-2: Goldthwaite: no test.
Sheep and lamb slaughter under feder
al inspection for the week to date totaled
11,000 compared with 10,000 last week
and 9,000 for the same week last year.
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 27 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat
production under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, Dec. 28,
was estimated at 721.2 million lbs., according to the USDA's
Agricultural Marketing Service. This was 22.8% lower than a week ago
and 2.5% higher than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the
year to date was 2.7% higher compared to the previous year.
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Week Ending (1) Beef Calf/Veal Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
28- 400.6 3.0 314.5 3.1 721.2
21-Dec-02 495.1 3.8 431 3 4.1 934.3
Change- dn 19.1% dn21.1% dn271% dn 24.4% dn 22.8%
29- 395.2 2.9 302.4 3.1 703.6
Change: up 1.4% up 3.4% up 40% 0% up 2.5%
2002 YTD: 26,506.9 186.4 19,301.5 206.8 46,201.6
2001 YTD 25,726 7 186.9 18,850.7 215.3 44,979.6
Change: up 30% dn 0.3% up 2.4% dn 4.0% up 2.7%
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
28- -02 525,000 16,000 1,580,000 45,000
21-Dec-02 649,000 21,000 2,168,000 60,000
Change: dn 19.1% dn23.8% dn27.1% dn25.0%
29- -01 513,000 16,000 1,528,000 45,000
Change: dn 2.3% 0% up 3.4% 0%
2002 YTD: 34,888,000 1,001,000 98,154,000 3,081,000
2001 YTD: 34,683,000 977,000 96,230,000 3,052,000
Change: up 0.6% up 2.5% up 2.0% up 1.0%
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Week Ending: LIVE: Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
28- -02 Estimate 1267 305 269 137
21-Dec-02 Estimate 1265 302 269 136
29- Actual 1266 302 266 139
DRESSED:
28- Estimate 767 187 200 69
21-Dec-02 Estimate 767 185 200 68
29- Actual 774 184 199 69
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk.Endmg Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Stags
14- 46.9% 32.1% 19.2% 1.7% 96.5% 3.3% 0.3%
15- -01 50.0% 31.8% 16.5% 1.6% 96.6% 3.1% 0.3%