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Midwest Dally
Livestock Summary
Amarillo, Texas
January 15,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Five area direct slaughter cattle trade,
live sales 2.00 higher than last week, at
mostly 80.00. Dressed sales were 1.00-3.00
higher at mostly 125.00. STEERS: LIVE
BASIS: over 80% Choice sold at
77.00- weighted average price at
78 76; 65-80% Choice 75 75-80 50, weight
ed average price 78.68, 35-65% Choice
78 00-80.00, weighted average price 79.90.
DRESSED BASIS: over 80% Choice
125.00- weighted average 125.00;
65-80% Choice 123.00-125.00, weighted
average 124.71; 35-65% Choice
125.00- weighted average 125.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: LIVE BASIS:
Over 80% Choice 77.25-80.00, weighted
average price 78 99; 65-85% Choice
78.50-80.00, weighted average price 79.52;
35-65% Choice 79 00- 80.00, weighted av
erage price 79.84. DRESSED BASIS:
Over 80% Choice 125 00- 125 00, weight
ed average price 125.00, 65-80% Choice
123.00- weighted average price
124.59; 35-65% Choice 124.00-125.00,
weighted average price 124.99.
At So. St. Paul, slaughter steers and
heifers traded steady on a light test.
Steers- Few Choice 2-4, 1260-1410 lbs
77.35-78.25. Select and Choice 2-3
1152-1465 lbs 74.10-76.00. Heifers: Choice
2-3, pkg 1298 lbs 80.00. Select and Choice
2-3 1185-1226 lbs 75.00-75.25.
Sioux Falls terminal slaughter steers
and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher, instances
5.00 higher. Steers: Choice 2-3, 1337-1446
lbs 76.00-78.00,1568-1622 lbs 71.10-73.00.
High Select and Choice 2-3,1323-1444 lbs
74.60-76.85. Heifers: Choice 2-3
1213-1323 lbs 76.50-78.00. Choice, end
Prime 3-4, 1331-1474 lbs 74.60-76.90.
High Select and Choice 2-3 1224-1378 lbs
74.85-76.00.
Cattle slaughter under federal inspec
tion Wednesday is estimated at 356,000
head compared to 373,000 last week and
390,000 a year ago.
CME Futures Closes for Live Cattle:
February 79.35, down 145; April 77.72,
down 150; June 69.70, down 137.
Slaughter cows at South St. Paul sold
1.00 higher. Premium White 70-75 Per
cent Lean Over 1200 lbs 42.50-46.00.
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Feb 3rd to Feb 15th
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Sprockets - Bearings
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lbs 41.00-44.50, high dressing 44.50-46.50.
Boners 80-85 Percent Lean Over 1050 lbs
38.00- high dressing 41.50-43.00.
Lean 85-90 Percent Lean Over 850 lbs few
34.00-
Barrows and gilts were 1.50 higher at
St. Paul. 220-270 lb 49-51% lean barrow
and gilts closing at 34.00-34.50. At Sioux
Falls the same classes sold mostly 1.50
higher at 34.50. Direct trade prices are
based on 185 lbs hog carcass with 0.9-1.1
inch back fat and 6 inch squaie loin/2.0
inch depth plant delivered. National di
rect trade closed 1.25-I.SO higher ranging
from 39.50-48.65, weighted average 44.99.
lowa-So. Minnesota direct trade trended
1.50 higher ranging from 39.50-48.65,
weighted average 45.35. The Western
Cornbelt closed 1.50 higher with prices
ranging 39.50-48.65, weighted average
45.32. The Eastern Cornbelt prices were
1.25 highei selling from 39.75-47.29,
weighted average 44 49
Hog slaughter under federal inspection
through Wednesday is estimated at
1,162,000 head compared to 1,154,000 a
week ago and 1,121,000 a year ago.
CME Future Closes for Lean Hogs -
February 51.12, down 170; April 57.30,
down 200; May 61.97, down 200
Slaughter lambs traded steady at So.
St. Paul, MN. Slaughter Lambs; Shorn:
Choice, end Prime 2-3 115-145 lbs
85.00- Wooled. Choice, end Prime
2-3 125-145 lbs 83.00-85.00. At San Ange
lo on Tuesday slaughter lambs were firm
compared to last week. Slaughter lambs;
Choice 2-3 shorn and wooled 90-140 lbs
82.00- few 96.50-98.00. Few Good
and Choice 1-2
80-85 lbs
105.00-107.00.
Sheep and
lamb slaughter
under federal
inspection
Wednesday is
estimated at
33,000 head
compared to
33,000 a week
ago and 33,000
a year ago./
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Daily National
Grain Market
Summary
St Joseph, MO
January 15,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Grain and soybean bids were mostly
higher for the day. Fund buying was
Noted in corn and bean pits with some
light technical buying noted in wheat. Ex
port demand continued light this week
with a small order of soybeans for Tai
wan. China’s purchases over the past
week or so has kept some strength in soy
beans. Wheat steady to 6 cents higher ex
cept Portland 6 cents lower. Corn steady
to 1 cent higher. Sorghum steady to 1 cent
higher. Soybeans steady to 2 cents higher.
EXPORT SALES: PURCHASER
COMMODITY TONNAGE DELIVERY
DATE Taiwan Soybeans 56,000 Mar 1-15
THESE MAY NOT BE THE ONLY
EXPORT SALES THAT HAVE TRAN
SPIRED. BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY
SALES THAT COULD BE CONFIRM
ED TRUCK BIDS: 01/15/05 01/14/03
01/16/02 Wheat: Kansas City (HRW
ORD) 3.77 up 6 2.91-2.94 Minneapolis
(DNS) 4.09 up 4 54 3.38 54 Portland
(SWW) 3.77 unch-dn 6 3.68-3.71 St. Louis
(SRW) 3.35 dn 1 3.03-3.04
Corn, US No 2 Yellow; Kansas City
2.35-2.37 up 1-unch 2.07 Minneapolis 2.13
14 up 1 1.89 </4 So. lowa 2.19-2.21 unch
2.03 Omaha 2.21-2.22 up 1 1.94-1.95 Soy
beans, US No 1 Yellow: Kansas City
5.48-5.50 up 1-unch 4.46-4.48 Minneapo
lis 5.28 14 up 54 4.22 14 So. lowa 5.35-5.38
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Kansas City (Mar) Wheat 3.46 V* up 5 14
2.93 14 Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat 3.74 up
4 '/: 3.05 14 Chicago (Mar) Wheat 3.12 %
dn 1 14 3.03 Vi Chicago (Mar) Com 2.31 54
unch 2.1414 Chicago (Mar) Soybeans 5.49
14 dn 54 4.52 54 EXPORT BIDS: Barge
bids out of the Port of New Orleans, or
Rail out of the North Texas Gulf. Bids
per bushel, except sorghum per cwt.
US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: 3.97
14-4.05 14 up 5 % 3.42 54-3.45 14 US 2 Soft
Red Winter Wheat: Barge 3.70 14 dn 14
3.321 54-3.32 54 US 2 Yellow Corn Barge
2.65 % Not available 2.27 54-2.37 % US 2
Yellow Sorghum Rail 4.75-5.06 unch
4.41-4.46 Barge NA 4.48-4.53 US 2 Yel
low Soybeans Barge NA up 4.86 14-4.87 14
Com Belt Feedstuff
St. Joseph, Mo.
January 14,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
CORN BELT FEEDSTUFF: Whole
sale Bids. Feedstuff prices were mostly
steady to lower for the week. Mills are
running back to schedule after the long
holiday break producing more product
and causing prices to drift lower. Domes
tic demand light but moderate for some
ingredients.
SOYBEAN MEAL: 48 percent rail was
9.00 lower from 159.50-162.50. 48 percent
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truck was 10.00 lower from 163.50-171.50
per ton.
CORN BY-PRODUCTS: Gluten Feed
21 percent, Interior Points was steady
from 65.00-72.00; Chicago was 1.00-3.00
lower from 65.00-74.00.60 percent Gluten
Meal, Interior Points 5.00 lower from
235.00- Chicago 5.00-10.00 lower
from 240.00-250.00 per ton. Rail Hominy
Feed, Central Illinois Points was 4.00-7.00
lower from 68.00-72.00; truck was
2.00- lower from 70.00- 80.00. Crude
Corn Oil was 50 points higher from
29.00- cents per pound.
MILLFEEDS: Northwest was steady to
6.00 lower from 62.00-78.00; Buffalo
3.00- lower from 72.00-76.00 per ton.
ALFALFA PELLETS: Toledo. Ohio 17
percent dehydrated was steady from
145.00-185.00; meal steady from
148.50-188.50. 15 percent meal steady
from 134.00-182.50 per ton; meal steady
from 137.50-186.00.
DISTILLER’S DRIED GRAINS. Cen
tral Illinois steady from 85.00-100.00;
Chicago steady to 2.00 lower from
87 00-100.00; Lawrenceburg, 11, steady at
85.00. Kansas and Nebraska were steady
from 110.00-115.00; Minneapolis was
steady to 5.00 higher at 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.
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