North Carolina
Livestock Sales
Raleigh, N.C.
January 22.2003
Report Supplied By USD A
Mount Airy Livestock Auction: CAT
TLE and CALVES: 856, last week 1138.
Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 high
er; bulls steady. Feeder cattle were some
higher and some lower. Slaughter cows
and bulls 19 percent. Replacement pairs
and feeder cows 7 percent. Feeder steers
and bulls under 600 lbs 27 percent, over
600 lbs 8 percent. Feeder heifers under
600 lbs 36 percent, over 600 lbs 3 percent.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-80
percent lean 850-1500 lbs 34.00- 35.50,
high dressing 36.00-39.50; Boners 80-85
percent 850-1400 lbs 30.00-35.50, high
dressing 35.50-44.50, low dressing
25.00- Lean 85-90 percent 850-1300
lbs 28.50-34.00, low dressing 24.00-25.50.
Lean 85-90 percent lbs and down
23.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1000-1500 lbs 43.00-50.00; 1500 lbs and
up 46.00-50.50, with one at 52.50.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1 and 2: 200-250 lbs 101.00-104.00;
300-350 lbs 86.00-113.00; 350-400 lbs
87.00- 400-450 lbs 88.50-92.00;
450-500 lbs 77.00-84.00; 500-600 lbs
73.00- 600-700 lbs 70.00-77.00;
700-800 lbs 61.50-72.50. Small 1 and 2:
300-350 lbs 81.00-83.00; 350-400 lbs
65.00- 500-600 lbs 65.00-72.50. Hol
steins: Large 200-250 lbs 35.00; 250-300
lbs 42.00-49.00; 300-350 lbs 47.00-50.00;
400-450 lbs 46.00-48.00; 450-500 lbs 58.00;
800 lbs and up 47.00-53.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 and 2: 300-350 lbs 76.00-86.00;
350-400 lbs 75.00-85.00; 400-450 lbs
73.00- 450-500 lbs 71.00-78.00;
500-600 lbs 66.00-72.00; 600-700 lbs
60.00- Small 1 and 2: 300-350 lbs
60.00- 350-400 lbs 64.00-78.00;
400-450 lbs 66.00- 75.00; 450-500 lbs
60.00- 500-600 lbs 61.00-68.00;
700-800 lbs 52.00-59.00. Medium and
Large 3: 200-250 lbs 64.00-65.00; 250-300
lbs 56.00-57.00; 300-350 lbs 74.00-79.00;
350-400 lbs 64.00-74.00; 450-500 lbs
68.00- 500-600 lbs 55.00-67.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
1 and 2: 400-450 lbs 83.00-93.50; 450-500
lbs 77.50-87.00; 500-600 lbs 71.50-78.00;
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400-450 lbs 64.00-74.00; 450-500 lbs
70.00- 500-600 lbs 60.00-74.00;
600-700 lbs 60.00-65.00; 700 lbs and up
55.00- Medium and Large 3;
450-500 lbs 73.00-78.00; 500-600 lbs
65.00- 600-700 lbs 63.00-65.00.
FEEDER COWS: Medium 1:
1070-1250 lbs middle age cows
36.00-
STOCK COWS: Small 1: 1000-1075 lbs
middle age cows bred 1-8 months
270.00- per head. Medium 1:
1075-1250 lbs middle age cows bred 3-8
months 370.00-490.00 per head.
COWS/CALF PAIRS: Small 1:
950-1075 lbs middle age cows with calves
75-200 lbs 430.00-480.00 per pair. Medi
um 1: 1025-1150 lbs young and middle
age cows with calves 100-225 lbs
525.00- per pair.
BABY CALVES, per head: Holstein
45.00-
GOATS, per head: Slaughter Classes:
Kids; Selection 2; under 20 lbs 20.00.
Bucks/Billies: Selection 1: 100-150 lbs
75.00- Replacement Classes: Does/
Nannies; Selection 1; 70-100 lbs
45.00-
National Weekly
Lamb Report
Des Moines, lowa
January 21,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB RE
PORT for week ending Monday, Jan. 20:
SLAUGHTERED LAMB PRIOR
WEEK: From Forward Contracts: Do
mestic 321; Imported 0. From Formula
Arrangements; Domestic 20,197 head;
Imported; 1,744.
SLAUGHTERED PACKER OWNED
SHEEP: DOMESTIC: 1,614 head, 67-79
lbs (avg. 74 lbs); dressing 50.0-50.0%, avg.
50.0%; Choice or better 98.0%. IM
PORTED: None.
FORWARD CONTRACT PUR
CHASES: No trade reported.
FORMULA PURCHASES: DOMES
TIC: 1,691 head, 57-64 lbs (avg. 59.3)
152.76-170.00, wtd.avg. price 169.35;
7,253 head, 66-75 lbs (avg. 74.2 lbs)
151.41-179.68, wtd. avg. price 163.05;
2,900 head, 75-83 lb's (avg. 79.1)
159.95-170.00(165.06).
IMPORTED: 1,875 head, 68-77 lbs
(avg. 72.3 lbs) 147.82-168.44, wtd. avg.
price 154.70.
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Oklahoma Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Oklahoma City, OK
January 22,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCK
YARDS, Weekly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and
heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Steer and
heifer calves steady. Demand good for
feeder cattle and calves. A friendly cattle
on feed report worked towards stabilizing
last week’s downward price spiral. Quali
ty average to attractive, some plain. Cat
tle in medium to fleshy conditions.
Weigh-ups average.
Receipts this week 11,100; last week
10,346; last year 9477. Supply consisted of
71% yearlings and calves over 600 lbs;
27% calves; 2% cows and bulls. Heifers
comprised 32% of feeder & calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1: CALVES: few 350-400 lbs (391
lbs) 107.50-117.00 (115.36); 400-450 lbs
(427 lbs) 106.50-109.50 (107.56); 450-500
lbs (485 lbs) 98.00-107.50 (100.63);
500-550 lbs (527 lbs) 93.00-99.75 (95.93);
550-600 lbs (575 lbs) 85.00-95.00 (90.75);
600-650 lbs (614 lbs) 79.50-87.50 (83.30);
650-700 lbs (670 lbs) 77.25-82.25 (79.58).
YEARLINGS: 600 lbs fancy 92.00;
600-650 lbs (625 lbs) 80.75-86.25 (84.52);
650-700 lbs (683 lbs) 81.00-82.25 (81.50);
700-750 lbs (730 lbs) 79.25-84.00 (81.55);
750-800 lbs (774 lbs) 78.25-83.00 (81.21);
800-850 lbs (819 lbs) 77.75-82.00 (79.84);
850-900 lbs (876 lbs) 77.75-80.50 (79.46);
900-950 lbs (925 lbs) 77.50-78.75 (78.51).
Holsteins: load Large 3 915 lbs 61.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium and
Large 1: CALVES: 360 lbs 100.00;
400-450 lbs (431 lbs) 90.50-96.50 (93.01);
450-500 lbs (477 lbs) 83.50-88.25 (86.64);
500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 77.50-84.00 (82.44);
600-675 lbs (650 lbs) 76.00- 79.00 (76.61).
YEARLINGS: 500-550 lbs (521 lbs)
85.50-89.00 (86.01); 550-600 lbs (561
lbs) 80.00-83.00 (82.36); 600-700 lbs
(650 lbs) 76.50- 80.75 (78.57);
700-750 lbs (716 lbs) 77.00-79.75
(77.78); 750-800 lbs (775 lbs)
75.00-78.25 (76.71); 800-850 lbs (832
lbs) 76.00-77.00 (76.73).
National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
January 21,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
At midwest market centers slaughter
lambs and feeder lambs 2.00 higher;
slaughter ewes steady. At New Holland,
PA slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes
steady. At San Angelo, TX slaughter
lambs firm to 2.00 higher; slaughter ewes
firm; feeder lambs 2.00-3.00 higher. Esti
mated receipts 6500 head for today.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: San Angelo: shorn
and wooled 84.00-95.00; few 96.50-99.00;
new crop 104.00-107.00. Midwest: shorn
87.00- wooled 85.00-87.00. New
Holland; 90-100 lbs 106.00-114.00;
100-110 lbs 98.00-110.00; 120-125 lbs
90.00- 155-170 lbs 70.00-79.00. Vir
ginia: wooled 90.00-101.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo:
Good and Choice 2-4 35.00-41.00; Good
2-3 45.00-55.00; Utility and Good 1-3
52.00- Utility 1-2 42.00-52.00; few
Cull and Utility 1-2 30.00-38.00. Midwest;
Utility and Good 1-3 33.00-38.00; Cull 1
23.00- New Holland: Good and
Choice 2-4 57.00-60.00; Utility and Good
1-3 30.00-56.00. Billings: Good 2-3 no test;
Utility 1-2 no test. Virginia: Choice 2-4
25.00; Utility and Good 1-3 25.00-47.00;
Cull and Utility 1-2 25.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Medium and Large
1-2: San Angelo: 65-90 lbs 101.00-108.00;
new crop 40-80 lbs 111.00-117.00; 80-90
lbs 107.00-109.50. Midwest: 60-80 lbs
92.00- 80-100 lbs 82.00-92.00. Vir
ginia: 50-60 lbs 71.00; 60-70 lbs 97.50;
70-85 lbs 85.00. Billings: no test.
REPLACEMENT EWES: Medium
and Large 1-2: San Angelo: Yearlings
85.00 per head, set 100 lbs 79.00 cwt;
mixed age 125-140 lbs 61.00-69.00 cwt.
Billings: no test.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 25, 2003-Al9
Eastern Cornbelt Direct Sheep Weekly
Report (includes lambs sold in IL., IN.,
OH., MI.) Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs were weak to 3.00 lower
on weights over 110 lbs. Lambs under 70
lbs were 1.00-5.00 lower in light trading.
Ewes were mostly 2.00 lower. Goats were
steady. Demand was moderate to good.
Trading was moderate. Carlot lamb car
cass prices were sharply lower on weights
under 45 lbs. Carcasses over 45 lbs were
unevenly steady. Confirmed sales this
week about 76% slaughter lambs, 24%
ewes and an additional 584 head of goats.
Total sheep and lambs sales 1000, last
week 1000 and year ago 775.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3.
110-130 lbs 80.00-85.00; 55-70 lbs
84.00-92.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility to Good:
42.00- few up to 48.00; Cull to Utili
ty: 35.00-38.00, few up to 42.00.
SLAUGHTER GOATS (cwt.): Kids:
Selection 2: 20-40 lbs 95.00-107.00; 40-60
lbs 94.00-95.00. Selection 3: 20-60 lbs
55.00- Yearlings: Selection 2: 70-90
lbs 62.00-65.00. Does/Nannies and
Bucks/Billies. Selection 2-3; 80-125 lbs
57.00-
This report covers sheep and lambs
sold direct off the farm through local
country stations.
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Sheep Weekly Summary
Springfield, 111.
January 17,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
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