Four States Livestock
Monday Sale
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, January 27,2003
SLAUGHTER COWS: 86 HEAD, AC
TIVE BIDDING 1.00-3.OOHIGHER;
MOST ADVANCE ON LEAN TYPE.
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 24 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat
production under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, Jan. 25,
was estimated at 897.8 million lbs., according to the USDA's
Agricultural Marketing Service. This was 0.8% lower than a week ago
and 1.4% higher than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the
year to date was 3.3% lower compared to the previous year.
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Week Ending (1) Beef Calf/Veal Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
25- 03 512 1 4 2 378.0 3.5 897.8
18-Jan 03 503.8 4.0 393.8 3.5 905.1
Change: up 1.7% up 5.0% dn 4.0% 0% dn 0.8%
26- Jan 02 504.3 3.6 374.3 3 6 885,8
Change. up 1.5% up 16.7% up 1.0% dn 2.8% up 1.4%
2003 YTD: 1833.2 13.8 1378.7 12.4 3238 1
2002 YTD 1914.2 13.7 1406.1 14.0 3348.0
Change; dn 4.2% up 0.9% dn 2.0% dn11.7% dn 3.3%
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 subiect to revision.
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head)
Week Ending Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
25- 03 667,000 23,000 1,898,000 53,000
18-Jan 03 656,000 22,000 1,988,000 53,000
Change; up 1.7% up 4.5% dn 4,5% 0%
26- Jan-02 657,000 18,000 1,889,000 52,000
Change - up 1.5% up 27.8% up 0.5% up 1.9%
2003 YTD: 2,312,000 76,000 6,828,000 186,000
2002 YTD. 2.501,000 71,000 7,080,000 200,000
Change. dn 7.5% up 6.8% dn 3.6% dn 1.2%
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Week Ending: LIVE. Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
25- 03 Estimate 1274 305 268 133
18-Jan 03 Estimate 1273 305 268 134
26- Jan 02 Actual 1263 325 268 140
DRESSED:
25- 03 Estimate 772 186 200 67
18-Jan 03 Estimate 772 187 199 67
26- Jan 02 Actual 771 199 199 69
. PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Stags
11- 03 46.2% 32.1% 19.8% 19% 96 4% 3.3% 03%
12- Jan 02 48.4% 30.6% 19.1% 1,9% 96.6% 3.1% 03%
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BREAKERS 40.00-46.00, BONERS
38.00-43.00, LEAN 35.00-40.00, THIN
35.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 5 HEAD, 2.00-4.00 HIGHER.
YG+N2 1784 LBS. AT 52.00; LIGHT
WEIGHTS 48.00-49.00, 2 SELECT DRY
FEDS 1100-1200 LBS. 60.00-62.00.
FED STEERS: STRONG DEMAND
FOR HIGH CHOICE BLACKS. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1300-1550 LBS.
77.00- 1 1800 LB. AT 65.25, LOW
CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1650-1875 LBS.
54.25-57.25.
FED HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE TO
PRIME 1200-1400 LBS. 77.00-80.00,
YG+N4 AT 75.50, STANDARD HOL
STEINS 42.00-44.25.
CALVES: 85 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 80-110 LBS. 40.00-52.00,
70-80 LBS. 30.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS RETURNING TO FARM
10.00- HIGHER. +NI 95-120 LBS.
135.00- 82-94 LBS. 97.00-122.00;
+N2 95-120 LBS. 90.00-130.00, 80-94
LBS. 60.00-95.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
NO +NI’S OFFERED. +N2 80-105 LBS.
200.00- BEEF X BULLS AND
HEIFERS +NI 90-115 LBS.
105.00- +N2 70-115 LBS.
80.00-
STOCK CATTLE: 25 HEAD.
STEERS, FEW OFFERED. HOL
STEINS 650 LBS. TO 45.00.
HEIFERS: 250-450 LBS. TO 66.00,
700-900 LBS. 50.00-58.00.
BULLS: 400-500 LBS. 75.00-81.00,
HEREFORDS TO 62.50, 500-700 LBS.
65.00-70.00,1 712 LBS. AT 57.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 1 LARGE
FRESH COW 800.00.
SHEEP: 30.00-37.00.
LAMBS: WOOLED 120-150 LBS.
51.00-67.00.
Four States Livestock
Wednesday Sale
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
Wed., Jan. 29,2003
SLAUGHTER COWS: 90 HEAD,
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. BREAK
ERS 40.00-45.25, BONERS 37.00-41.00,
LEAN 33.00-37.00, THIN AND LIGHT
33.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG+NI 1882 LBS.
AT 50.25; YG+N2 1000-1600 LBS.
44.50-48.00.
FED STEERS: 28 HEAD, STEADY.
HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1300-1550
LBS. 77.00-79.50; CHOICE 2-3 1200-1400
LBS. 77.00-79.50; OVER 1575 LBS.
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69.25-73.25; CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1348
LBS. AT 63.00.
FED HEIFERS: 13 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE 1200-1400 LBS. 75.50-79.00,
YG+N3-4 74.00-76.50, OVER 1600 LBS.
65.00- CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1310
LBS. AT 60.00.
CALVES: 182 HEAD. LOW CHOICE
224 LBS. AT 70.00; GOOD 80-115 LBS.
35.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS RE
TURNING TO FARM, GOOD DE
MAND. +NI 95-120 LBS. 135.00-152.00,
86-94 LBS. 95.00-130.00; +N2 95-120
LBS. 87.00-132.00, 82-94 LBS.
55.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS +N2
80-105 LBS. 190.00-335.00; BEEF X
BULLS AND HEIFERS +NI 70-110
LBS. 105.00-125.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 13 HEAD. 200-225
LBS. 33.00-35.00, 260-300 LBS.
36.00-
SOWS: 17 HEAD. 400-500 LBS.
23.00- 500-700 LBS. 20.00-23.50.
BOARS: 5.50-7.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 81 HEAD.
STEERS 300-500 LBS. 80.00-82.50,
500-600 LBS. TO 74.00, GOOD HOL
STEINS 946 LBS. AT 52.50.
HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 65.00-74.00,
500-600 LBS. 62.00-65.00, 700-800 LBS.
TO 62.50.
BULLS: 300-400 LBS. 80.00-83.50,
400-600 LBS. 63.00-70.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: LOWER
QUALITY. SPRINGERS 900.00-1000.00,
FRESH COWS 735.00-860.00.
GOATS: 7 HEAD, MEDIUM
52.00-
PIGS AND SHOATS: 76 HEAD,
MAINLY CULLS. BY THE HEAD LOT
25 LBS. AT 16.00, 60-75 LBS.
25.00- BY THE LB. STOCK
BOARS 286 LBS. AT 17.50.
Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
Tuesday, January 28,2003
120 HEAD, 1.00 HIGHER. BREAK
ERS 39.00-45.25, BONERS 37.00-43.50,
LEAN 34.00-38.75, THIN AND LIGHT
34.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 3 HEAD. YG+NI 49.00-54.50.
FED STEERS: 43 HEAD, STEADY
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-228-2600
800-298-1558
Call 8 AM - 5 PM M-F
PRICES. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
1300-1550 LBS. 76.75-79.25, CHOICE 2-3
1100-1500 LBS. 73.00-77.00, LOW
CHOICE 68.00-72.00, HIGH CHOICE
TO PRIME HOLSTEINS 1200-1500
LBS. 68.00-73.25, CHOICE 1-3 TO 65.00,
LOW CHOICE 55.00-58.00.
FED HEIFERS: 28 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1150-1400 LBS,
75.00- 1 HIGH DRESSING 1306
LBS. AT 81.00, CHOICE 2-3 72.00-76.00,
LOW CHOICE 68.00-71.00, 1 HIGH
CHOICE HOLSTEIN 1282 LBS. AT
63.50.
CALVES: 131 HEAD. 1 CHOICE 256
LBS. AT 83.00, GOOD 80-120 LBS.
40.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS RE
TURNING TO FARM STEADY TO
LIGHTWEIGHTS LOWER. +NI 95-120
LBS. 120.00-135.00, +N2 70.00-115.00;
+N2 84-94 LBS. 55.00-80.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS +NI 90-110 LBS.
350.00- +N2 70-90 LBS.
125.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: 10 HEAD. +NI
AND 2 210-280 LBS. 34.00-36.00, +NI
AND 3 400-500 LBS. 22.00-26.00.
SOWS: 11 HEAD. 300-500 LBS.
20.00-
BOARS: 4.00-5.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 96 HEAD.
STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME
300-500 LBS. 71.00-86.00, 500-700 LBS.
70.00- 700-900 LBS. 61.00-73.00,
900-1050 LBS. 65.00-71.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 68.00-77.00,
500-600 LBS. 69.00-76.00, 700-950 LBS.
60.00-
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME
200-400 LBS. 75.00-88.00, 400-600 LBS.
69.00- 700-950 LBS. 51.00-58.00.
SHEEP: 14 HEAD 39.00-55.00, FEW
TO 71.00.
LAMBS: 55 HEAD, 5.00-10.00 HIGH
ER. 170-190 LBS. 62.00- 7 2.00, CHOICE
110-140 LBS. 100.00-108.00, 90-110 LBS.
110.00- 70-90 LBS. 110.00-140.00,
50-70 LBS. 120.00-135.00.
GOATS: 72 HEAD. LARGE BILLIES
AND WETHERS 75.00-135.00, MEDI
UM 40.00-65.00, LARGE NANNIES
60.00- MEDIUM 35.00-50.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD
20-30 LBS. 9.00; BY THE LB. 90-120
LBS. 36.00-38.00.
Eastern Combelt
Direct Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Springfield, 111.
January 24,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Eastern Cornbelt Direct
Feeder Cattle Summary Illi
nois, Indiana, Michigan, and
Ohio: Feeder steer prices were
unevenly steady. Holsteins
were firm to 3.00 higher. Feed
er heifers were 3.50-4.00 lower
in a light test. Demand was
light to moderate and trading
activity was slow. Reported
sales consisted of about 42%
beef steers, 31% heifers and
27% Holstein steers. Approxi
mately 82% of the cattle mar
keted this week weighed over
600 lbs. Confirmed sales 825
this week, 1000 last week and
300 last year.
FEEDER STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1-2: 650-750 lbs
83.00-87.S0;package 775 lbs
76.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Me
dium and Large 3: load lot 450
lbs 74.50; 650-750 lbs
63.00-66.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medi
um and Large 1-2; 550-800 lbs
76.50-78.00.
Prices are based FOB the
farm unless otherwise indica
ted. Delivered prices include
freight, commissions, and
other expenses.
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