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Roanoke-Hollins Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
February 5,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION for Feb. 3
FEEDER CATTLE: 372 head. Price
based on in weights.
STEERS: 116 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90-101.50; 400-500 lb 85-91.50;
500-600 lb 74-84.50; 600-700 lb
75.50-77.00. Med Age. 2: 400-500 lb
76-89.00; 500-600 lb 78.50-84.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 20 head,
200-300 lb 68.50; 700-900 lb 56-57.00;
900-1100 lb 53.50-55.00.
HEIFERS: 178 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 79-85.00; 400-500 lb
77.50-82.00; 500-600 lb 73-77.75; 600-700
lb 71-74.00. Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
70-76.00; 400-500 lb 70-71.00.
BULLS: 58 head. Med./Lge. 1: 300-400
lb 92-100.00; 400-500 lb 88-90.00; 500-600
lb 76-78.50. Small 1: 400-500 lb 65-70.00.
Med./lge. 2: 300-400 lb 87.50-100.00;
400-500 lb 83-88.50.
Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., February 3, 2003 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, February 2, 2003
Confirmed Sales: 211,611; Week Ago: 155,774, Year Ago: 169,043
IB BAI
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
/Head Wt Range
Over 80% Choice 2,349 1200-1450
65-80% Choice 11,765 1170-1450
35-65% Choice 50,796 1040-1400
0-35% Choice 1,392 1140-1250
TOTAL all grades 66,302 1040-1450
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 2,827 1175-1380
65-80% Choice 14,826 1040-1325
35-65% Choice 45,871 1010-1360
0-35% Choice 658 1090-1175
TOTAL all grades 64,182 1010-1380
DRESSED DELIVERED BASIS - Beef Bi
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Over 80% Choice 2,804 794-945 121.00-124.00
65-80% Choice 10,738 732-930 120.00-125 00
65% Choice 11,119 683-889 121.00-126.00
0-35% Choice
TOTAL all grades 24,661 683-945 120.00-126.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 1,768 672-860 119.00-124.00
65-80% Choice 11,063 673-864 120,00-125.00
35-65% Choice 9,811 674-873 120.50-125.50
0-35% Choice
TOTAL all grades 22,642 672-873 119.00-125.50
WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVERAGES:
Head Count
Live Steer 66,302
Live Heifer 64,182
Dressed Steer 24,661
Dressed Heifer 22,642
Week Ago Weighted Averages:
Live Steer 45,383
Live Heifer 41,224
Dressed Steer 29,833
Dressed Heifer 20,311
Year Ago Weighted Averages;
Live Steer 48,512
Live Heifer 39,471
Dressed Steer 32,472
Dressed Heifer 25,218
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Staunton Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
February 3,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Staunton,
Jan. 31 FEEDER CATTLE: 715 head.
Prices per cwt. based on in weights.
STEERS: 410 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 88-98.00; 400-500 lb 79-92.00;
500-600 lb 80-91.50; 600-700 lb 77-85.00;
700-800 lb few 70.10; 800-900 lb 72-77.00;
900-1000 lb 71-77.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 15 head.
500-700 lb 53.25; 800-900 lb 46.50.
HEIFERS: 255 head. MedTLge. 1:
400-500 lb 71-80.50; 500-600 lb 70-79.00;
600-700 lb 70-79.60; 700-800 lb few 68.00.
BULLS: 35 head. Med./Lge. 1; 300-400
lb 88-98.00; 400-500 lb 72-92.00; 500-600
lb 76-86.00.
Breeds:
Price Range Av. Wt Av. Pric<
76.00- 1,350 77.59
76.00- 1,371 77.60
76.00- 1,248 79.38
76.00- 1,214 79.70
76.00 80.00 1,273 79.01
76.25-
76.25-
75.00-
78.00-
75.00-
Av Weight
1,273
1,163
851
783
1,279
1,170
859
784
1,285
1,183
848
782
WEEKLY AUCTION at Winchester,
Feb. 3 FEEDER CATTLE: 543 head.
Prices per cwt, based on in weights.
FEEDER STEERS: 175 head. MedJ
Lge. 1: 200-300 lb 90-105.00; 300-400 lb
90-99.25; 400-500 lb 74.50-86.25; 500-600
lb 72-74.25; 1000-1100 lb 66.50. Med./Lge.
2: 300-400 lb 72-82.50; 400-500 lb
61-71.00; 500-600 lb 68-70.00; 600-700 lb
66-71.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med./Lge. 2:
500-700 lb 56.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: 203 head. Med./
Lge. 1: 200-300 lb 88-95.00; 300-400 lb
77-87.00; 400-500 lb 71.50-82.50; 500-600
lb 64.50-77.00; 600-700 lb 65.50-72.00.
MedTLge. 2: 300-400 lb 76.00; 400-500 lb
68-73.00; 400-500 lb 59.50-68.00; 600-700
lb 62.00; 600-700 lb 62-67.00.
FEEDER BULLS: 145 head. Med./Lge.
1: 200-300 lb 89.00; 300-400 lb 90-106.00;
400-500 lb 86-96.50; 500-600 lb
71.50- 600-700 lb 67.50-77.00;
600-700 lb 67.50-73.00; 700-900 lb 64.50.
Med ./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 80-90.00; 400-500
lb 72-82.25; 500-600 lb 66.50-72.50;
600-700 lb 62-73.75; 700-900 lb
58.50-
Tri-State Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
February 3,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
WEEKLY AUCTION at Tri-State,
Jan. 31 FEEDER CATTLE: 965 head.
Prices cwt., based on in weights.
77.93
78.29
79.45
79.49
79.11
1,291
1,244
1,130
1,113
1,163
FEEDER STEERS: 250 head. Med./
Lge. 1; 200-300 lb 200-300 lb 90-100.00;
. 300-400 lb 99-111.50; 400-500 lb 82-93.00;
500-600 lb 80-89.00; 600-700 lb 74-79.00;
700-800 lb 69.50-74.00; 800-900 lb
65-68.00; 900-1000 lb 60-64.00. Small 1:
300-400 lb 71-80.00; 400-500 lb 70-77.00;
500-600 lb 65-70.00; 600-700 lb 65-70.00.
Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 84-95.00; 400-500
lb 75-84.00; 500-600 lb 71-80.00; 600-700
lb 70-75.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 9 head. Med./
Lge. 2: 300-500 lb 42-50.00; 500-700 lb
50-60.00; 700-900 lb 54.00.
HEIFERS: 200 head. Med./Lge. 1:
200-400 lb 88-100.00; 300-400 lb 80-81.00;
400-500 lb 77-83.00; 500-600 lb 73-76.00;
600-700 lb 65-73.50; 700-800 lb 68-72.50;
800-900 lb 63-64.00. Small 1: 300-400 lb
62-70.00; 400-500 lb 62-67.00; 500-600 lb
57-64.00. Med./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb
65-85.00; 300-400 lb 70-78.00; 400-500 lb
65-73.00; 500-600 lb 65-74.50; 600-700 lb
67-72.00; 700-800 lb 60-64.00.
BULLS: 75 head. MedTLge. 1: 200-300
lb 95-104.00; 300-400 lb 81-90.00; 400-500
lb 80-88.50; 500-600 lb 75.50-82.00;
600-700 lb 68.50-75.00; 700-900 lb
54-62.00. Small 1: 300-400 lb 70-76.00.
Med ./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 90-96.00; 300-400
lb 77-83.00; 400-500 lb 72.50-79.00;
500-600 lb 72.50-79.00; 500-600 lb
65-71.00; 600-700 lb 60-67.00.
122.77
122.81
122.80
867
863
834
122.80
851
122.69
122.63
122.87
790
795
769
122.74
783
Av Price
79.01
79.11
122.80
122.74
78.48
78.71
122.29
121.95
70.49
70.73
110.62
111.12
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Winchester Weekly
Feeder Cattle
Richmond, Va.
February 4,2003
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Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
February 3,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Front Royal, Marshall, Rock
ingham, Shenandoah, Staunton Union
and Winchester for Jan. 27 thru Feb. 1,
2003. All prices per hundred pounds live
weight (CWT.), except where noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 1438 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 88.00; 300-400 lb 88-100.00;
400-500 lb 79-92.50; 500-600 lb 75-91.50;
600-700 lb 68-85.00; 700-800 lb
68.50- 800-900 lb 65.50-78.25;
900-1000 lb 71-77.25; 1000-1100 lb 70.00.
MedTLge. 2; 300-400 lb 80.00; 400-500 lb
75.50- 500-600 lb 69.00; 700-800 lb
59-73.00; 800-900 lb 59.50-64.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med./Lge. 2:
300-500 lb 56.00; 500-700 lb 50-55.75;
700-900 lb 46.50-55.25; 900-1100 lb 58.50.
HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1: 200-300 lb
78.00; 300-400 lb 75.50-82.00; 400-500 lb
67-80.50; 500-600 lb 65-79.00; 600-700 lb
63-79.60; 700-800 lb 64.50-69.00; 800-900
lb 62-68.00. Med./lge. 2: 200-300 lb
75-76.00; 300-400 lb 67.75-80.00; 400-500
lb 67.50-80.00 few 59-65.00; 500-600 lb
55-66.50; 600-700 lb 59-65.25; 700-800 lb
58.50- 800-900 lb 62-64.50.
BULLS: Med./Lge. 1: 200-300 lb
88-91.00; 300-400 lb 79.50-98.00 few
77.00; 400-500 lb 72-89.00 few 92.00;
500-600 lb 67-86.00; 600-700 lb
64.50- 700-900 lb 58-60.00. Med./
Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 78-84.00; 300-400 lb
75-89.00; 400-500 lb 59-65.50; 500-600 lb
73-87.00; 500-600 lb 57.50-61.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 410 head.
SLAUGHTER COWS: 381 head.
Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4,
32-46.25; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3,
31.50- Canner and Low Cutter 1-2,
27.50- few 21.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 29 head. Yield
Grade 1-2, 900-1300 lbs 32.00-52.50,
1300-1600 lbs 50.00-53.25, 1600 lbs and
over 31.00-56.00.
BRED HEIFERS: 8 head. Medium 1
(Hereford), 1050 lbs 500.00 per head.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS: 64 head. Newborn to 4 weeks
11-92.50 per head. Over 100 lbs 5-100.00
per cwt.
SHEEP: 149 head. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: 79 head. Wooled: Choice and
Prime 1-2 few 3, 98-112 lbs 95-100.00;;
Good and few Choice 1-2, 82-100 lbs
100-103.50. FEEDER LAMBS: 13 head.
Med ./Lge. 1-2: 85-100 lbs 98.50, 70-85 lb
94-106.00. Small 1-2: 67 lb 110.00; 85 lb
106.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: 16 head.
Choice 2-4, 40.00; Utility and Good 1-3,
42-45.50.
SLAUGHTER HOGS; 14 head. SOWS:
US 1-3,500 Ib/over 29-30.50.
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CATTLE 4874... Compared with 4059
head last week and 4719 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday's summary: si.
steers and heifers for the week sold steady
to firm with Holstein steers mostly 1.00
lower, si. cows very active trading 1.00 to
2.00 higher, bulls very active 2.00 to 5.00
higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
78.00- Choice 1-3 74.00-78.75, Se
lect and Low Choice 2-3 72.50-75.50, Se
lect 1-3 67.00-73.50, Standard 1-2
58.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 63.50-67.75, Choice 2-3
58.25-64.00, Select 1-2 52.25-58.00, Stan
dard 1-2 47.00-52.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 71.25-76.75, Se
lect 1-3 65.00-71.75, Standard 1-2
55.00-
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
41.00- Boners 80-85% lean
37.50-44.25, Lean 85-90% 33.00-39.00,
high dressing to 41.50. Shells 32.00 and
down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
48.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
42.25-47.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 500-700 lbs 70.00-75.50,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
60.00- 500-700 lbs 50.00-64.00,
Large 3 350-500 lbs Holsteins 47.00-55.00;
HEIFERS; Medium and Large 1 300-500
lbs 65.00-76.00, 500-700 lbs 60.00-67.50,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
61.00- 500-700 lbs 54.00-66.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs
73.00- 500-700 lbs 64.00-72.00, Me
dium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
62.00-
CALVES 2712... Compared with 2506
head last week and 3189 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady. VEALERS: Stan
dard and Good 75-120 lbs 25.00-50.00,
Utility 55-100 lbs 10.00-25.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bull calves 20.00 to
30.00 higher with late week sales 50.00 to
60.00 higher, Holstein heifers sharply
higher under active trading...No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-120 lbs 110.00-127.00, late
sales 180.00-237.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
70.00-132.00, weaker calves to 55.00; No 1
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 300.00-390.00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 170.00-400.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
77.50-125.00.
HOGS 950... Compared with 1278 head
last week and 1196 head a year ago. Bar
rows and gilts steady to firm on a limited
supply. BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 220-275 lbs 34.25-34.75, re
tail sales to 45.00, 45-50% lean 220-280
lbs 33.25-34.85, retail to 40.00, 40-45%
lean 240-300 lbs 31.00-33.25.
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 15.00-21.00,
500-700 lbs 22.00-28.00.
BOARS: 5.00-10.00.
FEEDER PIGS 164... Compared with
197 head last week and 135 head a year
ago. 1-3 20-35 lbs 10.00-15.00, 40-50 lbs
17.00- per head.
SHEEP 1258... Compared with 1002
head last week and 890 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs steady to 20.00 higher
with with greatest 60 to 70 lbs lambs.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40-60 lbs
100.00- 60-70 lbs 144.00-152.00,
70-90 lbs 110.00-134.00, 90-120 lbs
90.00- Good and Choice 50-90 lbs
80.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
30.00-
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 739...Corapared with 460 head
last week and 1107 head a year ago.. Fee
der pigs small supply sold with a firm un
dertone while slaughter pigs sold sharply
higher for the Chinese New Year...l-2
30-50 lbs 50.00-67.00, 50-70 lbs
50.00- 75-100 lbs 50.00-68.00;
Slaughter: 20-30 lbs 140.00-171.00, 30-40
lbs 150.00-175.00, 50-65 lbs 60.00-90.00,
70-100 lbs 35.00-42.00 per cwt.
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