East Coast and North
Central Veal Report
Des Moines, lowa
February 5,2003
Supplied By USDA
CARLOT VEAL CARCASS REPORT,
Feb. 3; Northeast and North Central
Basis: Compared to trading last week:
Northeast special fed veal steady to weak
on light to moderate offerings and de
mand. North Central steady to 2.00 lower
on mostly light to moderate offerings and
light demand.
VEAL CARCASS, SPECIAL FED,
HOT BASIS, FOB PRODUCTION
POINTS;; Northeast - Hide-Off, 215-275
lb: 1,048 head; 192-195.00. North Central
Hide-On, 240-300 lb: 490 head;
168-175.00.
CONTRACT INFORMATION: Hot
Basis, Hide-Off (of February 5, 2003):
Contract calves slaughtered this week:
190.00- mostly 190 00-206.00.
Packers base market 180.00-195.00. Fu
ture contracts offered: Firm Bottom
178.00- Firm Top 198.00-202.00.
Firm Bottom, 178.00, Split Half Top
198.00 Fixed 183.00.
•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, Feb. 4 Compared
to last week: Distributive special fed veal
cuts are trading steady to occasionally
weak on loin and leg cuts. Chuck activity
moderate with other veal cuts trading
slow. Demand light to moderate on mod
erate offerings.
Prices per CWT: Carcass, hide off
200-250 lb 220-240.00; Foresaddles 85-110
lb 170-180.00; Kosher Fofesaddles 90-110
lb 195-205.00; Hindsaddles 85-115 ib
280-300.00; Loins, regular 17-25 Ib
250-280.00; Loins, 4x4 trmd 12-18 Ib
400-450.00; Hotel Racks, 8 rib 15-21 Ib
425-450.00,7 rib 14-20 lb 465-480.00,6 rib
13-17 lb 495-525.00; Chuck, square cut
36-47 lb 9|420,00; Shoulder,-full 14-20 Ib
130-f6O.oft; Legs, v double Ib
275-300.00, TBS 3-piece 24-32 lb
575-635.00, BHS heel-out 27-35 Ib
350-425.00; Top Round, trmd, cap-off
8-10 lb 690-800.00; Breast 10-12 lb
70-80.00; Necks, bone-in 24-28 Ib
110-130.00; Stew Meat, regular
200-210.00; Boneless Trimmings 75-80%
lean 50-57.00; Heavy Nature Greet!
piece 37-41.00.
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National Slaughter Cattle
Weekly Review
Oklahoma City, Okla.
January 31,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
National Slaughter Cattle Summary -
Week Ending Jan 31, 2003. Slaughter
cattle sold steady to 1.00 higher this
week, despite the downward spiral of the
boxed beef trade. Packers still faced with
short numbers came into the market
early with just a bit more money. Clear
ance good already this week as feeders
taking advantage of the improved mar
ket. Boxed beef prices on Friday aver
aged 124.36 down 4.34 from last week.
Sales of slaughter cattle on a national
basis for negotiated cash trades totaled
223,600 through 10:00 a.m. Friday. Last
week’s full count was 155,700.
STEERS AND HEIFERS: Midwest
Direct Markets: Live Basis: 35-80 per
cent Choice, 900-1400 lbs 78.00-80.00,
wtd avg 79.00. Dressed Basis: Steers and
Heifers 35-80 percent Choice, 550-950
lbs. 122.00-126.00, wtd avg 123.60. High
Plains Direct Markets: Live Basis: 35-65
percent Choice, 900-1400 lbs few
78.00-80.00, wtd avg 79.47.
SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS
(Average Yielding): Slaughter cows and
bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, except southeast
up to 5.00 higher. Demand very good for
cows. USDA’s Cutter cow carcass cut
out value closed Thursday at 90.82 down
.09 cents from last Friday.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
1000-1600 : Colorado 41.50-43.00; Okla
homa 42.00-43.50; Alabama 38.50-41.50.
Boners 80-85% lean 900-1500: Colorado
40.00- Oklahoma 41.50-44.00; Ala
bama 3950-4230. Lean 85-90% lean
850-1400: Colorado 36.00-39.50;
39.00- Oklahoma 39.00-41.00; Ala
bama 36.00-39.00.
BULLS: 88-92% lean 1500-2200: Col
orado 48.50-52.00; Oklahoma
5250-54.00; Alabama 49.00-55.00.
Tennessee Feeder
Cattle Sales
Nashville, Tenn.
February 5,2003
RejtertSupplWtf ByTJSDA * lbs 90.00-92.00. SWectlfin 3:203ft
FEEDER CATTLE: Tennessee lbs 50.00-57.00. Yearlings: Selec-
Weighted Average Report for Tuesday, ti on 2 : 70-90 lbs 57.00-62.00.
Feb. 4, at Dickson, Huntingdon and Does/Napnies and Bucks/Billies:
S keV^ Ca l V£^ d Selection 2-3: 80-125 lbs
feeders (25% over 600 lbs). Trend: Feeder 45 on so 00
steers and heifers unevenly steady, aver- '
age weight and average price in parenthe- Th* B re P°ri covers sheep and
ses. Price per cwt. lambs sold direct off the farm
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1-2: 34 through local country stations,
head, 300-400 lb (350) 97-114.00 (105.76); Note: receipts do not cover
58 head, 400-500 lb (444) 78-101.00 total movement in the area.
(92.64); 54 head, 500-600 lb (552)
75.50- (81.47); 48 head, 600-700 lb
(640) 69-80.50 (76.95); 33 head, 700-800 lb
(741) 67.50-75.25 (72.59); 9 head, 800-900
lb (806) 70.50-73.75 (71.67). Med./Lge. 3:
16 head, 300-400 lb (356) 81-105.00
(93.75); 15 head, 400-500 lb (450) 76-85.00
(79.91); 24 head, 500-600 lb (538) 68-77.00
(74.70); 14 head, 600-700 lb (655) 68-73.00
(70.00); 10 head 700-800 lb (732)
66.50-
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med.
ge. 1-2:63 head, 300-400 lb (356) 80-96.00
(88.39); 86 head, 400-500 lb (452) 70-85.00
(79.11); 106 head, 500-600 lb (538)
67-80.00 (73.45); 51 head, 600-700 lb (631)
67.50-75.50 (72.71); 24 head, 700-800 lb
(735) 65-71.00 (68.85). Med/Lge. 3: 26
head, 300-400 lb (345) 73-85.00 (76.89); 38
head, 400-500 lb (450) 67-83.00 (73.36); 24
head, 500-600 lb (538) 65-75.00 (69.11).
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1-2: 8
head, 300-400 lb (352) 86-114.00 (104.59);
42 head, 400-500 lb (460) 77-91.50 (86.95);
37 head, 500-600 lb (547) 72-87.00 (77.50);
17 head, 600-700 lb (643) 65-74.00 (70.77).
Med./Lge. 3: 11 head, 400-500 lb (451)
69- (76.24); 9 head, 500-600 lb (534)
70- (73.60); 12 head, 600-700 lb (629)
61-72.50 (66.30).
Eastern Cornbelt Direct
Sheep Weekly Summary
Springfield, 111.
January 31,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Eastern Combelt Direct Sheep Weekly
Report (includes lambs sold in IL., IN.,
OH., MI.) —Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs were mostly 1.00 to 4.00
higher. Lambs under 80 lbs were sharply
higher. Ewes were weak to 2.00 lower.
Goats were 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was
moderate. Trading was slow. Lamb prices
were stronger ahead of the upcoming
Muslim holiday. Carlot lamb carcass were
mostly 1.00-4.00 lower. Confirmed sales
this week about 69% slaughter lambs,
31% ewes and an additional 599 head of
goats. Total sheep and lambs sales 800,
last week 600 and year ago 1050.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3
95-125 lbs 84.00-87.00, few 88.00-90.00;
60-65 lbs 108.00-110.00; 65-75 lbs
94.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility to Good
1-3: 40.00-44.00; CuU to Utility: few
35.00-
SLAUGHTER GOATS (cwt.): Kids:
Selection 2: 20-40 lbs 92.00-102.00; 40-60
%The 2002 Five-Acre Com Club winners are scheduled to
appear in the March 1 Com Talk, a newsletter of the
Pennsylvania Com Growers Association (PCGA).
Included that issue: PCGA board of director information,
grower feature, and PCGA and NCGA news.
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 31 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat
production under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, Feb. 2,
was estimated at 894.0 million lbs., according to the USDA's
Agricultural Marketing Service. This was 0.4% lower than a week ago
and 3.1% higher than a year ago. Cumulative meal production for the
year to date was 1 9% lower compared to the previous year.
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Calf/Veal Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
3.8 380 4 3 4 894 0
4 2 378 0 3 5 897 8
Week Ending (1) Beef
01-Feb 03 506.4
25-Jan 03 512.1
Change dn 1 1% dn 9 5% up 0 6% dn 2 9% dno 4%
02-Feb 02 495 2 3 5 364 6 3.9 867 2
Change up 23% up 86% up 43% dnl2 8% . up 31%
2003YTD 23412 175 1759.5 158
2002 YTD 2409.4 17.2 1770 7 17.9 4215.2
Change dn 2.8% up 1.9% dn 0.6% dn 12.0% dn 19%
1- Pievious 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)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
Week Ending
01-Feb-03 662,000
25-Jan-03 667,000
Change’ dn 0 7% dn 8.7%
02-Feb-02 645,000 18,000 1
Change: up 2.5% up 16.7% up 3.6% dn 8.9%
2003 YTD 2,974,000 97,000 8,736,000 237,000
2002 YTD: 3,146,000 89,000 8,922,000 256,000
Change. dn 5.5% up 8.9% dn 2.16% dn 7.4%
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Week Ending: LIVE. Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
01- Estimate 1274 309 268 134
25-Jan-03 Estimate 1274 305 268 133
02- Actual 1261 326 267 141
DRESSED;
01- Estimate 769 188
2S-Jan 03 Estimate 772 186
02- Actual 772 200
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SEAL,..
CATTLE
Wk. Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulis/Stags Barrows/Gilts So%f Boars/Stags
18- Jan 03 46.1% 32.2% 19.8% 1.9% 96.6% 3.1% 0.3%
19- 46.9% 33.7% 17.6% 1.8% 96.5% 3.1% 0.3%
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