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National Weekly ( av B- 67 tbs); dressing 50.0-50,0%, avg. National Sheep Summary 44.50-49.00; Utility 1-2 35.00; Cull 1 steady. Ewes were 1.00-3.00 higher. Goats
Lamb Report 50.0%; Choice or better 100.0%. IM- e | 0) Xexas 27.00-30.00. Virginia: no test, were steady. Demand was moderate good.
Des Moines, lowa CONTRACT PUR February 11,2003 FEEDER LAMBS: Medium and Large Trading was moderate. Lamb prices were
February 12,2003 CHASES: No trade reported. Report Supplied By USD A 1-2: San Angelo: 70-90 lbs 93.00-99.00; stronger ahead of the upcoming Muslim
Report Supplied By USDA FORMULA PURCHASES: DOMES- At midwest market centers all classes new crop 40-60 lbs 110.00-115.00; 60-70 holiday. Carlot lamb carcass were mostly
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB RE- TIC: 1,348 head, 49-65 lbs (avg. 59.8 lbs) steady. At New Holland, PA slaughter lbs 105.00-113.50; 70-80 lbs 103.00- firm to 3.00 higher on weights over 40 lbs.
PORT for week ending Monday, Feb. 10: 163.80-174.53, wtd. avg. price 168.84; lambs steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter 111.00; 80-90 lbs 100.00-105.00. Midwest: Carlot lamb carcasses under 40 lbs were
SLAUGHTERED LAMB PRIOR 6,315 head, 66-75 lbs (avg. 70.7 lbs) ewes steady. At Billings, MT compared to 60-80 lbs 95.00-105.00; 80-100 lbs sharply higher. Confirmed sales this week
Forward Contracts. 163.53-178.44, wtd. avg. price 170.98, two weeks ago slaughter ewes 4.00 higher; 85.00-95.00. Virginia; no test. Billings; about 79% slaughter lambs, 21% ewes
Kt, I gS,S“ »■ 7 “ « 7M« ■» m00.m.5* 80.90 10. -d „ Idi.to.ul 863 tad «,
Imported: 2,255. IMPORTED' 1841 head 70-80 lbs Angelo, TX slaughter lambs and slaugh- 104.50-109.50; 90-100 lbs 96.00-108.50; Total sheep and lambs sales 1000, last
SLAUGHTERED PACKER OWNED (avg. 72.9 lbs) 149.74-167.34, wtd. avg. ter ewes weak to 1.00 lower; feeder lambs 100-110 lbs 94.50-101.50; 110-120 lbs week 800, and year ago 1075.
SHEEP: DOMESTIC: 730 head, 68-72 lbs price 158.77. not well tested. Estimated receipts 7,000 89.50-94.50; 130-140 lbs 84.50-92.00. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3
head for today. REPLACEMENT EWES: Medium 110-130 lbs 86.00-90.00; 90-110 Ibsfew
_________________SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and and Large 1-2: San Angelo: Mixed age 92.00-95.00; 55-80 lbs 104.50-111.50.
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: San Angelo: shorn 115-145 lbs 60.50-65.00 cwt. Billings: no SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility to Good
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 7 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat and wooled 85.00-95.50; few 96.00-99.00. test. 1-3: 41.00-46.00; Cull to Utility: few
production under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, Feb. 8, Midwest: shorn 83.00-90.00; wooled 38.00-41.00.
was estimated at 884.0 million lbs., according to the USDA's Eastern Combelt Direct SLAUGHTER GOATS (cwt.): Kids:
A • i. IXX 1 .• e TU' , icr , 6 , 110.00-144.00; 110-140 lbs 90.00-130.00. c . , . c Selection 2: 20-40 lbs 92.00-102.00; 40-60
Agricultural Marketing Service. This was 1. 1 % lower than a week ago yif nf) test Sheep Weekly Summary , bs Selectjon 3; 2(M50 lbs
and 3.5% higher than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo: Springfield, HI. 50.00-57.00. Yearlings: Selection 2: 70-90
year to date was 1.1 % lower compared to the previous year. Good and Choice 2 -4 35.00-41.00; Good February 7,2003 lbs 57 .00-62.00. Does/Nannies and Bucks/
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds) 2-3 45.00-56.50; Utility and Good 1-3 Report Supplied By USDA Billies: Selection 2-3: 80-125 lbs
,, „ , (e “ , "^ 7 Co . nde ™ ne ! l) / ,, , ~, 51.00-58.50; Utility 1-2 41.00-52.00; few Eastern Combelt Direct Sheep Weekly 45.00-50.00 This report covers sheep and
Week Ending (1) Beef Calf/Veal Pork (2) Lamh/Mutton Toteb (3) Cull and utility 1-2 30.00-40.00. Midwest; Report (includes lambs sold in IL., IN., lambs sold direct off the farm through 10-08
08- 499.9 3.8 376.5 3.8 884.0 „ jinimM(in.r,.iii ..., „ . . , . , , . . 6
01-Feb-03 506 4 3 8 3804 3 4 894 0 Utility and Good 1-3 33.00-38.00; Cull 1 OH., ML) Compared to last week, calcountiy stations.
Change: dn 1.3% 0.0% dn 1.0% up 11.8% dn 1.1% 23.00-33.00. New Holland: Good and slaughter lambs were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 Note: receipts do not cover total move
-0- 483 4 3 6 363 1 4 0 54 1 Choice 2-4 75.00-90.00; Utility and Good higher. Lambs under 80 lbs were unevenly ment in the area.
(Change: up 3A% up 5.6% up 37% dn 5.0% up 35% » 50.00-82.00. BDlings: Good 2-3
2003 YTD: 2838.0 21.0 2136.2 19.6 5014.8
2002YTD 2892.8 20.8 2133.8 21.9 5069.3 a Tfc ‘¥'■7 •
Change: dn 19% up 11% up 0.1% dn 10.7% dn 1.1% IM UIIIS .PrOyiQlllfi WCBDOII W £ll*lllll2B !
1- Previous week estimates may be revised. Year ago data are actuals. O MT O
2- Excludes lard.
3- Totals may not add due to rounding. 2002 totals are subject to revision. FORT COLLINS, Colo. Col- using advanced biotechnology sors,” said Medford. “Plant senti-
LFVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head) orado State University biologists methods, we believe we can ge- nels would be unthreatening to
Week Ending Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs have been awarded a Defense netically engineer these media- the general public and could be
08-Feb-03 655,000 20,000 1,888,000 56,000 Advanced Research Projects nisms to produce plant sentinels deployed in shopping malls and
01- 662,000 21,000 1,908,000 SLOOO Agency grant to examine the pos- that can provide an almost im- office buildings where people
Change; dn 1.1% dn 4.8% dn 1.0% up 9.8% sibility of genetically engineering mediate warning of biological or would recognize an immediate
02- 634,000 18,000 1,840,000 57,000 plants to rapidly lose their green chemical agents.” loss of green color. In addition,
Change: up 3.3% up 11 1% up 2.6% dn 1.8% color in response to biological or Medford and co-principal in- the loss of green color could be
2003 YTD. 3,629,000 117,000 10,624,000 293,000 chemical weapons. vestigator Anireddy Reddy are rapidly quantified by authorities
2002 YTD: 3,780,000 107,000 l 0 . 762,000 313,000 The scientists’ goal is to devel- working on phase one of the with portable hand-held equip
- Chan i e - , op simple and affordable plants 18-month DARPA grant to ere-
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.) that can Quickly sense deadlv ate that act as detection * n vast geographic areas, the
Week Ending. LIVE; Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb . ? . ... systems that are easy to under- researchers said that detector sys
-08-Feb-03 Estimate 1270 319 268 135 daneer stand, affordable, available to a terns could be introduced into
01- Estimate 1274 309 268 134 d ... „ nnhlir and ran work nnirk trees and plants typical for land
-0- Actual 1260 335 266 141 “The increasing threat of ter- I_S Ss 3n 2 scapes, such as evergreens, and
DRESSED: rorism presents a great need for Iy J rh f l scientl . sts WI " foc f °" aqu^ ti ’ areas such * al ’ al .
08-Feb-03 Estimate 767 195 200 68 simple and robust detectors of engmeenng plants to j ow j n _ satellites to monitor and
01- Estimate 769 188 200 67 harlrdul biological or chemical lose the.r color in response to a
02- Actual 766 204 198 70_ agents,” said biology professor chemicd biological or viral com- P erc^ ve m d Sn of adver e
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS aid principal investigator June P ound ' ntroduced mto the enVl ' StT
CATTLE HOGS Medford. r ™ t ‘ t f . , ‘‘The plants would provide
Wk End ”ig Steers He.fers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/G.l.s Sows Boars/Stags «p lants have evolved elaborate HrWrhSnkln J ’Sll Warnings SO people could imme
-2- 03 46.4% 33.9% 18.0% 17% 96 6% 32% 0.3% . . . , defense has taken on a different „„ .
26- Jan 02 47.1% 34.9% 16.3% 1.7% 96.7% 3.0% 0.3% mechanisms to sense and re- mea ning. d, a te £ at affected area,
spond to their environment. By ... . , and then experts could verify ex-
America has always been actly what the agent is,” said
somewhat isolated from global R e ddv
co P flict b y the . Atlantic and Pa ' “Unlike the Bio-Watch plan
wr fT"# cific oceans; however, we now w hi c h would take 12 to 24 hours
m I REE _ ■ must consider that warfare in the to detect and report pathogens,
, I f° rm biological and chemical th e plants would give nearly im-
STOVES , ■ weapons could be deployed at mediate warnings.”
1,1 home by terrorists, said Reddy, jjj e Colorado State biologists
* Heat with wood and auotd expensive (ueh, iBBI wh ° lso ' s a professor of biology wouW eventually like to create a
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shop - all with one stone According to the researchers, that would detect each type of
* Heavy Duty design I plants, unlike some techn lo ies threatening agent: biological,
* Wide range of sizes (up u> 1 9 mi/Bon btu miinqn , being proposed to detect biologi- chemical and viral.
* Slide-out ash pan provides for convenient ash : cal and chemical agents, are In nature, the color loss of
removal and prevents excessive corrosion much more affordable and can plants and trees is a slow process;
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