AlB-lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 22, 2003
Eastern Combelt Direct
Sheep Weekly Summary
Springfield, 111.
February 14,2003
Report Supplied By (JSI)A
Eastern Combelt Direct Sheep Weekly
Report (includes lambs sold in lE., IN.,
OH., Ml.) Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs over 100 lbs were mostly
steady, instances 1.00 lower. Lambs under
80 lbs were 2.50-3.50 higher. Ewes were
4.00 higher on the utility to good grades.
Cull ewes were unevenly steady. Goats
were steady. Demand was moderate to
good. Trading was moderate. Carlot lamb
carcass were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher on
weights over 40 lbs. Carlot lamb carcasses
under 40 lbs were 5.00 lower. Confirmed
sales this week about 63% slaughter
lambs, 37% ewes and an additional 700
head of goats. Total sheep and lambs
sales 1000, last week 1000 and year ago
750.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3
100-130 lbs 85.00-90.00, few up to 95.00;
50-80 lbs 107.00-115.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility to Good
1-3: 45.00-50.00; Cull to Utility: few
35.00- few up to 45.00.
SLAUGHTER GOATS (cwt.): Kids:
Selection 2: 20-40 lbs 92.00-102.00; 40-60
lbs 90.00-92.00. Selection 3: 20-60 lbs
50.00- Yearlings: Selection 2: 70-90
lbs 57.00-62.00. Does/Nannies and
Bucks/Billies; Selection 2-3: 80-125 lbs
45.00-
This report covers sheep and lambs
sold direct off the farm through local
country stations. Note: receipts do not
cover total movement in the area.
National Weekly
Lamb Report
Dcs Moines, lowa
February 17,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB REPORT for week ending
Monday, Feb. 17: SLAUGHTERED LAMB PRIOR WEEK:
From Forward Contracts: Domestic 310; Imported 0. From
Formula Arrangements; Domestic 17,973 head; Imported:
1,778
SLAUGHTERED PACKER OWNED SHEEP; DOMES
TIC. 102 head. 65-65 lbs (avg. 65 lbs); dressing 50.0-50.0%,
avg. 50.0%; Choice or better 100.0%. IMPORTED; None.
FORWARD CONTRACT PURCHASES: No trade re
ported.
FORMULA PURCHASES: DOMESTIC: 1.174 head,
50-65 lbs (avg. 62.6 lbs) 167.45-178.78, wtd. avg. price 173.19;
5,574 head, 66-74 lbs (avg. 70.6 lbs) 166.03-182.96, wtd. avg.
price 174.52; 11,366 head, 75-86 lbs (avg. 76.8 lbs)
165.95-176.00(160.01).
IMPORTED: 2,255 head, 69-78 lbs (avg. 72.8 lbs)
151.05-167.34, wtd. avg. price 159.14.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
February 19,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 242...(PDA)..(Supply included 176 Dairy cows
and heifers in the dairy salc)..cows active, mostly 1.00 higher
with good demand.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 42.00-45.25, average 43.58,
Boners 80-85% lean 37.00-43.00, average 40.50, Lean 85-90%
lean 33 00-38 00, high dressing to 40 75, average 36.96. Shells
30.00 and down.
BUI LS: one Yield Grade 1 1475 lbs 48.75.
CALVES 72 ..VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-100 lbs
28.00- average 30.67, Utility 55-120 lbs 15.00-24.00, av
erage 19.00 FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
122.50-142.50, average 131.33, 80-90 lbs 95.00-120.00, aver
age 107.50, No 2 80-120 lbs 85.00-122.50, weaker calves to
50.00, average 101.55; No 2 Holstein heifers 70-100 lbs
135.00-
HOGS 44...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: 40-45% lean
160-185 lbs 10.00, 75-125 lbs 5.00. FEEDER PIGS 84...1-3
25-30 lbs 7.00-15.00,30-65 lbs 15.00-21.00. per head.
SHEEP 1...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 1...N0 MARKET TEST!
DAIRY COWS: 875.00-1700.00 per head.
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National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
February 18,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
At midwest market centers slaughter
lambs and slaughter ewes steady to 2.00
higher; feeder lambs steady. No test at
New Holland, PA due to the weather. At
San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs steady;
slaughter ewes firm; feeder lambs firm.
Estimated receipts 7,000 head for today.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: San Angelo; shorn
and wooled 85.00-95.50; few 96.00-97.00.
Midwest: shorn 88.00-94.00; wooled
86.00-91.75. New Holland: no test. Virgin
ia: 107.00-112.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo:
Good and Choice 2-4 35.00-41.00; Good
2-3 45.00-56.00; Utility and Good 1-3
51.00- Utility 1-2 42.00-52.00; few
Cull and Utility 1-2 30.00-42.00. Midwest;
Utility and Good 1-3 33.00-47.00; Cull 1
23.00- New Holland: no test. Bill
ings; no test. Virginia: no test.
FEEDER LAMBS: Medium and Large
1-2: San Angelo: 70-90 lbs 92.00-97.00;
new crop 40-60 lbs 110.00-113.00; 60-80
lbs 103.00-110.00, set 115.00; 80-90 lbs
100.00- 90-100 lbs 103.50-107.00.
Midwest: 55 lbs 120.00; 60-80 lbs
95.00- 80-100 lbs 85.00-99.00. Vir
ginia: 60-70 lbs 116.00. Billings; no test.
REPLACEMENT EWES: Medium
and Large 1-2: San Angelo; mixed age
115-145 lbs 62.00-69.00 cwt. Billings: no
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Tennessee Graded
Goat and Sheep Sale
Nashville, Tenn.
February 14,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Tennessee Livestock Producers Graded
Goat and Sheep Sale at Thompson Sta
tion, Friday, Feb. 14. Receipts: 407 head
(370 goats, 37 sheep); last sale 584. Goats
sold per head or per hundred weight, ac
tual or estimated.
GOATS: SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
KIDS: Selection 1: 50-65 lb few
114.50-114.75; 65-85 lb few 102.00. Selec
tion 2: 35-50 lb 110-115.00, 51-65 lb
106.25-108.25, 66-85 lb few 98-100.00,
90-105 lb 80-92.00. Selection 3: 25-35 lb
few 99.50; 36-50 lb 98.50-104.00; 51-65 lb
98-100.75; 66-85 lb 88.50-95.75. YEAR
LINGS: Selection 2-3: 50-90 lb 82-88.50.
BUCKS/BILLIES: All wgts. 71.75-75.00.
NANNIES/DOES: All wgts. 55.00-71.50
mostly 55-60.00. KIDS: FEEDERS: Selec
tion 3; 25-50 lb 80-87.00.
REPLACEMENT GOATS:
NANNIES/DOES: Selection 1-2: Per
head; weights estimated. Small 65-75 lb
few 49-50.00. Selection 3; few 41-50.00;
Medium 75-90 lb 60-75.00. Large 90 Ib/up
Boer and Boer cross 76-94.00, mostly
80-91.00. PAIRS AND TRIOS: Selection
2: not well tested. BILLIES/BUCKS: Se
lection 1-2: Per head. 100-200 lb Boer or
Boer cross few 83-165.00.
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Good
and Choice 60-80 lb not well tested on all
weights. Barbadoes and Katahdin: 14
head Barbadoes rams 53 lb 99.50/cwt.
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Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St Joseph. Mo., February 17, 2003 - USDA Maiket News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, February 16, 2001
Confirmed Sales: 122,334, Week Ago; 156,529; Year Ago. 183,493
LIVE FOB BASIS SALES - Beef Breeds:
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Head
Count
Over 80% Choice 2,691
65-80% Choice 4,793
35-65% Choice 15,381
1-35% Choice 745
TOTAL all grades 23,610
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
2,210
8,441
20,637
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-65% Choice
1-35% Choice
31,288 1,000-1,450
RED BASIS SALES'
TOTAL all grades
Over 80% Choice 1,909 799-945
65-80% Choice 13,444 625-930
35-65% Choice 9,920 674-889
1-35% Choice 154 788-860
TOTAL all grades 25,427 625-945
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS-
Over 80% Choice 2,337 709-860
65-80% Choice 11,123 680-=BB4
35-65% Choice 9,749 651-900
1-35% Choice 223 819-830
TOTAL all grades 23,431 651-900
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Same Period Li
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Same Period L
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Year:
Compost
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Weight
Range
1200-1450
1025-1475
1095-1400
1240-1300
1025-1475
Price
Range
75 50-78 (X)
75 75-79 00
76 00-80 00
78 00-79 00
75.50-80.00
75 50-78 00
75 00-80 00
76 00-8000
1200-1490
1100-1400
1000-1300
75.00-80.00
ft Breeds:
120 00-123 00
119.00- 00
120 00-124 00
121 00-122 00
119.00-
121 00-123 00
120.00- 50
120 00-123.00
122 00-123 00
120.00-
Avg. Weight
1,289
1,170
843
790
Head Count
23,610
31,288
25,427
23,431
1,255
1,143
836
789
54,804
54,986
23,269
14.354
44,327
42,215
31,353
37,026
1.273
1,169
845
783
Avg. Avg.
Weight Price
1,377 76 44
1,362 77 34
1,252 78 61
1.268 78 89
1,289 78.11
77 38
77 19
78 67
1,304
1,256
1.121
78.18
1,170
122.10
122 52
122 34
121 21
122.41
854
851
829
845
843
802
798
777
821
790
122.11
122 39
122 22
122 20
122.29
Avg. Price
78 II
78 18
122 41
122 29
81.41
81 55
126 19
125 95
71 91
72 02
113 98
I 13 83
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