Midwest Daily
Livestock Summary
Amarillo, Texas
February 26,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Five area direct slaughter cattle
trade not enough sales for a market
test. STEERS: LIVE BASIS: 35-65%
Choice: 79.50-80.00, weighted aver
age price 79.73. DRESSED BASIS:
Over 80% Choice 125.00; 65-80%
Choice: 124.00-125.00, weighted av
erage price 124.71; 35-65% Choice:
124.00- weighted average
price 124.23. HEIFERS: LIVE
BASIS: Over 80% Choice: 78.50;
35-65% Choice 78.50-80.00, weighted
average price 79.58. DRESSED
BASIS: Over 80% Choice
123.00- weighted average
price 123.18; 65-80% Choice
124.00- weighted average
price 124.52; 35-65% Choice
123.00- weighted average
price 123.87.
At So. St Paul terminal market,
slaughter steers and heifers sold
steady on limited tests. Steers:
Choice 2-3 1320-1461 lbs 75.00-
78.00. Select and Choice 2-3
1243-1363 lbs 73.50-75.50. Select 1-2
1030-1275 lbs 72.50-73.75. Heifers:
Choice 2-3 1202-1330 lbs
73.00-
At Sioux Falls terminal market
slaughter steers and heifers 2.00
higher than last week. Steers: Choice
2-3 1306-1428 lbs 76.35-77.90,
1474-1586 lbs 73.10-75.30. 2 loads
Choice, end Prime 3-4 1454 lbs
75.90. Select and Choice 2-3
1196-1285 lbs 75.75-77.10. Heifers:
Choice 2-3 1180-1334 lbs
76.30-78.00. Select and Choice 2-3
1050-1260 lbs 75.10-76.50.
Estimated daily cattle slaughter
under federal inspection through
Wednesday 349,000 head compared
to 352,000 last week and 368,000 a
year ago.
CME Futures Closes for Live Cat
tle: February 81.60 up 40; April
77.42, up 32; June 70.85, up 40.
Slaughter cows at South St. Paul
sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Premium
White 70-75 percent lean over 1200
lbs 45.50-49.50. Breakers 70-80 per
cent lean over 1100 lbs 43.00-46.50,
high dressing 46.50-48.00. Boners
80-85 percent lean over 1050 lbs
41.50-45.50. Lean 85-90 percent lean
over 850 lbs 38.00-43.50, high dress
ing 43.50-44.00.
Barrows and gilts at So. St. Paul,
MN and Sioux Falls SD, sold steady
with 220-270 lb 47-51% lean hogs
moving at 32.50-33.50. The National
direct trade prices are based on 185
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lbs hog carcass with 0.9-1.1 inch
back fat and 6 inch square loin/2.0
inch depth plant delivered. National
direct trade closed steady to weak
with prices ranging 39.00-48.16,
weighted average price 45.58. lowa-
So. Minnesota direct trade closed
steady to weak at 39.25-48.16, with
weighted average price 45.68. The
Western Combelt closed weak with
prices ranging 39.00-48.16, weight
ed average price 45.61. The Eastern
Cornbelt prices were steady ranging
from 39.25-47.05, weighted average
price 45.52.
Hog slaughter under federal in
spection estimate through Wednes
day 1,134,000 head compared to
1,094,000 a week ago and 1,103,800
a year ago.
CME Future Closes for Lean
Hogs: April 53.95, up 65; May 59.50,
up 60; June 62.52, up 90.
Slaughter lambs traded 1.00-2.00
higher at So. St. Paul, MN. Slaugh
ter Lambs; Shorn: Choice, end
Prime 2-3 115-145 lbs 92.00-94.00,
few 95.00. Wooled: New Crop:
Choice, end Prime 2-3 125-145 lbs
89.00-91.00, few 92.00.
Sheep and lamb slaughter under
federal inspection estimate through
Wednesday 32,000 head compared
to 28,000 a week ago head and
37,000 a year ago.
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market Of
North Jersey
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Aitction
Wednesday, February 25,2003
CALVES .08-3.60.
COWS .2S'A-Al.
EASY COWS .10-3554.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS.
.29-1.11.
HEIFERS .33‘/4-.63’/j.
BULLS .29-.59.
STEERS .WA-.WA.
HOGS .28.
ROASTING PIGS EACH
30.00-33.00.
BOARS .22-.27.
SOWS, NONE.
SHEEP .15-.59.
LAMBS EA. 41.00-120.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .50-1.75.
GOATS EA. !
72.50-115.00.
KIDS E A
10.00-90.00.
HIDES EA
1.00-34.00.
TOTAL: 543.
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National Slaughter Cat-
tle
Weekly Review
Oklahoma City, Okla.
February 214,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER
CATTLE SUMMARY - Week
Ending Feb. 21, 2003 - Slaughter
cattle market 1.00-2.00 higher than
bulk of last weeks meager trade.
Trade turned active Thursday with
showUsts fairly well cleared during
the days trade. Last week’s blizzard
on the east coast stifled movement
of beef and packers responded with
reduced slaughter. Retail pipelines
must now be replenished and de
mand for beef is improving. Boxed
beef prices down slightly for the
week but late trade indicated im
provement is forthcoming. Boxed
beef prices Friday a.m. averaged
122.83 down 49 cents for the week.
Sales of slaughter cattle on a nation
al basis for negotiated cash trades
totaled 178,900 through lOdK) a.m.
Friday. Last week’s full count was
light at 122^00.
STEERS AND HEIFERS: MID
WEST MAREKT DIRECTS: Live
Basis: 35-80 percent Choice,
900-1400 lbs 77.00-79.00, wtd avg
78.44. Dressed, Basis: 35-80 percent
Choice, 550-950 lbs. 12L00-124.00,
wtd avg 123A5. HIGH PLAINS DI
RECTS; Live Basis: 35-65 percent
Choice, 900-1400 lbs 78.00-80.00,
wtd avg 79.92.
SLAUGHTER COWS AND
BULLS (Average Yielding):
Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 high
er. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00
lower. USDA’s Cutter cow carcass
cut-out value dosed Thursday at
87AS up 22 cents from last Friday.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% Lean
1000-1600 lbs: Colorado 39.50-43.00;
Oklahoma 40.00-42.00; Alabama
35.00- Boners 80-85% Lean
900-1500 lbs; Colorado 39.00-42.50;
Oklahoma39.oo-41.75; Alabama
35.50-38.50. Lean 85-90% Lean
850-1400 lbs: Colorado 35.00-38.50;
Oklahoma 37.00-40.00; Alabama
3L50-34J0.
BULLS: 88-92% Lean 1500-2200
lbs: Colorado 50.00-52.00; Oklaho
ma 49.00-52.00; Alabama
48.00-
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Wednesday, February 26,2003
Live Hogs Frozen
Choice Steers Choice Feeders Lean Value Pork Bellies
Today WkAgo Today WkAgo Today WkAgo Today WkAgo
FO3 81.600 79.850
Mr 03 77.075 76.475 88.575 87.750
Apo3 77.425 76.775 77.100 77.150 53.950 53.150
My 03 78.350 77.950 59.500 58.750 90.225 88.975
Jno3 70.850 69.975 62.525 61.050
JlO3 61.200 59.300 90.200 89.000
Auo3 67.850 67.075 81.375 81.050 59.900 57.650 86.550 85.700
SO3 81.250 81.100
003 69.950 69.800 81.250 81.000 50.950 50.125
NO3 81.600 81.400
DO3 70.950 70.775 54.900 49.200
JO4 81.550 81.200 79.500 -
FO4 72.425 72.450 56.900 53.900
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Tennessee Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Nashville, Tcnn.
February 21,2003
Report Supplied By USUA
Tennessee Feeder Cattle Weekly
Summary Receipts on 18 Tenn.
Auctions: 8314; 18 auctions last
week; 13,933; 16 auctions year ago:
13,175. Steers under 550 lbs mostly
steady, over 550 lbs 1.00 to 3.00
lower. Heifers unevenly steady to
2.00 lower with weights over 600 lbs
mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Ample rain
fall in the 6 to 7 inch range made
movement of livestock from pasture
to auction very difficult. At week's
end another front was bringing even
more rain into the state and forecast
through the weekend. At this point
auction receipts will continue light
into next week. Certainly this week’s
light receipts made it difficult for
buyers to assemble loads and at a
few sales were numbers were rela
tively good, cattle traded at better
levels.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge.
1-2: 200-300 lbs 103.00-119.00;
300-350 lbs 100.00-116.00; 350-400
lbs 95.00-108.00; 400-450 lbs
89.00- few 104.00; 4SO-SOO lbs
82.00- 500-SSO lbs 79.00-88.00;
SSO-600 lbs 75.00-84.00; 600- 650 lbs
73.00- 650-700 lbs 68.00-74.00;
700-800 lbs 65.00-72.00; couple loads
755-775 lbs 72.50-73.10; load 825 lbs
73.50. Small 1: 300-400 lbs
98.00- 400-500 lbs
65.00- 500-600 lbs- 57.50-81.00.
Med./Lge.3: 300-350 lbs 89.00-99.00;
350-400 lbs 84.00-98.00; 400-450 lbs
80.00- 450-500 lbs 78.00-85.00;
500-550 lbs 68.00-79.00; 550-600 lbs
68.00- 600-700 lbs 60.00-74.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: MedVLge.
1-2: 300-350 lbs 84.00-95.00; 350-400
lbs 80.00-90.00; 400-450 lbs
76.00- few 88.00; 450-500 lbs
74.00- 500-550 lbs 70.00-79.00;
550-600 lbs 68.00-74.00; 600-700 lbs
65.00- 700-800 lbs 64.00-72.00.
Small 1; 300-400 lbs 63.00-85.00;
400-500 lbs 57.00-79.00; 500-600 lbs
56.50-74.50. Med Age. 3: 300-350 lbs
74.00- 350-400 lbs 71.00-80.00;
400-450 lbs 68.00-76.00; 450-500 lbs
65.00- 500-550 lbs 66.00-72.50;
SSO-600 lbs 61.00-68.00; 600-700 lbs
60.00-
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