National Carlo! Meat Report Des Moines, IA March 11,2003 Report Supplied By USDA USDA Market News USDA Carlo! Meat 4:00 Summary Compared to Previ ous Day, Prices in Dollars per hundred weight, Bquatcd to FOB Omaha Basis BQXFD BFFF CUTS- Boxed beef lower on light to moderate demand and moderate to heavy offerings Select and t hoice chuck, round, and loin cuts weak, while rib steady to weak Beef trimmings steady to weak on light to moderate de mand and moderate offerings. Estimated composite cutout value of Choice 1-3, 600-750 lbs carcasses down 76 at 125 80. 750-900 lbs down 74 at 125.78; Select 1-3, 600-750 lbs down 82 at 120 59, 750-900 lbs down 77 at 120.51, based on 126.80 loads of Choice cuts, 122 54 loads of Select cuts, 10 07 loads of trimmings, and 72 70 loads of coarse ground trimmings. 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NATIONAL 5 DAY-ROLLING CUT TER COW CUTOUT. Cutter cow car- cass gross cutout value was estimated at 94 05, down 16 By-Product Drop Value Hide and offal from a typical slaughter steer was esti mated at 8.04, down 02 NATIONAI CARIOT PORK- Sales reported on 72 75 loads of pork cuts and 42 0 loads of tnm/process pork Com pared to Monday's close- Fresh loins gen erally steady; butts steady to 2.00 lower, sknd. hams 20-27 lbs mostly 2 00 lower; sdls bellies 14-16 lbs not tested, other weights 1.00 higher; lean trimmings un evenly steady. Trading moderate, with light to moderate demand and offerings. Calculations for a 185 lb Pork Carcass 51-52 percent lean 0.80” -0.99" back fat at last rib 54 05, up 21 Loins bone in fresh 'A inch trim 21 Ib/down-hght 86.00-92.00 Hams bone in trimmed, 17-20 lbs trim spec 1 54.00; 20-23 lbs trim spec 1 45 00-47.00. Seedless bellies 12-14 lbs 84.00. 16-18 lbs 84.00. CARLOT LAMB CARCASS 0 head reported .o»v- - e FARNTxI* */ 2724 Conesloga Creek Rd \ / Morganlown PA \ / \ A g 610-286-9052 /% Sales & Rentals National Feeder Cattle Weekly Review St. Joseph. Mo. Friday, March 7, 2003 Report Supplied By USDA NATIONAI FFF.DER & STOCKFR SUMMARY for week ending Mar. 7 Receipts 403,700, last week 263,900 Di rect 78,600; last week 55,900 Video/ Internet 32,400, last week 4,600. Auctions 292,700; last week 203,400 This week’s reported auction volume included 57 per cent over 600 lbs and 44 percent heifers Compared to last week, a two way trend was seen on feeder cattle Weights under 700 lbs sold mostly steady to 2 00 higher and over 700 lbs steady to 2 00 lower This reflected the lower finished cattle trade and the anticipation of spring green grass and pastures Slaughter cattle prices 2 00-3 00 lowci this week, 77.00 on the hoof and 123.00 in the beef Boxed beef cutouts lower at 128.00-129.00. Feed lots turned loose of a fairly liberal volume this week as they want to remain current with the nearby futures at a 2 50 discount to live bids and August futures down near 67.00. Supply side, numbers, looking fa vorable for cattle producers but demand side has many questionables. Consumers concerned about war, terrorist activity, the economy, high home heating fuels, a long hard winter, 2.00 a gallon gasoline, relatively high unemployment and a plummeting stock market However, the cattle industry does not look as sup pressed if consumer beef demand holds constant Experts and The Board correct ly pinpointed the window in this year’s February market Handicappers don't al- ways pick the fastest horse but cattle trad ers and brokers put up money to establish guidelines and sometimes hedging oppor tunities. Consumer beef demand and Mother Nature (the weather) hold the an swers Adverse weather conditions curtail feeder cattle receipts the past couple of weeks but busy big seasonal runs, includ ing movements off wheat, should increase numbers next week Eastern Cornbelt Direct Feeder Cattle Weekly Springfield, 111. March 7,2003 Report Supplied By USDA Eastern Cornbelt Direct Feeder Cattle Summary Illinois, Indiana. Michigan, and Ohio Feeder steer prices were mostly weak to 1.00 lower Feeder heifers were firm to 1,00 higher. Demand was light and trading was slow. Weaker futures prices slowed trading activity. Reported sales consisted of about 39% beef steers, 42% heifers and 19% Holstein steers Ap proximately 84% of the cattle marketed this week weighed over 600 lbs. Confirm ed sales 600 this week, 1250 last week and 1450 last year. 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Yearling steers steady to 1 00 higher, yearling heifers steady Holstcins steady to 1 00 higher FEEDER STEERS Medium and large 1 350-400 lbs KM) 00-107 50, 400-450 lbs 94 00-97 00, 450-500 lbs 90 (MI-96 00. 500-550 lbs 82 00-91 25, 550-600 lbs 80 00-88 50, 600-700 lb calves 74 00-82 00, 600-700 lb yearlings 78 00-87 10 few thin 74 75-77 00, includ ing 64 head (blk-Char\) 613 lbs 84 95 & 130 head (bbwf) 601 lbs 87 10. 700-800 lbs 71.00-77 (M), 800-900 lbs 69 00-75 05. lew 900-1000 lbs 69 25-71.00 Holstcins 400-500 lbs 66 00-69 25, including 28 head 466 lbs 69 25, cpl 598 lbs 62 00, 600-71 M) lbs 59 00-61 00, 52 head 843 lbs 62.30 BULL CALVES Medium and l,arge 1 300-400 lbs 98 00-105 50, 400-500 lbs 87.00- 00, 500-600 lbs 76 00-85 00, 600-700 lbs 71 00-81.50, 700-800 lbs 64 00-67 50 Medium and I arge 2 400-500 lbs 80 00-85 00, 500-600 lbs 72.00- 00, 600-700 lbs 63 00-65 50 FEF.DER HEIFERS Medium and large 1- few 300-400 lbs 86 50-91 00, 400-500 lbs 80 00-87 00, 500-600 lbs 72 00-84 25 most 75 00-84 25, including 90 head(bbwf) 549 lbs 83 95 &. 57 head(blk-Charx) 561 lbs 81.50, 600-700 lbs 70 00-74 25 fleshy 66 50-68 00. includ ing 50 head (bbwf) 624 lbs 74 25 A 38 head (blk-Charx) 664 lbs 74 00, 700-800 lbs 68 00-73 00, few 800-900 lbs 64 50-69 70, including 23 hcad(blk) 811 lbs 69 70 BABY CALVES Beef 170 00-200 00, young 25 00-35 00 Wetsel, Inc. 800-572-4018 Kentucky Feeder Cattle Sales Lexington, Ky. 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