Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
April 1,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Fredericksburg, Front Royal,
Marshall, Rockingham, Shenandoah,
Staunton and Winchester for Mar. 24 -
27. All prices per hundred pounds live
weight (CWT.), except where noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 3,284 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 90.00-105.00; 300-400 lb
91.00- 400-500 lb 86.75-108.00;
500-600 lb 81.25-99.00 few 78.00-80.75;
600-700 lb 73.00-90.00; 700-800 lb
68.00- 800-900 lb 64.00-66.00;
1000-1100 lb 60.00-66.00. Small 1:
300-400 lb 90.00-100.00 few to 50.00;
400-500 lb 85.00-95.00 few to 60.00;
500-600 lb 76.00-88.00; 600-700 lb
70.00- Med ./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb
76.50-89.50; 300-400 lb 83.00-110.00;
400-500 lb 87.00-100.00 few 70.00-86.00;
500-600 lb 70.50-97.00 few 67.50-73.50;
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600-700 lb 75.00-85.00 few 63.00-71.25;
700-800 lb 61.00-76.00; 800-900 lb
65.00- 900-1000 lb 60.00-63.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med. and Lge.
2: 200-300 lb 80.00; 300-400 lb
62.00- 500-700 lb 62.00-67.50;
700-900 lb 58.50-64.00 few 48.50;
900-1100 lb 52.00-52.75.
HEIFERS: Med. and Lge. 1: 200-300 lb
78.00- 300-400 lb 75 50-93.50;
400-500 lb 72.00-85.00; 500-600 lb
69.00- 600-700 lb 67.25-75.00;
700-800 lb 61.00-66.00; 800-900 lb 62.25.
Small 1: 300-400 lb 69.00-80.00; 400-500
lb 65.00-71.50 few 51.00-60.50; 500-600 lb
61.00- 600-700 lb 57.50; 700-800 lb
49.00- Med./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb
79.00; 300-400 lb 72.00-85.00; 400-500 lb
66.00- 500-600 lb 64.00-77.00;
600-700 lb 60.00-69.00; 700-800 lb
55.00-
BULLS; Med. and Lge. 1: 200-300 lb
87.50-105.00; 300-400 lb 80.00-110.00
mostly 80.00-100.00; 400-500 lb
75.00-95.00; 500-600 lb 72.50-92.00;
600-700 lb 64.50-76.00; 700-900 lb
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Horizontal Leg Tanks
Applicator Tanks
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59-68.00. Small 1: 400-500 lb 60.00-75.50;
500-600 lb 59.50-63.00. MedTLge. 2:
200-300 lb 82.00-89.00; 300-400 lb
72.50- 400-SOO lb 69.00-87.50;
500-600 lb 64.00-77.75; 600-700 lb
62.50-
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 537 head.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
HEIERS: 48 head. HEIFERS: Choice 2-3,
900-1100 lb 75.50, 1100-1300 lb 74.50;
Standard 1-2: 850-1100 lb 40.00-47.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: 433 head.
Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4,
33.50- Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3, 32.25-41.00; Canner and Low Cutter
1-2,21.00-33.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 56 head. YG
1- 900-1300 lbs 42.00-43.25; YG 1-2,
1300-1600 lbs 39.50-45.00; YG 1-2, 1600
lbs and over 42.00-51.80.
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS: 110
head. Med./Lge. 1-2, 7 yrs to aged bred
2- months 850-1425 lbs, 235.00-720.00
per head; 4-10 yrs old, very thin, bred 4-6
months, 800-1050 lbs mostly
250-.00-485.00 per head.
COWS WITH CALVES AT
SIDE: 69 pairs. Med./Lge. 1 few 2, 3
to 12 yrs 950-1250 lbs with 150-300
lb calves 580-875.00 per pair. Med./
Lge. 1-2: 5 yrs old/up, 900-1200 lbs
with 100-300 lb calves,
590.00-710.00 per pair; 6 yrs. to
aged. 800-1350 lbs with 115-294 lb
calves, 200.00-660.00 per pair.
TO FARMS: 82 head. Newborn to 4
Weeks 3.00-90.00 per head. Over
100 lbs 12.50-137.00 per cwt.
SHEEP; 163 head. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: 100 head. Spring Wooled:
Choice and Prime 1-2, 80-110 lb
91.25- 110-125 lb 90.00; Good
and choice 1-3,60-90 lbs 90.090. Old
Crop Wooled: Choice and Prime
1-2, 90-110 lbs 84.50-95.00, 110-130
lb 80.00-82.75; Good and Choice
1-3, 60-90 lbs 80.00. SLAUGHTER
EWES: 63 head. Choice 2-4.
16.25- Utility and Good 1-3,
19.25- Cull and Utility 1-2,
18.50-23.00.
SLAUGHTER HOGS: 47 head.
BARROWS AND GUTS: US 2-4,
250-300 lbs 28 00-35.00. SOWS- US
1-3, 500 lbs and over 17 00.
Dairy Products
Prices Highlights
Washington, D. C.
March 28,2003
Report Supplied By NASS/USDA
DAIRY PRODUCTS PRICES
HIGHLIGHTS;
CHEDDAR CHEESE prices re
ceived for US 40 pound Blocks aver
aged $1.07 per pound for the week
ending March 22. The price per
pound decreased 0.1 cents from the
previous week. The price for US 500
pound Barrels adjusted to 38 per
cent moisture averaged $1.05 per
pound, up 0.9 cents from the previ
ous week.
BUTTER prices received for 25
kilogram and 68 pound boxes meet
ing USDA Grade AA standards av
eraged $1.06 per pound for the week
ending March 22 The U.S. price per
pound decreased 2.1 cents from the
previous week.
NONFAT DRY MILK Prices re
ceived for bag, tote and tanker sales
meeting USDA Extra Grade or
USPH Grade A standards averaged
80.3 cents per pound for the week
ending March 22. The U.S. price per
pound increased slightly from the
previous week.
DRY WHEY prices received for
bag, tote and tanker sales meeting
USDA Extra Grade standards aver
aged 16.0 cents per pound for the
week ending March 22. The U.S.
price per pound increased 0.4 cents
from the previous week.
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East Fluid Milk
And Cream Review
Madison, Wis.
April 2,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
Spot prices of class II cream, dollars
per lb. butterfat; F. 0.8. producing plants:
Northeast: 1.3853-1.4944. Delivered
Equivalent: Atlanta: 1.3744-1.4944 mostly
1.3962-1.4617.
PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM,
dollars per lb. wet solids, F. 0.8. produc
ing plants: Northeast: Class 11, includes
monthly formula prices: .9000-.9800;
Class 111 - spot prices - .7400-.8000.
SPOT SHIPMENTS OF GRADE A
MILK: FLORIDA; This Week: In 0, Out
106; Last Week: In 0, Out 42; Last Year;
In 0, Out 69. SOUTHEAST STATES:
This week: In 0, Out 0; last week: In 0,
Out 0; last year: In 0, Out 0.
Milk production is showing more in
creases across the region. Gains are most
noticeable in the Southeast where con
tacts state that the milk flow is “up all
over.” Milk output is just starting to in
crease in the Northeast where the weather
is still more winter-like than spring-like.
Fluid milk supplies are abundant for the
slow to fair Class I demand. The “snow
birds” are heading north and bottled milk
sales are down accordingly in Florida and
other Gulf Coast “wintering spots.” Also,
some schools are on spring break this
week. Farther north, Class I milk sales
heavier this week. Effective this week’a
new agreement between handlers puts in
place new operational changes which will
more efficiently handle the milk and more
accurately reflect Florida’s milk utiliza
tion. Southeastern manufacturing plants
that are operating are nearly full. Some
plants have been taking in intra-company
shipments from the Southwest.
In the Northeast, surplus milk supplies
are heavier at some butter/powder plants
Slow Class I sales and self-induced slow
downs at some mozzarella plants are
pushing more milk into other plants. The
condensed skim market is mixed Con
tract sales are clearing normal volumes,
but spot sales are lagging earlier levels
Reports indicate that Midwestern buyers
of Class 111 wet solids are finding Western
loads at better prices Most of the extra
Condensed skim that is no longer clearing
to the Midwest is being dried
The fluid cream market is seeing some
improvement this week Spot prices are
both higher and lower. The CME butter
average did fall about a half cent last
week, but multiples were often higher in
response to improved demand. Buying in
terest improved with better spot sales into
ice cream, soft serve mix, bottling, and
cream cheese plants. Some of the smaller
ice cream producers are now on full
schedules while large operation have been
running quiet full for some time. Ice
cream mix makers have been very busy
and most have purchased extra or spot
loads of cream this week. Cream bottlers
have stepped up production for the brief
Easter/Passover boost to demand. Churn
ing activity is steady.
Direct Slaughter Cattle
Daily Market Review
St. Joseph, Mo.
April 2,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
National Slaughter Cattle Review as of
2:00 p.m.: Slaughter cattle demand was
very good on available offerings across
the Northern Plains and Cornbelt. Trad
ing was moderate in Nebraska and lowa
and very light in Kansas to inactive in
Texas. Compared to last week live sales
ranged from 78.00 to mostly 80.00, steady
to 2.00 higher. Dressed sales were at
mostly 128.00 to 129.00, 2.00 higher than
a week ago. i
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 2003-Al9
NEGOTIATED SALES: Confirmed:
25,658; Week Ago: 3,152; Year Ago:
21,168. Week to Date: 44,533; Week ago:
11,967; Year ago: 42,091.
NEGOTIATED: PRICES PAID for
Domestic Slaughter Steers and Heifers
(Information derived from the 5 area
weighted average report.):
LIVE BASIS: STEERS: Over 80%
Choice 79.50-79.50, avg 79.50; 65-80%
Choice 78.00-80.00, avg 79.68; 35-65%
Choice 78.00-80.00 avg. 79.66; under 35%
Choice no quotes. Total all grades
78.00-80.00, avg 79.66. HEIFERS: Over
80% Choice 79.50-80.00, avg 79.65;
65-80% Choice 79.00-80.00, avg 79.93;
35-65% Choice 79.00-80.00, avg 79.48;
under 35% Choice no quotes. Total all
grades; 79.00-80.00, avg 79.64.
DRESSED BASIS; STEERS: Over
80% Choice 128.00-129.50, avg 128.74;
65-80% Choice 128.00-129.50, avg 128.98;
35-65% Choice 126.00-129.50, avg 128.21;
under 35% Choice 128.00-129.00, avg
128.55. Total all grades 126.00-129.50,
avg 128.48. HEIFERS: Over 80% Choice
128.00-129.00, avg. 128.22; 65-80%
Choice 128.00-129.00, avg. 128.75;
35-65% Choice 126.00-129.00, avg 128.06;
under 35% Choice no quotes. Total all
grades 126.00-129.00, avg 128.19.
FORMULA PURCHASES: Prices es
tablished so far for previously
slaughtered cattle: Beef Type: Domestic:
• • • • 1 • *1 t AA • -I i
ed avg weight - 766 lbs; weighted avg net
price -124.61.
Covers transactions reported at 2:00
pm today. Comments and market condi
tions may include information gathered
from voluntary sources. All prices,
weights and head counts are only those
gathered through the mandatory report
ing system.
BLUE GRASS STOCKYARDS Dail>
Auction Report. Receipts. 2600 head (est)
Compared to Monday Steer and heifer
calves firm to 1 00 higher Yearling steers
and heifers fully steadv Holstems not
fully established early
STEERS. Medium and Large 1
300-350 lbs 104.00-108 00, 350-400 lbs
100.00- 109 00; 400-450 lbs 95.00-102 00,
450-500 lbs 92 00-104.50, 500-550 lbs
88 00- 98.00, 550-600 lbs 86.00-97.00:
600-700 lb calves 74.00-81.00, 600-700 lb
yearlings 77.00-89 50 most 82.00-88 50;
700-800 lbs 73 50-79.75: 800-900 lbs
71 00-76.40, including 105 head(bbwf) 801
lbs 76 40, 31 head(Charx-bbwf) 843 lbs
73.85, 59 head(bbwf-Charx) 851 lbs 73 80
& 102 head(bbwf) 873 lbs 73.40 Hol
steins: 3 head 572 lbs 63 00, 63 head 661
lbs 70.40.
BULL CALVES: Medium and Large 1:
300-400 lbs 96.50-104.00. 100-500 lbs
90.00- 500-600 lbs 83 50-95 50,
600-700 lbs 74 00-81 50, 700-800 lbs
68.00- 00. Medium and Large 2
300-400 lbs 90.00-96.00; 400-500 lbs
82.00- 500-600 lbs 78.00-83 50.
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and
Large 1: 300-400 lbs 85.00-93.50; 400-500
lbs 79.00-87.00; 500-600 lbs 76.00-84.50;
600-700 lbs 70.00-76.80, 700-800 lbs
69.00- 800-900 lbs 64.50-70.00 Me
dium and Large 2. 300-400 lbs
80.00- 400-500 lbs 74 00-82.00;
500-600 lbs 70.00-78.50; 600-700 lbs
66.00- pkg blks 615 lbs 75.50;
700-800 lbs 63.00-68.00.
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Kentucky Feeder
Cattle Sales
Lexington, Kv.
\pril 1, 2003
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