A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 17, 2003 Oklahoma Feeder Cattle Weekly Oklahoma City, OK May 14,2003 Report Supplied By USDA OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, Weekly Cattle Summary Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady. Demand extremely good for all classes with active trading throughout the long days trade. Com belt and southern plains buyers equally ag gressive for numbers. Northern buyers often shied away from Brahma cross cat tle but plains buyers easily covered the gap. Bulk of receipts feeder cattle off graze-out wheat. Light cattle mostly new crop calves. Quality average to attractive, but flesh conditions continue mostly on the fleshy side. Weigh-ups gaunt to full. Buyers encouraged by last weeks excellent feedlot clearance, lighter carcass weights, higher beef trade, and strong slaughter numbers. Empty feedlot pen space is un usual this time of year and probably the major driving factor. Monday’s down blip in the CME cattle pits was ignored. Com pared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Packer demand very good in front of Memorial day. Replace ment cow demand continues light. Farm er buyers non-existent at sale as haying activities ariH preparation for early har vest takes precedence. Many farmers still not comfortable with moisture conditions for summer pastures. Total of 660 cows and bulls sold with 55 percent to packers. Receipts this week 16,175; last week 11,888; last year 15,667. Supply consisted of 86% yearlings over 600 lbs; 10% calves and light yearlings; 4% cows and bulls. Heifers comprised 39% of feeder and calf supply. Prices follow with weighted aver age weight and price in parenthesis. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: few 300-325 lbs (312 lbs) 112.00- 115.00 (113.35); 450 lbs 109.50; 450-500 lb fleshy (476 lbs) 96.50-103.00 (99.16); 500-600 lbs (560 lbs) 97.00-101.50 (98.50), fleshy 90.00-99.00 (95.70); 600-650 lbs (622 lbs) 93.50-94.50 (93.79); 650-700 lbs (677 lbs) 85.00-93.00 (87.59); 700-750 lbs (723 lbs) 83.00-87.25 (85.13); 750- 800 lbs (771 lbs) 79.25-85.75 (82.86); 800-850 lbs (823 lbs) 76.50-81.75 (78.92); 850-900 lbs (872 lbs) 74.00-80.00 (76.94); 900-950 lbs (923 lbs) 72.25-76.25 (74.48); 950-1000 lbs (970 lbs) 71.75-74.60 (73.25); 1000- 1050 lbs (1016 lbs) 70.75-73.50 (73.00) FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium and Large 1: few 400-425 lbs (415 lbs) 94 00- 104.00 (96.91); 400-500 lb fleshy (476 lbs) 85.00-92.75 (87.62); 500- 600 lbs (561 lbs) 84.75-89.50 (87.38), fleshy 82 50-86*00 (85.17); 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 79.50-86.25 (83.37); 700-750 lbs (721 lbs) 76.00- 80.75 (78.95): 750-800 lbs (775 lbs) 73.00-78 00 (74.91) 800-900 lbs (850 lbs) 70.75-76.50 (72.91) 900-950 lbs (919 lbs) 69.25-71.75 (70.89). •DRIES WHITE •NO WET FLOORS • IS COMPATIBLE WITH DISINFECTANT AND FLY SPRAYS • DOES NOT RUB OFF EASILY • WASHES OFF WINDOWS & PIPELINES EASILY BARN CLEANING SERVICE AVAILABLE WITH COMPRESSED AIR To have your bam cleaned with air it will clean off dust, cob webs & lots of the old lime. This will keep your bam looking cleaner & whiter longer. CALL US ABOUT ON THE FARM FLY CONTROL Serving Southeastern Pa. And More BEITZEL’S SPRAYING Witmer, PA 717-392-7227 or Toll Free 1-800-727-7228 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS LICENSED 41 YEARS OF SERVICE INSURED 5 Trucks For Air Cleaning And Whitewashing Barn Spraying is Our Business, not a sideline. Kentucky Feeder Cattle Sales Lexington, Ky. May 13,2003 Report Supplied By USDA BLUE GRASS STOCKYARDS Daily Auction Report: Receipts: 2,269. Com pared to Monday: Steer calves firm to 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady. Yearling steers mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, yearling heifers fully steady. Holsteins fully steady. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1; 300-350 lbs no test, few 350-400 lbs 100.00-106.S0; 400-450 lbs 97.00- 450-500 lbs 95.00-102.00; 500-550 lbs 92.00-102.00, 550-600 lbs 90.00- 600-700 lb calves 78.00-85.00, 600-700 lb yearlings 87.00-95.00, includ ing 39 head(red-blk) 642 lbs 90.70; 700-800 lbs 78.00-85.25; 800-900 lbs 76.00- 59 head(mixed) 982 lbs 70.90 and 49 head (blk-Charx) 993 lbs 72.80. Medium and Large 2: 300-400 lbs 96.00- 400-500 lbs 86.00-93.00; 500-600 lbs 85.00-95.00; 600-700 lbs 78.00- Holsteins: Large 3: 5 head 445 lbs 79.00; 20 head 649 lbs 69.25; 13 head 729 lbs 69.25. BULL CALVES: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs 95.00-104.00; 400-500 lbs 90.00- 500-600 lbs 82.00-93.00; 600-700 lbs 74.00-80.00; 700-800 lbs 68.00- Medium and Large 2: 400-500 lbs 86.00-90.00; 500-600 lbs 78.00- FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium and Large 1: few 300-400 lbs 86.00-95.00; 400-500 lbs 85.00-92.50; 500-600 lbs 80.00-88.50 fleshy 76.00-78.00, including 72 head (blk-Simx) 583 lbs 84.95; 600-700 lbs 75.00-84.00; 700-800 lbs 73.00-76.00. Medium and large 1-2: 49 head (mixed) 651 lbs 77.10; 38 head(mixed) 752 lbs 72.95. National Weekly Lamb Report Des Moines, lowa May 13,2003 Report Supplied By USDA NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB RE PORT for week ending Monday, May 12: SLAUGHTERED LAMB PRIOR WEEK. From Forward Contracts: Do mestic O; Imported 0. From Formula Ar rangements; Domestic 17,464 tead; Im ported: 954. # SLAUGHTERED PACKER OWNED SHEEP; DOMESTIC: 144 head; 65-88 lbs (avg. 76 lbs); dressing 50.0-50.09 f (avg. 50.0%); Choice or better 99.3%. IM PORTED: None. FORWARD CONTRACT PUR CHASES; No trade reported. FORMULA PURCHASES: DOMES TIC: 946 head, 53-65 lbs, avg. 62.6 lbs; 180.10-192.00, wtd. avg. price 187.17; 7,232 head, 65-75 lbs, avg. 70.5 lbs; 178.92-202.04, wtd. avg. price 188.83. 9,813 head; 75-91 lbs (avg. 79.5 lbs; 179.94-196.10, wtd. avg. price 186.69. IM PORTED: 2,570 head, 68-75 lbs, avg. 71.1 lbs; 178.80-186.98, wtd. avg. price 183.80. dfe&i m National Carlot Meat Report Des Moines, IA May 13,2003 Report Supplied By USDA USDA Carlot Meat 4:00 Summary: Compared to Previous Day, Prices in Dol lars per hundredweight. Equated to FOB Omaha Basis. BOXED BEEF CUTS: Box beef cutout values sharply higher on moderate de mand and light offerings. Select and Choice rib, chuck, round, and loin cuts higher. Beef trimmings sharply higher on moderate demand and light offerings. Estimated composite cutout value of Choice 1-3, 600-750 lbs carcasses up 2.34 at 139.77, 750-900 lbs up 2.28 at 139.66; Select 1-3, 600-750 lbs up 1.75 at 121.67, 750-900 lbs up 1.51 at 121.21; based on 110.83 loads of Choice cuts, 147.38 loads of Select cuts, 31.23 loads of trimmings, and 49.56 loads of coarse ground trim mings. Estimated carcass price equivalent value of Choice 1-3,600-750 lbs up 1.16 at 127.85, 750-900 lbs up 1.13 at 127.78; Se lect 1-3, 600-750 lbs up .87 at 111.00, 750-900 lbs up .73 at 110.72. Current index reflects the equivalent of 416,143 head of cattle. NATIONAL 5 DAY-ROLLING CUT TER COW CUTOUT: The Cutter cow carcass gross cutout value was estimated at 86.96, up 2.68. By-Product Drop Value; Hide and offal from a typical slaughter steer was esti mated at 7.80, up .01. NATIONAL CARLOT PORK: Sales reported on 72.88 loads of pork cuts and 10.0 loads of trim/process pork. Com pared to Monday’s close; Fresh bone-in loins 'A” trim loins weak, Vt” trim loins firm; butts 3.00 higher; skinned hams mostly steady to 1.00 higher; seedless bell ies mostly steady; lean trimmings 3.00 higher. Trading slow to moderate, with moderate to good demand and light to moderate offerings. Calculations for a 185 lb Pork Carcass 51-52 percent lean 0.80” -0.99” back fat at last rib 61.38, up 1.69. Loins bone in fresh Vt inch trim 21 Ibs/down/light 103.00- Hams bone in trimmed, 20-23 lbs trim spec 1 39.00-40.00. Seedless bellies 12-14 lbs 98.00; 14-16 lbs 100.00- 16-18 lbs 99.00. CARLOT LAMB CARCASS: 0 head reported. Trade In-Trade Up Vlmpmh SNipytfljr Jus* ••♦ TVJ-Mm »***» Westfalia S yni«) Here’s something Lancaster Farming sub scribers have been waiting for: the 2003 fcjp Lancaster Farming Fair Guide booklet, sched uled to premier May 24. Thousands of our readers count on Lancaster Farming to provide them with the latest fair news during the summer and fall season. You can look toward the fairs with this exten sive directory, covering an eight-state region. Planned is a list of fairs and fair association news. Will photos of your family turn up in the book from fairs around the region? Check it out! Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle St. Joseph, Mo., May 12, 2003 - USDA Market News Service Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for Week Ending Sunday, May 11, 2003 Confirmed Sale Week Ag^ LIVE FOB BASIS SALES - Beef Breeds: SLAUGHTER STEERS; Head Count Over 80% Choice 1,329 65-80% Choice 13,646 35-80% Choice 69,556 1-35% Choice 5,607 TOTAL all grades 90,138 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Over 80% Choice 65-80% Choice 35-65% Choice 1-35% Choice TOTAL al| grades DRESSED DELI YE! SLAUGHTER STEERS Over 80% Choice 762 788-882 65-80% Choice 7,476 728-860 35-65% Choice 32,685 675-887 1-35% Choice 261 732-839 TOTAL all grades 41,184 675-887 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Over 80% Choice 536 695-797 65-80% Choice 4,172 660-835 35-65% Choice 13,488 650-800 1-35% Choice TOTAL all grades 18,196 650-835 Weekly Weighted Averages- Live Steer Dresed Heifer Dressed Steer Dressed Heifer Same Period Last Week; Live Steei Live Heifer Dressed Steer • Dressed Heifer Same Period Last Year: Live Steer Live Heifer Dressed Steer Dressed Heifei Save!!! FAiToaa 7*4f kfcrtlr. Or