Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
June 3,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA 11VE
STOCK Fredericksburg, Front Royal,
Marshall, Rockingham, Shenandoah,
Staunton and Winchester for May 26-31.
All prices per hundred pounds liveweight,
except where noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 1,669 head (536
steers, 12 Holstein steers, 662 heifers, 459
bulls).
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 85.00-102.00; 300-400 lb
85.00- 400-500 lb 85.00-104.00;
500-600 lb 85.00-100.00; 600-700 lb
82.50- 700-800 lb 75.00-80.25;
800-900 lb 74.00-77.25; 900-1000 lb
72.00- 1000-1100 lb 67.85-72.35.
MedVLge. 2: 200-300 lb 92.00-97.00;
300-400 lb 95.50; 400-500 lb 84.50-99.00;
500-600 lb 81.50-93.00; 600-700 lb
73.00- 700-800 lb 69.00-777.50;
800-900 lb 65.00-75.00; 900-1000 lb
59.50-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med./Lge. 2:
500-700 lb 59.25; 700-900 lb 58.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med.
ge. 1: 200-300 lb 81.00-93.00; 300-400 lb
80.00- 400-500 lb 74.00-91.00;
500-600 lb 74.00-88.00; 600-700 lb
72.00- 700-800 lb 72.50-76.50;
800-900 lb 70.00-74.00. MedTLge. 2:
300-400 lb 70.00-83.50; 400-500 lb
67.00- 500-600 lb 70.00-80.50;
600-700 lb 65.00-76.00; 700-800 lb
67.50-68.50; 800-900 lb 62.00-67.00. Small
1; 300-400 lb 60.00-71.00; 400-500 lb
60.00- 500-600 lb 59.50-65.00.
BULLS; MedTLge. 1: 200-300 lb
91.00- 300-400 lb 91.00-111.00;
400-500 lb 80.00-95.00; 600-700 lb
70.00- 700-900 lb 72.00-75.50.
Med./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 80.00-81.00;
300-400 lb 74.00-99.00; 400-500 lb
82.00- few 71.00-81.00; 500-600 lb
72.00- 600-70(1 lb 65.00-76.00;
700-900 lb 52.00-66.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 552 head
(471 cows and 81 bulls).
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking Utili
ty and Commercial 2-4, 39.00-52.50; Cut
ter and Boning Utility 1-3, 29.00-44.00;
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2,36.25-52.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YG 1-2,
900-1300 lbs 50.00-60.50; 1300-1600 lbs
53.50- 1600 lbs and over
52.50-
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS: 140
head. 850-1200 lbs: Mostly Medium 1,
4-10 years old, bred, 430.00-610.00 per
head; 810-1355 lbs; Med./Lge. 1 few 2, 4
years old to aged, bred 2-9 months,
300.00-700.00 per head.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE: 38
pairs. 750-1250 lbs: Med./Lge. 1 with
calves baby to 395 lbs. 450.00-985.00 per
pair. 1260 lbs: Large 1, 10 years old with
baby calf 600.00 per pair. 900-1100 lbs:
Med./Lge. 1-2, 4-9 years old with 100-200
lb calves, 610.00 per pair. 1200-1350 lbs:
Mostly Large 1, 7-9 years old with
150-300 lb calves, 710.00-875.00 per pair.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS: 65 head. Newborn to 4 Weeks
25.00- per head. Over 100 lbs
25.00- per cwt.
SHEEP: 312 (154 slaughter lambs, 97
feeder lambs, 61 slaughter ewes).
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Spring Wooled:
Choice and Prime 1-2, 80-110 lbs
100.00- 110-125 lbs 101.00. Good
and Choice 1-2,60-90 lbs 81.50-95.50. Old
Crop Wooled: Choice and Prime 1-2,
110-130 lb 63.50. FEEDER LAMBS:
Spring Wooled: MedTLge. 1-2, 40-60 lbs
95.00- 60-90 lb 85.00-98.00; Small/
Med. 1-2,60-90 lb 82.00-90.00. SLAUGH
TER EWES: Choice 2-4, 20.00-27.50;
Utility and Good 1-3,27.00-32.00.
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, May 31,2003
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS;
200-500 lbs. 45.00-92.50.
STOCK HEIFERS: 35.00-84.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to
Choice 72.50-80.00, Medium to Good
52.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Good
50.00- Light 46.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 65.00-77.00, Medium to Good
50.00-
BULLS: Heavy 43.00-58.00, Light
40.00-
COWS: Utility Holsteins 47.00-54.00,
Canners 38.00-46.50, Culls 35.00 and
down.
808 CALVES: 40.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RE
TURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. Up to
135.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RE
TURN TO FARM: Up to 230.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO
FARM; Up to 170.00.
HOGS: Top Quality up to 40.00, Heavy
up to 38.00, Light 25.00-34.00; FEEDER
PIGS, BY HEAD: Up to 40.00.
SOWS: 18.00-25.00.
MALE HOGS: 3.50-21.00.
LAMBS: 70-85 lbs. up to 112.00,85-125
lbs. up to 116.00, 30-60 lbs. up to 108.00,
Culls up to 60.00.
SHEEP: Up to 30.00, FAT UP TO
25.00.
GOATS: Large 55.00-115.00, Medium
25.00-70.00, Small 10.00-44.00, all by the
head, kid 3.00-50.00.
Feeder sale every second Sat. per
month.
Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
June 2,2003
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS:
200-500 lbs. 55.00-91.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs.
51.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to
Choice 76.00-84.50, medium to good
70.00- heavy Choice over 1450 lbs.
55.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
58.00- light 42.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 76.00-84.00, Medium to Good
60.00-
BULLS; heavy 52.00-60.00, light
46.00-
COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 45.00-56.00,
Commercial to Good 38.00-44.50, cull
cows 34.00 and down.
VEALS: Good to Choice 50.00-75.00,
Med. to Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES: 40.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs.
up to 172.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER
CALVES, RETURN TO FARM:
90-120 lbs. up to 360.00, BEEF X
CALVES return to farm up to
150.00.
HOGS: top quality, up to 38.50.
SOWS: up to 30.00.
LAMBS, Choice up to 105.00.
GOATS: Choice up to 70.00.
Livestock prices are all given per
hundred weights.
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Cattle Sales
Ky.
June 3,2003
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BLUE GRASS STOCKYARDS Daily
Auction Report: Receipts: 2,144. Com
pared to Monday: Steer and heifer calves
fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers
1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holsteins firm to 2 00
higher.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1: 300-350 lbs no early test, 350-400
lbs no early test; 400-450 lbs
100.00- 450-500 lbs 99.00-105.00;
500-550 lbs 94.00-102.00, 550-600 lbs
90.00- 600-700 lb calves 83.00-87.00,
600-700 lb yearlings 89.00-94.50; 700-800
lbs 84.00-91.50; 800-900 lbs 81.00-85.70;
900-1000 lbs 75.25-82.00, including 58
head (bbwf) 933 lbs 82.00 & 25 head (blk)
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat pro
duction under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, May 31,
was estimated at 780.9 million lbs, according to the USDA's Agricultural
Marketing Service. This was 15.3 percent lower than a week ago and 1.2
percent lower than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year
to date was 0.7 percent lower compared to the previous year
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Calf/Veal Pork (2)
3.1 299 8
3 7 360 3
-16.2% -16 8%
29 3125
Week Ending (1) Beef
31-May-03 ' 474 9
24-May-03 554.2
Change; -14.3%
01-June-02 471 3
Change. 6 9% -4 1% -114%
2003 YTD 80 0 8.032.1 80 6
2002 YTD 75 8 8,019 3 92 4
Change. 5 6% 0 27c -12 8%
1- Previous week estimates may be revised Year ago data are actuals
2- Excludes lard.
3- Totals may not add due to rounding 2003 totals are subject to revision
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
652.000 15.000 1,505,000 46.000
763.000 18,000 1,807,000 49.000
-14.5% -16 7% -16 7% -6.1%
630.000 15,000 1.583.000 51.000
3.5% 0% -4 9% -9 8%
14.288.000 417,000 40,308,000 1,182,000
14.331.000 389,000 40,430,000 1.329,000
-0 3% 7.3% -0 3% -11.1%
AVENGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
1209 343 268 136
1207 343 268 136
1232 320 266 138
Week Ending
31-May-03
24-May-03
Change:
01-Jun-02
Change.
2003 YTD
2002 YTD'
Change
Week Ending. LIVE
31 -May -03 Estimate
24-May-03 Estimate
01-Jun-02 Actual
DRESSED
31-May-03 Estimate 732
24-May-03 Estimate 730
01-Jun-02 Actual 752
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stdgs Bariows/Giits Sows Boars/Stags
17- 52 0% 313% 15 0% 17% 96 3% 34% 03%
18- 52 0% 314% 14 9% 17% 96 4% 3 3%- 03%
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10,671 5
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-1 2%
943 lbs 81.75. Holsteins: Large 3: few
400-500 lbs 84.25-87.00; 500-600 lbs
78.50-81.00; 20 head 677 lbs 79.40;
700-800 lbs 60.50-73.00, including 61
head 753 lbs 73.00.
BULL CALVES: Medium and Large 1:
300-400 lbs 102.00-105.00; 400-SOO lbs
94.50-105.00; 500-600 lbs 84.50-96.00:
600-700 lbs 79.00-85.50; 700-800 lbs
72.00-79.75; 800-900 lbs 68.00-71.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1: few 300-400 lbs 92.00-97.50;
400-500 lbs 87.00-97.00; 500-600 lbs
81.00- 600-700 lbs 78.00-87.30, in
cluding 20 head (blk) 607 lbs 85.50 & 100
head(mixed) 620 lbs 87.30; 700-800 lbs
76.00- 83.00, including 24 head(mixed)
711 lbs 82.80 & 23 head(mixed) 749 lbs
80.50. Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs
86.00- 400-500 lbs 78.00-86.00;
500600 lbs 75.00-80.50; 600-700 lbs
72.00- 700-800 lbs 71.00-75.00.
Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
3 1 780 9
3 3 9215
-6 1% -15.3%
3 5 790,2
200 69
200 69
198 69
211
211
197
-1 2%
18,864 2
18,992 9
-0 7%