A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 21,2003
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100-150 lbs 98.00-112.00. Selection 2 50-70 lbs
56.00- 70-100 lbs 68.00-76.00; 100-150 lbs
78.00- Selection 3 50-70 lbs 38.00-46.00;
70-100 lbs 49.00-70.00.
Billies: Selection 1 couple 70-100 lbs
94.00- 100-150 lbs 97.00-118.00; 150-250
lbs 126.00-148.00. Selection 2 70-100 lbs
66.00- 100-150 lbs 80.00-100.00; 150-250
lbs 106.00-116.00. Selection 3 70-100 lbs
48.00- 100-150 lbs 70.00-74.00.
Wethers: Few 50-70 lbs 52.00-66.00; 70-100
lbs 78.00-96.00; 100-175 lbs 100.00-137.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly Cattle
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, June 13,2003
CATTLE CALVES
2506 1648
2564 1439
2286 1574
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to last week's closing prices. Choice
slaughter steers sold steady to mostly 1.00 lower,
with a good test of high Choice and Prime cattle
late in the week trading up to 2.00 lower. The
early week runs were fairly light, with the Tues
day run hardly breaking 100 head. However, the
Thursday run remains very good, as over 650
head of steers made their way through the ring.
Kosher demand is still good, with the high quali
ty cattle still bringing in the low 80‘s. This is the
only area in the U.S. where a fat cattle buyer can
put together several loads of .steers and then turn
around and say he knows -they'll all be high
Choice, but he is kind of disappointed to think
that only around 6 or 7 on each load will grade
Prime. Anywhere else in the world a load of
fancy cattle like that would be the talk around
the packing house for days. But in Lancaster
County it's just the norm, and really says some
thing about the commitment the local producers
have to feeding cattle right, as despite most of
them running very low on feed due to the dry
summer of 2002, they're still making them good.
Imagine what these local steers will look like
when they have something to eat, with moisture
more than adequate right now to make a bumper
com crop. Nationally, the Western direct feed
yards took a pretty good hit on both their live
and dressed sales this week Live sales came in at
mostly 74.00-75.00, which is 3,00 lower com
pared to last week. The dressed market really
felt the heat, with prices mostly 5.00 lower at
119.00. Boxed beef cutout values continue to loss
ground just about as fast as they gained. With
around a 1.00-2.00 loss for several days in a row,
it doesn't take long to bring meat values back
down. As of Thursday, light Choice cutout val
ues were at 135.89, with heavy Choice at 136.66.
The Select cutouts are 124.87 and 124.65 respec
tively, with the current Select discount at about
11.00. The Select discount is getting less severe
considering when the Choice cutout spiked
above 150.00 there was nearly a 20.00 discount.
At the Merc, the June live cattle futures closed at
71.65 on Thursday, with the August contract still
predicting a bearish summer as it holds at 67.12.
Locally, the slaughter heifer and Holstein tun
was |igt>f on Monday and Tuesday, there was a
good heifer run on Thursday which drew good
buyer interest. Slaughter cows sold mixed on the
early week runs as Breaking and Boning cows
sold steady to 2.00 lower as Lean cows sold
steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was outstanding
on the Thursday run, and prices on all classes
trended 2.00-4.00 higher as the boneless market
made sharp advances over the past few days.
Tennessee Graded
Goat and Sheep Sale
Nashville, Tenn.
June 13,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Tennessee Livestock Producers
Graded Goat and Sheep Sale at
Thompson Station, Friday, June 13.
Receipts: 1,428 head (1036 goats, 392
sheep); last sale 869. Goats sold per
head or per hundred weight, actual or
estimated.
GOATS: SLAUGHTER CLASSES;
KIDS; Selection 1: 25-35 lb not well
tested; 35-50 lb 107.50-109.50,50-65 lb
100.50- 65-85 lb few
111.50- Selection 2: 25-35 lb
98.00- 35-50 lb 95.50-98.50;
51-65 lb 100.00-102.00, 66-85 lb few
87.00- 94 lb few 86.00. Selection
3: 25-35 lb 85.00-90.00; 36-50 lb
86.00- 51-65 lb 88.50-93.00;
66-85 lb few 70.50-75.00. YEAR
LINGS: Selection 2-3: 52-123 lbs
77.00- BUCKS/BILLIES: AU
wts. 64.00-74.50; pigmy 57.00.
NANNIES/DOES: All Wts.
47.00- FEEDERS: KIDS: Selec
tion 2-3, 18-22 lb 80.00-89.50; 31-36 lb
72.00- REPLACEMENTS:
NANNIES/DOES: Per head, weights
estimated. Small 65-75 lb Selection 3,
37.00- Medium 75-90 lb Selec
tion 2: 53.00-67.00, Selection 3,
42.00- Large 90 lb Selection 1,
one head 142.00; Selection 3,
51.00- PAIRS AND TRIOS: Se
lection 2-3, not well tested. BUCKS/
BILLIES: Selection 1-2: per head
100-150 lb few 108.00-171.00; 60-100
-lb 58.00-83.00.
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Good and Choice, includes all breeds:
35-37 lb not well tested; 40-60 lb
80.00- 7 Prime 113.00; 60-80 lb
85.00- mostly 88.00-98.75, 21
Prime 100.00-107.00; 80-100 lb
80.00- 11 Prime 99.00; 100-120
lb Prime 89.00-97.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and
Good all wts. 32.00-38.50.
SLAUGHTER RAMS: All Wts.
28.00-32.50.
The cow prices quoted below show the difference
between the early and late week demand, as the
price spreads on each grade are massive. Slaugh
ter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower early in the week,
with late week prices trending firmer. The re
ported supply this week in Lancaster County in
cluded 1034 head of slaughter steers, 118 head of
slaughter heifers, 965 head of slaughter cows,
182 head of slaughter bulls, and 207 head of
feeder cattle.
Slaughter Steers; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1145-1460 lbs 78.00-83.85, mostly 79.50-83.00,
fancy singles up to 84.25, full 77.00-77.50. Choice
2-3 1060-1480 lbs 75.75-80.25, mostly
76.50-79.00, Charolais-crosses 76.50-80.00,
heavyweights 1500-1620 lbs 72.50-77.00. Couple
Choice 1-2 1270-1415 lbs 79.75- 81.25. Choice 4
few lull 1110-1450 lbs 70.50-75.50. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1005-1485 lbs 74.00-77.75. Select
1-2 1000-1440 lbs 71.00-75.50, few heavier mus
cled up to 79.25.
Holstein Steers: Small Supply of High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1420-1550 lbs 68.75-70.75, heavy
single 1655 lbs 63.75. Choice 2-3 1200-1570 lbs
65.00- 69.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1150-1585 lbs 63.00-68.25. Select 1-2 1195- 1590
lbs 58.50-63.25. Standard 1-2 1210-1430 lbs
56.00-
Slaughter Heifers: Choice 2-3 1010-1440 lbs
74.00-78.25, individual 79.25. Choice 4
1025-1285 lbs 69.50-73.00. Select and low Choice
2-3 1150-1375 lbs 72.50-74.25, higher yielding up
to 79.50.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean, Weight, Bulk,
Low Dressing. Premium White, 65-70, over 1600
lbs, 50.50-54.25. Breakers, 70-75, over 1400 lbs,
42.75-50.50, 38.50-46.25. Boners, 75-80, over
1200 lbs, 38.iXM7.00, 35.00-43.75. Lean (Hi-
Yleld), 80-85, over 1200 lbs, 38.00-43.75. Lean,
85-90, over 1000 lbs, 34.00-41.00, 30.00-36.50.
Lean (Light-wgt), 85-90,750-100 lbs, 30.00-37.25,
28.00-32.75.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1020-2010 lbs
47.50-54.00, high dressers SS.SO-64.00 which in
cludes several early week Charolais and Limi
crosses, thin 955-1295 lbs 46.75-50.00. Yield
Grade 2 1015-2505 lbs 44.50-51.75. Nine head of
young, black 1050-1180 lb bulls suitable to put
into service 53.00-60.50.
Calf Summary: Compared to last week's
prices, veal calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Hol
stein bull calves suitable for special-fed veal
bams sold 15.00-25.00 higher on the Tuesday
graded run, with the Thursday run trending
10.00- lower. Demand is very uneven for
baby calves as no one knows whether to fill their
bams, or to wait out the Canadian situation. If
the border opens, there will surely be an influx of
calves on the Northeast market that will under
mine local prices. However, for the time being
the finished market has moved sharply higher.
The USDA reported hide-off special-fed veal
carcasses from 205.00-239.00 this week, with
some area producers being offered up to 265.00
as packers are in dire need of finished calves.
This week in Lancaster County the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture graded 1057 head of
bulls and heifers at the two graded sales, this
compares to 999 the prior week.
Veal Calves; Good and Choice couple 225-250
lbs 100.00-104.00; 300-bs 60.00- 75.00, individual
94.00; 400-450 lbs 72.00-80.00. Standard and
Utility 50-110 lbs 20.00-40.00, weaker
11.00-
Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Bams:
Monday- Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs
135.00- Plainer Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs
100.00- Weaker Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs
80.00- Few Holstein Heifers 90-110 lbs
200.00- single 70 lbs 170.00.
Tuesday- Graded Number One Holstein Bulls
110-125 lbs 150.00-165.00, three bead 145.00;
95-105 lbs 170.00-185.00; one lot 90 lbs 167.00;
80-85 lbs 147.00- 150.00. Graded Number Two
Holstein Bulls 90-115 lbs 110.00-167.00; two
packages averaging 83 lbs 85.00. Graded Stan-
Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., June 16, 2003 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, June 15,2003
Confirmed Sales: 184,593; Week Ago: 189,378; Year Ago: 169,411
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Head
Count
Over 80% Choice 402
65-80% Choice 10,647
35-80% Choice 40,982
1-35% Choice 1,104
TOTAL all grades 53,135
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 1,436
65-80% Choice 7,444
35-65% Choice 23,862
1-35% Choice 391
TOTAL all grades 33,133
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Over 80% Choice 785 798-897
65-80% Choice 11,407 730-860
35-65% Choice 16,510 672-896
1-35% Choice 232 693-797
TOTAL all grades 28,934 672-897
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 547 719-752
65-80% Choice 7,417 667-808
35-65% Choice 11,089 625-810
1-35% Choice 66 781
TOTAL all grades 19,119 625-810
WeiekivWi
id Aven
Live Steer
Dressed Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Same Period Li
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Same Period L:
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifei
dard Holstein Bulls avenging 74 lbs 65.00.
Graded Utility Holstein Bulb 80-110 lbs
30.00- Beef Bulb 85-95 lbs 100.00-165.00.
Gnded Number One Holstein Heifers 90-115 lbs
430.00- package averaging 83 lbs 260.00;
few averaging 73 lbs 150.00. Graded Number
Two Holstein Heifers 90-105 lbs 350.00-390.00;
large package averaging 83 lbs 200.00; package
avenging 73 lbs 120.00; large package averaging
72 lbs 105.00. Few Beef-type Heifers 80-85 lbs
80.00-
Thursday- Graded Number One Hobtein
Bulb 105-125 lbs 148.00-154.00; 95-105 lbs
137.00- 90-95 lbs 120.00; 80-90 lbs 110.00.
Graded Number Two Hobtein Bulb 95-125 lbs
100.00- 85-90 lbs 80.00; 80-85 lbs 60.00.
Graded Utility Hobtein Bulb 90-110 lbs
40.00- Holstein Heifers 90-125 lbs
285.00- 85 lbs 200.00-240.00. Plainer-type
Heifers 90-125 lbs 190.00- 240.00; 80-85 lbs
125.00- 75 lbs 140.00.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thursday, June 19,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE: STOCK COWS: 34.50-50.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility A Commercial
42.00-48.50; Boner A Boning Utility 36.00-42.00;
Cutter A Boning Utility 35.00-39.00; Canner A
Low Cutter 35.00-38.50; Shelb 30.00 A down.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 15008-20008
44.00- YIELD GRADE 2 10008-14008
38 00-70.00.
FEEDER STEERS; MALI 300-5008
80.00- 250-2808 80.00-104.00; M 600-9008
S 5 00*88 00
HEIFERS: M 1 A L 1 300-5008 68.00-90.00; L
1400-650860.00-82.00.
BULLS; MALI 300-620# 70.00-94.00.
CALVES: Veal Prime 70.00-85.00; Choice
60.00- Good 35.00-70.00; Farm Calves 81
Hobtein Bulls 90-1208 Few 35.00-150.00; 82 Hol
stein Bulb 80-1008 Few 10.00-50.00; Beef Bull
A HfrsiHd. 35.00-90.00.
HOGS: Barrows A Gilts 81-2 210-2558
37.50-42.00; 82-3 255-2808 39.00-41.00; Sows
81-3 300-5008 30.00-34.00; Feeder Pigs 1-3
15-208 5.00-22.00/Hd. 1-3 25-358 10.00-23.00/
Hd.
LAMBS; High Choice 80-100# 77.00-112.00;
Choice 40-75# 75.00-110.00; Feeder Lambs Good
50.00-97.00; Sheep 22.00-35.00; Fat Sheep 28.00
and down.
GOATS: Large 45.00-100.00/Hd.; Medium
30.00- Small 10.00-30.00/Hd.
HORSES; Horses 19.00-SI.SO; Ponies
20.00-
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, June 19,2003
RETURN TO FARM CALF: 100-450.
GOOD VEAL: 70.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL: 10.00-69.00.
CHOICE STEERS; 74.00-77.00.
SELECT STEERS: 70.00-73.00.
COMMON STEERS: 50.00-69.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 40.00-50.25.
CANNERS/CUTTERS: 35.00-45.00.
SHELLS; 25.00-34.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 74.00-80.00.
SELECT HEIFERS; 70.00-75.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 46.00-69.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 70.00-100.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 35.00-69,00.
BULLS; 45.00-54.00.
GOOD HOGS; 41.50.
Price Avg.
Weight
Range
1000-1325
1080-1355
1050-1370
1100-1290
1000-1370
Range
77.00-
75.00-
74.50-
75.00-
74.50-
1100-1250 75.00-79.00
1040-1255 74.00-78.50
1040-1330 75.00-80.00
1050-1100 76.00-77.00
1040-1330 74.00-80.00
.SIS SALES - Beef Breeds:
123.00-
120.00-
119.00-
120.00-
119.00-
120.00-
120.00-
119.00-
120.00
119.00-
Avg. Weight
1,242
1,136
806
732
Head Count
53,135
33,133
28,934
19,119
1.236
1,127
805
733
56,142
45,675
25,407
13,971
1,254
1,132
829
747
47,046
37,185
33,631
20.640
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 13- (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat pro
duction under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, June 14,
was estimated at 939.1 million lbs, according to the USDA's Agricultural
Marketing Service. This was 0.8 percent lower than a week ago and 3.4
percent higher than a year ago. Cumulative meat production forthe year
to date was 0.3 percent lower compared to the previous year.
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned) |
Week Ending (1) Beef Calf/Veal Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
14- 565.2 3.5 366.7 3.7 939.1
07-Jun-03 577.6 3.5 361.9 3.8 946.8
Change; -2.2% 0.0% 1.3% -2.6% -0.8%
15- 546.9 3.5 354.8 ' 3.4 908.6
Change: 3.3% 0.0% 3.4% 8.8% 3.4%
2003 YTD: 11,830.3 86.9 8,760.1 88.1 20,765.4
2002 YTD 11,901.0 82,7 8,746.1 99.4 20,829.2
Change; -0.6% 5.1% 0.2% -11.4% -0.3%
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.
Week Ending - Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
14- 773,000 17,000 1,849,000 54,000
07-May-03 791,000 17,000 1,824,000 55,000
Change: -2.3% 0.0% 1.4% -1.8%
15- 724,000 19,000 1,807,000 52,000
Change: 6.8% -10.5% 2.3% 3.8%
2003 YTD: 15,857,000 451,000 43,981,000 1,291,000
2002 YTD: 15,785,000 425,000 44,121,000 1,435,000
Change: 0.5% 6.1% -0.3% -10.0%
AVERAGE WE
Week Ending: LIVE; Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
14- Estimate 1212 343 268 138
07-May-03 Estimate 1210 343 268 139
15- Actual 1238 312 265 131
DRESSED:
14- Estimate 735 211 199 69
07-May-03 Estimate 734 211 199 69
15- Actual 759 192 197 66
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLATJGHra
CATTLE HOGS
Wk.Endmg Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags j Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Stags
31-May-03 51.4% 31.5% 15.4% 1.7% ■ 96.1% 3.6% 0.3%
01-Jun-02 52.1% 31.6% 14.6% 1.7% 96.3% 3.5% 0.3%
Avg.
Price
77.72
77.23
77.34
76.54
77,30
Weight
1,180
1,254
1,240
1,213
1,242
77.28
77.34
77.21
76.50
77,23
1,177
1,148
1,131
1,086
1,136
123.54
123.04
123.09
122.85
123.08
829
808
803
756
806
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122.32
123.17
123 27
120.00
123.19
729
727
735
781
732
Avg. Price
77.30
77.23
123.08
123.19
79.68
79.82
127 46
127 31
63 94
63 99
101 67
101 65
Indiana
Livestock Auction
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, June 19,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE: 115. COWS: STEADY.
STEERS: CHOICE 1-3 1382 LBS. ONE AT
75.25.
HEIFERS; SELECT 1-2 ONE AT 70.00.
STANDARD 1-2 55.00,61.50
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN 43.50,
49.00, FEW SALES TO 51.00. BONERS
80-85% LEAN 38.50, 44.25. LEAN 85-90%
LEAN 33.50, 39.00, FEW TO 42.00. SHELLS
33.00 AND DOWN.
BULLS: YG 1 1390/1510 LBS. 53.25, 55.75.
YG 2 910/2320 LBS. 44.00,51.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: FEW L-3
530/590 LBS. 50.00,53.00.
CALVES; 113. STANDARD A GOOD
68/120 LBS. 32.50, 52.50. UTILITY 70/95 LBS.
20.00, 30.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
BULLS STEADY. NO. 1 BULLS 90/125 LBS.
120.00, 140.00. NO. 2 BULLS 80/125 LBS.
70.00, 117.50. NO. 1 HEIFERS 75/115 LBS.
300.00, 380.00, ONE AT 450.00. NO. 2 HEIF
ERS 100 LBS. ONE AT 230.00. BEEF CROSS
BULLS AND HEIFERS 95/110 LBS. 115.00,
120.00,
HOGS: 37. BARROW & GILTS STEADY
TO 4.00 LOWER. 49.54% LEAN 250/280 LBS.
41.75.46.00. 45-50% LEAN 250/305 LBS. 39.75,
41.00. 40-45% LEAN 225/315 LBS. 35.25,38.50.
US 1-3 544 * 572 LBS. 23.50 & 25.00. BOARS:
200/360 LBS. 9.00,11.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 6. 1-3 70/110 LBS. 41.00,
64.00.
SHEEP: 21. SLAUGHTER SHEEP 17.00,
34.00. YEARLINGS 62.50 & 75.00.
GOATS: 10. NANNIES 50/70 LBS. 28.00,
37.50.
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