AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday,
Winchester Weekly
Feeder Cattle
Richmond, Va.
July 8,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Winchester,
July 7 FEEDER CATTLE: 420 head
(87 steers, 7 Holstein steers, 168 heifers,
158 bulls). Prices based on in weights.
FEEDER STEERS; Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 014.50; 500-600 lb 83.00-85.00;
600-700 lb 79.00-81.50; 700-800 lb 75.00;
800-900 lb 76.75; 900-1000 lb 74.00.
Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 81.00-89.50;
400-500 lb 81.00-87.00; 500-600 lb
75.00-79.50; 600-700 lb 77.00-79.00;
700-800 lb 66.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med./Lge. 2;
300-500 lb 72.00; 500-700 lb 55.00-63.00.
FFEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lge. I:
300-400 lb 85.50-99.50: 400-500 lb
79.00- 500-600 lb 77.00-81.50;
600-700 lb 70.25-73.50: 700-800 lb 71.00;
800-900 lb 69.50. Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
80.00- 400-500 lb 74.00-80.00;
500-600 lb 71.00-79.75; 600-700 lb 72.00;
700-800 lb 68.00; 800-900 lb 64.50-66.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90.00-104.75; 400-500 lb
83.00- SOO-600 lb 81.00; 600-700 lb
70.00- 700-900 lb 61.00-64.50.
Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 76.00-84.50;
400-500 lb 72.00-84.50; 500-600 lb
67.00- 600-700 lb 65.00-70.50;
700-900 lb 55.50. Small 1: 300-400 lb
69.00-
Roanoke-Holllns
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
July 8,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION for July 7
FEEDER CATTLE: 149 head (36 steers,
2 Holstein steers; 62 heifers, 49 bulls).
Prices based on in weights.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
400-500 lb 92.00; 500-600 lb 90.00-91.00.
Med./Lge. 2; 400-500 lb 92.00-92.50;
500-600 lb 85.00-92.00; 600-700 lb 85.00;
700-800 lb 76.00; 800-900 lb 65.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med./Lge. 2:
300-500 lb 70.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1:
400-500 lb 83.00-84.50; 500-600 lb
83.50-85.00; 600-700 lb- 82.25-83.00;
700-800 lb 66.50; 800-900 lb 72.50-75.25.
Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 85.00; 400-500 lb
78.50; 500-600 lb 80.50; 600-700 lb 82.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1:
400-500 lb 82.00-90.00; 500-600 lb
78.00-85.50; 600-700 lb 79.50-85.00.
Med./Lge. 2- 400-500 lb 70.00-82.00;
500-600 lb 87.00; 600-700 lb 70.00-78.00.
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Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
July 8,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Front Royal, Marshall, Shen
andoah, and Winchester for June 30 thru
July 5. All prices per hundred pounds
liveweight, except where noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 608 head (194
steers, 231 heifers, 183 bulls).
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 85.00-100.00; 400-500 lb
80.50- 500-600 lb 83.00-91.50;
600-700’ lb 80.00-83.00; 700-800 lb
82.00-82.75; 800-900 lb 74.00. Med./Lge.
2: 200-300 lb 92.00; 300-400 lb 73.00;
400-500 lb 79.50-85.50; 500-600 lb
76.50- 600-700 lb 69.50-79.50;
800-900 lb 71.00. Small 1: 300-400 lb
68.00; 400-500 lb 82.50-84.50; 500-600 lb
71.00; 600-700 lb 74.00-78.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lgc. 1:
200-300 lb 90.00-96.00; 300-400 lb
81.00- 400-500 lb 73.00-87.00;
500-600 lb 71.00-84.25; 600-700 lb
69.00- 700-800 lb 68.00-74.50;
800-900 lb 63.50-66.00. MedTLge. 2:
300-400 lb 76.00; 400-500 lb 63.00-77 75;
500-600 lb 70.00-73.50; 600-700 lb
61.00- 700-800 lb 60.00-62.00. Small
1: 400-SOO lb 50.00-56.00; 500-600 lb
57.00-
BULLS: Med./Lge. 1: 200-300 lb
97.00- 300-400 lb 88.50-100.00;
400-500 lb 76.00-84.00; 500-600 lb
76.50- 600-700 lb 71.00-80.00;
700-900 lb 60.00-67.00. Med,/Lge, 2:
200-300 lb 85.00-94.00; 300-400 lb
72.00- 400-500 lb 76.00-77.00;
500-600 lb 70.50-71.50; 600-700 lb
59.00- 700-800 lb 62.00; 700-900 lb
56.50- Small 1: 300-400 lb 66.00;
400-500 lb 63.50-68.00; 600-700 lb 54.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 247 head (4
heifers, 221 cows and 22 bulls).
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3,
1100-1300 lb 77.75-78.50; Select 2-3,
1100-1300 lb 71.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking Utili
ty and Commercial 2-4, 41.00-48.00; Cut
ter and Boning Utility 1-3, 38.00-46.50;
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2,26.00-40.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YG 1-2,
900-1300 lbs 48.50-55.50; 1300-1600 lbs
54.24-56.75; 1600 lbs and over
51.50-56.75.
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS; 73
head. 780-1275 lbs: Med./Lge. 1 few 2, 4
years old to aged, bred 2-7 months,
310.00-740.00 per head.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE: 10
pairs. 835-1460 lbs; Med./Lge. 1 few 2, 4
years to aged with calves 100-360 lbs
400.00-900.00 per pair.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS; 52 head. Newborn to 4 Weeks
21.00- per head. Over 100 lbs
60.00- per cwt.
SHEEP: 84 (52 slaughter lambs, 25
feeder lambs, 7 slaughter ewes).
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Spring Wooled:
Choice and Prime 1-2, 80-110 lbs
90.00- 110-125 lbs 91.50. Good and
Choice 1-2, 60-90 lbs 96.25. FEEDER
LAMBS: Spring Wooled: Med./Lge. 1-2,
40-60 lbs 85.00-90.00; 600-90 lbs
81.00-93.00; Small/Med. 1-2, 40-60 lbs
94.25-96.00; 60-90 lb 94.25. SLAUGH-
TER EWES: Choice 2-4, 25.00; Utility
1-3,34.50.
Lynchburg Weekly
Graded Feeder Cattle
Richmond, Va.
July 8,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Graded Feeder Cattle Sale at Lynch
burg, July 7 FEEDER CATTLE: 679
head (352 steers; 327 heifers). Feeder
steers steady to 1.00 higher; heifers
steady. Average weights and average
prices in parentheses.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge.l:
400-500 lb (467) 99.00-101.50 (100.91); 54
head, 500-600 lb (559) 96.00-98.70 (98.21);
47 head, 600-700 lb (643) 90.00-90.90
(90.67); 9 head, 700-800 lb (714)
88.50-90.00 (88.66). Med./Lge. 2: 14 head,
300-400 lb (458) 97.00-106.50 (103.73); 31
head, 400-500 lb (458) 90.50-102.50
(99.46); 68 head, 500-600 lb (548)
94.00- (94.77); 26 head. 600-700 lb
(627) 90.00-90.50 (90.27); 7 head, 700-800
lb (729) 85.00-85.25 (85.18). Med./Lge. 3:
6 head, 300-400 lb (370) 81.00-85.00
(83.63); 13 head, 400-500 lb (446)
88.00- (88.85); 17 head, 500-600 lb
(543) 80.00; 10 head, 600-700 lb (623)
75.00- (78.52). Small 1; 10 head,
400-500 lb (462) 88.75; 8 head, 500-600 lb
(534)80.50-84.00(83.14).
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1: 15
head, 400-500 lb (462) 88.00-90.00 (89.33);
54 head, 500-600 lb (551) 85.75-88.80 (06);
21 head, 600-700 lb (635) 85.75-86.50
(86.29). Med./Lge. 2: 20 head, 300-400 lb
(360) 93.00-95.00 (94.41); 45 head,
400-500 lb (454) 87.75-89.00 (88.63); 65
head, 500-600 lb (545) 86.50-87.50 (87.30);
17 head, 600-700 lb (646) 85.75-86.25
(86.07). Med./Lge. 3: 9 head, 300-400 lb
(383) 94.25; 48 head, 400-500 lb (449)
84.25-89.00 (87.61); 30 head, 500-600 lb
(533) 84.25-86.00 (84.48); 9 head, 600-700
lb (624) 70.00-75.00 (73.31). Small 1: 17
head, 400-500 lb (449) 85.50; 14 head,
500-600 lb (545) 84.75.
LYNCHBURG REGULAR WEEKLY
AUCTION, July 8 FEEDER CAT
TLE: 677 head (98 steers, 195 heifers, 384
bulls). Feeder bulls mostly steady. Prices
per hundredweight, based on in weights.
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90.00-95.00; 400-500 lb 91.50;
500-600 lb 86.50-93.25; 600-700 lb
82.00- Med./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb
91.00- 300-400 lb 97.00; 400-500 lb
86.00- 500-600 lb 70.50-87.00;
600-700 lb 72.00-80.50. Small 1: 300-400
lb 92.00; 400-500 lb 82.00-91.75; 500-600
lb 75.00-83.00.
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Live Hogs Frozen
Choice Steers Choice Feeders Lean Value Pork Bellies
Today 7/01/03 Today 7/01/03 Today 7/01/03 Today 7/01/03
JlO3 72 550 72 200 63.800 64 075 96 950 97 900
Auo3 71.075 69.925 87.025 86 350 65 125 64 300 93 750 92.225
SO3 71.700 70.750 87.425 86.600 - -
003 72.025 71.075 87.375 86 775 58.375 57.175 -
NO3 87.350 86 775 - -
DO3 73 925 73.550 - 55 625 54.950 -
JO4 - 84.975 83.700 82.500 82 600
FO4 75 000 75 125 - 58 050 57.900 -
Mr 04 84.000 ,83 900 - 83 000 82 900
Apo4 74.975 75 500 84.100 83.900 59.750 59.100
My 04 - - 62.350 61.800 84.600 84.100
Jno4 69.375 69.475 - 63 875 63 100 -
JlO4 62 350 62.475
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7- (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat pro
duction under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, July 5,
was estimated at 762.3 million lbs, according to the USDA's Agricultural
Marketing Service. This was 16.7 percent lower than a week ago and 0.6
percent lower than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year
to date was 0.3 percent lower compared to the previous year.
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
CaK/Veal Pork (2)
3.0 292.6
3.5 354.3
-14.3% -17.4%
2 9 283 9
Week Ending (1) Beef
05- 463.7
28-Jun-03 553.7
Change: -16.3%
06- 477.0
Change. -2.8% 3.4% 3.1% 7.1%
2003 YTD: 13,415.0 96.4 9,762 7. 97.6
2002 YTD 13,501.1 92.6 9,745.4 109.4
Change; -0.6% 4 1% 0.2% -10 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
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
628.000 15,000 1,476,000 44,000
753.000 17,000 1,786,000 53,000
-16.6% -11.8% -17.4% -17.0%
624.000 16,000 1,470,000 43,000
0.6% -6.3% 0.4% 2 3%
17.988.000 500,000 49,038,000 1,442,000
17.888.000 479.000 49,254,000 1,587,000
0.6% 4.4% -0.4% -9.2%
AVERAGE'WEIGHTS'Gbs.)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs
1221 333 267
1217 339 268
1248 296 260
Week Ending
05-July-03
28-Jun-03
Change
06-July-02
Change
-2003 YTD
2002 YTD:
Change:
Week Ending: LIVE
05- Estimate
28-Jun-03 Estimate
06- Actual
DRESSED:
05- Estimate 742
28-Jun-03 Estimate 739
06- Actual 768
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Stags
21- 53.5% 30.8% 14.1% 1.7% 96.2% 3.5% 0.3%
22- 53.0% 30.2% 15.0% 1.8% 96.0% 3.7% 0.3%
Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
3.0 762.3
3.6 915.1
-16 7% -16.7%
2 8 766 6
Sheep/Lamb
135
135
129
204
209
181
199
199
194
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