A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 12, 2003
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
July 9,2003
Report Supplied By I’D A
CATTLE 206...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 74 steers and heifers, 98 cows, 6
bulls and 28 feeder cattle)...Compared
with the last week's sale..slaughter steers
mostly steady on light test, 1.00 to 2.00
lower, heifers steady, bulls firm.
STEERS: Choice 1-3 1230-1340 lbs
77.50-80.00, average 78.25, Select 1-2
64.25-76.75, average 69.79.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1345-1450 lbs 67.00-70.75,
average 69.19, Choice 2-3 1100-1440 lbs
65.75-69.50, average 67.56, Select 1-2
57.00-65.50.
HEIFERS; couple Choice 1-3 1145 &
1270 lbs 77.75 & 80.25, Select 1-2
69.25-75.75, average 73.42.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
46.50-56.00, average 50.28, Boners
80-85% lean 39.00-47.50, average 43.57,
Lean 85-90% lean 33.00-44.75, average
40.18. Shells 31.00 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1450-1755
lbs 56.00-57.50, couple Yield Grade 2
1165 & 1215 lbs 53.50 & 54.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: package
Large 3 380 lbs Holstein 73.00, one Large
3 900 lbs 52.00; HEIFERS: one Medium 2
430 lbs 67.00, one 505 lbs 48.00, Large 3
620-1095 lbs Holsteins 41.00-51.00;
BULLS: couple Medium 2 475 lbs 70.00,
couple 415 & 800 lbs 51.00 & 54.00; HOL
STEINS: Large 3 230-300 lbs 54.00-80.00,
605-700 lbs 41.00-50.00.
CALVES 178...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-115 lbs 27.50-55.00, Utility
60-100 lbs 15.00-35.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 5 .00 to 10.00 lower, Hol
stein heifers steady; No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 75.00-130.00, average 106.33,
No 2 90-125 lbs 40.00-100.00, average
73.95, 80-85 lbs 70.00-100.00; few No 1
Holstein heifers 85-105 lbs 300.00-390.00,
No 2 70-115 lbs 70.00-200.00.
HOGS 12... Barrows and Gilts: 45-50%
lean 260-275 lbs 41.50-42.25.
SOWS: 1-3 510-790 lbs 30.00-34.00,
couple 375 & 455 lbs 24.00 & 31.00.
BOARS: one 8.00.
FEEDER PIGS 20...1-3 20-28 lbs
90.00-100.00. per cwt.
SHEEP 3S...SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 40-50 lbs 107.50-122.50, 65-95 lbs
100.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
31.00- Yearlings 37.50-75.00, few to
100.00.
GOATS 6...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Nannies; 40-80
lbs 42.50-64.00.
Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
July 7, 2003
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS:
200-500 lbs. 55.00-90.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs.
51.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to
Choice 72.50-79.00, medium to good
60.00- heavy Choice over 1450 lbs.
55.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
52.50-68.00, light 42.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
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Choice 72.00-79.00, Medium to Good
60.00-70.50.
BULLS: heavy 40.00-62.00, light
46.00-61.00.
COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 47.00-55.75,
Commercial to Good 44.00-49.50, cull
cows 38.00 and down.
VEALS: Good to Choice 50.00-90.00,
Med. to Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES: 40.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RE
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122.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
260.00, BEEF X CALVES return to farm
up to 130.00.
HOGS; top quality, up to 44.00.
SOWS: up to 32.00.
LAMBS, Choice up to 104.00.
GOATS: Choice up to 75.00.
Livestock prices are all given per hun
dred weights.
Slaughter Cattle
Weekly Review
Oklahoma City, Okla.
July 3.2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE
SUMMARY - Week Ending July 3:
Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 higher; dressed
sales 2.00 higher. Packer demand remains
fairly good, despite the lackluster beef
market and one less day of kills due to the
holiday. Movement of cattle slows as bids
still falling well short of asking prices. In
dustry will be watching next week for
good beef movement during this big grill
ing holiday weekend. Boxed beef prices
closed Wednesday at an average of 125.82
down .91 cents from last Friday. Sales of
slaughter cattle on a national basis for ne
gotiated cash trades were light at 86,300
through 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. Last
week's full count was moderate at
185,800 head.
STEERS AND HEIFERS: MIDWEST
DIRECT MARKETS; Live Basis: 35-80
percent Choice, 900-1400 lbs 75.00. Dress
ed Basis: 35-80 percent Choice, 550-950
lbs 119.00-120.00, wtd avg 119.42. HIGH
PLAINS DIRECT MARKETS: Live
Basis; 35-65 percent Choice, 900-1400 lbs
75.00-75.50, wtd avg 75.09.
SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS
(Average Yielding): Slaughter Cows and
Bulls (Average Yielding): Slaughter cows
steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls
steady. Cows and bulls in the southeast
making significant gains this week and
cows 1.00-4.00 higher, bulls 4.00-7.00
higher. USDA’s Cutter cow carcass cut
out value closed Wednesday at 96.08 1.10
from last Friday.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
1000-1600 lbs: Montana 45.75-49.25 ; Ok
lahoma 43.00-46.50; Alabama
43.50- Boners 80-85% lean 900-1500
lbs: Montana 42.00-45.00 ; Oklahoma
43.00- Alabama 43.50-46.50. Lean
85-90% lean 850-1400 lbs: Montana
41.00- Oklahoma 40.50-43.75; Ala
bama 38.00-41.00.
BULLS; 88-92% lean 1500-2200 lbs;
Montana 49.00-54.25; Oklahoma
53.50- Alabama 54.00-60.00.
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National Carlot
Meat Report
Des Moines IA
July 8,2003
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: Boxed beef cut
out values higher on Choice and Arm on
Select with farily good demand and mod
erate offerings. Select and Choice rib,
chuck, and round cuts steady to Arm. Se
lect loin steady to weak, while Choice loin
Arm. Beef trimmings generally steady on
light to moderate demand and offerings.
Estimated composite cutout value of
Choice 1-3, 600-750 lbs carcasses up 1.37
at 130.56, 750-900 lbs up 1.14 at 130.39;
Select 1-3, 600-750 lbs up .61 at 123.74,
750-900 lbs up .54 at 123.66; based on
175.86 loads of Choice cuts, 168.25 loads
of Select cuts, 13.62 loads of trimmings,
and 82.57 loads of coarse ground trim
mings.
Estimated carcass price equivalent
value of Choice 1-3,600-750 lbs up .74 at
118.72, 750-900 lbs up .59 at 118.61; Se
lect 1-3, 600-750 lbs up .35 at 109.86,
750-900 lbs up .31 at 109.81. Current
index reflects the equivalent of 376,113
head of cattle.
NATIONAL 5 DAY-ROLLING CUT
TER COW CUTOUT: Cutter cow car
cass gross cutout value was estimated at
98.12, up 1.76.
By-Product Drop Value: Hide and offal
from a typical slaughter steer was esti
mated at 7.78 up .01.
NATIONAL CARLOT PORK: Sales
reported on 63.25 loads of pork cuts and
29.0 loads of trim/process pork.
Compared to Monday's close;
Fresh loins 2.00-3.00 higher; butts
1.00-3.00 lower; skinned hams
mostly 1.00 higher; seedless bellies
and lean trimmings 2.00 higher.
Trading slow to moderate, with
mostly moderate demand and
mostly light to moderate offer
ings,
Calculations for a 185 lb Pork
Carcass 51-52 percent lean 0.80”
-0.99” back fat at last rib 66.01,
up .78. Loins bone in fresh V* inch
trim 21 Ib/down/light 113.00.
Hams bone in trimmed, 17-20 lbs
trim spec 1 50.00; 20-23 lbs trim
spec 1 48.00-49.00. Seedless bellies
14-16 lbs 106.00.
CARLOT LAMB CARCASS: 0
head reported.
Direct Slaughter Cattle
Dally Market Review
St. Joseph, Mo.
July 9,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
National Slaughter Cattle Review as of
2:00 p.m. Wednesday. Slaughter cattle de
mand was light to moderate advancing
trading to a moderate level in the North
ern Plains and Western Corn Belt. Trad
ing of cattle on a live basis had not
reached a point of which an adequate
market trend may be determined. Com
pared to last week early dressed sales
trended steady at mostly 120.00.
Negotiated Sales; Con Armed: 30,116;
week ago: 66,042; year ago: 37,756. Week
to Date: 49,499; week ago: 95,082; year
ago: 60,871.
NEGOTIATED PRICES, Prices Paid
for Domestic Slaughter steers and Heif
ers: (Information derived from the 5 area
weighted average report): STEERS: LIVE
BASIS: Over 80% Choice 75.00; 65-80%
Choice 73.50-75.50 avg 74.97; 35-65%
Choice 74.50-75.50 avg 74.97; 0-35%
Choice no quote. Total all grades
73.50-75.50 avg 75.04. DRESSED BASIS;
Over 80% Choice 118.00-120.50 avg
120.22; 65-80% Choice 119.00-121.00 avg
119.89; 35-65% Choice 118.00-121.00 avg
120.01; 0-35% Choice 118.00.. Total all
grades 118.00-121.00 avg 119.97.
HEIFERS: LIVE BASIS: Over 80%
Choice no quote; 65-80% Choice
74.00- avg 74.90; 35-65% Choice
74.00- avg 75.18; 0-35% Choice no
quote. Total all grades 74.00-75.50 avg
75.10. DRESSED BASIS: Over 80%
Choice 119.00-120.00 avg 119.46; 65-80%
Choice 119.00-120.00 avg 119.76; 35-65%
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Choice 119.00-121.00 avg 119.80; 0-35%
Choice no quote. Total all grades
119.00-121.00 avg 119.78.
FORMULA PURCHASES; Prices es
tablished on previous reporting day for
slaughtered cattle. Beef Type; Domestic:
Head count priced today; 44,200; wtd avg
weight: 760 lbs; wtd avg net price: 117.17.
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 reporting system.
National Weekly
Lamb Report
Des Moines, lowa
July 8,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB RE
PORT for week ending Monday, July 7:
SLAUGHTERED LAMB PRIOR
WEEK: From Forward Contracts: Do
mestic 0; Imported 0. From Formula Ar
rangements: Domestic 15,515 head; Im
ported: 0.
SLAUGHTERED PACKER OWNED
SHEEP: DOMESTIC: 2,287 head, 54-72
lbs, avg. 66 lbs; dressing 50%; Choice
99.6%. IMPORTED: None.
FORWARD CONTRACT PUR
CHASES: No trade reported.
FORMULA PURCHASES: DOMES
TIC; 2,728 head, 47-65 lbs, avg. 59.4 lbs;
180.00-194.99, wtd. avg. price 189.52.
9,700 head, 66-73 lbs, avg. 70.0 lbs;
177.33-200.08, wtd. avg. price 188.73. 980
head, 76-82 lbs, avg. 78.0 lbs;
185.26-197.29, wtd. avg. price 190.01.
2,029 head; 85-92 lbs, avg. 86.2 lbs;
189.99-191.99, wtd. avg. price 191.71. IM
PORTED: None reported.
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