Kentucky Feeder Cattle Sales Lexington, Ky. July 29,2003 Report Supplied By USDA BLUE GRASS STOCKYARDS Daily Auction Report: Receipts: 2,334. Steer and heifer calves near steady. Yearling steers and heifers steady to firm. Hol steins steady to firm. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 300-350 108.00-114.00, 350-400 lbs 103.00- 109.00; 400-450 lbs 100.00- 450-500 lbs 99.00-107.00; 500-550 lbs 94.00-105.50, 550-600 lbs 92.00- 600-700 lb calves 88.00- including 20 head(red) 666 lbs 90.00, 600-700 lb yearlings 89.00- 700-800 lbs 85.00-91.00; 800-900 lbs 84.25-89.95, including 30 head(mixed) 800 lbs 89.90, 58 head(Charx-blk) 839 lbs 89.95 & 59 head(mixed) 842 lbs 88.40; 900-1000 lbs 80.00- including 58 headfblk) 904 lbs 88.40, 58 head(Charx-red) 910 lbs 86.90, 118 head(Charx-blk) 920 lbs 86.45 & 100 head(Charx-blk) 945 lbs 85.60. Me dium and Large 1-2: 71 headfmixed) 694 lbs 91.40. Medium and Large 2: 400-500 lbs 93.00-100.00; 500-600 lbs 86.00-94.00; 600-700 lbs 84.00-92.00; 700-800 lbs 78.00- HOLSTEINS: Large 3: 300-400 lbs 82.00-84.00 cpl thin 65.00; 400-500 lbs 72.00-79.00; 500-600 lbs 72.00- few thin 66.00; 600-700 lbs 69.00- including 21 head 652 lbs 78.70; 66 head 754 lbs 75.95; 55 head 863 lbs 71.50. BULL CALVES: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs 100.00-106.00; 400-SOO lbs 95.00- 500-600 lbs 82.00-94.00; 600-700 lbs 78.50-88.00; 700-800 lbs 72.00- FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs 90.00-99.00; 400-500 lbs 85.00-96.00; 500-600 lbs 86.00-95.00; 600-700 lbs 83.00-87.00; 700-800 lbs 79.00- including 62 head(blk) 758 lbs 88.15; 800-900 lbs 75.00-80.00. Medi um and Large 2: 300-400 lbs 88.00-94.50; 400-500 lbs 82.00-89.00; 500-600 lbs 78.00- 600-700 lbs 75.00-81.00; 700-800 lbs 73.00-80.00. BABY CALVES: Dairybred 25.00-70.00. 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PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM, dollars per lb. wet solids, F. 0.8. produc ing plants; Northeast: Class 11, includes monthly formula prices: .8500-.9300. Class 111, spot prices: 1.000-1.0500. SPOTS SHIPMENTS OF GRADE A MILK: FLORIDA: This Week: In 0, Out 38; Last Week In 0, Out 51; Last Week In 49, Out 2. SOUTHEAST STATES: This Week: In 0, Out 0; Last Week In 0, Out 0; Last Week In 0, Out 0. EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to changes in milk supply agreements, milk import/ export totals are not directly comparable to year ago figures and to shipments prior to April 1,2003. Milk production is mostly steady throughout the region. Some small gains in output were reported where cooler tem peratures eased the stress on cows. Over all, fluid milk supplies are tight. Class I demand is starting to show some im provement in the Southeast where a few schools are opening this week and next. The majority of schools will be opening the second week of August and bottlers are trying to line up milk supplies for those needs. For the first time since Janu ary, Florida handlers had to import milk this week. In the Northeast, the weather has been rather mild and the milk flow is about steady. Bottled milk sales are just fair. Surplus milk volumes are much tighter in the South and slightly tighter in the Northeast. Manufacturing schedules are often lighter as most of Florida’s milk needs were filled out of a Middle Atlantic source. A few operations expect to have a little more milk in the coming weeks due to the expiration of a fluid milk supply contract. The condensed skim market remains unsettled. Class 111 prices are high and expected to jump based on prediction of the August Class 111 skim milk price. Most users of Class 111 wet solids are looking to NDM as a less expensive sub stitute. Sales of Class II condensed skim are steady. The fluid cream market is very firm. Last week saw supplies go from a little Farmers and composters - Here is a breakdown for compost and manure pits and manure piles' Pit Power is bactena and bacteria feeders that break down solids in manure pits and septic tanks and breakdown compost faster. Clean out your pit with ease, use Pit Power! One gallon of Pit Power per 10,000 to 20,000 gal. of pit volume Should be repeated approx 2 times a year' If aeration of the pit is possible, it will help the bactena to grow and work faster to break down solids. Pit Powei ’s pur pose is to add life (bacteria) in the manure, which then is returned to the soil where a bacteria is working The smell of pit manure is not so strong. Pit Power is a non toxic product - Life to Feed Life' Pnte is $58.00 per gallon (6 gal or more - $55 per gallon) Full UPS fee will be charged if payment is not with order Send orders to long early to short of needs by mid-week. The very hot temperatures in California and other Western states “turned off” milk production, which all but halted cream availability. Where many loads of Western cream moved east early in July, almost none were shipped late last week and this week. Some supply plants cancelled their contracts to ship because they did not have enough milk/cream to supply their customers. In the East, buyers were often shorted loads and had to adjust processing sched ules accordingly. There was a lot of scrambling to fjnd cream last week and little has changed so far this week. Spot prices are mixed, ranging from lower to higher. The CME average price for butter did increase last week, but multiples are steady to occasionally lower. Ice cream production is seasonally heavy, but cream supply is becoming more of an issue. Cream cheese output is steady to lower. Reports indicate that some cream cheese producers are using frozen cream to supplement fluid sup plies. Churning is rebounding slightly now that a chum that was down last week is back on line. However, excess cream volumes are tighter, which limits actual churning schedules. Eastern Combelt Direct Feeder Cattle Weekly Springfield, 111. July 25,2003 Report Supplied By USDA Eastern Cofnbelt Direct Feeder Cattle Summary Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio: Compared to last week, feeder cattle were mostly firm to to 1.00 higher. Demand and trading activity were mod erate. The stronger slaughter cattle mar ket and tight feeder cattle supplies sup ported prices. Reported sales consisted of about 41% beef steers, 59% heifers and 0% Holstein steers. Approximately 100% of the cattle marketed this week weighed over 600 lbs. Confirmed sales 1000 this week, 500 last week and 500 last year. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1-2: 800-900 lbs 81.50-87.75; 925-950 lbs 78.50. HOLSTEINS: no test. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1-2: 650-750 lbs 88.00-89.00; 750-850 lbs 82.50-83.50, few 87.00; 875-900 lbs 79.00-80.00. Prices are based FOB the farm unless otherwise indicated. Deliv ered prices include freight, com missions, and other expenses. PIT POWER Pleasant Valley Country Store 429 Sproul Rd. Kirkwood, PA 17536 Dairy Products Prices Highlights Washington, D. C. July 25,2003 Report Supplied By NASS/USDA DAIRY PRODUCTS PRICES HIGH LIGHTS: CHEDDAR CHEESE prices received for US 40 pound Blocks averaged $1.37 per pound for the week ending July 19. The price per pound increased 10.5 cents from the previous week. The price for US 500 pound Barrels adjusted to 38 percent moisture averaged $1.41 per pound, up 10.8 cents from the previous week. BUTTER prices received for 25 kilo gram and 68 pound boxes meeting USDA LIVESTOCK FUTURES MARKET Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, July 30,2003 Live Hogs Frozen Choice Steers Choice Feeders Lean Value Pork Bellies Today Wk Ago Today Wk Ago Today Wk Ago Today Wk Ago JlO3 79.775 76.800 Auo3 77.850 75.700 90.275 90.825 58.700 58.000 87.575 87.250 SO3 77.000 76.350 90.375 90.650 003 77.625 76.425 90.525 90.650 51.325 52.425 - NO3 89.450 89.850 DO3 77.550 76.575 50.550 51.200 JO4 - 87.100 87.400 FO4 77.625 77.425 54 350 54.575 79 900 79 150 Mr 04 - 85.400 85.000 79.400 79.200 Apo4 77.350 77.000 85.350 85.000 57.275 60.975 Myo4 85 000 85.000 61.000 61.900 81 750 83.250 Jno4 70.900 70.875 62.150 60.400 JlO4 60.125 59.200 Organic dairy production will be a highlight of the Sept. 20 Lancaster Farming Dairy Plus booklet. Scheduled: features on organic dairy farms and strategies for success in organic milk production from university. In addition, news and information from the breed associations and cooperatives PARTICLE FUME | PROTECTION FOR WELDERS Seedglas Fresh-air 9 The world’s most advanced powered air-purifying respirator with the latest in auto-darkening welding technology The battery is part of New helmet' easy Improved airflow pat unit, reducing size and access to lens cassette tern means it doesn't weight and extended throat feel like you’re being protection blasted by a fan D.S. Machine Shop 2388 Old Leacock Rd., Gordonville, PA 17529 717-768-3853 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2, 2003-Al9 Grade AA standards averaged $1.17 per pound for the week ending July 19. The U.S. price per pound increased 4.4 cents from the previous week. NONFAT DRY MILK prices received for bag, tote and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade or USPH Grade A standards averaged 80.5 cents per pound for the week ending July 19. The U.S. price per pound decreased 0.1 cents from the previous week. DRY WHEY prices received for bag, tote and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade standards averaged 14.6 cents per pound for the week ending July 19. The U.S. price per pound decreased slightly from the previous week.
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