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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East Fluid Milk
And Cream Review
Madison, Wis.
July 30,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM,
dollars per lb butterfat: F. 0.8. producing
plants: Northeast: 1.6371-1.8936. Deliv
ered Equivalent: Atlanta: 1.6493-1.8814
mostly 1.7104-1.8081.
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
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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.
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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
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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.