A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27, 2003 Oklahoma Feeder Cattle Weekly Oklahoma City, OK September 24,2003 Report Supplied By USDA OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCKYARDS, Weekly Cattle Summary —Compared to last week Feeder steers fully steady Feeder heifers I 00-2 00 higher Demand good for feeder cat tle Steer and heifer calves 1 00-4 00 lower, with exception of steer calves under 5 weight steady Calf demand moderate Bulk of calves carrying more flesh and less weaning time than in past several weeks. Packers slowed slaughter rates Monday as Choice grading cattle continue scar ce Receipts this week 10.512, last week 10,495, last year 11,147 Supply consisted of 38% year lings and calves over 600 lbs, 54% calves, 8% cows and bulls Heifers comprised 42% of feeder & calf supply Prices follow with weighted average weight and price in parenthesis FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1; CALVES- 350-400 lbs (378 lbs) 118.50-127 00 (123.03), 400-450 lbs (434 lbs) 110.00-122.50 (118 35), 450-500 lbs (479 lbs) 106.00-115.00 (109.11), 500-550 lbs (529 lbs) 98.00-108.00 (10187); 550-600 lbs (581 lbs) 95 50-103.00 (99.66); 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 95 00-104.00 (97 84); 705 lb calves 95.00. YEARLINGS: 550-600 lb thin (567 lbs) 104.50-107.00 (105 98); 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 104.00-108.50 (105.74); 700-750 lbs (730 lbs) 103.00-106.00 (104.69); 750-800 lbs (775 lbs) 100.75-107.25 (103.95); 800-850 lbs (815 lbs) 100.00-103 50 (102.34), 910 lbs 91 50; 980 lbs 88.25. FEEDER HEIFERS- Medium and Large 1. CALVES- 300-350 lbs (339 lbs) 111.00-124.00 (120 25); 350-400 lbs (377 lbs) 104.50-112.00 (108 88); 400-450 lbs (432 lbs) 95.00-108.00 (103 16), 450-500 lbs (483 lbs) 92.00-102 00 (95 12); 500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 92.00-98.00 (94 53), 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 9150-96.75 (9491) YEARLINGS- 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 97 00-101 75 (98 88), 700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 96 00-100 00 (97.57); 800-875 lbs (850 lbs) 92 25-97.75 (93.63): 900-950 lbs (908 lbs) 86 00-89 75 (89 30) Eastern Cornbelt Direct Sheep Weekly Summary Springfield, 111. September 19, 2003 Report Supplied By USDA Eastern Combelt Direct Sheep Weekly Re port (includes lambs sold In IL., IN., OH., Mt.) Compared to last week, slaughter lambs were 4 00-5 00 lower on weights over 110 lbs Lighter weight lambs were 4 00-5 00 higher. Slaughter ewe and goat prices remained steady* Demand and trading activity were moderate Carlot lamb carcass prices were sharpljrhlgher pn car casses under 40 lbs Lamb carcasses 40 fibs ended mixed Confirmed sales Ais week about 78% slaughter lambs, ZZJb JgwW an addi tional 672 head of sheep and lambs sales 1550, last week lOOO, SLAUGHTER 2-3: 110-135 lbs 80.00-84,00; 6S3SSjW)O-102.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: tftility to Good 1-3: 30.00- 00; Cull to Utillty: 2*.00-30,00, SLAUGHTER GOATS <cwt )• KIDS- Selec tion 2: 20-40 lbs 98.00-103 00, 40-60 lbs 88.00- 00 Selection 3 20-60 lbs 45 00-60 00 YEARLINGS. Selection 2 70-90 lbs 55 00-65 00 DOES/NANNIES AND BUCKS AND BILLIES 45 00-55 00 This report covers sheep and lambs sold di rect off the farm through local country stations Note, receipts do not cover total movement in the area. 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September 19,2003 Report Supplied By USDA NATIONAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE SUM MARY - Week Ending Sept. 19’ Slaughter cat tle traded 1.00-2.00 higher with dressed sales 300 higher Packer demand moderate to good as cattle were once again sold early in the trad ing period Cattle continue to be sold with limited days on feed as is evident by the wide spread in the Choice and Select cut-outs, which sits at just under 29.00. From the stocker/ feeder end all the way to boxed beef end industry is working at record level pricing and all facets bringing in the profits. It all goes back to the ba sics of economics and is simply driven by de mand. Boxed beef prices seems to have topped out with a sharp decline Friday morning. Beef prices Friday averaged 146.23, down 2 51 from last Friday. Sales of slaughter cattle on a na tional basis for negotiated cash trades totaled a minimum of 192,100 head through 10:00 a.m. Friday Last week’s full count was 278,700 head. STEERS AND HEIFERS Midwest Direct Markets' Live Basis* 35-80 percent Choice, 900-1400 lbs 88.00-94.50, wtd avg 92.38. Dress ed Basis. 35-80 percent Choice, 550-950 lbs. 142.00-149.00, wtd avg 145.30 High Plains Di rect Markets. Live Basis: 35-65 percent Choice, 900-1400 lbs 88.00-91.50, wted avg 89.45. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS (Aver age Yielding): Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.50 higher, except southeast 1.00-3.00 lower. USDA’s Cutter cow carcass cut-out value closed Thursday at 96.79, down 4.22 from last Thursday 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. COWS- Breakers Colorado 52 50-56.00; Ok lah o m a 51 50-54 50, Ala b a m a 41 50-44.50 Boners 80-85% lean 900-1500 lbs. Colorado 5000-53 50; Ok- Report Crop Damage to your Insurance Agent Immediately lah o m a 48.00- 50, Ala b a m a 42 00-45.50 Lean 85-90% lean 900-1400 lbs Colorado 45 00-48.00, Ok -lah o m a 44 00-47 50; Ala b a m a 35 50-38.50. BULLS: 88-92% lean Jsoo-$2OO lbs: C OjJ o ifS d o 55.50-S9.SO; Ok ) a h o in a 55.00- Ala b a m a 53.00- PHisyimla cm lK<,railca Fmnm Lancaster Farming Check out *• etir New Wheat Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC) is available in Pennsylvania. If you received a crop disaster payment from FSA for wheat or barley that was insurable but not insured, you must enroll in crop insurance protection. Website See your crop insurance agent for details. Pennsylvania encourages growers to have crop insurance protection as part of their fanning j£jSj risk management plan. All policy fees and part of net premium costs are paid for growers. Sponsored by the PA Department of Agriculture with cost share support from RMA/USDA. Red Meat Production Down 5% In August Washington, D. C. September 19,2003 Report Supplied By USDA/NASS Commercial red meat production for the United Slates totaled 3.91 billion pounds in Au gust, down 5 percent from the 4.14 billion pounds produced in August 2002 August 2002 contained 22 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. August 2003 contained 21 weekdays and S Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.33 billion pounds, was 6 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaugh ter totaled 3.13 million head, down 2 percent from August 2002. The average live weight was down 34 pounds from the previous year, at 1.225 pounds Veal production totaled 14.2 million pounds, a new monthly low and IS percent below Au gust a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 79,700 head, down 17 percent from August 2002. The average live weight was 5 pounds above last year, at 294 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.56 billion pounds, down 5 percent from the previous year. Hog kill totaled 8.04 million head, 6 percent below Au gust 2002. The average live weight was 1 pound above the previous year, at 260 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 15.7 million pounds, was down 6 percent from August 2002 and was a new monthly low. Sheep slaughter totaled 241.200 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 129 pounds, up 3 pounds from August a year ago. January to August 2003 commercial red meat production was 31.0 billion pounds, down 1 per cent from 2002. Accumulated beef production was down 1 percent from last year, veal was down slightly, pork was down slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 10 percent. Deadlines A Deadlines for Wheat and Barle North Carolina Livestock Sales Raleigh, N.C. September 23,2003 Report Supplied By USDA MOUNT AIRY LIVESTOCK AUCTION; CATTLE and CALVES: Receipts; 814, last week 1398. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 4 00 higher; steers steady to 5.00 lower, bulls steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 18 percent. Replacement pairs and feeder cows 6 percent. Feeder steers and bulls under 600 lbs 41 percent, over 600 lbs 6 percent. Feeder heif ers under 600 lbs 24 percent, over 600 lbs 4 per cent. SLAUGHTER COWS- Breakers 75-80 per cent lean 850 lbs and up 40.00- 43 50, high dressing 44.50-48.00; Boners 80-85 percent 850 lbs and up 40.00-43 00, low dressing 34.50- Lean 85-90 percent 850 lbs and up 34.50- SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 and 2- 1000-1500 lbs 44.00-51.00; 1500 lbs and up 49 50-54.00. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1 and 2: 250-300 lbs 115.00-134.00; 300-350 tbs 111.00-118.00; 350-400 lbs 104.00-113.00; September 30,2003 Dennis C Wolff Secretary of Agriculture DHIA YEAR-END REPORTS IN NOVEMBER 1 ISSUE Dairy One state dairy reports will include the best performing cows on test scheduled in our special issue, Nov. 1. See how the best cows did in the state, who owns them, and what their numbers were. roachin 400-450 lbs 99.00-104.50; 450-500 lbs 90.00-100.00; SSO-600 lbs 85.00-92.00; 600- 700 lbs 84 00-90.00. HOLSTEINS. Large 200-300 lbs 73.00-75.00; 300- 400 lbs 80.00-85 00, 400-500 lbs 80.00; 500-600 lbs 65.00-72.00; 700- 800 lbs 62.00-68.00 FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium and Large 1 and 2: 200-250 lbs 100.00-110.00; 250-300 lbs 94.00- 300-350 lbs 94.00-111.00; 350-400 lbs 90.00-100.00; 400-450 lbs 87.00-92.00, 450-500 lbs 86.50-91.00; 500-550 lbs 80.00-87.00, 550-600 lbs 83.00-90.00; 600-700 lbs 82 00-90.00 FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1 and 2 400-500 lbs 85 00-92.50; 500-600 lbs 84.00- 600-700 lbs 70.00-80.00. FEEDER COWS: Medium 1, 760-930 lbs young age cows 38.50-50.00. Large 1,1045-1205 lbs middle age cows 36.50-45.00. Medium 1, 780-995 lbs middle age cows 39.50-5100. STOCK COWS: Medium 1, 950-1050 lbs middle age cows bred 3-8 months 400.00-525.00 per head. Large 1, 1100-1350 tbs middle age cows bred 2-5 months 460.00-590.00 per head. COWS/CALF PAIRS; Small 1, 650-800 lbs middle age cows with calves 175-425 lbs 315.00- per pair. Large 1, 1100-1200 lbs with calves 225-400 lbs 560.00-650.00 per pair. BABY CALVES, per head: Holsteins small 25.00- large 65.00-102.50.
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