Com Belt Feedstuff
St. Joseph, Mo.
September 23,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Feedstuff prices were mixed for the week.
Certain corn by-products were pressured by the
lower com trade, while distiller grains and
wheat midds were steady to Gnu due to good
demand and tight supplies.
SOYBEAN MEAL. 48 percent rail was
2.00-SOO lower from 213 50-21650. 48 percent
truck was steady to 1.00 lower from
215.50-226 50 per ton
CORN BY-PRODUCTS; Gluten Feed 21
percent, interior Points was steady to 1.00 high
er from 58.00-78.00; Chicago was steady from
58.00- 60 percent Gluten Meal, Interior
Points was 3.00-7.00 lower from 240.00-247.00;
Chicago was 5.00- 10.00 lower from
240.00- per ton. Rail Hominy Feed, Cen
tral Illinois Points was 1.00-2.00 lower from
55.00- truck was 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher
from 58.00-69.00. Crude Com Oil was 25 to SO
points lower from 26.75-28.00 cents per pound.
MILLFEEDS: Northwest was steady to 1.00
higher from 68.00-72.00, Buffalo was steady to
1.00 higher from 47.00-52.00 per ton.
ALFALFA PELLETS: Toledo, Ohio 17 per
cent dehydrated was steady from 140.00-
152.00; meal was steady from 143.50-155.50. IS
percent pellets was steady from 105.00-146.00
per ton; meal was steady from 108.50-149.50.
DISTILLER’S DRIED GRAINS: Central Il
linois was steady from 90.00-95.00; Chicago was
steady to 1.00 higher from 94.00-98.00; Law
renceburg, 11., closed till October; Kansas was
steady at 105.00; Nebraska was steady at
100.00; Minnesota was steady at 85.00 per ton.
BREWER’S DRIED GRAINS: Newark, NJ
was steady at 90.00; Williamsburg, VA was
steady at 80.00 per ton.
Eastern Combelt Direct
Feeder Pig Weekly
Springfield, 111.
September 19,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
Eastern Com Belt Direct Feeder Pig Weekly
Summary (includes pig prices on negotiated,
contract and formula basis) FEEDER PIGS:
Total receipts this week 19,569; last week
15,818. SEW 10 lb pigs and feeder pigs thraded
1.00- higher. Trading activity was moderate
for moderate offerings.
-FOB EASTERN CORNBELT - Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, Michigan. Receipts: 12,849; last
week 7,290.
EARLY WEANED PIGS: 10 LB BASIS, es
timated 50-54% lean value; Lot size 250 head or
less: 325 head, 29.53-30.58, wtd. avg. price
30.18; lot size 250-750 or mote: 5,489 head,
22.00- wtd. avg. 28.72; lot size 750 or
more. 2,945 head, 28.88-32.00, wtd. avg. 29.88.
Total Composite: 8,759 head, 22.00-32.00, wtd.
avg. price 29 16.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated SO- 54% lean
value. Lot size 650 or more' 800 head, 32 00
PIGS, 50 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54% lean
value: Lot size 250-750 2,490 head, 20.00-44.48,
wtd. avg. price 34.58; lot size 750 or more: 800
head, 32.00. Total Composite' 3,290 head,
30.00-44.48, wtd avg. 33.95.
-FOB prices are quoted on a per head basis
“picked up” at the sellers farm in Indiana, Illi
nois, Ohio, Michigan; these prices do not in
clude freight.
-DELIVERED EASTERN CORNBELT
BASIS receipts this wek 6,720, last weeek
8,528. Volume by state or province of origin
North Carolina 57%; Ontario 21%; Missouri
15%, Indiana 7%.
EARLY WEANED PIGS; 10 LB BASIS, es
timated 50-54% lean value: Lot size 250-750;
500 head, 30.80; lot size 750 or more: 2,870
head, 23.50-30.80, wtd. avg. 28.26. Total Com
posite: 3,370 head, 23.50-30.80, wtd. avg. price
28.63.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54% lean
value: Lot size 250-750 1,075 head, 27.00; lot
size 750 or more: 850 head, 27.00. Total Com
posite: 1,925 head, 27.00.
PIGS, 55 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54% lean
value; Lot size 250-750:1,425 head, 27.50-31.50,
wtd. avg. price 29.73.
-Delivered Eastern Combelt prices include
freight.
Eastern Com Belt
Direct Hogs
Des Moines, lowa
September 23,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
EASTERN CORN BELT DIRECT DAILY
HOGS, for Tuesday, Sept. 23, as of 1:30 pan.
CURRENT VOLUME TODAY, ACTUAL:
PRODUCER SOLD: Negotiated 19,386; Other
Market Formula 6,096; Swine or Pork Market
Formula; 32,255; Other Purchase Arrangement;
15,892. PACKER SOLD (All purchase types):
433.
NEGOTIATED PURCHASES (including
packer sold): BARROWS AND GILTS (Car
cass Basis): 11,540 head. Compared to prior
day’s close, mostly steady. Base Market Hog,
185 lb Carcass Basis, Plant Delivered (-0.9-1.1
inch backfat, 6 sq. in. loin/2.0 depth): Base Price
Range; $50.75 - 61.53, wtd. avg. $59.44.
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 191.57
lb carcass, plant delivered (0.78 inch backfat,
6.57 sq.in. loin/2.19 inch loin depth). FFLI;
50.58%; price range $54.75 - 65.22.
Purchase Volume by State of Origin: Ala
bama 192; Delaware 148; Georgia 481; Illinois
18,679; Indiana 20,545; Kentucky 1,557; Michi
gan 6,749; Mississippi 64; New York 552; North
Carolina 2,204; Ohio 10,468; Pennsylvania
2,705; South Carolina 506; Tennessee 606; Wis
consin 1,687.
Carlisle Graded Feeder Pig Sale
Friday, September 19,2003
Sale Reported by Auction
Results on 728 pigs. Compared to August 22, 2003, state graded sale, pigs
under 70 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Pigs over 70 lbs. were steady to spots
10.00 higher. All pigs were weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US+NI and 2: 381 head. 22 head 50 lbs. 70.00; 76 head 50-59 lbs.
70.00- 60 head 74-79 lbs. 62.00-71.00; 157 head 82-90 lbs. 57.50-67.00;
66 head 106-108 lbs. 56.50-59.00.
US+N2: 221 head. 30 head 42-49 lbs. 60.00-72.00; 134 head 63-69 lbs.
67.00- 52 head 88-89 lbs. 56.00-60.00; 5 head 90-125 lbs. 53.00-59.00.
+N2 and 3:14 head 54 lbs. 60.00.
No Grades: 67 head. 27 head 70 lbs. 70.00; 40 head 144-150 lbs.
37.00-
As Is; 45 head. 24 head 40-64 lbs. 29.00-56.00; 21 head 81-106 lbs.
50.00-
Next state graded feeder pig sale Fri., Oct. 10, 2003. Receiving from
7:30-10:30 ajn. Sale 1 p.m. sharp!
September 19,2003 Report Supplied By USDA/NASS
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feed
lots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.83 million head on Septem
ber 1, 2003. The inventory was 3 percent below September 1, 2002 and 9 per
cent below September 1,2001.
Placements in feedlots during August totaled 2.37 million, 7 percent above
2002 and 8 percent above 2001. Net placements were 2.31 million.
During August, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600
pounds were 592,000, 600-699 pounds were 529,000, 700-799 pounds were
659,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 594,000.
Marketings of fed cattle during August totaled 2.08 million, 3 percent below
2002 and 5 percent below 2001.
Other disappearance totaled 60,000 during August, 40 percent above 2002
and 11 percent above 2001.
Dairy Products
Prices Highlights
Washington, D. C.
September 19,2003
Report Supplied By NASS/USDA
DAIRY PRODUCTS PRICES HIGH
LIGHTS;
CHEDDAR CHEESE prices received for US
40 pound Blocks averaged $1.57 per pound for
the week ending September 13 The price per
pound decreased 0.9 cents from the previous
week. The price for US 500 pound Barrels ad
justed to 38 percent moisture averaged $1 58
per pound, down 0.3 cents from the previous
week.
BUTTER prices received for 25 kilogram and
68 pound boxes meeting USDA Grade AA stan
dards averaged $l.ll per pound for the week
ending September 13 The U.S. price per pound
decreased 0.2 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
81.1 cents per pound for the week ending Sep
tember 13. The U.S. price per pound increased
0.4 cents from the previous week.
DRY WHEY prices received for bag, tote and
tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade stan
dards averaged 17.3 cents per pound for the
week ending September 13. The U.S. price per
pound increased 0.2 cents from the previews
week.
Pa. Milk Production
Down 4.6 Percent In Aug.
Harrisburg, Pa.
September 22,2003
Report Supplied By PASS
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Milk pro
duction in Pennsylvania during August 2003 to
taled 845 million pounds, 4.6 percent below last
year’s production, according to the Pennsylva
nia Agricultural Statistics Service (PASS).
The number of milk cows in the state during
the month averaged 571,000 head, down 14,000
head from August 2002 and down 3,000 head
from July 2003. Production per cow averaged
1,480 pounds in August, down 20 pounds per
cows from July and 35 pounds lower than Au
gust 2003.
Milk production in the 20 states surveyed
during August 2003 totaled 12.1 billion pounds,
down 0.8 percent from these same slates in Au
gust 2002. July revised production, at 12.3 bil
lion pounds, was up 0.5 percent from July 2002
The number of milk cows on farms averaged
7.76 million head, 26,000 head less than August
2002, and 6,000 head less than July 2003 Pro
duction per cow averaged 1,563 pounds for Au
gust, 7 pounds below August 2002.
Cattle On Feed 3 Percent Lower
Washington, D.C.
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Direct Slaughter Cattle
Daily Market Review
St. Joseph, Mo.
September 24,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE RE
VIEW Review for Tuesday, Sept. 23
Slaughter cattle demand light and trade ac
tivity slow. Too few sales were reported to es
tablish an adequate market trend Last week
live sales ranged from mostly 89 00 to 90.00 in
the Southern Plains and 90 00 to 94 00 m the
North and limited dressed sales were between
142 00 to 145.00 in the Northern Plains.
Negotiated Sales- Confirmed. 7,201, Week
ago; 110,634; Year ago 8,197. Wk to Date
11,140; Week ago to Date- 122,684; Year ago to
Date: 11,727.
Negotiated, Formula and contract purchases
delivered to packers today; Today: 98,000;
Week Ago; 97,600, Year Ago; 106,700. Wk to
Date: 182,600; Week Ago to Date. 200,500;
Year Ago to Date; 212,200.
Negotiated, Formula and contract commit
ments today: (generally for slaughter within 7
days) Today: 56,600; Week Ago: 188,100; Year
Ago. 72,200. Wk to Date; 102,800; Week Ago to
Date: 234,300; Year Ago to Date: 127,600.
NEGOTIATED PRICES, Prices Paid for Do
mestic Slaughter steers and Heifers: (Informa
tion derived from the 5 area weighted average
report):
STEERS: LIVE BASIS: Over 80% Choice
91-92.50, avg 92.07; 65-80% Choice no quote;
35-65% Choice 92.00; 0-35% Choice no quote.
Total all grades 91.00-92.50 avg 92.03. DRESS
ED BASIS; Over 80% Choice no quote; 65-80%
Choice 143.00; 35-65% Choice 145.00; 0-35%
Choice no quote. Total all grades 143-145.00
avg 144.04.
HEIFERS: LIVE BASIS: Over 80% Choice
no quote; 65-80% Choice 87-90.00 avg. 88.22,
35-65% Choice 92.00; 0-35% no quote Total all
grades 87-92.00 avg 88.%. DRESSED BASIS;
Over 80% Choice 141.00; 65-80% Choice no
quote; 35-65% Choice no quote, 0-35% Choice
no quote. Total all grades 141.00.
FORMULA PURCHASES. Prices estab
lished on previous reporting day for slaughtered
cattle. Beef Type: Domestic: Head count priced
today: 28,700; wtd avg weight; 780 lbs, wtd avg
net price; 140.51.
SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS:
DRESSED PRICES: BULL. 600 Ib/up
85.00- avg 99.68; 600 Ib/down
82.00- avg 90.99. COWS: Cutter 500 lb/
up 80.00-100.00 avg 92.13; 400-500 lb
76.00- avg 89.36; 400 down 68.00-97.00
avg 85.07 Boner 500 Ib/up 79.00-100.00 avg
91.25; 500 Ib/down 74.00-93.00 avg 86.23.
Breaker 500 Ib/up 80.00-96.00 avg 87.44 Premi
um White 90.00-105.00 avg 100 36
Covers transactions reported at 2.00 p.m. yes
terday and 10:00 am. today. Comments and
market conditions may include information
gathered from voluntary sources, all prices,
weights and head counts are only those gath
ered through the mandatory reporting system
National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
September September 23,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
At midwest market centers all classes steady.
At New Holland, PA slaughter lambs mostly
steady; slaughter ewes steady At Billings, MT
slaughter ewes steady to 1.00 higher, feeder
lambs under 100 lbs 2.00- 3.00 higher, over 100
lbs steady. At San Angelo, TX slaughter iambs
steady, slaughter ewes firm to 2.00 higher; feed
er lambs steady. Estimated receipts for today
9,000.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choke and Prime
2-3 90-ISO lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled
90-120 lbs 89.00-95.00. Midwest: shorn 84.00;
wooled 110-120 lbs 82.00-84.00; 120-140 lbs
84.00- New Holland: 90-100 lbs
140.00- 100-12 S lbs 94.00-116.00;
125-150 lbs 86.00-94.00. Virginia: wooled no
test
SLAUGHTER EWES; San Angelo: Good
and Choice 2-4 25.00-30.00; Good 2-3
32.00- Utility and Good 1-3 40.00-49.50;
Utility 1-2 33.00- 42.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
25.00- Midwest: Utility and Good 1-3
25.00- Cull 1 20.00-25.00. New Holland;
Utility and Good 1-3 70-100 lbs 44.00-48.00;
100-150 lbs 44.00-48.00; 150-200 lbs 44.00-50.00.
Billings: Good and Choice 2-4 30.00-31.50;
Good 2-3 31.00-37.50; Utility 1-2 27.00-28.50.
Virginia; no test.
reEDER LAMBS: Medium and Large 1-2;
San Angelo; 40-60 lbs 112.00-118.00; 60-70 lbs
106.00- 70-80 lbs 105.00-112.00; 80-90 lbs
105.00- 90-100 lbs 95.00-100.00. Mid
west; 50-70 lbs 90.00-100.00; 70-90 lbs
85.00- set
105.00. Virginia; no
test. Billings; 44 lbs
111.00; 58 lbs
124.50; 60-70 lbs
117.00-
70-80 lbs
118.00-
80-90 lbs
107.00- 90-
10 0 lbs
103.50- 10. SO;
ltfb-110 lbs
97.50-
110-115 lbs
97.00-
120-130 lbs
89.00-
REPLACE
MENT EWES: Me
dium and Large
1-2. San Angelo
Open yearlings
m.OO-112.00 per
head. Billings
Baby tooth 140 lbs
41.00 cwt, solid
mouth 140-190 lbs
36.50-49.50 cwt,
broken mouth
125-135 lbs
33.00-40.00 cwt.
Midwest Daily
Livestock Summary
Amarillo, Texas
September 23,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
The Five Area Direct Slaughter steers and
heifers was not well tested Tuesday afternoon
Steers LIVE BASIS Over 80 % Choice
86.00-87.00, wtd avg price 86 66 DRESSED
BASIS. 65-80% Choice 140.00; 35-65% Choice
14200 HEIFERS LIVE BASIS 65-80%
Choice 9000 DRESSED BASIS over 70%
Choice 14100.
At the So St Paul terminal market, slaughter
steers steady to firm, instances 50 higher while
heifers were steady on a limited market test
Steers. Choice 2-4 1202-1460 lbs 88 00-92 25,
part load 1381 lbs 92 80. Few Select and Choice
2-3 1140-1370 lbs 84.00-88.00; Select 1-2
1127-1312 lbs 8000-8200 Heifers Few Choice
2-3 1170-1235 lbs 88 50-89.75, few Select and
Choice 1-2 1037-1148 lbs 80.00-82.00
Cattle slaughter under federal inspection on
Tuesday was estimated at 136,000 head com
pared to 136,000 a week ago and 132,000 a year
ago. Week to date 246,000 head compared to
271,000 a week ago and 264,000 a year ago
CME Futures Closes for Live Cattle Sep
91 30, up 90; Oct 87.52, up 150, Nov 85 60, up
150.
Slaughter cows at South St Paul sold steady
Premium White 70-75 percent lean over 1200
lbs 53.00-56.00. Breakers 70-80 percent lean
over 1100 lbs 52.00-55.00. Boners 80-85 percent
lean over 1050 lbs 49.00-52.00, high dressing
52.00- Lean 85-90 percent lean
45.00-
Oklahoma National Stockyards - Monday
Cattle Auction - Close Receipts: Monday. 9200
Last Monday: 9426 Year Ago Monday: 10,067
Compared to last week: Feeder steers fully
steady. Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand
good for feeder cattle. Steer and heifer calves
1.00- lower, with exception of steer calves
under 5 weight steady. Calf demand moderate
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1.
Calves: 250-300 lbs 134.00-136.00; 350-400 lbs
118.50-127.50; 400-450 lbs 110.00-122.50;
450-500 lbs 106.00- 115.00; 500-550 lbs
98.00- 550-600 lbs 95.50-103.00; 600-675
lbs 95.00-104.00; 705 lb calves 95.00. Yearlings*
550-575 lbs 104.50-107.00; 625-700 lbs
104.00- 700-775 lbs 103.00-107 25, 795
lbs 100.75; 800- 835 lbs 100.00-103 50; few
900-980 lbs 88.25-91.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and Large 1
Calves: 225-300 lbs 11900- 128 00; 300-350 lbs
115.00-124.00; 350-400 lbs 104.50-112.00,
400-450 lbs 95.00-108.00; 450-500 lbs
9200-102.00; 500-600 lbs 92.00-98.00, 600-685
lbs 91.50-96.75. Yearlings: 550-600 lbs
100.25- 600-700 lbs 97.00- 101.75,
700-775 lbs 95 00-100.00; few 800-875 lbs
92.25- 900-950 lbs 86 00-89.75.
CME Futures Closes for Feeder Cattle: Sep
101.82, up 37; Oct 99.20, up 150, Nov 96 30, up
150.
Barrows and gilts at South St. Paul, MN and
Sioux Falls terminal markets moved 2 00 lower
with 47-51 percent lean 220-270 lbs barrows
and gilts selling at 40.00-41 00. The direct trade
prices are based on 185 lbs hog carcass with
0 9-11 inch back fat and 6 inch square loin/2 0
inch depth plant delivered National direct
trade was weak, price range 50.50-6200, wtd
avg. price of 5906. lowa-So. Minnesota direct
trade was weak to .50 lower at 50 50-62 00, wtd
avg. price of 58.82. The Western Combelt was
weak to .50 lower with a price range of
50.50-62.00, wtd. avg. price 58.87. The Eastern
Corabelt trade was steady, prices ranging
50.75-61.53, wtd. avg. price 59.44.
Hog slaughter under federal inspection on
Tuesday was estimated at 371,000 head com
pared to 380,000 a week ago and 381,000 a year
ago. Week to date 736,000 head compared to
765,000 a week ago and 765,000 a year ago
CME Futures Closes for Lean Hogs Oct
59.30, down 105; Dec 57 55, down 50; Feb 59 57,
down 25
At So. St. Paul compared to Monday, slaugh
ter lambs sold steady. Slaughter Lambs: New
Crop. Spring* 120-140 lbs 84.00-86.00, few up to
88.00,110-120 lbs 82.00-8400.
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal in
spection on Tuesday was estimated at 12,000
head compared to 13,000 a week ago and
14,000 a year ago. Week to date 25,000 head
compared to 26,000 a week ago and 26,000 a
year ago.
National Carlot
Meat Report
Des Moines, IA
September 23,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
USDA Carlot Meat 4:00 Summary: Com
pared to Previous Day, Prices in Dollars per
hundredweight, Equated to FOB Omaha Basis
BOXED BEEF CUTOUTS: Select and
Choice chuck and rounds steady to firm, while
rib and loins higher. Beef trimmings steady on
moderate demand and offerings.
Estimated composite cutout value of Choice
1-3, 600-750 lbs carcasses up 240 at 163.20,
750-900 lbs up 1.42 at 161.92; Select 1-3,
600-750 lbs up .97 at 131.87, 750-900 lbs up .88
at 130.96; based on 44.70 loads of Choice cuts,
126.35 loads of Select cuts, 39.06 loads of trim
mings, and 58.85 loads of coarse ground trim
mings.
Estimated carcass price equivalent value of
Choice 1-3, 600-750 tbs up 1.31 at 149.66,
750-900 lbs up .70 at 148.87; Select 1-3,600-750
lbs up .59 at 122.59, 750-900 lbs up .52 at
121.96 Current index reflects the equivalent of
272,251 head ofadtle.
NATIONAL 5 DAY-ROLLING CUTTER
COW CUTOUT: The Cutter cow carcass gross
cutout value was estimated at 96.72, down .18.
By-Product Drop Value: Hide and offal from
a typical slaughter steer was estimated at 9 08
down 03.
NATIONAL CARLOT PORK Sales report
ed on 90.38 loads of pork cuts and 9 0 loads of
tnm/process pork Compared to Monday’s
close Fresh loins generally steady, butts weak
to 3 00 lower, skinned hams mostly 3 00 lower,
seedless bellies 14-16 lbs not established, lean
trimmings steady Trading slow to moderate,
with light to moderate demand and offerings
Calculations for a 185 lb Pork Carcass 51-52
percent lean 0 80” -0 99” back fat at last nb
67.10 down .50. Loins bone in fresh inch tnm
21 Ib/down-light 107.00-115 00 Hams bone in
trimmed, 17-20 lbs trim spec 1 64.00-68 00,
20-23 lbs trim spec 1 59 00-61 00
CARLOT LAMB CARCASS. 0 head report
ed