Virginia Broilers
And Fryers
Harrisonburg, Va.
September 30,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Movement of ready-to-cook whole birds was
moderate. Demand was moderate. Live supplies
were moderate for plant needs with an estimat
ed slaughter of 1,343,000 compared to 1,278,000
last Tuesday. Weights were desirable to heavy.
Processing schedules were moderate.
Negotiated F.O B dock prices, 2 pounds and
heavier ice-packed broilers and fryers, trucklot
sales of US Grade A or equivalent were steady
at 58 • 70 per pound; less than trucklot sales
.55 - .71 per pound.
Virginia Eggs
Harrisonburg, Va.
September 30,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Prices were unchanged on all three sizes
today. Supplies are moderate for plant needs.
Prices to retailers, in small lots, USDA Grade
A and Grade A, dozen cases, white eggs in car
ton, delivered store door, cents per dozen: Large
109; Medium 93; Small 64.
Trucklot prices to retailers, sales to volume
buyers, USDA Grade A and Grade A, dozen
cases, white eggs in carton, delivered store door,
cents per dozen: Large 89-101, mostly 101; Me
dium 75-87, mostly 87; Small 50-59, mostly 59.
Eastern Region
Frozen Eggs
ATLANTA, GA.
September 26,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Mostly prices were higher on all frozen prod
ucts when compared to the previous week’s
trading. Trade sentiment was at least steady to
fully steady. Demand was moderate. Offerings
were about adequate to available. Liquid and
frozen eggs (ingredients included) processed
under federal inspection in the Eastern region
for the week ending 20 September 2003 were
5% less than the previous week, and 4% higher
than a year ago.'
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES (CENTS
PER POUND IN 30 LB. CONTAINERS:
TRUCKLOTS; Whole: 71-79, mostly 75-77.
Blends(/): too few to report. Whites: 58-65 most
ly 62-64. Sugared Yolks (min. 43% solids):
101- mostly 102-105. Salted Yolks (min.
43% solids); 98-101 mostly 98-100.
LESS THAN TRUCKLOT: (MIN. 25
CONT.): Whole: 83-87. Blends(/) 93-105
Whites. 67-74. Sugared Yolks (mm. 43% solids):
106-115. Salted Yolks (min. 43% solids):
102-
(I) - Whole plus yolk plus sweetener, general
ly 28-32% egg solids.
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Eastern Region
Whole Young Turkeys
Des Moines, lowa
September 30,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
WHOLE YOUNG TURKEYS, FROZEN,
Consumer Sizes, Commodity Pack or Equiva
lent, US Grade A, cents per lb, delivered (min
imum of 10,000 lb lots) for Sept. 30.
CURRENT SHIPMENTS; Eastern Region:
HENS, 8-16 lb FROZEN: Offers 62-65; Sales
62.5-63.5, wtd. avg. 62.69; 53,000 lbs. TOMS,
16-24 lb FROZEN; Offers 60-62; Sales 61.5-62,
wtd. avg. 61.63,40,000 lbs.
TURKEYS, FRESH with timers or equiva
lent, US Grade A delivered first receivers, East
ern Region, cents per lb, week of Sept. IS
SALES (Promotions Included): HENS (8-16
lbs): Sales, promotions included: 71.69; 320,000
lbs. TOMS (16-24 lbs): Sales, promotions in
cluded; 69.20; 100,000 lbs.
Young Turkey Parts
And Bulk Meat
Des Moines, lowa
September 30,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL YOUNG TURKEY PARTS
AND BULK MEAT, Frozen, unless specified,
cents per lb, delivered first receivers, part and
full trucklots, as of Sept. 30. Fresh tom breast
meat trade sentiment was steady to barely
steady. Demand was light to fair for the ade
quate to fully adequate offerings. Trade senti
ment on tom bulk parts was steady to Arm. De
mand fair to good. Offerings of hen and tom
full-cut wings were short of buyers’ needs, tom
drums spotty, tom 2-Joint wings light at best
and tom necks light to adequate with some
being held with increased confidence. The trade
sentiment on both consumer sized and institu
tional breasts was steady to fully steady. De
mand light to fair with supplies confidently
held. Grade A non-basted 10-12 lb breasts trad
ed at 105 and 18-20 lb sizes at 97-100 cents de
livered domestic. Fresh tom drums traded at
42.50 cents delivered export.
DOMESTIC TRADING: BREASTS, 4-8 lbs:
Grade A - avg. 90.00, Fresh, avg. 153.00. Plant
Grade - avg. 84.00. DRUMSTICKS: TOM -
avg. 41.25, Fresh avg. 42.00; HEN - avg. 39.00.
WINGS, FULL CUT; TOM - avg. 29.00; HEN -
none. WINGS, V-TYPE; TOM - avg. 42.50;
HEN - avg. 65.00. NECKS: TOM - avg. 18.00;
HEN - avg. 17.00. BREASTS, B/S; TOM - avg.
123.00; Fresh - avg. 166.00. THIGH MEAT:
avg. 93.00; Fresh - avg. 95.33. BREAST TRIM
MEAT; avg. 84.00. SCAPULA MEAT: avg.
72.00. TENDERLOINS: none. DESTRAPPED
TENDERS: avg. 91.00; Fresh - avg. 120.00.
WING MEAT WITH SKIN: avg. 53.00. ME
CHANICALLY SEPARATED: avg. 30.00;
Fresh - avg. 26.00.
EXPORT TRADING: DRUMSTICKS;
TOMS: avg. 41.50. WINGS, FULL-CUT;
TOMS - avg. 30.15. WINGS, V-TYPE, TOMS;
none. TAILS: avg. 23.25. MECHANICALLY'
SEPARATED: avg. 33.50. THIGH MEAT: avg.
92.00.
JSi Sibley
Eastern Combelt Direct
Feeder Pig Weekly
Springfield, 111.
September 26,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Eastern Com Belt Direct Feeder Pig Weekly
Summary (includes pig prices on negotiated,
contract and formula basis) FEEDER PIGS.
Total receipts this week 12,779; last week
19,569. SEW 10 lb pigs steady. Feeder pigs
2.00- higher. Trading activity light to mod
erate for moderate offerings.
-FOB EASTERN CORNBELT - Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, Michigan. Receipts. 8,670 last
week 12,849.
EARLY WEANED PIGS: 10 LB BASIS, es
timated 50-54% lean value: Lot size 250-750 or
more: 2,095 head, 29.28-32.00, wtd. avg. 30.70;
lot size 750 or more: 4,100 head, 28.78-32.50,
wtd. avg. 30.09. Total Composite: 6,195 head,
28.78-32.50, wtd, avg. price 30.30.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54% lean
value: Lot size 750 or more: 750 head, 32.50.
PIGS, 50 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54% lean
value: Lot size 250-750: 925 head, 37.00-44.63
wtd. avg. price 41.95; lot size 750 or more: 800
head, 32.00. Total Composite: 1,725 head,
30.00- wtd. avg. 36.41.
-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 week 4,109; last week
6,720. Volume by state or province of origin:
North Carolina 53.8%; Colorado 36.5%; Onta
rio?^.
EARLY WEANED PIGS: 10 LB BASIS, es
timated 50-54% lean value; Lot size 750 or
more: 2,209 head, 30.82.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54% lean
value: Lot size 750 or more: 1,500 head, 40.50.
PIGS, 55 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54% lean
value: Lot size 250-750:400 head, 30.50.
-Delivered Eastern Combelt prices include
freight.
Eastern Com Belt
Direct Hogs
Des Moines, lowa
September 30,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
EASTERN CORN BELT DIRECT DAILY
HOGS, for Tuesday, Sept. 30, as of 1:30 p.m.
CURRENT VOLUME TODAY, ACTUAL.
PRODUCER SOLD: Negotiated 20,909; Other
Market Formula 3,170; Swine or Pork Market
Formula: 34,537; Other Purchase Arrangement.
18,158. PACKER SOLD (All purchase types).
741.
NEGOTIATED PURCHASES (including
packer sold): BARROWS AND GILTS (Car-
SBMI1)
Industrie*, Inc.
K
tlace 1983
cass Basis): 13,793 head Compared to
prior day's close, .75 to 1.00 lower. Base
Market Hog, 185 lb Carcass Basis, Plant
Delivered (-0.9-1.1 inch backfat, 6 sq. in.
krin/2.0 depth): Base Price Range: $48.00
- 56.65, wtd. avg. $54 84
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5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 191.53 ana 18,457; Kentucky 624; Maryland 160; Mich
lb carcass, plant delivered (0.79 inch backfat, igan 7 939. Mississippi 646, New York 550,
6.57 sq.in. loin/2.19 inch loin depth). FFLI: „
eA , too F North Carolina 2,732; Ohio 10,417; Pennsylva
-50.41%; price range $52.00 - 61.98. '
Purchase Volume by State of Origin: Ala
bama 525; Georgia 1,315; Illinois 21,002, Indi- Virginia 89; Wisconsin 2,228,
National Direct Feeder Pig Report
Week Ending September 26,2003
Weekly Summary of prices on a farm to farm per head basis. FOB
is the price picked up at the seller's farm. DELIVERED is the price
unloaded at the buyer's farm, including trucking and broker's fees.
RECEIPTS This Week-93,390, Last Week 104,237
VOLUME BY STATE OR PROVINCE OF ORIGIN
Manitoba 19 2% lowa 14 7% Minnesota 10 6%
Ontario 8 1% Oklahoma 7 8% Colorado 7 0%
Nebraska 4 8% Illinois 2 T }/ < North Carolina 2 4%
Quebec I 7% Wisconsin 1 2 c /c Michigan I 2%
Alberta 0 7% Saskatchewan 0 7%
VOLUME BY STATE OF DESTINATION
lowa 44 7% Minnesota 22 2% Nebraska 16 3%
Wisconsin 2 1% Michigan 1 8% Missouri 1 5%
Illinois 1 0% Ohio 0 8% South Dakota 0 7%
Kansas 0 2%
TREND: Compared to last week Early weaned pigs steady to firm. 40-55
pound feeder pigs 5 00-7 00 per head higher Demand good early in the week,
turning light by late week following declines in the futures market and
alaughter . Receipts include 39% formulated prices.
Lot Size Total Head Price Range Wtd Avg I Price Range Wtd Avg
Per Trade Per Category FOB Seller FOB i Delvrd Buyer Delvrd
EARLY WEANED PIGS 10 POUNDS BASIS: Estimated 40-54% Lean Value
250 head or less 792 25.00-31.50 29.51 j 26 50-33.50 30.69
250-750 9,072 21 00-33 00 28.65 . 22.50-35 00 30 36
750 or more 37,149 24.00-33.00 30 00 i 26.00-33.50 31.58
Total Composite 47,013 21.00-33.00 29.73 i 22.50-35.00 31.33
FEEDER PIGS 40 POUNDS BASIS: Estimated 40-54% Lean Value
250 head or less 800 29 00-35 00 31 88 ; 32.00-36 50 34 47
250-750 7,300 26 00-33 00 30 38 ' 29 00-37 00 34 48
750 or more 17,267 30 00-45 08 33 73 I 35 00-49.08 37 69
Total Composite 25,367 26.00-45.08 32.71 = 29.00-49.08 36.67
FEEDER PIGS 45 POUNDS BASIS' Estimated 40-54% Lean Value
250 head or less 200 30.00 30 00 j 31.50 31 50
750 or more 9,760 22 00-48.44 38 07 i 24 00-50.54 40.61
Total Composite 9,960 22.00-48.44 37.91 i 24.00-50.54 40.42
FEEDER PIGS 50 POUNDS BASIS Estimated 40-54% Lean Value
250-750 1,225 33.00-42.63 38.78 ! 35 50-44 63 40 57
750 or more 4,050 30.00-48.00 44 32 I 31 00-49 50 45 28
Total Composite 5,275 30.00-48.00 43.03 - 31.00-49.50 44.19
FEEDER PIGS 55 POUNDS BASIS Estimated 40-54% Lean Value
250 head or less 200 28 00 28 00 31 50 31 50
250-750 4,125 26 50-47 73 33.93 30 50-52 73 38 67
750 or more 1,200 37 50 37 50 . 42 50 42 50
Total Composite 5,525 26.50-47.73 34.49 : 30.50-52.73 39.24
FEEDER PIGS 60 POUNDS BASIS Estimated 40-54% Lean Value
250 or less 250 48 13 48 13 50 00 50 00
Most lots of 40-60 weight pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated
weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load
plus or minus 30-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of 50-
100 per pound. Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old Estimated lean
value is projected to use slaughter weights with normal confinement feeding
conditions. Vaccination and health program values are not included but
health status should be disclosed.
Winchester, VA
30 Steers 5 Heifers
and many more
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 4, 2003-A5
nia 2,936; South Carolina 996; Tennessee 1,596;
Missouri 8 8%
Indiana 5 4%
Kansas 2 1%
Tennessee 0 9%
Indiana 7 I %
California I 0%
Pennsylvania 0 6%