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Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., October 20, 2003 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, October 19, 2003
Confirmed Sales: 205,793,
UVR SALES- Beef
SLAUGHTER STEERS'
Head
Count
Over 80% Choice 2,150
65-80% Choice 6,320
35-80% Choice 37,616
0-35% Choice 19,455
TOTAL all grades 65,551
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice 1,262
65-80% Choice 5,646
35-65% Choice 44,442
0-35% Choice 6,266
TOTAL all grades 57,616
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SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Over 80% Choice 1,592
65-80% Choice 9,453
35-65% Choice 9,508
0-35% Choice 442
TOTAL all grades 20,995
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS'
Over 80% Choice 438
65-80% Choice 4,726
35-65% Choice 7,013
0-35% Choice 60
TOTAL all grades 12,237
WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVERAGES
Head Count
65,551
57,616
20,995
12,237
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
ime Period Last Week;
Live Steer
Live Heifer
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Dressed Heifer
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1250-1440
1100-1425
1100-1350
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162 00-185.00
170 00-185.00
175.00
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114.65
108.25
107.90
108.80
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1,134
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181.21
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176.33
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177.97
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Slaughter Cattle
Weekly Review
Oklahoma City, Okla.
October 17,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE
SUMMARY - Week Ending Oct. 17: Slaugh
ter cattle trade 12.00-14.00 higher live basis.
Market lines were vague at midweek as pack
ers needing numbers at any cost to fulfdl out
front contracts that became due. Boxed beef
values Thursday averaged 189.90 up 29.40
from last week and up 48.00 in two weeks.
Sales of slaughter cattle on a national basis
for negotiated cash trades were large at
224,600 head through 2:00 p.m Thursday.
Last week’s full count was large at 264,600
head.
STEERS AND HEIFERS: MIDWEST DI
RECT MARKETS: Live Basis: 35-80 percent
Choice, 900-1400 lbs 115.00-120.00. Dressed
Basis. 35-80 percent Choice, SSO-9SO lbs.
180.00-185.00. HIGH PLAINS DIRECT
MARKETS; Live Basis; 35-65 percent
Choice. 900-1400 lbs 105 00-110.00
SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS (Av
erage Yielding Prices) Slaughter cows and
bulls 4 00-7 00 higher. USDA’s Cutter cow
carcass cut-out value closed Thursday at
107 12 up 16 00 from last Thursdav.
COWS- Breakers 75-80% lean 1000-1600
lbs Colorado 52.00-55.50; Oklahoma
5100-53.00; Alabama 44.00-47.00. Boners
80-85% lean 1000-1500 lbs: Colorado
51.00- Oklahoma 48.00-51.50; Alabama
44.00- Lean 85-90% lean 950-1400 lbs:
Colorado 49.00-52.00; Oklahoma 43.50-47.00;
Alabama 38.00-41.00.
BULLS: 88-92% lean 1500-2200 lbs: Colo
rado 60.00-61.50; Oklahoma 56.00-61.00; Al
abama 53.00-58.00.
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National Sheep Summary
Sin Angelo, Texas
October 21,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
At midwest market centers all classes
steady. At New Holland, PA slaughter lambs
and slaughter ewes steady. At San Angelo,
TX slaughter lambs weak; slaughter ewes
steady; feeder lambs weak in light test. Esti
mated receipts for today 11,000.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice and Prime
2-3 90-150 lbs; San Angelo: shorn and wooled
90-120 lbs 88.00-95.00, set 97.50. Midwest;
wooled 110-120 lbs 81.00-83.00; 120-140 lbs
83.00- New Holland: 90-100 lbs
108.00- 100-125 lbs 106.00-114.00;
125-150 lbs 100.00-107.00. Virginia; no test.
SLAUGHTER EWES- San Angelo: Good
and Choice 2-4 25.00-33.00; Good 2-3
34.00- Utility and Good 1-3
43.50-49.00; Utility 1-2 34.00- 43.00, Cull and
Utility 1-2 26.00-35.00. Midwest: Utility and
Good 1-3 27.00-32.00; Cull 1 22.00-27.00.
New Holland: Utility and Good 1-3 100-150
lbs 54.00-62.00; 150-200 lbs 38.00-52.00. Bill
ings: Good and Choice 2-4 no test; Good 2-3
no test; Utility 1-2 no test; Cull 1 no test. Vir
ginia. no test.
FEEDER LAMBS. Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 118.00-123.00; 60-70
lbs 112.00-121.00; 70-80 lbs 107.00-114.50;
80-90 lbs 106.50-110.00; 90-105 lbs
93.00-95.00 Midwest; 60-80 lbs 95.00-105.00;
80-100 lbs 85.00-95.00. Virginia: no test. Bill
ings: no test.
REPLACEMENT EWES. Medium and
Large 1-2: San Angelo; Bred baby tooth to
solid mouth 70.00-79.00 per head; mixed age
100-135 lbs 51.00-59.00 cwt. Billings: no test.
Direct Slaughter Cattle
Daily Market Review
St. Joseph, Mo.
October 22,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER CAT
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day; Slaughter cattle trade and demand
light to moderate Wednesday. Not
enough live or dressed sales were re
ported to establish an adequate market
trend, but a weaker undertone was
noted on a few early sales. Sales last
week ranged from 105.00 to 110.00 in
the Southern Plains with some late
sales in Kansas at 100.00, 115.00 to
120.00 across the Northern tier on a live
basis. Dressed basis sales ranged from
180.00 to 185.00 in Nebraska and the
Combelt and Kansas dressed prices
were at mostly 172.00.
Negotiated sales: Confirmed; 14,480;
Week ago: 12,732; Year ago: 15,633.
Week to Date: 28,408; Week ago:
203,825; Year ago: 21,241.
STEERS: LIVE BASIS: Over 80%
Choice 116.00; 65-80% Choice
95-110.00 avg. 100.14; 35-65% Choice
95-101.00 avg. 97.94; 0-35% Choice no
quotes. Total all grades 95-116.00, avg
100.91. BASIS: Over 80%
Choice 160.00; 65-80% 160-185.00 avg
176.86; 35-65% Choice 160-162.00 avg
160.81; 0-35% Choice no quotes. Total
all grades 160-185.00 avg 164.77.
HEIFERS: LIVE BASIS: Over 80%
Choice 101-102.50 avg 102.18; 65-80%
Choice 95-100.00 avg 95.37; 35-65%
Choice 95-100.00, avg 98.77; 0-35%
Choice no quotes. Total all grades
95-102.50 avg 98.21. DRESSED
BASIS: Over 80% Choice no quotes;
65-80% Choice 158-160.50, avg. 159.26;
35-65% Choice 158-162.00 avg 160.30;
0-35% Choice no quotes. Total all
grades 158-162.00, avg. 160.15.
FORMULA PURCHASES: Prices
established on previous reporting day
for slaughtered cattle. Beef Type: Do
mestic: Head count priced today: 9,600;
wtd avg weight: 775 lbs; wtd avg net
price: 159.78.
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