Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
November 25,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVESTOCK
AUCTIONS Summary including Fredericks
burg, Front Royal, Rockingham, Shenandoah,
Staunton and Winchester for Nov. 17-22. Feed
er Cattle: 1897 (Steers 546; Holstein Steers 67;
Heifer 640; Bulls 644).
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1:200-300
lbs 116.00; 300-400 lbs 94.00-117.00; 400-SOO lbs
90.00- SOO-600 lbs 88.75-108.00; 600-700
lbs 90.00-104.75 few 81.00- 86.00; 700-800 lbs
90.00- few 82.50; 800-900 lbs 82.50;
900-1000 lbs 85.00- 95.50 few 75.00. Medium
and Large 2:300-400 lbs 90.00-116.00 few 78.00;
400-500 lbs 80.00- 94.50; 500-600 lbs 73.50
88.00; 600-700 lbs 73.00- 87.00; 700-800 lbs
75.00- 98.00; 800-900 lbs 78.00- 81.00. Medium
and Large 3; 400-500 lbs 69.00; 500-600 lbs
59.00; 600-700 lbs 63.00. Small 1: 300-400 lbs
90.00- few 69.00- 70.00: 400-500 lbs
55.00- 70.00; 500600 lbs 71.00.
Holstein Steers: Large 2-3; 200-300 lbs 85.00;
300-400 lbs 61.00- 83.50 ; 400-500 lbs 75.00;
500600 lbs 66.75- 76.00; 600-700 lbs 72.50;
700800 lbs 74.00; 800-900 lbs 50.00- 57.50;
1000-1100 lbs 55.00 64.50.
Feeder Heifers; Medium and Large 1-
200-300 lbs 93.00, 300400 lbs 89.50105.50 few
80.00 81.00; 400-500 lbs 85.00100.50 few
77.50- 82.00; 500600 lbs 75.00 91.75; 600700
lbs 76.00 92.00 few 71.00; 700800 lbs 76.00
86.00; 800-900 lbs 79.50 83.00. Medium and
Large 2; 200300 lbs 90.00 92.00; 300400 lbs
80.00- 90.50; 400500 lbs 71.00- 88.00; 500600
lbs 71.00 81.00; 600700 lbs 65.00 76.00;
700800 lbs 70.00 75.00; 800-900 lbs 70.00
78.25. Medium and Large 3: 300-400 lbs 69.00;
400500 lbs 63.00 71.50; 600700 lbs 49.00
57.00. Small 1: 200300 lbs 73.00; 300400 lbs
80.00 84.00 few 58.00; 400-500 lbs 69.50 71.00;
500600 lbs 61.00 76.00; 600700 lbs 65.00;
700800 lbs 58.0065.00; 800900 55.00.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1: 200-300
lbs 97.00-133.00; 300-400 lbs 93.00-120.00;
400-500 lbs 89.00-113.00 few 86.00; 500-600 lbs
85.00- 98.00; 600-700 lbs 65.00-83.00; 700-800
lbs 70.00- 77.00; 800-900 lbs 65.00- 69.00;
900-1000 lbs 61.50-65.50. Medium and Large 2:
200-300 lbs 86.00- 99.00; 300-400 lbs
86.50-96.00; 400-500 lbs 78.50-91.00; 500-600 lbs
70.00- 83.00; 600-700 lbs 69.50-75.50; 900-1000
lbs 49.50-56.00. Medium and Large 3; 500-600
lbs 68.00.
Feeder Bulls: Small 1: 400-500 lbs 58.00-
75.00; 500-600 lbs 58.00- 71.00; 600-700 lbs
59.00- 66.50; 800-900 lbs 42.00- 51.00.
Slaughter Cattle: 672 (Heifers 3; Cows 612;
Bulls 57).
Slaughter Heifers: Choice 2-3, 1000-1200 lbs
95.00-98.00.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% Lean
850-1200 lbs; 40.00- 54.00; 1200-1600 lbs: 44.00-
56.00, High Yielding 48.00- 62.00. Boners
80-85% Lean: 800-1200 lbs 38.50- 53.75:
1200-2000 lbs 40.00- 53.75 few 60.00, High
Yielding 42.00- 63.50. Lean BS-90%:850 lbs and
under 37.00- 47.00; 850 lbs and over 35.00-
48.00.
Slaughter Bulb; YG 1-2:1000-1500 Ibi 45.50-
56.00, High yielding 52.00- 59.75; 1500-2500 lbs
47.00- 58.75 few 61.00- 64.25, High Yielding
52.00-
Cows Returned To Farms: 106 head.
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10501600 lbs: Mostly Medium and Large 1,
4-10 years old bred 3-7 months 45.0059.00 per
cwt. 855-1490 lbs; Medium and Large 1 few 2; 6
years to aged bred 2-8 months 350.00-660.00
per head.
Cows With Calves At Side; 8 head. 775-1275
lbs; Medium and Large 1, 5 years to aged with
calves 85-315 lbs 440.00830.00 per pair.
Calves Returned To Farm: 76 head.
Holstein Bulls: 70100 lbs 25.00 95.00 per
head; 100200 lbs 69.00108.00 per cwt.
Sheep: 231 (Slaughter Lambs 128; Feeder
Lambs 86; Slaughter Ewes 17).
Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., November 24, 2003 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, November 23,2003
Confirmed Sales: 186,347; Week Ago: 102,659; Year Ago: 216,465
LES - Beef Breeds:
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SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Head
Count
Over 80% Choice 1,149
65-80% Choice 5,207
35-80% Choice 38,591
0-35% Choice 12,003
TOTAL all grades 56,950
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
911
3,313
40,371
2,475
47,070
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Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-65% Choice
0-35% Choice
TOTAL all grades
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SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Over 80% Choice 637
65-80% Choice 6,974
35-65% Choice 12,596
0-35% Choice 90
TOTAL all grades 20,297
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-65% Choice
0-35% Choice
TOTAL all grades 13,881 609- 870
HTED AVERAGES:
This Week: Head Count
Live Steer 56,950
Live Heifer 47,070
Dressed Steer 20,297
Dressed Heifer 13,881
Same Period Las
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Year
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
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Slaughter Lambs Old Crop Woolcd Choice
and Prime 1-2: 90-110 lbs 106.75; 110-130 lbs
100.50. Choice, Few Prime 2-3; 90-110 lbs
95.75-113.00; 110-130 lbs 105.25. Few Choice
1-2; 60-90 lbs 112.00. Feeder Lambs Old Crop
Wooled: Medium and Large 1-2: 40- 60 lbs
100.50; 60- 90 lbs 104.75-112.00; 90-110 lbs
104.50. Small and Medium 1-2: 60-90 lbs
107.50-116.00. Slaughter Ewes Choice 2-4
40.50; Good 2-4 46.00 Utility 1-3 42.00.
Goat: 7 head. Bucks: 100-150 lbs 78.00 per
head. Does 70-100 lbs 65.00 per head.
Weight
Range
1175-1400
1000-1400
1085-1450
1075-1400
1000-1450
Range
98.00-
95.00-
94.00-
96.00-
94.00-
99.00-
95.45-100.00
95.00-
97.00- 98.25
95.00-
1150-1380
1075-1300
975-1325
1060-1235
Beefßree
156.00-
155.00-
153.00-
152.00-
152.00-
747- 913
707-1350
678-1350
725- 750
678-1350
158.00-
157.00-
152.00-
713- 835
609-870
650- 819
264
5,090
8,257
152.00-160.00
Avg. Weight
1,247
1,127
843
748
29,286 1,267
19,016 1,153
15,083 812
17,624 724
66,059 1,267
62,854 1,162
25,954 852
18,774 778
Price Avg.
Avg.
Price
99.79
99.21
97.92
97.90
98.07
Weight
1,327
1,304
1,249
1,208
1,247
99.69
98.86
98.08
97.95
98.16
1,252
1,175
1,120
1,126
1,127
157.64
157 59
157.33
152.50
157.41
851
845
843
738
843
159.75
158.06
157.49
795
759
740
748
157.74
Avg. Price
98.07
98.16
157.41
157.74
100.57
100.56
160.51
159.55
71.24
71.32
111.47
111.96
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Cattle On Feed
3 Percent Higher
Washington, D.C.
November 21,2003
Report Supplied By USDA/NASS
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter mar
ket in the United States for feedlots with capac
ity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.0 million
head on November 1,2003. The inventory was 3
percent above November 1, 2002 but 7 percent
below November 1,2001.
Placements in feedlots during October totaled
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 21 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat pro
duction under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, Nov. 22,
was estimated at 881.3 million lbs, according to the USDA's Agricultural
Marketing Service. This was 1.6 percent lower than a week ago and 5.8
percent lower than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year
to date was 1.2 percent lower compared to the previous year.
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Week Ending (1) Beef Calf/Veal Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
22- 446.7 3.5 427.0 4.1 881.3
15-Nov-03 442.4 3.4 4417.8 4.2 867.8
Change: 1.0% 2.9% 2.2% -2.4% 1.6%
23- 519.8 4.0 407.1 4.2 935.1
Change: -14.1% -12.5% 4.9% -2.4% -5.8%
2003 YTD: 23,572.4 163.4 17,489.9 170.7 41,396.4
2002 YTd: 24,171.9 168.8 17,789.9 186.6 1,907.3
Change: -2.5% -3.2% 0.6% -8.5% -1.2%
1- Previous week estimates may be revised. Year ago data are actuals.
2- Excludes lard.
3- Totals may not add due to rounding. 2003 totals are subject to revision.
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Week Ending Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
22- 607,000 18,000 2,141,000 59,000
15-Nov-03 601,000 18,000 2,097,000 60,000
Change: 1.0% 0.0% 2.1% -1.7%
23- 684,000 22,000 2,050,000 63,000
Change: -11.3% -18.2% 4.4% -6.3%
2003 YTD: 31,598,000 876,000 88,417,000 2,537,000
2002 YTD: 31,784,000 905,000 88,555,000 2,772,000
Change; -0.6% -3.2% -0.2% -8.5%
AVERAGE
Week Ending: LIVE: Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
22- Estimate 1236 316 269 139
15-Nov-03 Estimate 1233 308 269 138
23- Actual 1264 302 269 136
DRESSED;
22- Estimate 740 196 200 70
15-Nov-03 Estimate 740 191 200 70
23- Actual 764 186 200 68
PER(CENTAGE'of total^slaughtered^
CATTLE HOGS
Wk.Endmg Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Giks Sows Boars/Stags
08- 45.4% 31.7% 20.7% 2.1% 96.9% 2.8% 0.2%
09- 46.5% 34.0% 17.9% 1.6% 96.6% 3.2% 0.2%
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2.78 million, 16 percent above 2002 and 3 per
cent above 2001. Net placements were 2.68 mil
lion.
During October, placements of cattle and
calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 1.02
million, 600-699 pounds were 796,000, 700-799
pounds were 508,000, and 800 pounds and
greater were 454,000.
Marketings of fed cattle during October total
ed 1.86 million, 6 percent below 2002 and 2 per
cent below 2001.
Other disappearance totaled 101,000 during
October, 20 percent above 2002 and 49 percent
above 2001.
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