Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, DC . Dec 12 - (USDA-NASS) -Total red meat pio
duction under fedeial inspection loi the week ending Satuiday, Dec 14,
was estimated at 8% 5 million lbs, according to the USDA's Agncultuial
Marketing Scmce This was 0 7 peicent highci than a week ago and 0 8
peicenl lower than a yeai ago Cumulatice meat pioduclion loi the yeai
to date was I 4 peicenl lowei compared to the piecious eai
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
CalfAeal Pork (2)
4h -noo
4 S 424 n
I 2<'C
401 4
7 Vi
18 744 I
18 444 7
I (V'r
Week Ending (1) Beef
I f-Dec-02 2
06-Dec-(H 457 S
0 I '/(
402 0
Change
14-Dcc-02
Change -4 V, (
\ 113 174 4
2002 t FD 180 7
Change - } 24,
1- Picmous week estimates may be revised
2- Excludes laid
3- Totals may not add due to lounding
-7 0",
24.K04 I
25.654 I
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LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
620.000 20,000 2 147.000 62.000
622.000 18.000 2,120,000 60.000
-0 3% 111 % I 3% 3 3%
648.000 23,000 2.019,000 66 000
-4 3% -13 0% 6 3% -6 1%
33.388.000 929.000 94.566,000 2,709,000
33.727.000 970,000 94,421,000 2,960,000
-10% -4 2% 0 2% -8 5%
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb
1242 321 270 140
1241 320 270 139
1270 311 269 140
Week Ending
n-Det-m
06-Dee-03
Change
14-Dec-02
Change
2003 YTD
2002 YTD
Change
Week Ending LIVE
!3-Dec-03 Estimate
06- Estimate
07- Actual
DRESSED
13-Dec-03 Estimate
06- -03 Estimate
07- -02 Actual
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Harrows/Gills Sows Boars/Stags
29- 46 6% 29 5% 217% 22% 96 7% 3 1% 02%
30- 47 2% 35 1% 16 2% 14% 97 2% 26% 02%
THE GRAIN OF OUR ECONOMYs
Grease (case of 10 tubes)
Heavy Duty Lithium
Pyroplex Red
Pyroplex Blue
10% CASH & CARRY DISCOUNT
I I 4'/
4 1
Yeai ago data ate actuals
2004 totals arc subject to leusion
743
740
764
Drums (55 gal)
Tection Extra 15W40
Blue Hydraulic Plus
Universal Tractor Fluid
10% CASH & CARRY
DISCOUNT
- WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
* Castro!
Pyropln Bid
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
4 4 896 4
4 2 890 4
4 89 0 79
4 6 904 4
-(49 -OX9
182 6 44 984 7
199*5 44.480 0
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201
201
200
HEAVY DUTY LUBES
FRIDAY, DEC. 26 to WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31, 2003
END-of-YEAR SALE
$16.95
$20.59
$26.95
East Coast and North
Central Veal Report
Des Moines, lowa
December 16, 2003
Supplied By USDA
CARIOT VFAI CARCASS RFFORI
C ompared to trading last week Northeast spe
ual led \eal steady to weak at 165 00 205 00
(aveiage 194 SI)on moderate demand and light
to moderate ollenngs North C entral hide-on
weak to lower at 170 173 00 (a\erage 171 38)
hide off not lull\ tested on moderate demand
and offerings
VFAI CARCASS SFFCIAI FFD HOI
BASIS. I OB PRODUC I lON POINTS North
east 900 head Hide Off, 21S 27S lbs
190-I9S 00 North Central Hide On 240- 3(H)
lbs 170 17* (K)
CONTRACT INFORMA I lON Hot Basis
Hide-Off (As of December 17 2003) —C on
tract eal\es slaughtered this week
18S 00-21 S 00 Packers base market
18S 00-200 00 Future Contracts offered Finn
Bottom 19S 00-200 00 Firm Top 21S 00- 220 00
Firm Bottom/Opeii Top, 19S 00-200 00 Firm
Bottom 195 00. Split Half Top 210 00 Fixed,
none offered
• North Central - OH, IN, 11, MI & WI
• Northeast - MA, MD, PA, NY, NJ. DF, CT
& VT
WEEKLY DISTRIBUTIVE, LESS THAN
CARLOT, EAST COAST AREA VEAI CUTS
TRADE, SPECIAL FED Market for Tuesday,
Dec 16 Compared to last week Distributive
special fed cuts trading steady to steady to
weak, with exception to square cut chuck steady
to lower Trading moderate going into the holi
day season, demand moderate to good on most
ly moderate offenngs Foodservice demand
good and retail demand light to moderate
Prices per CWT Carcass, hide off 200-250 lb
180-250 00.00, Foresaddles 85-110 lb
150-21000, Kosher Foresaddles 90-110 lb
220-260 00, Hindsaddl’cs 85-115 lb 280-32000,
Loins, regular 17-25 lb 235-32000, Loins, 4x4
trmd 12-18 lb 395-575 00, Hotel Racks, 8 nb
15-21 lb 400-565 00, 7 nb 14-20 lb 400-565 00, 6
nb 13-17 lb 550-665 00, Chuck, square cut 36-47
lb 120-150 00, Shoulder, full 14-20 lb
140 00-175 00, Legs, double 70-90 lb 270-320 00,
TBS 3-piece 24-32 lb 550-70000, BHS heel-out
27-35 lb 325-525 00, Top Round, trmd, cap-off
8-10 lb 815 00-1025 00, Breast 10-12 lb
65-10000. Necks, bone-m 24-28 lb 100-150 00,
Stew Meat, regular 175-340 00, Boneless Trim
mings 75-80% lean 80-9100, Heavy Nature
Green Hides, per piece 38-4100
$299.00
$245.00
$282.00
Direct Slaughter Cattle
Daily Market Review
St. Joseph. Mo.
December 17, 2003
Report Supplied B) USDA
NATIONAL SI AUCiHTFR CAITir Rl ■
VIF Was of 2pm Wednesday 1 rade slow on
light demand Tuesda* Not enough sales for an
adequate market test I i\e sales last week
96 00-97 00 in the South Flams and 97 00 97 50
in the North Flams and Western Cornbelt
dre sed sales m the Noith Flams and Western
C ornbelt 155 00
Negotiated sales ( ontlrmed 1 1 587 Week
ago 80,241 Tear ago 1 712 W k to Date 12 5(6
Week ago to Date 8s 484 Tear ago to Date
2 655
Negotiated I ormula and eontiaet purchases
dtlnered to packers today Today 90200 Week
Ago 85 S(H) Tear \go 97 100 Wk to Date
175 1(H) Week Ago to Date 169 (00 T eai Ago
to Date 180.400
Negotiated, Formula and contract commit
ments today (generally for slaughter within 7
days) Today 69 000 W'eek Ago 147 7(H) Tear
Ago 47.2(H) Wk to Date 110 600 Week Ago to
Date 191,400 Year Ago to Date 97,900
Negotiated Prices Paid for Domestic Slaugh
ter Steers and Heifers (Information demed
from the 5 area weighted ayerage )
STFERS LIVF BASIS Oyer 80% Choice no
quote, 65-809 r Choice 93-96 25. ayg 95 40,
35-65% Choice 93 00, 0-35% no quote Total all
grades 93-96 25 DRESSFD BASIS Over 80%
Choice 150-154 00 a\g 152 22, 65-80%
152-153 00 avg 152 45, 35-65% Choice
151-152 00, avg 151 30, 0-35% Choice no quote
Total all grades 150-154 00 avg 151 67
HEIFERS LIVE BASIS Over 80% Choice
no quote, 65-80% Choice 93 00, 35-65% 93 00,
0-35% no quote Total all grades 93 00 DRESS
ED BASIS Over 80% Choice 152-153 00 avg
152 76, 65-80% Choice 150-15400 avg IS! 81,
35-65% 150-ISB 00 avg 156 22, 0-35% Choice
no quote Total all grades 150-ISB 00 avg
153 32
FORMULA PURCHASES Prices estab
lished on previous reporting day for slaughtered
cattle Beef Type Domestic 15,100 head,
weighted avg weight 790 lbs, wtd avg net price
162 11
SLAUGHTFR COWS AND BULIS Dress
ed Prices Bull 600 up 94 00-115 70 avg 106 85,
Bull 600 down 9000-10600 avg 98 71 Cutter
500 up 85 00-105 00 avg 97 85, Cutter 400-500
80 00-110 00 avg 95 73, Cutter 400 down
74 00-105 00 avg 9146 Boner 500 up
85 00-112 00 avg 96 63, Boner SOO down
85 00-105 00 avg 96 69 Breaker 500 up
88 00-105 00 avg 95 24 Premium White
98 00-119 00 avg 107 71
Covers transactions reported at 2 00 p m yes
terday and 1000 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
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20, 2003-Al9
10% CASH & CARRY
DISCOUNT
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
National Feeder Cattle
Weekly Review
Sl. Joseph, Mo.
December 12, 2003
Report Supplied ll> USD V
NAIIONAL H H)l R & SKX M R C A I
111 SLMMARV lor week ending IXc 12
—SI lOSI PH MO Dec 12 {LSDA-MO Dept
of Ag Market News ) NAIIONAI m Of R &
TOC kl R CAI 11 r SI'MMAR> lolal Re
eupls 412 900 last week 411 S(H> last vear
410400 Direct S 7 7(H) last week S 2 900 last
\ear 02 HKI V ideo/lnternet 12 000 last week
21 800 last vtar 11 SOO ~ns 121 200 last
week 112,800 last \ear 114 100 I his weeks
auction volume included 17 pencil! over 600 lbs
and 4*l percent heifers
C onipated to last week feeder cattle and
calves sold 2 00-5 00 lower with mans instances
as much as 8 00 10 00 lower on both calves and
vearlmgs Ihe market took back nearly all of
last week s sharp advances on lightweight
calves and really hammered those heavier
calves over SSO lbs that had been holding re
spectable price levels amid moderate demand
earlmg prices had been maintaining near re
cord levels, although supplies have been very
limited
Over the last two weeks a few more of the
heavier feeders have been showing up at the
auctions but sellers were shocked this week
when their precious yearlings fell on light de
mand It’s as if all at once cattle feeders collec
tively decided that they can’t give over 1 00 for
800 lb steers Hedging these high feedlot re
placements against slumping spring futures is
impossible Weakness came from all directions
this week as significantly lower prices were
posted on the futures, beef, and finished cattle
markets But, perhaps the most damaging fac
tor to blame for this week’s losses on the feeder
market was the weather Conditions were mis
erable in all five of the major feedlot areas as
freezing ram, snow, and cold winds reminded
cattlemen that winter is only about one week
away Frigid temperatures on dry wheat fields
across the Plains caused what little forage that
was available to crawl back into the ground
until February Backgrounders could barely get
their tractors started to feed round bales to shiv
ering and hunched-over cattle when their order
buyers called on their cell phone to ask. How
bout some more of those dollar thirtv calves 9 A
quick recovery may be difficult as the holidays
will interrupt normal marketing for the next
several weeks
Packers are putting off negative vibes and
complaining about losing money, after lacklus
ter post-Thanksgivmg beef sales caused whole
salers to clam up and refuse dressed beef price
lists However, the stock market got back to
10,000 points this week, its been a great year,
and Santa Clause is cornin’
$35.95
$27.19
$32.95