Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Monday cattle estimate: 350. Last Monday: 564. Year ago Monday: 330. Friday actual: 1451.

Compared to late last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a limited market test. Slaughter Holsteins sold steady with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

Steers: Few Choice 2-4 1385-1450 lbs. 75.00-78.25. Few Select and Choice 2-3 1280-1445 lbs. 71.00-74.00.

Holsteins: Choice 2-3 1265-1520 lbs. 65.00-68.50, a few 1335-1450 lbs. 69.75-71.25, heavyweights 1545-1705 lbs. 57.00-61.00. Few Select and Choice 2-3 1306-1490 lbs. 62.25-64.25. Few Select 1-2 1182-1346 lbs. 61.00-62.00.

Heifers: Choice 2-3 1096-1360 lbs. 75.25-77.00.

Cows: Premium White 70-80 percent lean 41.00-43.50; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 40.00-43.00; Boning 80-85 percent lean 37.00-40.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean 34.00-37.00.

Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1580-2125 lbs. 45.00-49.00, couple high dressing 1920-2115 lbs. 49.75-50.25.

Hog estimate: 650 includes 250 feeder pigs. Last Monday: 1032. Year ago Monday: 971. Friday actual: 563.

Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Friday, sold 2.00 higher. 47-50 percent lean 220-270 lbs. 32.00-32.50; 44-48 percent lean 270-290 lbs. 30.00-31.00; 43-46 percent lean 290-300 lbs. 28.00-29.00.

Sows: Under 500 lbs. steady; over 500 lbs. not established.

U.S. 1-2: 300-500 lbs. 19.00.

U.S. 1-3: 500-600 lbs. not established; over 600 lbs. not established.

Boars: Steady. 270-300 lbs. 16.00; 300-700 lbs. 6.00.

Sheep estimated receipts: 200. Last Monday: 521. Year ago Monday: 151. Friday actual: 220.

Compared to Friday, all classes sold steady on a light test. Supply near 20 percent slaughter lambs, 60 percent slaughter ewes and goats, and 20 percent feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs: Shorn: Choice, end Prime 2-3 125-145 lbs. 83.00-85.00. Wooled: Choice, end Prime 2-3 110-125 lbs. 78.00-81.00; 125-145 lbs. 81.00-83.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 35.00-40.00. Cull 25.00-35.00.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: 60-80 lbs. 90.00-100.00; 80-100 lbs. 82.00-90.00.