Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Thursday cattle estimate: 450. Last Thursday: 442. Year ago Thursday: 412. Wednesday actual: 760.

Compared to Wednesday, slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a weak market test. Slaughter Holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Steers: Choice 2-4 pkg 1282 lbs. 77.10. Select and Choice 2-3 1190-1345 lbs. 74.00-75.75. Few Select 1-2 1175-1395 lbs. 71.00-73.75.

Holsteins: Choice 2-3 1310-1486 lbs. 67.00-70.00. Few Select and Choice 2-3 1415-1443 lbs. 64.50-66.00. Few Select 1-2 1380-1486 lbs. 61.00-62.00.

Heifers: Choice 2-3 1160-1375 lbs. 74.00-75.85.

Cows: Premium White 70-80 percent lean; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 42.00-45.00, high dressing 39.00-40.00; Boning 80-85 percent lean 40.00-43.00, high dressing 43.00-43.50, low dressing 37.00-39.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean 36.00-40.00, high dressing 40.00-40.25, low dressing 32.00-35.25.

Bulls: Few Yield Grade 1-2 1500-2130 lbs. 47.50-50.00.

Hog estimate: 450. Last Thursday: 441. Year ago Thursday: 392. Wednesday actual: 408.

Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Wednesday, sold .50 lower. 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: Steady to 1.00 lower.

U.S. 1-2: 300-500 lbs 20.00-21.00.

U.S. 1-3: 500-600 lbs 22.00-25.00; over 600 lbs 25.00.

Boars: Steady. 270-300 lbs 20.00; 300-700 lbs 6.00.

Sheep estimate: 150. Last Thursday: 102. Year ago Thursday: 85. Wednesday actual: 383.

Compared to Wednesday, all classes sold steady. Supply near 80 percent slaughter lambs, 10 percent slaughter ewes and 10 percent feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs: Shorn: Choice, end Prime 2-3 115-145 lbs. 88.00-90.00. Wooled: Choice, end Prime 2-3 125-145 lbs. 86.00-88.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 33.00-38.00. Cull 23.00-33.00.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: 60-80 lbs. 95.00-105.00; 80-100 lbs. 85.00-95.00.