Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Thursday cattle: 300. Last Thursday: 394. Year Ago Thursday: 320. Wednesday actual: 507.

Compared to Wednesday, slaughter steers, heifers and Holsteins sold mostly steady on a limited market test. Slaughter cows sold fully steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Steers: Choice 2-3 1345-1420 lbs. 75.00-75.75. Select and Choice 2-3 1167-1401 lbs. 73.60-75.00.

Holsteins: Select and Choice 2-3 pkg 1435 lbs. 66.00.

Heifers: Choice 2-3 1131-1420 lbs. 75.30-77.25. Few Select and Choice 2-3 1095-1125 lbs. 73.00-74.75.

Cows:

Premium White 70-80 percent lean 44.00-47.00 47.00-48.00 42.50-43.00; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 42.00-45.00 45.00-46.25, low dressing; Boning 80-85 percent lean 40.00-43.00 43.00-43.50, low dressing; Lean 85-90 percent lean 37.00-40.00 40.00-42.00, low dressing.

Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 low dressing 1580-2295 lbs. 48.00-51.75. sto