Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Monday cattle: 300.

Compared to late last week, not enough slaughter steers and heifers on hand for a market test. Holstein steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light run. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Steers: Select and Choice 2-3 pkg 1,420 lbs. 65.10.

Holstein Steers: Choice, few Prime 2-3 1,320-1,700 lbs. 58.00-62.00, mostly 58.00-60.00, few crossbreds 61.75-66.25. Select and Choice 2-3 1,430-1,685 lbs. 57.00-58.25. Select 1-2 1,300-1,625 lbs. 55.00-56.75. Standard 1-2 few 1,305-1,350 lbs. 52.75-54.00. Returning to feed: 745-1,330 lbs. 51.00-56.25.

Slaughter Heifers: Choice 2-4 pkg 1,365 lbs. 66.00.

Slaughter Cows: Premium White 70-75 percent lean 40.00-44.25 (low dressing); Breaking 70-80 percent lean 43.00-45.50, 40.00-43.00 (low dressing); Boning 80-85 percent lean 42.00-44.25, indiv 45.50 (high dressing), 38.00-40.75 (low dressing); Lean 85-90 percent lean 39.00-42.00, 34.75-38.25 (low dressing).

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1,620-2,430 lbs. 53.00-56.75, high dressing individual 58.00, low dressing 48.50-52.25.

Hogs: 1,100 includes 250 feeder pigs.

Compared to Friday, barrows and gilts sold steady. 47-50 percent lean 220-260 lbs. 25.50-26.00; 47-50 percent lean 260-270 lbs. 24.50-25.00; 46-48 percent lean 270-280 lbs. 23.50-24.00.

Sows: Steady to .50 lower.

U.S. 1-3: under 400 lbs. 21.00; 400-500 lbs. 22.00; 500-550 lbs. 23.00; 550-600 lbs. 25.00; over 600 lbs. 26.00.

Boars: Steady. under 700 lbs. 13.00.

Sheep: 600.

Compared to Friday, slaughter and feeder lambs sold steady to weak, with slaughter ewes trading 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply near 80 percent slaughter lambs, 5 percent slaughter ewes and 15 percent feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs: Shorn: Old Crop: Choice, few Prime 2-3 110-140 lbs. with 1-2 pelts 60.00-62.00. Wooled: Old Crop: Choice, end Prime 2-3 110-140 lbs. 55.00-57.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 18.00-23.00. Cull 15.00-18.00.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 old crop: 60-100 lbs. 50.00-70.00. New crop: 50-80 lbs. 70.00-80.00.