Livestock

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

Compared to last weeks closing prices, few scattered sales slaughter steers and heifers steady. Holstein steers steady. Slaughter cows steady to weak. Slaughter bulls scarce.

Slaughter Steers: Choice not tested. Select and Choice 2-3 1,100-1,300 lbs. 69.00-71.30. Select 2-3 1,050-1,300 lbs. 66.25-69.00.

Holstein Steers: Choice 2-3 1,300-1,600 lbs. 63.90-65.75. Select and Choice 2-3 1,300-1,600 lbs. 62.25-63.90. Select 1-2 1,200-1,400 lbs. 57.75-62.25. Standard 1-2 1,200-1,700 lbs. 56.00-57.75.

Slaughter Heifers: Choice 2-3 1,100-1,350 lbs. 71.30-72.25. Select and Choice 2-3 1,100-1,200 lbs. 69.00-71.30.

Slaughter Cows: Premium White 70-75 percent lean over 1,200 lbs. 45.00-49.00; Breakers 70-80 percent lean over 1,100 lbs. 41.50-46.00; Boners 80-85 percent lean over 1,050 lbs. 41.00-44.00 37.00-41.00; Lean (hi-dressing) 86-90 percent lean over 1,100 lbs. 43.00-44.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean over 850 lbs. 37.00-42.070 32.00-37.00.

Slaughter Bulls: Few Yield Grade 2 1,300-1,500 lbs. thin 46.00-50.25.

Hogs: 800 (includes 300 feeder pigs).

Barrows & Gilts: Compared to Friday, 2.00 higher.

U.S. 1-2 47-50 percent lean 220-260 lbs. 50.00; 47-50 percent lean 260-270 lbs. 49.00-50.00; 2-3 46-48 percent lean 270-280 lbs. 48.00-49.00; 2-4 44-46 percent lean 280-290 lbs. 47.00-48.00.

Sows: Uneven, steady to 1.00 higher except weights over 600 lbs. 1.00 lower.

U.S. 1-3 300-450 lbs. 41.00-42.00; 450-500 lbs. 43.00; 500-550 lbs. 45.00-46.00; 550-700 lbs. 47.00-48.00.

Boars: 300-700 lbs. 16.00-17.00.

Sheep: 200.

Compared to last Thursday, slaughter lambs not tested early. Slaughter ewes and feeder lambs steady. Near 5 percent of supply slaughter lambs, 80 percent feeder lambs and 15 percent slaughter ewes.

Slaughter Lambs: Not tested early.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 26.00-30.00. Cull 20.00-26.00.

Feeder Lambs: New Crop: Medium and Large 1-2 60-80 lbs. 105.00-115.00; 80-100 lbs. 95.00-105.00.