Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL. (AP) (USDA) -- Monday cattle: 300. Last Monday: 416. Year Ago Monday: 649. Friday actual: 540.

Compared to late last week, slaughter steers and heifers not fully established. Slaughter Holsteins sold steady. Lean slaughter cows firm to .50 higher, with boning and breaking cows steady. Slaughter bulls not fully established.

Steers: Choice 2-3 1200-1540 lbs. 76.00-78.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1200 lbs. 72.25.

Holsteins: Choice 2-3 1230-1490 lbs. 71.00-75.00, heavyweights 1560-1600 lbs. 67.00-68.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1340-1482 lbs. 69.70-70.60 Select 2-3 1295-1430 lbs. 64.00-67.00.

Heifers: Choice 2-3 1150 lbs. 77.30.

Cows:

Premium White 70-80 percent lean 50.00, high dressing, low dressing; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 47.00-50.00 52.50-52.75 46.00; Boning 80-85 percent lean 46.00-48.00 48.00-51.00 42.00-45.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean 41.00-44.50 44.50-46.75 34.00-40.00.

Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 high dressing 1845-1875 lbs. 48.00.

Hog estimate: 600 includes 200 feeder pigs. Last Monday: 983. Year Ago Monday: 1125. Friday actual: 405.

Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Friday, sold steady to 1.00 higher. 47-50 percent lean 220-270 lbs. 42.50, 2 lots 43.00; 44-48 percent lean 270-290 lbs. 41.00-41.50; 43-46 percent lean 290-300 lbs. 39.00-40.00.

Sows: Steady.

U.S. 1-2: 300-500 lbs. 29.00-30.00.

U.S. 1-3: 500-600 lbs. 31.00-32.00; over 600 lbs. 32.00.

Boars: Steady. 270-300 lbs. 26.00; 300-700 lbs. 8.00.

Sheep estimate: 150. Last Monday: 188. Year Ago Monday: 244. Friday actual: 185.

Compared to Friday, slaughter lambs sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter ewes and feeder lambs sold steady. Supply near 25 percent slaughter lambs, 25 percent slaughter ewes and 40 percent feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs: New Crop: Spring: 110-130 lbs. 102.00-104.00 Shorn: Old Crop: 120-140 lbs. 100.00-102.00. Wooled: Old Crop: 120-140 lbs. 95.00-97.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 30.00, pkg 32.00. Cull 20.00-25.00.

Feeder Lambs: New Crop: Spring: 50-70 lbs. 100.00-110.00; 70-90 lbs. 90.00-100.00.