Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Tuesday cattle: 650. Last Tuesday: 973. Year Ago Tuesday: 417. Friday actual: 247.

Compared to late last week, slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers not fully established. Slaughter Holsteins sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

Steers: Choice 2-4 1180-1455 lbs. 77.00-79.25. Select and Choice 2-3 1241-1408 lbs. 75.00-76.25. Select 1-2 1180-1372 lbs. 73.00-75.00.

Holsteins: Choice 2-3 1343-1505 lbs. 73.00-77.00, heavyweights 1545-1715 lbs. 67.75-71.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1265-1520 lbs. 70.00-73.00. Few Select 1-2 1317-1440 lbs. 67.00-69.00.

Heifers: Few Select and Choice 2-3 1095-1153 lbs. 75.00-76.00. Few Select 1-2 1035-1195 lbs. 72.00-73.00.

Cows:

Premium White 70-80 percent lean 53.00-56.00 56.00-56.90, low dressing; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 50.00-53.00 53.00-55.00, low dressing; Boning 80-85 percent lean 48.00-51.00 51.00-52.00 45.00-47.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean 45.00-48.00 48.50 40.00-42.00.

Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1530-1955 lbs. 53.00-55.50.

Hog estimate: 700. Last Tuesday: 826. Year Ago Tuesday: 586. Friday actual: 255.

Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Friday, 1.00 higher. 47-50 percent lean 220-270 lbs. 40.50-41.00; 44-48 percent lean 270-290 lbs. 38.50-39.50; 43-46 percent lean 290-300 lbs. 36.50-37.50.

Sows: Steady.

U.S. 1-2: 300-500 lbs. 27.00-28.00.

U.S. 1-3: 500-600 lbs. 29.00-30.00; over 600 lbs. 30.00.

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

Sheep estimate: 100. Last Tuesday: 362. Year Ago Tuesday: 185. Friday actual: 307.

Compared to Friday, all classes steady. Supply near 20 percent slaughter lambs, 10 percent slaughter ewes and 70 percent feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs: New Crop: Spring: 110-130 lbs. 106.00-108.00. Shorn: Old Crop: 120-140 lbs. 104.00-106.00. Wooled: Old Crop: 120-140 lbs. 100.00-102.00.

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

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