Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Wednesday estimate: 350. Last Wednesday: 679. Year ago Wednesday: 367. Tuesday actual: 613.
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady. Holstein steers 1.00 higher. Lean cows steady to weak. Fleshier cows mostly steady with instances higher. Slaughter bulls steady.
Slaughter Steers: Choice 2-4 1106-1280 lbs. 60.90-61.75.
Holstein Steers: Choice 2-3 1280-1667 lbs. 57.00-58.10, pkg crossbred 1441 lbs. 60.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1337-1691 lbs. 54.70-56.90. Select 1-2 1220-1610 lbs. 52.00-55.00. Returning to feed: 1010-1162 lbs. 45.00-49.00.
Slaughter Heifers: Choice 2-4 1106-1298 lbs. 60.00-61.50. Heiferettes: Commercial to Choice 2-4 1243-1387 lbs. 54.00-57.00.
Slaughter Cows: Premium White 70-75 percent lean 39.50-41.50, high dressing 42.00-43.50; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 38.00-40.75, high dressing 40.00-43.00; Boning 80-85 percent lean 35.00-38.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean 30.00-34.00, high dressing 34.25-35.00, low dressing to 27.00-30.00.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 880-1500 lbs. 43.00-47.00.
Hog estimate: 600. Last Tuesday: 385. Year ago Tuesday: 524. Tuesday actual: 397.
Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Tuesday, 1.50 lower. 47-50 percent lean 220-260 lbs. 37.50-38.00; 47-50 percent lean 260-270 lbs. 36.50-37.00; 46-48 percent lean 270-280 lbs. 35.50-36.00; 44-46 percent lean 280-290 lbs. 34.50-35.00; 44-46 percent lean 290-300 lbs. 33.50-34.00.
Sows: Steady.
U.S. 1-3: under 400 lbs. 19.00; 400-500 lbs. 20.00; over 500 lbs. 21.00.
Boars: Steady. Under 300 lbs. 24.00; 300-700 lbs. 10.00.
Sheep estimate: 200. Last Wednesday: 321. Year ago Wednesday: 162. Tuesday actual: 236.
Compared to Tuesday, all classes steady. Supply near 40 percent slaughter lambs, 20 percent slaughter ewes and 40 percent feeder lambs.
Slaughter Lambs: Shorn: Old Crop: Choice, few Prime 2-3 120-140 lbs. with 1-2 pelts 75.00-78.00. Wooled: New Crop: Choice, end Prime 2-3 110-130 lbs. 78.00-82.00.
Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 15.00-20.00. Cull 12.00-15.00.