Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Wednesday cattle estimate: 650. Last Wednesday: 381. Year ago Wednesday: 419. Tuesday actual: 1063.
Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers and heifers sold .50 lower. Holstein steers sold fully 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold .50 to 1.00 lower, with not enough slaughter bulls for a market test.
Slaughter Steers: Choice 2-4 1380-1405 lbs. 63.50-63.80, which includes 2 loads, few heavyweights 58.00-62.25. Select and Choice 2-3 pkg 1340 lbs. 62.70.
Holstein Steers: Choice 2-3 1430-1760 lbs. 55.75-57.90. Select and Choice 2-3 1440-1640 lbs. 55.00-56.20. Select 1-2 1420-1600 lbs. 53.00-54.85, returning to feed 1050-1200 lbs. 53.00-55.50.
Slaughter Heifers: Select, few Choice 2-3 load 1010-1020 lbs. 61.50. Select 1-2 or returning to feed pkg 905 lbs. 57.00.
Slaughter Cows: Premium White 70-75 percent lean; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 43.00-45.25, high dressing up to 46.00; Boning 80-85 percent lean 41.00-43.75, low dressing to 38.00-42.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean 38.00-40.50, high dressing up to 43.00.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 couple 1835-2500 lbs. 51.00-52.00.
Hog estimate: 500. Last Wednesday: 381. Year ago Wednesday: 549. Tuesday actual: 1367.
Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Tuesday, sold 1.00 lower. 47-50 percent lean 220-260 lbs. 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. 18.00; 400-550 lbs. 19.00; 550-600 lbs. 20.00; over 600 lbs. 21.00.
Boars: Steady. Under 300 lbs. 24.00; 300-700 lbs. 10.00.
Sheep estimate: 200. Last Wednesday: 71. Year ago Wednesday: 235. Tuesday actual: 320.
Compared to Tuesday, all classes sold steady. Supply near 60 percent slaughter lambs, 20 percent slaughter ewes and 20 percent feeder lambs.
Slaughter Lambs: Wooled: New Crop: Choice, end Prime 2-3 110-120 lbs. 78.00-80.00; 120-140 lbs. 80.00-82.00.
Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 21.00-25.00. Cull 16.00-21.00.