Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Tuesday cattle: 1050. Last Tuesday: 895. Year Ago Tuesday: 476. Monday actual: 675.

Compared to Monday, slaughter steers, heifers and Holsteins sold mostly steady on an early market test. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls not fully established.

Steers: Few Choice 2-4 1202-1460 lbs. 88.75-90.25, part load 1381 lbs. 92.80. Few Select and Choice 2-3 1140-1370 lbs. 86.00-88.00. Select 1-2 pkg 1127 lbs. 82.00.

Holsteins: Few Choice 2-3 1324-1511 lbs. 84.00-87.25. Few Select and Choice 2-3 1267-1498 lbs. 79.75-82.60. Few Select 1-2 1301-1312 lbs. 75.00-78.50.

Heifers: Choice 2-3 pkg 1042 lbs. 82.25. Few Select 1-2 1037-1148 lbs. 80.00-81.00.

Cows:

Premium White 70-80 percent lean 53.00-56.00, high dressing, low dressing; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 52.00-55.00, high dressing, 48.00-51.50.

Boning 80-85 percent lean 49.00-52.00 52.00-53.00, low dressing; Lean 85-90 percent lean 45.00-49.00, high dressing, 42.00-44.00.

Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 few low dressing 1300-1640 lbs. 51.50-54.00.

Hog estimate: 650. Last Tuesday: 604. Year Ago Tuesday: 823. Monday actual: 1161.

Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Monday, 2.00 lower. 47-50 percent lean 220-270 lbs. 40.00-40.50 few 41.00; 44-48 percent lean 270-290 lbs. 38.00-39.00; 43-46 percent lean 290-300 lbs. 36.00-37.00.

Sows: Steady.

U.S. 1-2: 300-500 lbs. 31.00-32.00.

U.S. 1-3: 500-600 lbs. 33.00-35.00; over 600 lbs. 35.00.

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

Sheep estimate: 500. Last Tuesday: 339. Year Ago Tuesday: 505. Monday actual: 297.

Compared to Monday, all classes steady. Supply near 60 percent slaughter lambs, 20 percent slaughter ewes and 20 percent feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs: New Crop: Spring: 120-140 lbs. 84.00-86.00, few up to 88.00; 110-120 lbs. 82.00-84.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 25.00-30.00, few up to 32.00. Cull 20.00-25.00.

Feeder Lambs: New Crop: Spring: 50-70 lbs. 90.00-100.00; 70-90 lbs. 85.00-90.00, fancy pkg reputation lambs 80 lbs. 105.00.