Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Monday cattle estimate: 500. Last Monday: 466. Year ago Monday: 546. Friday actual: 404.

Compared to late last week, slaughter steers sold steady to .50 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Boxed beef down .21 on light choice to 109.17 and up .11 on heavy choice to 108.30.

Steers: Choice 2-4 1032-1353 lbs. 63.10-65.00, pkg 1300 lbs. 66.50. Select and Choice 2-3 1175-1380 lbs. 61.80-63.00. Select 1-2 1070-1460 lbs. 60.00-61.75.

Holsteins: Choice 2-3 1285-1495 lbs. 55.00-57.40, crossbred 1415-1531 lbs. 58.50-61.25, heavyweights 1600-1752 lbs. 45.00-48.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1328-1523 lbs. 53.00-54.75. Select 1-2 1250-1492 lbs. 50.00-52.50.

Heifers: Choice 2-3 1020-1305 lbs. 63.25-64.25.

Cows: Premium White 70-80 percent lean; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 37.00-40.50, high dressing 40.50-41.75; Boning 80-85 percent lean 35.50-38.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean 33.00-36.25.

Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1510-1805 lbs. 43.00-46.50.

Hog estimate: 500. Last Monday: 1384. Year ago Monday: 546. Friday actual: 532.

Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Friday, sold .50 lower. 47-50 percent lean 220-270 lbs. 31.00-31.50; 44-48 percent lean 270-290 lbs. 29.50-30.50; 43-46 percent lean 290-300 lbs. 27.50-28.50.

Sows: 1.00 higher.

U.S. 1-2: 300-500 lbs. 21.00.

U.S. 1-3: 500-600 lbs. 22.00; over 600 lbs. 23.00.

Boars: Steady. 270-300 lbs. 18.00; 300-700 lbs. 6.00.

Sheep estimate: 500. Last Monday: 125. Year ago Monday: 424. Friday actual: 315.

Compared to Friday, all classes steady. Supply near 60 percent slaughter lambs, 10 percent slaughter ewes and 30 percent feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs: Shorn: Choice, end Prime 2-3 125-145 lbs. 75.00-77.00. Wooled: New Crop: Choice, end Prime 2-3 110-125 lbs. 70.00-73.00; 125-145 lbs. 73.00-75.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 17.00-22.00. Cull 14.00-17.00.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: 60-80 lbs. 73.00-80.00; 80-100 lbs. 65.00-73.00.