Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Wednesday cattle: 750.

Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers, heifers, and Holstein steers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

Steers: Choice 2-3 1180-1396 lbs. 63.00-66.30. Choice 4 1481 lbs. 60.00. Select 1-3 1272-1610 lbs. 61.00-63.00.

Holsteins: Choice 2-3 1640-1766 lbs. 56.00-56.20. Select and Choice 2-3 1353-1905 lbs. 54.00-55.50. Select 1-2 1341-1615 lbs. 52.00-53.75. Standard 1-2 1205-1566 lbs. 47.00-50.00.

Heifers: Choice 2-3 1120-1230 lbs. 66.50-66.75. Few Choice 4 1277-1456 lbs. 60.00. Select and Choice 2-3 986-1317 lbs. 62.80-64.50. Select 1-3 1091-1229 lbs. 60.00-61.00

Cows: Boners 80-85 percent lean over 1050 lbs. 37.00-40.50; Boners (hi-dressing) 80-85 percent lean over 1100 lbs. 41.00-42.00; Lean (hi-dressing) 86-90 percent lean over 1100 lbs. individual 42.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean over 850 lbs. 34.50-37.50 25.00-34.50.

Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 few 1335-2070 47.50-48.00, individual low dressing 1420 42.00.

Hogs: 800.

Barrows & Gilts: Not established.

Sows: .50 to 1.00 lower.

U.S. 1-3 300-500 lbs. 22.50;

500-550 lbs. 22.50-26.00;

550-600 lbs. 28.00;

600-700 lbs. 29.00.

Boars: under 300 lbs. 20.00;

300-700 lbs. 14.00.

Sheep: 200.

Compared to Tuesday, all classes steady. Supply near of 50 percent slaughter lambs, 40 percent feeder lambs and 10 percent slaughter ewes.

Slaughter Lambs: Shorn: Choice, end Prime 2-3 110-140 lbs. with 1-2 pelts 56.00-58.00. Wooled: Choice, end Prime 2-3 110-140 lbs. 53.00-55.00.

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

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 60-80 lbs. 70.00-80.00; 80-100 lbs. 60.00-70.00.