Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Monday cattle estimate: 400. Last Monday: 542. Year ago Monday: 0. Friday actual: 284.

Compared to late last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a limited market test. Slaughter Holsteins sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold fully steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Steers: Few Select and Choice 2-3 1387 lbs. 69.00. Select 1-2 1153-1415 lbs. 65.00-67.85.

Holsteins: Choice 2-3 1406-1490 lbs. 63.00-64.75, pkg 1347 lbs. 67.40, heavyweights 1561-1760 lbs. 55.00-57.75. Select and Choice 2-3 1206-1420 lbs. 60.00-62.40. Select 1-2 1170-1456 lbs. 58.00-59.50. Few Standard 1-2 1205-1417 lbs. 56.00-56.50.

Heifers: Few Choice 2-3 1177-1245 lbs. 70.25-70.50. Select 1-2 pkg 1185 lbs. 66.00.

Cows: Premium White 70-80 percent lean 41.25-44.50; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 37.00-40.50, high dressing 40.50-41.50, low dressing 34.50-36.50; Boning 80-85 percent lean 35.00-38.50, high dressing 38.50-40.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean 32.00-35.00, high dressing 36.00-36.50, low dressing 27.00-31.50.

Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1525-2095 lbs. 41.00-44.75, high dressing 1610-2080 lbs. 47.00-51.50.

Hog estimate: 700 includes 350 feeder pigs. Last Monday: 1078. Year ago Monday: 0. Friday actual: 654.

Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Friday, sold steady. 47-50 percent lean 220-270 lbs. 28.00-29.00; 44-48 percent lean 270-290 lbs. 26.00-27.50; 43-46 percent lean 290-300 lbs. 24.00-25.50.

Sows: Unevenly steady.

U.S. 1-2: 300-500 lbs. 19.00.

U.S. 1-3: 500-600 lbs. 22.00-24.00; over 600 lbs. 25.00.

Boars: Steady. 270-300 lbs. 16.00; 300-700 lbs. 6.00.

Sheep estimate: 400. Last Monday: 430. Year ago Monday: 0. Friday actual: 145.

Compared to Friday, all classes sold steady. Supply near 30 percent slaughter lambs, 40 percent slaughter ewes and 30 percent feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs: Shorn: Choice, end Prime 2-3 125-145 lbs. 83.00-85.00. Wooled: Choice, end Prime 2-3 110-125 lbs. 78.00-81.00; 125-145 lbs. 81.00-83.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 35.00-40.00. Cull 25.00-35.00.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: 60-80 lbs. 90.00-100.00; 80-100 lbs. 82.00-90.00.