Livestock

SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Monday cattle estimate: 600. Last Monday: 414. Year ago Monday: 0. Friday actual: 352.

Compared to Friday, slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter Holsteins sold steady to .50 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Steers: Choice 2-4 1041-1472 70.00-72.00, few pkgs 1129-1230 lbs. 72.30-73.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1150-1395 lbs. 68.00-70.00. Few Select 1-2 1185-1345 lbs. 66.75-67.00.

Holsteins: Choice 2-3 1287-1476 lbs. 63.25-65.00, heavyweights 1533-1760 lbs. 56.50-59.60. Select and Choice 2-3 1245-1516 lbs. 60.00-62.90. Select 1-2 1233-1437 lbs. 58.00-59.25. Standard 1-2 1140-1426 lbs. 55.00-57.50.

Heifers: Choice 2-3 pkg 1278 lbs. 70.85. Select and Choice 2-3 1208-1378 lbs. 68.50-69.60. Select 1-2 1016-1210 lbs. 65.00-66.00.

Cows: Premium White 70-80 percent lean; Breaking 70-80 percent lean 38.00-41.75, high dressing 41.75-42.25, low dressing 35.00-38.00; Boning 80-85 percent lean 36.00-39.00, high dressing 39.00-41.00; Lean 85-90 percent lean 33.00-36.00.

Bulls: Not tested.

Hog estimate: 850 includes 400 feeder pigs. Last Monday: 552. Year ago Monday: 0. Friday actual: 612.

Barrows and Gilts: Compared to Friday, sold 1.50 lower. 47-50 percent lean 220-270 lbs. 29.50-30.00; 44-48 percent lean 270-290 lbs. 27.50-28.50; 43-46 percent lean 290-300 lbs. 25.50-26.50.

Sows: Steady.

U.S. 1-2: 300-500 lbs. 19.50-20.00.

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: 200. Last Monday: 352. Year ago Friday: 0. Friday actual: 189.

Compared to Friday, all classes sold steady to weak. Supply near 80 percent slaughter lambs, 10 percent slaughter ewes and 10 percent feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs: Shorn: Choice, end Prime 2-3 125-145 lbs. 81.00-83.00. Wooled: Choice, end Prime 2-3 110-125 lbs. 76.00-79.00; 125-145 lbs. 79.00-81.00.

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.