Amarillo — Here’s the daily livestock summary for Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009.
CATTLE
Direct Trade: In the direct slaughter cattle trade in the Five Major Marketing Areas, Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa/Minnesota; Thurs far for Thursday trading in the Southern Plains has been limited on light demand. In Nebraska and Iowa/Minnesota trading has been slow on light demand. In Colorado trading was inactive. In Nebraska, compared to Wednesday the last established market, dressed clean up sales sold steady from 135.00 to 136.00. In Iowa/Minnesota clean up dressed sales sold steady at 135.00. In Colorado, on Wednesday live sales sold at 84.00. In the Texas Panhandle, on Wednesday the latest established market, live sales sold from 85.00 to 85.50. In Kansas live sales sold at 84.00 dressed sales ranged from 134.00 to 135.00. Steers: Live basis; (all Grades: 2,304 head) 82.00-85.50, weighted average price 84.58. Dressed basis; (all Grades: 5,155 head) 132.00-136.00, weighted average price 135.43. Heifers: live basis; (all Grades: 1,865 head) 82.00-85.50, weighted average 84.64. Dressed Basis; (all Grades: 2,526 head) 134.50-136.00, weighted average 135.49.
Auction markets:
Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Receipts: 1705
Compared to last week: Choice steers and heifers no comparison due to no sale
last week. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 1175-1500 lbs 80.00-83.75. Select and
Choice 2-3 1100-1300 lbs 76.00-81.75.
Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 1150-1500 lbs 80.50-83.50. Select and Choice 2-
3 1030-1400 lbs 79.50-82.75.
USDA ESTIMATED BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUES
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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Current Cutout Values: 138.75 133.03
Change from prior day: (0.29) (0.29)
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Choice/Select spread: 5.71
Total Load Count (Cuts, Trimmings, Grinds): 231
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CATTLE Slaughter under Federal Inspection
Thursday (est) 98,000
Week ago (est) 56,000
Year ago (act) 0
Week to date (est) 469,000
Same Period Last Week (est) 429,000
Same Period Last Year (act) 349,000
CME Futures Closes for Live Cattle:
Month Close Change Month Close Change
Dec 86.00 + 1.40 Jun 87.72 + 1.10
Feb 86.17 + 1.12 Aug 87.70 + 1.00
Apr 89.80 + .85 Oct 89.70 + .50
Tama, IA. Slaughter Cows: 520 Head No comparison due to no sale last week.
Pct Lean Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress
71-75 1295-1935 51.00-56.00 57.00-65.00 –
Breakers 76-80 1090-1825 45.50-50.50 – –
Boners 81-85 1040-1500 40.50-45.00 47.00-48.00 –
Lean 86-90 865-1415 32.00-39.50 40.00-41.00 14.00-30.50
USDA ESTIMATE CUTTER COW CARCASS CUT-OUT VALUE
Cutter 90%
350#/up
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Current-Cutout Value: $112.67
Change from prior day: $0.62
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Winter Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction, Dodge City, KS close for 12/30/09
Receipts: 3844 2 weeks ago: 6101 Last year: 1455
Compared with two weeks ago: steers and heifers 300-700 lbs weak. Steers 700-950
lbs steady to 3.00 lower, bulk of trade weak to 1.00 lower. Heifers 700-900 lbs
weak to 2.00 lower.
Feeder steers: Medium and Large 1 6 head 333 lbs 128.00; 400-450 lbs 118.00-
119.00 (118.29); 8 head Thin 476 lbs 118.50; 500-550 lbs 106.00-109.00 (106.93);
11 head 581 lbs 100.00; 82 head Thin 557 lbs 105.50; 24 head 686 lbs 96.35; 42
head Value Added 656 lbs 98.00; 700-750 lbs 95.25-96.10 (95.77); 750-800 lbs
93.25-94.85 (94.31), 47 head Value Added 762 lbs 95.75; 800-850 lbs 92.75-94.10
(93.64); 850-900 lbs 92.00-93.85 (93.13); 39 head 921 lbs 92.00. Calves 600-650
lbs 92.25-96.50 (93.78); 16 head 662 lbs 96.50; 700-750 lbs 92.50-96.50 (94.01);
750-800 lbs 91.50-94.00 (92.12). Fleshy 65 head 869 lbs 90.60.
Medium and Large 1-2 350-400 lbs 118.00-120.00 (118.77); 8 head 453 lbs 110.00;
28 head 694 lbs 91.00; 700-750 lbs 92.75-94.50 (93.61); 750-800 lbs 89.00-91.50
(90.52). Calves 9 head 772 lbs 88.25.
Feeder heifers: Medium and Large 1 24 head 431 lbs 102.00; 68 head 515 lbs
94.50; 500-550 lbs 90.00-90.25 (90.23); 68 head 674 lbs 89.00; 700-750 lbs
88.75-89.60 (89.41); 750-800 lbs 85.00-85.60 (85.17); 15 head 868 lbs 84.00.
Calves 600-650 lbs 85.50-88.25 (87.14); 650-700 lbs 85.50-88.50 (87.28); 700-750
lbs 84.00-85.75 (85.00.
Medium and Large 1-2 300-350 lbs 102.00-104.00 (102.49); 500-550 lbs 90.00-92.50
(90.33); 550-600 lbs 86.00-88.00 (87.72); 650-700 lbs 84.50-86.50 (86.22); 800-
850 lbs 81.00-81.50 (81.45). Calves 21 head 637 lbs 84.50; 5 head 652 lbs
84.25. Fleshy 5 head 377 lbs 97.50; 18 head 526 lbs 85.50.
Medium and Large 2 5 head 293 lbs 104.00; 7 head 386 lbs 98.50.
CME Future Closes for Feeder Cattle
Month Close Change Month Close Change
Jan 95.85 + .72 May 98.75 + 1.50
Mar 96.25 + 1.37 Aug 99.75 + .97
Apr 97.62 + 1.45 Sep 98.90 + .70
HOGS
Direct trade:
Dressed Basis: based on 185 lbs hog carcass with 0.9-1.1 inch back fat and
6 inch square loin/2.0 inch depth plant delivered. National direct trade
barrows and gilts .17 hgr with prices ranging from 52.25-66.50, weighted average
price 62.87. Iowa-Minnesota .17 hgr at 54.00-66.50, weighted average price
63.73. Western Cornbelt .20 hgr at 52.25-66.50, weighted average price 63.89
and the Eastern Cornbelt 1.76 lwr at 53.00-63.00, weighted average price 59.82.
Live Basis (240-280 lbs): National direct barrows and gilts .30 lwr at 34.00-
53.00, weighted average 49.40. Iowa-Minnesota .93 hgr at 34.00-53.00, weighted
average 49.62. Western Cornbelt 1.02 hgr at 34.00-53.00, weighted average
49.62. Eastern Cornbelt 2.35 lwr at 42.58-50.50, weighted average 48.44.
USDA ESTIMATED PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
Calculations for a 200 lb Pork Carcass
53-54% lean, 0.65″-0.80″ backfat at last rib
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` Today’s Primal Cutout Values
Date Loads Carcass Loin Butt Pic Rib Ham Belly
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12/31 38.00 67.39 89.62 61.20 47.87 111.23 54.36 77.70
Change : 0.07 0.87 -0.44 0.31 1.64 -0.55 -0.03
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HOG Slaughter under Federal Inspection
Thursday (est) 374,000
Week ago (est) 195,000
Year ago (act) 0
Week to date (est) 1,678,000
Same Period Last Week (est) 1,494,000
Same Period Last Year (act) 1,243,000
CME Futures Closes for Lean Hogs:
Month Close Change Month Close Change
Feb 65.60 - .02 Jun 77.27 - .90
Apr 69.87 - .62 Jul 76.10 – 1.00
May 75.35 - .32 Aug 75.30 - .90
SHEEP
Auction Markets:
Major sheep and goat auctions are closed for the holidays.
NATIONAL DAILY LAMB CARCASS REPORT
Compared to last week: 55#’s and down sharply higher;
65-75#’s were 0.70 lower; 75-85#’s were 0.67 lower; 85#’s
and up were 0.65 lower.
DAILY CHOICE AND PRIME, YG 1-4 Head 1,371
Weight Head Wt Avg
45-DN 43 329.94
45-55# 43 253.51
55-65# 52 252.20
65-75# 560 193.48
75-85# 585 190.33
85-UP 88 189.00
* SAT-FRI CHOICE AND PRIME, YG 1-4 Head 9,423
Weight Head Wt Avg
45-DN 252 312.13
45-55# 240 256.44
55-65# 798 220.76
65-75# 2,643 193.91
75-85# 3,801 190.14
85-UP 1,689 187.05
SHEEP Slaughter under Federal Inspection
Thursday (est) 7,000
Week ago (est) 7,000
Year ago (act) 0
Week to date (est) 36,000
Same Period Last Week (est) 38,000
Same Period Last Year (act) 26,000
GOATS
Auction Markets:
Major sheep and goat auctions are closed for the holidays.
