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 Livestock and Grain Market News 

LIVESTOCK, MEAT 

& WOOL WEEKLY & 

MONTHLY SUMMARY & 

STATISTICS 

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VOL. 73 NO. 54 WEEK ENDING: January 7, 2006 

LIVESTOCK AND MEAT REVIEW..........................................2 

LIVETOCK MARKET RECEIPTS...........................................3 

YEAR TO DATE SLAUGHTER AND CATTLE SLAUGHTER GRAPH..................4 

HOG, SHEEP AND LAMB SLAUGHTER GRAPH................................5 

AVG PRICE GRAPH:FEEDER STEERS/OKLAHOMA CITY 

& SLAUGHTER STEERS/NEBRASKA........................................6 

SLAUGHTER CATTLE: WEEKLY QUOTATIONS................................7 

FEEDER CATTLE: WEEKLY QUOTATIONS...................................8 

10 MARKET FEEDER CATTLE STATISTICS.................................9 

WEIGHTED AVG REPORT WEEKLY ACCUMULATION FOR 5 MARKETING AREAS.....10 

WHOLESALE DRESSED MEAT PRICES.....................................11 

FABRICATED BOXED BEEF CUTS .......................................12 

SLAUGHTER HOGS & FEEDER PIGS: WEEKLY QUOTATIONS...................13 

DIRECT FEEDER PIG SUMMARY.........................................14 

PORK WHOLESALE CUTS & COMPOSITE CARCASS CUTOUT....................15 

SHEEP & LAMBS: WEEKLY QUOTATIONS..................................16 

AVERAGE PRICE CHOICE SLAUGHTER LAMBS GRAPH & NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW.17 

BY-PRODUCT PRICE REPORT & EST. HIDE & OFFAL VALUE..............18-19 

GRAPH: CARCASS YIELD GRADE & LIVE VS. MEAT PRICE COMPARISONS......20 

WEEKLY COW SLAUGHTER..............................................21 

ESTIMATED FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER & MEAT PRODUCTION. . ... 22 

FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER BY REGIONS..........................23 

WEEKLY CANADIAN LIVESTOCK PRICES & FEDERAL INSPECTED .............24 

MEXICO LIVESTOCK IMPORTS..........................................25 

CANADA LIVESTOCK IMPORTS......................................... 26 

SPECIAL PAGES TO THIS ISSUE – DECEMBER MONTHLY FEATURES

WEBLINKS TO EACH PAGE............................................ 27 

MONTHLY SALABLE RECIEPTS FOR DECEMBER 2005....................... 28 

SELECTED PRICE STATISTICS FOR MEAT ANIMALS & MEAT DECEMBER 2005...29 
2

 Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP

Friday 01/06/2006 (est) 122,000 3,000 396,000 9,000

Week ago (est) 123,000 3,000 398,000 8,000

Year ago (act) 108,000 3,000 383,000 6,000

Week to date (est) 507,000 13,000 1,616,000 42,000

Same Period Last Week (est) 496,000 13,000 1,624,000 38,000

Same Period Last Year (act) 557,000 16,000 1,907,000 44,000

Saturday 01/07/2006 (est) 22,000 0 202,000 0

Week ago (est) 26,000 0 181,000 0

Year ago (act) 19,000 0 68,000 0

Week to date (est) 529,000 13,000 1,818,000 42,000

Same Period Last Week (est) 522,000 13,000 1,805,000 38,000

Same Period Last Year* (act) 577,000 16,000 1,975,000 44,000

2006 Year to Date 529,000 13,000 1,818,000 42,000

2005 *Year to Date 577,000 16,000 1,975,000 44,000

Percent change -8.4% -16.4% -7.9% -5.2%

2006 *Totals subject to revision

2005 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions

Yearly totals may not add due to rounding

Previous day estimated Steer and Heifer Cow and Bull

 Thursday 104,000 23,000

Livestock Average Prices TRENDS YEAR AGO

 DAY WEEK

Steers Choice 2-4 1100-1300 lbs (Texas) 88.99 UNCH UNCH 85.44

Cows Utility 1-3 (So. St. Paul) 49.50 -0.50 -1.00 51.75

Barrows & Gilts, 51-2% lean plant del. carcass 58.74 -0.90 0.88 74.99

Feeder Steer Med 1 650-700 lbs (Okla. City) 122.65 UNCH UNCH 111.50

Sltr Lambs Ch 2-4 Wooled 110-130 lbs (S. Falls) 94.50 UNCH UNCH 89.25

Carcass Equivalent Index Value

Steer and Heifer Beef

Choice 1-3 600-900 lbs 136.04 0.84 -0.08 125.00

Select 1-3 600-900 lbs 122.12 0.24 -0.10 119.95

Beef Cutout Value

Choice 600-900 lbs 145.84 1.75 -0.06 134.18

Select 600-900 lbs 131.64 0.50 0.49 126.60

Cutter Cows 101.87 -0.91 0.31 109.11

Cutout Based on 185 lbs Pork Carcass

51-52% Lean,.80"-.99" Backfat Last Rib 63.84 0.22 -0.52 72.88

US No. 2 Yellow Corn (Omaha) 1.52 0.06 0.06 1.64

LIVESTOCK REVIEW

CATTLE:

Slaughter cattle trades still limited to northern tier feedlots though a few sales occurred in Kansas and Texas at

mostly steady money. Dressed basis sales in Nebraska were $2.00 lower compared to last week. Compared to last week, prices for feeder cattle weighing over 600 lbs trended steady to $2.00 lower than 2 weeks ago The full

decline was placed on 600-800 lb cattle that will finish based on the June CME Live Cattle contracts which are

currently $7.00 lower than the current cash market. Slaughter cows sold steady in Colorado and slaughter bulls

were not tested last week. 

HOGS:

The National Direct trade area, IA/Southern MN, and the Western Cornbelt again sold mixed, from $.56 lower to

$.38 higher, and the Eastern Direct Cornbelt traded $1.74 lower for the week. Barrow and gilt trade at St. Paul

and Sioux Falls terminal markets closed mixed from $.50 higher to $1.00 lower for the week. Compared to last

week, early weaned pigs and all feeder pigs traded steady to $3.00 lower. Demand again moderate for moderate

offerings.

SHEEP:

Compared to last week, no comparison on any class due to the holiday trade, but a weaker undertone noted. At

San Angelo, TX, last week, 13,466 head sold in a 2 day sale. Equity Electronic Auction sales sold 850 head of slaughter lambs in Wisconsin and Illinois last week. In direct trading slaughter ewes sold $3.00- 4.00 higher and feeder lambs were again not well tested last week. 

MEAT REVIEW

BEEF:

The carcass price equivalent index value of a Choice 600- 900 lbs. carcass was down $.11 at $146.14 for the week.

Boxed beef cutout values were steady to weak on moderate demand and moderate to heavy offerings last week.

Estimated composite of the boxed beef cutout value of a Choice 600- 900 lbs. carcass was down $.13 at $155.21

for the week. Cutter cow carcass gross cutout value was estimated at $105.69 per cwt, down $.12 from a week ago. The 100% lean items; outside rounds and striploins were firm to higher, inside rounds steady, and eye of rounds, flats/eyes, and S.P.B’s were weak to lower on light demand and light to moderate offerings last week.
 Week Ending 01 - 07 -2006 Compared to 01 - 08 -2005

2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005

Oklahoma City -- -- -- -- 375 520 -- --

S. St. Joseph 4,750 2,360 -- -- 675 360 -- --

Sioux Falls 2,961 2,149 -- -- 2,258 2,391 265 302

So. St. Paul 1,915 2,758 - - - - 2,041 2,154 950 591

West Fargo 2,799 2,280 -- -- -- -- -- --

Total 5 Markets 12,425 9,547 0 0 5,349 5,425 1,215 893

Amarillo** Holiday Holiday -- -- -- -- -- --

Billings** 4,744 3,728 -- -- -- -- -- --

Dalhart, TX 228 Holiday -- -- -- -- -- --

Dodge City** 2,183 1,505 -- -- -- -- -- --

Ft. Collins, CO 934 127 1,210 -- -- -- -- --

Irvington, KY 1/ 1,236 1,151 -- -- -- -- -- --

La Junta, CO 865 763 176 717 -- -- -- --

Lancaster County 2,213 2,069 1,928 2,047 635 945 4,664 1,272

Lexington, KY* 3,846 3,619 -- -- 23 38 149 125

Montgomery, AL** 491 329 -- -- -- -- -- --

Pratt, KS 2,461 1,224 -- -- -- -- -- --

San Angelo** 3,356 1,761 -- -- -- -- 13,466 4,871

Ashburn, GA 58 66 503 330 -- -- -- --

Davenport, WA --- --- --- -- --- --- --- ---

Springfield, MO 3,692 2,335 134 45 -- -- -- --

Torrington** 2,175 1,790 -- -- -- -- -- --

West Plains, MO 4,193 2,985 259 149 -- -- -- --

Total 22 Markets 45,100 32,999 4,210 3,288 6,007 6,408 19,494 7,161

*Receipts from two auctions in the same area. ** Cattle and calves combined.

AL-GA-FL

Arizona/Utah

California

Colorado

Nebraska

Illinois

Indiana-Ohio

Iowa-So. Minn.

Kansas

Montana

NM,TX 

Oklahoma

WA-OR-Idaho

Wyoming

Total

MARKETS SHEEP

WEEKLY SALABLE RECEIPTS AT 26 PUBLIC MARKETS

CATTLE CATTLE

3

SLAUGHTER

CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP

CONFIRMED DIRECT SALES W/E 01/07/2006

FEEDER HOGS

MARKETS

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

 --

--

 --

--

 --

--

0

567

 --

 --

3,595

 --

 --

525

865

3,823

1,480

20,600

374

5,400

1,360

38,589

2,575

--

--

--

--

13,005

11,405

361,000

0

--

--

--

---

--

387,985

700

 --

 --

 --

 --

735

 --

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--

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--

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1,435

 --

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4

Year to Date Slaughter

0.5 1.8 0.6 0.1 2 0.1

-5

5

15

25

35

45

55

65

75

85

95

105

CATTLE HOGS SHEEP

Million Head

2006 2005

Cattle Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

425

450

475

500

525

550

575

600

625

650

675

700

J

F

M

A

M

JJ

AS

O

ND

Thousand Head

2004 2005
5

Hog Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,800

1,850

1,900

1,950

2,000

2,050

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,250

2,300

J FM A M J J A S O N D

Thousand Head

2005 2004

Sheep and Lamb Slaughter 

Under Federal Inspection

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

J FM A M J J A S O N D

Thousand Head

2005 2004
6

Avg. Price Feeder Steers - Oklahoma City 

Medium Frame No. 1 600-700#

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

J FM AM J J A SO ND

Dollars Per Hundred Weight

2004 2005

Avg. Price Slaughter Steer - Nebraska 

Choice 2-4 1100-1300#

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

J FM AM J J A SO ND

Per Hundred Weight

2004 2005
CATTLE

2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 

 Choice 2-4 1000-1100# -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 

 1150-1500# 93.88 88.10 93.19 88.00 94.32 87.89 92.98 86.23 92.42 87.83 -- -- -- 

 Select 2-3 1000-1100# -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 

 Choice 2-4 1000-1300# 93.96 88.16 93.00 88.00 94.45 88.09 93.10 87.18 92.73 87.57 -- -- -- 

 Select 2-3 

 900-1000# -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 

2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 

Comm 2-4 56.50 -- 56.25 57.75 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 52.7

Brk Ut 1-3 1200-1600 lb 53.50 54.50 53.50 55.00 47.47 48.78 -- -- 46.00 47.00 48.00 51.25 49.9Bn Ut 1-3 1000-1600 lb 52.00 53.50 51.00 52.70 50.28 51.95 -- -- 43.00 46.00 48.25 54.75 47.8Cutter 1-2 800-1200 lb 49.00 51.00 47.50 48.75 47.41 48.52 -- -- 40.00 43.00 37.50 47.50 44.3

Bulls YG 1-2 62.00 63.75 63.00 66.31 61.33 63.29 -- -- 57.25 60.81 60.50 68.75 58.2

Auctions Co

Auctions

City 

Auctions

 S L A U G H T E R C O W S 

Falls St. Paul

SLAUGHTER CATTLE: WEEKLY AVERAGE OF DAI

Dollars Per 100 Pounds

Week Ending 01 - 07 - 2006 Compared to 01 - 

Oklahoma

Tex-Okla

35-65%

Kansas

35-65%

Colorado

Iowa/So Min

65-80%

Nebraska

65-80%

WEIGHTED AVERAGES 

Sioux South Georgia Kentucky San Angelo

Lan

S T E E R S

H E I F E R S

California Ill

35-65% D
2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005

Med & Lrg #1

 300-350# --- --- 151.44 140.19 132.00 117.00 -- -- -- --

 350-400# --- 129.50 143.35 134.50 131.00 113.00 -- -- -- --

 400-450# 138.00 129.43 133.64 125.03 127.00 111.00 -- -- -- --

 450-500# --- 123.19 124.55 113.44 119.00 109.00 -- -- -- --

 500-550# 121.50 116.50 117.69 108.25 114.00 101.00 -- -- -- --

 550-600# 120.50 114.00 113.47 102.41 113.00 99.00 -- -- -- --

 600-650# --- 105.23 108.44 98.37 108.00 98.00 -- -- -- --

 650-700# 112.50 102.00 105.42 93.76 106.50 95.50 -- -- -- 123.00

 700-750# 109.50 96.50 104.64 100.01 105.00 93.00 -- -- -- 111.50

 750-800# 102.88 95.25 98.31 88.49 103.00 91.00 -- -- -- --

Medium #2

 300-350# --- --- 129.95 123.62 130.00 110.50 -- -- -- --

 350-400# --- --- 124.35 118.14 128.50 108.50 -- -- -- --

 400-450# --- --- 116.91 110.67 124.50 106.50 -- -- -- --

 450-500# --- --- 112.30 103.18 116.00 104.50 -- -- -- --

 500-550# --- --- 107.40 97.35 111.50 100.00 -- -- -- --

 550-600# --- --- 102.23 93.74 110.00 98.00 -- -- -- --

 600-650# --- --- 98.10 89.01 105.00 96.00 -- -- -- --

 650-700# --- --- 95.35 85.60 104.00 94.00 -- -- -- --

 Med & Lrg #1

 300-350# --- --- 133.45 123.33 116.00 108.00 -- -- -- --

 350-400# --- --- 125.39 116.94 114.00 105.00 -- -- -- --

 400-450# --- --- 120.18 111.57 113.00 102.00 -- -- -- --

 450-500# --- 113.97 115.10 105.82 111.00 100.00 -- -- -- --

 500-550# --- 100.00 110.59 98.97 107.00 93.00 -- -- -- --

 550-600# 111.50 97.17 107.80 95.88 104.00 91.00 -- -- -- --

 600-650# --- 94.95 100.85 92.96 103.00 92.00 -- -- -- --

 650-700# --- 95.18 98.89 87.55 101.00 90.00 -- -- -- --

Medium #2

 300-350# --- --- 117.84 110.95 114.00 100.50 -- -- -- --

 350-400# --- --- 114.49 105.75 112.00 98.50 -- -- -- --

 400-450# --- --- 108.71 100.78 110.50 96.50 -- -- -- --

 450-500# --- --- 105.45 96.97 107.00 94.50 -- -- -- --

 500-550# --- --- 99.87 91.87 104.00 91.50 -- -- -- --

 550-600# --- --- 95.55 87.62 102.00 89.50 -- -- -- --

 600-650# --- --- 91.18 84.43 101.00 87.50 -- -- -- --

 650-700# --- --- 88.46 82.07 98.50 85.50 -- -- -- --

NOTE: The information from the offices above are as follows:

Moses Lake, Washington - Weighted Average

Thomasville, Georgia - Simple Average

Louisville, Kentucky - Simple Average

Little Rock, Arkansas - Weighted Average

Springfield, Illinois - Simple Average

1/8/2005 1220 38

1/7/2006 1240 38

12/31/2005 1242 33

S T E E R S

H E I F E R S

TEXAS-OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AREA WEEKLY CATTLE SLAUGHTER

WEEK ENDED AVG WEIGHT % HEIFERS

Illinois

Auctions Auctions Auctions Auctions Direct

Washington Georgia Kentucky Arkansas

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FEEDER CATTLE: WEEKLY AVERAGE OF DAILY QUOTATIONS

In Dollars Per 100 Pounds

Week Ended 01 - 07 - 2006 Compared to 01 - 08 - 2005
NO AVG AVG NO AVG AVG NO AVG AVG NO AVG AVG

HEAD WGT PRICE HEAD WGT PRICE HEAD WGT PRICE HEAD WGT PRICE

400-450 -- -- -- 13 406 157.86 -- -- -- 168 430 149.38

450-500 -- -- -- 9 493 139.00 -- -- -- 167 477 140.68

500-550 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 377 529 135.97

550-600 -- -- -- 13 584 126.27 -- -- -- 431 571 128.58

600-650 -- -- -- 10 614 122.50 -- -- -- 541 620 122.80

650-700 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 927 676 117.76

700-750 -- -- -- 56 725 115.85 -- -- -- 879 729 113.89

750-800 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 726 771 111.86

800-850 -- -- -- 244 815 110.90 -- -- -- 442 821 110.18

850-900 -- -- -- 77 883 109.38 -- -- -- 412 872 110.10

400-450 -- -- -- 5 445 138.00 -- -- -- 112 423 132.25

450-500 -- -- -- 6 463 137.00 -- -- -- 340 479 128.52

500-550 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 473 525 122.99

550-600 -- -- -- 12 585 121.00 -- -- -- 594 576 117.98

600-650 -- -- -- 6 616 115.00 -- -- -- 597 620 113.19

650-700 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 776 676 110.36

700-750 -- -- -- 64 716 110.22 -- -- -- 735 727 107.95

750-800 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 158 774 106.07

NO AVG AVG NO AVG AVG NO AVG AVG NO AVG AVG

HEAD WGT PRICE HEAD WGT PRICE HEAD WGT PRICE HEAD WGT PRICE

400-450 -- -- -- -- -- -- 250 437 172.41 21 420 157.00

450-500 46 490 145.79 7 493 130.00 174 479 156.11 -- -- --

500-550 66 519 140.41 15 511 135.00 1,115 527 151.14 46 523 143.37

550-600 53 557 138.09 46 594 126.50 1,113 577 140.88 -- -- --

600-650 172 621 127.80 36 633 122.61 2,025 628 130.02 6 606 128.00

650-700 41 666 119.16 26 660 123.00 3,214 670 125.58 121 675 122.99

700-750 108 730 114.39 120 720 117.65 2,449 726 119.57 93 725 120.56

750-800 -- -- -- 291 770 113.09 1,354 770 118.08 -- -- --

800-850 10 811 111.75 198 816 110.94 1,772 819 115.70 -- -- --

850-900 -- -- -- 219 873 109.91 572 872 113.28 5 871 111.00

400-450 14 430 139.66 -- -- -- 222 428 154.50 30 420 145.68

450-500 39 468 137.32 14 472 127.00 622 474 144.19 -- -- --

500-550 64 526 127.89 24 535 128.00 739 528 134.89 -- -- --

550-600 75 577 121.68 43 599 122.50 1,139 570 127.60 33 558 125.64

600-650 70 623 114.46 28 632 115.00 1,202 622 119.95 5 623 112.50

650-700 60 668 113.23 91 678 110.00 1,119 675 114.38 8 671 113.00

700-750 -- -- -- 145 722 110.74 1,398 720 112.40 13 715 109.00

750-800 -- -- -- 191 770 107.12 577 771 110.72 -- -- --

NO AVG AVG NO AVG AVG NO AVG AVG NO AVG AVG

HEAD WGT PRICE HEAD WGT PRICE HEAD WGT PRICE HEAD WGT PRICE

400-450 5 441 146.00 35 426 160.14 11 428 146.92 -- -- --

450-500 11 488 136.35 88 469 149.30 -- -- -- 10 469 155.89

500-550 -- -- -- 132 526 142.53 30 519 134.22 104 521 149.71

550-600 -- -- -- 288 570 141.34 -- -- -- 159 559 141.31

600-650 13 631 116.20 29 620 132.33 34 613 118.69 551 626 134.59

650-700 25 656 115.73 19 690 115.51 -- -- -- 395 669 124.94

700-750 41 737 109.01 61 719 112.55 -- -- -- 804 -- 120.10

750-800 5 761 104.50 32 784 110.71 -- -- -- 248 773 113.32

800-850 -- -- -- 41 828 110.22 8 801 111.50 219 830 113.16

850-900 27 873 103.50 -- -- -- -- -- -- 62 867 113.25

400-450 24 414 138.12 66 429 144.46 8 431 128.89 -- -- --

450-500 11 467 121.19 -- -- -- 5 478 129.00 16 459 152.70

500-550 -- -- -- 262 521 136.53 28 539 116.97 -- -- --

550-600 7 572 112.00 112 584 127.51 17 570 117.93 137 588 128.16

600-650 13 631 106.47 150 611 124.57 5 616 112.50 370 616 126.38

650-700 6 688 100.50 67 664 114.42 -- -- -- 211 656 120.87

700-750 13 744 101.50 22 737 106.87 19 724 103.50 281 724 112.73

750-800 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 266 778 111.15

* COMBINED SALES

9

Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Week Ending 01 - 07 - 2006 

FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM & LARGE NO. 1

AMARILLO

FEEDER HEIFERS MEDIUM & LARGE NO. 1

SIOUX FALLS PRATT, KS NEBRASKA WYOMING AUCTIONS

FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM & LARGE NO. 1

FEEDER HEIFERS

*SOUTHWEST MISSOURI

*CENTRAL S. DAKOTA

FEEDER HEIFERS MEDIUM & LARGE NO. 1

*LA JUNTA, CO *BILLINGS, MT SAN ANGELO

FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM & LARGE NO. 1

OKLAHOMA CITY DODGE CITY
10

5 AREA WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVERAGE DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE

Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa/Minnesota Feedlots

For Week Ending Sunday, January 8, 2006

***This report based on info provided by companies that agreed to continue to

participate in Livestock Mandatory Reporting on a voluntary basis.***

Confirmed: 150,086 Week Ago: 114,412 Year Ago: 221,434

 LIVE FOB BASIS - Beef Breeds

 Head Weight Price Avg Wtd Avg

 count Range Range Weight Price

STEERS

Over 80% Choice 350 1,350-1,420 91.00-94.00 1,370 92.58

65 - 80% Choice 3,120 1,240-1,450 91.00-94.50 1,362 93.06

35 - 65% Choice 35,089 1,025-1,535 91.00-94.75 1,282 93.89

 0 - 35% Choice 3,707 1,075-1,450 91.00-94.50 1,278 93.53

Total all grades 42,266 1,025-1,535 91.00-94.75 1,288 93.79

HEIFERS

Over 80% Choice 514 1,175-1,365 92.00-94.50 1,253 93.11

65 - 80% Choice 3,542 1,025-1,325 92.00-94.50 1,246 93.30

35 - 65% Choice 30,510 1,040-1,350 92.00-94.75 1,162 94.01

 0 - 35% Choice 1,639 1,080-1,230 93.00-94.50 1,123 93.87

Total all grades 36,205 1,025-1,365 92.00-94.75 1,169 93.93

 DRESSED DELIVERED BASIS - Beef Breeds

 Head Weight Price Avg Wtd Avg

 count Range Range Weight Price

STEERS

Over 80% Choice 1,087 749-892 147.00-150.00 853 148.94

65 - 80% Choice 11,681 771-929 146.00-150.00 861 148.86

35 - 65% Choice 19,044 730-945 146.00-149.00 846 148.38

 0 - 35% Choice 882 730-794 147.50-149.00 772 148.30

Total all grades 32,694 730-945 146.00-150.00 850 148.57

HEIFERS

Over 80% Choice 1,250 719-848 147.00-149.25 747 148.59

65 - 80% Choice 6,309 700-880 148.00-149.50 786 148.70

35 - 65% Choice 14,161 667-826 147.00-149.00 743 148.46

 0 - 35% Choice - -

Total all grades 21,720 667-880 147.00-149.50 756 148.54

 LIVE DELIVERED BASIS - Beef Breeds

 Head Weight Price Avg Wtd Avg

 count Range Range Weight Price

STEERS

Over 80% Choice 179 1,250-1,400 92.00-93.50 1,308 92.74

65 - 80% Choice - -

35 - 65% Choice 324 1,180-1,340 90.00-94.50 1,292 93.21

 0 - 35% Choice - -

Total all grades 503 1,180-1,400 90.00-94.50 1,298 93.04

HEIFERS

Over 80% Choice 389 1,150-1,375 93.00-94.00 1,201 93.50

65 - 80% Choice 361 1,150-1,300 91.00-95.50 1,226 94.05

35 - 65% Choice 44 1,125-1,125 92.00-92.00 1,125 92.00

 0 - 35% Choice - -

Total all grades 794 1,125-1,375 91.00-95.50 1,208 93.67

 DRESSED FOB BASIS - Beef Breeds

 Head Weight Price Avg Wtd Avg

 count Range Range Weight Price

STEERS

Over 80% Choice - -

65 - 80% Choice - -

35 - 65% Choice 198 865-865 148.00-148.00 865 148.00

 0 - 35% Choice - -

Total all grades 198 865-865 148.00-148.00 865 148.00

HEIFERS

Over 80% Choice 131 729-729 147.00-147.00 729 147.00

65 - 80% Choice - -

35 - 65% Choice - -

 0 - 35% Choice - -

Total all grades 131 729-729 147.00-147.00 729 147.00

WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVERAGES

 Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price

Live FOB Steer 42,266 1,288 93.79

Live FOB Heifer 36,205 1,169 93.93

Dressed Del Steer 32,694 850 148.57

Dressed Del Heifer 21,720 756 148.54

SAME PERIOD LAST WEEK

 Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price

Live FOB Steer 38,896 1,279 93.90

Live FOB Heifer 31,319 1,170 94.09

Dressed Del Steer 14,010 835 150.85

Dressed Del Heifer 18,456 737 149.79

SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR

 Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price

Live FOB Steer 64,938 1,263 87.84

Live FOB Heifer 55,367 1,161 87.98

Dressed Del Steer 41,374 849 139.58

Dressed Del Heifer 30,264 770 139.46

Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
CARLOT BASIS

(Weekly Average-Dollars/100 lbs.)

2006 2005

Carcass Equivalent:

 Choice 1-3 600-900# 146.28 133.00

 Select 1-3 600-900# 132.59 125.98

 

** Carcass Cow & Bull Beef 

no quotes available

Boneless Processing Beef/Beef Trimmings

 

 Bnls Beef 90% Fresh 135.25 143.95

 Frozen

 85% Fresh 127.91 134.13

 

 75% Fresh 102.44 108.86

 65% Fresh 83.21 87.24

 50% Fresh 57.05 69.31

 Frozen 144.00 154.00

 Bnls Beef 92-94% Fresh 141.54 153.13

The weekly average gross cutout value of beef carcasses, based on current

prices of fabricated beef cuts (National Equated to FOB Omaha basis for:

Week Previous Year

Ended Week Ago

01/07/06 12/31/05 01/08/05

Choice 600-900# 155.58 158.19 140.76

Select 600-900# 140.54 143.70 133.70

Cutter Cows 106.18 105.70 111.87

(Weekly Average-Dollars/100 lbs.)

Choice & Prime- 2006 2005

50-55 241.40 220.52

55-60 214.76 206.31

60-65 204.33 197.24

65-75 183.64 190.47

Veal Carcass (Hide Off) Northest

 Ch & Pr Special Fed 240-300# 280.89 240.63

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WHOLESALE DRESSED MEAT PRICES

Week Ended 01 - 07 - 2006 Compared to 01 - 08 - 2005

NATIONAL EQUATED

BEEF CUTOUT VALUE

LAMB CARCASS - NATIONAL FOB PLANT

TO FOB OMAHA

Carlot Basis
2006 2005

109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 517.09 421.05

112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 597.75 517.64

112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 570.01 482.10

113A 1 Chuck, square-cut 2 piece 143.73 137.89

114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 151.35 151.73

114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 156.34 158.67

115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 153.30 144.06

116A 3 Chuck, roll, 1x1, neck/off 170.54 169.15

120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 148.08 107.40

160 1 Round, bone-in 168.94 163.62

161 1 Round, boneless 178.05 169.27

167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 181.36 190.13

168 1 Round, top inside round 173.73 154.08

168 3 Round, top inside round, trmd 186.59 171.46

170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 160.70 175.19

171B Round, outside round 182.77 188.47

171C 3 Round, eye of round 223.21 249.19

174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 500.43 426.71

180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 420.75 344.06

180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 527.25 435.08

184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 235.91 198.91

184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless, trmd 254.95 230.05

185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 300.44 247.84

185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 192.00 182.29

185C 1 Loin, sirloin, trip-tip 250.35 244.96

189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 1096.60 853.36

193 4 Flank, flank steak 357.61 369.08

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BOXED FABRICATED BEEF CUTS (VACUUM PACKAGED)

Weekly Weighted Average of Daily Quotations in Dollars Per 100 lbs.

Week Ended 01 - 07 - 2006 Compared to 01 - 08 - 2005

NATIONAL EQUATED

Carlot Basis TO FOB PLANT

IMPS Choice Beef Cuts
South South Sioux Oklahoma Lancaster

St. Paul St. Joseph Falls City County

Live Carcass

220-240 165-175 - - 41.00 -- 37.50 --

240-280 175-195 - - 40.75 -- 37.50 --

Over 280 Over 195 - - 40.50 -- -- --

Live Carcass

220-240 165-175 - - 41.00 42.31 37.50 46.25

240-280 175-195 - - 40.75 42.31 37.50 --

Over 280 Over 195 - - 40.50 -- -- --

Live Carcass

220-240 165-175 - - 41.00 -- -- --

240-280 175-195 - - 40.75 -- -- 46.25

Over 280 Over 195 - - 40.50 -- -- --

US 1-2 300-400# 34.50 32.75 32.69 33.00 --

400-500# 34.50 32.50 34.31 33.00 --

US 1-3 500-600# 38.50 41.00 41.25 41.00 --

600-700# 38.50 42.00 41.75 41.00 --

2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005

US 1-2 30-40# -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

40-50# -- -- -- -- 42.00 -- 51.70 --

50-60# -- -- -- -- -- 68.00 -- --

60-80# -- -- 67.65 -- 69.00 65.50 -- --

US 2-3 30-40# -- -- -- -- -- 30.00 -- --

40-50# -- -- -- -- 43.00 48.00 -- --

50-60# -- -- 50.00 -- 43.00 53.00 -- --

70-80# -- -- 50.00 -- 50.00 64.25 -- --

(Per Head)

Plnt Del Direct

 --

 --

 --

 --

 --

 --

39.75

42.27

45.36

New Holland

Iowa-S. Minn

53-56 P e r c e n t L e a n

49-52 P e r c e n t L e a n

 F E E D E R P I G S

Sioux Falls

45.36

45-48 P e r c e n t L e a n

 S O W S

(Per Head)

St. Paul 

(Per Head) (Per Head)

So. St. Joseph

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for Week/Ending 01/07/2006

Dollars Per 100 Pounds

SLAUGHTER HOGS: Weekly Average of Daily Quotations

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B A R R O W S & G I L T S
 

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 National Direct Feeder Pig Report: Week Ending: Jan 7, 2006 

 Weekly Summary of Prices Delivered Farm to Farm Per Head Basis 

RECEIPTS THIS WEEK: 121,817 LAST WEEK: 106,269 

VOLUME BY STATE OR PROVINCE OF ORIGIN: 

Iowa 11.0%, Manitoba 10.4%, Oklahoma 9.9%, 

Kansas 9.7%, Ontario 8.2%, Minnesota 7.9%, 

Nebraska 6.3%, Missouri 6.2%, Colorado 5.9%, 

Indiana 5.2%, Arkansas 4.8%, North Carolina 4.5%, 

Illinois 3.8%, Ohio 2.3%, Quebec 1.0%, 

Wisconsin 0.9%, Alberta 0.8%, Michigan 0.7%, 

South Dakota 0.4%, Tennessee 0.2%, 

VOLUME BY STATE OF DESTINATION: 

Iowa 50.8%, Minnesota 21.9%, Indiana 7.6%, 

Nebraska 6.8%, Illinois 5.3%, Ohio 2.3%, 

Missouri 2.2%, South Dakota 1.9%, Michigan 0.9%, 

Wisconsin 0.4%, 

TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: Early weaned and all feeder pigs steady to 3.00 lower. 

Demand moderate for moderate offerings. Receipts include 57% formulated prices. 

LOT SIZE NUMBER OF HEAD PRICE/HEAD WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE 

EARLY WEANED PIGS 10 POUNDS BASIS: ESTIMATED 50-54% LEAN VALUE 

250 head or less 1485 35.64-50.00 $38.88 

250-750 20680 31.37-62.00 $42.79 

750 or more 59444 32.00-65.00 $42.55 

Total Composite 81609 31.37-65.00 $42.55 

FEEDER PIGS 40 POUNDS BASIS: ESTIMATED 50-54% LEAN VALUE 

250 head or less 255 53.50-67.00 $62.25 

250-750 13988 56.06-75.00 $70.29 

750 or more 19795 58.84-74.50 $68.66 

Total Composite 34038 53.50-75.00 $69.28 

FEEDER PIGS 45 POUNDS BASIS: ESTIMATED 50-54% LEAN VALUE 

750 or more 1920 72.50-72.50 $72.50 

Total Composite 1920 72.50-72.50 $72.50 

FEEDER PIGS 50 POUNDS BASIS: ESTIMATED 50-54% LEAN VALUE 

250-750 750 54.13-69.50 $61.30 

750 or more 3500 53.88-80.00 $64.70 

Total Composite 4250 53.88-80.00 $64.10 

Prices quoted on per head basis delivered to the buyers farm. These prices include 

freight and fees on farm to farm basis. Most lots of 40-60 lb pigs have sliding value 

from negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the 

load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 

per pound. Early weaned pigs under 19 days old. Estimated lean value projected to use 

slaughter weights with normal confinement feeding conditions. Vaccination and health 

program values not included but health status should be disclosed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: USDA/Iowa Dept of Ag Market News, Des Moines, Iowa
CARLOT BASIS

2006 2005

LOINS (1/4" Trim")* 21# & dn 97.49 107.61

LOINS (1/8" Trim")* 21# dn 106.29 110.43

LOINS,Cntrcut,Bnls,Strapon 5-11# 135.85 147.14

LOINS,Cntrcut,Bnls,Strapoff 5-11# 159.41 155.16

BOSTON BUTTS (1/4" Trim)* 5-10# 80.25 91.13

 (1/4"Trim) Steak Ready* 5-10# 93.00 98.00

SPARERIBS* 4.25# /dn 0.00 146.89

4.25# /up 0.00 142.57

HAM Bone-In Trimmed TS1 17-20# 60.00 75.71

TS1 20-23# 60.20 73.33

TS1 23-27# 59.00 75.70

BELLIES 10-12# 0.00 78.00

(SDLS, SKIN ON TRIMMED) 12-14# 0.00 --

14-16# 80.50 88.50

16-18# 74.67 87.25

18-20# 57.00 61.50

20-25# 0.00 --

PORK TRIMMINGS 42% Fresh 24.00 31.26

(CHEMICAL LEAN) 72% Fresh 47.76 72.00

BNLS PICNIC) 72% Fresh 55.00 82.00

Total

Date Loads Cutout Loin Pic Rib Ham Belly

2-Jan-06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

3-Jan-06 54.25 65.31 82.68 41.35 112.89 57.11 74.68

4-Jan-06 124.63 64.28 78.91 41.51 111.93 56.78 76.19

5-Jan-06 48.50 63.62 78.93 41.17 111.77 54.08 76.19

6-Jan-06 37.50 63.59 76.76 41.48 111.93 55.28 77.65

 TotalY AVERAGES

264.88 64.20 79.32 41.38 112.13 55.81 76.18

Change => 0.18 2.20 -5.03 -7.41 0.95 0.13

*VACUUM PACKAGED

Calculations for a 185 lb Pork Carcass

51-52#% lean, 0.80"-0.99" backfat at last rib

Primal Composite Values

NATIONAL EQUATED

TO FOB OMAHA

USDA ESTIMATED COMPOSITE PORK CARCASS CUTOUT

Based on FOB Omaha carlot pork prices and industry yields.

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FRESH PORK CUTS

(WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVERAGE-DOLLARS/100 LBS.)

Week Ended 01 - 07 - 2006 versus 01 - 08 - 2005

CARLOT PORK AND PORK CARCASS

CUTOUT VALUE

Most buyers had excess inventory

of pork cuts after long holiday

weekend as retail movement was

very limited in most regions of

the country. This, along with

moderate supplies,caused trading

levels for retail pork cuts to

decline through the week. Bonein hams traded at steady to

slightly higher price levels as 

supplies continue to be limited.

Prices for bellies moved higher

as product began to move into

freezers for future usage. Lean

trim prices were slightly higher

as reduced slaughter numbers

limited product availability. 

Fresh loins weak to 9.00 lower;

Boston butts steady to 4.00 

lower; spareribs firm; skinned

hams 17-20 lb 2.00 higher, 20-23 

lb 1.00 higher, 23-27 lb steady;

seedless bellies 14-16 lb 1.00 

higher compared to last quote, 

16-18 lb 3.00 higher; fresh 42%

trimmings 2.00 higher; 72% lean

trimmings 1.00 higher; boneless 

picnics 2.00 higher. Composite

cutout value of 51-52% 185 lbs.

hog carcass estimated at $63.62

per cwt. no comparison from last

Friday.
2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 20

Shorn

 CH&PR (110-130#) 95.00 105.50 -- -- -- -- - -  CH&PR (130-160#) 80.50 82.50 -- -- -- -- 80

Wooled

 CH&PR (110-130#) 95.00 105.50 -- -- -- 102.50 -  CH&PR (130-160#) 80.50 82.50 -- -- 90.00 -- 77

Shorn (80-130#)

 Good 61.50 60.00 -- -- 80.50 56.00 -- 57.50 -- 49.00 45

 Utility 59.00 58.00 -- -- 50.50 48.00 -- 57.50 -- 45.00 45 Cull 44.50 46.50 -- -- 44.00 -- -- -- -- -- 32

Wooled

Med & Large 1-2# 40-60# -- 137.00 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -  60-90# -- 130.00 -- -- -- 125.50 -- -- -- -- 112 90-110# -- 111.00 -- -- -- 116.00 -- 115.00 -- -- 97

West Coast includes: CA, NV, AZ, OR & WA. Mountain Area includes: CO, WY, MT, ID, & UT.

SHEEP AND LAMBS: WEEKLY AVERAGE OF DAIL

(Dollars/100 lbs.)

San Angelo, TX

Classification Direct Direct Direct

Week Ending 01 - 07 - 2006 Compared to Week Ending 0

Mountain Area

Slaughter Lambs

Feeder Lambs

St

Auction Auction 

Ft. Collins, CO West Coast

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Wool Highlights 

 Domestic wool trading at a standstill in all areas this week. Demand very light, 

both by domestic and foreign buyers. No sales reported on clean basis. Most waiting 

till sales resume next week in Australia. 

 

Weekly Lamb Pelts Price Report – FOB Major Production Points 

 Activity this week, compared to previous week: Packer sorted green salted pelt 

prices remain steady. Trade slow, demand light to good, offerings moderate. Buyers 

very price and quality concerned as demand for large white pelts is good at current 

prices. Imperial Lambs should show in one month. 

 

PELT TYPES: PACKER, SEED FREE, MOSTLY GOOD DENSITY WOOL 

 SHORN Price Range UNSHORN Price Range 

------------------------------------------------------- 

 Fall Clips 4.00 - 8.00 Wools 4.00 - 7.00 

 No. 1 4.00 - 6.00 Pickling skins 1.50 - 3.25 

 No. 2 3.00 - 5.00 Western Slope 6.00 - 8.00 

 No. 3 1.50 - 4.00 Spring Lambs New Crop 

 No. 4 1.00 - 3.00 California 

 Idaho 6.00 - 8.00 

Imperial's Kansas 

 Fall Clips Midwest - 

 No. 1 Native(Gray) 

 No. 2 

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Average Price Choice Slaughter Lambs 

Sioux Falls

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Dollars Per Hundred Weight

2005 2006
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 CARLOT BASIS - DOLLARS PER 100 LBS. 

 (FOB CENTRAL U.S. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED) 

 WEEK ENDING: 01/07/06 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

BEEF VARIETY MEATS - FROZEN PORK VARIETY MEATS - FROZEN | 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Cheek Meat, Trimmed | 96.88 |Neck Bones | 33.00 | 

Feet, nails off, skin on | |Brisket Bones Full, domestic 30# | 67.00 | 

Head Meat | 30.00 |Tails | 35.00 | 

Hearts, regular, Bone out | 25.00 |Cheek Meat, trimmed | 53.75 | 

Hearts, export | 28.00 |Chitterlings | 47.00 | 

Kidneys, export | |Ears, Pet Treat | 84.50 | 

Lips, unscalded | |Feet, front toes on | 30.00 | 

Livers, selected, 2/box | |Feet, front toes on, export | 29.00 | 

Livers, selected, 2/box, export | |Hearts, slashed domestic | 23.67 | 

Livers, regular | |Hearts, slashed export | 24.00 | 

Livers, regular, export | |Hocks | 26.00 | 

Oxtails, selected, small box |185.00 |Kidneys, small box, exp | | 

Sweetbreads, export | |Livers, large box | 11.00 | 

Tongues,swiss-cut #1, wht 0-3%trim | |Livers, large box, export | | 

Tongues,swiss-cut #1, blk 0-3%trim | |Salivary Glands | 18.63 | 

Tongues,swiss-cut #1, mxd 0-3%trim | |Skins, belly, flat packed | | 

Tripe, scalded, edible | 50.00 |Snouts, partial lean | 25.00 | 

Tripe, scalded, edible, export | |Snouts, partial lean w/mask | 24.00 | 

Weasand Meat | |Stomachs, scld, small box | 65.00 | 

-------------------------------------|-------|Stomachs, scld, small box, export | | 

INEDIBLE GREASE FOB CENTRAL | |Tongues, green, bnls, small box | 82.00 | 

-------------------------------------|-------|Tongues, tip-on, green, bnls, export | | 

Choice White Grease | 15.81 |Tongues, scld & scrpd | | 

Yellow Grease | 15.69 |--------------------------------------|-------| 

-------------------------------------|-------|PORK SKINS FRESH IN COMBO | | 

INEDIBLE TALLOW & GREASE | |FOB SUPPLY POINT | | 

 CAF CHICAGO | |BELLY SKINS, SELECTED | 17.38 | 

-------------------------------------|-------|FATBACK SKINS, SELECTED | 17.38 | 

Packer bleachable <.15% | 17.13 |HAM COLLAR SKINS, SELECTED | | 

Renderer bleachable <.15% | 17.13 |HAM SKINS, HOUSE RUN | 11.00 | 

Choice White Grease | 16.83 |PICNIC SKINS, HOUSE RUN | 11.00 | 

-------------------------------------|-------|JOWL SKINS, HOUSE RUN | 10.00 | 

EDIBLE TALLOW & LARD CAF CHICAGO | |--------------------------------------|-------| 

-------------------------------------|-------|PET FOOD ITEMS | BEEF | PORK | 

Edible Tallow | 18.50 |Lungs, inedible | 2.88 | 2.25 | 

Loose Lard, C.P. and/or P.S. | 16.88 |Melts | 3.00 | 5.25 | 

-------------------------------------|-------|Livers, inedible | 6.50 | 11.50 | 

INEDIBLE TALLOW AND GREASE-CAF GULF | |Kidneys, inedible | 5.63 | 8.13 | 

-------------------------------------|-------|--------------------------------------|-------| 

Packer bleachable | 16.50 |MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED | | 

Renderer bleachable | |F.O.B.CENTRAL U.S. PER PIECE | | 

Choice White Grease | |Heavy Native Steer | 65.69 | 

Yellow Grease | |Colorado Branded Steer | | 

-------------------------------------|-------|Butt Branded Steer | 63.31 | 

Edible Tallow CAF GULF/TEXAS | 17.75 |Heavy Native Heifer | 58.00 | 

-------------------------------------|-------|Branded Heifer, river | | 

PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS BULK/TON | |Branded Heifer, Southwest | | 

Ruminant Meat & Bnmeal, 50% protein |166.81 |Branded Cow, Southwest | 37.00 | 

Ruminant Meat & Bnmeal,Panhandle |166.63 |Branded Cow | | 

Pork Meat & Bonemeal,50% protein |196.25 |Native Cow | 42.00 | 

DRT (hi)/unit protein | |Dairy Cow | 44.00 | 

Blood meal, 85% bulk/ton |335.00 |Native Bull Conventional | | 

Blood Meal, 85% Panhandle area |350.00 |Branded Bull Southwest Conventional | | 

Pork Blood Meal, 85% pro/ton |468.75 |Heavy Texas Steer | 63.16 | 

-------------------------------------|-------|Branded Steer | 62.13 | 

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 ESTIMATED HIDE AND OFFAL VALUE 

 

 The value is based on current Central U.S. prices and average by-product 

yields, allowances are made for condemnations. Processing costs are not 

considered. Differences may be evident between this estimate and actual 

returns. Value for week ended 01/06/06-8.26, last week-8.18, last year-7.97. 

 

 HIDES AND VARIETY MEAT PRODUCTS

 Post holiday activity on beef variety meats in abbreviated workweek veryslow.

On sausage materials markets, cheek meat untested, hearts ended mostly steady,

head meat sharply lower in thin test. Other markets, oxtails moved at slightly

lower prices in thin test. Demand very light for light to moderate offerings. 

 Trading on pork variety meats very slow as markets trending steady to higher

with few exceptions. Markets very lightly tested. On sausage materials markets,

cheek meat managed slight gain as hearts remained steady. Demand and offerings

were light. Export markets inactive on very light demand.

 Trading on tallows & greases moderate this week. Good chemical demand saw

higher prices on Chicago packer tallow, renderer tallow and choice white grease. 

Chicago lard also higher on moderate demand for light offerings. Chicago edible

tallow steady. The Gulf markets were quiet. Central choice white and yellow

grease ended generally steady on moderate feed fat demand.

 Protein feed supplements experienced light to moderate trading. Moderate

demand and light offerings resulted in higher prices on Central meat and bone 

meal and steady to higher prices in the Panhandle. The porcine product also 

steady to higher. Light demand and heavy supplies continued to pressure pork

blood meal. Prices ended steady to lower.

 Market activity on major packer hides slow this week. Demand and offerings

light. In light tests, Heavy Native Steers and Butt Branded Steers steady, while

Heavy Texas Steers ended lower. 

 Beef variety meats: Check meat not tested; head meat 7.00; domestic hearts 

generally steady, export no recent test for comparison; oxtails 5.00 lower; 

scalded tripe, honeycomb tripe, and livers not tested. 

 Pork variety meats: neck bones not tested; 30# full-cut brisket bones 16.00 

higher; tails steady; pet treat ears 3.00 lower; domestic feet generally steady;

cheek meat 1.50 higher; salivary glands steady to 1.00 higher; stomachs 2.00

higher; domestic tongues & chitterlings no recent test; picnic hocks 5.00 lower. 

 Central choice white grease generally steady; Central yellow grease generally

steady; Chicago packer tallow <0.15 1.00 higher; Chicago renderer tallow <0.15

1.00 higher; Chicago choice white grease .50 higher; Chicago edible tallow

steady; Chicago lard .75 higher; Central ruminant meat & bone meal 6.00-8.00

higher; Panhandle ruminant meat & bone steady to 10.00 higher; pork meat & bone

meal steady to 15.00 higher; pork blood meal steady to 50.00 lower; Heavy Native

Steer & Butt Branded Steer hides steady; Heavy Texas Steer hides .25-.50 lower.
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Relationship Between Live/Meat Prices - 2005

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J FM A M J J A S O N D

Dollars Per Hundred Weight

Texas CH 2-4 1100-1300 Steers

Choice 1-3 600-900 Carcass Equivalent Index

Value

Choice 600-900 Cutout Value

Relationship Between Quality Grades Carlot Basis 

600-900 lb Carcass Equivalent Index Value

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

J FM A M J J A S O N D J

Dollars Per Hundred Weight

Choice 1-3 Select 1-3 600-900
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 Cow Slaughter Under Federal Inspection 

 By Region and U.S. Total 

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 : W/E-12/24/2005 : W/E-12/25/2004 

 Region : Dairy : All : Dairy : All 

 : Cows : Cows : Cows : Cows 

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 : Head 

 1 : 

 2 : 500 600 600 600 

 3 : 6,400 7,900 6,200 7,700 

 4 : 2,200 9,900 2,100 8,900 

 5 : 14,900 29,100 13,300 27,700 

 6 : 2,400 14,000 2,400 8,300 

 7 : 400 11,700 1,000 11,000 

 8 : 

 9 : 14,000 16,100 13,200 14,800 

 10 : 1,800 2,200 2,100 4,200 

 TOTAL U.S. : 43,800 94,800 41,800 86,000 

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Totals may not add due to rounding 

 

 

 

 

Source: USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service 
Estimated Federally Inspected Slaughter and Meat P

Week Ended Beef Veal/Calf Pork (Exc.. Lard) 

(Meat 

Pro

duction

Exclu

des con

demned) Number Production Number Production Number Production 

1,000 Million 1,000 Million 1,000 Million 

07-Jan-06 ESTIMATE 529 408.3 13 2.9 1,818 367.4 

31-Dec-05 ESTIMATE 522 404.0 13 2.8 1,805 365.9 24-Dec-05 ACTUAL 607 468.2 14 3.3 2,053 413.1 

08-Jan-05 ACTUAL 579 444.7 16 3.0 1,975 398.4 

Percent change FromPrevious Week 1.3% 1.1% 0.0% 3.6% 0.7% 0.4% Year Ago -8.6% -8.2% -18.8% -3.3% -7.9% -7.8% 

 Estimated Average Live and Dressed We

 Cattle Veal & calf Hogs 

Week Ended Live Dressed Live Dressed Live Dressed 

07-Jan-06 ESTIMATE 1281 776 372 230 272 203 

31-Dec-05 ESTIMATE 1283 778 361 223 273 204 24-Dec-05 ACTUAL 1280 776 385 240 271 202 

08-Jan-05 ACTUAL 1275 773 326 199 271 202 

Dressed Weights and Percentage Slaughter by Class Und

 Steers Heifers Cows 

Week Ended Percent Pounds Percent Pounds Percent Pounds 

24-Dec-05 ACTUAL 51.6 824 31.4 763 15.6 625 17-Dec-05 ACTUAL 52.5 824 29.7 765 16.4 624 25-Dec-04 ACTUAL 50.3 821 30.9 762 17.4 630 

 Barrows & Gilts Sows Stags/Boars 

Week Ended Percent Pounds Percent Pounds Percent Pounds 

24-Dec-05 ACTUAL 96.8 199 2.8 309 0.3 217 17-Dec-05 ACTUAL 96.7 200 3.0 309 0.3 215 25-Dec-04 ACTUAL 96.8 197 2.9 306 0.3 208 

Estimated Feeder Cattle and Slaughter Cows (Rounded to the Nearest Hundred)

 South Saint South Saint Oklahoma Sioux 

Week Ended Joseph Paul City Falls

07-Jan-06 Feeders 47 6 0 17 

Previous Week 1 1 0 7 Year Ago 2 7 68 10 

07-Jan-06 Cows 1 6 04

Previous Week 1 5 0 2 

Year Ago 7 8 2 2 
 U.S. Federally Inspected Slaughter By 

Week Ended December 24, 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle  Standard :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : Total 2/ : Steers : Heifers : All Cows : Bulls & Stag Regions 1/: 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---1,000 Head---  1 : 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0  2 : 1.0 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1  3 : 16.3 13.5 7.0 4.7 7.9 7.7  4 : 11.3 10.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 9.9 8.9 1.2 1.2  5 : 68.6 56.7 29.5 20.4 8.6 7.4 29.1 27.7 1.5 1.2  6 : 122.8 89.9 68.5 47.6 38.0 32.3 14.0 8.3 2.2 1.6  7 : 275.5 233.2 151.7 131.9 110.2 89.1 11.7 11.0 1.9 1.2  8 : 50.8 39.2 25.2 19.1  9 : 36.7 32.1 18.4 15.1 1.5 1.5 16.1 14.8 0.7 0.7  10 : 23.7 19.4 12.3 9.7 9.0 5.2 2.2 4.2 0.1 0.3  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. 2/ : 606.9 495.5 313.2 249.2 190.6 153.3 94.8 86.0 8.4 7.0  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sh Standard :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal : Total 2/ :Barrows/Gilts: Sows : Stags/Boars : Total 2/ : Mature Sheep  Regions 1/: 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---1,000 Head---  1 : 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  2 : 4.0 3.4 3.9 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 2.8 0.6 0.3  3 : 111.0 121.3 110.5 120.8 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.4 1.9 0.1 0.1  4 : 332.8 261.3 313.7 245.7 18.8 15.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2  5 : 544.2 444.5 521.1 425.3 22.2 18.7 0.8 0.5 7.7 7.4 1.1 1.1  6 : 104.3 77.0 99.1 72.9 5.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.8 0.1 0.3  7 : 784.5 657.9 768.0 644.5 8.8 7.9 0.1 0.0  8 : 111.7 93.0 111.2 91.5 0.5 1.4 21.9 16.9 0.4 0.3  9 : 53.9 43.7 53.9 43.7  10 : 6.8 6.3 6.7 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. 2/ : 2053.4 1708.8 1988.5 1654.5 58.4 49.3 6.6 5.0 53.6 44.6 3.0 2.6  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA & RI;  2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC & TN; Week Ended Goat 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO & NE; ---- 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR & WA.  2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 12/24/2005 14,63 3/ Bison are not covered under the Meat Inspection Act, and therefore 12/25/2004 13,02 do not require inspection. Numbers refer to the amount killed in  Federally Inspected plants, and are not necessarily inspected. 
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Weekly Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

 Info for Week Ending January 7, 2006 

Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink 

Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs 82.20 

Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs 82.94 

Area: Ontario Auctions 

Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs 86.36 

Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs 84.62 

Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 29.78 

Average Feeder Cattle Prices: 

Steers Southern Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba 

 01/06/06 12/30/05 01/06/06 12/30/05 01/06/06 12/30/05 

401-500 lbs 125.63 123.30 120.91 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

501-600 lbs 113.20 119.45 110.62 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

601-700 lbs 109.77 107.89 105.91 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

701-800 lbs 102.48 101.89 100.33 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

801-900 lbs 99.48 98.90 96.05 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

900# + 94.76 96.33 No Quote No Quote No Quote No Quote 

Heifers: 

301-400 lbs 117.48 115.59 110.20 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

401-500 lbs 115.34 111.74 105.48 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

501-600 lbs 107.19 109.17 102.48 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

601-700 lbs 100.76 103.18 99.05 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

701-800 lbs 99.90 98.90 93.90 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

800# + 94.33 92.47 89.19 No Quote No Quote No Quote 

Province Ontario 

No.2 220-240lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 35.28 

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. 

Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $1.1661 Candian dollars 

Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents 

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter 

 Current Week Ago Year Ago 12/31/05 01/01/05 %Change 

 12/31/05 12/24/05 01/01/05 YTD YTD 

Cattle: 49,635 60,585 103,383 3,657,702 3,709,788 -1.4% 

Calves: 4,121 5,467 8,107 267,876 284,334 -5.8% 

Sheep: 1,399 3,561 4,936 158,993 172,986 -8.1% 

Hogs: 275,101 365,705 571,994 21,218,354 21,744,232 -2.4% 

Source: Agriculture Canada & CANFAX
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Mexico to TX & NM Weekly Cattle Import Summary 

 Friday, January 6, 2006 

** No information due to Holiday ** 

(all sales fob port of entry) 

 Mexico to U.S. Imports 

Species Current Previous Current Previous 

 Week Week Year-to-date Year-to-date 

 1/7/2006 12/31/2005 

 

Feeders 5,251 0 5,251 3,423 

Slaughter 0 0 0 0 

Total 5,251 0 5,251 3,423 

Source: USDA/Market News Service, Las Cruces, NM 
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Canadian Live Animal Imports into U.S. by Destination Reporting for Week Ending: 01/07/06 

Cattle 

Region Feeder Sltr Sltr Sltr Breeeding Breeding Other Total 

 Strs/Hfrs Cows Bulls Males Females 

 AA AB AC AD AE AF AG 

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2 0 339 0 0 0 0 0 339 

3 0 658 0 0 0 0 0 658 

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

5 0 293 0 0 0 0 0 293 

6 515 0 0 0 0 0 0 515 

7 2705 1489 0 0 0 0 0 4194 

8 413 1863 0 0 0 0 0 2276 

9 280 0 0 0 0 0 0 280 

10 874 5114 0 0 0 0 0 5988 

Total 4787 9756 0 0 0 0 0 14543 

Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii. 

YTD 2006 2026 7150 0 0 0 0 0 9176 

YTD 2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Hogs 

Region Feeder Sltr Sltr Breeding Breeding Other Total 

 B/G S/B Males Females 

 AH AI AJ AK AL AM 

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

3 700 3751 0 0 0 0 4451 

4 0 6713 568 0 0 0 7281 

5 39240 12369 5274 118 883 111 57995 

6 0 0 0 79 0 0 79 

7 47163 4934 1401 0 339 0 53837 

8 3042 25828 40 22 165 0 29097 

9 0 2994 0 0 0 0 2994 

10 0 2398 0 0 0 0 2398 

Total 90145 58987 7283 219 1387 111 158132 

YTD 2006 100225 50778 5877 2 500 41 157423 

YTD 2005 98088 55913 7757 102 1124 397 163381 

Sheep Feeder Sltr Sltr Breeding Breeding Other Total 

State Lambs Ewes Males Females 

 AN AO AP AQ AR AS 

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Dairy Cattle 

Region Breeding Breeding Other Total 

 Males Females 

 AT AU AV 

1 0 0 0 0 

2 0 0 0 0 

3 0 0 0 0 

4 0 0 0 0 

5 0 0 0 0 

6 0 0 0 0 

7 0 0 0 0 

8 0 0 0 0 

9 0 0 0 0 

10 0 0 0 0 

Total 0 0 0 0 

Goats 

Region Angora Spanish Breeding Breeding Other Total 

 Males Females 

 AW AX AY AZ BA 

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 

7 0 0 0 0 0 0 

8 0 0 0 0 0 0 

9 0 0 0 0 0 0 

10 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Horses 

Region Feeder Sltr Breeding Breeding Geldings Other Total 

 Males Females 

 BB BC BD BE BF BG 

1 0 0 0 0 1 11 12 

2 0 0 0 1 3 8 12 

3 0 0 0 1 5 1 7 

4 0 0 0 7 37 65 109 

5 0 35 0 0 0 29 64 

6 0 0 0 0 5 19 24 

7 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 

8 0 0 0 0 2 10 12 

9 0 0 0 0 23 33 56 

10 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 

Total 0 35 0 9 77 202 323 

States included in regions are as follows: 

1 - CT, ME, NH, VT, MA & RI 6 - AR, LA, NM, OK & TX 

2 - NY & NJ 7 - IA, KS, MO & NE 

3 - DE-MD, PA, WV & VA 8 - CO, MT, ND, SD, UT & WY 

4 - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & T9 - AZ, CA, HI & NV 

5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH & WI 10 - ID, OR & WA 

Source: USDA, APHIS 

 Washington, DC 202-720-7316 Email: wash.lgmn@usda.gov 

 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/wa_ls637.txt 

. 

Source: USDA, APHIS 
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List of Internet Links Corresponding to the Weekly Livestock, Meat, 

and Wool Summary & Statistics Publication Pages 

Page 2 Slaughter Figures & Livestock Prices 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WA_LS700.txt (Monday Report) 

Page 3 Discontinued 

Pages 4&5 Slaughter Figures http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS711.txt

Page 6 Oklahoma City Prices http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/KO_LS795.txt

Nebraska Prices http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LM_CT165.txt

Page 7 Slaughter Calf & Vealer Info 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMNpubs/PDF_weekly/veal.pdf

Page 8 TX-OK Slaughter Cattle Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AM_LS830.txt

(Wed Report) 

Page 9 Feeder Cattle Wtd Avg Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WA_LS796.txt

Page 10 5 Area Wtd Avg Report http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LM_CT150.txt

Page 11 Carcass Equivalent Prices 

 http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs/pdf_weekly/wklyblue.pdf

Beef Cutout Values http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LM_XB459.txt

Bnls Beef & Trimming Prices http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LM_XB460.txt 

Lamb Carcass Prices http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LM_XL555.txt 

Page 12 Boxed Beef Cut Prices http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LM_XB459.txt 

Page 13 Discontinued 

Page 14 Feeder Pig Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS255.txt 

Page 15 Pork Cut Prices http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs/pdf_weekly/wklyblue.pdf

Pork Cutout Prices http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs/pdf_weekly/wklyblue.pdf

Pork Narrative http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS850.txt 

Page 16 Sheep & Lamb Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WA_LS855.txt 

Page 17 Wool Highlights http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GL_LS850.txt 

Lamb Pelt Prices http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS443.txt 

Slaughter Lamb Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMNpubs/PDF_daily/frilamb.pdf

Page 18 Beef & Pork Variety Meats 

 http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs/pdf_weekly/wklyblue.pdf

Page 19 Hide, Offal & Variety Meats Narrative 

 http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs/pdf_weekly/wklyblue.pdf

Page 20 Discontinued 

Page 21 Cow Slaughter Figures http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS714.txt

Page 22 Slaughter & Meat Production Info 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS712.txt

Page 23 Slaughter by Region Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS713.txt

Page 24 Canadian Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WA_LS718.txt 

Page 25 Mexico to TX&NM Import Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AL_LS626.txt 

Mexico to U.S. Import Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AL_LS625.txt 

Page 26 Canadian Import Info http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WA_LS637.txt 

For further information, please call Jimmy A. Beard on 202.720.8054, or e-mail 

at jimmy.beard@usda.gov.
Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec

2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004

Oklahoma City 29,368 25,728 -- -- 1,050 1,652 -- --

S. St. Joseph 9,318 13,520 -- -- 3,781 3,994 96 205

Sioux Falls 21,117 25,932 -- -- 12,472 13,492 3,345 2,826

So. St. Paul 9,256 12,169 -- 32 9,839 9,399 3,328 3,037

West Fargo 4,600 5,816 -- -- -- -- -- --

Total 5 Markets 73,659 83,165 0 32 27,142 28,537 6,769 6,068

Amarillo** 4,524 5,701 -- -- -- -- -- --

Billings** 20,839 27,381 -- -- 32 33 2,045 5,130

Dalhart, TX 5,328 5,435 -- -- -- -- -- --

Dodge City** 7,255 11,040 -- -- -- -- -- --

Ft. Collins, CO 7,031 826 2,166 560 -- -- --

Irvington, KY 1/ 3,823 4,467 -- -- -- -- -- 202

La Junta, CO* 18,594 10,710 5,953 10,315 -- -- -- --

Lancaster, PA 11,681 10,244 8,963 9,295 5,182 5,925 6,339 7,244

Lexington, KY* 20,423 21,027 -- -- 252 67 175 182

Montgomery, AL** 1,337 1,057 -- -- -- -- -- --

Pratt, KS 8,527 9,472 -- -- -- -- -- --

San Angelo** 4,838 6,895 -- -- -- -- 27,676 17,942

Ashburn, GA 333 2,575 1,796 -- -- -- -- --

Davenport, WA** 2,848 3,391 -- -- 38 68 -- 95

Springfield, MO 11,596 9,621 294 520 -- -- -- --

Torrington** 17,699 22,774 -- -- -- -- -- --

West Plains, MO 15,113 14,128 798 922 -- -- -- --

Total 22 Markets 235,448 249,909 19,970 21,644 32,646 34,630 43,004 36,863

*Receipts from two auctions in the same area. **Cattle & calves combined

Estimated Calf Slaughter by Type Under Federal Inspection

Nov-05 Oct-05 Nov-04

Bob Veal 14,271 12,767 20,521

Formula Fed 150-400 lb 37,901 38,184 41,234

Non-Formula Fed 150-400 lb 2,304 2,815 2,982

Others Over 400 lb 523 634 1,363

Total 54,999 54,400 66,100

Some adjustments have been made to account for missing data and differences in weeks that fall into 2 months.

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CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP

MARKETS

MONTHLY SALABLE RECEIPTS AT 22 PUBLIC MARKETS
Commodities/Months Dec-05 Nov-05 Oct-05 Sep-05 Aug-05 Jul-05 Jun-05 May-05 Dec-04

 Texas, Wgt. Avg. 35-65% 93.70 90.48 85.03 84.91 80.94 80.67 84.90 89.52 87.48

 Kansas, Wgt Avg. 35-65% 93.28 90.81 85.33 85.33 80.71 80.48 84.35 89.41 87.69

 Nebraska, Wgt. Avg. 65-80% 93.08 90.32 85.19 85.19 80.80 79.37 83.06 88.83 86.60

 Colorado, Wgt. Avg. 35-65% 93.11 91.19 85.05 85.05 80.81 80.08 83.30 88.99 86.97

 IA Direct, Wgt Avg. 65-80% 92.87 89.46 84.10 84.10 80.11 79.60 82.74 88.96 85.10

5 Area Wtd Avg Direct Sltr Steer 93.27 90.31 84.92 85.03 80.76 80.33 84.06 89.29 87.23

 Commercial 59.88 58.95 57.38 60.17 58.50 64.56 66.75 67.38 58.75

 Breaking Utility 53.50 52.35 54.13 55.63 57.20 60.75 61.70 63.63 54.30

 Boning Utility 52.13 50.90 52.75 55.63 54.90 58.25 61.50 62.75 52.50

 Cutter 49.00 48.60 48.50 52.13 53.90 56.00 59.30 59.91 48.20

 Canner 45.00 44.20 44.50 48.63 50.30 54.00 56.20 55.38 43.90

 Good 85-110#, Wisconsin 19.48 25.83 18.75 n/q n/q n/q n/q n/q n/q

 Ok. City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 400-450# 155.62 152.54 148.22 148.28 140.28 143.04 152.94 151.10 142.56

 Ok. City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 450-500# 143.66 143.03 137.78 140.05 135.66 127.49 137.03 141.19 129.79

 Ok. City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 600-650# 118.75 129.97 120.77 126.39 120.52 114.70 125.00 130.02 116.50

 Ok. City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 650-700# 117.17 120.64 118.64 124.14 116.52 114.42 122.75 123.59 107.97

 Dodge City: Med & Lrg No. 1 600-650# 121.79 121.69 120.60 119.47 122.40 116.96 128.47 126.08 110.55

 Dodge City: Med & Lrg No. 1 650-700# 115.33 122.00 118.93 120.19 118.38 120.00 118.75 123.06 105.29

 Amarillo: Med & Lrg No.1, 600-650# 118.08 116.00 113.05 115.87 116.80 106.00 123.39 125.85 108.92

 Amarillo: Med & Lrg No.1, 650-700# 116.51 106.30 117.50 110.81 110.76 114.50 115.29 119.86 106.29

 Georgia: Med & Lrg No.1, 600-650# 108.71 105.69 105.93 106.00 106.52 105.30 110.85 114.08 98.63

 Georgia: Med & Lrg No.1, 650-700# 105.70 101.13 102.27 103.31 104.87 100.46 104.94 108.99 94.27

 Georgia: Med & Lrg No.1, 400-450# 131.13 126.97 126.22 124.66 124.90 125.72 133.88 136.72 123.19

 Georgia: Med & Lrg No.1, 450-500# 122.73 119.16 118.38 118.50 117.75 117.91 125.53 129.84 115.69

 Ok. City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 400-450# 128.66 129.33 129.09 125.30 124.15 126.27 130.29 138.95 127.79

 Ok. City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 450-500# 126.27 119.69 121.19 125.59 119.68 115.66 120.70 135.94 117.15

 Ok. City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 600-650# 113.31 114.85 112.97 115.43 110.59 109.90 119.35 118.90 105.91

 Ok. City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 650-700# 110.20 112.22 113.20 114.89 107.61 105.19 112.76 112.23 101.83

 Dodge City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 600-650# 114.24 113.69 113.36 117.68 115.28 107.69 n/q 115.74 106.48

 Dodge City: Med & Lrg No. 1, 650-700# n/q 112.90 112.36 113.29 111.19 109.98 110.58 109.87 102.01

 Ia-So Mn, 185# Carcass, Plant dlvd 59.53 58.72 62.64 66.64 68.91 67.65 66.84 74.50 71.87

 Western Corn, 185# Carcass, Plnt dlvd. 59.37 58.73 62.57 66.40 68.67 67.41 66.67 74.25 71.89

 Eastern Corn, 185# Carcass, Plant dlvd 59.09 57.83 62.84 65.52 67.91 67.30 65.99 73.63 69.45

 National, 185# Carcass, Plant dlvd 59.27 58.49 62.58 66.07 68.40 67.37 66.44 74.05 71.09

 Iowa-S. MN., No. 1-2, 300-450# 40.36 39.02 44.78 41.16 40.72 39.06 44.97 45.04 44.18

 Lamb, Shorn, Choice, San Angelo 94.00 93.33 93.00 91.56 92.14 95.00 99.50 96.94 99.12

 Lamb, Wooled, Choice, So. St. Paul 82.30 87.80 93.00 93.85 101.57 103.97 114.75 109.75 93.80

 Ewes, Good Shorn, San Angelo 59.50 54.75 48.50 47.00 57.54 47.42 52.62 48.37 59.25

 Ewes, Good, So. St. Paul 45.00 45.00 45.00 44.69 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 41.46

 Feeder Lambs (Wooled 60-90#)

 Choice, San Angelo 126.25 126.75 124.50 128.69 131.36 130.42 132.37 134.25 122.00

 Choice, So. St. Paul 115.00 120.25 124.00 119.75 118.37 123.81 132.50 121.25 122.50

 Choice 1-3 600-900# 157.49 148.81 144.30 137.97 132.85 131.19 140.02 156.82 143.31

 Select 1-3 600-900# 145.16 137.35 130.92 126.31 124.87 126.25 134.67 141.76 136.19

 Pork Loins, Bone-In 1/4"Trim, 21#Dn 100.07 96.02 102.22 110.54 118.60 113.99 113.31 131.74 110.10

 Pork Bellies, Skin-On Trmd 12-14# 75.00 79.73 79.21 89.60 92.67 80.67 66.75 87.93 88.30

 Hams, Bone-In, Trmd., 17-20# TS1 66.61 81.14 76.32 72.17 68.91 64.14 61.33 64.23 76.82

 Hams, Bone-In, Trmd., 20-23# TS1 64.90 76.40 69.73 68.75 69.83 63.72 58.20 61.55 73.65

 Hams, Bone-In, Trmd., 23-27# TS1 59.66 64.75 64.25 68.90 69.28 63.37 58.40 62.39 70.48

 Lamb, Choice and Prime 55-60# 196.44 198.31 202.10 206.36 211.73 220.46 224.62 211.88 190.92

 Lamb, Choice and Prime 65-75# 186.04 194.63 201.72 207.09 213.58 220.48 222.91 211.28 187.03

Boxed Beef Cut-Out Value

Pork Cuts

Lamb - Central US

S L A U G H T E R H O G S: B a r r o w s & G I l t s

S O W S

SHEEP: CH 110 - 125#

Wholesale Meat Prices

C O W S: S I o u x F a l l s

V E A L E R S: B O B V E A L

F E E D E R S T E E R S

F E E D E R H E I F E R S

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SELECTED PRICE STATISTICS FOR MEAT ANIMALS AND MEAT 2005/2004

DOLLARS PER 100 POUNDS

S L A U G H T E R S T E E R S