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LIVESTOCK DIVISION, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WASHINGTON 25, D.0.
Vol. 50, No. 19 1962
Week ended May 5
B MAY 1962ha
Livestock Market Reviews .
Livestock Market Receipts (with monthly tot a
Feeder Statistics .. 58
Estimated Percentage of Feeder Cattle and
Slaughter Cows in Salable Receipts . 558
Steer Sales Statistics (with monthly totals) 559
Heifer Sales Statistics (monthly totals) 561
Slaughter at Major Centers .. . 562
Estimated Slaughter and Meat Production 362
Cattle Prices . . 33
Hog Prices . . 364
Hog Purchase Statistics (with monthly totals) 565
Sheep and Lamb Prices ... . 572
Wool Market Review . 567
Wholesale Meat Trade Reviews . 568
Wholesale Dressed Meat Prices . 369
Special to this issue
Live Animal Prices, Wholesale and Retail Values,
and Marketing Spreads, March 1962 . 370
Meat and Meat Food Products Inspected When
Offered for Importation, March 1962 . 571


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MIDWEST LIVESTOCK REVIEW

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RANGE AND FEEDLOT SALES


Prices declined on all classes of live-
stock. The volume of slaughter steers and heif-
ers at the seven markets totaled 103,500 head,
largest since the first week in March, but were
18,000 head short of a year ago. Slaughter
steers at most centers sold steady to $1.00
lower while heifers were largely 25 to 50# low-
er. Cows and feeders sold steady to 50# lower.
Barrows and gilts closed the week steady to 50f
lower. Sheep and lambs also sold steady to 50f
lower.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND CALVES Despite the
fact that cattle receipts Monday were the
largest for any day since January, the twelve
market supplies were slightly smaller than the
previous week and 7 percent less than a year
ago. Prices broke early under the stress of
numbers, and wholesale dressed beef prices de-
clined in sympathy. However, slaughter steers
and heifers recovered at least a part of the
ground lost early, as receipts were sharply
curtailed, and dressed beef prices also worked
higher late but(not enough to offset early
losses. Slaughter steers closed steady to $1.00
lower, 25# to .1.00 lower at most points. Choice
and Prime grades were under most downward
pressure, and for the fourth straight week the
spread in steer prices grew narrower. Heifers
finished mostly 25-75# lower and cows steady to
50f lower in a general way with bulls off as
much as $1.00. Vealers declined $1.00-2.00 at
leading markets for this class of stock. About
8 percent of the steers in Chicago graded Prime,
most for any week in about two months. However,
at most other points, Good to average-Choice
grades predominated in the slaughter steer and
heifer supply and at St. Paul the majority
graded Standard and Good. Only 11 percent of
the Chicago cattle supply was slaughter heifers
smallest in 45 weeks, and the percentage of cows
and bulls at most markets increased slightly.
Slaughter steers: For the first time since
February, Prime steers failed to sell at $30.00
or better in Chicago, six loads 1250-1575#
weights cashing at $29.75 with bulk high-Choice
and Prime 1150-1400# $27.75-29.50. Very few
steers sold above $27.00 at markets outside
Chicago, with Choice bulking at $25.25-26.75,
Good at $22.00-25.00, Standard selling down to
519.00.
Slaughter heifers: A few loads high-Choice
and Prime heifers .26.50-27.25, bulk Choice
$24.50-26.25, Good legely $21.75-24.50.
Slaughter cows: Most Utility and Commercial
cows $14.50-16.50, Canner and Cutter largely
$12.00-15.00.

FEEDER CATTLE AND CALVES Moderate re-
ceipts of feeder cattle and calves at terminal
markets were little different in volume than


usual during early May. Good to average Choice
grades predominated but shipments of mixed
Choice and Fancy offerings were in moderate
supply at several markets, principally Omaha
and Sioux City. A large percent of the over-
all supply consisted of 550-750# yearling
steers. Trading generally was only moderately
active at unevenly steady to 50# lower prices.
A lower price trend for slaughter cattle was a
bearish factor in the feeder trade but at the
same time lessened competition from slaughter-.
ers resulted in a moderately increased number
of partly fattened 800-1050# steers being
routed into feeder buyer channels.
Feeder steers: Bulk Good and Choice 800-
1050# $22.00-25.00, few Choice 800-850,/ $25.25;
Medium and mixed Medium and Good 800-1000#
$18.50-22.00. Moderate number Choice and mixed
Choice and Fancy 535-65Q? $28.5C0-0.0C; Good
and Choice 50O-75Cq chiefly $25.50-28.OO.Medium
and mixed Medium and Good 550-7507 sold from
Z18.50-24.00*
Feeder heifers: Good and Choice 525-750.y
largely $21.50-25.75, few loads Choice 500-600#
626.00-27.00. At Sioux City few loads Choice
613-744# $24.00-25.00 and Good 677# $21.25.
Feeder calves: Choice and Fancy thin 374
and 427# steers from a reputation herd $35.00-
56.00, accompanied by 360-375r heifers at
$31.00-52.50. Other Choice and mixed Choice
and Fancy 350-550C steers ;27.00-52.00; Good
and mixed Good and Choice $24.00 to $28.50.
Good and Choice 350-500- heifers $22.50-28.00.

HOGS Terminal markets After being de-
pressed sharply at the start of the week due to
liberal mari:etings, prices steadied and even
rallied somewhat on later days, but lower
prices still prevailed at the close. Barrows
and gilts sold steady to 50# lower at most of
the markets, although Sioux City was steady to
250 higher, and South St. Paul enjoyed an up-
turn of mostly 25#. Sow prices were steady to
25# lower except steady to 25# higher at St.
Paul, Indianapolis, and Sioux City. Sows com-
prised 9 percent of receipts at 8 markets.
Barrows and gilts: U. S. 1-2, 190-240#
closed at $16.CC0-16.50. Most No. 1-5, 190-250#
brought $15.50-16.25.
Sows: U. S. 1-3, 270-4007 $15.50-14.75.
No. 2-3, 400-550# $12.75-13.75.
Feeder pigs were steady at Sioux City and
50# higher at St. Paul. Most Choice 140-160#
feeder pigs sold at $14.50-15.00,
Hogs Interior Iowa-Southern Minnesota
area receipts totaled 270,000 head, compared
with 335,000 the previous week and 551,000 a
year ago. Supply largely U. S. 1-5 200-250#
barrows and gilts; sows comprised 8 percent
of run. Compared with previous Friday, late
sales of barrows and gilts were 25# lower; sows









steady to 25f lower.
Barrows and riuts: On Friday, U. S. 1-3,
2X'"-2"." sold at 15.''n-l5.65, 1-2, "15.50-
16.00.
Sows: Most U. S. 1-3, 270-4nnr' $13.25-
14.50; No. 2-3 40(-5.5 .'11.85-13.50.
Hours Interior Illinois Receipts
totaled 93,400 compared with 103,600 the pre-
vious week and 106,800 a year earlier. Barrows
and rilts made partial recovery after sharp
downturns early and closed 25f to mostly 50
lower than the previous Friday. Sows were
mostly 50 lower.
Barrows and gilts: On Friday, U. S. 1-3,
1@5-240i $15.10-15.75, bulk $15.25-15.75;
limited volume No. 1-2 200-23C,, .15.PR-16.00;
No. 1-5 230C-2r. $14.75-15.25.
Sows: U. S. 1-3 250-?-59 $13.25-14.25,
instances $14.75; No. 1-3 35.'--4nofr .Z12.75-
15.25; No. 2-3 4 $10-50: $11.75-12.75.

SHEEP AND LAUIS Receipts at the 12
markets numbered 81,000 head, compared with
79,000 a week ago and 105,000 last year. Old
crop shorn slaughter lambs predominated in the
receipts. Spring lambs represented 8 percent
of supplies at Omaha and 40 percent at Fort
Worth. Advances on dressed lamb failed to
irfluerce the live trade as slaughter lambs
sold steady to 50f lower than the previous
week's close. At Fort Worth prices were $1.00-
1.50 lower, but fully steady to 50f higher at
Denver. Slaughter ewes were steady to strong.
Feeder lambs sold steady to 25# lower except for
r57-1l.00 declines at Fort Worth.
Old-crop slaughter lambs: Wooled Choice
with few Prime 80-112I closed at $16.50-17.50,
few consignments A17.75-18.50. Good and Choice
80-115'# 15.00-17.00. Shorn Choice with
Prime end 85-116i No. 1-5 pelts $16.00-17.50;
small showing Choice and Prime 99-2053 No. 1-2
pelts $17.75-18.00. Good and Choice 78-113"
No. 1-5 pelts $15.00-16.50.
Spring slaughter lambs: Choice and Prime
77-105 ;19.00-21.50, Choice $18.50-20.00,
Good and Choice $17.00-19.50.
Slaughter ewes: Cull to Good shorn P3.0"-
6.00, few '7.25, wooled $4.00-6.25, few $8.00.
Feeder lambs: Choice and Fancy 80-114#
wooled $15.00-16.55, Good and Choice 50-924
$11.00-14.50. Choice and Fancy 77-107-' shorn
$12.50-14.50, Good and Choice 67-82# $10.00-
13.00. Choice and Fancy 45-554 spring lambs
S17.00-19.00; Good and Choice at Fort Worth
$15.00-16.00.
Sheep and lamb receipts in the Interior
Iowa-Southern Minnesota area numbered 8,100
head, compared to 11,500 the previous week and
18,500 last year. The sharply reduced lamb
marketing met with only fair demand and com-
pared with last weekta close, old-crop slaugh-
ter lambs were weak to mostly 500 lower.
Slaughter ewes sold steady. Shorn slaughter
lambs accounted for 75-80 percent of receipts.
A alight increase in spring lamb numbers


occurred but the class was too scarce to provide
an adequate test of trading.
*'!-cr.- slaughter lambs: Wooled, Choice
80-11-' Z'1.50-17.50 delivered to packing plants;
ll0-1-4 515.50-16.50. Good to low-Choice 80-
11- 1'.50-16.75. Shorn, Choice 80-1,. lNo. 2
to fall shorn pelts $16.00-17.00, limited vol-
ume ?".25-17.50; 21'--1-. $15.50-16.75. Choice
80-21'" No. 2-3 pelts $15.50-16.75. Good to
low-Choice 80-11j'L No. 1-3 pelts $15.00-16.25.
Spring slaughter lambs: Choice and Prime
EC'-12:- $19.00-20.00, deck 8- ;20.25.
Slaughter ewes: Cull to Good shorn $2.50-
4.50, few Good around I:0 '. "', Cull to Good
wooled "..00-5.00.

RANGE AND FEEDLOT SALES

Note: Shrink on most range and feedlot
sales none to 5 percent, mostly 4 percent f.o.b.
some with short haul and 5 percent shrink. All
sales for immediate delivery unless specified.

ARIZONA, CALI'RPJiL, NEVADA AND UTAH -
Direct trade on slaughter steers and heifers
moderately active, about steady with many con-
tracted for June-July delivery. Feeder cattle
and calves only moderately active and about
steady. Spring lambs moderately active, strong
to $1.00 higher.
Slaughter steers: California and Arizona,
150 Choice 1075-11", $27.90-28.00. 14,250 Gnod
and Choice 900-1?0'1 $25.75-27.75; 2,750 Good
900-117C- $24.50-25.75; 1,000 expected mostly
Choice 1025-1',"- $25.00 for October delivery;
2,850 Standard and Good 850-15-Cr 27.50-24.50.
Nevada, 500 mostly Choice 1 0-1I0C $26.50.
Utah, 350 Choice 1025-211:'- ..-23.50.
Slaughter heifers: California and Arizona,
350 Choice 85,-".' $26.25-26.50. 3,000 Good
and Choice 700-1'.= 125' .00-26.00; 130 Good
90:-875. $24.50-24.75. Utah, 100 mostly Choice
85E0-95, $24.00-24.25. Nevada, 190 Choice 750#
$25.50.
Feeder cattle and calves: Steers, 1,900
mostly Choice 5.C,"'-7c-, '24.00-26.50; 2,700
Good and Choice 485-67S $24 .0'0-Y .C, 1000
Medium and Good ?-65'.S 2 .65-2.!.00 with
those at $24.00 delivered; 2,000 Medium 625-
8~, ."20.00-21.50. Heifers: 40 Choice 50C-
$24.00; 700 Good and Choice 600-650# $23.00.
Mixed steers and heifers: 900 Choice 450-550#
steers $25.50-26.50 and 35C-50r- heifers 2?3.5-
24.00; 400 Choice 650-"5f'5 steers $25.00,
heifers $24.25.
Spring lambs: California, 27,750 Choice
and Prime 9r'-1~' $18.00-19.00; 6,200 Choice
and Prime 90-11i', slaughter offerings and
Choice and Fancy 70-90# feeder lambs S17.50-
17.75. Arizona, 1,050 Choice and Prime 9%-~100
$19.50 with guaranteed yield.

C O-RAE ", SOUTHERN WYOMING, WESTERN
KANSAS AND WESTERN NEBRASKA Trading direct at
feedlote on slaughter steers and heifers fairly









active despite the lower trend in the dressed
trade. Trading slow fore part of the week, but
activity increased with improvement in carcass
prices. Slaughter steers and heifers sold
fully steady with the low close of the previous
week. Supplies of slaughter steers qualifying
for the Choice grade were fairly liberal, but
Choice heifer supply very moderate.
Slaughter steers: Colorado, 320 high-
Choice and Prime 1201- $27.00; 3,700 average
to high-Choice 1100-1265# $26.25-26.75, 5,600
head Choice 1050-1275# $25.75-26.25; 350 Good
and Choice 1000-1150# $25.00-25.75; two loads
Standard and Good 980-1020# $22.75. Western
Kansas, five loads Choice llO--115-r $25.75-
26.25. Southern Wyoming, two loads Choice
]?'n,"> $25.75-25.95.
Slaughter heifers: Colorado, 1,600 aver-
age to high-Choice 875-1040# $25.65-26.00;
2-,400 high-Good and Choice P8p5-j105. t2.r,-
25.50, 375 head Good and Choice P85-9y5.
$24.50-25.10. Western Kansas, five loads
Choice 900-9557 *"q.00-25.25. Southern
Wyoming, two loads Choice 970Q $25.65.
Feeders: Western Kansas, 900 Choice 750-
&85F steers for July delivery $23.25-23.50; 250
Choice F8?- $25.00; 300 Choice -57' heifers
$23.75, for early June delivery.
Sheep and lambs: Trading on old-crop
lambs moderately active at 25-5n4 higher prices.
Three loads Choice llr" wooled lp-bs a1'.80;
Good to mostly Choice shorn lambs lO0-,'1> No.
2 and 3 pelts $15.50-16.50; two loads mostly
Choice 91-, No. 1 pelts, 12l.00. Wyoming,3,200
head Good and Choice yearling breeding ewes
$22.00 per head for August 10 delivery to Colo-
rado buyers.

NEW MEXICO, WEST TEXAS, WESTERN OKLAHOMA,
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS Clovis Area Slaughter
steers and heifers active with demand good,
prices generally steady. Feeder classes slow,
mostly steady, Limited volume spring slaughter
lambs steady and a few old-crop slaughter lambs
weak to 50# lower. Old-crop feeder lambs
mostly steady.
Slaughter steers: 18 loads Choice 1200-
lqm50 steers $25..'n-'~ .*l; 5 loads 1125-11 r'-
Choice with Prime end $25.50; high-Good and
Choice 950-1150C S24.50-25.25; Good 925-1175#
$22.50-24.50; Standard and Good $21.50-22.50;
Standard 875-1100- $20.75-21.75.
Slaughter heifers: Good and Choice 725-
!"'4 23.00-24.00, mostly Good e'r--695i# $23.40-
24.00.
Slaughter calves: Good and Choice 600-65(ur
steers '24 .,'0-4 .75; Standard and Good 450-
*""-- heifers $23.00-23.50.
Feeders: Good and Choice -.:-700' steers
!"',.00-24.00 for fall delivery; several loads
Good and Choice 500-575,i steers $25.00-25.50.
Choice 27E-7c'W' steer calves for fall delivery
-'1.00-52.00. Good and Choice 600-~'0~ heifers
$23.50 and Choice .,'f-?!2E7 heifer calves for
fall delivery $30.00.


Slaughter labs: Choice and Prime 80-90#
spring lambs $18.00-19.50. Good to mostly
Choice old-crop slaughter lambs No. 1 and 2
pelts .14.00-15.50.
Amarillo Area Slaughter steers and heif-
ers slow, steady to 25# lower. Feeder offerings
for current delivery rather slow, but fairly
active for summer and fall delivery, at steady
prices.
Slaughter cattle: Steers, 75 Good and
Choice 1050-1-'7- $24.75; 150 largely Good 950-
3.'= $23.50-24.00. Heifers, load Choice 850-
&75- $25.00; 200 Good and Choice 825-855#
$24.00; 420 Good 700-950# t22.50-24.25.
Feeder steers: Immediate, 235 Choice 600-
E'l $325.-,:-25.75; 100 Choice 970,j $24.00;
1,000 Good and Choice E.50'-CC,? $24.50-24.75
June delivery. September-October, 6,000 Good to
mostly Choice 57E-650# $23.50-24.00; August to
October, 6,300 Medium to mostly Good 600-70r7
$22.00-22.50.
Feeder heifers: Immediate, 200 Good 500#
253.0C; 140 Good, -:757 $22.50; July-August 5,950,
Good to mostly Choice 600-675,; 25.00-23.50.
Feeder calves: Immediate, 160 Choice and
Fancy 525#/ steers $28.00; 850 Good and Choice
4E91-475f steers $26.00-28.25; 100 Choice 400r
steers $50.00, heifers $28.00; 325 Good to
mostly Choice 323-381# neifers Z2".50-28.00.
Stock cows: 500 Good to mostly Choice 2-5
year-old with one half crop on ground $225.00
per cow. 160 Medium and Good cows with 140
calves $190.00 per cow.

OREGON AND WASHINGTON Slaughter steers
and heifers mostly steady, instances 500 off.
Sales of feeder cattle limited; small volume of
slaughter lambs steady.
Slaughter steers: Washington and Oregon,
Good and Choice 1000-115C5 $26.50-28.00 for up
to July delivery. Choice 1050-11000 $28.00 May
and June.
Slaughter heifers: Washington and Oregon,
Good to mostly Choice 875-95Q0i 25.00-26.00,
some May-July delivery; Good 84&C $23.00.
Slaughter lambs: Oregon, Choice and Prime
92-',c- spring lambs $19.00-20.00 delivered.
Good to Choice 93-)1_j,' shorn No. 2-3 pelt old-
crop lambs $13.00-14.50.

MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING Cattle:
Sales insufficient to accurately establish
trends on any class.
Slaughter cattle: Steers,300 Choice 1100-
11'-0 late June or early July delivery $25.70.
Heifers, load Choice 950-975# $24.00.
Feeder cattle: ZOO Good and Choice around
9250 steers $22.75 for August.
Sheep: No confirmed sales.
Wool: Trading slow, prices fully steady.
Montana, 36,000? bulk half and three-eighths
light shrinking,54.400 per grease pound;226,0001
half and fine, moderate to light shrinking 48.0-
52.6#. Wyoming,255,000# fine and half,light to
very light shrink,49.15-52.7# per grease pound.








SALABLE RECEIPTS OF LrVESTOCK AT 25 PUBLIC MARKETS
MONTH OF APRIL
- atle : g -g-l 1e aiT:_ -l
&W.*E126 .1 jr* A16 1962: AI1pE961A 9 I%1 A 1r.i9ejAyr 196


Chicago .......
Denver .......
Fort Worth ....
Indianapolis ..
Kansas City ...
Oklahoma City .
Omaha ........
St. Joseph ....
St. Louis NSI .
Sioux City ....
Sioux Falls ...
S. St. Paul ...


124,713 132,902


. 37,171 39,990 2
* 18,0M2 29,907 2
* 30,883 28,242 1
* 85,305 88,533 3
* 39,618 31,294 2
* 167,975 146,336 1
73,467 61,002 1
* 66,055 57,854 4
119,637 102,548 4
42,338 33,185
* 86,530 81,906 21


388 733 125,630 135,461 10,358 16,626
,746 1,766 27,458 20,491 55,793 66,380
,960 3,391 8,389 9,143 102,164 113,273
,569 2,033 136,154 128,631 3,642 3,751
,655 2,387 76,124 65,298 39,902 36,v43
,697 2,327 16,290 15,968 10,973 9,478
,864 1,452 211,940 166,951 47,862 55,215
,787 1,575 99,740 90,627 35,299 32,440
,844 5,639 232,284 213,889 12,272 11,143
,842 2,662 199,895 141,155 18,781 24,482
390 186 76,420 57,390 18,701 9,'i24
,978 _20 914 190,358 178,269 26,911 31,080


Total
12 markets ... 891,712 833,299 49,718 45,065 1,400,662 1,223,273 382,658 419,655

Baltimore ...... 10,112 10,803 1,214 828 9,461 11,153 239 147
Cincinnati ..... 13,342 12,403 2,3594 2,795 52,071 45,545 2,284 2,195
Detroit ........ 2?,507 17,081 1,'"? 1,180 6,667 6,273 20,250 19,720
Evansville, Ind. 10,904 10,308 790 991 46,521 45,548 867 715
Houston ........ 2,309 3,038 3,894 4,289 155 36.1 29 13
Lancaster, Pa... 20,018 17,365 2,758 2,512 8,057 7,717 5,296 1,466
Louisville ..... 14,385 14,385 6,085 6,700 31,199 31,399 2,293 2,116
Nashville ...... 6,503 6,217 2,442 2,538 16,388 15,429 1,389 1,073
Ogden ........ 8,273 6,826 783 699 2,638 2,147 2,005 1,522
Peoria ......... 8,231 7,165 360 450 74,574 65,089 1,865 1,759
Portland, Oreg.. 7,935 7,933 1,584 1,251 7,875 8,653 8,085 11,434
San Antonio .... 14,013 19,102 5,517 6,277 3,871 5,821 5,975 5,068
Wichita ....... 23,244 23,175 123 218 19,828 16,644 35,275 35,653

Total
25 markets ... 1,051,488 989,100 78,859 75,793 1,679,967 1,485,132 466,510 502,816

INTERIOR IOWA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA Apr. 1962 Apr. 1961
Hogs ............. 1,526,000 1,252,000*
Sheep .... ........ 46,900 66,500*
INTERIOR ILLINOIS Hogs .............. 437,200 372,400 *Revised.





REVISED SALABLE RECEIPTS OF LIVESTOCK, JANUARY-MARCH, 1962


Cattle


North Portland:
1962 Jan. .................
Feb. .................
Mar. ................

Houston:
1962 Mar ....... .........

Total 25 markets:
1962 Jan. .................
Feb. .................
Mar. .................


9,888
6,485
7,015


1,910


1,203,724
897,682
958,012


Calves


1,804
1,084
1,273


4,429


121,025
68,037
78,692


Hogs


8,701
7,499
6,843


106


1,826,272
1,490,775
1,614,134


Sheep and lambs


9,439
4,167
5,001


20


571,162
435,165
440,994


*







WEEKII RECEIPTS OF SALABLE LIVESTOCK AT 12 PUBLIC MARKETS
-------------------------------------------------
S_ Cattle m Calves ags_ Sheen and lambs
Market : Nay 5 : May 6 : May 5 7 May 6 t May 5 8 May 6 MNay 5 May 6
: 1962 5 1961 S 1962 1961 t 1962 S 1961 S 1962 5 1961
------------------------------------------------------ -------------
Chicago ....... 3355,121 37,727 86 176 34,067 38,004 1,855 2,910
Denver ........ 7, P.: 8,884 229 120 6,285 5,475 5,949 13,005
Fort Worth .... 4,725 8,807 889 699 2,143 2,748 26,695 58,477
Indianapolis .. 7,431 6,495 475 305 30,802 26,265 725 938
Kansas City ... 20,636 19,550 538 257 20,379 21,35553 9,510 6,459
Oklahoma City 9,150 8,782 661 522 35,5394 3,987 2,557 2,783
Omaha ......... 37,287 42,210 296 317 54,902 48,074 8,586 11,665
St. Joseph .... 15,195 17,186 502 510 28,678 32,381 7,445 6,509
St. Louis NSI 15,411 15,320 1,139 1,325 60,939 55,714 3,697 3,979
Sioux City .... 26,917 25,988 1,246 252 45,999 45,511 4,598 5,379
Sioux Falls ... 8,7"' 8,072 105 39 16,756 14,979 4,517 4,709
So. St. Paul .. 17,433 18,688 4,828 4,862 40,464 40,011 5,730 6,218
Total ....... 205,266 217,689 10,994 9,384 344,808 334,478 81,422 105,031
Apr. 28, 1962. 205,717 13,164 351,954 79,195
INTERIOR IOWA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA May 5, 1962 Apr. 28, 1962 May 6, 1961
Hogs ...... 270,000 535,000 331,000*
Sheep ..... 8,100 11, 18,500*
INTERIOR ILLINOIS Hogs ...... 93,400 103,600 106,800 *Revised.
FEEDER CATTLEs AVERAGE COST, WEIGHT.r AND NUMBER
-- ------- j?! m _V^ -o TO%-^---- --- ---
I Week ended I Month 1 Four months
"ay"s"*3A7 26~ r May T g1 Ar" ~ Apr. Jan.-Apr.
S1962 962 1961 t 1962 1961 s 1962 t IX19
Steers 100]# up ........ 5396 484 '75,C 2,178 2,306 7,762 12,513
901-1000 ......... 2,304 1,418 2,193 8,299 7,674 31,228 33,829
801-900 .......... 2,816 2,496 4,029 12,685 12,139 51,546 55,662
701-800 .......... 3,700 3,875 4,120 18,132 17,158 54,338 64,189
501-700 **.....** 1 ,o2. _1,2 ,q 6,463 47,524 15g _184,294_
Total steers 10 markets..... 22,862 21,093 21,780 97,756 86,801 303,154 348,487
Av. wt. .... "a 1 6 9" ,:-, 70 704- 71 .' 712#
Av. cost .... V?. $24.89 $22.85 ... 7 $24.05 $24.08 $24.19
S Chicago ...... 23.31 24.47 22.21 24.55 23.09 25.39 23.15
Kansas City... 25.10 25.04 25.38 25.11 24.38 24.14 24.24
Omaha ........ 24.60 25.15 22.81 25.06 24.03 24.58 24.18
S S. St. Paul... 22.52 23.65 21.43 22.73 21.80 21.72 21.86
U Sioux City.... 25.75 26.35 24.03 26.33 25.33 25.42 25.73
Denver ....... 25.78 24.96 22.65 24.59 24.17 24.14 24.99
Ft. Worth .... 24.24 23.82 21.67 23.80 23.18 23.44 23.56
U Oklahoma City. 25.92 25.29 22.38 24.02 23.05 23.?6 25.32
S. St. Joseph. 25.44 25.37 23.04 N4.-: 24.72 24.10 24.10
St. Louis NSY. 24.03 25.88 22.41 23.04 22.87 23.34 22.96
Total calves 10 markets.. 8,039 7,584 6,908 33,758 27,960 149,085 162,609
heifers .... 35,617 4,616 3,546 18,151 12,861 51,765 50,401
cows .... 486 470 679 2,230 2,255 9,824 11,503
Not adjusted far differences in grade of cattle sold at each market.

ESTIMATED PERCENT OF FEEDER CATTLE AND SLAUGHTER COWS IN SALABLE RECEIPTS
:Chi-tKan- t t iS. St Sioux IS.St. Indian-IDan.- Ft. tOkla.'Wich-. San
Week ended S ca go a Omha Joseph Ni t City tPaul Iapolis Ver tWorth :City lita Antonio

Feeders
May 4,1962 2 48 14 12 9 27 8 6 10 70 73 59 60
Avr.27,1962 2 45 12 12 8 31 8 8 55 80 62 47 50
May 5,1961 2 43 10 11 8 19 5 12 9 60 61 47 65
------------------------------------------------
Slaughter cow
May 4,1962 4 8 9 6 7 8 28 11 20 15 8 13 15
Apr.27,1962 4 9 8 6 10 4 25 12 10 10 11 12 18
May 5,1961 5 7 8 6 9 5 20 15 10 20 10 15 10






359
STEERS SOLD OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER 1/
S Nber of head Percent of total Average weight Average price in
by grades (pounds) dollars per 100 lb.
Grade -- -: -- ------ --- ------ -g ---
Week ended
May 5 3 May 4 : May ay4 a May 4 Ma 3 My 4
-:-?- F _-- _l^6Z _19 61261 _-
CHICAGO
Prime.......... 2,004 3,169 7.9 10.9 1,2 4 1,243 28.84 26.13
Choice......... 14,370 17,776 56.5 61.0 1,185 1,206 26.56 24.08
Good ........... 7,921 6,081 30.7 20.9 1,096 1,092 24.63 22.48
Standard ....... 831 1,464 3.3 5.0 1,035 1,038 21.78 2'.J7
Commercial..... -- -- -- --
Utility........ 402 651 1.6 2.2 984 1,063 19.59 19.47
All grades..... 25,428 29,141 1,155 1,175 25.96 25.78
OMAHA
Prime.......... 148 25 .8 .1 1,310 1,165 26.82 24.50
Choice......... 7,970 8,741 42.5 41.6 1,151 1,192 25.47 25.33
Good ........... 9,416 10,531 50.3 50.2 1,082 1,106 24.07 22.26
Standard ....... 1,00 1,594 5.4 7.6 Il.-' 1,117 20.60 19.44
Utility ........ 193 99 1.0 .5 968 951 19.22 18.02
All grades ..... 18,735 20,990 113 1,142 24.48 22.50
SIOUX CITY
Prime .......... 8 -- .6 1,468 -- 25.00
Choice......... 6,902 6,468 56.5 48.3 1,152 1,195 25.50 23.49
Good........... 4,666 5,525 38.2 39.8 1,082 1,126 24.05 22.45
Standard....... 558 1,506 4.6 11.3 1,092 1,074 20.43 19.68
Utility........ 82 -- .7 997 19.20 --
All grades..... 12,208 13,380 1,121 1,155 24.69 22.70

Prime .......... 33 34 .6 .4 1,132 1,191 26.65 24.50
Choice......... 2,104 3,927 36.2 46.2 1,100 1,156 25.75 23.81
Good........... 5,277 3,660 56.3 45.0 1,049 1,05.8 24.49 22.60
Standard....... 349 828 6.0 9.7 1,088 1,110 21.05 19.85
Commercial..... -..
Utility........ 52 56 .9 .7 952 980 19.56 17.87
All grades..... 5,815 8,505 1,070 1,108 24.72 22.89
-- --- -------- -- --- -- --- -------


Prime..........
Choice.........
Good...........
Standard .......
Commercial.....
Utility ........
All grades.....


Prime..........
Choice.........
Good...........
Standard.......
Utility .......
All grades.....


1,491 1,0553
4,507 4,794
815 1,562

421 254
7,254 7,643

----- ----

3,375 2,592
4,603 5,308
589 748

8,367 8,648
------------
------------


20.6 13.5 1,107 1,086 25.74 23.82
62.3 62.8 1,006 1,019 24.22 22.53
11.5 20.4 960 948 21.67 20.44

5.8 5.3 925 892 19.36 18.52
1,017 1,010 24.05 22.20

- -T.js -- -----

40.5 30.0 1,139 1,152 25.63 25.39
55.0 61.4 1,081 1,105 24.28 22.32
4.7 8.6 1,074 1,082 20.92 19.24

1,104 1.,16 24.69 22.59


Prime.......... -- -- -- -
Choice......... 2,444 2,779 69.0 77.0 1,162 1,160 25.76 25.31
Good .......... 1,009 647 28.5 17.9 1,101 1,102 24.40 22.31
Standard....... 88 167 2.5 4.6 1,075 1,117 21.00 18.73
Utility. *.... 18 .5 902 17.75
All grades ..... 3,541 3,611 1 _145 1,146 25.29 22.91
-----------------Daa collected byStatistical Reporting Service, avestock Dvisin, A----.S.
]./ Date collected by Statistical Reporting Service, and-Li~vestock Division, AbN.S.


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STEERS SOLD OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER l/

Number of head Percent of total Average weight Average price in
by grades (pounds) :dollars per 100 lb.
Grade -- ---------- ----
Month
: ~pr. : tApr. : pr. : -Apr. : -Apr. : 1-Apr. Apr. : pr.
: 1962 : 1961 : 1962 : 1961 : 1962 : 1961 : 1962 : 1961
CHICAGO
Prime.......... 6,436 11,693 7.1 11.6 1,246 1,261 50.14 27.14
Choice......... 50,566 58,644 56.0 58.3 1,184 1,200 27.45 25.05
Good........... 29,024 24,820 52.2 24.? 1,079 1,116 25.44 23.46
Standard....... 2,911 4,122 3.2 4.1 1,057 1,022 22.17 21.05
Commercial..... -- 15 -- .0 -- 1,746 19.61
Utility........ 1,362 1,346 1.5 1.3 1,012 1,044 19.96 19.29
All grades..... 90,299 100,640 1,147 1,177 26.80 24.73
-------------^-----^------------^--^-------_
OMAHA
Prime.......... 518 235 .6 .3 1,203 1,178 27.67 25.93
Choice......... 36,230 30,828 44.2 42.9 1,155 1,182 26.20 24.09
Good .......... 40,591 35,087 49.2 48.9 1,081 1,107 24.65 22.84
Standard ...... 4,458 4,777 5.4 6.7 1,101 1,110 21.06 19.53
Utility......... 495 844 .6 1.2 990 990 19.22 18.47
All grades..... 82,090 71,771 1,115 1,139 25.16 235.15
SIOUX CITY
Prime.......... 40 162 .7 .3 1,272 1,292 29.00 26.4
Choice......... 24,002 21,586 46.6 47.3 1,155 1,182 26.22 24.30
Good........... 24,926 19,596 48.4 42.5 1,094 1,156 24.69 23.30
Standard....... 1,897 4,511 3.6 9.9 1,092 1,104 20.55 19.86
Utility ........ 367 -- .7 -- 1,029 -- 19.09 --
All grades..... 51,532 45,655 1,125 1,155 25.27 23.47

Prime.......... 155 20 .5 .1 1,155 1,140 27.11 26.00
Choice......... 11,281 12,292 41.6 43.6 1,150 1,157 26.07 24.38
Good........... 13,638 13,110 50.2 46.5 1,039 1,077 24.66 23.29
Standard....... 1,849 2,641 6.8 9.4 1,061 1,055 21.18 20.16
Commercial..... -- -- -- -- -- --
Utility........ 254 115 .9 .4 977 1,040 19.54 17.62
All grades..... 27,137 28,178 1,078 1,110 25.01 25.49
------------------------- 9C-7 LOUIS EST --------------- -----------------------
-. --- -.. -^ -- -_ -
Prime.......... 11 -- .5 -- 1,252 -- 27.75 --
Choice......... 6,857 2,815 25.5 10.7 1,097 1,074 26.11 24.65
Good........... 17,901 17,311 61.2 65.7 1,027 1,0531 24.53 23.15
Standard....... 2,912 5,565 9.9 21.1 984 970 21.95 20.70
Commercial..... -- -- -- --
Utility........ 1,561 654 5.3 2.5 972 896 19.54 18.40
All grades..... 29,222 26,345 1,036 1,019 24.43 22.72
~-~-------------------------- --------


Prime ..........
Choice.........
Good...........
Standard.......
Utility........
All grades.....


Prime..........
Choice.........
Good ...........
Standard.......
Utility ........
All grades.....


15,158 10,975 57.6 56.2 1,141 1,143
22,666 16,686 56.2 55.0 1,069 1,099
2,492 2,653 6.2 8.8 1,097 1,091

40,516 30,314 1,098 1,114


-- 78 -- .5 -- 1,520
10,642 11,050 70.7 75.4 1,166 1,185
4,129 2,845 27.5 19.4 1,092 1,120
272 608 1.8 4.2 1,058 1,086
-- 79 -- .5 952
15,045 14,660 1,143 1,168
-------------------------------


1/ Data collected by Statistical Reporting Service, and Livestock .Division, A. M. S.


26.19
24.82
21.54

25.14



26.12
24.78
20.47

25.67


24.30
25.05
19.95

25.24


24.44
24.07
22.94
19.07
18.07
23.64


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STEERS SOLD OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER AT SEVEN MARKETS COMBINED 1/
Av-
Number of head :Percent of total Average weight Average price in
by grades (pounds) dollars per 100 lb.
Grade Month .7
Apr. : Apr. Apr. : Apr. Apr. : Apr. Apr. Apr.
1962 1961 1962 1961 1962 1961 1962 1961


Prime .......
Choice .......
Good .........
Standard .....
Commercial ...
Utility ......
All grades ...


7,440
154,716
152,675
16,791

4,017
335,659


12,188
148,190
129,255
24,877
15
3,038
317,563


2.2
46.1
45.5
5.0


3.8
46.7
40.7
7.8


..2-- 1.0
..2 1.0


1,242
1,159
1,071
1,063

995
1,114


1,260
1,183
1,099
1,055
1,746
995
1,140


29.87
26.60
24.82
21.37

19.61
25.58


27.09
24.55
23.14
20.18
19.61
18.79
23.74


HEIFERS SOLD OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER AT
- - 7 -


SEVEN MARKETS CCOFIMNED 1/


Grade


: Number of head Percent of total : Average weight : Average price in
: : by grades : (pounds) : dollars per 100 lb,
-----------------------------~o~-----------------------------------
"- - -------- ttonth_ .____.____________.

Apr. Apr. Apr. : Apr. : Apr. Apr. : Apr. Apr.
1962 1961: 1962 1961 : 1962 : 1961 i 1962: 1961


Prime ......... 565 231 .6 0.2 1,025 1,049 27.30 25.41
Choice ........ 59,141 55,372 59.8 48.9 958 973 25.80 23.94
Good .......... 51,468 49,252 52.4 43.5 903 913 24.02 22.44
Standard ...... 6,050 7,592 6.2 6.7 875 895 20.89 19.94
Utility ....... 1,020 "854 1.0 .7 954 917 18.20 17.74
All grades .... 98,242 113,301 925 941 24.55 23.01


SOLD OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER AT FIVE SPECIFIED MARKETS /
STEERS


: MNumber of head


Average weight
(pounds)


Average price
in dollars per 100 lb.


-rket ------------------------------------- --
I -___ Moth
Apr. : Apr. : ~ pr : p. : ; pr. 7 pr-.
: 1962 1961 : 1962 1961 1962 : 1961

Cincinnati ........... 4,218 4,057 1,053 1,074 24.80 23.47
Indianapolis ......... 15,668 15,284 1,062 1,051 24.71 23.19
Fort Worth ........... 1,945 3,957 917 987 24.19 23.17
Oklahoma City ........ 2,823 3,450 1,072 1,075 24.62 23.17
Sioux Falls .......... 13,763 9,533 1,150 1,161 24.62 23.03


HEIFERS

Cincinnati .......... 2,515 2,429 754 754
Indianapolis ......... 2,858 2,822 852 843
Fort Worth ........... 1,091 1,956 670 659
Oklahoma City ........ 1,954 1,751 851 824
Sioux Falls .......... 7,170 6,060 954 988


23.60 22.31
25.84 22.55
25.49 22.80
24.20 22.82
23.89 22.47


1/ Data collected by Statistical Reporting Service, and Livestock Division, A. M. S.


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WEEKLY SLAUGHTER UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION AT MAJOR CENTERS
S Cattle : Calves : Hogs :Sheep and lambs
City or Area Cay-5- Ty 6 yS T y y 6 TMy T E -May T6ra 9 Tga'y6 --
: 1962 : 1961 : 1962 1961 : 1962 : 1961 : 1962 : 1961
Boston, New York City Area .... 13,350 12,313 8,854 11,341 36,241 43,972 33,459 356,966
Baltimore, Philadelphia ....... 8,590 8,940 1,908 2,379 29,?-5 30,391 3,557 5,590
Cin., Cleve., Detroit, Indpla 20,050 20,701 3,642 4,315 127,726 121,138 12,396 11,530
Chicago Area .................. 16,539 18,671 6,980 3,984 49,357 40,946 7,567 6,516
St. Paul- Wise. Areas ......... 23,257 28,452 14,474 14,652 91,995 102,552 6,236 12,554
St. Louis Area ................ 11,620 11,529 1,268 1,318 91,409 84,202 4,161 4,177
Sioux City-So. Dakota Area .... 28,093 27,042 -- 99,785 90,426 9,510 12,087
Omaha Area .................... 37,755 42,575 196 134 92,736 84,718 12,300 18,424
Kansas City ................... 13,843 17,649 -- 40,393 58,167 -- -
Iowa So. Minnesota .......... 32,3556 35,092 9,044 7,249 260,270 286,458 29,769 57,105
Lou'l, Evan'1.Nash'1. Mph's ... 5,840 6,209 2,594 5,179 61,763 57,484 -- -
Georgia, Florida, Ala. Area ... 8,424 9,968 3,119 3,785 20,850 30,673 -- --
St. Jo'ph. Wichita, Okla. City. 19,927 20,826 809 849 50,210 46,763 9,566 11,527
Ft. Worth, Dallas, San Antonio. 8,878 15,561 5,388 4,072 18,949 15,683 34,170 50,915
Denver, Ogden, Salt Lake City 27,372 25,644 71 168 18,507 14,603 37,404 37,405
Los Angeles, San Fran. Areas .. 26,258 28,318 2,737 1,893 31,940 30,254 40,645 45,468
Portland, Seattle, Spokane **** 8,474 8,691 168 223 17,844 17, 46_ 504 _,950
Total ..................... 310,606 59,252 1,139,788 246,244
333,961 59,541 1,135,376 292p994
Accumulation to date ...... 5,560,576 1,115,714 21,019,121 4,778,945
5,395,598 1,152,647 20,118,774 4,795,872



ESTIMATED FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER AND MEAT PRODUCTION
----------- ------ T ----- ^. Po 'W- L y .-.- -

I Beef Veal iexcl. lar dj and mutton Total Total
Week ended .Nui- : Num- : Num- t : Num- t .: meat lard
ber ber t Pher ber : rd ber rod* rod prod.
1 o000 mil.lb. 1,000 inl.b.,o 1,000 mil.1b. 1,000 mil.Tb.mil.lb.il.lb.


1962 .........
1962 .........
1962 1/ ......
1961 ......


227.2
224.2

245.8


10.8
11.5

10.7


1,320 185.3
1,310 185.9
1,548 --
1,301 184.0


12.7 456.0
12.5 451.9

15.2 455.7


Percentage change from:
Apr.28, 1962 ......... 1 1 -5 -4 1 1 4 2 1 --
May 6, 1961 ......... -6 -8 3 1 1 1 -15 -16 -4 --

-------------_ -r --t- --------------- a
: s. b ) - Lard
Week ended Cattle Calves Hogs eand e lbs
S- -- per
Live Dressed. Live Dressed. Live Dressed Live Dressed: 00 lb


1962 ........
1962 ........
1962 ........
1961 ........


1/ Actual slaughter. 2/ Excludes lard.


May 5,
Apr.28,
Apr.14,
May 6,


42.53
45.4


May 5,
Apr.28,
Apr.14,
May 6,


1045
1045
1040
1048


14.2








CATTLE: WEEKLY AVERAGE OF DAILY QUOTATIONS
In dollars per 100 pounds

Chicago : Kansas City : Omaha : Denver
- - -
Classification May May May May May May
5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6
1962 : 1961 1962: 1961 1962 : 1961 1962 1961

Slaughter cattle, calves and vealers


Steers -
Prime

Choice

Good
Standard

Heifers -
Choice
Good
Standard


900-1100#
1100-1500
900-1100
1100-1500
900-1100



700-900#
600-800


Cows -
Commercial
Utility
Cutter
Canner


27.50
28.58
26.50
27.00
24.12
21.75


25.88

20.88


16.50
15.75
15.12
13.50


26.12
26.58
24.25
24.12
22.50
20.88


23.75

19.80


17.10
16.70
16.20
14.70


26.18
25.92
24.02
21.00


25.50
25.40
20.12


16.25
15.25
14.00
12.62


24.28
23.95
22.42
19.90


23.68
21.92
19.25


17.22
16.50
16.00
15.00


27.58
27.52
25.95
26.20
25.62
21.12


25.78
25.15
20.12


16.50
15.52
14.62
15.38


25.50
25.48
24.00
23.95
21.85
19.42


23.72
21.85
19.35


17.22
16.45
15.58
14.62


25.92
25.92
25.55



25.00





15.88
14.62
13.88


25.58
25.58
21.58
19.25


22.98
20.75
18.62



16.40
15.35
14.12


: ~North
2 Portland
: May :May
5 6
, 1962 : 1961
*. *


28.00
--
25.75
23.25


26.25
25.00
22.00



15.75
13.50
11.50


24.62
23.75
23.00
20.75


23.75
22.25
19.75


17.50
16.50
14.25
15.00


Bulls Irlgs. excl.
Commercial
Utility

Calves 250-500#
Choice
Good
Standard

Vealers 150-250#
Choice
Good
Standard


Steers 500-800f
Fancy
Choice
Good

Heifers 500-750#
Choice
Good

Calves -
Steer -
Fancy 500-550
Choice "
Good 500-500,y
Heifer 500-500#
Fancy
Choice
Good

*Medinu and Good.


19.05 19.55
18.55 20.05


- 29.70
- 27.00
- 22.00


17.62 18.38
18.00 18.70


25.00
23.25
20.00


30.00
27.00
22.00


23.25
21.25
18.75


27.50
24.00
20.00


17.25 19.05
17.25 18.98


27.00
24.75
21.75


27.50
24.75
21.50


18.88 19.25 19.75 20.25


50.62
27.75
24.25


31.50
29.50
25.50


Feeder cattle and calves


26.50
24.25


27.75
26.25
24.75


26.80
24.35


27.58
24.75


26.25
24.12


- -- 24.25 24.00 24.88 24.00
- -- 22.58 20.75* 22.75 20.25*


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25.25)
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25.55


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25.50) 26.00


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26.00
25.50


26.88
24.50


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23.50


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HOGSt AVERAGE COST, WEIGHT, AND NUMBER OF PACKER AND SHIPPER PURCHASES L/
- -.-- --T-- T-T .- T .-T.7 T- ::- -- -
S i T. t L u :. 2 'Eight
SP : Louis 5 Kansas? Sioux 'S. St. I S. St.'Indian-' mkts.
Week ended iChicago: Nat'l.: City : Omaha : City 'Joseph I Paul tapolia 3 corn-
I : Stock : : bined


: Yards i : I: I: s
Dollars per 100 pounds


Barrows May 5, 1962.... 15.55 15.
and Apr.28, 1962.... 16.20 16.
gilts 'ay 6, 1961.... 16.72 16.
May 5, 1962.... 13.07 13.
Sows Apr.28, 1962.... 15.57 13.
May 6, 1961.... 14.42 14.
AVERAGE WEIGHT -
Barrows May 5, 1962.... 233 2
and Apr.28, 1962.... 235 2
gilts May 6, 1961.... 238 2
May 5, 1962 .... 434 4
Sows Apr.28, 1962.... 4352 4
May 6, 1961.... 445 4
NUMBER OF HEAD -
Barrows May 5, 1962.... 28269 537
and Apr.28, 1962.... 26241 529
gilta May 6, 1961.... 51179 484
May 5, 1962.... 2599 37
Saws Apr.28, 1962.... 2308 38
Nay 6. 1961.... 2840 41


sows -


May 5, 1962 .... 8
Apr.28, 1962 .... 8
May 6, 1961 .... 8
Weighted average.


58 15.36 15.50 15.32 15.37
07 15.85 15.85 15.78 15.87
51 16.17 16.54 16.18 16.18
33 13.41 13.37 13.38 13.70
72 13.71 13.72 15.76 13.78
74 14.77 14.93 14.76 14.80
Pounds
26 237 240 240 238
26 2358 241 245 238
50 242 244 247 242
34 436 428 415 410
23 430 451 415 416
11 441 425 431 421

09 18671 47306 39599 25854
99 18989 44195 59562 24172
58 19536 40124 40104 29061
84 1193 4764 4400 1963
04 926 4827 3834 1552
07 1090 5571 5904 2124
Percentage of total
7 6 9 10 7
7 5 10 9 6
8 5 12 9 7


15.24 15.77 15.47
15.63 16.34 15.95
16.36 17.05 16.42
13.30 13.44 13.36
15.51 13.66 13.66
14.67 14.76 14.74

233 230 234
236 228 255
242 23355 240
404 455 425
409 461 425
411 459 427

29783 25954 269145
39575 27240 272973
28568 21747 258777
4640 3203 26546
5671 3134 26056
4786 2580 27002


AVERAGE WHOLESALE TVALE OF HOG PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM 100 LB. LIVE HOG,
COMPARED WITH PRICES OF LIVE HOGS, CHICAGO
Week ended Hog products 1/ Hog prices 2/ Gross sprea
-- -- -
May 5, 1962 ............... $17.52 $16.02 $1.50
Apr.29, 1962 ............... 17.78 16.70 1.08
May 6, 1961 ............... 18.88 17.55 1.33
I/ Value of all edible products, fresh basis (lard rendered) in 100 lb. of live
hog computed from wholesale prices on carlot basis, Chicago, reported by National
Provisioner daily market report.
2/ Mean of daily quotations on U. S. No. 1,2 and 5 hogs, 200-220# wt. Chicago.
-/ Difference between wholesale product value and hog prices.

HOG AND CORN PRICES AT CHICAGO AND HOG-CORN PRICE RATIO
: Barrows and s Corn 2/ : Hog-corn
Week ended : gilts 1/ : No.5 yellow i price ratio
Dollars per : Cents per : based on
: 100 pounds : bushel : barrows and gilts
May 5, 1962 ........... $15.55 113.9 13.7
Apr.28, 1962 ........... 16.20 111.9 14.5
May 6, 1961 ........... 16.72 112.3 14.9
SWeighted average. 2/ Simple arage.-------------------------------------------
I/ Weighted average. 2/ Simple average.


AVERAGE COST -


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







HOGS, AVERAGE COST, WEIGHT, AND NUMBER OF PACKER AND SHIPPER PURCHASES I/
t-S--. : a- : 2 2 Iiht
T-6f.-7 T -Ei- h


Month
MChicago:
s :


:
AVERAGE COST -
Barrows Apr. 1962....... 16.04
and Mar. 1962....... 16.28
gilts Apr. 1961....... 17.18
Apr. 1962 ....... 13.44
Sows Mar. 1962....... 14.08
Apr. 1961....... 15.26
AVERAGE WEIGHT -
Barrows Apr. 1962....... 234
and Mar. 1962....... 253
gilts Apr. 1961 ....... 237
Apr. 1962....... 445
Soaws Mar. 1962....... 452
Apr. 1961 ....... 451


Louis a Kansas' Sioux 'S. St. : S. St.']
Nat'l. City : Omaha City tJoseph a Paul 'i
Stock : :*
Yards : : I 2 s
Dollars per 100 pounds
15.94 15.76 15.74 15.57 15.77 15.65
16.42 16.48 16.35 16.17 16.54 16.04
17.10 16.93 17.04 16.90 16.78 16.95
15.57 13.74 15.61 13.44 13.77 13.51~
14.52 14.96 14.65 14.45 14.74 14.26
15.68 15.84 15.90 15.70 15.75 15.55
Pounds
225 256 239 242 236 234
222 231 255 239 250 232
227 2357 241 246 238 259
428 421 427 423 412 411
423 415 432 455 408 415
413 427 420 428 419 416


Indian-' xkta.
ipolis com-
t bined


16.21 15.81
16.45 16.31
17.56 17.04
15.52 15.55
14.45 14.47
15.56 15.66


229
226
230
455
446
458


254
251
256
-427
429
427


NUMBER OF HEAD -
Barrows Apr. 1962....... 102103 209097 68853 180796 175854 88270 144696 115038 10
and Mar. 1962....... 112528 201389 58785 166659 121695 76519 175406 120758 102
gilts Apr. 1961....... 1P7Se5 188729 58850 137959 121222 81675 155P71 110212 9s
Apr. 1962....... 9333 15951 4181 19713 15654 6464 18244 12113
Sows Mar. 1962 ....... 9626 12590 4213 16510 9391 6098 15172 11300
Apr. 1961....... 10025 15716 3644 20684 13572 5493 14603 10967
SOWS Percentage of total
Apr. 1962....... 8 6 6 10 8 7 11 10
Mar. 1962 ....... 8 6 7 9 7 7 8 9
Apr. 1961....... 8 8 6 15 10 6 10 9
1/ Weighted average.


34687
51557
15105
99655
34900
94704


8
8
9


AVERAGE WHOLESALE VALUE OF HOG PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM 100 LB. LIVE HOG,
COMPARED WITH PRICES OF LIVE HOGS, CHICAGO
Month Hog products / Hog prices / Gross spread

Apr. 1962 ................... $17.74 $16.56 $1.18
Mar. 1962 ............ ..... 18.27 16.69 1.58
Apr. 1961 ................... 19.51 17.60 J.71
I/ Value of all edible products, fresh basis (lard rendered) in 100 lb. of live
hog computed from wholesale prices on carlot basis,. Chicago, reported by National
Provisioner daily market report.
2/ Mean of daily quotations on U. S. No. 1,2 and 3 hogs, 200-220# wvt. Chicago.
T/ Difference between wholesale product value and hog prices.

HOG AND CORN PRICES AT CHICAGO AND HOG-CORN PRICE RATIO


: Barrows and
Month: gilts 1/
Month : Dollars-per
: 100 pounds
Apr. 1962 ............... 16.04
Mar. 1962 .............. 16.28
Apr. 1961 ............... 17.18

I/Weighted average. 2/ Simple average.


a Corn I Hog-corn
: No.3 yellow t price ratio
: Cents per : based on
: bushel : barrows and gilts
2 112.0 14.5
110.8 14.7
108.1 15.9
--






BOSTON WOOL MARKET REVIEW


Trading on greasy domestic combing wools was
slow on the Boston market. Occasional small sales
of scoured woolen wools of foreign origin were sold
about steady while the movement of noils was very
small.
Trading was active on unsold clips in the
Western States and a sealed bid sale was held at
Roswell, New Mexico. Medium grade wools sold well
in the fleece wool States and trade was very active
in Texas with prices steady to strong.
The Dominion auctions resumed this week after
the Easter recess. Prices were approximately 21
percent lower at the opening sale in Brisbane but
firmed somewhat at midweek. Continental interests,
Japan and the United States were the principal
operators. At Invercargill, New Zealand the market
was active with demand good. At Bradford prices
were firm on 50/56s down to 46/5Os, while 46/48s
and coarser wools were slightly easier and second
shear wools uneven. The South African markets were
irm under Peneral competition while the South
American markets were inactive.
Fleece Wools Country buyers were paying from
48-550 but mostly 51-520 for medium grade wools to
the growers. Approximately two million pounds will
be offered for sale in Virginia within the next
two weeks.
Territory Wools A fair weight of bulk medium
grade wools sold at a sealed bid sale in North
Dakota. The Lisbon pool brought 52.524 as three-
eighths was estimated around $1.10-1,12 and quarter-
-blood wool at $1.08-1. ..9 delivered East. The Steel
pool sold at 50.50 while the Slope pool went to a
local dealer at 50.25#. At the Tri-county pool in
Oregon 13,000 ranch fleeces sold at 55.58# f.o.b.
with delivery June 5 to June 15, while 5,000 range
fleeces brought 52.5# f.o.b. Joseph or Baker,
Oregon. Prices paid the first day of the sale at
Roewell, New Mexico were estimated mostly at $1.21-
1.25 clean basis for small clips while large clips
later in the week were estimated around $1.50,
clean basis, delivered.
Texas Wools A fair weight of wool sold in
Texas at steady prices or $1.27-1.50 for good 12
months wools and $1.07-1.15 for 8 months clips on
a clean basis, delivered East.
Mohair Trade in mohair was very slow.
Foreign j Wools Spot foreign wools were slow
and offerings small. Greasy South African 7 to
9 months spinners style merino wools sold for ship-
ment around $1.27 clean basis, duty paid. Greasy
Buenos Aires November second clips for combing use
sold around 81 and fleeces at 890 clean basis,
duty paid for shipment. Cabled reports at week's
end follow with combing wools converted to clean
U. S. oil-combed yields and short wools to scour-
ing yields, in bond.
Montevideo Super Skirted Wool
60/64s $1.05-1.07
60s 1.05-1.05
60/58s .99-1.01
56/50i .96- .98
SOs .94- .96


Australia
Oil-combed
452 $I.j7
433 1.01
454 .97
435 .88


New Zealana
Oil-combed
854 $.86
100 .82
107 .77
114 .75
128 .73


South Africa
Oil-combed Scoured Yields
7 $1.12 27 $1.04
8 1.10 28 1.00
12 1.10 52 .99
47 1.10 55 .95
48 1.09 58 .90
52 1.07
53 1.05
Carpet Wools The spot carpet wool trade
continued slow. Greasy Buenos Aires 56/40s lambs
wool sold for shipment at 67# clean wool fibers
present while shippers were quoting November
wools at 68-690, March at 65# and lambs around
67-680 clean fibers present. Greasy'New Zealand
carpet fleeces were offered at 70-710, "B" style
early shorn wool at 67# and "BB" style at 690
and type 702/3 crutchings around 65g#. A spot
yellow Pakistan carpet wool was offered at 680
clean wool fibers present.
Woolen Wools Sales follow:


Scoured Pulled Foreign
Aust. 60s ave. 1-1-"*
white 990
Scoured Shorn For


Noils
Good Dom. 64s nobles 744
Good Dom. 56/58s nobles
reign 56


Aust. 62s locks fair color 81-82#
Wool Tops Trade in wool tops was a little
slower but prices were strong. Fine tops were
slow while 54s continued to move. Quotes follow:
arp Aust. D/C Warp Dom. D/C
7.T '1.97 $1.92
64s 1.86 1.81
62s 1.79 1.74
60s 1.72 N 1.66
58/60s 1.62 N 1.56
Oil-combed Territory Fleece
58/60s $1.60 $1.54 -
56s -- 1.51 $1.48
50/56s 1.49 1.48 1.45
( N Nominal)

CLOSING FUTURES QUOTATIONS May 5, 1962
(Furnished by the Wool Associates of the New
York Cotton Exchange)
May wool tops $1.655 (Bid)
July wool tops 1.655 (Bid)
64s grade 2.55" minimum length
May wool 1.278 (Traded)
July wool 1.252 (Bid)
64s grade 2" ave. stretched length








WHOLESALE MEAT TRADE REVIEWS


LESS THAN CARLOT MEAT TRADE REVIEW

EASTERN SEABOARD Prices were generally
lower for most-red meats and pork. Steer carcass
prices were steady to 750 lower for the week,
bulk 500 off; cow beef weak to 500 lower; veal
and calf steady to mostly $1.00 off. Lamb was
steady to $1.00 lower, but at New York the week's
trend was strong to $1.00 higher following sharp
early downturns. Pork loins sold weak to $2.50
lower, major portion $1.00-2.00 lower; Boston
butts $1.00-2.00 off; fresh skinned hams steady
to $2.00 lower; spareribs steady to $1.00 up.
Price declines of 500-$1.50 were recorded
for Choice and Prime kosher steer forequarters
and the trend for lamb was weak to $2.00 lower.
Prices were unchanged for kosher dressed veal
and calf.
Supplies of most railstocks and pork were
normal, while receipts of lamb were moderate.
Early in the week at New York and Washington
receipts of lamb reached normal proportions
mainly in view of carryover from previous
period. Trading for steer beef was moderately
active for hindquarters and ribs, but arm chucks
sold slowly at the various markets along the
Eastern Seaboard. Outlet for veal and calf was
fairly broad. Demand was moderate for lamb,
however, at New York carcasses moved slowly at
the outset, but at the close demand broadened
noticeably. Retailer demand was fair for pork
and normal clearance for loins was largely at-
tributed to the fact that the price range was
the lowest for any week during the current year.

CHICAGO Steer and heifer beef sold steady
to 500 lower, veal steady to mostly $1.00 lower,
lamb steady to 500 lower, pork loins 8-16#
$1.50-3.50 lower, full decline on 12-16# loins.
Boston butts 4-8# were steady to $1.00 lower,
spareribs 3# down steady.
Steer and heifer beef, lamb and fresh pork
supplies were normal, veal moderate, all offer-
ings fully adequate for trade requirements.
Most beef fell into the Good and Choice grades,
lamb in the main weighed 55-65#, pork loins
12-16# most plentiful.
Carcass beef trade generally was dull.
However, the most bearish contributing factor
here was a very slow trade in chucks and fore-
quarters, arm and squarecut chucks showing a
full $2.00 decline. Other primal beef cuts had
adequate outlets, mostly at levels of the pre-
vious week's close till late when upturns were
recorded. Veal trade slow, all grades working
lower except Standard, steady. Carcass lamb
and all primal cuts slow through midweek. How-
ever, late Wednesday demand improved and this


along with higher replacements advanced
selling prices, thus erasing part of early
decline. Spareribs sold in a moderately
active trade, pork loins and butts slow on
each session.

PACIFIC COAST Carcass steer and heifer
beef sold fairly active. Prices were mostly
steady in California. Steer beef was steady
to weak and heifer steady to 50 lower in the
Portland-Seattle area. Cow and bull beef was
slow, weak to $1.00 lower. Veal and calf
was moderately active, steady. Calf sold
moderately active, strong to $1.00 higher in
Southern California. Spring lamb was moder-
ately active at Los Angeles, strong to $1.00
higher with the full advance on Choice and
Prime 45-55#. Elsewhere trading was slow,
mostly steady. Fresh pork was slow, steady
to $2.00 lower in the Pacific Northwest and
mostly steady in California. Bacon sold
moderately active, steady to $2.00 higher in
the Portland-Seattle area, steady elsewhere;
other cured pork cuts were slow, steady to
$1.00 lower, full decline on hams and mainly
in Portland. Supplies were near normal for
all classes.

CARLOT MEAT TRADE REVIEW

CHICAGO, IDNVER, OMAHA, NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA Trading on normal supplies
steer and heifer beef was generally slow
under limited demand. Part of the week's
early decline at shipping centers was re-
covered in the late trade. Choice steer
beef was steady to $1.00 lower for the week
with some sales $1.75 lower at New York.
Good carcasses sold steady to 500 lower,
some $1.00 lower at Omaha. Heifer beef was
mostly steady. Cow beef sold steady to 50O
lower. Clearance on beef classes was gener-
ally complete at shipping centers.
Carcass lamb supplies were slightly
below normal. Trading was moderately active
under fair demand. Prices were steady to
$1.50 higher with some sales $2.00 higher
at Denver. Clearance was complete.
Pork supplies were normal and trading
moderately active. Pork loins sold mostly
500-$1.50 lower, instances $2.00 lower late
at Omaha. Pork butts were steady to 50O
lower. Fresh hams sold largely steady to
$1.00 lower, some $2.00 off at Omaha. Pork
carcasses sold $1.00-1.50 lower at New York
and Philadelphia. Clearance was fair on
pork products.








W0LESALE DRESSED MEAT PRICES LESS THAN CARLOT BASIS
Weekly average of daily quotations in dollars per 100 pounds
New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles
Classification- ---
s May 5 : May 6 : May 5 May 6 N May 5 : May 6 May 5 t May 6
: 1962 : 1961 1962 1961 1962 : 1961= 1962 t 1961
Steer beef -
Prime 700-800# 47.45 44.75 -- -- -- -- .
Choice 600-700 44.95 42.75 43.38 40.38 44.75 40.25 43.38 39.25


Good

Heifer beef -
Choice


700-800
500-600
600-700

500-600#
600-700
500-600


Veal -
Prime 90-12l#
Choice 90-120
Good 90-120
Spring lamb -
Prime 45-55#
Choice 45-55
Fresh pork -
Loins 8-1a
Butts 4-8
Spareribs # domn
Hams, smk. skd. -
Cook before eating 12-16#
Fully cooked 10-14#
Bacon, smoked, sliced -
1# package (box lots)
Picnics, smoked (Cook
before eating) 4-8#
Lard, 1# carton


44.70
42.45
42.70


60.50
53.00
49.00


41.25
40.00
40.25


61.00
50.80
46.10


42.88
41.75
41.50

43.12
43.12
40.38

57.25
52.25
49.25


39.62
38.50
38.50

39.62
39.25
57.75

59.00
52.00
48.25


43.75
43.25
42.75

43.50
43.50
41.75



54.75


38.75
40.25
58.75

39.25





50--00


42.50
42.25
41.00

43.00
42.25


37.56
38.75
38.00

59.00
57.75
58.00


41.10 59.70 37.50* 55.25 38.75 37.50 38.69 38.25
41.10 39.70 37.50* 55.25 38.75 37.50 38.69 38.25


42.30
32.00
40.50


45.10
56.00
42.50


43.50 45.00
45.00 46.25


39.94
29.50
38.00


41.15
33.75
37.25


-- 44.75
50.00 49.25


46.50
39.50
46.00


46.00
41.25
47.50


50.50 45.75


42.25
35.50
41.12


43.00
39.25
42.00


49.00 45.50


47.50 48.00 51.00 53.00 52.00 54.75 49.50 53.00

30.50 35.00 34.25 54.50 33.00 35.38 34.00 34.00
13.25 16.75 14.38 15.88 17.50 18.00 16.25 17.44


~#~OliS-cmp "fIZb" -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BULK PRICES GCALOT BASIS EEK ENDED MAY 4, 1962
S"- """"" "" 'P-r -e e paTd-FOBr :- r7rlcs"d'el3r ~-
Classification P- d-c. ae ,- -F- i s-ewrcsr -- F mai z-a
-ee -ee -- d m


Seer Deel -
Choice


Good


Heifer beef -
Choice

Good


Cow beef All weigh
Utility
Canner and Cutter
Lamb Old crop
Prime 55--


Choice


Fresh pork -
Loins


41.50-42.00
41.50-41.75
41.00-41.25
38.00-40.00
38.00-40.00
38.00-40.00

41.50-42.00
41.50-42.00
38.50-39.50
38.50-39.50

29.00
29.25-29.50

37.00-37.50
35.00-36.00
33.00-35.00
37.00-37.50
35.00-36.00
33.00-35.00


8-182 37.00-38.00


40.00-41.00
40.00-41.00
40.00-40.75

36.50-39.50
36.50-39.50

39.75-40.50
39.75-40.50
37.25-39.00
37.25-38.00


40.75-41.50
40.50-41.25
40.25-40.50

38.75-39.50
37.00-38.75

41.00-41.25
41.00-41.25
38.25-38.75
38.25-38.75


-- 28.00-28.25
- 28.50-28.75


39.00-39.50*
37.50-38.50*
34.00-35.00*
39.00-39.50*
37.50-38.50*
34.00-35.00*


35.00-35.50
32.50-33.00


-- 37.25-37.50


43.00-43.75
43.00-43.50
43.00-43.50
39.00-42.00
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MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS INSPECTED WHEN OFFERED FOR IMPORTATION
(USDA ARS Meat Inspection Division)
March 1962

1 Fresh meats a d d-ble_offal_ : c e i ae ts g .
Country of origin Beef and Lamb and Pork Beef : Pork
Veal Mutton

Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds


Argentina ..............
Australia .............
Brazil ... .......
Canada ...............
Denmark ................

Germany .....,.....,
Holland ................
Ireland ................
Mexico ...............
New Zealand ............


34,954,726
3-9
1,420,319
t--



7,680,933
5,979,305
17,085,997


9,?51,260

1,786






940,838


3,917,789


31,918

8,818
1,761
1,250


478,415
690


12,354
1,705
8,502


4,377


Paraguay ............... -
Poland ................. -- -
Uruguay ........... ... -- -- -
All others ............. 4,332,765 2,000 7,946

Total Mar. 1962 ... 71,454,045 10,194,284 5,922,166 45,747 509,610
Mar. 1961 ... 36,255,057 6,116,258 2,977,57? 299,106 522,227


Refused or condemned:
Mar. 1962
Mar. 1961


424,794
156,765


55,980
2,3357


45 -6
- 6,800


3,086
4,955


nned meats Sausage : General
Country of origin : B : Miscel- beef (Trichina : miscel- Total
Beef : Pork laneous bi treated) laneo us

Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds
Argentina ......... 5,321,636 55,793 -- 721,450 685,587 4,812,184
Australia ......... 43,951 -- 55,800 52,640 44,556,777
Brazil ............ 751,567 -- 92,000 1,680 854,065
Canada ............ 21,629 155,298 16,690 -- 5,895 210,550 6,229,928
Dennark ........... 6,694,482 908,262 -- 180,072 6,768 7,791,524


Holland ...........
Ireland ...........
!mxico .........
New Zealand .......


49,400
4,916,823


538
72,375


50,256
6,741
..


465


11,200


92,548
4,998,105
7,689,435
5,979,505
18,042,412


Paraguay .......... 260,946 -- 260,946
Poland ............ 288 2,624,744 1,077,657 53,702,689
Uruguay ........... 1,615,592 -- 6,750 1,622,122
Al others ........ 55,219 69,570 158,876 23,286 4,609,462

Total Mar. 1962 6,050,628 14,563,910 2,247,996 815,450 246,248 973,218 111,021,302
Mar. 1961 4,395,433 11,973,846 779,232 472,354 490,453 682,988 64,924,311

Refused or condemned:
Mar. 1962 91,467 36,052 45,586 14,000 669,010
Mar. 1961 150,006 15,609 64,177 7,850 277 586,774
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
H72 DIIIIIIII Illll lllHItlllllllII 1111lll
U. S. Department of Agriculture I 3 1262 08500 5543
Washington 25, D. C.

OFFICIAL JUSI3TESS

Form AMS-5/8/62
Permit 1001.

University of Florida
Documents Librarian
11-4-59 The University Libraries
LS-CLS Gainesville. Fla.






SHEEP AND LAMBS: WEEKLY AVERAGE OF DAILY QUOTATIONS
In dollars per 100 pounds

: : : Kansas : Fort : : North
Classification :Chicago: Omaha : City Worth :Denver: Ogden : Portland

SlAUGHTER LAMBS: (Spring) 75-l05#
Prime May 5, 1962 .... -- -- 20.70 -- 21.12 -- -
Ma 6, 1961 .... 17.58 17.82 -- 17.45 --
Choice May 5, 1962-.... f/18.00 1/7.-50 20.05 18.80 20.50 -- --
Ma 6 1961 .... _5s.e88 16.85 17.00 16.85 16.60 --
Good May 5, 1962 .... IA_6.75 1/16.50 -- 17.00 19.58 -- --
ay 6, 1961 .... _5.12 -- 15.75 15.65 -- -
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: (Shorn) 80-10#
Prime May 5, 1962 .... -- 16.98 -- 16.54 -- 14.75
May 6, 1961 .... -- -- 14.58 -- -- -- 16.00
Choice May 5, 1962 .... 17.12 16.02 -- 15. 0 15.66 -- 14.25
May 6, 961 .... 14.50 13.95 13.70 11.40 14.10 -- 15.88
Good May 5, 1962 .... -- -- -- 13.00 -- -- 15.75
May 6, 1961 .... 15.88 12.88 12.50 10.65 13.10 -- 14.25
EWES: (Shorn) 90-150#
Good May 5, 1962 .... 4.50 4.88 4.50 6.60 6.88 -- 5.50
Good & Ch. MaZ 6,1961 .... 5 45 5.10 3.98 -- 5.50 --- 5.58
Utility May 5, 1962 .... 4.50 4.88 4.25 6.00 5.75 -- 3.75
Cull & Util.May 6, 1961 .... 5.00 3.80 3.00 4.60 3.75 -- 350
Cull May 5, 1962 .... 4.58 4.00 3.50 5.50 4.00 -- 2.56
FEEDER LAMPS: (l-ooled) 60-80#
Fancy May 5, 1962 .... -- 16.25 -- 16.58 -- -
Choice May 5, 1962 .... -- 15.62 -- /15.40 15.50 -- 5/11.75
Good & Ch. May 6, 1961 .... 14.20 -- 10.95 15.70 -- --
Good May 5, 1962 .... -- 14.25 -- 2/15.50 14.50 -- 5/10.62
1/ Wooled basis. 2/ Spring feeder lambs. 5/ Shorn basis.