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WEEKLY SUMMARY

AND STATISTICS


LIVESTOCK DWffiON1, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WASHINGTON 25, 0.0.


Vol. 29, No. 54


August 22, 1961


Week ended August 19


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Livestock Market Reviews .
Livestock Market Receipts .
Stocker and Feeder Statistics .
Estimated Percentage of Stocker and Feeder
Slaughter Cows in Salable Receipts .


Steer Sale Statistics . .
Slaughter at Major Centers .
Estimated Slaughter and Meat Production

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Federally Inspected Slaughter, by Regions, July 1961 .
Storage Holdings of Meats and Lard, July 31, 1961 .
United States Exports of Meats, June 1961 . .
United States Exports of Livestock, June 1961 . .
Number of Cattle and Calves from Canada and Mexico Passed
for Entry into the United States, June 1961 .


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MIDWEST LIVESTOCK REVIEW

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RANGE AND FEEDLOT SALES


Prices on slaughter steers and heifers
turned lower following a five-week advance.
Steers were steady to 750 lower at most Corn
Belt markets with heifers steady to 500 off.
Slaughter cows sold steady to 500 higher.
Stocker and feeder cattle and calves were
generally fully steady, instances $1.00 higher.
Barrows and gilts closed strong to 500 higher
for the week with sows steady to 25# up. Price
trends on slaughter lambs were unevenly weak
to $1.00 lower.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND CALVES Slaughter
steers sold steady to 750 lower at most midwest
terminals reversing the higher trend prevalent
during the previous five weeks. This erased a
portion of the unusually sharp advance a week
earlier. Increased marketing of steers over
1500# prompted a 500-$1.25 price decline on
such cattle in.Chicago. Heifers were gener-
ally steady to 500 lower with some sales $1.00
lower in St. Paul and Chicago. Cow prices
were influenced by a rather sharp advance in
the dressed trade and were mostly steady to
500 higher. Bulls sold steady to 500 higher
while vealers were steady at both St. Paul and
St. Louis. The previous week's sharp price
advance prompted producers to accelerate mar-
keting thereby increasing receipts 5 percent
to the largest since early July. This factor
played the dominating bearish role in the lower
trend on steers and heifers. Lower carcass
prices at major centers also influenced trading.
Good and Choice slaughter steers and heifers
made up bulk of supplies with high-Choice and
Prime steers and heifers rather scarce at most
markets, although at Chicago the percentage
Prime reached 15 percent, the highest since
March.
At Chicago several loads of mostly Prime
1150-1550# steers brought $25.75-26.25, bulk
Choice and Prime 900-1400# $25.75-25.50. At
other points high-Choice and Prime steers
brought $24.50-25.50 while Choice 900-1500#
bulked at $25.00-24.50. Some Choice and Prime
1550-1650# steers sold from $22.50-24.00. Good
steers brought $21.75-25.50. High-Choice
add mixed Choice and Prime slaughter heifers
sold at $24.00-25.00 while Choice brought
$25.00-24.25 add Good $21.00-25.00. Utility
and Commercial cows sold at $15.00-17.50;
Canner and Cutter $15.00-15.75.

STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE AND CALVES -
Receipts of stocker and feeder cattle and
calves at terminal markets were somewhat in-
creased over the previous week but even so were
not overly large in volume. Although overall
quality remained at a relatively low level,
slight improvement was noted during the period
under review. Medium to low-Choice composed
the bulk of the supply and large share of the


run was made up of 550-850#. steers. Moderate
numbers of.'900-1050# steers'were also available.
Sioux City continued to receive substantial num-
bers of cattle of Canadian orAigin. Slaughter
cattle prices at most markets ended their up-
swing of the recent past weeks and this had
somewhat of a tempering effect on the stocker
and feeder trend. A relatively good demand was
evidenced for stockers and feeders and prices
for the most part were fully steady although at
some markets advances of 500 and in extremes
$1.00 were recorded.
Good and Choice 800-1050# feeder steers
sold from 121.50-24.50, few loads Choice 845-
911# $24.65-25.00. Medium and low-Good feeders
ranged $19.00-22.00. At Sioux City 5 loads
Choice 552-600# stock steers cashed at $26.75-
27.00. However, most Good and Choice 550-700#
stock steers moved from $25.00-26.50, 3 loads
Choice 705-764# $26.00. Medium and low-Good
stockers brought $20.00-25.50. Good and Choice
stocker and feeder heifers cashed $21.50-25.25
including 2 loads Choice thin 5819 at $25.25,
Good and Choice 787# $22.00. Good and Choice
steer calves bulked from $24.00-28.00, few
loads Choice 550-450# $29.00-31.75. Good and
Choice 550-500# heifer calves cleared $22.00-
26.50, load Choice 351# $27.00. Few Medium
and Good stock cows sold from $15.00-19.50, two
loads Good 760# $20.00.

HOGS Terminal Markets The midwest hog
trade developed moderate price upturns as
marketing at the 12 terminals fell 6 percent
below the previous week and 11 percent below
a year ago. Bulk of the supply consisted of
mixed No. 1-5, 200-250# barrows and gilts with
weights over 250# relatively scarce. Sows com-
prised 29 percent of the receipts at SLouz
City; 27 percent at Omaha and from 9 24 per-
cen+ at the other centers. Although butchers
well hng under 210# were in somewhat better de-
mand than during recent weeks, the best outlet
continued to center on 210 250# offerings.
Compared with the previous week's close,
barrows and gilts closed strong to 50# higher
while sows are strong to mostly 250 higher.
Major packers resisted the advances because of
downturns in the wholesale trade but order
buyers proved to be aggressive operators on
most sessions. The latter interests purchased
49 percent of the St. Joseph supply and took
near 55 percent of the volume at Omaha. The
price spread on butchers continued quite narrow
with a range of 25-50f taking a large percent-
age of the run at the various markets.
On Friday, U. 8. 1-2, 190-240# barrows and
gilts sold at $18.75-19.50, largely $19.00-
19.25. Mixed U. S. 1-5, 190-260# sold late
from $18.50-19.00, and up to $19.25. However,
No. 1-5, 200-250# closed at $18.00-18.25 at
Sioux Falls. No. 1-5, 270-550# sows brought









$16.50-17.75, 5350-400# $15.50-17.25, 400-550#
$14.00-15.75.
Feeder pig prices were steady at Sioux
City but advanced 500 at St. Paul. Good and
Choice 140-170ff offerings at Sioux City sold at
$15.50-16.00, same grades 150-160# at St. Paul
$16.50-17.00.
Average cut-out value advantage of U. S.
No. 1 over No. 5 live basis 200-220# barrows
and gilts was 953 per cwt. based on wholesale
carlot prices of fresh pork cuts at Chicago
August 10 to August 16, 1961 inclusive.
HOGS Receipts in the Interior Iowa-
Southern Minnesota area totaled around 270,000
head, a decrease of 8 percent from the pre-
ceding week and 4 percent below a year
earlier. Barrows and gilts weighing 200-250#
made up the bulk of supplies with sows com-
prising around 14 percent of the receipts.
Prices for barrows and gilts were mainly steady
to 25# higher for the week, sows mostly 25f
higher. On Friday, mixed No. 1-5, 200-240#
butchers sold from $17.50-18.25 with a limited
volume mostly No. 1 and 2 $17.85-18.65; No.
1-5 270-400# sows brought $14.50-16.75; 400-
550f, $12.60-14.75.

SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts at the 12
terminals totaled 89,000 compared to 75,000
the previous week and 79,000 a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs comprised the bulk of supplies.
A slow and lower dressed lamb trade along with
increased receipts influenced lower live
prices. Spring slaughter lambs closed unevenly
steady to $1.00 lower with several markets
50#-$1.00 off. However, sales at Fort Worth
were steady to 25# higher and at Kansas City
were mostly 50#-$1.00 higher. Slaughter ewes
sold mainly steady, feeder lambs steady to
50f higher.
Most Choice and Prime 75-112# spring
slaughter lambs sold at $17.50-19.00, mostly
$17.50-18.50 on late rounds. Few high-Choice
and Prime cashed at $19.00-19.75 around mid-
week and earlier and two small lots 95-100#
reached $21.00 Thursday in Chicago. Good and
Choice lambs brought $15.00-18.00, mostly
Choice $16.00-17.50 late. Limited showing
Choice and Prime 82-94# shorn spring slaugh-
ter lambs with No. 1 to 5 pelts sold from
$17.00-18.50. Cull to Choice shorn slaughter
ewes bulked at $5.00-4.50.
Good and Choice 55-80# spring feeder lambs
brought $12.00-15.00, few Choice and Fancy
65-75# western lambs $16.00 at Omaha and Sioux
City.
Interior Iowa-Southern Minnesota area
sheep and lamb receipts at approximately 8,800
head were around 25 percent under the previous
week and about one-half the volume of a year
ago. Spring slaughter lambs closed mainly 500
lover, instances $1.00 off, shorn slaughter
ewes steady.
Choice and Prime, mostly Choice, 80-105#
spring slaughter lambs delivered to packing
plants brought $16.50-17.00, latter price rather


freely and few high-yielding lambs $17.25-17.50;
Good and Choice 414.00-16.00. Cull to Good
shorn slaughter eves $1.50-3.50.

RANGE AND FEEDLOT SALES

Notet 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, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND UTAH -
Slaughter steers and heifers fairly active,
mostly steady; stocker and feeder cattle and
calves firm to 500 higher, instances $1.00 up;
limited sales spring slaughter lambs firm to
250 higher.
Slaughter steers: Over California and
Arizona, mostly Choice, 900-1150# $24.90-25.50,
including several loads for up to October 1 de-
livery; Choice 1150-1400# $24.00-24.50; mixed
Good and Choice 900-1125# $24.00-24.75; Good
850-1150# $25.50-24.25, Standard 800-1050#
$20.00-22.50, bulk $21.00-22.50. In Utah,
high-Good and Choice 1075-1150# $22.50-25.50.
Slaughter heifers: In California 4 loads
Choice 825-900# $24.50, load mostly Choice 800#
in Arizona $24.50,delivered. Over both states,
Good and Choice 800-1000# $25.00-24.00; Good
850-950# $22.50-22.75, Standard to low-Good
850# $21.50. In Utah, mostly Choice 825-900#
$25.00-25.50.
Stockers and feeders: In Arizona, Choice
and Fancy 400# calves, steers $27.00, heifers
$25.00, fall delivery. In Utah, 500 Choice
and Fancy 400# steers $28.00, heifers $26.00,
delivered. Over California and Arizona,
several strings Good to mostly Choice 560-500#
calves for fall delivery, steers $25.00-26.00,
heifers $25.00-24.00; Good to mostly Choice
550-650# steers $24.00-24.50, Good and Choice
600-750# steers $22.50-25.50; Good and Choice
550-750# heifers $18.50-21.25.
Spring lambs: Around 10 loads Choice and
Prime 95-105# shorn slaughter lambs with No. 1
and 2 pelts $17.00-17.25, load No. 1 pelt 102#
$17.50.

COLORADO, SOUTHERN WYOMING, WESTERN KANSAS
AND WESTERN NEBRASKA Trading on slaughter
cattle very slow, steers 50#-$1.00 lower,heifers
50-650 lower. Stocker and feeder cattle were
moderately active at steady to strong prices.
Slaughter lambs sold 500 to $1.00 lower.
Slaughter steers Colorado, 75 loads
Choice 1075-1225# $24.25-25.50, late sales
$24.25-25.00; 19 loads high-Good and Choice
1100-1350# $25.25-24.55.
Slaughter heiferst Colorado, 75 loads
Choice 900-1000# slaughter heifers $24.00-24.50;
8 loads high-Good and Choice 950-975# $25.50-
25.85.
Stockers and feeders: Vroming, 250
Choice and Fancy 575# steers $25.00; 1,600 Good
and Choice 550-750# steers $25.00-25.50, late-
September-October delivery; 4 loads Good and






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Choice 1050# 2 and 5 year-old steers $21.00;
500 Good to mostly Choice 525-600# feeder heif-
ers $22.00-25.00, October delivery. Colorado,
700 Good to mostly Choice 675-775# steers
$22.25-25.50, bulk $25.00-25.50, October de-
livery; 850 Good and Choice 625-675# heifers
$22.00-22.75.
Sheep and lambs: Colorado, Choice and
Prime 85-98# spring slaughter lambs $18.50-
19.25, few Choice and Prime 82-95# shorn
lambs with No. 1 and 2 pelts $17.00-17.50.
Nebraska, several loads Choice 86-92# shorn
spring lambs $16.00-16.25. South Dakota, few
loads Choice and Prime 87-95# spring slaughter
lambs $18.25-18.50. Wyoming: Contracting of
feeder lambs for October delivery increased
and an estimated 20,000 Good and Choice feeders
were contracted at $12.50-14.00, mostly $12.50-
15.50. Around 900 80# mixed slaughter and
feeder lambs, about 40 percent Choice and
Prime slaughter lambs, balance Good and Choice
feeders at $15.10.

NEW MEXICO, WEST TEXAS, WESTERN OKLAHOMA,
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS Clovis Area General
rains. Slaughter cattle were in broad demand,
prices firm on 65 loads compared to 125 loads
week ago. Contracting of stockers and feeders
was brisk, sizable portion calves are under
contract. Transactions confirmed on 56,800
head, all for fall delivery, calves strong to
$1.00 higher, others firm to 500 up.
Slaughter steers, 550 Good, Choice end,
1200# $22.85, load Choice 1550# $25.25, 90
Good 1000# $22.00.
Slaughter heifers, 180 Good and Choice
850-975# $25.50-25.75, latter price for 4
loads 950-975# delivered Colorado packer;
1,240 Good 650-925# $22.00-25.50, bulk $25.00.
Stocker and feeder steers, 625 Choice and
Fancy 725-775# $25.00, 280 head 680# $24.50;
6,700 Choice and mixed Choice and Fancy 600-800#
$22.50-25.75, bulk $25.00-25.50 with 2,400
head 600-650# late $24.00-24.50; 800 Good and
Choice 700-800# $21.50-22.00; 1,000 Good and
Choice 575# $24.75; 1,500 Medium 650-800#
$19.00-20.00.
Stocker and feeder heifers, 6,400 Choice
and mixed Choice and Fancy 600-725# $21.00-
22.25; 2,600 Good and Choice 600-650# $20.00-
21.00.
Stock calves, 1,900 Choice and Fancy 400-
480#., steers $27.00-28.50, heifers $25.00-26.50;
12,400 Choice 575-475# steers $26.00-28.00,
heifers $24.00-26.00.
Lambs, prices firm on 12,900 head; 540
Choice and Prime 88# spring slaughter lambs
$14.50; 12,400 Choice and Fancy 68-78# feeders
$11.00-12.00 with Choice and Prime slaughter
end sorted off $14.50-15.00.
Amarillo Area Slaughter cattle slow,
prices steady on 26 loads. Stockers and
feeders slow, prices firm to instances 500
higher on 12,500 head.
Slaughter steers, 100 Good and Choice
1050-1100# $25.001 160 Good 1000-1200#


$21.75-22.00; 100 Good 650-700# $25.00.
Slaughter heifers, 450 Good and Choice
700-890# $22.00-22.25.
Stocker and feeder steers, 830 mostly
Choice 700-775# $25.40-25.50; 1,200 Good and
Choice 650-710# $21.00-22.00. Fall delivery,
450 Choice 750-775# $24.00; 2,200 Choice and
Fancy 775# $25.50;1,860 Good and Choice 600-850d
$19.75-25.00. Stocker and feeder heifers, fall
delivery, 1,400 Choice and Fancy 725 $'22.00;
760 Choice 650# $22.00-22.50. Stock calves,
200 Good and Choice steer calves $27.00. Fall
delivery, 5,500 Good and Choice, 450-525#
steers $25.50-26.00, 425-465# heifers $25.50-
24.00.

IDAHO, OREGON AND WASHINGTON Slaughter
steers, heifers and stock calves steady to
$1.00 higher; feeder cattle strong to 50#
higher,; spring lambs steady.
Slaughter steers: Washington Good to
mostly Choice 1000-1250# $24.00-25.00; Standard
1075-1200# $21.00-22.00. Idaho Mostly Choice
1025-1225# $25.50-24.00. Slaughter heifers,
Good and Choice 825-975# $21.75-25.50, bulk
$22.50-25.50.
Stockers and feeders: Good and Choice 525-
800# yearlings, steers mainly $22.50-23.50,
most heifers $20.75-21.75, current to October
10 delivery. Good and Choice 550-500# calves,
steers $25.00-27.00, heifers $25.00-24.00;
string Choice and Fancy steer calves $27.50,
calves September-November delivery.
Spring slaughter lambs: Washington -
Choice and Prime 97# $16.50-17.50 delivered.
Idaho Choice and Prime 97-109# $16.50-17.00
f.o.b. Oregon Choice and Prime 88-95# $17.50-
17.75 delivered and $16.55 f.o.b. Idaho and
Oregon, mostly Choice 75-85# feeders $12.00-
15.50.

MDNTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING Stocker and
feeder cattle and calves strong to 500 higher;
slaughter steers and heifers $1.00 higher.
Slaughter cattle: Two loads Choice around
1100# steers $25.25; 500 Choice 850-900# heif-
ers $22.50 for up to 60-day delivery.
Stockers and feeders: About 6,000 Good
and Choice 600-775# steers $25.00-25.00, 550-
700# heifers $21.00-25.00, delivery up to early
October,
Stock calves, delivery up to mid-October.
Montana, 15,000 275-525# steers and heifers
with Choice and Fancy $55.00-54.00, bulk Choice
$50.00-55.00; 5,000 Choice 300-550# steers and
heifers $28.00-50.00. About 4,000 Good and
Choice calves, steers $26.00-28.00, heifers
$25.00-25.00.
Sheep: Active, fully steady. Around
20,000 Good and Choice feeder lambs, $12.50-
15.50 for mid-September to early October de-
livery. Good and Choice 85-95# lambs, feeders
$15.25-15.50. Around 15,000 Good and Choice 65-
75# feeder lambs for late September early Octo-
ber $12.50. Around 1,100 Good and Choice 115-
125# yearling breeding ewes $14.50 per cwt.











Market


WEEKLY RECEIPTS
SCattle
Aug.19 t Aug.20
96J_1 _:I960


OF SALABLE LIVESTOCK AT 12 PUBLIC MARKETS
- Calves ---------- --o T
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II e mm e me m ma m 1 1m"IZ 1
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SAug.19 Aug.20
0


Chicago ....... 58,742 42,658 127 181
Cincinnati .... 5,240 3,045 658 605
Denver ........ 11,158 9,055 127 194
Fort Worth .... 9,717 11,484 1,282 1,697
Indianapolis .. 7,712 7,772 611 1,089
Kansas City ... 17,159 25,572 1,502 1,799
Oklahoma City 9,372 15,189 812 1,470
Omaha ......... 35,852 57,552 424 477
St. Joseph .... 14,786 17,106 310 627
St. Louis NST 15,491 17,054 1,884 2,988
Sioux City .... 29,655 26,476 914 507
S. St. Paul ... 21,466 21 693 35,707 35894
Total ....... 214,3550 230,616 12,338 15,528
--. Mu- -I,72 _-----2 _-Ll-7_ __ __
ITRIIOR IOWA AND SOTHERM MINNESOTA Aug. 19, 1961


*Reyvised.


Steers 1001# u
901-100
801-900
701-800
501-700


Total steers
Av. wt. 0
Av. cost*r





Toa clvesI
* hi f

*cows
* *
* U 19
* I II



Total calves
" heifer:
* cows


Hogs ......
Sheep ..***
STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE:
a Week ended
I Aug.11? Aug.10
1961' 1961 *
p .........* 275 585
0 ......... 1,703 1,458
.......... 3,846 5,089
S.......... 4,666 4,486
.......... 10,920 9,564


10 markets....
....
I ....
Chicago .*
Kansas City...
Omaha ........
S. St. Paul...
Sioux City....
Denver .,
Ft. Worth .
Oklahoma City.
S. St. Joseph.
St. Louis NST.
10 markets..
s '* ...."
U ..,>


21,408
707#
$23.00
22.87
23.28
25.47
20.67
24.06
22.51
22.19
22.51
22.92
22.41
10,5753
3,711
657


18,760
709#
$22.51
22.41
22.51
25.02
20.55
25.57
22.09
22.05
22.08
21.81
21.75
8,264
2,426
654


A


Sheep and
S


ug.19 Aug.20 Aug.19 Aug.20
1 90 _1 '36 1960
24,639 28,494 4,720 3,703
9,714 11,090 1,982 1,799
4,284 4,505 21,386 23,099
2,014 2,382 8,730 6,848
31,570 35,572 3,974 3,968
14,399 16,520 5,074 2,560
5,469 5,593 1,364 714
3355,375 51,685 12,566 11,545
17,807 19,853 5,260 4,0533
43,864 52,258 7,316 4,866
26,471 27,603 7,082 7,416
58,622 46,495 9,685 8 008
250,028 280,050 88,939 78,559
266 688-75 J29
Aug8. 12, 1961 Aug. 20,- 1960
"Aug$. 12, 1961" Aug.- 202 ,1960 "


270,000 292,000
8,800 11,500
AVERAGE COSTJ WEIGo, AND NUMBER
: Month
Aug.18: July 2 July
1960' 1961 1960 *
479 1,292 949
1,805 4,401 5,214
5,194 11,555 7,788
4,728 14,608 15,384
8,755 30,061 51,770


18,959
718#
$21.22
22.45
21.29
21.80
19.99
22.95
21.51
20.44
19.91
20.25
20.49
14,847
5,518
548


282,000>
18,000*


61,917 57,105
710# 690#
$21.55 $21.66
22.05 25.47
21.70 21.81
21.87 22.25
19.58 21.52
22.50 25.24
22.10 25.21
21.50 20.75
21.07 20.51
21.55 21.40
21.27 22.19
56,170 56,596
15,166 9,444
1,814 2,141


* Not adjusted for differences in grade of cattle sold at each market.


ESTIMATED PERCENT OF STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE AND SIAUGHTER COWS IN SALABLE RECEIPTS_
Chi-sKan.: S. St.* Sioux S.St.Indian-:Den- Ft. Okla.Wich- San
Week ended : asas s Omahai Louis* I *Okla
We cagos8i5 Joseph: S City Paul apolis ver Worth City ita Antonio

Stockers and feeders


Aug. 1U, 1961 1
Aug. 11, 1961 1
Aug. 19, 1960 2


57 9
50 8
45 10 .


Aug. 13, 1961 5 10 9
Aug. 4, 1961 5 12 9
Aug.1N L o 1960 11 J7


18
9
14


15 29 5 6
11 27 5 5
8 16 4 53


Slaughter cows
6 12 4 20 8
6 11 4 17 8
J 7 -. 1 8 17 .9


70 553
70 59
76 46


7 65
6 65
-18 60


18 25
18 20
30 20


50
50
-55


15
18
U-5


12
13
J.4


20
25
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lambs






642


STEERS SOLD OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER / -

Number of head Percent of total Z Average weight : Average price in
by grades (pounds) !dollars per 100 lb.
Grade -- -- ---
Week ended
SAug. 17 Augna 18" Aug 17" AU. 18" Aug. 17" Aug Y 8: Ag 1 Ag 18
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CHICAGO


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

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

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

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


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


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


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


5,877
18,025
5,585
1,454

250
28,951

205
11,265
5,425
947
90


2,240
21,050
7,765
752
19
109
51,955

221
10,225
6,951
1,116
91


15.4 7.0 1,249 1,244
62.5 65.9 1,199 1,180
18.6 24.3 1,068 1,079
5.0 2.4 1,008 1,014
.1 1,440
.7 .3 966 955
1,170 1,156
OMAHA
1.1 1.2 1,225 1,295


62.8
50.5
5.5
.5


55.0
57.5
6.0
.5


1,159 1,159
1,059 1,055
1,050 1,018
919 929


17,928 18,584
SIOUX CITY
41 539 .5 .3
8,059 7,998 65.9 59.7
5,606 4,587 28.7 54.5
750 719 6.0 5.4
145 42 1.1 .5
12,579 15,585

65 -- 1.2 --
2,665 2,015 48.1 30.0
2,175 5,947 59.5 58.9
625 695 11.2 10.5

11 50 .2 .8
5,557 6,705
- -- -- -- -- ----- -


1,967 1,904 51.8 50.4
5,657 3,492 58.8 55.8
529 717 8.5 11.4

56 150 .9 2.4
6,189 6,265
.- -- ------m --- -- --- -
-------------------------


4,112
2,670
515

7,097



5,145
1,050
79

4,254


5,557 58.0 44.7
5,782 57.6 50.7
558 4.4 4.6

7,45~
- m eag -


1,798
507
41
5
2,551S
2,551


75.9
24.2
1.9


6.5
21.6
1.7
.2


25.55
24.46
25.57
22.50

21.02
24.52

24.54
25.86
22.87
20.94
19.24


26.52
25.05
23.69
20.91
20.00
18.94
24.74

25.61
24.55
22.75
19.70
17.67


1,121 1,112 25.45 25.52

1,201 1,i50 25.02 25.26
1,195 1,165 25.94 24.16
1,081 1,065 22.96 22.89
1,052 1,007 21.11 19.85
959 940 19.71 17.62
1,150 1,122 25.48 23.52

1,116 -- 24.84 -
1,150 1,156 24.50 24.89
1,015 1,085 25.22 23.55
1,011 991 21.40 20.75

1,056 909 19.48 17.54
1,070 1,094 25.59 23.67


1,085 1,079 24.48
1,009 1,020 25.55
985 952 21.71

875 926 19.68
1,029 1,026 25.56
- - -Imweamemam mm e m
- - a oe memanemas a


1,155
1,105
1.051

1,118



1,159
1,077
1,028

1,157


24.75
23.56
20.49

17.50
23.57


1,119 24.28 24.85
1,075 25.08 25.15
1,025 21.19 19.56

1,092 25.71 23.77
-------------
- -- -- -
1,188 24.66 24.98
1,098 25.08 25.76
1,055 19.67 18.16
1,055 16.50
1,166 24.21 24.61


SData collected by Statistical ReportiLg. Service, and Livestock Division, A. M. S.


- -m -






645


WEEKLY SLAUGHTER UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION AT MAJOR CENTERS
: Cattle : Calves I Hos 'Shep and lambs
Cty or Area Aug IA 20 Aug. 19 Aug. 2 Ag. 1 Aug. 2 Aug. 9 g. 20
1961 1 1960 : 1961 1 1960 : 1961 t 1960 1 1961 : 19g0


Boston, New York City Area ....
Baltimore, Philadelphia .......
Cin., Cleve., Detroit, Indpls .
Chicago Area ..................
St. Paul- Wisc. Areas .........
St. Louis Area ................
Sioux City-So. Dakota Area ....
Omaha Area ..................
Kansas City ...................
Iowa So. Minnesota ..........
Lou'l, Evan'l.Nash'1. Mph's ...
Georgia, Florida, Ala. Area ...
St. Jo'ph. Wichita, Okla. City.
Ft. Worth, Dallas, San Antonio.
Denver, Ogden, Salt Lake City .
Los Angeles, San Fran. Areas ..
Portland, Seattle, Spokane ....


11,
9,
20,
18,
29,
11,
27,1
59,
14,9
25,
7,
9,
19,!
12,.
25,
26,
9,'


975 12,152
204 8,875
882 20,588
080 19,652
046 51,654
856 12,154
647 25,498
205 59,278
971 17,157
175 56,417
499 7,852
409 8,578
207 19,429
192 12,595
585 18,972
768 28,509
176 8,121
755
524,819


12,529
2,045
5,182
5,027
10,599
1,951
--
118

595
5,001
4,658
1,064
4,508
165
1,057
501
52,158


11,998 58,915
2,077 26,059
5,560 107,942
5,125 55,658
14,484 85,566
2,145 72,564
85,610
121 67,501
-- 28,280
7,054 192,216
5,997 47,744
6,261 21,177
1,205 52,169
6,075 8,675
210 12,512
1,462 29,598
554 1I,671
905,257


67904- 9824795 257400


Accumulation to date .....10,120,465 1,914,145 54,219,646 8,651,551
9,925,606 2,175,680 56,595,648 7,865,545



ESTIMATED FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER AND MEAT PRODUCTION
------- Pork -:Z -- ---I- -
Beef Veal (excl. lar). and mutton i Total Total
Week ended ---- N-u- Num- : meat lard
mum- : Prod. Nm- Prod. Prd. :Prod. od ard
ber : ter : ber : : ber : prod. Pr
1i000 mil.1b. 1, 000 mil.b. 1,000 mil.1b. 1,000 mil.lb.milb mil.T lb.,


595
590
579
595


252.7
250.9

229.0


11.2
11.4

12.7


1,075
1,120
1,054
1,155


149.0
155.2

157.0


280
285
259
280


12.6 405.5
12.8 408.5

12.6 411.5


5.

55.1
56.9


Percentage change from:
Aug. 12, 1961 .......
Aug. 20, 1960 .......


Week ended :

---_-------

Aug. 19, 1961 ......
Aug. 12, 1961 ......
July 29, 1961 ......
Aug. 20, 1960 ......


1
0


1
2


Cattle

Live 1Dressed.


1025
1050
1040
1008


589
592
598
580


0 -2
-15 -12

Average_
Calves

Live ,Dressed.


255
240
240
255,


152
154
156
150


-4 -5
-5 -5


Hogs

live Dreased.


241
240
244
241


-2 -2 -1 -
0 0 -1 --
------- Lard

anSheeps yield
w- per
Live Dressed 100 lb.


159
157
159
159


1.9


1/ Actual slaughter. 2/ Excludes lard.


44,541
20,558
127,558
51,264
88,570
65,985
76,527
70,907
51,105
247,162
54,191
25,519
55,284
12,297
14,169
25,925
15,457


56,095
4,855
15,008
7,552
10,655
5,295
11,502
15,006

20,259


8,517
57,798
47,852
52,180
11,550
259,662


41,685
4,115
17,291
6,248
12,507
4,258
15,595
15,195

52,287


9,504
27,849
27,858
54,770
8,484


Aug.
Aug.
July
Aug.


19,
12,
29,
20,


1961
1961
1961
1960


0~eg*e~

*~,~.....


Total ...................... 516,






644


Classification



Steers -
Prime 900-1100#
1100-1500
Choice 900-1100
1100-1500
Good 900-1100
Standard All vts.


Heifers -
Choice
Good
Standard


700-900#
600-800
-'All vt*s.


Cows All weights -
Commercial
Utility
Cutter
Canner

Bulls All weights -
Commercial
Utility

Ca0ves 500# down -
Choice
Good
Standard

Vealers All wts. -
Choice
Good
Standard


CATTLE: WEEKLY AVERAGE OF DAILY QUOTATIONS
In dollars per 100 pounds
*- North
Chicago : Kansas City : Omaha Denver Porland
K s t C 2 S P o tl n
Aug*. Aug. 0 Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. : Aug. Aug.
19 20 19 20 19 20 : 19 20 19 20
S1961 1960 19601 1960 1961 :6 0 1961 1960 1961 1960

Slaughter cattle, calves and vealers


2572
25.62
24.85
24.50
25.72
22.50


25.28

20.58


15495
15.90
15.65
14.25


26.50
26.75
25.12
25.00
25.12
21.00


25.62

18.88


14.80
15.00
14.75
12.68


24.52
24.22
25.15
21.12


25.55
22.28
20.28


16.22
15.62
15.12
15.95


25.00
24.80
25.12
20.12


24.25
22.12
19.00


15.58
.14.75
15.95
15.00


25.00
24.90
24.25
24.05
22.78
21.00


25.75
22.25
20.50


16.70
16.02
15.00
14.58


26.00
26.00
24.62
24.68
22.58
19.50


24.12
21.50
18.75


15.78
14.82
15.82
-15.15


19.50 18.70 17.88 17.50 18.92 17.52
20.00 19.52 18.22 17.75 18.90 17.00


24.50
25.00
19.50


25.00
20.50
18.50


24.50
22.00
19.00


20.00
18.00
16.00


22.00
20.00
17.50


25.00
25.25
20.25


21.00
19.25
16.50


24.65
24.52
22.05
19.15


24.00

18.40



16.42
15.55
14.15


25.00
24.80
21.88
18.00


24.52
21.48
18.00



15.10
15.52
11.88


24.75

25.25
20.75


22.88
21.58
18.75


15.50
15.00
15.00
11.75


19.75 18.50 19.75


25.00
25.50
20.00


-

26.62

24.88
22.00


24.00
25.25
20.75


16.25
14.50
12.75
11.00



20.75



22.00
19.00


26.00
24.00
21.00


Steers -
Choice
Good
Medium

Heifers -
Choice
Med. & Oc


Stocker and feeder_ catte and chlves


500-800#
500-800
500-1000


500-750#
1. 500-750


25.75
22.88
19.50


25.82
24.20
22.00


25.50
25.00
19.75


25.58
25.75
21.00


25.12
22.75
19.58


25.75
22.75
19.75


25.50
25.50
19.75


- 25.62 22.50 25.62 25.50 25.75 25.00
- 20.88 19.25 20.50 19.50 20.50 19.75


20.50
17.50


25.75
20.75
19.25


-- 22.25
-- 18.75


Cows All wts. -
Med. & Gd.

Calves 500-500# -
Steers -
Good & Choice

Heifers -
Good & Choice


S- 14.12 16.00 14.75


- 27.92 26.25 27.00 25.75 29.25


- -- 24.85 25.00 24.75 24.00 27.50


-- 14.62


- 25.50 24.50


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HOOSt AVERAGE COST, WEIGHT, AND NUMBER OF PACKER AND SHIPPER PURCHASES I/
Sa s a a 2 2 s'Eight
-7- -- T- -- 7-a.,- -,- T-- -- -- T- -7 TS -
I : Louis : Kansas: t Sioux 'S. St. S. St.'Indian-: Mkta.
Week ended sChicago: Natl.: City : Omaha I City 'Joseph s Paul tapolia comn-
s : Stock t I : t: bined
Ss: Yards : : t t2 s t
AVERAGE COST Dollars per 100 pounds


Barrows Aug. 19,
and Aug. 12,
gilts Aug. 20L
Aug. 19,
Sows Aug. 12,

AVERAGE WEIGHT -


1961
1961
1960
1961
1961
1960


Barrows Aug. 19, 1961
and Aug. 12, 1961
gilts Aug. 20, 1960
Aug. 19, 1961
Sows Aug. 12, 1961
Aug. 20, 1960
NUMBER OF HEAD -


18.50
18.31
16.89
15.40
15.16
14.74

226
223
_229?
594
400
392


Barrows Aug. 19, 1961 16681
and Aug. 12, 1961 17569
gilts Aug. 20, 1960 18788
Aug. 19, 1961 4826
Sows Aug. 12, 1961 4492
Aug. 20, 1960 5705
SOWS -
Aug. 19, 1961 22
Aug. 12, 1961 20
Aug. 20, 1960 23
I/ Weighted average.


18.45 18.55
18.21 18.37
17.01 16.97
15.56 15.60
15.13 15.45
15.07 14.92
Pounds


209
211
215
597
396
371


221
221
2255_
599
584
385


18.65 18.65 18.55
1845.. 18.35 18.32
17.21 17.04 17.03
15.88 15.68 15.74
15.53 15.45 15.44
15.17 15.16 15.36

224 224 221
223 225 220
.230 230 226
581 579 5370
386 376 372
382 379 567


57777 12605 22454 17865
41566 14883 25985 20196
44502 14495 22109 19128
5908 1252 8405 7265
4026 1208 8818 8149
4278 1301 6551 6899
Percentage of total
9 9 27 29
9 8 25 29
9 8 22 27


15982
.15708
15960
2862
3186
2718


18.26 18.46
18.36 18.41
16.89 17.04
15.57 15.06
15.35 14.88
14.95 14.67


220
220
224
570
371
375


22D
220
220
427
429
418


22554 25584
24843 27148
30567 30008
7240 5482
7538 3031
8840 3592

24 12
23 10
22 11


AVERAGE WHOLESALE VALUE OF HOG PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM 100 LB. LIVE HOG,
COMPARED WITH PRICES OF LIVE HOGS, CHICAGO
Week ended t Hog products 1/ Hog prices 2/ Gross spread
-- t or margin 3/
Aug. 19, 1961.............. $19.78 $18.48 $1.50
Aug. 12, 1961.............. 19.90 18.56 1.54
Au. _Au 16r.. t? 19.12 17.05 2.07
1/ Value of all edible products, fresh basis (lard rendered) in 100 lb. of live
ho 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# wt. Chicago.
3/ Difference between wholesale product value and hog prices.


HOG AND CORN PRICES AT CHICAGO AND
: Barrows and s
Week ended : gilts 1/
: Dollars per :
: 100 pounds 3

Aug. 19, 1961........... 18.30
Aug. 12, 1961*********** 18.51
Aug. 20, 1960 ........... 16.89
1/ Weighted average. 2/ Simple average.


HOG-CORN PRICE RATIO
Corn 2/ : Hog-corn
No.5 yellow : price ratio
Cents per : based on
bushel : barrows and gilts


115.4
112.4
118.2


16.1
16.5
14.5


18.47
18.33
17.01
15.57
15.33
15.00

219
219
223
586
386
382


169500
187898
195555
59258
40448
39684

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18
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET REVIEW


Practically all wool met good demand this
week and sales were estimated at around twelve
to fourteen cars. Greasy domestic and worsted
types moved readily where available, but stocks
were limited from most sources. Trade on carpet
wool was slow. Movement of woolen wools was
moderate as demand was only fair. Demand by
carpet mills was poor and current inventories
appeared ample while noils moved under a fair
demand.
Prices were higher with bulk fine and.
medium wools mostly 2-64 higher over the past
two weeks. There was good demand for foreign
wools but supplies were rather limited. Reports
from sales scheduled at Dunedin, New Zealand
on Monday, August 14, showed fair interest and
the trend firm to mostly two cents higher.
Fleece Wools Graded fine delaine wool
sold around $1.24-1.25, while greasy 60/629
good French combing and staple brought $1.12
clean.
Territory Wools Graded 64s good French
combing and staple sold at $1.22. good French
combing and staple half-blood 60/62s brought
$1.16 and quarter-blood good French combing
and staple at $1.06, clean basis.
Reports of range sales were nil and there
was very little activity in Texas.
Mohair Small lots of mohair were con-
tracted at 8110 for adult fall clip and $1.ll4
for kid mohair to warehouse.
Foreign Wools Interest was generally
good for most foreign wools and a moderate to
fair amount turned at firm to two cents higher
prices. Types and descriptions of foreign
wools used in these reports follow:
Australian average spinners best topmaking warp
fleeces: Type 55 64/706; warp and half-warp:
Type 61 64/709; 62 64s; 63 60/640. Good
to average length, Good topmaking fleeces: Type
77 64/70s; 78 649; 79 60/64s; 80 60s.
Good cross-bred combing fleeces, free or nearly
free; Type 421 60/649; 422 60s; 423 58s;
424 56s and 425 50s. Good average cross-
bred combing fleeces, free or nearly free:
Type 431 60/649; 432 60s; 433 58s; 434 -
56s and 435 50s. "B" type contain up to 3
percent seed and/or burr.

lewZealand
Good average style carding
fleece by type


65
72
79
86
93
834


58/60s
58s
56/589
56s
50/569
529


100
107
114
121
128


50s
48/50s
46/50s
48e
46/48i


South Africa
Spinners style merino by type


-
-
-oo
-
-


12 mos. 64/70s
12 mos. 64s
10-12 mos. 64/70s
9-11 mos. 64/70s
8-10 mos. 64/70e
7-9 mos. 64/70*
7-9 mos. 64*
6-8 mos. 64/70s
6-8 mos. 649
6 mos. 64/70s
tapmaking merinos
12 mos. 64/70s
12 mos. 649
10-12 mos. 64/70s
10-12 mos. 64s


Carpet Wools There were a few offer-
ings of greasy New Zealand "B" style early
shorn carpet wools at 74-750. Scoured and
greasy Cordoba/Criolla blend carpet wools
quoted at 75# and graded Cordoba blend at 74#,
clean wool fiber. White Pakistan wool offered
at 76# clean wool fiber and yellow Pakistan
at 67# clean wool fiber.
Woolen Wools Sales follow:
Scoured Shorn Foreian
Aust. 60/64s lox & pcs. 84 /87#
Monte. 56/60s lambs 960 D.P. for shipment
Aust. 649 lambs 890 in bond
Cape spinners wool 6 mos. & 6-8 mos. $1.36
for shipment and delivery late fall $1.39


Ch.
Ch.
64s
Gd.
Ch.
Ch.
Def.
58s
56s
56s
64s


Noils
64/70s Cape Schlums.
64s Aust. nobles
Aust. nobles


64s Aust. nobles
B. A. Schlums.
Aust. nobles
Aust. nobles
Ave. noile
Schlums.


style
64e
62s
62s
Aust.
Aust.


Dom. French noils
Aust. Schlums. D.P.


914
60#
69#
80#
78
590
51#
590


CLOSING FUTURES QUOTATIONS Aug, 17, 1961
(Furnished by the Wool Associates of the New
York Cotton Exchange)
October wool tops $1.662
December wool tops 1.655
64s grade 2.55" minimum length
October wool $1.243
December wool 1.252
64s grade S* ave. stretched length






648


WHOLESALE MEAT TRADE REVIEWS


LESS THAN CARLOT MEAT TRADE REVIEWS

EASTERN SEABOARD Steer beef prices were
$1.00 higher at most Eastern centers but held
steady at New York. Cow beef was .50#-$1.00
higher. Upturns of $1.00-4.00 occurred on veal,
mostly $2.00 or more higher. Generally spring
lamb sold steady to $2.00 higher, and pork loins
were steady to $3.00 up; however, -a lower trend
prevailed at New York where lamb closed $2.00-
3.00 lower and downturns of $1.00-2.00 were
posted on pork loins. Along the Eastern Seaboard
Boston butts and spareribs were largely steady
to $1.00 lower; fresh skinned hams $1.00-3.00
higher.
Prices for kosher steer forequarters were
50o to mostly $1.00 lower; lamb $1.00 to $5.00
off; veal and calf mostly $1.00-2.00 up. Kosher
meats were rather slow with demand fair for veal,
calf, steer ribs, plates and briskets.
Supplies of cow beef.were small; veal moder-
ate to near normal, but receipts at New York
were rather small late in the week; lamb moderate
to near normal; pork moderate. Demand was moder-
ate for steer carcasses and cuts, however, clear-
ance was normal. Prices for steer hindquarters
at New York were steady to $1.00 higher; ribs
$1.00-3.00 up; armchucks $2.00-35.00 lower. Out-
let for cow beef and veal was good. Trading on
lamb was moderately active with action very poor
for carcasses and legs at New York late. Pork
cleared good in an active trade with demand
broad early.

CHICAGO Beef sold steady to 500 lower,
veal $1.50-5.00 higher, spring lamb about steady,
pork loins 8-16# $2.50-3.00 lower, Boston butts
4-8# $1.00 lower, spareribs 3# down steady.
Beef, spring lamb and fresh pork offerings
were moderate, and beef supplies for the most
part were Choice to low Prime. Thale was a
slight increase in spring lamb over 55#; however,
carcasses scaling less represented the bulk.
There was a moderate supply of veal early but
small late.
Lower beef prices on the initial session
climaxed a two-week period of consistent ad-
vances. A slow carcass trade at wholesale along
with lower rates on chucks, which were slow,
proved bearish. Curtailed breakage of fore-
quarters kept rib inventories low and these
cleared readily. Beef loins were on the slow
side, rounds in fair demand through Wednesday
and slow thereafter. Veal trade was moderately
active but upturns were prompted by higher re-
placement costs late last week .and decreased
numbers. Generally demand for spring lamb was
moderate, but loins and hotel ribs slow, and
other primal cuts found adequate outlets' Freqb
pork trade was mostly slow, some spots having
fair early movement on pork loins and butts.


PACIFIC COAST Beef prices were very un-
even. Steer 'bef mnder 7WO#- and all weights of
heifw- -ef sold steady to 50 lower, but steer
carcasses over 700# were steady to 50# higher
in Los Angeles; all steer and heifer steady in
San Francisco and mostly 50 to $1.00 higher
in the Northwest. Cow beef was firm to $1.00
higher; calf and veal steady to $2.00 higher,
most advance in San Francisco; lamb steady to
$1.00 higher; pork steady to 2.00 higher.
The supply of beef was moderate except
steer carcasses over 700# were below normal.
Supplies other meats were moderate to smaller.
Fairly good demand for most meats and trading
moderately active.
CARLOT MEAT TRAM REVIEWS

MIDWEST CARLOT DRESSED MEAT SUMMARY -
Choice steer beef and all heifer beef $1.00-
1.50 lower; Good steer beef steady to 750
lower, mostly 500 off; cow beef $1.00 higher;
spring lamb $1.50-2.00 lower; pork loins mostly
$2.00 lower; butts $1.50-2.00 lower; fresh hams
500-$2"00 higher; pork carcasses .05-60# higher,
mostly 15-400 up.
Supply all classes normal. Demand moder-'
ate- to poor on steer beef, heifer beef, and
spring lamb. Demand good on cow beef, moder-
ate other classes. Clearance incomplete on
steer and heifer beef, generally complete
other classes.
Closing prices, f.o.b. plant basis.
Steer Beef: Choice 600-700#/ $37.00-38.00,
few loads $38.50 early; 700-800# $36.50-37.00,
occasionally $37.50; Good 600-700# $36.00-
37.00, high-Good $38.75-37.50; Good 700-800#-
$35.25-57.00.
Heifer Beef: Choice 600-700# $36.00-
36.50, few $37.00; Good $34.50-35.50.
Cow Beef: Canner, Cutter and Utility
$30.00-31.00, ,Obme $31.50-32.00.
Spring Laabs Choice including Prime 35-
55# $35.75-36.50.
Pork: Loins 8-12# $42.00-44.00, mostly
$43.00-44.00* butts 4-8# $30.50-33.00; fresh.-
hams 12-16# $41.00-42.50; US 1, 2 and 3 135-
155# park carcasses $25.10-27.00, mostly
$26.3026.90, 155-175# $24.95-26.80, mainly
$26.10-26.80.
Based on reports from major slaughtering
centers Omaha, Kansas City, Sioux City, Sioux
Falls, St. Paul, St. Joseph and St. Louis and
the Interior Iowa and So. Minnesota area.

CARLOT SUMMARY Chicago, Denver, New York
and Philadelphia. Steer beef steady to 50#
lower, extremes $1.50 off; cow beef mostly 50#-
$1.00 higher; lamb $1.00-2.00 lower; pork loins
$3.00-5.50 lower at Chicago, and Philadelphia.





%OLESALE DRESSED MEAT PRICES LESS THAN CARLOT BASIS


Weekly average
New
Classification -
: Aug.19
t 1961


Steer beef -
Prime
Choice

Good

Heifer beef -
Choice

Good
Veal -
Prime
Choice
Good
Spring lamb A-
Prime
Choice
Fresh pork -
Loins
Butts
Spareribs
Cured pork -


700-800#
600-700
700-800
500-600
600-700

500-600#
600-700
500-600

90-120#
90-120
90-120

45-55s
45-55

8-142
4-8
# down


Hams, smk. skd. -(Cook
before eating) 12-16#
Bacon, smoked, sliced -
3# package (box lota)
Picnics, smoked (Cook
before eating) 4-8#
Lard, 1# carton


42.75
42.25
41.25
40.75
40.25

--


56.00
.47.50
45.50


of daily quotations in dollars per 100 pounds
York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles
K t : A
T Aug.20 b Aug.19 a Aug.20 b Aug.19 : Aug.20 C Aug.19 5 Aug.20
1 J. _'_1& 1 J! Q -:- 9&- 1_ '- 2Pa _'_1 L i_ J.96Q _


44.75
43.82
45.32
42.50
42.50

--



54.80
49.80
44.80


40.88
39.38
39.25
59.25

59.62
59.62
57.88

54.75
49.50
46.25


42.62
41.25
40.75
40.75

41.50
41.50
59.58

51.30
46.95
44.40


41.00
39.50
40.50
39.50

40.50
39.50




52.00


45.09
41.50
41.50
40.50

41.50
40.50




51.00


40.69
39.88
39.25
58.50

40.12
39.58


--
42.00
40.44
40.50
58.75

41.94
40.44
58.94


41.50 44.25 41.25 45.50 58.50 40.00 40.00 41.12
41.50 44.95 41.25 43.50 38450 40.00 40.00 41.12


49.60
58.50
48.90


45.50

57.00


49.40
58.90
47.00


46.25
34.50
45.50


45.88
56.00
42.25


55.00
41.25
52.50


55.75
46.00
53.25


53.00
40.00
51.00


48.88
40.50
46.00


44.75 47.75 49.50 49.00 50.12 48.50 47.50

50.00 59.50 55.00 60.50 60.62 59.50 55.50


355.50 52.25 36.50 54.50 55.00 54.00 53.00 52.75
15.25 15.75 14.75 15.25 17.75 17.00 17.58 16.75


BULK PRICES CARLOT BASIS 1EEK ENDED AUG. 18 1961
C-ssi-i-tion -7 p ~pie? .a d'Y.TOTB -- 1Frlcas-d57 Sre 1ed- -
Classification -PI B -c sC I Ele
.. .. .. .. .. .. _eex


Steer beer -
Choice


Good


Heifer beef -


Choice 500-600#
600-700
Good 500-600
600-700
Cow beef All weights -
Utility
Canner and Cutter
Spring lamb -
Prime 50-45#
45-55
55-65
Choice 30-45
45-55
55-65
Fresh pork -
Loins 8-1i#


58.50
57.50-38.00
36.50-37.00
37.00-38.00
37.00-38.00
37.00-37.50

57.00
57.00
35.50-36.00
35.50-36.00

30.00-31.00
30.00-31.00

57.00-37.50
37.00-57.50
57.00-37.50
57.00-57.50
37.00-37.50
57.00-57.50

42.50-45.50


56.50-37.00
56.00-37.00
35.50-356.00

33.00-36.50
55.00-35.50

35.50-40.00
35.50-37.00
54.25
34.25

29.00-31.00





55.00-37.00
55.00-36.00


35.50-58.25
56.50-37.00
55.50-56.00

35.75-36.75
35.25-56.25

56.00-56.25
36.00-56.25
34.50-35.00
34.50-55.00

29.00-31.00
29.00-31.00


35.75-36.50
35.75-56.50
35.75-56.50

42.50-43.50


39.50-40.50
39.50
38.00-38.50
38.00-59.50
38.00-59.50
38.50-39.50


38.00-40.00
58.00-40.00
58.00-40.00
58.00-40.00
38.00-40.00
58.00-40.00


40.50-41.00
39.50-40.00
38.00-58.50

39.00-40.00
38.50-39.50


39.00-40.00


32.00-35.00
51.00-32.00

39.00-40.00
58.50-39.50
57.00-38.00
39.00-40.00
38.50-39.50
37.00-38.00

44.00-45.00


600-700#
700-800
800-900
500-600
600-700
700-800


649


- - -


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650
COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS OF MEATS AND LARD, JULY 51, 1961

Warehouse stocks of red meats totaled 442 million pounds on August 1, a decline
of 54 million pounds from a month earlier. This reduction compares with a decline of
58 million during July last year and the 5-year average decline of 70 million pounds.
August 1 stocks of beef, at 162 million pounds, were 11 percent above August 1, 1960
holdings and 25 percent above average. A 52-million pound net reduction in total
pork stocks brought August 1 holdings to 187 million pounds. This compares with a
56-million pound decline during July 1960 and the average reduction of 64 million.
frozen pork declined 48 million pounds to 154 million pounds and cured pork was down
4 million pounds to 55 million pounds.


UNITED STATES STORAGE HOLDINGS OF MEATS AND LARD, JULY 51, 1961 WITH
(Includes holdings in public, private and semi-private
cold storage houses and meat packing plants)


COMPARISONS


Comodity. July
Coodity 956-60 av.
1,000 lb.


Beef:
Frozen . .
In cure and cured .
Total o . .
Pork, frozen:
Picnics . .
Hams .
Bellies .o o
Loins *
Jowls . .
Butts *
Spareribs .* *
Trimmings *
Other pork .* *
Total . .
Pork in cooler:
Dry salt bellies .
Other dry salt pork .
Other pork cuts .
Total . .


Total pork ,


0 a a OC


120,654
10,696


$ 2
July I June
1960 1961 ,
1,000 lb. 1,000 lb.


155,454
10,126


144,544
11,026


July
1961
1,000 lb.


150,178
11,424


151,5530 145,580 155,570 161,602

15,525 4,042 4,689
71,815 52,195 26,745
75,580 64,811 54,064
1/ 11,559 9,217
7,654 4,904
6,570 5,177
S6,589 6,450
17,222 15,755
90,1 0451,767 47,298
190,085 255,022 802,209 154,277

S6,960 7,454 5,890
S6,000 6,516 5,504
.. 28,260 25,821 21,809
55,289 41,220 57,571 55,205
245,574 294,242 259,780 187,480


Other meats and meat products:
Veal, frozen .* *
Lamb and mutton, frozen *. .
Canned meats in cooler:
Hams ats * *. .
Other meats . .


Total all meats .
Lard, rendered and refined 5/
GOVERNMENT HOLDINGS 5/ -


465,555 552,575 496,115 442,594


119,979


Pork ,.. 6,446
Beef . 5,825
1/ No historical data available. 2/ Includes
Eold storage as reported by Bureau-of Census.
holdings are included in the totals and consi
U. S. D. A., the Armed Services and other Gov


128,900

5,097
2,695


149,600


2,198
2,598


1,525
1,)616


other canned meats. 5 In dry and
4/ Not available. 57 Government
st of reported stocks"held by
trnment Agencies.


Statistical Reporting Service Agricultural Estimates Division.


9,177
11,067

(68,407
(


7,742
15,178

(71,651
(


10,508
26,014

45,276
21,165


8,959
24,778

40,140
19,455








UNITED STATES EXPORTS OF MEATS
o d---------------ty J------e 1961 June 1960
Commnodity June 1961 June 1960


EXPORTS (Domestic) -
Beef and veal -
Fresh or frozen (except canned) ........................
Pickled or cured (except canned) **********************
Pork -
Fresh or frozen (except canned) .......................
Hams and shoulders, cured or cooked ...................
Bacon ********************************** ************
Pork, pickled, salted or otherwise cured, n. e. c......
Sausage, prep. sausage meats, etc. (ex. canned) ......
Other meat and meat products (except canned) n. e. c.....
Beef and pork livers, fresh or frozen *****************.
Beef tongues, fresh or frozen ..........................*
Other variety meats, (edible offal) ex. cnd. n. e. c.....
Meat specialties, frozen, n. e. c.....**.................
Canned meats -
Beef and veal......................* ..................
Sausage, prep. sausage meats, etc. n. e. c...............
Hams and shoulders ** *** ** *** *****
Other pork, canned ......................................
Other meat and meat products, n. e. c.........*.........
Lamb and mutton (except canned) *************************......................
Lard (includes rendered pork fat) ...****...................
Shortenings, chief wt. animal fat (excl. lard) ...........
Tallow, edible ...........................................
Tallow, inedible .........................................
Inedible animal oils, n. e. c...........******.********...........**....
Inedible animal greases and fats, n. e. c.................

Compiled from official records, Bureau of the Census.


Pounds


758,542
1,528,154

5,327,968
1,026,273
451,781
1,450,111
379,237
80,874
4,629,464
5,164,557
2,529,768
351,126

171,300
75,021
36,844
94,360
105,213
186,314
51,893,668
519,724
153,179
158,218,891
258,380
17,940,842


Pounds


600,768
1,307,054

996,338
984,565
269,051
956,508
270,388
28,945
3,748,968
2,273,2553
2,115,111
410,520

234,456
114,084
145,190
231,450
52,910
168,623
62,724,095
9,520
2,525,675
110,201,164
1,330,527
9,815,153


UNITED STATES EXPORTS OF LIVESTOCK
: June 1961 t June 1960
Number Number
Cattle (for breeding) -
Dairy ....................... 454 373
Ex. dairy .................... 558 525
Other (ex. for breeding)...... 373 144
Hogs ........................ 227 693
Sheep .......................... 8,471 12,577
Compiled from official records, Bureau of the Census.



Number of Cattle and Calves from Canada and Yexico Passed for
Entry into the United States
June 1961, with comparisons
USDA ARS Animal Inspection and Quarantine Div.


Canada
Month and period
-- : 1961
Head


13,822
87,902


S_ Mexico
1960 : 1961 1960
Head Head Head


22,151
146,778


8,511
282,457


10,977
237,803


Note: During Jan.-June this year 547 sheep and 11,509 hogs were received from Canada
compared with 504 sheep and 12,248 hogs a year ago.


June .e .*4e*O***e*.o *.*.*O*.**
Jan.-June ....................




UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

3 1262 08747 1628


652

U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington 25, D. C.


Postage and fees paid


OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Form AMS-8/22/61
Permit 1001.


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SHEEP AN1D LAMBSi W1 VEKLtVAE OF DAILY QUOTATIONS
ndo11a,- ^ ^ Jxmd-^------------- --------- --- -
S: : : : :North
Classification s Chicago : Omaha : Kansas : Fort : Denver : Ogden :Port-
: : : City : Worth : :land
-L I1 T -LAW - -


SLAUMHTER LAM
Prime

Choice

Good


S: (Spring) All Wts.
Aug. 19, 1961 19.88
Au.-20,-1960 21.02
Aug. 19, 1961 18.50
Aug. 20, 1960 19.75
Aug. 19, 1961 16.40
Aug. 20, 1960 17.75


EWESt (Shorn) All Wts.


Good and Aug. 19, 1961
Choice Aug. 20, 1960
Cull and Aug. 19, 1961
Utility Aug. 20, 1960> <
EEDER LAMBS All Wt.
Good and Aug. 19, 1961
Choice Aug. 20, 1960


4.55
3.50
4.45
3.75


18.28
19.28
17.28
18.58
15.72
17.12

3.52
3.12
35.52
53,25


18.35
18.90
17.15
17.92
15.48
16.55

2.50
4.00
2.J25
.--
Sow


-- 19.00
--- 20.05
15.42 17.527
17.00 19.15
14.62 15.38
16.7.5 37.75


5S


4.


91
12


14.15
17.25


.25 4.82
-- 4.62
.75 5.55
.30 5.50


.88
.40


17.65
18.75
16.75
17.88
15.00
16.62

3.50
4.00.
2.75
2.75


15.66

15.58
17.58
14.22
16.50

2.88
4.00
2.50
2.75


14.15 13.12 11.00
16.38 15.75 14.75


UNITED STATES FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER BY REGIONS
July 1961 with comparisons (Thousand head)

Region Cattle .. A i alves- J.-.J a A heep and lanba
eo.,91 1960 ,.1961 1 1950. .211 1960_A..1961. .1960 .
--* '-** -s-t- 1981 -JL M0- 3 -2 t 1980- 1 p= -16
N. Atlantic States ............. 110 108 90 85 396 375 171 174
S. Atlantic States ............. 45 41 45 42 225 249 1/ ./
N. C. States Eastern ......... 260 264 85 105 913 1,014 86 95
N. C. States s. West ......... 548 520 3$ 56 1,694 1,629 257 285
N. C. States S. West ......... 164 163 11 14 419 405 65 70
S. Central States .............. 176 175 56 67 422 391 160 155
Mountain States ................ 126 120 2 2 85 87 184 140
Pacific States ................. 9. 20S 0. 1. l 15- .2Q2... 11
-Total .....................,829 1,692 -a3 504 1- 4.5
Other animals slaughtered under Federal inspection, (number of head)s July 1961, horses 4,290;
goats 5,222; July 1960, horses 3,5653 ;oats 2,875. V/ Not available for publication.
Data furnished by Agricultural Research Service.


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