Livestock, meat, wool market news

WEEKLY SUMMARY

AND STATISTICS


LIVESTOCK DIVISION, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WASHINGTON 285, D..


Vol. 28, No. 32


August 9, 1960


Week ended August 6


Livestock Market Reviews *... .
Livestock Market Receipts (with monthly totals) .
Steer Sales Statistics (with monthly totals) .
Heifer Sales Statistics (with monthly totals) .

Stocker and Feeder Statistics . .
Estimated Percentage of Feeder and Stocker Cattle
and Slaughter Cows in Salable Receipts .

Slaughter at Major Centers . .
Estimated Slaughter and Meat Production .

Cattle Prices (with monthly averages) .
Hog Prices . *. .
Hog Purchase Statistics (with monthly totals) .
Sheep and Lamb Prices ...... .

Wholesale Meat Trade Reviews *. .
Wholesale Dressed Meat Prices o o .
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RANGE AND FEEDLOT SALES


Slaughter steers recovered some of the
price declines recorded the previous three
weeks, although heifers and cows continued to
work lower. Higher prices for steer beef in
the dressed trade was the major strengthening
factor on slaughter steers while further de-
clines for cow beef had a bearish effect on
cows. Slaughter steers closed generally steady
to 500 higher; heifers unevenly steady to 750
lower; cows 250-$1.00 lower. In the midwest
area stockers and feeders were mainly steady to
500 lower, except at Kansas City where some
sales were 500 higher. General price declines
were made on barrows and gilts for the second
consecutive week. At most midwest terminals
barrows and gilts closed steady to 500 lower;
in the Interior Iowa-Southern Minnesota area
prices were mostly steady. Sows closed steady
to 500 higher at most points. Spring slaughter
lambs were unevenly steady to 500 higher,except
steady to 500 lower at Kansas City and steady
to 250 lower at Omaha; slaughter ewes mostly
steady.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND CALVES Improved
movement and a mildly stronger price trend on
steer and heifer beef at major wholesale
dressed meat centers prompted a limited advance
on slaughter steers during the period. This
was the first general advance in four weeks.
Steers were generally steady to 500 higher at
midwestern terminal markets, but the trend was
very uneven. Omaha was steady to 250 lower on
Good steers and St. Joseph was steady to 500
lower on Standard and Good offerings while
Utility and Standard were steady to 500 lower
in St. Paul. Heifers failed to follow the ad-
vance on steers in most cases and sold steady
to 750 lower with major declines on Standard
and Good offerings weighing less than 850#. A
50 750 higher trend prevailed on both steers
and heifers at St. Louis National Stockyards.
Cows were steady to $1.00 lower as cow beef
continued to decline at the wholesale level.
This was the third consecutive week of price
declines on cows and in St. Joseph the Utility
and Commercial grades were at the lowest point
in almost three years. Bulls sold steady to
$1.00 lower, Sioux City showing a $1.00-2.00
lower trend. Vealers were $1.00 higher at both
St. Paul and St. Louis with some high Choice to
$28.00 in St. Paul. Receipts at the major
terminals totaled 214,000 or about like that of
the previous week. Supplies continued to be
largely slaughter steers and heifers at most
points with the Good and Choice predominating.
Only 6 percent of the steers in Chicago were
Prime.
At Chicago high-Choice and Prime and Prime
steers sold from $26.00-27.50, 5 loads of Prime
$28.00-28.50. Good to average-Choice $22.50-


25.75. Elsewhere bulk Choice steers secured
$24.00-25.00, high-Choice and Prime $25.25-
26.00, Good and low-Choice $21.00-24.00, some
to $24.50. Most Standard and low-Good steers
$18.00-22.00. Bulk Choice heifers sold at
$23.25-25.00, a few high-Choice and Prime
$25.00-25.75, most Good and low-Choice $20.25-
25.50, Standard and low-Good $17.00-21.00.
Utility and Commercial cows $15.00-15.50, Can-
ners and Cutters $11.50-13.50, some to $14.50.

STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE AND CALVES -
Much of the area west of the Missouri River dur-
ing the past couple of weeks has experienced
hot, relatively dry weather, but stock water
supplies and pasture conditions as a whole are
still good. With country buyers still mindful
of the persistent bearishness which had charac-
terized demand for slaughter cattle during much
of the past couple of months, stockers and
feeders at best found only a moderately active
outlet. Prices at midwestern terminals gener-
ally were little changed. Principal exceptions
in the midwest were at Kansas City where some
sales were 500 higher and at Omaha and Sioux
Falls where prices ruled steady to 50 lower.
At Denver, trading was mostly 500-$1.00 lower
with some lightweight stockers $1.50 off. Good
and Choice calves and Good yearlings at Fort
Worth sold $1.00-2.00 lower, at Oklahoma City
weak to mostly 500 lower with yearling heifers
and heifer calves $1.00-2.00 lower.
A few Choice 800-850# feeder steers brought
$24.00-24.50, part load Choice 745# $25.00.How-
ever, bulk Good and Choice 800-1,050# steers
sold from $20.50-23.50. At Omaha Choice 886#
Colorados turned at $23.75, several loads Good
and Choice 2 and 3 year old 900-1215# feeders
$21.25-22.50. Medium to low-Good feeders ranged
$17.50-21.00. Good and Choice 525-700# stock
steers bulked at $21.50-25.50, including two
loads Good and Choice thin Montana yearlings
$25.50; Medium and low-Good stockers $17.50-
22.00. Choice 560# heifers reached $24.75; ma-
jority Good and Choice $20.00-23.50; Good and
Choice steer calves $22.00-27.50, same grades
heifer calves $20.00-25.00.

HOGS Terminal Markets The salable sup-
ply of hogs at the 12 markets totaled 273,000
head, a decline of 1 percent compared with the
previous week and 13 percent short of a year
earlier. Majority of the barrows and gilts fell
in a weight spread of 190-260# with a very small
showing of offerings over 250#. At most termi-
nals there was a continued expansion of butchers
weighing 190-230#. The average weight of bar-
rows and gilts ranged from 214-236#, which was
2# to 3# lighter than the previous week. Sows
comprised 8 to 27 percent of the runs, an ex-
ception being at Sioux Falls with 55 percent.









Barrows and gilts showed a stronger trend until
midweek when the majority of the sales were
made on a lower basis. Barrows and gilts
closed generally steady to 500 lower except at
St. Paul where prices were mostly steady to 250
higher. As a rule sows found broad outlets
with prices steady to 50 higher, largely 250
up, except 250 lower at Omaha.
At the close, U. S. No. 1 and mixed 1-2
190-240# barrows and gilts brought $18.00-18.75,
largely $18.00-18.50. Mixed U. S. 1-3, and 2-
5, 190-250# cashed at $17.50-18.50, largely
$17.75-18.25 with weights up to 270# falling
within the price range at Chicago. U. S. 1-3
270-600# sows sold largely at $14.00-17.00,some
U. S. 1-2, 270-350# $17.25-17.50.
Feeder pigs were steady at Sioux City and
St. Paul. Medium to mostly Good 130-170#
brought $16.50-17.00, a few mostly Choice
$17.25-17.50.
Average cut-out value advantage of U. S.
No. 1 over No. 3 live basis 200-220# barrows
and gilts was 890 per cwt. based on wholesale
carlot prices of fresh pork cuts at Chicago
July 28, to August 5, 1960 inclusive.

HOGS Interior Iowa-Southern Minnesota
Area Receipts totaled 298,000 head or 8 per-
cent more than the previous week, but 13 percent
fewer than a year ago. An increase in the move-
ment of butchers under 220# and a decrease in
the proportion cf butchers over 220# were inter-
esting developments which were reflected in the
trade through nan owing of the overall price
range late in the week. Demand was moderately
good until the close when slow action in the
wholesale dressed pork trade along with a liber-
al Thursday run narrowed the outlets. Prices
were uneven during the week with little change
on butchers. Sows were mostly 25-30# higher.
On Friday, U. S. No. 1-3 190-240# butchers
brought $17.25-18.00, a few No. 1-2 up to $18.25.
No. 1-3 270-400# sows sold from $14.50-16.65;
400-550# $13.00-15.15.

SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts at the 12 mar-
kets were about 10 percent increased over both
the previous week and a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs predominated in the receipts
and included limited numbers of shorn lambs.
The expanded marketing and higher wholesale
dressed lamb prices had little effect on the
live trade. Spring lambs at most terminal mar-
kets were steady, however, prices were weak to
500 lower at Kansas City, steady to fully 250
lower at Omaha, but steady to 500 higher at
St. Louis and strong to 250 higher at Denver.
Slaughter ewes were steady, instances 500 lower.
Feeder lambs were uneven, steady at a few termi-
nals, but 25-50# lower at Denver, strong to 50#
higher at St. Paul and 500-$1.25 higher at Fort
Worth.
Choice and Prime 85-113# spring slaughter
lambs closed at $18.00-20.00, Prime lots sold
from $20.50-21.00 at a few markets. Good and
Choice brought $2"7 -1.5 mainly $17.50-


18.50; Utility and Good $14.00-17.50. Good
and Choice 85-115# shorn old crop slaughter
lambs and yearlings with No. 1 and fall shorn
pelts brought $13.00-15.50, few sales $16.00-
17.00; Utility and Good yearlings $10.00-13.00
at Fort Worth. Cull to Choice shorn slaughter
ewes ranged from $2.00-5.50, mostly $2.50-4.50.
Good and Choice 50-97# spring feeder lambs
sold from $15.00-17.50; Choice 60-72# feeders
$17.50-18.50, latter price at Omaha and Chicago;
Medium and Good feeders 412.50-15.50.
In the Interior Iowa-Southern Minnesota
area, spring slaughter lambs were strong to 50
higher, instances $1.00 up. Slaughter yearlings
and slaughter ewes were steady to weak. Reduced
marketing of spring lambs coupled with strength
for dressed lamb were factors supporting price
advances in the live trade. Receipts of 25,100
head were 4 percent less than a week earlier,
but 9 percent more than a year ago. On Friday,
Choice with a few Prime 80-105# spring slaughter
lambs delivered to packing plants sold from
$18.00-18.50; Prime lots $18.50-19.00, and one
section reached $19.50. Good and low-Choice
spring lambs brought $16.00-18.00 mainly $16.50
-18.00. Good and Choice 100-115# shorn slaugh-
ter yearlings with No. 1 and fall shorn pelts
brought $12.00-14.00, few to 415.00; Utility
and Good $10.00-12.00. Cull to Choice shorn
slaughter ewes brought $2.00-4.00, few 44.50-
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 3 percent shrink. All
sales for immediate delivery unless specified.

ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND UTAH -
Prices on slaughter steers and heifers out of
feedlots were steady to 500 lower, stockers and
feeders steady, slaughter lambs steady to 50#
higher, and feeder lambs weak to $1.00 lower.
Slaughter steers: Around 5 loads average
to high-Choice 1000# $26.50; 218 loads high-
Good to mostly Choice 850-1150# $25.00-26.00,
19 loads high-Good to mostly Choice 1150-1225#
$25.00-25.50, 120 loads mixed Good and Choice
850-1300# $25.25-24.90, 39 loads mostly
Standard 850-1100# $21.00-23.50.
Slaughter heifers: About 63 loads high-
Good to mostly Choice 800-950# $25.75-25.00,
load Good 900# $22.50.
Stocker and feeder cattle and calves: In
California 450 head Good and Choice 550-560#
short yearling steers $24.00-25.00; 5300 head
Good and Choice steers and heifers with 600-850#
steers $22.00-23.50, 625-750# heifers $20.00-
21.00; 675 head Good and Choice 860-1090#
steers 421.00-21.50; 1600 head Good and Choice
stock calves with 575-540# steers $24.00-26.00,
350-450# heifers $22.00-23.00.
Slaughter lambst About 18 loads Choice and
Prime 100-110# shorn lambs No. 1 and 2 pelts
$17.75-18.50; 1500 head lambs, 60 percent Choice









88-90# for slaughter and 40 percent 74-75# for
feeders 416.50; 4400 head Good and Choice 85-
904 blackface wooled Californias $16.00-16.25, 3
loads Good and Choice 71# blackface wooled Neva-
das $15.00.

COLORADO, SOUTHERN WYOMING, WESTERN
NEBRASKA, AND WESTERN KANSAS Trading on fed
cattle direct at feedlots in Colorado was rather
slow. Fed steers sold steady to 250 lower while
heifers were steady to 500 lower. In Colorado,
137 loads Choice 1025-1225# $24.50-25.85, two
loads Choice and Prime 1435# $24.75; 26 loads
high-Good and Choice 1175-1275# $23.00-24.50.
About 100 loads Choice 825-1025# heifers $24.50-
25.75, 22 loads high-Good and Choice 950-975#
$24.25-24.60.
Stocker and feeder cattle sold steady.
Wyoming: Several small consignments Good and
Choice 925-1000# two-year-old steers $22.00-
22.25; 210 head 480-575# heifers $23.00-23.50.
Good and Choice 600-675# feeder heifers $21.50-
22.65. Around 450 Good and Choice 925-975# two-
year-old steers mid-August delivery $22.50;over
300 Good and Choice 675# feeder heifers $22.50.
Colorado: Around 700 Good and Choice 675-750#
feeder steers October-November delivery $24.00.
Around 1,500 Good and Choice 625-650# feeder
heifers $22.75-23.00, with 300 head 625# heifers
early September delivery $23.50, 100 head for
November at $22.00. Around 1,600 head Good and
Choice calves contracted for October-November
delivery steer calves $28.00, heifer calves
$25.00-26.00.

NEW MEXICO, WEST TEXAS, WESTERN OKLAHOMA,
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS Clovis Area Direct trade
slaughter steers and heifers slow, about steady;
stockers and feeders steady to strong. Ten loads
Good and low-Choice 980-1090# slaughter steers
$24.00, 24 loads Standard to mostly Good 950-
1100# $21.50-23.50; 19 loads high-Good to aver-
age-Choice 680-825# slaughter heifers $23.00-
24.00. For late September-early October de-
livery 1,600 Choice 650-750# stocker and feeder
steers $23.00-24.00; 800 Good to mostly Choice
600-650# heifers $21.50-22.00; 2500 Choice 400-
450# stock calves with steers $25.00-26.50 and
heifers $24.00-25.00.
Amarillo Area Direct trade slaughter
steers and heifers steady; stockers and feeders
fully steady. Good and Choice 1055-1150#
slaughter steers $23.00-24.00, many loads
Standard and Good 1000-1150# $21.50-22.60, Good
and Choice 750-991# slaughter heifers $23.50-
25.00; several loads Good and Choice 675-800#
stocker and feeder steers $21.80-25.50, few
Medium $19.00-20.00; 2,100 Choice 700-800#
steers for fall delivery $22.50-24.00; Good and
Choice 500-750# heifers $21.50-23.00; 500 Choice
625-650# heifers September delivery $22.00; for
current to October delivery Choice 400-500#
stock steer calves $25.00-27.00, heifers $23.00-
25.00.

IDAHO, OREGON AND WASHINGTON Slaughter
steers and heifers were steady; stockers and


feeders steady; spring lambs steady to 25 lower
except $1.00 lower in Oregon.
Slaughter steers: Washington Mostly
Choice 1000-1100# $25.50-26.50,mostly $26.00-
26.50. Idaho-- Mostly Choice 975-1050# $25.00-
25.50; 1200-1360# weights $24.00-24.75; mixed
Good and Choice 1100-1150# $24.00-24.25.Heifers:
Washington Mixed Good and Choice, mostly
Choice, 850-900# $24.00-24.75. Idaho Mostly
Choice 800-925# $25.00-24.00, mainly $23.50-
24.00.
Washington Mixed Good and Choice, mostly
Choice 675-800# feeder steers $23.00-24.00,with
700# feeder heifers $21.00. Idaho Good 650-
850# feeder steers $22.50, same grade 700#
heifers $20.50. Oregon Large string Good and
Choice 800# yearling steers $23.00 for current
and September 23 delivery. String 875# 2-year-
old feeder steers $21.50 with 5 percent cut at
$20.00. Good and Choice 500# stock calves for
October 15 November 1 delivery, $24.50 on
steers, $22.50 on heifers.
Washington Choice and Prime 95-100#
spring slaughter lambs $17.00-17.50 delivered.
Idaho Choice and Prime 100-105# spring slaugh-
ter lambs $16.75-17.35 delivered. Range lambs
40-80 percent slaughter, balance feeders,$17.00-
17.50 straight. Good and Choice 75-86# spring
feeder lambs $15.00-15.75. Oregon Mostly
Choice 90-100# spring slaughter lambs $16.00-
18.00 delivered.

MONTANA, NORTHERN WYOMING AND WESTERN
DAKOTAS Only around 10 cars fed steers sold
about steady. Stockers and feeders slow, steady
to 500 lower; calves unevenly steady to $1.00
lower. Ten cars average-Good to low-Choice
1100-1275# slaughter steers with few average-
Choice, $22.00-24.00.
Stocker and feeder cattle and calves -
Livingston area, 60 Choice 750# yearling steers
and 70 Choice 675# heifers for October delivery
$24.00 and $22.00; 70 Good and Choice 700#
steers and 65 Good and Choice 650# spayed
heifers September 22 at $23.00 and $21.00.
Central Montana, 60 Good and Choice mixed year-
lings, August 30, steers $23.00, heifers $20.50*
70 Good and Choice yearling heifers $20.00-22.06.
In Montana, Good and Choice 550-665# steers
$22.00-23.50 and 550-625# heifers $20.50-22.00,
few sales trimmed at 10 percent at $1.00-2.00
off; 100 Good and Choice 1050# 2-year-old steers
delivered at $21.00; 500 mostly Good near 850#
$21.50 and 125 Good and Choice 1000-1050# for
September 20 at $20.50, usually 10 percent cut
at $2.00 off. Northern Wyoming, 90 Good and
Choice steers under 600# $24.00,over 600# $23.50;
75 Good and Choice 550-600# heifers $21.00. In
Montana, Good and Choice calves expected 375-
450# for late September and October delivery
$25.00-26.00 on steers, heifers $23.00; 400-
500 head Choice mixed steers $28.00, heifers
$24.00. Northern Wyoming,Good and Choice calves,
steers $25.00-27.00, heifers $23.00-25.00.
Sheep and lambs: Trading slow. Central
Montana, 2,000 head Good to mostly Choice feeder
lambs estimated 73-80# early September at $16.00.







WEEKLY RECEIPTS OF SALABLE LIVESTOCK AT 12 PUBLIC MARKETS
: Cattle Calves : Hogs : Sheep anid iamb
Market : Aug. 6 : Aug. 8 : Aug. 6 : Aug. 8 : Aug. 6 Aug. 8 : Aug. 6 : Aug. 8
: 1960 : 1959 : 1960 : 1959 : 1960 1: 959 : ~_60: 1959
Chicago ................ 39,049 42,596 251 242 24,680 32,237 3,576 4,104
Cincinnati ............. 3,422 2,864 624 678 10,577 12,037 2,069 1,674
Denver ................. 10,376 9,689 56 127 5,240 3,577 17,328 12,416
Fort Worth ............. 11,370 7,959 2,545 2,283 1,979 2,507 8,393 6,670
Indianapolis .......... 6,702 7,280 906 700 35,881 38,872 3,519 4,198
Kansas City ............ 18,504 16,198 1,030 1,405 16,448 14,870 3,562 4,570
Oklahoma City .......... 10,729 11,181 1,470 1,021 3,328 2,774 1,415 2,013
Omaha .................. 37,825 38,020 599 892 38,073 42,462 13,486 9,988
St. Joseph ............, 16,563 15,096 453 538 22,408 22,515 6,378 4,318
St. Louis NSY .......... 14,408 13,115 2,174 2,163 51,439 55,997 3,957 4,272
Sioux City ............. 24,734 30,317 392 1,099 23,038 31,046 5,268 8,468
S. St. Paul ............ 20,281 22,318 3,237 3,742 39,668 55.,217 7,614 6,720
Total .................. 213,963 216,633 13,737 14,890 272,759 314,111 76,565 69,411


1960 ...... 212,123 15,028 274,356
INTERIOR IOWA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
Aug. 6, 1960 July 30, 1960 Aug.
Hogs ..... 298,000 276,000 341
Sheep .... 25,100 26,200 23
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70,563


8, 1959
,500
,000


RECEIPTS, SALABLE AND TOTAL OF LIVESTOCK AT 12 PUBLIC MARKETS


Market : Salable
_:-- 116 7 -1919-


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

Total


154,476
14,670
56,572
48,858
25,880
70,333
46,704
149,752
62,480
62,102
102,462
77,022

851,311


171,85
13,94
35,88
29,65
29,51
65,4
42,97
156,96
65,90
67,57
125,25
89,22

894,20


MONTH OF JULY
aotIe
: Total
t: 1i96 7 19 9- -
5 163,989 181,901
2 17,587 17,222
5 69,962 45,745
7 59,782 37,772
A 26,256 29,889
4 94,512 92,885
'8 47,786 45,751
6 154,362 163,297
S 635,963 67,357
'6 69,131 70,974
1 105,641 131,127
;0 87,131 98,130

'8 960,102 982,030


Hogs


Chicago .......
Cincinnati ....
Denver ........
Fort Worth ....
Indianapolis ,..
Kansas City ...
Oklahoma City .
Omaha .........
St. Joseph ....
St. Louis NSY .
Sioux City ....
S. St. Paul ...

Total .........


114,117
42,445
17,307
9,227
123,946
58,751
13,520
154,759
89,557
205,005
113,239
157,876

1,079,747


165,928
47,118
15,418
12,869
152,904
74,009
14,927
185,858
104,234
259,512
150,262
217,185

1,396,224


119,139
53,398
40,691
18,651
126,289
68,744
29,855
197,541
120,135
206,709
132,520
192,175

1,305,623


175,755
57,405
57,625
24,159
153,015
81,586
37,873
2535,5368
125,510
270,897
175,750
252,853

1,645,596


SCalves ---- -
: ~9 Salable : Ttal
: -9 -:- 199q- -19-60- : 15- --
1,189 1,884 1,189 1,884
2,745 5,114 2,745 3,175
564 544 729 985
8,604 9,520 12,561 12,100
4,265 3,165 4,265 5,163
4,562 6,084 10,437 15,661
5,926 4,323 6,451 4,442
1,861 3,232 2,021 3,572
2,074 3,220 2,085 3,260
9,288 11,064 9,625 135,322
2,634 5,690 2,634 5,690
15,547 16,616 17,678 18,222

59,257 68,254 72,420 85,476

5 Sheep and lambs

16,372 21,490 21,401 30,288
7,500 8,466 7,782 8,678
42,715 43,203 95,504 88,174
37,162 34,067 71,3553 69,580
9,549 16,991 9,764 17,266
22,966 25,095 44,191 38,071
7,519 9,483 7,519 9,485
40,151 40,857 54,037 48,744
24,652 26,403 55,083 42,372
18,229 25,128 21,783 31,319
24,941 26,914 58,369 37,948
23,174 24,784 40,722 41,325

274,928 302,881 467,488 465,246


INTERIOR IOWA


AND SOUTHERN NINNESOTA


Hogs Shcn-n
July 1960 ... 1,135,000 100,700
July 1959 .., 1, '.".000 96,400


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594


STEERS SOLD OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER I/


: Number of head


Grade


: 1960


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

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

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

Prime.0.......
Choice........
Good...........
Standard........
Commercial.....
Utility........
All grades.....


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


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


Prime..........
Choice.........
Good.............
Standard.......
Utility........
All grades.....
1/ Data colle


Percent of total
. by grades


Average weight
. (pounds)


Week ended
- :Ag a -:-A ig 4" -: -A5g7 :-Aug T
: 1959 : 1960 : 1959 : 1960
CHICAGO


1,604
18,873
7,284
966

117
28,844

1453
8,500
8,195
1,166
114
18,116

40
6,216
5,429
1,033
73
12,791

12
2,250
3,074
926

41
6,303


551
35,629
545

111
4,856



5,200
5,940
320
20
7,480



2,576
1,083
55


2,575
20,281
7,585
529

55
31,025

41
10,558
7,957
688
181
19,425

142
7,526
4,270
580
59
12,377


2,286
2,319
413

56
5,074


723
5,395
565

68
4,749


65
5,607
2,816
424
45
6,957



2,592
1,910
44


5.6
65.4
25.2
3.5

.5


.8
46.9
45.2
6.5
.6


8.3
65.4
24.4
1.7

.2

OMAHA
.2
54.4
41.0
5.5
.9


SIOUX CITY
.5 1.1
48.6 59.2
42.4 54.5
8.1 4.7
.6 .5

- YKINgAg "IdY' -
.2 -
35.7 45.1
48.8 45.7
14.7 8.1

.6 1.1

ST. LOUIS NS?


11.4
75.0
11.5

2.5


15.2
71.5
11.9

1.4


1,057
1,022
955

937
1,017


--- I -ST. -.JTos -


42.8
52.7
4.5
.2


.9
51.8
40.5
6.1
.7


-E- -

69.4 57.0
29.2 42.0
1.4 1.0
-- -


1,137
1,078
1,025
920
1,101


-
1,168
1,093
997
a--


1,250
1,182
1,070
1,011

973
1,151

1,185
1,155
1,068
1,032
943
1,106

1,203
1,170
1,074
1,025
928
1,116

1,159
1,133
1,034
1,030

966
1,068


. Average price in
:dollars per 100 lb.
-- --- -- -- -


: 1959

1,290
1,190
1,084
1,000

996
1,169

1,208
1,152
1,044
992
936
1,100

1,115
1,136
1,055
1,001
992
1,101

--
1,156
1,090
1,042

1,107
1,116



1,107
1,056
1,002

809
1,040


1,077
1,117
1,067
1,072
1,049
1,093



1,157
1,139
1,121


: 1960

27.11
25.57
24.16
21.35

19.01
25.18

25.44'
24.20
22.74
19.74
17.80
23.27

25.45
24.59
25.05
19.78
17.76
23.57

26.00
24.82
23.28
20.63

17.68
23.46


-.
25.08
25.76
20.87

17.90
23.49



24.45
22.98
19.75
17.24
25.49



25.18
24.21
18.65


3,712 4,546 1,144 1,149 24.82 26.85
cited by Agricultural Estimates, and Livestock Divisions, A.M.S.
cted by Agricultural Estimates., and Livestock Divisions., A.M.S.


s'Aug.- 9 -
: 1959

28.78
27.72
26.61
24.69

22.59
27.52

28.42
27.18
26.02
23.70
22.29
26.58

28.51
27.19
25.95
23.62
21.79
26.62


27.27
26.22
24.04

22.17
26.50



27.77
26.47
24.49

20.77
26.59


29.16
27.20
25.91
23.86
21.14
26.47



27.55
26.27
22.17








STEERS SOLD OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER --
* 9
* Number of head : Percent of total Average weight Average price in
So. by grades (pounds) dollars per 100 lb.


S July
: 1960 :


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


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


5,873
81,460
25,468
2,795

643
116,239

364
36,925
35,097
5,027
434
77,847

373
26,547
19,500
5,180
270
49,8702



11,507
11,460
2,251

242
25 460


3,533
15,699
2,567

855
22,654


July : July 1
1959 : 1960 :-


9,076
77,905
32,344
3,911

287
123,523

56~
44,218
54,365
3,2753
903
82,815

216
31,523
19,419
2,180
768
54,106


11,1355
8,424
1,882


5.0
70.1
21.9
2.4


Month
July : July
1959 : 1960


CHICAGO
7.3
63.1
26.2
3.2


1,246
1,186
1,068
1,015

964


1,158
OMAHA
.5 .1 1,151
47.4 53.4 1,158
45.1 41.5 1,069
6.5 3.9 1.052


I
.5 1.1 923
1,110
SIOUX CITY


.8 .4
53.2 58.3
39.3 35.9


6.4
.5


1,209
1,174
1,077
1,052
957


4.0
1.4


s "July
: 1959

1,283
1,19E
1,081
1,01 E


=~ "July
1960

27.38
25.64
24.10
21.26


958 19.56
1,166 25.30


1,332
1,153
1,067
1,031
1,001
1,111

1,140
1,163
1,068
1,029
1,049
1,122


- -KXNgAAS "iT]


45.2
45.0
8.8


132 1.0
21,5753
ST.


5,668
11,466
4,151

815
22,100


15.6
69.3
11.3

3.8


51.6
39.1
8.7

.6

LOUis Ns9


25.6
51.9
18.8

3.7


1,132
1,037
995

928
1 075


1,089
1,030
950

908
1,026


S. ST.J-f S-Pr


15
10,790 12,155
16,765 15,969
1,525 1,836
32 38
29,112 50,013


37.1
57.6
5.2
.1


40
53
6


.1 -
.5 1,127
.2 1,074
.1 1,063
.1 866
1,092


1,142
1,076
1,009

1,074
1,104


1,087
1,036
1,024

987
1,045


1,196
1,128
1,082
1,074
1,010
1,100


25.80
24.57
23.153
19.64
17.79
23.62

26.40
24.81
23.37
19.50
17.74
23.94


25.27
23.68
20.27


17.53
24.11



25.56
24.153
21.46

18.56
23.90



24.86
25.52
19.84
17.51
25.735


J July
: 1959

29.11
27.89
26.73
24.70

22.61
27.61

28.84
27.33
26.15
23.61
22.42
26.68

28.92
27.30
26.21
24.15
22.83
26.76


27.50
26.20
24.28

22.14
26.61


27.82
26.44
25.02

22.58
26.41


30.00
27.16
26.12
23.64
21.80
26.40


- DlfE


Prime..........
Choice.........
Good...........*
Standard.......
Utility........
All grades.....
/ Data collected


11,423
3,357
170
45
14,995
- W"-


9,645
6,498
282
6
16,431


76.2
22.4
1.1
.3


58.7
39.6
1.7


1,168
1,088
1,023
956
1,148


1,172 25.55
1,138 23.87
1,058 19.16
834 15.72
1,157 25.10


by Agricultural Estimates, and Livestock Divisions, A.M.S.


Grade


27.34
26.26
22.40
20.50
26.84






596


STEERS SOLD OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER AT SEVEN MARKETS COMBINED 1/


: Number of head


Grade


Prime .........
Choice ........
Good ..........
Standard ......


: 1960
6,610
182,185
127,5346
17,515


July
1959
9,365
192,249
128,485
17,515


Commercial .... **-
Utility ....... 2,521 2,949
All grades .... 336,177 350,561


: Percent of
I total
: by grades


July
1960
2.0
54.2
37.9
5.2


: 1959
2.7
54.8
36.7
5.0


: Average
( or1nrdc


MonTh -
: July :
: 1960 :
1,239
1,168
1,064
1,024

932
1,121


: Average price
eight : in dollars
) .er i 100 lb.


July
1959 _
1,280
1,169
1,074
1,029

1,009
1,129


July
1960 _
27.25
25.23
25.58
20.21

18.44
24.40


-: Jly
: 1959
29.11
27.56
26.534
24.530

22.57
26.99


HEIFERS SOLD
: Number o
SNumber o


Grade -
: July

Prime ......... 2,098
Choice ........ 47,579
Good .......... 52,980
Standard ...... 6,266
Commercial .... -
Utility ....... 951
All grades .... 109,874


OUT OF FIRST HANDS FOR SLAUGHTER AT SEVEN MARKETS COMBINED 1/
T : Percent of : average prIce -
Average weight
f head : total : (pounds) weight in dollars
b, -rbades : (pouner 100 lb.


: July
1 1959_
752
62,154
47,760
5,946

1,289
117,881


: July
: 1960
1.9
43.3
48.2
5.7


: July
: _1i59
.6
52.7
40.5
5.1

1.1


Month
: July
: 1960
995
923
865
841

844
890


: 1959
1,005
911
859
836

865
886


July : July
1960 : 19 9_
25.90 28.36
24.84 27.15
23.07 25.85
19.95 23.81


17.538
235.71


21.25
26.41


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


: Number of head


Market
S July
: 1960
Cincinnati ........... 3,487
Indianapolis ......... 12,079
Fort Worth ........... 2,379
Oklahoma City ........ 1,003
Sioux Falls .......... 11,226


Cincinnati .. ......
Indianapolis .........
Fort Worth ...........
Oklahoma City ........
Sioux Falls ..........


35,260
35,865
969
1,995
5,364


: July
: 1959
3,810
14,792
2,294
2,054
12,129



2,747
3,123
875
1,656
6,784


STEERS

: Average weight ;
(pounds)
Mont1
: July : July :
: 1960 : 1959 :
1,028 1,050
1,025 1,019
985 992
1,005 1,057
1,123 1,121

HEIFERS


759
826
635
807
912


752
8350
634
823
896


Average price
in dollars per 100 lb.


July :
1960 :
24.57
24.66
23.50
23.18
23.28


23.30
23.58
21.82
23.86
22.84


1959
26.60
26.57
25.44
26.32
26.27



26.19
25.77
25.95
26.70
25.79


I/ Data collected by Agricultural Estimates, and Livestock Division, A.M.S.


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WEEKLY SLAUGHTER UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION AT MAJOR CENTERS

-------------C- attle ~ ~ ~- ~Cal7ves ~ ~ "-s ~ ~ -Ho SheeD and lambs
City or Area : Aug. 6 Aug. 8 :Aug. 6 : Aug. 8 2 Aug. 6 1 Aug. 8 2 Aug. 6 Aug. 8
1960 : 1959 : 1960 : 1959 -: 1960 : 1959 : 1960 : 1959


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......o...... .
Iowa So. Minnesota........,
Lou'1.Evan'1.Nash'l.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...


11,456
8,419
19,536
17,026
29,412
11,537
22,509
39,039
15,836
34,749
6,863
8,000
20,426
11,260
17,072
27,541
8,017


12,527
7,590
18,710
18,518
30,539
11,037
21,189
35,801
11,827
33,773
6,632
5,655
16,197
8,748
17,651
22,794
7,348


11,581
2,190
5,007
5,187
11,785
1,886

168

5,924
3,325
5,709
1,227
6,318
241
1,231
352


10,736
668
5,580
5,675
10,652
2,178

209

5,691
3,923
2,654
1,218
5,684
194
845
382


38,866
19,241
105,752
28,734
82,538
64,527
69,670
67,998
27,237
230,583
51,514
21,744
32,998
11,408
13,106
20,086
13,207


43,728
25,633
118,047
27,057
102,058
66,011
85,097
76,467
35,734
264,744
51,403
17,772
41,144
11,819
12,652
26,933
15,501


38,896
3,637
17,738
5,934
11,587
4,037
15,876
15,940

27,922


9,843
21,154
30,861
34,886
10,094


Total...................... 308,698 286,536 62,131 56,289 899,209 1,021,800 248,405


Accumulation to date.. 9,273,881
Accumulation to date.......


2,042,088


8,468,039


34,645,226


1,981,977


7,353,902


34,087,892


37,922
2,854
15,503
3,921
10,045
4,265
14,550
11,059

29,379


5,920
15,168
28,928
23,679
8,595

211,788

7,014,006


Note: Correction for Denver, Ogden, Salt Lake City area week July 30, 1960: Cattle 16,996.




ESTIMATED FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER AND MEAT PRODUCTION


ef Veal Lab
Beef Veal :(excl. lard) : and mutton t
Week ended -nm T ~:~'- : : T ~_~:~Nuin 7 :
:-N-- 7 ON T T- -.~ T ---
Prod .Prod.od
----------: ber : --od* ber -Prod': ber : --Prod*:ber : --Prod.
1,000 mil.2b. 1,000 mil.lb. 1,000 mil.lb. 1,000 mil.lb.
60 . 375 220.9 90 12.1 1,040 143.4 275 12.4
60. . 365 213.9 92 12.2 1,025 142.0 255 11.5
60 1/. 409 101 1,114 300 -
59 T/. 341 201.7 81 10.6 1,172 159.3 239 10.8


Percentage change from:
July 30,1960
Aug. 8, 1959


3 3
10 10


1 1 8
-11 -10 15


Total Total
meat lard
prod. prod.

mil.1b. mil.Ib.
388.8 -
379.6 -
38.4
382.4 39.4



2 -
2 -


Average weight Tib.T


Week ended Cattle Calves : Hogs heep :
Cattl Calve *: s and lambs :
:LTve :Dressed : LTve:Dressea T tive:Dressed : fLve : Dressed :


Aug. 6, 1960 . 1025
July 30,1960 . 1020
July 16,1960 . a 1030
Aug. 8, 1959 . 1027


235
235
230
227


134
133
130
131


242
243
247
238


5
5
5
5


i/ Actual slaughter. V Excludes lard.
Note: Revised lard production week July 9. 1960: 30.6 mil. lb.


Aug.
July
July
Aug.


6, 19
30,19
16,19
8, 19


lard
yield
per
100 lb.




14.3


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


Classification


* Chicago

. Aug. : Aug.
:6 :8
: 1960 : 1959


. Kansas City : Omaha

:Aug. : Aug. : Aug. : Aug. : A
S6 8 : 6 : 8
:1960 : 1959 : 1960 : 1959 : 1
- - -


: North
Denver : Portland

0g. Aug. Aug. Aug.
8 6 8
)60 : 1959 : 1960 : 1959


Slaughter cattle, calves and vealers


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


27.00
27.38
25.42
25.25
253.25
21.25


Heifers -
Choice* 700-900# 24.25
Good** 600-800 --
Standard All wts. 19.70


Cows All weights -
Commercial
Utility
Cutter
Canner

Bulls All weights -
Commercial
Utility

Calves 500# down -
Choice
Good
Standard

Vealers All wts. -
Choice
Good
Standard


14.78
14.45
14.00)
12.25)


29.52
29.32
28.10
27.98
26.22
24.50



25.18
23.02


17.60
16.90
15.82


1--
25.25
25.12
23.10
20.10


24.50
22.25
19.00


15.28
14.20
13.45)
12.40)


27.92
27.68
26.05
23.98


27.18
25.40
25.10


18.28
16.95
14.85


25.88
25.88
24.62
24.52
22.45
19.55


24.42
21.72
18.85


14.55
13.68
12.90)
12.10)


28.80
29.00
27.50
27.42
25.50
23.60


26.70
24.55
22.68


17.28
16.15
14.50


18.10 23.75 17.60 20.75 17.32 21.05
19.00 22.60 17.75 20.25 17.05 20.35


26.50
24.50
20.50


-
52.00
28.00


20.00
18.00
16.00


22.00
20.00
17.50


27.00
25.00
23.25


28.70
26.00
24.25


22.05
19.95
17.05


25.22
24.86
22.05
18.10


24.95
21.85
18.10



14.15
12.60
11.15


-

27.538
27.12
25.00
22.25


26.98
24.60
21.10


18.12
16.62
14.82


-- 21.50
20.00 21.50


26.88
26.62
25.25
22.25


24.75
25.50
21.00


16.25
14.62
13.00
11.50


28.17

27.25
25.75



26.75
25.00


19.25
17.50
14.75


-- 22.50
20.75 23.50


22.00
19.00


25.50
235.50
21.00


29.00
26.50
24.00


26.00
25.00


29.00
27.00
24.00


Feeder and stocker cattle and calves


51.55
28.60
25.25


25.35
22.45
19.00


30.25
27.50
24.00


25.20
22.95
19.45


31.25
28.00
25.00


Heifers -
Choice 500-750#
Med. & Gd. 500-750

Cows All wts. -
Med. & Gd.

Calves 500-500# -
Steers -
Good & Choice

Heifers -
Good & Choice


- -- 22.50 28.25 23.75 29.00
- -- 19.75 24.75 19.75 25.00


- 14.25


S 26.00 33.00


- 22.75 30.50


- 14.85 18.00


26.30 36.00


24.15 33.00


23.10 28.00
20.15 24.50


22.25 25.00
18.75 22.00


-- 18.25


- 24.00 28.00


S 22.00 26.75


*Weight range 600-800# in 1959.
** 700-900# "


Steers -
Choice
Good
Medium


500-800#
500-800
500-1000


26.00
23.25
20.00


25.85
23.55
19.80


30.00
27.50
23.75


23.25
20.75
19.25


26.75
25.00
22.25









600


CATTLE: MONTHLY AVERAGE PRICES
In dollars per 100 pounds
: : : : : North
: Chicago Kansas City : Omaha Denver : Portland
: -: -
Classification : July : July : July: July : July : July : July : July : July : July
:1960 : 1959 : 1960. 1959 : 1960 : 1959 : 1960 : 1959 : 1960 : 1959


I


Slaughter cattle, calves and vealers


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


Heifers -
Choice*
Good**
Standard


700-900#
600-800
- All wts.


Cows All weights -
Commercial
Utility
Cutter
Canner


Bulls All
Commercial
Utility


weights -


Calves 500# down -
Choice
Good
Standard

Vealers All wts. -
Choice
Good
Standard


27.44
27.86
25.75
25.63
23.22
21.13


24.88

19.99


16.16
15.78
15.59)
13.76)


30.01
29.84
28.55
28.11
26.42
24.39



25.56
235.29


19.02
17.67
16.43


25.51
25.41
235.19
20.12


24.94
22.60
19.54


16.73
15.34
14.45)
15.20)


27.89
27.70
26.06
253.90


27.70
25.87
23.33


19.17
17.76
15.81


26.41
26.41
25.02
24.93
22.78
19.75


25.05
22.63
19.43


16.21
15.38
14.39
13.47


19.86 24.08 18.49 21.42 18.60
20.09 22.71 18.18 20.72 18.36


27.15
25.15
20.82


32.00
28.00


21.85
19.85
16.92


23.25
21.00
18.25


27.43
25.55
23.61


29.04
27.15
25.14


24.75
22.64
19.78


29.38
29.28
27.89
27.74
25.80
23.81


27.42
25.17
235.10


19.03
17.86
16.02



22.60
21.87


25.54
25.532
22.20
18.45


25.60
22.33
18.50


16.75
15.39
13.84)
12.69)


27.52
27.20
25.02
22.09


27.98
25.50
22.09


19.24
18.08
16.12


-- 22.04
20.00 22.52


31.28
29.14
26.44


Feeder and stocker cattle and calves


32.02
28.91
26.531


25.98
23.58
19.77


30.69
28.24
24.70


26.31
23.95
20.28


51.95
28.66
25.72


Heifers -
Choice 500-750#
Med. & Gd. 500-750

Cows All wts. -
Med. & Gd.

Calves 300-5juu -
Steers -
Good & Choice

Heifers -
Good & Choice


-- 23.45 28.80 24.19
-- 19.92 25.06 20.13


-- 14.88


19.35 15.44


-- 27.44 33.41 27.81


-- 26.98


30.86 25.06


29.40 24.74 28.55 22.94 25.25
25.00 21.59 24.65 19.00 22.35


19.40



36.51


33.bU


-- 17.68



25.30 27.70


-- -- 23.11 26.50


*Weight range 600-8u'oj in 1959.
** 700-D9 /ug "


26.98
26.56
25.28
22.25


24.88
23.62
21.12


16.56
15.31
13.22)
11.48)



20.88



25.12
20.00


26.12
24.16
21.58


--

28.91
28.41
28.14
26.65



27.21
25.53


20.05
17.75
14.90



22.50
235.60



26.00
23.20


28.90
26.80
23.90


Steers -
Choice
Good
Medium


500-800#
500-800
500-1000


26.68
23.95
20.80


27.00
24.68
20.92


30.75
27.65
25.90


24.55
22.83
19.81


27.05
25.70
22.60


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HOGS: AVERAGE COST. WEIGHT, AND NUMBER OF PACKER AND SHIPPER PURCHASES 1/
..------ .----- .---- ..-------- ..,.-- --..-----.----------------------..--------..------------ -
Louis Kan- S. S. -
Chi- NatI. sas Omaha Sioux : St. St. Indian. mkts.
Week ended cago Stock City a City Joseph Paul apolis corn-
Yards bined
----------------- ----------------- 1----------------2..
AVERAGE COST Dollars per 100 pounds
Barrows Aug. 6,1960 18.17 18.01 17.90 18.00 18.04 17.95 18.05 18.07 18.03
and July 30,1960 18.05 17.94 18.08 18.11 18.00 17.98 17.95 18.11 18.01
gilts Aug._ ,8j1959 14.45 14.51 14.44 14.33 14.36 14.34 13.86 14.68 14.37
gilt Aug:...9.9 45 3 143 1386 14.68 1.3
Aug. 6,1960 15.15 15.39 15.01 15.31 15.73 15.46 15.71 14.97 15.41
Sows July 30,1960 14.90 14.98 14.92 15.18 15.54 15.40 15.26 14.76 15.13
Aug. 8,1959 11.49 11.22 11.18 11.49 11.47 11.80 11.35 11.50 11.42
AVERAGE WEIGHT Pounds
-------^*^ ** *--- ---* --* -- -- -- -----^^ --** -- --- -------*" -*---- -- -
Barrows Aug. 6,1960 236 214 229 232 236 227 228 224 226
and July 30,1960 233 215 230 234 236 226 231 223 226
gilts Aug...---.. .-=-211- .....224.. -.---- --2.---
Aug. 6,1960 395 380 398 382 377 367 366 418 382
Sows July 30,1960 399 397 404 382 380 367 372 425 387
Aug. 8, 1959 384 386 395 375 376 365 565 357 376
NUMBER OF HEAD -
Barrows Aug. 6,1960 15810 45724 14364 27013 15990 18547 24356 30727 192531
and July 30,1960 16842 50190 13669 22510 16870 18697 23792 29155 191725
gilts Aug. 8,1959 21022 49016 13276 27609 19408 18330 35112 32947 216720
Aug. 6,1960 4681 4054 1248 7904 5607 2580 8853 3734 38661
Sow July 30,1960 5141 4346 1011 6366 6423 2441 9461 3755 38944
A~r_,_Vi959. 13f -B -- L--5-
Au^~0..8.195 .....71 ....4673-...- 1228-. 159... 94.8...2 867..126m -1...Al4L.-.55286
SOWS Percentage of total
Aug. 6,1960 23 88 8 23 26 12 27 11 17
July 30,1960 23 8 7 22 28 12 28 11 17
Aug. 8,1959 26 9 9 29 33 14 26 11 20
/ Weighted average.
WEEKLY AVERAGE WHOLESALE VALUE OF HOG PRODUCTS DERIVED
FROM 100 LB. LIVE HOG. COMPARED WITH PRICES OF LIVE HOGS, CHICAGO
-----------------------------------------------------------ross pread
Hog products 1/ Hog prices 31 or margin 3

Aug. 6,1960 $20.20 $18.58 $1.62
July 30,1960 19.98 18.44 1.54
--15 16.09 .4.57 1.5
AUE,...8,.19 ?..--.--...I .-.?...--.-- .M-5............ k-.A.52 ,.........
1 / Value of all edible products, fresh basis (lard rendered) in 100 lb. of live hog com-
puted from wholesale prices on carlot basis. Chicago, reported by National Provisioner
daily market report.
2/ Mean of daily quotations on U. S. INo. 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 HOG-CORN PRICE RATIO
Barrows and : Corn, Hog-corn
Week ended gIts No 3. yel ow price ratio
Dollars per Cents per based on
100 pounds bushel barrows and gifts
AMw. 6,1960 18.17 118.7 15.3
July 350,1960 18.03 118.4 15.2
Aug. R,1959 14.45 128.4 11.3

I/ Simple average price.





603


HOGS: AVERAGE COST. WEIGHT. AND NUMBER OF PACKER AND SHIPPER PURCHASES 1/
----- -----------------------.-......-..---.........---.................--- -------- -
Louis -Kan- S. S. 8-
Month Chi- Nati. sas Omaha Sioux St. St. Indian-: mkts.
cago Stock City City Joseph Paul apolis corn-
Yards bined
---------- ---------------------- ----....
AERAGE~ COST --- Dollars 'per 100 poud
Barrows July 1960 17.62 17.80 17.80 17.75 17.68 17.63 17,58 18.01 17.74
and June 1960 16.89 17.06 16.72 16.71 16.75 16.72 16.80 17.20 16.88
gls JJ?...14.38, 14.40 14.42 _14_.5 144
gilts July1 15 4. 14.40 14.42 14.53 14.42 14.38 13.95 14.76 14.40
July 1960 -14i.38 14.74 14.40 14.71 14.76 14.77 14.82 14.45 14.67
Sows June 1960 13.82 14.10 13.72 14.10 14.17 13.99 14.30 13.77 14.06
July 1959 10.67 10.81 10.44 10.84 10.75 11.10 10.87 10.75 10.80
AV R G ^ -Q ---_-- -" "--- -- -- "--- -- -- ----------------------- --------" -- "-- "---- -
AVERAGE WEIGHT Pounds
Barrows July 1960 237 216 229 236 239 227 235 224 228
and June 1960 239 218 229 241 242 229 240 228 232
gilts July 1959 229 211 221 227 227 222 223 216 221
July 1960 409 396' 410 -387 ''387 381 i'"374 '"428 "'392
Sows June 1960 430 395 417 404 399 397 384 445 405
July 1959 398 391 403 379 375 367 358 398 379
NUMBER OF HEAD -
Barrows July 1960 75242 179042 52151 95180 77938 76115 90104 104525 750297
and June 1960 105083 232666 68067 139567 116441 111814 103706 114890 992234
gilts July 1959 107399 227498 66162 123941 99751 85343 125863 128309 964266
July 1960 20460 15536 3827 27723 27817 9224 37575 13736 155898
Sows June 1960 19829 18403 4611 28205 23180 9694 35145 15485 154552
Jul 1959 35675 23365 5447 48978 41257 13644 56599 16086 241051
SOWS Percentage of total
July 1960 21 8 7 23 26 11 29 12 17
June 1960 16 7 6 17 17 8 25 12 13
July 19_9 25 9 8 28 29 14 31 11 20
.iu l 9 ..- .......^............... 8... m --- -- -- -- -- -- -- o---i4 -.-^ .-l---- ----- --
1/ Weighted average.
MONTHLY AVERAGE WHOLESALE VALUE OF HOG PRODUCTS DERIVED
FROM 100 LB. LIVE HOG. COMPARED WITH PRICES OF LIVE HOGS CHICAGO
-------------- -------------------- -------------------fi'r os' s- sp r-ea ------
Hog products I/ Hog prices 2/ or margin
July 1960 $19.85 $18.25 01.58
June 1960 18.96 17.56 1.40
.JN l 1959 1..... 6.79 l ._14.90.. 1.89...
1 / Value of all edible products, fresh basis (lard rendered) in 100 Ib. of live hog corn-
puted 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 HOG-CORN PRICE RATIO
Barrows and Corn. / Hog-corn
Month gIts 2/ No. 3, yel ow price ratio
Dollars peru Cents per # based on
100 pounds bushel barrows and gilts
July 1960 17.62 119.7 14.7
June 1960 16.89 120.0 14.1
July 1959 14.38 126.5 11.4

1/ Simple average. 27 Weighted average.


11.4

I/ Simple average. 27 Weighted average.






604


WHOLESALE MEAT TRADE REVIEWS


LESS THAN CARLOT MEAT TRADE REVIEWS

EASTERN SEABOARD Practically all whole-
sale units on the Eastern Seaboard worked with
fresh product most of the week as the small
carry-over moved out early. Receipts of all
classes were slightly reduced at New York but
normal elsewhere with beef and spring lamb in-
creased a bit at Philadelphia. Supplies were
generally ample at most markets and movement
of meat rather slow, however, trading was
slow at Baltimore and supplies appeared
plentiful. Outlet at New York was generally
broader than the previous week as retailers,
particularly chain accounts, were more ac-
tive in local markets indicating wide inter-
est for beef rounds and chucks, most veal,
calf and lamb cuts and on late sessions
absorbed the larger portion of available pork
loins. Steer beef closed steady to $1.50
higher but prices at Baltimore were steady
to weak; cow beef 50#-$2.00 lower, veal and
calf weak to $3.00 lower. Spring lamb sold
$1.00-2.00 lower, instances $3.00 off at
Philadelphia, steady to $2.00 lower at Balti-
more; Washington mostly steady, instances
$1.00 higher and New York about steady.
Pork loins steady to mostly $1.00 higher at
New York, other pork cuts fully steady; pork
loins elsewhere steady to $5.00 lower, other
pork cuts steady to $2.00 lower. Kosher
steer forequarters closed strong to 500
higher, Choice and Prime kosher spring lamb
around $2.00 lower.

CHICAGO Beef, spring lamb and fresh
pork offerings were normal, with bulk of the
beef supply Good and Choice; lamb, for the
most part, Choice and weighing under 55#.
Veal receipts were moderate. Wholesale car-
cass beef trade generally was moderately
active and after a slow start most primal
beef cuts met a fairly broad demand. Chucks
moved especially well and showed a gain of
$2.00 with a fair volume sold into the fol-
lowing week. Rounds, ribs and loins were
unchanged. There was a fair outlet for
spring lamb and hindsaddles, while fore-
end cuts and ribs were relatively slow.
Most interests were active in the trade for
Boston butts and spareribs, pork loins were
rather slow- with preference on the smaller
volume 12-16# loins. For the week, steer
and heifer beef steady to 50# higher, veal
steady, spring lamb mostly steady, pork
loins and Boston butts steady to 500 lower,
sparer ib steady

PA"'7ITV COAST Beef continued in
rather liberal supply and was more than
adecua i most instances for the 1i rltU
L,-.:.- demanrd Trading was slow at: 4
.r- ie: m-ra acti acte at othn~


points. Veal and calf was fully adequate for
a fair demand while spring lamb continued liberal
and more than adequate for the slow movement.
There was some -accumulation of fresh and cured
pork cuts at Los Angeles and in the Pacific
Northwest. All beef sold steady to $1.00 lower,
except bull beef steady. Calf was steady at
Los Angeles while veal and calf was weak to
$1.00 lower elsewhere on the West Coast.
Spring lamb sold steady to $1.00 lower; most
fresh and cured pork cuts steady except fresh
pork loins steady to $1.00 lower at Los Angeles
and Portland and $1.00-3.00 higher at San
Francisco; sliced bacon $1.00-4.00 higher;
lard steady to 500 higher, the advance at Los
Angeles.

CARLOT MEAT TRADE REVIEWS

MIDWEST CARLOT DRESSED MEAT SUMMARY Based
on reports from major slaughter centers -- Omaha,
Kansas City, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, St. Paul,
St. Joseph, St. Louis and Interior Iowa and
So. Minnesota. (Prices F.O.B. Plant Basis).
Prices for most fresh meats advanced with
demand good for Choice steer beef and moderate
for other classes, except cow beef which con-
tinued to find a narrow outlet at sharply
lower prices. Supplies of all classes were
near normal with good clearance, the best in
several weeks.
Steer beef closed steady to $1.00 higher,
mostly 500 up; heifer beef steady to 500
higher; cow beef $1.00-2.00 lower; Choice
and Prime spring lamb 500-$1.00 higher; pork
loins steady to $1.00 lower, fresh hams
12-14# 500-$2.00 higher; 14-16# steady to
$1.00 higher, butts steady. Hog sides sold
steady to 75# higher, mostly 25-500 up.
At the week's close, Choice 600-700#
steer beef brought $39.50-40.00, few car-
lots $40.50, 700-800# $39.00-40.00, Good
600-800# mostly $37.50-39.00. Choice 500-
700# heifer beef sold from $38.75-39.50;
Utility cow beef $26.00-27.00 few loads
$27.50; Choice and Prime 35-55# spring
lamb mostly $39.75-41.00. Pork loins 8-12#
brought $42.00-43.00, fresh hams 12-14#
$40.50-42.00, 1U-16# $40.00-41.00, Boston
butts $34.00-35.00. Hog sides U. So. 1, 2
and 3 135-155# $25.75-26.75, 155-1795
$25.55-26.65.

CARLOT SUMMARY Chicago, Denver, New
York, and Philadelphia. At most points
steer beef was steady to 50# higher for the
week but 50#-$1.00 higher at Philadelphia.
Heifer beef was steady to :c higher- cow
beef weak to $1.', lower. -rlnm lamb
sold strong to $1.00 higher Pork loins
at !hi.ca,-o were steady an a 'iadel,.'
50c-"- Ilower At thb '- *, pork side.
were et.ronr to $1.00 hi'v:.







605


WHOLESALE DRESSED MEAT PRICES LESS THAN CARLOT BASIS


Weekly aver
*


Classification


*age of daily quotations in dollars per 100 pounds

New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles
---*~---- *- -- -- -
-: Tug .8 fAugK.C' T Iug.8 :KXug.6 T !Aug.8 : Aug.6 : Aug.8
360 : 1959 : 1960 : 1959 1960 : 1959 : 1960 1959


Steer beef -
Prime
Choice

Good

Heifer beef -
Choice

Good
Veal -
Prime
Choice
Good
Spring lamb -
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

45-55#
45-55

8-124
4-8
5 down


Hams, smk. skd. -(Cook
before eating) 12-16#
Bacon, smoked, sliced -
2#1 package (box lota)
Picnics, smoked (Cook
before eating) 4-8#
Lard, 1# carton


44.15
43.40
42.40
41.40
41.40


53.00
48.00
43.00


49.50
46.50
45.75
44.00
44.00


61.00
51.00
47.50


45.00
41.06
40.75
40.75

42.00
42.00
39.50

51.00
46.00
44.00


44.50 51.00 42.56
45.25 49.75 42.56


48.50
39.50
48.50


43.70
35.00
43.00


46.00
37.70
45.375


46.00 45.50 49.50


50.00

52.00
15.25


44.62
43.38
42.75
42.75


55.00
50.00
48.00


43.75
41.50
41.50
40.50

42.00
40.50




51.00


-- 40.00
47.00 40.12


40.35
50.00
59.75


56.00
46.00
5500


45.00
43.50
44.50
45.00


42.25
40.50
40.00
39.00


45.50
43.50
43.50
42.00


42.00 -
40.50
59.00 -

a-

55.00 --

41.00 46.00
45.00 41.00 46.00


48.00
40.00
49.50


48.58
40.50
46.50


42.75
33.88
44.50


46.25 50.00 48.00 48.00 45.50


42.20 56.75 47.00 59.00 48.50 54.12 48.50


30.50
12.25


34.75
15.00


33.75 32.00
12.50 17.00


32.00 33.00 52.88
15.00 16.56 13.94


SClassification
Classification


Steer beef-
Choice


Good


Heifer beef -
Choice

Good

Cow beef All
Utility


BULK PRICES CABLOT BASIS WEEK ENDED AUGUST 5, 1960
Pric-a -es- ---F 0.0 B. s ~
hcao: ever : -a sNew-ork : Phil-dera


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


500-600#
600-700
500-600
600-700
weights -


Canner and Cutter
Spring lamb -
Prime 30-45#
45-55
55-65


Choice


Fresh pork -
Loins


30-45
45-55
55-65


40.00-40.50
40.00-40.50
39.00-39.50
38.00-38.50
38.00-38.50
37.50-38.00

39.50-39.75
39.50-39.75
37.00-37.50
37.00-37.50

26.50-27.50
28.00-29.00

40.50-41.00
40.50-41.00
39.50-40.00
40.50-41.00
40.50-41.00
39.50-40.00


39.00-41.50
39.00-39.50
38.00-38.50

35.00-39.40
35.00-38.00

41.00
38.75-39.25
37.00
37.00

25.25-26.00


39.00-39.50
39.00-39.50

37.50-39.50
37.50-39.50


8-12# 43.00-43.50


38.75-39.75
38.50-39.25
37.75-38.50
37.25-37.75
37.25-37.75


38.25-38.75
38.25-38.75
36.50-36.75
36.50-36.75

26.00-27.50
26.50-28.00

40.00-40.75
40.00-40.75

40.00-40.75
40.00-40.75


42.00-43.00


42.00-42.50
41.75-42.00
41.00-41.50
41.00-41.50
40.50-41.00
40.00-40.50


43.00-44.00
42.50-43.50
42.00-42.50
43.00-44.00
42.50-43.50
42.00-42.50


42.00-42.50
41.50-42.00
40.50-41.00

40.00-41.00
39.50-40.50


41.00-42.00



28.50-29.00
29.00-29.50

42.50-43.00
42.00-43.00
41.00-42.00
42.50-43.00
42.00-43.00
41.00-42.00

44.00-45.50





BOSTON WOOL MARKET REVIEW


Trading for greasy domestic worsted
wools in the Boston market was slow with
only a few cars sold. The demand was pri-
marily for half-blood wools at about steady
prices. Trading for woolen wools and noils
was slow, with noils prices unchanged, but
woolen wools tending slightly easier. Trading
in the primary markets was slow, but a small
volume of wool sold in Texas at steady prices.
There were only a few sales in the fleece
wool areas as most wool had been previously
sold.
Cabled reports from Australia covering
the sale at Perth on August 2 and 3 showed
the Continent dominating with prices about
steady compared to the last Sydney sale.
There were occasional sales in Montevideo of
super skirted wools while in Buenos Aires
there were occasional sales of carpet wools
to the United States.
Fleece Wools Graded 60/62s good French
combing and staple fleeces sold at $1.05-1.06
clean basis while average to good French comb-
ing 60/62e brought $1.02 clean.
Territory Wools There were no reported
sales of territory wools.
Texas Wools A few clips of good French
combing and staple 12 months wools in original
bags brought around $1.10-1.12 clean delivered
East.
Mohair Occasional lots of early shorn
fall mohair sold at 81l for adult and $l.11i
for kid hair to the warehouse.
Foreign Wools Trading for spot foreign
wools was slow. Quotations at week's close
follow with combing wools converted to clean
U. S. oil-combed yields, in bond.
Australia


77 $1.09
78 1.06


79 $1.05
80 1.02


Montevideo Super Skirted
64s 970 56s 860
60/64s 940 50s 850
60s 910 48s 840
58s 890
Carpet Wools Spot Buenos Aires
November second clip carpet wools sold at 81#
clean fibers present while a gray near Eastern
wool brought 470 and a Colonial scoured car-
pet wool moved at 720 in the tale. Buenos
Aires November wool was offered for shipment


at 81#, March at 730, a scoured Cordoba
blend at 770 and a greasy carpet slip
wool at 760 clean fibers present. New
Zealand crutchings were offered for shipment
around 700 and early shorn second shear
carpet wools at 760 clean fibers present.


Woolen Wools Sales follow:
Scoured Pulled Domestic
58/60 3-3" Ch. white $1.10
589 3-40 White 1.08
58s 1i-2" Ch. wh. 1.07
56/58s 2-35 Wh. lambs 1.08
56/589 1l-2" Ch. wh. 1.07
56/58s 2-2k" Lt. gray .85


Greasy Pulled Domestic
(Clean Basis)


64s
56s
56s
50s


2J-3"
3-4"
2-30
2*-40


Lt. defect
Lt. defect
Tinged
Choice


Noils
Good 64/70s Cape
Schlumbergers
Clear 64s Aust. Nobles


Wool Tops
was slow. Quotes
Warp Aust. D/C
70s $1.78
64s 1.72
629 1.66
60s 1.61
58/60s 1.57
Oil Combed
58/60s $1.55
56s -
50/569 -
48/50s -
(N-


$1.07
1.02
1.00
1.08



720
90g


- Trade in wool tops
follow:
Warp Dom. D/C
$1.75
1.69
1.61
1.50
1.48


Territory
$1.47
1.50 1
1.45 N

Nominal)


Fleece

$1.45 N
1.40 N
1.35 N


CLOSING FUTURES QUOTATIONS Aug. 4, 1960
(Furnished by the Wool Associates of
the N. Y. Cotton Exchange)
October Wool Tops $1.420
December Wool Tops 1.435
64e Grade 2.55" minimum length


October Wool -
December Wool -


$1.084
1.112


649 Grade 2*" ave. stretched length


606





607


SHORN WOOL PRODUCTION, 1960
WOOL CLIP UP 3 PERCENT Wool shorn and to be shorn in 1960 is estimated at
265,264,000 pounds (grease basis), according to the Crop Reporting Board. Wool pro-
duction at this level, the largest in 14 years, is 3 percent above the 257,182,000
pounds for 1959 and 15 percent higher than the 1949-58 average. This year's shorn
wool production is equivalent to 119,569,000 pounds clean basis, compared with
115,732,000 pounds clean basis for 1959.
The total number of sheep shorn and expected to be shorn in 1960, estimated at
32,117,000 head, is 4 percent above last year and 16 percent above the 10-year aver-
age. The average weight per fleece at 8.26 pounds compares with 8.51 pounds both for
last year and the 1949-58 average.

WESTERN STATES UP 6 PERCENT In the 13 Western sheep States (11 Western States,
South Dakota and Texas) shorn wool production is estimated at 189,254,000 pounds
(grease basis)--a 6 percent increase over the 1959 clip and 15 percent above the
average. All of these Western sheep States, except Utah, show larger wool pro-
duction this year than in 1959.
Sheep shorn and to be shorn in 1960 at 21,999,000 head are up 6 percent from 1959
and 16 percent higher than the average. The average fleece weight for these States at
8.60 pounds this year is about the same as the 8.65 pounds per fleece last year.
Texas, the leading sheep State, expects a wool crop of 49,969,000 pounds-- up
7 percent from 1959 and 10 percent above average. All of this increase is due to more
sheep shorn, as average weight per fleece is slightly lower. Shorn wool production in
Wyoming, the second leading State, is up 8 percent from 1959.

NATIVE STATES DOWN 5 PERCENT A wool clip of 76,030,000 pounds is expected this
year in the 35 Native or "fleece" wool States (excludes 15 Western States). This is
down 5 percent from last year, but 15 percent above average. The smaller production
for 1960 is the result of both a decline in weight per fleece-7.51 pounds this year
and 7.65 pounds last--and 1 percent fewer sheep shorn.
In this Native sheep area, 24 States show a decline in wool production compared
with 1959, 5 States are unchanged, and 8 States expect a larger wool crop this year.

WOOL SHORN 1959 AND 1960, BY DIVISIONS
: Number sheep shorn_ _:_ Weghtper fleece 2 Woolyroduction
Division -lO-yr.av.t : :lO-yr.av." lO-yr.av: '
Division -_yr.av 1959 1960 _-10_ G .aV" 1959 1960 ;044v 1959 1960
: o949-58 : *~94 -5- -- :1949-58
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
head head head pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds
N. A. .... 452 492 499 7.43 7.51 7.32 3,211 35,695 5,654
E. N. C. 2,550 2,803 2,760 8.10 7.91 7.89 20,659 22,181 21,781
W. N. C. 4,801 6,245 6,554 8.15 8.355 8.11 59,068 52,014 51,561
S. A. .... 685 740 730 5.57 5.74 5.70 5,820 4,245 4,160
S. C. .... 7,044 7,127 7,666 7.52 7.79 7,58 52,903 55,498 58,070
West .... 12,262 15,550 14,128 9.07 8.82 8.94 111,251 119,549 126,238
U. S. .... 27,774 30,955 52,117 8.51 8.51 8.26 250,872 257,182 265,264

I/ Includes sheep shorn at commercial feeding yards. 2/ For Texas and California
the weight per fleece is the average per animal and not the average per shearing since
some sheep are shorn more than once each year.


at commercial feeding yards. 2/ For Texas and California
the weight per fleece is the average per animal and not the average per shearing since
some sheep are shorn more than once each year.




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SHEEP AND IAMBS:
In


Classification


Chicago:
: a


WEEKLY AVERAGE OF DAILY QUOTATIONS
dollars per 100 pounds

Omaha 'Kansas :Fort : Denver (
2City :Worth : *


S- :- : W


: :
SIAUGHTER IAMBS: (Spring) All'wts.
Prime Aug. 6,1960 20.70 19.18
Aug. 8,1959 -
Choice iAug. 6,1970 19 .70 18.38
Aug. 8,1959 24.25 21.92
Good Aug. 6,1960 17.95 17.12
Aug. 8,1959 22.90 20.72

EWES: (Shorn) All wts.
Good and Aug. 6,1960 4.75 3.88
Choice Aug. 8,1959 4.50 5,50

Cull and Aug. 6,1960 4.25 3.72
Utility Aug. 8,1959 4.00 4.38


19.15

17.95
22.10

16.70
20.20


)gden : Narth
: Port-
: land


- 20.25


18*. 25
20.90

17.50
20.25


19.12 18.11
23.25 21.62

17.62 16.96
21.95 20.44


S16.62
20.17

15.50
19.25


mmm mmm mm mmm mm mmm mmm mm mmm mm-------


4.00
4,80

3.00
3.80


4.75


4.95 5.50
4.60 5.50


4.00
5.00

2.75
5.00


FEEDER IAMBS All vts.
Good and Aug. 6,1960 -- 17.30 12.05 16.25 16.12
Choice Aug. 8,1959 19.50 17.10 18.70 18.81
--------------------------------------------
Number of Cattle and Calves from Canada and Mexico Passed for
Entry into the United States
June 1960, with Comparisons
USDA ARS Animal Inspection and Quarantine Div.


5.50
4.00

2.25
5.00


14.19
15.00


Month Canada Mexcoo
-TMonth T- To -T ~9!9 : T9o : T9r9--
Head Head Head Head
June 1960 22,151 42,579 10,977 19,554
Jan.-June 146,778 180,448 257,805 256,255
Note: During Jan.-June this year 304 sheep and 12,248 hogs were
received from Canada compared with 9,465 sheep and 2,685 hogs a year ago.


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