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LIVESTOCK

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Estimated Receipts: 200. Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. No recent comparison on slaughter steers and heifers.

Slaughter Steers and Heifers: Select and Choice 2-3 1180-1300 lbs 82.00-82.50. Select 1 Pkg 1190 lbs 75.00. Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Yearling feeder cattle traded fully steady in a light test. Receipts and producer attendance was light, but order buyers were active and the market could have withstood a much heavier offering, which should be on the way. Sunshine and warmer weather has dried fields to the point that farmers can finally resume harvesting and we’re about to see what modern machinery and hard work can do. Supplies included 50 percent steers, 46 percent heifers, and 4 percent feeder bulls. Near 39 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. For the week: Barrows and gilts closed 1.00-2.00 higher from 33.50-34.00. Sows under 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher from 28.00-29.00, and sows over 500 lbs sold 2.00 higher from 30.00-32.00. Boars were steady at 10.00.

CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE BARROWS & GILTS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Estimated Actual Actual Actual Today Today Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 6,949 4,200 7,111 10,614 Other Market Formula 13,151 8,898 15,390 7,708 Swine or Pork Market Formula 113,690 77,933 77,328 58,348 Other Purchase Arrangement 47,817 39,248 31,545 42,203 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 15,421 4,677 3,848 5,255 NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 5,942 Compared to Prior Day’s closing weighted average (LM—HG204), 0.90 lower Base Price Range $44.00 - $54.73, Weighted Average $52.92 Base Price is the price from which no discounts are subtracted and no premiums are added.

CASH GRAINS

OMAHA (USDA) — US No. 2 Yellow Corn 3.37-3.51 dn 10 -30Z to -16Z unch No 1 Yellow Soybeans 9.18-9.27 dn 19 to dn 20 -37F to -28F dn 2 to dn 3

EASTERN NEBRASKA GRAIN ELEVATORS — US No 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat, Ord. Prot: 3.85-4.50. 16 to 17 lower. US No 2 Yellow Corn: 3.17-3.51 9 to 10 lower. US No 2 Yellow Grain Sorghum: 5.18-5.71 16 to 18 lower. US No 1 Yellow Soybeans: 8.77-9.27 17 to 22 lower.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wheat 11,727 bushels: 11 1/2 cents lower to 1/2 cent higher; No. 2 hard 4.42-4.60 1/2n; No. 3 4.31-4.59 1/2n; No. 2 red wheat 4.60-5.20 1/2n; No. 3 red wheat 4.49-5.19 1/2n. Corn 104,024 bushels: 9 3/4 cents lower to 8 3/4 cents lower; No. 2 white 4.01-4.14n; No. 2 yellow 3.45 1/4-3.58 3/4n; No. 3 yellow 3.25 1/4-3.57 3/4n. No. 2 milo 5.15-5.60n. Soybeans 346,821 bushels: 12 3/4 cents lower to 24 cents lower; No. 1 soybeans 9.08 1/2-9.45n. Hoppers 112.00-117.00.

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri.:

Open High Low Settle Chg.

WHEAT

5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel

Dec 500 515 1/4 496 1/2 497 1/4 —15

Mar 519 535 1/4 516 1/2 517 1/4 —15

May 533 547 529 3/4 530 1/2 —14 3/4

Jul 544 1/2 557 1/4 541 541 3/4 —14 1/2

Sep 559 1/4 567 1/4 558 1/2 558 3/4 —13 1/2

Dec 576 1/2 593 575 3/4 576 1/2 —13 1/2

Mar 603 3/4 603 3/4 591 591 —12 3/4

May 605 605 600 1/2 600 1/2 —12 3/4

Jul 610 1/4 613 610 611 1/2 —12 3/4

Sep 635 1/4 635 1/4 622 1/2 622 1/2 —12 3/4

Dec 646 1/4 646 1/4 633 1/2 633 1/2 —12 3/4

Mar 657 1/4 657 1/4 644 1/2 644 1/2 —12 3/4

May 668 1/4 668 1/4 655 1/2 655 1/2 —12 3/4

Jul 673 673 666 1/2 666 1/2 —12 3/4

Est. sales 65,421. Thu.’s sales 51,911

Thu.’s open int 342,529, up 1,025

CORN

5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel

Dec 368 1/2 378 3/4 366 367 —9 1/2

Mar 382 392 1/2 380 381 —9 1/4

May 392 401 3/4 390 391 —9

Jul 401 410 3/4 398 3/4 399 1/2 —9

Sep 407 1/2 417 1/4 407 1/2 407 3/4 —7 3/4

Dec 417 3/4 426 1/2 415 3/4 417 1/2 —6 1/2

Mar 429 433 1/2 428 1/2 428 1/2 —6

May 435 1/2 436 434 1/4 434 1/4 —5 3/4

Jul 447 447 441 1/4 441 1/4 —5 3/4

Sep 434 1/4 434 1/4 431 1/2 431 1/2 —7 1/2

Dec 427 1/2 433 425 426 1/2 —6 1/2

Jul 453 453 446 1/2 446 1/2 —6 1/2

Dec 440 440 1/4 439 439 —9

Est. sales 258,273. Thu.’s sales 219,945

Thu.’s open int 975,003, up 12,490

OATS

5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel

Dec 253 3/4 256 1/2 253 254 —1 3/4

Mar 267 1/2 269 267 267 1/2 —1 3/4

May 276 277 1/2 276 276 —1 1/4

Jul 285 1/4 285 1/4 284 284 —1 1/4

Sep 291 1/2 291 1/2 289 289 —2 1/2

Dec 294 294 294 294

Mar 306 306 306 306

May 315 315 315 315

Jul 324 324 324 324

Sep 333 333 333 333

Sep 383 383 383 383

Est. sales 709. Thu.’s sales 423

Thu.’s open int 13,629, up 49

SOYBEANS

5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel

Nov 954 1/4 978 948 948 —19

Jan 961 1/2 985 955 955 —17

Mar 966 1/2 989 960 960 1/4 —16 1/2

May 966 3/4 989 3/4 961 1/4 961 1/4 —14 3/4

Jul 968 3/4 992 3/4 964 3/4 964 3/4 —15 1/4

Aug 979 979 963 3/4 963 3/4 —14 3/4

Sep 961 961 956 956 —12 1/2

Nov 958 975 1/2 951 1/2 953 3/4 —11

Jan 959 1/2 965 959 1/2 960 1/4 —10 1/2

Mar 967 967 965 965 3/4 —10 1/2

May 976 1/2 976 1/2 965 3/4 965 3/4 —10 3/4

Jul 980 980 971 971 —9

Aug 978 978 970 970 —8

Sep 974 974 968 968 —6

Nov 974 1/4 981 1/4 968 3/4 968 3/4 —4 1/4

Jul 992 992 980 980

Nov 982 1/2 983 1/4 969 969 —4

Est. sales 198,037. Thu.’s sales 161,547

Thu.’s open int 416,723

CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Fri:

Open High Low Settle Chg.

CATTLE

40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.

Dec 85.12 86.30 84.90 85.00 —1.35

Feb 86.30 87.20 85.92 86.27 —.95

Apr 88.87 89.70 88.60 89.00 —.72

Jun 85.72 86.37 85.40 85.85 —.55

Aug 85.60 86.05 85.20 85.75 —.40

Oct 88.60 88.80 88.27 88.65 —.30

Dec 89.25 89.50 88.80 89.05 —.35

Feb 90.00 90.00 89.90 89.90 —.10

Apr 91.00 92.00 91.00 92.00

Est. sales 9,486. Thu.’s sales 41,393

Thu.’s open int 274,668, up 6,007

FEEDER CATTLE

50,000 lbs.; cents per lb.

Nov 94.72 96.10 94.35 94.65 —.95

Jan 96.20 97.62 95.75 96.07 —1.10

Mar 96.32 97.60 95.85 96.50 —.80

Apr 96.57 97.52 96.10 96.77 —.68

May 97.85 98.50 97.35 98.00 —.45

Aug 98.90 99.50 98.80 99.10 —.40

Sep 99.45 99.45 99.15 99.15 —.05

Est. sales 1,634. Thu.’s sales 4,439

Thu.’s open int 25,524, up 18

HOGS, LEAN

40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.

Dec 55.85 57.00 55.62 55.70 —.90

Feb 62.80 63.57 62.60 62.85 —.62

Apr 67.10 67.50 66.90 67.40 —.15

May 71.95 72.60 71.50 72.40 +.40

Jun 75.65 76.00 75.25 75.92 +.35

Jul 74.85 75.00 74.50 75.00 +.40

Aug 74.00 74.25 73.90 74.15 +.05

Oct 67.05 67.35 66.90 67.27 —.08

Dec 66.00 66.00 65.50 65.70 —.10

Est. sales 7,315. Thu.’s sales 24,490

Thu.’s open int 162,526, up 1,805

PORK BELLIES

40,000 lbs.; cents per lb.

Feb 86.40 86.60 85.00 86.10 +1.30

Mar 82.75 84.00 82.75 84.00 +1.30

May 85.00 85.50 85.00 85.50 +.80

Jul 87.10 88.00 87.10 88.00 +1.00

Est. sales 12. Thu.’s sales 77

Thu.’s open int 615, up 8

WORLD GOLD BULLION PRICES

Selected world gold prices, Friday. London morning fixing: 1095.00 up $6.00. London afternoon fixing: $1096.75 up $7.75. NY Handy & Harman: $1096.75 up $7.75. NY Handy & Harman fabricated: $1184.49 up $8.37. NY Engelhard: $1099.26 up $7.76. NY Engelhard fabricated: $1181.71 up $8.35. NY Merc. gold Nov. $1088.70 up $2.00. NY HSBC Bank USA 4 p.m. Wed. $1091.00 up $1.00.

NONFERROUS METAL PRICES

NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Friday. Aluminum - $.8550 per lb., London Metal Exch. Copper -$2.9605 Cathode full plate, LME. Copper $2.9505 N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Lead - $2315.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.9911 per lb., London Metal Exch. Gold - $1096.75 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $1088.70 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu. Silver - $17.750 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $17.400 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Platinum -$1355.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract). Platinum -$1362.90 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu n.q.-not quoted, n.a.-not available r-revised