USDA Loan Deficiency Payments -- Corn: 8 cents. Oats: 13 cents. Soybeans: $1.14.
Dodge City livestock
Dodge City (ap) -- Quotations for Monday:
Confirmed: none. Trade quiet. No sales of slaughter steers or heifers confirmed. Inquiry and demand very light. Sales confirmed for the week to date 7,700 all previously contracted or formulated cattle. Bids and asking prices not established early Monday. Last established market Wednesday at 78.00 with approximately 5,100 head at 78.25 to mostly 78.50. Sales FOB feedlot net weights after 4 percent shrink.
St. Joseph livestock
St. Joseph, Mo. (ap) -- Quotations for Monday:
Estimated Receipts: 600. Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 -1.50 lower. Slaughter cows and bullsopen on the weak side. Slaughter steers: select and choice 2-3 1185-1280 lb 74.25-76.50; 1380-1455 lb 72.00-73.00; select 1-3 1070-1360 lb 70.00-73.00. Slaughter heifers: select and choice 2-3 1110-1340 lb 73.00-76.50; select 1-3 1060-1340 lb 70.00-72.00. Heiferettes: commercial to choice 2-4 1255-1370 lb 55.00-58.50. Slaughter cows: breaking 70-80 percent lean 40.50-46.00; boning 80-85 percent lean 37.50-41.25, up to 45.00, low dressing 35.75-38.00; lean 85-90 percent lean 35.00-38.00, high dressing 38.00-42.00, low dressing 32.00-36.00. Slaughter bulls: yield grade 1 1595-2015 lb 48.00-51.00; yield grade 2 1615-2230 lb 45.50-47.00.
Estimated Receipts: 250. Compared to Thursday barrows and gilts 1.00 higher; 46-50 percent lean 230-270 lb 45.50-46.00. Sows: under 500 lb 2.00 lower; over 500 lb scarce; 1-2 300-500 lb 34.00. Boars: 300-700 lb 18.00.
Nonferrous metals
New York (ap) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices Monday:
Aluminum - 66.9 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Mon.
Copper - $82.0 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations.
Copper -77.70 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
Lead - 29-31 cents per lb.
Zinc - 50.84-51.34 cents lb., delivered.
Gold - $262.20 troy oz., Handy & Harman (only daily quote).
Gold - $261.90 troy oz., NY Merc spot Mon.
Silver - $4.370 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).
Silver - $4.359 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
Mercury - $150.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y.
Platinum - $576.00-$590.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).
Platinum - $572.10 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
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