NW_LS452 ***Please see important report changes below*** St. Joseph, MO Thu Jul 11, 2019 USDA Market News USDA CARLOT VEAL CARCASS REPORT - Northeast and North Central Basis Compared to last week: The special fed veal carcass market was steady to weak on comparable sales of non-packer owned calves and steady on packer owned calves. Demand was light to moderate on light offerings. Harvest numbers were 22.5 percent lower compared to last week's total. Dressed weights were down 2 pounds in the Northeast, down 8.9 pounds in the North Central, with the total NE & NC being down 4.3 pounds. Represents calves harvested Monday through Wednesday of this week. VEAL CARCASS, SPECIAL FED, HOT BASIS-PAID TO PRODUCER - FOB BASIS Includes previously committed contract and open market calves. NON-PACKER OWNED Head Range Wtd Avg Hide-Off, 255-315 Lbs. Hot Basis 1098 287.00- 312.00 308.05 **PACKER OWNED** Hide-Off, 255-315 Lbs. Hot Basis 1124 305.00- 310.00 306.18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *CONTRACT INFORMATION: Hot Basis, Hide-Off* Current future contracts offered: Firm Bottom Northeast and North Central, 300.00 for November. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Fed Veal Slaughter for: Year Ago YTD YTD Week ending: 07/06/19 06/29/19 07/07/18 2019 2018 Northeast 1,888 2,258 1,722 58,609 55,178 North Central 1,087 1,579 1,191 37,948 44,224 Total NE & NC 2,975 3,837 2,913 96,557 99,402 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Fed Veal Dressed Weights Year Ago Week ending: 07/06/19 06/29/19 07/07/18 Northeast 281.7 283.7 280.1 North Central 270.0 278.9 278.2 Total NE & NC 277.4 281.7 279.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * North Central = OH, IN, IL, MI, & WI * Northeast = MA, MD, PA, NY, NJ, DE, CT, & VT ** Packer Owned = Ownership, harvesting and processing controlled by same party. ***As of July 15, 2019 this report will be released on Monday only and will comprise of data representative of the previous week. In addition, the Non- Packer Owned and Packer Owned categories, along with the Northeast and North Central slaughter data, will be combined into a single section representative of all data sets. If you have any questions, contact the Market News office at 816-676-7000.*** Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, MO Eric Lyssy 816-676-7000 StJoe.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov         24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS452.txt         www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 1006C EL