NW_LS452 St. Joseph, MO Thu Feb 21, 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 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 1.9 percent lower compared to last week's total. Dressed weights were down 4.2 pounds in the Northeast, up 2.2 pounds in the North Central, with the total NE & NC being down 1.4 pounds. Represents calves harvested last Thursday 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 1567 298.00- 312.00 309.83 **PACKER OWNED** Hide-Off, 255-315 Lbs. Hot Basis 2524 304.00- 310.00 306.65 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *CONTRACT INFORMATION: Hot Basis, Hide-Off* Current future contracts offered: Firm Bottom Northeast and North Central, 300.00 for June. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Fed Veal Slaughter for: Year Ago YTD YTD Week ending: 02/16/19 02/09/19 02/17/18 2019 2018 Northeast 2,290 2,064 2,235 14,955 14,714 North Central 1,476 1,776 1,660 10,258 12,142 Total NE & NC 3,766 3,840 3,895 25,213 26,856 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Fed Veal Dressed Weights Year Ago Week ending: 02/16/19 02/09/19 02/17/18 Northeast 273.9 278.1 285.2 North Central 276.2 274.0 289.3 Total NE & NC 274.8 276.2 286.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. 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 1004C EL