Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed May 13, 1998
USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News
Oklahoma National Stockyards - Week
ly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week: Feeder and
stocker steers under 800 lbs steady to 1.00
higher, steers over 800 lbs and all heifers
steady. Demand fairly good for most clas
ses. Demand excellent for old crop thin
Stockers which ate becoming scarce. Inch
rain Saturday curtailed receipts somewhat
Feeder cattle in medium to slightly fleshy
conditions, few fleshy and an improvement
over last week. Weagh-ups average. Qual
ity average. Slaughter cows and bulls
steady to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate at
best from packets. Total of 455 cows and
bulls sold with 55 percent going to packets.
Receipts this week 11,125; last week
15,250; last year 13,369. Supply consisted
of 81 percent yearlings over 600 lbs; 15
percent calves under 600 lbs; 4 percent
cows and bulls with half to packets. Prices
follow with weighted average weight and
price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large I
300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 105.00-112.00
(108.57); 400-500 lbs (450 lbs)
97.00- (1003 Q; 500-600 lbs (550
lbs) 90.50-99.00 (95.79), few new crops
85.00- 600-700 lb thin (650 lbs)
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flesh to fleshy (650 lbs) 77.00-85.50
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79.50- (82.31); 700-750 lbs (726 lbs)
75.50- JO (76.96); 750-800 lbs (775 lbs)
73.25- (75.37); 800-850 lbs (822 lbs)
71.75- (73.95); 850- 900 lbs (870 lbs)
68.75- (71JS); 900-1000 lbs (950
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65.75. Holsteins: Large 2 575-600 lbs
59.25; 700-800 lbs 54.00-55.25; 815 lbs
52.75; 945 lbs 49.25.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
350-400 lbs (381 lbs) 87.00-91 JO (90.29),
thin 93.00-97.00 (95J4); 400-500 lbs (450
lbs) 81.00-88.00 (85.77); 500-600 lbs (550
lbs) 78 JO-85 JO (81.19), few fleshy 75.00-
77.00; 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 72.00-78.25
(75.02), 650-700 lb fleshy (680 lbs)
69.00- 1.75 (70.96); 700-800 lbs (750 lbs)
69.00- (70.86), fleshy 66J0-69J0
(69.00) 800-850 lbs (825 lbs) 67.25-71 JO
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Slaughter Cows: Average dressing Cut
ters 34.25-36.75, Utilities 35J0-38.00;
high dressing Cutters 37.00-39.00, Utilities
37.00- high dtessing/high boning
40.00- low dressing Cutters
30J033.75, Utilities 33.00-36J0. Can
nets 27.00-32.00.
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National Stockyards: Cutters 75.95; Bon
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64.95; Cermets 68.85. Bulls 86.55.
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CATTLE 435...PDA...SUPPLY
INCLUDED 109 SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND HEIFERS, 20S SLAUGHTER
COWS, 29 BULLS AND 89 FEEDER
CATTLE. COMPARED TO LAST MON
DAY'S SALE SL. STEERS UNEVEN
WITH SPOTS TO 1.00 HIGHER, SL.
COWS 1.00-1.50 HIGHER, SL. BULLS
1.00- HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1130-1415
LBS. 64.25-67.00, 1450-1550 LBS.
62.50- CHOICE 2-3 1080-1450
LBS. 60.50-65.25, SELECT 1-3
55.75- FEW STANDARD 1-2
51.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: ONE CHOICE
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49.25-55.25, STANDARD 1-2
42.50-
HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-4 1115-1290
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BULLS; YG#l 1080-2260 LBS.
49.00- PEW YG#2 985-1245 LBS.
46 JO-48.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
AND LRGE. 1400-565 LBS. 70.00-84.00,
645-790 LBS. 65.00-69.00,400-515 LBS.
60.00- 700-915 LBS. 54.00-61.00;
HEIFERS MED. 1 300-490 LBS.
69.00- 500-600 LBS. 65.00-73.50,
MED. 2 570-695 LBS. 42.00-51.50, FEW
LARGE FRAME 2 600-715 LB. HOLS
TEINS 44.00-64.00; BULLS MED. AND
LARGE 1 300-500 LBS. 70.00-90.00,
500-670 LBS. 68.00-82.00, MED. 2
485-650 LBS. 56.00-65.00, LARGE 2
300-495 LBS. 59.00-66.00,500-600 LBS.
50.00-
CALVES: 396...VEALERS STAN
DARD AND GOOD 85-130 LBS.
28.00- UTILITY 65-95 LBS.
19.00-
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY WITH SPOTS TO 10.00 HIGH
ER...#! HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-125 LBS.
90.00- MOSTLY 100.00-127J0, #2
85-130 LBS. 35.00-97.50; #1 HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 100.00-167.50, #2
70-130 LBS. 40.00-85.00.
BEEF TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS
70-120 LBS. 45.00-125.00.
HOGS: 31...50WS US# 1-3 365-485
LBS. 24.00-28.50, 520-585 LBS.
26.00- FEW MED. 235-430 LBS.
16.00-
BOARS: ONE 275 LBS. 25.00, COU
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FEEDER PIGS: 0..N0 MARK! TEST.
SHEEP: 100.. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 50-55
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65-80 LBS. 92.50-100.00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 22.00-41.00.
GOATS: 51...8Y THE HEAD. FEW
LARGE BILLIES 77.50-90.00. FEW
MED. 50.00-85.00, LARGE NANNIES
50.00-92.50. FEW MED. 40.00-45.00.
LARGE KIDS 27.50-40.00, FEW SMALL
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Valley Stockyards
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May 11, 1998
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
65.00-
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 55.00-130.00, 70-95 LBS.
40.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES 8.00-33.00.
GRASSERS AND STARTED CALVES
TO 40.00.
FEEDERS 4X50-79.50.
LAMBS 62.50-120.00.
SHEEP TO 60.00.
HOGS, 200-250 LBS. 39.00-45.00.
SOWS 2XOO-23J0.
BOARS, NONE.
PIGS 19.00-25.00.
HEIFERS 35.00-54.00.
STEERS 43.75-55.00.
BULLS 44.50-49.00.
COWS, GOOD. 33.50-41.25, TOP
44.25.
COWS, MEDIUM, 30.50-35.75.
COWS. POOR OR SMALL,
16.50-35.00.
CALF MARKET STEADY.
CALF MARKET STEADY.
HORSES AND PONIES 340.00-700.00.
GOATS 31.00-50.00.
GOOD DEMAND FOR HEAVY
CATTLE.