Al4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 5, 1998
Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed Dec 2, 1998
USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News
Oklahoma National Stockyards - Week
ly Cattle Sum maty
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle
1.00- higher. Demand good for light
supply of feeders. Steer and heifer calves
2.00- higher with very good demand.
Rains of half to 1.5 inches crossed the state
Sunday evening and this was perfectly
timed for continued wheat growth. Wheat
north of 1-40 continues excellent for graz
ing and calf market responding according
ly. First freeze for central and southern
Oklahoim las not yet occuted thus break
ing the standing 100 year old record. Bulk
supply continues to be calves. Calf quality
average to attractive with Ugh percentage
blacks, Limousin cross and Charolais
cross. Weigh-ups average to gaunt Calf
flesh medium to moderately fleshy, feeders
in medium flesh. Slaughter cows steady to
1.00 higher, advance on Booers and Break
ers. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Packer
demand moderate. Demand very good for
thin cows and bred cows returning to the
country. This year's drought proven tough
on farmers as movement of cows to market
has surpassed last year's total cow count by
over 8,000 head thus far. 770 cows and
bulls sold with 00 percent to packets.
Receipts this week 8.356; last week 6,339;
last year 6,761. Supply consisted of 36 per
cent yearlings and calves over 600 lbs; SS
percent calves under 600 lbs; 9 percent
cows and bulls. Prices follow with weight
ed average weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1
Calves: 300-350 lbs (323 lbs)
101.00-106.00 (103.85); 350-400 lbs (380
lbs) 97.50-103.00 (100.85); 400-450 lbs
(419 lbs) 9 UO-103.00 (98.54); 450-500
lbs (477 lbs) 84.00- 93.50 (87.17); 500-550
lbs (525 lbs) 79.00-85.50 (83.16); 550-600
lbs (571 lbs) 76.50-83.75 (79.60); 600-650
lbs (614 lb) 73.00-78.00 (76.39): 650-700
lbs (660 lbs) 67.50-72.50 (70.99); 700-740
lbs (725 lbs) 65.25- 69.75 (6^ 39)-, Year
lings: 600-650 lbs (622 lbs) 73.25-78.50
(75.18); 650-700 lbs (673 lbs) 69.00-75.00
A little money buys a lot of Action.
(71.42); 700-750 lbs (711 lbs) 72.75- 73.75
(73.12); 750-800 lbs (776 lbs) 70.00-71.75
(71.14); 800-850 lbs (822 lbs) 64.00-70.75
(68.90) 850-900 lbs (868 lb) 63.75-66.25
(64.79); 900-950 lbs (910 lbs) 62.50-65.75
(64.81)
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
Calves: 300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 80.00-86.50
(83.91) 400450 lbs (425 lbs) 76.5084.25
(81.54) 450 500 lbs (478 lbs) 73.0081.00
(76.76); 500550 lbs (524 lbs) 71.0081.50
(74.55) 550-600 lbs (573 lbs) 64.75-73.00
(69.82) 600675 lbs (650 lb) 64.25-65.75
(64.74); Yearlings: 600700 lbs (650 lbs)
63.0069.00 (66.20); few 700800 lbs (750
lbs) 61.0065.50 (64.14).
Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight
Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
•Brk 59 75-80% 9001650 30.0032.75
32.0035.25 27.5028.00 *Bnt 87 8 085%
825-1450 30.00-32.50 32.00-36.00
28.5029.00 Lean 167 85-90% 825-1300
28.0031.00 30.0034.50 24.0028.00
Ught 42 85-92% 675-875 24.0027.00
21.0024.50
*Btk*Breakers (fat cows),
*Bnt-Bonets (smooth cows)
Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Average
Dress High Dress Low Dress Y.G. 1-2 37
13002100 39.00-41.50 42.0045.00
35.0039.00
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Lean 63.10. light car
casses 58.85; Boners 62.55; Breakers
60.05. Bulls 73.55.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for bangs,
pregnancy, and age Medium and Large 1
Age Weight Months Bred Quality Price
2-6 yr old 950-1150 5-8 months Hi, blacks
and Chatolais 540.00-595.00 2-3 yr old
750-900 2-4 months Hi, Chatolais
415.00-490.00 5-7 yr old 850-1000 5-7
months Avg quality 405.00-487.00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS
CHOICE 1100-1400 LBS. 60.75-64.00,
1450-1750 LBS. 57.5fr64.50. HEIFERS
CHOICE 58.75-61.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
USE CLASSIFIED ADS
Carlisle
Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
December 1, 1998
COMMERCIAL 35.00-35.50; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 33.25-38.50;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
27.00- SHELLY TO 28.00.
BULLS: 1 AT 2180 LBS. 38.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
AND LARGE #1 400-650 LBS.
68.00- HEIFERS MED. AND
LARGE «1 300-600 LBS. 58.0060.00;
CALVES, HOLSTEIN BULLS »1
100115 LBS. 90.0095.00; 120140 LBS.
70.0087.00, 9095 LBS. 75.0088.00, #2
90150 LBS. 60.0077.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS #1 75-90 LBS. 67.50125.00,
90120 LBS. 160.00175.00; BEEF X
BULLS TO 100.00;
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220280 LBS.
15.0017.50, 290440 LBS. 14.0019.00,
130160 LBS. 17.002000, 160210 LBS.
17.0021.00; BOARS 1 AT 580 LBS. 5.00;
SOWS US#l-3 16.5017.00; FEEDER
PIGS BY THE HEAD 15-25 LBS.
14.0016.00, 28-35 LBS. 11.002000.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD. LARGE
NANNIES 47.5055.00; MED. BILLIES
70.0085.00; FLESHY KIDS 37.0050.00;
SMALL/THIN KIDS 20.003750.
LAMBS: GOOD 50-60 LBS.
95.00110.00, 6075 LBS. 95.00106.00,
80-130 LBS. 80.0090.00; COUPLE
GOOD 6080 LBS. 725085.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 25.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGOS, 6-50
P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING
WITH CALVES.
SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALES
TOES.. DEC. 1. 15 AND 29.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
TUBS., NOV. 15.
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES FRIDAY. DEC. 18.
PEN LOTS OF CATTLE SOLD IN
ORDER RECEIVED.
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