A2O-Uncaster Fanning, Saturday, April 15, 2000
Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed Apr 12,2000
USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News
Oklahoma National Stockyards -
Weekly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week; Feeder steers
steady to 1.00 lower Feeder belters
steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate
for feeder cattle, but improving some
late in the day. Stocker steers steady.
Stocker heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand
good for Stockers. Quality average to at
tractive, end plain. Feeder cattle in mod
erate to fleshy conditions and this well
above last week on steers Some new
crop calves mixed in with thin short
yearling types. Weigh-ups gaunt to aver
age, few full.
Bulk supply feeder cattle off wheat.
This only the 2nd week of April and
today marks the beginning of the May
feeder cattle run This year’s mild winter
has advanced wheat growth by at least
two weeks with many crops in the boot
stage
Slaughter cows firm to 1 00 higher
Slaughter bulls 1.50 higher. Packer
demand good. Demand continues very
good for bred cows, pairs, and thin graz
ing cows to return to country Supply in
cluded many top quality bred cows and
pairs. Total of 550 cows and bulls sold
with 45 percent to packers Receipts this
week 14,400, last week 8,259; last year
15,601.
Supply consisted of 78 percent year
lings over 600 lbs, 18 percent calves and
short yearlings under 600 lbs; 4 percent
cows and bulls
Heifers comprised 39 percent of feeder
and calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
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Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1
300-350 lb thin (334 lbs) 131.00- 134.50
(133.04); 350-400 lbs (375 lbs) 116.00-
120.00 (118.06), load thin 126.50; 400-
450 lbs (428 lbs) 110.00-123.50 (115.27);
450-500 lbs (469 lbs) 107.75-109.50
(108.20) thin (481 lbs) 114.50-119.00
(117.20) 500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 93.25-
104.50 (99.64), thin 104.50-111.50
(107.87); 600-700 lbs (653 lbs) 89.50-
96.50 (93.04), thin (646 lbs) 95.00-100.00
(97.22), Fleshy (680 lbs) 84.25-88.75
(87.18); 700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 82.00-88.75
(84.89), few thin 90.00-92.00; 800-BSO lbs
(825 lbs) 77.75- 84.75 (81.14); 850-900 lbs
(871 lbs) 76.50-79.00 (77.95); 900-1000
lbs (950 lbs) 70.00-76.75 (74.40); 1000-
1030 lbs (1021 lbs) 70.50-71.00 (70.84).
Holsteins: Large 2 450-550 lbs 84.00-
85.00; 600 lbs 78.50; 780 lbs 70.50.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 105.50- 113.50
(110.58), thin 111.00-122.50 (118.47);
400-500 lbs (455 lbs) 90.00-99.50 (95.53),
thin (446 lbs) 99.00-108.00 (101.59); 500-
550 lbs (525 lbs) 90.50-95.00 (92.55), thin
(511 lbs) 96 00-99 00 (97 71); 550-600 lbs
(575 lbs) 89.00-93.00 (90.93), Fleshy (590
lbs) 84.00-89.00 (85.13); 600-625 lb thin
(614 lbs) 87.00-91.50 (89.32); 600-700 lbs
(665 lbs) 80.00-86.75 (83.28); 700-750 lbs
(726 lb) 78.00-82.75 (80.38); 750-800 lbs
(774 lbs) 75.25-80.50 (77.94); 800-850 lbs
(821 lbs) 74.75- 78.25 (76.10); load 925-
975 lbs 72.00.
Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight
Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Brk 43 75-80% 925-1500 38.00-41.50
42.00-43.00 35 75-37.00 Bnr 70 80-85%
900-ISOO 39.00-42.00 41.50-45.50 36.50-
38.50 Lean 53 85-90% 900-1500 38.50-
41.50 42.00-47.00 34.50-37.00
Brk Breakers, Bnr Boners
Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Aver
age Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield
Grade 1-2 41 1350-2450 51.00-55.50
56.00- 41.50-50.00 Yield Grade 3 6
1550-2575 47.00-51.00 56.00
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Lean 85.90; Boners
81.45; Breakers 75.40, Y.G. 4-5 66.95.
Bulls 94.40, Y.G. 3 79.30.
Replacement Cows; Pretested for
bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large 1 Age Weight Months Bred Qual
ity Price Heifers 800-1100 4-8 months
High quality 575.00-620.00; 4-7 yr old
1000-1400 5-8 months High quality
670.00- 4-7 yr old 900-1350 4-5
months High quality 600.00-660.00; 7-8
yr old 950-1300 2-5 months High quality
510.00- 10 yr old 1000-1100 8
months Avg quality 500.00-550.00,10 yr
old 1000-1100 2-5 months Avg quality
450.00-
Pairs: Medium and large 1 Age Cow
Weight Calf Weight Quality Price 5-7 yr
old 950-1200 175-350 High quality
810.00-875.00, some bred back 900.00-
915.00; 2-8 yr old 700-1100 150-250 Avg
quality 700.00-780.00; 10 yr old 850-1100
200-375 Avg quality 645.00-740.00.
Aberdeen Livestock
Churchville, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, April 12,2000
SLAUGHTER STEERS; STEADY.
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS. 72.00-
75.50; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
1000-1500 LBS. 68.00-71.00; HOL
STEIN STEERS HI CHOICE AND
PRIME 1250-1400 LBS. 66.00-68.00;
CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS. 65.00-67.00;
SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 55.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: STEADY.
CHOICE AND PRIME 950-1300 LBS.
71.00-74.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS
900-1400 LBS. 64.00-69.00.
COWS. 1.00 HIGHER. BRK. UT
AND COMM 2-4 BULK 37.00-43.00; HI
DRESSING 44.00-48.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UT. 35.00-39.00; HI
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717-259-6617
Allentown
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6670 Ruppsvllle Rd.
610-398-2553
1-800-779-3616
Carlisle
TRI-BORO
CONSTRUCTION
SUPPLIES, INC.
1490 RITNER HWY.
1-800-248-6590
Dallastown
TRI-BORO
CONSTRUCTION
SUPPLIES, INC.
435 Locust St.
717-246-3095
1-800-632-9018
East Earl
GOODS LAWN &
GARDEN CENTER
Route 23
717-445-4490
j Elizabethtown
, MESSICK’S
I Rheems Exlt-Rt. 213
| 717-367-1319,717-653-8867
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DRESSING 39.00-43.00; CANNERS
AND CUTTERS 32.00-38.00; LOW
DRESSING 28.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 1.00 HIGHER. ALL
WEIGHTS 1100-1900 LBS. 47.00-56.00.
VEAL CALVES: 1.00 HIGHER.
CHOICE AND PRIME 200-400 LBS.
LBS. 75.00-88.00; HI GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 67.00-
74.00.
FARM CALVES: STEADY. HOL.
BULLS 100-125 LBS. 135.00-170.00;
HOL BULLS 85-95 LBS. 84.00-135.00;
HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100-120 LBS.
260.00- SMALL FRAME 70-105
LBS. 110.00-190.00; SLAUGHTER
CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 30.00-45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEADY.
BULLS AND STEERS 400-900 LBS.
58.00- HEIFERS 300-700 LBS.
78.00-
LAMBS: 10.00 HIGHER. CHOICE
AND PRIME 90-110 LBS. 89.00-101.00;
LIGHTER LAMBS 115.00-160.00;
HEAVY EWES 28.00-36.00; LIGHT
EWES 42.00-55.00.
GOATS: STEADY. SMALL 25.00-
40.00; MEDIUM 50.00-75.00; LARGE
90.00-
HOGS: STEADY. 210-250 LBS.
38.00- 255-300 LBS. 33.00-41.00;
HEAVY SOWS 35.00-40.00; LIGHT
SOWS 29.00-33.00; BOARS ALL
WEIGHTS 10.00-13.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, April 11,2000
STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1155-1365
LBS. 68.50-72.00, SELECT 1-3 66.00-
68.00, STANDARD 1-2 64.00-65.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1675 LBS. 66.25, SELECT 1-2 63.25.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1280-1390
LBS. 68.00-69.50, SELECT 1-3 66.50,
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717-442-8970
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Rt. 11 k 15
570-743-7459
Lltltz/Lebanon
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& GARDEN
Litltz: 717-626-3301
Lebanon: 717-272-4155
McAlistervllle
HOOBER, INC.
717-463-2191
800-433-6679
Oxford
DEER CREEK
EQUIPMENT, INC.
6600 Limestone Rd.
610-932-8858
Palmyra
HERR’S REPAIR SHOP
RD 2, Box 115 A
717-838-1549
STANDARD 1-2 57.50-59.50.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
43.00-44.00, ONE AT 51.50; BONERS
80-85% 42.00-42.75, LEAN 85-90%
LEAN 38.00-41.50, SHELLS DOWN
TO 26.00-37.00.
BULLS: YG#lll75-1835 LBS. 53.75-
55.00; YG#2 1200-1640 LBS. 49.25-
51.50.
BULLS: 540-765 BEEF 66.00-81.00,
HO. 845 LBS. 42.00.
CALVES: GOOD 85-90 LBS. 100.00-
118.00, STANDARD AND GOOD 75-90
LBS. 40.00-60.00, UTILITY 70-85 LBS.
25.00-
FARM CALVES; #1 95-115 LBS.
160.00- #2 95-115 LBS. 134.00-
155.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 85-
100 LBS. 302.50-340.00; #2 95 LBS.
252.50.
SOWS: US#l-3 510-605 LBS. 35.00-
37.00, MED. 370-390 LBS. 33.00-34.75.
Greencastle Livestock Sale
STEERS: 200-300 LBS. 88.00-126.00,
300-500 LBS. 85.00-122.00, 500-700
LBS. 80.00-104.00, 700-900 LBS. 72.00-
82.00. 900-1000 LBS. 65.00-74.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 200-400 LBS.
70.00- 400-500 LBS. 65.00-73.00,
500-700 LBS. 60.00-69.00, 700-900 LBS.
58.00- 900-1000 LBS. 52.00-58.00.
HEIFERS; 200-300 LBS. 78.00-
109.50, 300-500 LBS. 85.00-109.00, 500-
700 LBS. 80.00-97.00, 700-900 LBS.
72.00- 900-1000 LBS. 65.00-69.00.
BULLS: 200-300 LBS. 88.00-120.00,
300-500 LBS. 84.00-104.00, 500-700
LBS. 70.00-85.00, 700-900 LBS. 60.00-
69.00. 900-1000 LBS. 50.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN BULLS: 500-900 LBS.
50.00-
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