Oklahoma Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Oklahoma City, OK
May 30,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Compared to last week; Feeder steers
and heifers steady with good demand.
Stocker cattle and calves not well tested.
Conditions favorable to buyers, with
gaunt to average weigh-ups and mostly
medium flesh. Quality of supply average
with ample supply of fair to top quality
Brahma Cross. Percipitation during
month of May much improved from
early Spring with storms continuing this
week. Many areas of the state have
logged 3-6 inches of rain during the
month.
Slaughter cows steady to SO lower.
Slaughter bulls steady. Packer demand
fairly good for light numbers. Total of
120 cows and bulls sold with half to
packers. Receipts this week 4935; last
week 12,757; last year 2856.
Supply consisted of 87 percent year
lings over 600 lbs; 11 percent calves and
light yearlings under 600 lbs; 2 percent
cows and bulls.
Heifers comprised 37 percent of feeder
and calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1
535 lbs 105.00; 550-600 lbs (579 lbs)
98.50-102.00 (101.39); 600-650 lbs (627
lbs) 95.25-101.50 (97.79), lot calves
94.00; 650-700 lbs (677 lbs) 92.50-95.50
(93.48); 700-750 lbs (733 lbs) 90.50-94.25
(92.73); 750-800 lbs (771 lbs) 86.50- 92.50
(89.28); 800-850 lbs (820 lbs) 86.50-89.00
(87.21); 850-900 lbs (865 lbs) 84.00-85.75
(85.23); 940-980 lbs (950 lb) 81.50-81.70
(81.84).
Holsteins: Large 3 295 lb bulls 92.00.
Feeder Heifers; Medium and Large 1
435 lb thin 104.50; 465 lb fleshy 97.50;
500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 90.00-93.50 (92.92);
600-650 lbs (631 lbs) 87.75-92.75 (90.18);
650-700 lbs (668 lbs) 85.75-88.50 (87.77);
700- 750 lbs (732 lbs) 84.25-86.50 (85.58);
750-800 lbs (767 lbs) 82.50-84.00 (83.53);
800-900 lbs (850 lbs) 80.00-81.25 (80.35).
Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight
Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breaker 9 75-80% 1000-1375 45.50-46.25
47.50 42.00-46.00 Boner 18 80-85% 875-
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1350 44.50-47.50 48.00-51.00 43.00-44.00
Lean 22 85-90% 875-1400 42.50-45.00
46.00-49.5037.00-42.00
Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Aver
age Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield
Grade 1-2 5 1500-2100 53.50-57.00
58.00-59.00 none Estimated dressed cost
at Oklahoma National Stockyards; Lean
93.65; Boners 91.30; Breakers 87.55.
Bulls 99.95.
Replacement, Cows: Pretested for
bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large 1 Age Weight Months Bred Qual
ity Price 4-5 yr old 1200-1300 6-7 months
Avg, black 665.00; 3-7 yr old 1050-1200
5-7 months Avg quality 560.00-590.00; 5-
6 yr old 900-1050 3-4 months Avg qual
ity 520.00-540.00.
Pairs: Medium and Large 1 Age Cow
Weight Calf Weight Quality Price 5 yr
old 1000-1175 200-300 Avg, black
810.00-835.00; 3-4 yr old 850-1000 150-
250 Avg quality 700.00-720.00.
Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, May 25
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 4099... Compared with 4135
head last week and 3856 head a year
ago. Compared with last Friday’s sum
mary. si. steers steady to 2.00 higher,
spots 3.0 higher as western markets ad
vance 2.00, Holstein steers mostly stesdy
with signs of weekness, sl.heifers steady,
si. Cows steady to firm, si. Bulls mostly
steady.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-4
79.00-83.75, Choice 1-3 75.00-80.50,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 73.00-77.50,
Select 1-3 70.50-77.00, Standard 1-2
63.75-68.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-3 69.50-72.50, Choice 2-3
642-70.00, Select 1-2 59.00-65.75, Stan
dard 1-2 53.00-59.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
74.00- few to 82.50, Select 1-3
70.00- 76.25, Standard 1-2 55.00-67.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 45.00-
54.75, Boners 80-85% lean 41.00-49.25,
few to 51.00, Lean 85-90% lean 35.50-
47.00. Shells 35.50 and down.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 68.50-75.25.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
56.50- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
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FEEDER CATTLE: Scarce,
STEERS; Medium and Large 1 300-500
lbs 87.00-105.00, 500-700 lbs 74.00-
89.00, Medium and Large 2 500-700 lbs
68.00-78.00; HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 82.00-99.00, 500-700
lbs 78.00-85.00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 63.00-78.00, 500-700 lbs
58.50-74.00; BULLS: Medium and Large
1 300-500 lbs 81.00-104.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 80.00-92.00.
CALVES 2S97...Compared with 2729
head last week and 2898 head a year
ago. Vealers; Small supply steady to
10.00 Iower...VEALERS: Choice 150-
310 lbs 89.00-115.00, Standard and
Good 75-110 lbs 40.00-80.00, Utility 55-
100 lbs 10.00-45.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein bull calves
steady firm, Holstein heifers remain
Active with steady prices. No 1 Holstein
bulls 80-120 lbs 135.00-222.00, No 2 80-
120 lbs 90.00-180.00; No 1 Holstein heif
ers 80-120 lbs 360.00-505.00, No 2 80-
120 lbs 200.00-460.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
100.00-210.00.
HOGS 1668... Compared with 1994
head last week and 1771 head a year
ago. Bdrrows and gilts .50 to 1.00 lower,
sows steady to 2.00 lower. BARROWS
AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-275 lbs
47.60-50.75, 45-50% lean 220-275 lbs
46.50-49.00, 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs
44.00- SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs
32.00- 500-700 lbs 36.00-40.00.
BOARS: 18.50-24.00.
FEEDER PIGS 3671... Compared
with 171 head last week and 157 head a
year ago. US 1-3 20-50 lbs 32.00-49.00,
50-75 lbs 47.00-79.00. per head.
SHEEP 1752... Compared with 1652
head last week and 1939 head a year
ago. Slaughter lambs steady to 5.00
lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
35-100 lbs 90.00-120.00, 110-140 lbs
75.00- Good and Choice 80-110 lbs
65.00-
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 22.00-60.00.
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 699... Compared with 1862 last
week 249 head a year ago.. .Feeder pigs
5.00 to instances 10.00 higher. US No 1-2
40-50 lbs 87.00-100.00; US 2 25-45 lbs
80.00- US 2-3 15-40 lbs 70.00-
82.00; Slaughter 20-35 lbs 130.00-177.00,
40-75 lbs 90.00-114.00. per cwt.
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Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, May 28,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 238...(SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION).
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 575-635 lbs
Holsteins 121.00-140.00, Standard 1-2
53.00-
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 44.00-
49.00, Boners 80-85% lean 39.00-42.00,
Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-40.00. Shells
33.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1080-2120 lbs
57.00- Yield Grade 2 1095-2150 lbs
43.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS;
Medium and Large 1 355-450 lbs 87.00-
102.00. 615-675 lbs 80.00-85.00, Medium
and Large 2 670-810 lbs 65.00-80.00;
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1340-535
lbs 80.00-91.00, Medium and Large 2
325-500 lbs 65.00-82.00, Urge 2 575-635
lbs Holsteins 121.00-140.00; BULLS:
Medium and Urge 2 545-825 lbs 65.00-
81.00.
CALVES 149...(A11 calves sold per
cwt). VEALERS: Standard and Good
65-85 lbs 45.00-80.00, Utility 55-75 lbs
35.00-
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 150.00-180.00, 80-85 lbs
135.00- No 2 75-110 lbs 95.00-
130.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs
225.00- No 2 80-105 lbs 29000-
425.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-120 lbs
135.00-185.00.
HOGS 12... BARROWS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 250-295 lbs 50.00.
SOWS: 1-3 340-500 lbs 35.00-40.00.
BOARS: 600 lbs 14.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST! SHEEP 61... SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice 55-75 lbs 80.00-89.00,
80-95 lbs 80.00-85.00, Good and Choice
100-150 lbs 75.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 25.00-60.00.
GOATS 50...(A11 sold by the head).
Medium Billies 55.00-69.00, Large Nan
nies 40.00-60.00, Medium 22.00-45.00,
Large Kids 26.00-44.00, Small 15.00-
30.00.
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National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
May 29,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
At midwest market centers all classes
steady. At New Holland, PA slaughter
lambs steady to 10.00 higher; slaughter
ewes 5.00-15.00 higher. At San Angelo,
TX slaughter lambs 5.00 lower; slaugh
ter ewes 5.00-10.00 lower; feeder lambs
weak to 5.00 lower. Estimated receipts
10,000 head for today. At McMinnville,
TN slaughter and feeder lambs steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3,90-150 lbs:
San Angelo: shorn and wooled
75 00-85.00; new crop 90.00-93.00.
Midwest: shorn 75.00-78.00; new
crop 78.00-80.00.
Virginia; new crop 88.00-90.00.
New Holland, PA; 80-115 lbs
100.00-120.00.
McMinnville, TN: 80-110 lbs 70.00-
80.00; 100-120 lbs 65.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
San Angelo: Good and Choice 2-4,
30.00- Good 2-3,40.00-50.00; Util
ity and Good 1-3, 35.00-55 00; Utility 1-
2, 35.00- 49.00; Cull and Utility 1-2,
22 00-35.00.
Midwest: Utility and Good 1-3,
25.00- Cull 1-2,20.00-25.00.
New Holland: Good and Choice 2-
4, 50.00-80.00; Utility and Good 1-3,
30.00-
McMinnville: Utility and Good 1-3,
28.00- 00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Medium and
Large 1-2:
San Angelo: new crop 60-90 lbs
90.00-95.00.
Midwest: 60-80 lbs 90.00-100.00; 80-
100 lbs 80.00-90.00.
Virginia: 60-70 lbs 96 00; 70-85 lbs
95.00.
McMinnville; 40-80 lbs 70.00-75.00.
REPLACEMENT EWES' Medium
and Large 1-2:
San Angelo; Baby tooth ewes 77.50
per head; mixed age 100-135 lbs 61.00-
67.00 cwt; ewes and lambs 46.00 per
head.
STOCK STEERS AND
BULLS 200-500 LBS. 50 00-
104.00.
Friend’s
Stockyard, Inc.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, May 28,2001
STOCK HEIFERS 200-
500 LBS. 65.00-92.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS
GOOD TO CHOICE 75.00-
80.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD
68.00- 00, HEAVY
CHOICE OVER 1450 LBS.
68.00- 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS
HEAVY CHOICE 61.00-
68 50, LIGHT 58.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
GOOD TO CHOICE 75 00-
80.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD
35.00-
BULLS HEAVY 57 00-
67.75, LIGHT 55.00-66.00.
COWS UTILITY (HOL
STEINS) 44.50-54.00,
COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
38.00- CULL COWS
37 00 AND DOWN
VEALS GOOD TO
CHOICE 50 00-104.00,
MED TO GOOD 50 00-
67.00,
808 CALVES 50 00
AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL
CALVES RETURN TO
FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO
163.00, HOLSTEIN
HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-
120 LBS. UP TO 485.00,
BEEF CROSS CALVES
RETURN TO FARM UP
TO 225 00
HOGS, TOP QUALITY,
UP TO 45.75.
SOWS UP TO 38 00.
LAMBS, CHOICE, UP
TO 82.00
LIVESTOCK PRICES
ARE ALL GIVEN PER
HUNDRED WEIGHTS