Oklahoma Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Oklahoma City, OK
February 19,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCK
YARDS, Weekly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and
heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, except steers over
850 tbs 3.00 lower. Demand fairly good
for a large supply of feeders off wheat.
This is the start of the March wheat run.
Stocker cattle and calves steady to 2.00
higher with very good demand. Flesh con
dition of dry wintered Stockers and many
calves is thin as normal for this season of
the year and probably has more to do
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Wednesday, February 19,2003
Live Hogs Frozen
Choice Steers Choice Feeders Lean Value Pork Bellies
Today WkAgo Today WkAgo Today WkAgo Today WkAgo
FO3 79.850 79425 48.400 48.775 87.700 83.750
Mr 03 76.475 75.175 87.750 83 725
Apo3 76.775 76.600 77.150 76.375 53.150 52.300 -
My 03 77.950 77.050 58.750 57.275 88.975 84.800
Jno3 69.975 69 775 - - 61.050 61.150
JlO3 - - 59.300 58.950 89.000 85.900
Auo3 67.075 66.550 81.050 80 100 57.650 57 125 85.700 83.100
SO3 81.100 80.150 -
003 69.800 69.375 81.000 80.250 50.125 50.000
NO3 81.400 80.400 -
DO3 70.775 70 450 49.200 49.250 -
JO4 - - 81 200 80.800 - -
FO4 72.450 72.275 53.900 53 550
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Receipts this week 11,300; last week
6600; last year 13,594. Supply consisted of
78% yearlings and few calves over 600 lbs;
19% calves; 3% cows and bulls. Heifers
comprised 33% of feeder & calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1: CALVES: 300-400 lbs (350 lbs)
106.00-116.00 (112.63); 400-500 lbs (450
lbs) 97.50-107.00 (103.72); 500-550 lbs
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(574 lbs) 87.75-93.50 (90.89); 600-700 lbs
(650 lbs) 79.00-83.50 (80.63). YEAR
LINGS: Few thin 500-550 lbs (517 lbs)
97.50- (98.84); 600-650 lbs (615 lbs)
82.50- (84.42); 650-700 lbs (672 lbs)
7925-83.30 (80.97); 700-750 lbs (723 lbs)
77.25-80.75 (78.61); 750-800 lbs (769 lbs)
76.00- (77.36); 800-850 lbs (824 lbs)
73.75-77.50 (76.24); 850-900 lbs (870 lbs)
72.00- (74.35); 900-980 lbs (950 lbs)
72.00- (73.19); few 1000- 1075 lbs
69.00-
HOLSTEINS: Large 3: 500-600 lbs
61.50-62.00; 725-775 lbs 58.75-61.50; 940
lbs 50.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1: CALVES: few 250-300 lbs (270
lbs) 107.00-118.00 (113.68); 350-400 lbs
(375 lbs) 97.50-100.50 (98.63); 400-500 lbs
(450 lbs) 87.00-98.00 (93.10); 500-550 lbs
(531 lbs) 79.75-87.00 (82.13); 550-600 lbs
(583 lbs) 76.75-80.75 (78.61); 600-650 lbs
(643 lbs) 75.00-77.00 (75.24). YEAR
LINGS: 500-550 lbs (520 lbs) 84.00-92.50
(88.45); 550-600 lbs (578 lbs) 79.25-86.25
(82.21); 600-650 lbs (626 lbs) 76.75-81.00
(78.57); 650-700 lbs (677 lbs) 74.50-77.75
(75.95); 700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 72.25-76.25
(73.73); 800-900 lbs (850 lbs) 70.00-73.50
(71.54).
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National Feeder Cattle
Weekly Review
St. Joseph, Mo.
February 14,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL FEEDER & STOCKER
SUMMARY for week ending Feb. 14
Total Receipts: 300,100; last week
457,200. Direct 41,700; last week 63,600.
Video/lntemet 1,300; last week 66,700.
Auctions 257,100; last week 261,400. This
weeks reported auction volume included
S 3 percent over 600 lbs and 46 percent
heifers.
Compared to last week, feeder steers
and heifers sold weak to 3.00 lower on
much lighter receipts. Pressure carried
over from late last week and was intensifi
ed by sharp losses on the futures board
early this week.
Feedlots failed to move this week's
showlists and the few yards that did sell
were forced to accept 3.00 less on a live
basis at 79.00, dressed sales were 3.00-
4.00 lower from 122.00-123.00. Fears of
terrorism and war weighed on cattle mar
kets this week as alert warnings were
raised and the signals of homeland de
fense became more evident. Our old foe,
Bin Laden, reared his ugly head again
this week in some well-publicized videos.
This caused Americans to stop and won
der what if, which quickly affected com
modity markets. Gas prices seem destined
for 2.00 a gallon and panic is starting to
set-in. All these bearish factors took their
toll on feeder cattle markets across the
country.
Now, let’s talk about the bulls that are
pacing the weak part of the fence with
their ears and tails held high. Packers
have failed to completely satisfy their
needs for the last few weeks and most
feedlots remain comfortably current, es
pecially in the Southern Plains where
some feedlots are nearly a month ahead
of a regular marketing schedule.
Showlists have been green for weeks
and a few sessions of limited sales will
only get most feeders back on track. Fri
days cattle-on-feed report quoted market
ings at only 95 percent of last years, but
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this may be the result of 8 percent less
cattle being on feed. January placements
were pegged at 98 percent of 2002, but
empty pens are available and a little en-
couragement should cause cattle feeders
to purchase 700 lbs of bovine for the same
price per unit that they are receiving for
1200 lbs. Many buyers are passing-up to-
days feeders on the expectation of a stam-
pede of wheat cattle in early March.
Maybe they are out there, you just cant
see them from the road.
Tennessee Feeder
Cattle Sales
Nashville, Tenn.
February 19,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
FEEDER CATTLE; Tennessee
Weighted Average Report for Tuesday,
Feb. 18, at Dickson and Cookeville. Re
ceipts 832 calves and feeders (22% over
600 lbs). Trend: Feeder steers mostly
steady and heifers unevenly, mostly
steady to 2.00 lower. Average weight and
average price in parentheses. Price per
cwt.
FEEDER STEERS; Med./Lge. 1-2: 12
head, 300-400 lb (345) 99-116.00
(108.14 X; 34 head 400-500 lb (454)
80-103.00 (91.42); 40 head, 500-600 lb
(546) 75-89.00 (81.84); 27 head, 600-700 lb
(650) 70-78.50 (74.53); 15 head, 700-800 lb
(747) 69-72.50 (70.23); 5 head, 1000-1100
lb (1057) 65.00. Med./Lge. 3: 18 head,
300-400 lb (372) 83.50-109.00 (93.82); 13
head, 400-500 lb (454) 73-93.00 (84.23); 14
head, 500-600 lb (572) 70-75.50 (73.49); 5
head, 600-700 lb (643) 68.50-73.50 (70.62).
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1-2: 29
head, 300-400 lb (337) 84-95.00 (87.89); 46
head, 400-500 lb (449) 71-91.50 (80.47); 78
head, 500-600 lb (545) 68-78.00 (72.76); 25
head, 600-700 lb (644) 65-72.00 (69.07); 8
head, 700-800 lb (732) 65-69.50 (68.10).
Med./Lge, 3: 19 head, 0-400 lb (369)
74-87.00 (79.84); 34 head, 400-500 lb (443)
68-76.00 (71.72); 16 head, 500-600 lb (536)
66- (69.71); 15 head, 600-700 lb (629)
67- (64.22).
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1-2: 13
head, 400-500 lb (459) 81-89.00 (84.83); 20
head! 500-600 lb (548) 73-83.00 (76.66); 7
head, 600-700 lb (644) 67-76.00 (72 13).
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