A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9, 2003
Mineral Wells
Livestock Exchange
Mineral Wells, WV
Report Supplied by Auction
Aug. 2,2003
550 HEAD.
STOCK STEERS M-L 300 AND
UNDER .82-1.12'A, 300-500 LBS.
.85-1.08, 500-700 LBS. .7S-.92, 800 AND
OVER .70-.78; STOCK HEIFERS
GRADE M-L 300 AND UNDER,
1.00-1.04, 300-500 .79-1.00, 500-700
,65-.85'/2,800 AND OVER .S6-.65.
STOCK BULLS GRADE M-L 300
AND UNDER .91-1.07'/2, 300-500 LBS.
J2-.95,500-700.75-.93.
SLAUGHTER BULLS .49-.57.
COWS AND CALVES BY THE
HEAD 550.00-920.00.
FEEDERS: .S6-.72
BRED COWS BY THE HEAD
455.00-620.00, BY THE LB., NONE.
SLAUGHTER COWS HIGH DRESS
.4S-.49, UTILITY .40-.45, CANNER
.30-.36.
LAMBS: NONE.
SHEEP: EWES .SB-.64.
BABY CALVES: 50.00-73.00 HEAD.
HORSES 95.00-370.00 HEAD.
PONIES: 60.00-95.00 HEAD.
HOGS: 200-250 LBS. .40-.54, 300-500
LBS. .31-.35.
MALE HOGS: NONE.
PIGS: 20.00-31.00 HEAD.
GOATS; 36.00-46.00 HEAD.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 500-900 LBS.
.50-.65.
Marshall Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
August 6,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
WEEKLY AUCTION at Marshall,
Aug. 5 FEEDER CATTLE: 86 head
(32 steers, 30 heifers, 24 bulls). Prices
based on in weights.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
400-500 lb 92.50; 600-700 lb 82.00-86.75;
700-800 lb 82.50; 800-900 lb 78.00. Med./
Lge. 2: 400-500 lb 84.50; 500-600 lb 80.00;
600-700 lb 74.00-77.50; 700-800 lb 76.50.
MedTLge. 3: 400-500 lb 69.00; 600-700 lb
50.00. Small 1: 500-600 lb 67.00-69.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: MedTLge. 1:
400-500 lb 79.50-83.00; 500-600 lb 84.00;
700-800 lb 74.50. Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
70.50-73.00; 400-500 lb 70.00-77.50;
600-700 lb 72.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1:
500-600 lb 75.00-76.50; 600-700 lb
73.00-74.00; 700-800 lb 66.75. MedTLge.
2: 300-400 lb 77.50; 400-500 lb
66.50-69.50; 700-800 lb 64.00.
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Staunton Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
August 4,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Staunton,
Aug. 1 FEEDER CATTLE: 480 head
(225 steers, 160 heifers, 95 bulls). Prices
per cwt. based on in weights.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 95.00-107.00; 300-400 lb
90.00- 400-500 lb 90.00-104.00;
500-600 lb 88.00-101.00; 600-700 lb
85.00- 700-800 lb 83.00-91.00;
800-900 lb few 82.50; 1000-1100 lb few
73.00. Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
90.00- 400-500 lb 85.00-95.00;
500-600 lb 85.00-92.00; 600-700 lb
80.00- 700-800 lb 70.00-76.00;
800-900 lb 70.00-72.00. Small 1: 300-400
lb 80.00-89.00; 400-500 lb 78.00-88.00;
500-600 lb 75.00-81.00; 600-700 lb
70.700-76.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: MediLge. 1:
200-300 lb 87.00-94.00; 300-400 lb
85.00- 400-500 lb 85.00-89.00;
500-600 lb 77.00-86.00; 600-700 lb
75.00- 700-800 lb 73.00-81.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90.00-106.00; 400-500 lb
85.00- 500-600 lb 84.00-90.00;
600-700 lb 75.00-85.00; 700-800 lb
65.00-
Virginia Graded Feeder
Cattle Board Sale
Richmond, Va.
August 6,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Virginia Cattlemen’s Association’s
Electronic Graded Feeder Cattle Sale at
Daleville, Aug. 5. Receipts; 1,122 head
(786 steers, 336 heifers). All cattle located
in Buckingham County; Virginia Quality
Assured (VQA), Purple Tag; Source and
Processed Certified. Cattle listed by num
ber of head, grade, weight range, average
weight and price per cwt.
STEER CALVES: 89 head, MedTLge.
1 & 2, 450-550 lbs (495) 114.00; 90 head,
MedTLge. 1 & 2,490-600 lbs (550) 111.25;
86 head, Med./Lge. 1 & 2, 515-600 lbs
(565) 114.25; 84 head, MedTLge. 1,
525-625 lbs (580) 112.50; 76 head, Med./
Lge.l few 2, 565-700 lbs (635) 104.75; 75
head, MedTLge. 1, 600-725 lbs ((655)
98.50; 73 head, MedTLge. 1, 585-750 lbs
(670) 100.00; 72 head, MedTLge. 1,
615-815 lbs (675) 98.00; 70 head, Med./
Lge. 1, 625-750 lbs (690) 104.50; 71 head,
MedTLge. 1,650-750 lbs (700 ) 102.00.
HEIFERS CALVES; 91 head, Med./
Lge. 1, 500-650 lbs (555) 102.50; 89 head,
MedTLge. 1 & 2,450-575 lbs (530) 95.75);
72 head, MedTLge. 1 & 2, 450-550 lb
(465) 99.75; 84 head, MedTLge. 1 few 2,
500-675 lb (600) 94.00.
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Oklahoma Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Oklahoma City, OK
August 6,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCK
YARDS, Weekly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week: Feeder steers
over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heif
ers steady to 2.00 higher. Demand very
good for feeders, especially steers suitable
for northern trade. Steer and heifer calves
and light yearlings steady with good de
mand. Oklahoma has been dry since end
of June but few scattered showers oc
curred last week and front part of this
week. Pattern will turn dry again
Wednesday. Many pastures have deterio
rated rapidly during July and moisture is
badly needed with rainfall totals 12 inches
behind normal in much of the state. Re
ceipts at Oklahoma City some 20,000
above year ago as summer marketings
continue to add to the count due to dry
weather and tremendous market.
Receipts this week 12,870; last week
14,600; last year 6930. Supply consisted of
76% yearlings over 600 lbs; 21% calves;
3% cows bulls. Heifers comprised 26% of
feeder & calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1: CALVES: 330 lbs 125.00;
350-400 lbs (370 lbs) 113.50-118.00
(115.62); 400-500 lbs (450 lbs)
104.50-115.50 (110.49); 500-550 lbs (520
lbs) 98.00-105.00 (100.68); 550-600 lbs
(578 lbs) 91.50-102.75 (97.51), 555 lbs
Fancy 106.50; 600-650 lbs (629 lbs)
91.00- (98.66); 650-700 lbs (663 lbs)
91.00- (95.06); few 700-740 lbs (721
lbs) 87.50; Yearlings; 500-535 lbs (532 lbs)
107.00- 600-700 lbs (650 lbs)
96.00- (98.33); 700-750 lbs (726 lbs)
92.00- (96.15); 750-800 lbs (777 lbs)
90.00- 94.75 (92.83); 800-850 lbs (815 lbs)
89.25-93.50 (92.25); 850-900 lbs (885 lbs)
88.00- (88.62); 900-950 lbs (921 lbs)
86.00-
FEEDER HEIFERs: Medium and
Large 1: CALVES: 350-400 lbs (374 lbs)
96.00-104.50 (101.32); 400-500 lbs (450
lbs) 90.75-98.75 (95.54); 500-600 lbs (550
lbs) 89.25-95.00 (92.77); 600-700 lbs (650
XDILSiF
lbs) 84.25- 92.00 (87.89). YEARLINGS:
550-600 lbs (566 lbs) 94.00-96.00 (95.14);
600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 89.00-94.25 (92.80);
700-750 lbs (706 lbs) 90.50- 92.50 (92.05);
750-800 lbs (772 lbs) 84.00-88.25 (86.83);
800-900 lbs (850 lbs) 82.75-87.75 (84.99);
950-1000 lbs (963 lbs) 80.75-82.25 (81.58);
1025 lbs 80.25.
Kentucky Feeder
Cattle Sales
Lexington, Ky.
August 5,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
BLUE GRASS STOCKYARDS Daily
Auction Report: Receipts: 2,441. Com
pared to Monday: Steer and heifer calves
mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers
steady to firm, instances 1.00 to 2.00 high
er on 6 weight steers. Holsteins steady in a
limited comparison.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1: 300-350 115.00-119.00, 350-400
lbs 108.00-114.00; 400-450 lbs
100.00- 450-500 lbs 98.00-106.00;
500-550 lbs 98.00-108.50, 550-600 lbs
96.00- 600-700 lb calves
90.00- 600-700 lb yearlings
95.50-103.10, including 59 head(Charx
blk) 620 lbs 103.10 & 99 head (mixed) 641
lbs 99.10; 700-800 lbs 85.00-93.95, includ
ing 21 head(bbwf) 715 lbs 93.95, 35
head(bbwf) 775 lbs 91.50 & 27 head(blk-
Charx) 798 lbs 89.80; 800-900 lbs
84.00- including 58 head(bbwf) 858
lbs 90.40; 60 head(bbwf) fancy 903 lbs
88.90. HOLSTEINS: Large 3: 2 head 310
lbs 80.00; 2 head 480 lbs 79.00; 500-600
lbs 80.00- 83.90, including 32 head 564 lbs
83.90; 600-700 lbs 75.00-80.00; 700-800 lbs
69.00- 5 head 864 lbs 65.00; 9 head
1096 lbs 51.85.
BULL CALVES: Medium and Large 1:
300-400 lbs 100.00-111.00; 400-500 lbs
94.00- 500-600 lbs 90.00,100.00;
600-700 lbs 82.00-88.00; 700-800 lbs
74.00- 800-900 lbs 70.00-74.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1: 300-400 lbs 100.00-104.00;
400-500 lbs 87.00- 95.50; 500-600 lbs
85.00- 600-700 lbs 84.00-93.50, in
cluding 98 head (mixed) 676 lbs 90.00;
700-800 lbs 80.00-88.00, including 24
head(blk-Charx) 735 lbs 88.00 & 70
head(blk-Charx) 752 lbs 87.00; 800-900
lbs 79.00-80.00.
National Feeder Cattle
Weekly Review
St. Joseph, Mo.
August 1,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
NATIONAL FEEDER & STOCKER
CATTLE SUMMARY - Week Ending
Aug. 1 —Total Receipts: 375,200; last
week 597,200; last year 238,500. Direct:
137,200; last week 118,500; last year
70,200. Video/Internet: 4,300; last week
261,800; last year 200. Auctions: 233,700,
last week 216,900; last year 168,100. This
week’s reported auction volume included
45 pet over 600 lbs and 43 pet heifers.
Compared to last week, feeder cattle
trended 1.00-3.00 higher. Stocker cattle
sold steady to 3.00 higher, with some iso
lated weakness in drought areas. Feeder
cattle and heavy weight calves bound for
feedlots showed a more consistent trend
as feedlots push to keep pens filled.
Recent advances in the slaughter cattle
market, boxed beef prices, and CME Fu
tures prices, along with corresponding
profits in the industry have helped push
the feeder cattle market higher. The cur
rent finished cattle prices, which are ab
normally high for this time of the year,
has injected much needed equity back
into the cattle industry.
Localized Stocker calf prices tend to be
more dependent on pasture conditions.
Auctions in dry regions reported some re
sistance to higher prices on calves early in
the week, but increasing finished cattle
prices again this week pushed Stocker
prices higher at late week sales even in
those areas. Receipts in dry areas and ad
jacent states continue to increase as pas
ture conditions deteriorate and the cur
rent price structure entices feeders to
markets. Several auctions are running
twice the receipts than they had a year
ago. Volume in the Northern Plains and
mountain states continues at seasonal
lows as these areas enjoy normal pasture
conditions.
Loads of yearlings, that were normally
destined to go directly to feedlots, are
starting to appear at several Midwest auc
tions because of the current price struc
ture.