Feeder Cattle Prices Higher
Around The Country Last Week

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 higher across the country last week, instances $2-3 up.

Buyers moved more aggressively than in recent weeks to acquire both calves and yearlings, boosting prices.

The continued downward movement of corn prices provided encouragement along with an upward move in fed cattle prices in major direct areas to $71 for the majority of sales. CME futures prices for feeders in particular jumped sharply late in the week.

The fall run is much in evidence in the southern half of the country, though the northern portion is slow to come to town with most producers still harvesting corn and milo. Although a cold, wet blast hindered progress of some wheat pastures for a couple days, the general trend has pastures improving each day and the first planted pastures nearing the date for turning out cattle.

Yearlings over 600 pounds made up only about 33 percent of the week's receipts with the fall calf run in full swing.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: medium and large No. 1 steers, 670 lbs. $64.50, 700-800 lbs. $60-64.50, load 800 lbs. $61; few 450 lbs. delivered $65, 600-700 lbs. $61.50-64, 700-800 lbs. $60.50-64.75, 800-850 lbs. $60.50-63.90; 800 lbs. for February delivery $63.50; 700-800 lbs. delivered for February and March $63.50-66.50, string 600 lbs. for April $61.75; heifers, 750 lbs. $58; 600-700 lbs. delivered $56-58, 700-775 lbs. $58-62.50; 750 lbs. for March delivery $60.

Oklahoma: medium and large No. 1 steers, 725-775 lbs. $62.25-63, 825-875 lbs. $61-63; 750-800 lbs. for December through January delivery $62.50-63, 750 lbs. for February through March $63-63.35, for April through May $63.80-64.70; heifers, 650 lbs. $56.50, 700-800 lbs. $58.25-59.

Colorado: medium and large No. 1 steers, couple loads 580 lbs. $63, couple loads 620 lbs. $62; 480-525 lbs. delivered $64.50-68.75, 800-875 lbs. $63-64; auction, 300-400 lbs. $64.50-72.50, few to $78.75, 400-500 lbs. $63.50-74.75, mostly $65.50-71, 500-600 lbs. $60.50-68.50, bulk $61.50-65.50, 600-700 lbs. $60-65.50, 700-800 lbs. $60.50-65.50, 800-900 lbs. $59.75-64.25; heifers, couple loads 575 lbs. $58, 750-760 lbs. $60-60.50; 440-485 lbs. delivered $55-61.75, 575-600 lbs. $54.50-56, string 750 lbs. $61; auction, 300-400 lbs. $56-64.50, 400-500 lbs. $53.50-64.75, bulk $55.50-61, 500-600 lbs. $53.50-59, few to $62.50, 600-700 lbs. $54.75-61.50, mostly $56.50-60.50, 700-800 lbs. $57.50-62, 800-900 lbs. $56.25-60.50, few to $64.

Nebraska: medium and large No. 1 steers, 400-500 lbs. delivered $67-74, 500-600 lbs. $64-68, 600-700 lbs. $63-68, 700-800 lbs. $64-69, 800-900 lbs. $64-68, 900-1000 lbs. $62-67; heifers, 400-500 lbs. delivered $58-65,500-600 lbs. $56-62, 600-700 lbs. $59-65, 700-800 lbs. $60-65, 800-900 lbs. $59-64.

South Dakota: medium and large No. 1 steers, 400-500 lbs. $61.75-65.25, 500-600 lbs. $65-68, 650-700 lbs. $59-63; heifers, liberal volume 500 lbs. $57-61.25.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska, and Western North and South Dakota: medium and large No. 1 steers, 475 lbs. delivered $68.50, 525-550 lbs. $65-67.75, 700 lbs. $66.50, from western North Dakota 400-650 lbs. $64-65 725-950 lbs. $60-63; auction, 300-400 lbs. $63-76, mostly $69-76, 400-500 lbs. $61.50-72.50, mostly $65-72.50, blacks 410-425 lbs. $73.50-76, 500-600 lbs. $61.75-66.50, blacks 500-510 lbs. $68-71.25, 600-700 lbs. $61-65.25, Salers 625 lbs. $57.75, 700-800 lbs. $62-67.25, 800-900 lbs. $58-66.75, mostly $63.50-66.75, 940-960 lbs. $63.80-65.10, 1000-1085 lbs. $59.10-62.10; heifers, 575 lbs. delivered $61, load 680 lbs. $65, 750-800 lbs. $59.50-61.50, from western North Dakota 400-550 lbs. $57-59, 600-775 lbs. $55-57, 800-850 lbs. $57; auction, 250-270 lbs. $577-58.75, 300-400 lbs. $52.50-61.50, mostly $55.50-61.50, 400-500 lbs. $52.50-57.75, blacks 420-500 lbs. $59-63, 500-600 lbs. $54-58.50, blacks 515-575 lbs. $59.50-63.40, 600-700 lbs. $54.25-62, mostly $58.10-62, few 725-770 lbs. $58.25-61, 800-900 lbs. $55.25-63.60, mostly $60.60-63.60, few 985 lbs. $56.50.

Montana: medium and large No. 1 steers, 500-550 lbs. for November delivery $63-65, 600-625 lbs. $63-64; auction, 300-350 lbs. $67.50, 350-400 lbs. $63-69, 400-450 lbs. $62.75-70, 450-500 lbs. $62.25-70, 500-500 lbs. $61.25-66.50, 550-600 lbs. $61.75-66, 600-650 lbs. $61-66.25, 650-700 lbs. $62.85-64.50, 700-750 lbs. $61-64, 750-800 lbs. $61.25-63.10; heifers, 500-550 lbs. for November delivery $57-58, 600-625 lbs. $57-58, 750-775 lbs. $57-58.75; auction, 250-300 lbs. $55.50, 300-350 lbs. $54.50, 350-400 lbs. $53.75-60, 400-450 lbs. $52-60.50, 450-500 lbs. $52.75-60.75, replacement $61.50, 500-550 lbs. $54-60.50, replacement $60.50-64.20, 550-600 lbs. $54-59, replacement $62, 600-650 lbs. $54.50-59, replacement $63-63.50, 650-700 lbs. $56-60.50, 700-750 lbs. $56-58.50, 750-800 lbs. $56.25-61.25, replacement $61.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: medium and large No. 1 steers, 500-600 lbs. $56-59, 600-650 lbs. $56-59.50, 700-800 lbs. $57.50-60.50, 800-850 lbs. $58.50; auction, 400-500 55.50-63, 500-600 lbs. $56-58.50, 600-700 lbs. $54.50-59.50, 700-800 lbs. $54-57, 800-850 lbs. $55, 950-1000 lbs. $57; heifers, 500 lbs. $50-53, 600 lbs. $50-53, 750-800 lbs. $56.50, 800-850 lbs. $55-57; auction, 400-500 lbs. $45.50-51.50, 500-600 lbs. $45-53, 600-700 lbs. $45-51, 700-800 lbs. $47.50-52, 800-850 lbs. $47.

Arkansas: auction, medium and large No. 1 steers, 300-350 lbs. $62-68, 350-400 lbs. $61-67, 400-450 lbs. $59-65, 450-500 lbs. $58-64, 500-550 lbs. $56-62, 550-600 lbs. $56-62, 600-700 lbs. $55-61, 700-800 lbs. $55-59; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $50-55, 350-400 lbs. $49-54, 400-450 lbs. $49-54, 450-500 lbs. $49-54, 500-600 lbs. $49-54, 600-700 lbs. $50-55, 700-800 lbs. $50-55.

Kentucky; auction, medium and large No. 1 steers, 200-300 lbs. $54-63, 300-400 lbs. $56-64, some $65-67, 400-500 lbs. $54-62, several $63.50-67.40, 500-600 lbs. $54-62, 600-700 lbs. $53-61, some $62-64, 700-800 lbs. $54-62, some $62.50-62.90, 800-900 lbs. $53-61, several $62-63.60; Holsteins, large No. 2 300-400 lbs. $32-39, 400-500 lbs. $33-43, 500-600 lbs. $35-44, 600-700 lbs. $33.50-42.50, 700-900 lbs. $38-44; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $42-50, 300-400 lbs. $41-50, 400-500 lbs. $43-51, few $52-54.75, 500-600 lbs. $44-53, few $53.75-55.75, 600-700 lbs. $43-52, some $53-54.75, 700-800 lbs. $46-54, several 55-56.70.

Tennessee: auction, medium and large No. 1 steers, 300-350 lbs. $58-68, 350-400 lbs. $57.50-66, 400-450 lbs. $55-63, 450-500 lbs. $53-60, 500-600 lbs. $52-59, 600-700 lbs. $51-59, 700-800 lbs. $53-57, 800-900 lbs. $50-56; heifers, 300-400 lbs. $44-52, 400-450 lbs. $45-51, 450-500 lbs. $44-50.50, 500-600 lbs. $45-53, 600-700 lbs. $45-53.50, 700-800 lbs. $45-52.

Southeastern complex: auction, medium and large No. 1 steers, 200-250 lbs. $68-77, 250-300 lbs. $58-68, 300-350 lbs. $60-71, 350-400 lbs. $54-66, mostly $56-66, 400-450 lbs. $54-64, 450-500 lbs. $53-61, 500-550 lbs. $52-59, 550-600 lbs. $49-57, 600-700 lbs. $48-56, 700-800 lbs. $47-55; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $45-55, 250-300 lbs. $43-51, 300-350 lbs. $47-56, 350-400 lbs. $42-53, mostly $45-53, 400-500 lbs. $42-52, 500-600 lbs. $42-52, 600-700 lbs. $43-52.