Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices
Turned Higher Again Last Week

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 higher around the country last week, some $3 up as buyers aggressively sought numbers. Less expensive grain and good wheat pastures in many areas were the major factors encouraging buyers.

Fed cattle prices held at $72 in the Southern Plains, but the Northern Plains saw prices as high as $75 for offerings grading high percentage choice. Numbers of feeders sold this week reached mammoth proportions as the fall run reached full swing. In fact, numbers on this particular report are the largest for any week since mid-November, 1986.

Many feedlots are filling fast. Yearlings weighing over 600 pounds made up approximately 35 percent of the run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers: medium and large No. 1 string 550 lbs. $64.25, 600-700 lbs. $62-66, 700-800 lbs. $62-66.50, 800-850 lbs. $63.50-64.50; 600-700 lbs. delivered $63.50-67, 700-800 lbs. $62.25-68, 800-825 lbs. $63; 650-750 lbs. for December and January delivery $65-66, few 800-850 lbs. $65.75, 700-800 lbs. for March and April $65.25-67, 800-850 lbs. $64-64.50, few 750-775 lbs. for May $65.50; 700-800 lbs. delivered for December and January $64.50-67, 700-800 lbs. February and March $65.50-68, April and May $66.50-68.75; heifers, 500-600 lbs. $56-62, 700-750 lbs. $58; 550-700 lbs. delivered $58.50-62, 700-800 lbs. $58-60.50; 600-700 lbs. delivered December and January $58.50-65.25, 700-800 lbs. February and March $63.75-65.50, few 725 lbs. May $64.25.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 575-600 lbs. $64-67, 720-775 lbs. $64-66; 750-800 lbs. for December and January delivery $65-65.75, 725-800 lbs. February and May $63-66.25, numerous loads 800 lbs. May delivery $2 back of the board, settlement date at seller's discretion; heifers, 540 lbs. $55-56, 650 lbs. $60, 750-775 lbs. $58-59.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 load 680 lbs. $67, load 780 lbs. $63; 525-580 lbs. delivered $65-66.50, 615-625 lbs. $64-67, string 825 lbs. $64.50; 800 lbs. for January and February delivery $65.25-66; auction, 300-400 lbs. $70-78, 400-500 lbs. $65.50-74.50, mostly $67-72.50, 500-600 lbs. $62.50-69.75, mostly $63.50-67.50, 600-700 lbs. $62-68, 700-800 lbs. $63-67.75, 800-900 lbs. $63-65.75; heifers, load 590 lbs. $58, couple loads 775 lbs. $62.50; 520 lbs. delivered $60.25, 550-580 lbs. $59-61, few loads 800 lbs. $62; 700-750 lbs. for January through March delivery $63-65 both delivered and f.o.b.; auction, 300-400 lbs. $57-62, few to $66, 400-500 lbs. $55.50-62, 500-600 lbs. $54.75-62.75, mostly $55.50-61, 600-700 lbs. $56.50-62, 700-800 lbs. $60.50-64.

Nebraska: steers, medium and large No. 1 400-500 lbs. delivered $70-77, 500-600 lbs. $67-74, 600-700 lbs. $65-71, 700-800 lbs. $65-71, 800-950 lbs. $65-70; heifers, 400-500 lbs. delivered $61-67, 500-600 lbs. $60-66, 600-700 lbs. $62-68, 700-800 lbs. $63-68.

South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 500-550 lbs. $64.50-72, 550-600 lbs. $70-71.50, 700-750 lbs. $68-68.50, load 928 lbs. $67.80; heifers, 450-500 lbs. $57-63, string 730 lbs. $64.10.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska and Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 500-600 lbs. $63-65.50; 625-775 lbs. delivered $62.25-67; others from western North Dakota 500-675 lbs. $62-65 f.o.b.; auction, 300-400 lbs. $69-81.50, mostly $75.75-81.50, 400-450 lbs. $64.50-75, mostly $71.50-75, 450-500 lbs. $65-71, blacks 450-470 lbs. $71-74.50, 500-600 lbs. $62-69.75, blacks 520-565 lbs. $66.50-70.25, 600-700 lbs. $61.50-69.25, 700-800 lbs. $63.75-68.10, 800-900 lbs. $61.35-68.25, 900-1000 lbs. $61.25-67.50, 1000-1065 lbs. $59.50-64.30; heifers, 450-575 lbs. $57.50-60; 550-775 lbs. delivered $61-62; others from western North Dakota 500-625 lbs. $55-59 f.o.b., 775-825 lbs. $57-61; auction, 300-400 lbs. $57-67.75, mostly $62.50-67.75, 400-500 lbs. $55.50-63.50, mostly $58-63.50, blacks 425-500 lbs. $64-68.50, 500-600 lbs. $54.25-62.25, mostly $59-62.25, blacks 515 lbs. $65, 665-675 lbs. $64.25-64.50, 700-800 lbs. $56.25-65.50, mostly $63.50-65.50, 800-900 lbs. $61.75-67.10, 920-935 lbs. $60-64.50, 990-1000 lbs. $56-59.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 500-550 lbs. $63.50-66, 550-600 lbs. $62-64, 600-650 lbs. $63-65; auction, 300-350 lbs. $65-71, 350-400 lbs. $64-71.10, 400-450 lbs. $64-70.50, thin $71, 450-500 lbs. $64-70, thin $71, 500-550 lbs. $62.50-69.50, full $60-61.50, 550-600 lbs. $62.50-66.75, 600-650 lbs. $62-66.10, 650-700 lbs. $62-66.25, 700-750 lbs. $62-65.25, 750-800 lbs. $62.60-66.50, 800-850 lbs. $62-65.50, 850-900 lbs. $61.75-64.75; heifers, 500-550 lbs. $58-58.75, replacements $70, 550-600 lbs. $57-59.50, 600-650 lbs. $57-58.50; auction, 300-350 lbs. $54.50-61, 350-400 lbs. $54.50-60.50, 400-450 lbs. $54.50-61, replacements $61.50-62, 450-500 lbs. $54-61, replacements $61.50-62, 500-550 lbs. $54-60, replacements $61.50-63, 550-600 lbs. $54.50-59.50, replacements $62.50, 600-650 lbs. $55.25-58.75, 650-700 lbs. $54.25-61, 700-750 lbs. $61-61.70.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 600-650 lbs. $59-60, 700-800 lbs. $59-60, 800-850 lbs. $59.50-61; auction, 450-500 lbs. $59-62, 500-600 lbs. $59-63.50, 600-700 lbs. $58-64, 700-750 lbs. $58-63, 800-900 lbs. $60.50-61; heifers, 550-600 lbs. $54-55, 600-650 lbs. $55, 800-850 lbs. $57; auction, 400-500 lbs. $47.50-52, 500-600 lbs. $49.50-56, 600-700 lbs. $49-56, 700-800 lbs. $52.50-53.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $66-75, 350-400 lbs. $65-74, 400-450 lbs. $64-71, 450-500 lbs. $61-69, 500-550 lbs. $60-67, 550-600 lbs. $59-65, 600-700 lbs. $59-64, 700-800 lbs. $59-65; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $52-57, 350-400 lbs. $52-57, 400-450 lbs. $52-58, 450-500 lbs. $52-57, 500-600 lbs. $52-58, 600-700 lbs. $52-57, 700-800 lbs. $53-58.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $56-65, some $66-70, 300-400 lbs. $58-66, some $67-71, 400-500 lbs. $56-65, 500-600 lbs. $55-63, 600-700 lbs. $55-64.50, 700-800 lbs. $56-64.70, 800-900 lbs. $55-64.30; Holsteins, large No. 2 300-400 lbs. $29-36, 400-500 lbs. $34-42.50, 500-600 lbs. $34-40, 600-700 lbs. $34.25-39.75, 700-900 lbs. $34-42; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $40-50, 300-400 lbs. $43-52, some $53-55, 400-500 lbs. $44-53.50, few $54-55, 500-600 lbs. $45-54, some $55-56.50, 600-700 lbs. $46-55, 700-800 lbs. $46-54.90.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-400 lbs. $61-71, 400-450 lbs. $57-66, 450-500 lbs. $55-63.50, 500-600 lbs. $54-62, 600-700 lbs. $52-60, 700-800 lbs. $54-60, 800-900 lbs. $54-60, load 800 lbs. $62.10; heifers, 300-400 lbs. $46-54, 400-500 lbs. $45-53.50, 500-600 lbs. $46-54, 600-700 lbs. $47-55, 700-800 lbs. $48-54.50.

Southeastern complex: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $68-78, 250-300 lbs. $63-73, 300-350 lbs. $62-72, 350-400 lbs. $60-70, 400-450 lbs. $58-67, 450-500 lbs. $56-66, 500-550 lbs. $55-63, 550-600 lbs. $51-61, 600-650 lbs. $54-59, 650-700 lbs. $50-58, 700-750 lbs. $50-57, 750-800 lbs. $46-55; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $50-59, 250-300 lbs. $47-56, 300-350 lbs. $47-57, 350-400 lbs. $46-56, 400-450 lbs. $48-57, 450-500 lbs. $45-55, 500-600 lbs. $48-55, 600-700 lbs. $45-55.