Uneven Trends Marked Feeder
Cattle Trade Across Country

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— No clear-cut nationwide trend for feeder calf or yearling prices emerged last week; from area to area, prices bounced on either side of steady money but generally averaged steady to $1 higher.

After several weeks of higher prices, uneasiness crept into the marketplace, particularly late in the week.

Corn, at least for the time being, halted its downward price slide, pens are filling fast at feedyards, and numbers for wheat pastures generally are already bought. Fed cattle struggled during the week and late sales in the high plains ended up around the $69-70 level, $2-3 below the previous week.

Yearlings weighing more than 600 pounds accounted for approximately 34 percent of the week's run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 625 lbs. $63-64, 750-775 lbs. $63.50-66; 600-625 lbs. delivered $64.50-69.50, 800-850 lbs. $66.75-67.50; 725-825 lbs. for December and January delivery $64.50-67.25, 600 lbs. delivered $65.50, 800 lbs. $67.50-68; 750 lbs. for February and March delivery $66, 725-800 lbs. delivered $66-68.50; 775-800 lbs. for April and May delivery $65.50-66.35, 750-800 lbs. delivered $66-67.25; 800 lbs. delivered for June $67.25; heifers, 650-675 lbs. $60; 700 lbs. delivered $64.50; 550 lbs. for December and January delivery $58.50, 575 lbs. delivered $59.50, 700-750 lbs. $63.75-65; 675 lbs. for February and March delivery $61, 700-750 lbs. delivered $62-65.50; 700 lbs. delivered for April and May $63-63.50.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 550 lbs. $63, 725-775 lbs. $65-65.50, 825-850 lbs. $63-65.25; 800 lbs. for December to February delivery $65.90-67, 750-800 lbs. for March to May delivery $63-66.50, mostly $64-65.50; several basis trades 800 lbs. $2 under the May board, seller picks date; heifers, 550 lbs. $56, 600-700 lbs. $60-61.50; 700-800 lbs. for February through June 10 delivery $60-62.50.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 string 550 lbs. $64, 600-640 lbs. $64-66.65, 800-825 lbs. $65-66.50; string 480 lbs. delivered $64, 550-575 lbs. $66.50, few loads 600 lbs. $66; string 850 lbs. delivered for January $66.50; auction, 300-400 lbs. $69.50-77, 400-500 lbs. $64-73.50, mostly $66-71.50, 500-600 lbs. $62.50-71, bulk $64-68, 600-700 lbs. $61.50-69, mostly $63.50-66.50, 700-800 lbs. $63-66.25, 700-800 lbs. $63-66.75, 800-900 lbs. $62.50-66.50; heifers, few loads 550 lbs. $57.25, 710-760 lbs. $62-63, 825 lbs. $63-64; few loads 450 lbs. delivered $58, 525-550 lbs. $58-60.50, 780 lbs. $64.50, 825 lbs. $63-64; 750 lbs. for February delivery $63.50, 725 lbs. for April $62.50; auction, 300-400 lbs. $58.50-65.50, 400-500 lbs. $56.50-62.75, few to $64.50, 500-600 lbs. $56.50-62.25, 600-700 lbs. $58.50-62.85, 700-800 lbs. $60.50-63.75, 800-860 lbs. $60-61.50.

Nebraska: steers, medium and large No. 1 400-500 lbs. delivered $70-76, 500-600 lbs. $66-74, 600-700 lbs. $66-71, 700-800 lbs. $65-70; heifers, 400-500 lbs. delivered $60-66, 500-600 lbs. $58-64, 600-700 lbs. $59-64.

South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 500-600 lbs. $64-70.50, load 644 lbs. $66.50, load 820 lbs. $67.40; heifers, 500-600 lbs. $56-60.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska, Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 480-500 lbs. $69-70, from western North Dakota 450-650 lbs. $63-65; 500-700 lbs. delivered $65.25-69; auction, 300-400 lbs. $71-82, mostly $73-78, 400-500 lbs. $64.50-73, mostly $67.50-73, blacks 420-450 lbs. $73-79, 500-600 lbs. $62-69.50, blacks 510-530 lbs. $70-71, 600-685 lbs. $60.25-68.40, mostly $64.25-68.40, 700-800 lbs. $64.75-68, 800-900 lbs. $65-67.75, 915-970 lbs. $64.85-67; heifers, 450-500 lbs. $58-63, from western North Dakota 475-850 lbs. $56-59; 375 lbs. delivered $63.50, 450-550 lbs. $58.25-63.50; auction, 300-400 lbs. $60.25-65, 400-500 lbs. $56.75-62.50, mostly $58-62.50, blacks 450-500 lbs. $64-65.50, 500-600 lbs. $55.25-62, mostly $57.50-62, blacks 500-575 lbs. $63-66.75, 600-685 lbs. $59.35-65.25, 750-800 lbs. $63.50-67.35, 800-865 lbs. $63.10-67, 930-950 lbs. $60.25-62.25.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 550-600 lbs. $63-64.50, 600-625 lbs. $63-64; auction, 300-350 lbs. $69-71, 350-400 lbs. $65-71, 400-450 lbs. $64-71, thin $71.50-73.25, 450-500 lbs. $64-70.75, 500-550 lbs. $63-68.25, 550-600 lbs. $62.75-65.75, 600-650 lbs. $62.50-65.50, 650-700 lbs. $62.50-65.75, 700-750 lbs. $61.50-66.50, 750-800 lbs. $64.25-66; heifers, 500-550 lbs. $58-58.50, 550-600 lbs. $57-58.50; auction, 300-350 lbs. $54-59, 350-400 lbs. $54.50-61.50, 400-450 lbs. $54-61.50, replacement $62.50, 450-500 lbs. $55-60.50, 500-550 lbs. $55-61.25, replacement $61.50-63, 550-600 lbs. $54-60.50, 600-650 lbs. $56-59.50, replacements $63.25, 650-700 lbs. $54-57.25, 700-750 lb. replacements $63.25.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 600-650 lbs. $60-62, 650-700 lbs. $62; auction, 450-500 lbs. $61-66, 500-600 lbs. $59-63, 600-700 lbs. $55.50-63, 700-800 lbs. $57-63, 800-850 lbs. $$59; heifers, 500-600 lbs. $53-56, 600-650 lbs. $55; auction, 350-400 lbs. $54, 400-500 lbs. $52-56.50, 500-600 lbs. $51.50-55, 600-700 lbs. $48.50-53.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $68-75, 350-400 lbs. $65-72, 400-450 lbs. $63-70, 450-500 lbs. $62-68, 500-550 lbs. $60-66, 550-600 lbs. $59-65, 600-700 lbs. $58-64, 700-800 lbs. $58-64; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $52-57, 350-400 lbs. $51-56, 400-450 lbs. $51-56, 450-500 lbs. $51-56, 500-600 Lbs. $51-56, 600-700 lbs. $52-57, 700-800 lbs. $53-58.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $57-67, several $68-70, 300-400 lbs. $58-66, few $67-70.50, 400-500 lbs. $56-65, some $65.25-66, 500-600 lbs. $55-63, some $64-64.75, 600-700 lbs. $54-63, few $64-64.90, 700-800 lbs. $56-64.50, 800-900 lbs. $54-62.80; large No. 2 Holsteins, 300-400 lbs. $32-36, 400-500 lbs. $30-38, 500-600 lbs. $32-40, 600-700 lbs. $34-40, 700-950 lbs. $36-44.45; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $44-53, 300-400 Lbs. $43-52, few $53-54, 400-500 lbs. $44-53, some $54-56.50, 500-600 lbs. $46-55, few $56-57, 600-700 lbs. $46-55, some $55.50-56.50, 700-800 lbs. $48-56, few $57-58.20.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $60-70, 350-400 lbs. $60-68, 400-450 lbs. $57-65, 450-500 lbs. $55-64, 500-600 lbs. $54-62, 600-700 lbs. $53-60.50, 700-800 lbs. $55-60.50, 800 lbs. $62.45; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $46-55, 350-400 lbs. $46-54, 400-500 lbs. $45-55, 500-600 lbs. $45-53.50, 600-700 lbs. $47-55, 700-800 lbs. $48-55.

Southeastern complex: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $70-80, 250-300 lbs. $65-75, 300-350 lbs. $63-73, 350-400 lbs. $61-71, 400-450 lbs. $57-67, 450-500 lbs. $56-66, 500-550 lbs. $55-64, 550-600 Lbs. $51-61, 600-700 lbs. $50-60, 700-800 lbs. $49-59; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $50-60, 300-400 lbs. $45-58 mostly $48-58, 400-450 lbs. $48-56, 450-500 lbs. $45-55, 500-600 lbs. $45-55, 600-700 lbs. $45-55.