Feeder Cattle Prices Firm Up
After Weeks In Downward Trend

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 higher around the country last week, occasionally $2 up after several weeks of lower price trends.

Numbers offered were typical of seasonal supply with only meager receipts at most market centers.

Fed cattle moved $1 higher in a forced affair with a peak of $65 on the High Plains. Packer buyers drug their feet the whole way, and rolled bids back as soon as minimum numbers were secured. Showlists were not cleaned up and a moderate number were carried forward again.

Rain covered substantial portions of the Southwest and Midwest, but amounts in Texas and southern Oklahoma did little more than settle the dust.

Yearlings included in the week's light run accounted for approximately 51 percent of the total.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 525 lbs. $80, 725 lbs. $73, 825 lbs. $70, 900 lbs. $65; 800-865 lbs. delivered $68-73.50; heifers, 475 lbs. $75; 525 lbs. delivered $72.50, 650-725 lbs. $67-71.50.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 700-800 lbs. $70-74, 800-850 lbs. $67.50-71.50; heifers, 675 lbs. $70, 700-750 lbs. $67-68.50.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 string 925 lbs. $70; fob couple loads 775 lbs. delivered $74, couple loads 850 lbs. $69; auction, 420-450 lbs. $95-98, few 530-540 lbs. $93.50; heifers, string 675 lbs. delivered $73, couple loads 725 lbs. $71.25, 800-825 lbs. $67-68; auction, 400-500 lbs. $81.50-87, few 520-570 lbs. $78-85, 600-675 lbs. $70-75.50.

South Dakota: heifers, medium and large No. 1 800-900 lbs. $68-68.50.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska and Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 couple loads 930 lbs. delivered $69.50; 650 lbs. for July delivery $80.25, long string 800 lbs. for September and October delivery $74.75; auction, 420 lbs. $94, 565-570 lbs. $83-84, 665 lbs. $79, 770-890 lbs. $69.50-72; heifers, auction, few 520-625 lbs. $77-79.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 850-900 lbs. $69-71, 900-925 lbs. $68-70; string 925 lbs. for July delivery $72; auction, package 532 lbs. $85, 572 lbs. $86.50, 600-650 lbs. thin $88.50-90, 650-700 lbs. $80-85, thin $87, 700-750 lbs. $76.50-77, lot 852 lbs. $68.75, 900-950 lbs. $66.75-68; heifers, load 700 lbs. $69.50, load 800 lbs. $66; auction, package 660 lbs. $77.50, lot 810 lbs. $69.50.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 865 lbs. delivered $71, 875 lbs. $68.50, 900-925 lbs. $70-71.50; auction, 550-600 lbs. $76-81.50, 625-650 lbs. $76.50-78, 708 lbs. $71, 913 lbs. $71.35; heifers, 750-800 lbs. delivered $68-69; auction, 674 lbs. $68.50, 905 lbs. $64.25, 981 lbs. $61.75.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $93-103, 350-400 lbs. $87-96, 400-450 lbs. $83-92, 450-500 lbs. $79-87, 500-550 lbs. $75-83, 550-600 lbs. $72-80, 600-700 lbs. $70-77, 700-800 lbs. $68-74; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $74-82, 350-400 lbs. $72-80, 400-450 lbs. $70-77, 450-500 lbs. $69-76, 500-600 lbs. $68-75, 600-700 lbs. $64-71, 700-800 lbs. $62-68.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $96-106, 300-350 lbs. $91-101, 350-400 lbs. $84-94, 400-450 lbs. $81-91, few $92-95, 450-500 lbs. $77-87, 500-600 lbs. $76-86, few $88-95, 600-650 lbs. $75-84.50, 650-700 lbs. $70-80, 700-800 lbs. $67-76, 800-900 lbs. $65-73.60; Holsteins, large No.2 400-500 lbs. $65-70, 500-600 lbs. $61-64, 700-900 lbs. $54-56; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $80-90, 300-400 lbs. $75-85, few $86-90, 400-500 lbs. $70-80, some $81-84.50, 500-600 lbs. $68.50-78.50, 600-700 lbs. $65-74.25, 700-800 lbs. $63-71.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-400 lbs. $85-94 few $97, 400-450 lbs. $83-89, 450-500 lbs. $79-86, 500-600 lbs. $75-83, 600-700 lbs. $72-78; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $78-85, 350-400 lbs. $75-81, 400-450 lbs. $72-80, 450-500 lbs. $72-78, 500-550 lbs. $69-76, 550-600 lbs. $68-74, 600-700 lbs. $65-72.

Southeastern complex: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $100-117, 250-300 lbs. $98-112, 300-350 lbs. $85-103, mostly $85-95, 350-400 lbs. $78-88, 400-450 lbs. $75-85, 450-500 lbs. $72-82, 500-550 lbs. $70-80, 550-600 lbs. $68-78, 600-700 lbs. $66-76, 700-800 lbs. $64-72; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $80-93, 250-300 lbs. $74-85, 300-350 lbs. $70-85, mostly $72-82, 350-400 lbs. $68-77, 400-500 lbs. $66-76, 500-600 lbs. $64-75, 600-700 lbs. $60-70.