Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices
Worked Lower Again Last Week

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $2 lower across the country last week, instances $3-4 off on calves. Oklahoma City proved to be about the only bright spot with prices for yearlings moving steady to $2 higher.

Buyers had little to get enthused about other than moderately lower corn prices, as fed cattle prices struggled and feedyards refused to chase replacements. Continued hot, dry weather in Texas, southern Oklahoma, and parts of the Southeast plagued producers in those areas.

The major summer grazing areas of the Osage and Flint Hills are still in pretty good shape and continue to catch some rain from time to time. Movement of short season cattle off these areas is in full swing.

Fed cattle prices fought their way back to the $60 level and showlists were nearly depleted. Yearlings made up approximately 51 percent of the week's run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 600-650 lbs. $70-70.50, 700-800 lbs. $66.50-70, few 825 lbs. $64.50; 625-675 lbs. delivered $68-74.50, 700-750 lbs. $68-69.25, 800-875 lbs. $67.50-70.50; heifers, 525-575 lbs. $65.50-67, 600-675 lbs. $63-67.50, 700-775 lbs. $60.50-63; 650-675 lbs. delivered $66.75-67, 700-750 lbs. $64-65.75.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 475 lbs. $81.50, 600-675 lbs. $70.50-72, 700-775 lbs. $69-72, 800-875 lbs. $64.50-70.50, mostly $67-68, 900 lbs. $64; heifers, 475 lbs. $76, 575 lbs. $66, 725-750 lbs. $63-65.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 couple loads 900-950 lbs. delivered $67.50-68.

South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 three loads 625 lbs. for August delivery $80, 850-900 lbs. $69-71; heifers, load 575 lbs. for August delivery $75, 850-900 lbs. $65-66.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska and Western North and South Dakota: 800-975 lbs. $67-67.50; auction, 875 lbs. $65.10, 1000-1050 lbs. $63.25-64.50; heifers, auction, few 715 lbs. $66.50, 900-920 lbs. $62.80-62.85, few 1050 lbs. $59.50.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 several loads 900-925 lbs. $65-66; auction, 600-650 lbs. $74.25-74.50, 650-700 lbs. $71.50-72.50, 700-750 lbs. $70-72.75, 750-800 lbs. $71-73, 800-850 lbs. $64.50-66.75, 850-900 lbs. $64.25-65.75, 900-920 lbs. $64.25-64.75; heifers, couple loads 850 lbs. $63; auction, package 575 lbs. $70.50, 600-650 lbs. $69.75-72.50, 650-700 lbs. $69.25-73, 750-800 lbs. $64.50-68, 800-850 lbs. $64.75-66, package 945 lbs. $60.25.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 620 lbs. $72; 850 lbs. delivered $64-66; auction, 573 lbs. $80, 638 lbs. $72.50, 700-800 lbs. $63-65, 873 lbs. $63, 900-950 lbs. $60.25-63; heifers, 570 lbs. $66; 800-825 lbs. $62-64; auction, 400-450 lbs. $79-81, 550-570 lbs. $67.75, 600-700 lbs. $60-63.50, 700-800 lbs. $57-60.90, 838 lbs. $58.50.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $81-90, 350-400 lbs. $77-85, 400-450 lbs. $73-81, 450-500 lbs. $70-77, 500-550 lbs. $68-75, 550-600 lbs. $66-72, 600-700 lbs. $63-70, 700-800 lbs. $62-68; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $72-80, 350-400 lbs. $68-75, 400-450 lbs. $65-72, 450-500 lbs. $64-71, 500-600 lbs. $63-70, 600-700 lbs. $60-66, 700-800 lbs. $58-64.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $80-90, 300-350 lbs. $75-83.50, 350-400 lbs. $70-79, 400-500 lbs. $69-78, few $79-84, 500-600 lbs. $67-76, few $77-81, 600-700 lbs. $64-73, few $74-79.50, 700-800 lbs. $64-71.85, 800-900 lbs. $60.50-68.10; Holsteins, large No. 2 300-400 lbs. $55-65, few $70-73, 400-500 lbs. $53-63, 500-600 lbs. $51.75-59, 600-700 lbs. $48-55, 700-900 lbs. $47-55; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $73-80, 300-350 lbs. $70-76, 350-400 lbs. $65-73, 400-500 lbs. $63-71, few $72-73, 500-600 lbs. $62-70, few $71-72, 600-700 lbs. $58-67, few $68-69.50, 700-800 lbs. $58-65.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $73-83, 350-400 lbs. $73-81, 400-450 lbs. $70-77, 450-500 lbs. $68-75, 500-550 lbs. $65-74, 550-600 lbs. $64-72, 600-700 lbs. $63-70, 700-800 lbs. $63-69; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $64-73.50, 350-400 lbs. $63-71, 400-450 lbs. $62-69, 450-500 lbs. $63-71, 500-550 lbs. $62-69, 550-600 lbs. $58-65, 600-700 lbs. $57-64.50, 700-800 lbs. $53-60.

Southeastern complex: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $90-103, 250-300 lbs. $84-93, 300-350 lbs. $80-89, 350-400 lbs. $75-85, 400-450 lbs. $69-79, 450-500 lbs. $67-77, 500-550 lbs. $65-75, 550-600 lbs. $61-71, 600-650 lbs. $61-69, 650-700 lbs. $57-67, 700-750 lbs. $58-65, 750-800 lbs. $54-64; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $70-80, 250-300 lbs. $68-77, 300-350 lbs. $66-73, 350-400 lbs. $64-72, 400-450 lbs. $63-70, 450-500 lbs. $58-67, 500-600 lbs. $56-66, 600-700 lbs. $55-67.