Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices
Lower Again Across Country

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder steers and heifers sold weak to $3 lower across the country last week, both calves and yearlings sharing in the price decline.

Bad news continues to bombard the agriculture producer, including lower fed cattle prices, big cattle and big carcasses, abundant supplies of market-ready cattle, lower grain prices, and turmoil in the financial world which has dampened demand for agricultural products abroad.

Fed cattle prices wound up generally in the $56-56.50 area, $1 lower than the previous week, and showlists lacked some getting cleaned up.

Spotty rains through the winter wheat and oat pasturing country left many still dry. Rains are desperately needed in these areas soon for a chance at early grazing for the calf crop coming off this fall.

Yearlings weighing over 600 pounds made up approximately 54 percent of the week's run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 500-600 lbs. $69-72.50, 600-700 lbs. $63-68, 700-800 lbs. $65-67, 800-850 lbs. $61-66; 500-600 lbs. delivered $65-74, 650-800 lbs. $68-68.75, 800-900 lbs. $65.50-69.25, 900-950 lbs. $65.75-66.50; 700-800 lbs. for mid-September through November delivery $64,50-70; string 750 lbs. delivered for November $71; several strings sold to be priced on CME board for September through January delivery; heifers, 500-600 lbs. $62-66, 650-750 lbs. $61-64; 600-700 lbs. delivered $65-67.25, 700-800 lbs. $64- 68.75, 800-850 lbs. $65.50-66.75; several loads to be priced on CME board for September and November delivery.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 625-650 lbs. $68-69, 700-775 lbs. $65-68.75, 800-850 lbs. $63.50-66.50, 875-885 lbs. $63-65.50; heifers, 585-610 lbs. $64-64.50, lot fancy 700 lbs. $66, 750 lbs. $61-62, 800 lbs. $61.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 850-875 lbs. $65.50-67; 750-800 lbs. delivered $67-67.75, several loads 900-925 lbs. $63-65; few loads 500-540 lbs. delivered for October and November $78-81; auction, few 370-400 lbs. $83-84, few 425-500 lbs. $75-83, 500-600 lbs. $70-74.75, 600-700 lbs. $65.50-70, 700-800 lbs. $62.75-65.25, 800-900 lbs. $61.50-66.75, 900-1000 lbs. $61-62.25; heifers, few loads 785 lbs. $64.50; several loads 800-850 lbs. delivered $62.50-63.50; few loads 525-550 lbs. delivered for October $67-72; auction, few 350-400 lbs. $72.50-78, few 400-500 lbs. $67-76, 500-600 lbs. $64-70, 600-700 lbs. $63.50-65.25, 700-800 lbs. $61.50-64.25, 800-825 lbs. $61-63.

South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 couple loads 580 lbs. for October 15 delivery $71, load 780 lbs. $67.75, load 825 lbs. $66, string 850 lbs. for September 25 delivery $63.50, load 909 lbs. $62.75; heifers, load and half 560 lbs. for October 15 delivery $65, two loads 650 lbs. $70, two loads 702 lbs. $67.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska and Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 600 lbs. for October delivery $72, 750-900 lbs. $64.50-66, 900-950 lbs. $62.25-62.50; auction, 330 lbs. $86.50, 600-700 lbs. $68-70.75, fancy 720 lbs. $71.60, 730-800 lbs. $65.60-69.60, 800-900 lbs. $63.40-67.60, 900-1000 lbs. $61.80-64.25, 1000-1085 lbs. $59-62.25; heifers, 525-550 lbs. delivered $73-75; 540 lbs. delivered for October $66, 780-825 lbs. $62-64; auction, few 240-330 lbs. $82.50-84.50, 560-570 lbs. $70.50-71, 610-630 lbs. $68.25-69, 650-700 lbs. $65.50-68.25, 700-800 lbs. $63-66.25, 800-900 lbs. $60.60-64.35, 900-980 lbs. $58.85-60.75.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 800-825 lbs. $65-65.50, 850-900 lbs. $62-63.50, 900-950 lbs. $60.50-61; 550 lbs. for October delivery $70, 600-625 lbs. $68-72, 500-550 lbs. for November $76-79; auction, 700-740 lbs. $68.50-69.50, 850-900 lbs. $63.50-64.50, 900-950 lbs. $62.25-63.85; heifers, load 750 lbs. $64.25, 800-850 lbs. $60.50-62, couple loads 900 lbs. $57-58; several loads 525 lbs. for October delivery $64-65, replacements 525-550 lbs. for November $71-73; auction, 700-750 lbs. $61.50-63, 800-850 lbs. $60.75-61.50, 850-900 lbs. $60-62.35.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 825-850 lbs. $61-63, 875 lbs. $58, 950 lbs. $60.50; 850 lbs. delivered $60, 900 lbs. $62-62.50; auction, 350-400 lbs. $74.50, 400-450 lbs. $70, 500-600 lbs. $65-67.50, 700-800 lbs. $58.50-60, 800-900 lbs. $59.50-60; heifers, 775-800 lbs. $59.50-60, 800 lbs. $56, 825 lbs. $59.50; auction, 300-400 lbs. $60.50-64.50, 400-500 lbs. $60-64.50, 500-600 lbs. $58-58.50, 700-800 lbs. $56-60, 800-900 lbs. $56-59.50.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $81-90, 350-400 lbs. $76-84, 400-450 lbs. $72-80, 450-500 lbs. $67-74, 500-550 lbs. $65-72, 550-600 lbs. $63-70, 600-700 lbs. $61-67, 700-800 lbs. $58-64; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $68-75, 350-400 lbs. $65-72, 400-450 lbs. $63-70, 450-500 lbs. $61-67, 500-600 lbs. $59-65, 600-700 lbs. $56-62, 700-800 lbs. $55-61.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $82-92, 300-400 lbs. $75-85, few $86-91, 400-500 lbs. $70-80, few to $82.50, 500-600 lbs. $67-77, several $77.50-79.50, 600-700 lbs. $63-73, 700-800 lbs. $60-68.50, 800-900 lbs. $60-66.05; Holsteins, large No. 2 300-400 lbs. $55-62.50, 400-500 lbs. $55-61.50, 500-600 lbs. $50-58.50, 600-700 lbs. $47-54.50, 700-900 lbs. $47.25- 52.10; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $70-80, 300-400 lbs. $62-72, some $73.50-75, 400-500 lbs. $60-70, 500-600 lbs. $58-68.50, 600-700 lbs. $57-64.50, 700-800 lbs. $54-63.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $80-88, 350-400 lbs. $74-80 few $85, 400-450 lbs. $70-78 few $81, 450-500 lbs. $68-76, 500-550 lbs. $67-74, 550-600 lbs. $64-71 few 73, 600-700 lbs. $60-66.50, few late $57, 700-800 lbs. $58-63.50; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $60-70 few $75, 350-400 lbs. $62-70, 400-450 lbs. $61-69 few $72, 450-500 lbs. $60-66, 500-600 lbs. $57-63, 600-700 lbs. $54-61.50, 700-800 lbs. $54-59.

Southeast complex: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $90-105, 250-300 lbs. $78-90, 300-350 lbs. $75-85, 350-400 lbs. $72-81, 400-450 lbs. $68-78, 450-500 lbs. $64-74, 500-550 lbs. $59-69, 550-600 lbs. $57-67, 600-700 lbs. $54-64, 700-800 lbs. $51-60; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $70-79, 250-300 lbs. $66- 74, 300-350 lbs. $65-72, 350-400 lbs. $63-70, 400-450 lbs. $59-69, 450-500 lbs. $54-64, 500-600 lbs. $53-63, 600-700 lbs. $53-60.