Nation’s Feeder Cattle, Calf
Prices Higher Again Last Week

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Prices for feeder cattle and calves were higher across the country again last week. Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-3 higher for the most part.

Prices were fueled from several sources, including continued price gains for fed cattle, which saw a $4 jump with most sales in the High Plains at $63. Higher prices also developed for CME futures contracts, and more rain fell through some of the wheat and oat pasturing regions.

Boxed beef prices were in the neighborhood of $6 higher during the week to help spur the fed cattle market as supplies are reportedly tighter.

Producers in the Midwest were busy with fall harvest and the annual feeder runs in that region still haven't gotten underway. About the only negative to be found was in the sharp price jump for corn, which will impact feeding costs.

Yearlings weighing more than 600 pounds made up approximately 37 percent of the week's run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 300 lbs. $84-92, 600-700 lbs. $69-72, 700-800 lbs. $67-68.50, 850 lbs. $62; 575 lbs. delivered $72, 700-800 lbs. $67.50-71, 850-900 lbs. $64.50-70; 700-800 lbs. for November delivery $69-70; 650-750 lbs. delivered for November and December $72-74.50, 775 lbs. for February through April $72.50-74; 775 lbs. based at $1 under the March CME board; 700 lbs. delivered $1.50 over the November CME board; heifers, 300 lbs. $77, 625-725 lbs. $62-65; 700-775 lbs. delivered $68.25-71; 650-725 lbs. delivered for November $63.50-65.50, 700 lbs. for March $71 for March; 700 lbs. delivered, based at $5 under January CME board.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 700-775 lbs. $64.50-70, 800 lbs. $64-66; 800 lbs. for late November delivery $68.50; 800 lbs. based at $3 off the CME board for early November delivery; heifers, 685-725 lbs. $62.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 few loads 650-725 lbs. $69-70, string 900 lbs. $62.50; 575-625 lbs. delivered $77.50-78.25, few loads 825 lbs. $69; auction, 300-400 lbs. $84.50-91.75, 400-500 lbs. $75.50-92, bulk $77.50-84.50, 500-600 lbs. $71.25-81.50, mostly $73.50-78, 600-700 lbs. $66.50-75, 700-800 lbs. $65.50-70.50, 800-900 lbs. $63.50-68.50, few to $70.50, 900-1000 lbs. $60-68, mostly $63-66.50; heifers, few loads 600 lbs. $65; 550-600 lbs. delivered $71.50-72.50; auction, 300-400 lbs. $70-78, 400-500 lbs. $67-77, mostly $68.50-74, 500-600 lbs. $64.50-73, 600-700 lbs. $63-68, 700-800 lbs. $62.50-68.85, 800-875 lbs. $62-65.60.

South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 600-625 lbs. $73-74, 650-700 lbs. $72.25-73.50, 750-800 lbs. $70-72; heifers, 620 lbs. $70, 700-750 lbs. $67-69, 825 lbs. $66.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska, and Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 500-550 lbs. $75-79, 600-625 lbs. $72, 875-900 lbs. $64-67; string 860 lbs. delivered $69.75; auction, 335 lbs. $96, 350-400 lbs. $86-97, 400-500 lbs. $75.50-90, mostly $83-88, 500-600 lbs. $72.25-82.25, mostly $76-82, 600-700 lbs. $67-75.50, 700-800 lbs. $67.25-76.50, 800-900 lbs. $62.50-73.50, mostly $66-70, 900-975 lbs. $63-67, 1035-1100 lbs. $60.25-62.80; heifers, 490 lbs. $74, 600 lbs. $67, 700-800 lbs. $64-65; string 800 lbs. delivered $66.50; auction, 335-350 lbs. $79.25-82, 350-400 lbs. mostly $79.25-80.75, 400-450 lbs. $70.50-78.50, 450-500 lbs. $65.50-76.50, 500-550 lbs. $65.25-72.25, 550-600 lbs. $63.50-70.75, 600-700 lbs. $63.50-71.10, 700-800 lbs. $64.75-70, 800-900 lbs. $62.50-66.90, 900-900 lbs. $61-63.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 475 lbs. $78.50, 525-575 lbs. $75-76, 600-650 lbs. $72-75; couple loads 550 lbs. for November delivery $76, 625-650 lbs. $72; auction, 345 lbs. $85.50, 400-450 lbs. $80-84.50, 450-500 lbs. $76.25-82.50, 500-550 lbs. $72-77.50, 550-600 lbs. $71.50-77, 600-650 lbs. $70.50-76.75, 650-700 lbs. $70-75, 700-750 lbs. $68-71.50, 750-800 lbs. $65.50-70.60, 800-850 lbs. $65-69.50, 850-900 lbs. $63.50-66.50, 900-950 lbs. $62.50-66.75, 950-1000 lbs. $60.50-62.50; heifers, 500-550 lbs. $70-70.50, 600-650 lbs. $67-69; 550 lbs. for November delivery $70, 600-625 lbs. $68; auction, 340-385 lbs. $75.50-78, 400-450 lbs. $69-76.50, 450-500 lbs. $67-73, 500-550 lbs. $65-72, 550-600 lbs. $63-69.35, 600-650 lbs. $65-69, 700-750 lbs. $63.10-65.75, 750-800 lbs. $62.50-63.50, 800-850 lbs. $60.50-65.50, 850-900 lbs. $60.25-64.75.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 850 lbs. $62-64, 925 lbs. $61; auction, 400-500 lbs. $72-78, 500-600 lbs. $69-76.50, 600-700 lbs. $63-69, 700-800 lbs. $59-65, 800-900 lbs. $57-62; heifers, 775-825 lbs. $58-61; auction, 400-500 lbs. $62-67.50, 500-600 lbs. $61-65, 600-700 lbs. $55-61, 819-883 lbs. $52.50-56.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $82-91, 350-400 lbs. $79-87, 400-450 lbs. $76-84, 450-500 lbs. $72-79, 500-550 lbs. $69-76, 550-600 lbs. $66-72, 600-700 lbs. $63-70, 700-800 lbs. $60-66; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $67-74, 350-400 lbs. $65-72, 400-450 lbs. $63-70, 450-500 lbs. $61-67, 500-600 lbs. $60-66, 600-700 lbs. $57-63, 700-800 lbs. $56-62.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $78-88, 300-400 lbs. $73-83, few $84-87.50, 400-500 lbs. $70-78, few $80-83, 500-600 lbs. $66-76, few $77-81.30, 600-700 lbs. $64-73, 700-800 lbs. $60-69.95, 800-900 lbs. $59-67.15; Holsteins, large No. 2 300-400 lbs. $54-64, few $67, 400-500 lbs. $51.50-61.50, few $66, 500-600 lbs. $48-58, 600-700 lbs. $43-51.80, 700-900 lbs. $48.50-50.50; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $64-74, 300-400 lbs. $63-73, few $74-76, 400-500 lbs. $60-67, few $68.70, 500-600 lbs. $58-67, 600-700 lbs. $54-62, few $63-64.50, 700-800 lbs. $52-60, few $61-64.10.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $78-88, 350-400 lbs. $75-85 few $88, 400-450 lbs. $74-82, 450-500 lbs. $68-78, 500-550 lbs. $65-73, 550-600 lbs. $63-71, 600-700 lbs. $60-68, 700-800 lbs. $58-63.50; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $65-74, 350-400 lbs. $60-69, 400-450 lbs. $60-67, 450-500 lbs. $58-66, 500-550 lbs. $57-64, 550-600 lbs. $57-62, 600-700 lbs. $55-61.

Southeastern complex: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $96-108, 250-300 lbs. $85-95, 300-350 lbs. $79-95, 350-400 lbs. $75-85, 400-450 lbs. $70-80, few $84, 450-500 lbs. $68-78, 500-550 lbs. $65-75, 550-600 lbs. $58-68, 600-650 lbs. $56-66, some to $69, 650-700 lbs. $55-65, 700-800 lbs. $53-64; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $68-78, 250-300 lbs. $65-75, 300-350 lbs. $64-74, 350-400 lbs. $62-72, 400-450 lbs. $58-68, 450-500 lbs. $56-66, 500-550 lbs. $54-64, 550-600 lbs. $52-62, 600-700 lbs. $52-60.