Stock Calves Higher Last Week,
Feeders Lower In Most Places

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder cattle prices were mixed around the country last week, steer and heifer calves generally selling firm to $3 higher except in Wyoming where prices ran steady to $3 lower and in Kentucky, steady to $2 off. Yearling steers and heifers were weak to $2 lower.

Calf buyers began to pick up a little steam in securing numbers to stock improving wheat pastures, but yearling buyers couldn't muster much enthusiasm to chase prices while watching fed cattle prices slump back down again. Fed cattle in the High Plains saw the majority of sales around the $61 level.

Continued huge runs of hogs kept their prices in the teens and provided a lot of cheap meat to compete with beef. Mild fall weather covered a large share of the country and producers were not in any hurry to get feeders to town for prices they really don't want to accept.

Yearlings made up approximately 31 percent of the week's run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 550 lbs. $78, 600-675 lbs. $67-71, 800 lbs. $65; 625 lbs. delivered $70, 725-800 lbs. $67.25-71, 800-850 lbs. $66.75-68; heifers, 500 lbs. $72, 600-700 lbs. $64-65; 525 lbs. $68.50, 600-725 lbs. $66-67.50.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 725-775 lbs. $68.50-72, 825 lbs. $67.50, 975 lbs. $61; 750 lbs. for March 1-15 delivery $70.50; Holsteins, large No. 2 750 lbs. $47.50; heifers, 600-700 lbs. $66-69, 765-775 lbs. $61.75-62.50.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 couple loads 460 lbs. delivered $84.35, 550-585 lbs. $73.50-78.25, 650-680 lbs. $72-72.75, 715-785 lbs. $69.50-73.50, couple loads 825 lbs. $68.25; several loads 850 lbs. for February delivery $70; auction, 300-400 lbs. $86-94, few to $98, 400-500 lbs. $76-92.50, mostly $81.50-87.50, 500-600 lbs. $72-78.50, few to $82, 600-700 lbs. $66.50-75, bulk $68.50-75.50, 700-800 lbs. $65-70.50, 800-900 lbs. $64.50-69.50, 900-950 lbs. $62.50-67; heifers, load 535 lbs. $70; load 725 lbs. delivered $66; string 800 lbs. for February delivery $68; auction, 300-400 lbs. $74.50-81, few to $86, 400-500 lbs. $69-79, mostly $71.50-77.50, 500-600 lbs. $65.50-72.50, 600-700 lbs. $65.50-70.50, 700-800 lbs. $63-67.75, 800-875 lbs. $61.50-67.85.

South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 450-500 lbs. $79.25-81, 500-600 lbs. $68-74.50, 600-650 lbs. $67.50-69, load 795 lbs. $66.75, several loads 875 lbs. $66-67; heifers, load 440 lbs. $71, load 538 lbs. $69.50, two loads 625 lbs. $64, load 740 lbs. $64.50.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska, and Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 550-575 lbs. $74-81, 635-675 lbs. $71-72.50; load 625 lbs. delivered $77, 700 lbs. $68; auction, 300-400 lbs. $89-100, mostly $92-100, 400-450 $80.50-93.50, mostly $84.75-90.75, 450-500 lbs. $78.50-89.50, mostly $79.50-84.50, 500-600 lbs. $73-83.75, mostly $73-80, 600-650 lbs. $67.75-78, mostly $68-74, 650-700 lbs. $65.50-72, 700-800 lbs. $64.75-68.75, 800-870 lbs. $65.50-68.80, 900-1050 lbs. $61.50-64.25; heifers, 550 lbs. $69; 590 lbs. delivered $71.70, 600-650 lbs. $65-68.50; auction, 340-400 lbs. $75-83.25, 400-450 lbs. $70-79.75, 450-500 lbs. $68.50-78, mostly $71.50-75.50, 500-600 lbs. $64.50-75.20, mostly $68-71, 600-700 lbs. $63.35-70, 700-800 lbs. $62.75-65.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 550-600 lbs. $76-77, 650-700 lbs. $70-71; auction, 350-400 lbs. $88.50-94.50, 400-450 lbs. $84.50-93, 450-500 lbs. $79-89.50, 500-550 lbs. $74.75-83.50, 550-600 lbs. $72.50-77.75, 600-650 lbs. $70-74.85, 650-700 lbs. $68.25-72.50, 700-750 lbs. $66.75-71, 750-800 lbs. $65.50-70.25, 800-850 lbs. $66.50-70.50, 850-900 lbs. $65-70; heifers, couple loads 500 lbs. $72, 600-650 lbs. $65-66.50; auction, 350-400 lbs. $81.25-86.25, 400-450 lbs. $73-80.50, 450-500 lbs. $72-78.50, 500-550 lbs. $68-74.50, 550-600 lbs. $67-71, 600-650 lbs. $64-67.75, 650-700 lbs. $64-68, 800-890 lbs. $61.50-64.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 600-625 lbs. $70-72, 750-800 lbs. $64-67, 825-870 lbs. $63.75; 825-850 lbs. delivered $66-66.50; auction, 400-500 lbs. $73.25-83, 500-600 lbs. $67.50-78.50, 600-700 lbs. $65.50-70.70, 700-800 lbs. $62-66.25; heifers, 590 lbs. $66, 700-800 lbs. $61; 650 lbs. delivered $65-66, 700-800 lbs. $63-64; auction, 400-500 lbs. $63.50-73.85, 500-600 lbs. $60-68, 600-700 lbs. $57.25-64.50, 700-800 lbs. $55-62.50.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $90-100, 350-400 lbs. $85-94, 400-450 lbs. $80-88, 450-500 lbs. $75-83, 500-550 lbs. $70-77, 550-600 lbs. $66-73, 600-700 lbs. $63-70, 700-800 lbs. $60-66; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $72-80, 350-400 lbs. $67-74, 400-450 lbs. $64-71, 450-500 lbs. $62-68, 500-600 lbs. $60-66, 600-700 lbs. $57-63, 700-800 lbs. $57-62.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $83-93, few $94-99, 300-350 lbs. $85-95, few $96-99.50, 350-400 lbs. $75-85, 400-500 lbs. $71-81, several $82-85.50, 500-600 lbs. $68-78, 600-700 lbs. $61-70, few $71-72.45, 700-800 lbs. $62-70.15, 800-900 lbs. $60-70.45; Holsteins, large No. 2 300-400 lbs. $55-59, 400-500 lbs. $50-59, 500-600 lbs. $49-55, few $56-59, 600-700 lbs. $44-53, 700-900 lbs. $45-52.80; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $65-75, 300-400 lbs. $63-72, few $73-74, 400-500 lbs. $58-68, some $69-70, 500-600 lbs. $57-66, few $67-69.75, 600-700 lbs. $54-62, few $63-65, 700-800 lbs. $52-60, some $61-64.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $88-104, 300-350 lbs. $80-93, 350-400 lbs. $78-91, 400-450 lbs. $74-84, 450-500 lbs. $70-79 few $81, 500-550 lbs. $65-75 few $77, 550-600 lbs. $62-70, 600-700 lbs. $60-67, 700-800 lbs. $58-63; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $66-78, 300-350 lbs. $65-75, 350-400 lbs. $62-75, 400-450 lbs. $60-68 few $73, 450-500 lbs. $58-67, 500-550 lbs. $56-63, 550-600 lbs. $55-62, 600-700 lbs. $55-62.50, 700-800 lbs. $53-57.

Southeastern complex: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $100-120, 250-300 lbs. $90-106, 300-350 lbs. $90-98, 350-400 lbs. $82-95, mostly $85-92, 400-450 lbs. $75-89, mostly $80-87, 450-500 lbs. $70-81, 500-550 lbs. $64-79, mostly $68-78, 550-600 lbs. $58-74, mostly $66-73, 600-650 lbs. $57-67, 650-700 lbs. $53-63; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $75-87, 250-300 lbs. $70-77, 300-350 lbs. $68-78, some to $82, 350-400 lbs. $65-75, some to $78, 400-450 lbs. $64-73, 450-500 lbs. $56-69, mostly $60-69, 500-550 lbs. $58-66, 550-600 lbs. $52-62, 600-650 lbs. $52-62, 650-700 lbs. $50-57.