Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices
Little Changed At Thanksgiving

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder steers and heifers were generally steady on limited offerings during last week’s holiday-shortened period. Calves sometimes found a firmer undertone as buyers were stocking winter pastures.

Fed cattle prices jumped back to the $62 level for most sales in the High Plains while CME futures prices took a sharp turn to the upside. Boxed beef failed to keep pace, however. Huge kills of slaughter hogs are keeping an abundant supply of pork in the meat channels and possibly limiting any price gains for cattle.

Unseasonably warm weather encompasses a large share of the country and provides good growing conditions for winter pastures.

Yearlings weighing more than 600 pounds accounted for approximately 43 percent of the week's run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 550 lbs. $76, 675-800 lbs. $66-70, 825 lbs. $64; 700-800 lbs. delivered $68-71.75, 800-850 lbs. $64-67; 425 lbs. for January delivery $90.75, 725-750 lbs. for March through May $69-71; heifers, 675 lbs. $64; 675-750 lbs. delivered $62-66; 550 lbs. for May delivery $70.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 few loads 650 lbs. delivered $72, few loads 875 lbs. $67; auction, few 350-400 lbs. $84.50-93, 400-500 lbs. $79.50-92, mostly $81.50-87, 500-600 lbs. $68.50-79.50, mostly $71.50-76.50, 600-700 lbs. $65-74, mostly $67.50-72, 700-800 lbs. $66.50-73.50, 800-900 lbs. $64.50-68.50; heifers, few loads 625 lbs. $68 delivered; auction, 300-400 lbs. $76-88, 400-500 lbs. $70.75-78, 500-600 lbs. $65- 74, mostly $67.50-71.50, 600-700 lbs. $64-70, 700-800 lbs. $61.75-68.25, 800-900 lbs. $60-64.50.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska, Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 590 lbs. $75; auction, 300-400 lbs. $89.50-100, mostly $85-93, 400-450 lbs. $84.50-90.75, 450-500 lbs. $75-89.25, mostly $83-87, 500-550 lbs. $69.50-79.50, fancy $80.60-83.75, 550-600 lbs. $67.75-79.75, 600-650 lbs. $67.25-74.50, fancy 615 lbs. $78, 650-700 lbs. $62.75-71.75, 700-800 lbs. $67.50-69, 830-870 lbs. $65.50-69, 900-980 lbs. $62.50-64.25, 1000-1050 lbs. $62.85; heifers, auction, 340-400 lbs. $75-83, 400-450 lbs. $71.50-79.50, 450-500 lbs. $67.50-75.50, fancy $76-78, 500-550 lbs. $65.25-72.50, fancy $73-75.20, 550-600 lbs. $65.50-72.60, 600-700 lbs. $63.35-64.75, 730-800 lbs. $63-65, 830-900 lbs. $63.25-65.25, 900-920 lbs. $60.50-63.30.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 couple loads 650-675 lbs. $70-71.50; auction, 350-400 lbs. $93-100, 400-450 lbs. $81.50-92, 450-500 lbs. $80-90, 500-550 lbs. $73.75-80.50, 550-600 lbs. $71.50-76.50, 600-650 lbs. $69.75-74.50, 650-700 lbs. $69.50-72.75, 700-750 lbs. $68.75-70.35, few 750-800 lbs. $65.50-67.50, 850-900 lbs. $64.25-66.25, package 930 lbs. $63; heifers, string 625 lbs. $66; auction, 400-450 lbs. $76.75-78, 450-500 lbs. $71-78, 500-550 lbs. $69.25-72.50, 550-600 lbs. $67-70.50, 600-650 lbs. $66.50-69, 650-700 lbs. $65-67.75, 750-800 lbs. $59.50-60.50, 800-850 lbs. $58-60.75, package 920 lbs. $60.50.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 500-550 lbs. $79-80, 600 lbs. $73, 700 lbs. $70-71, 850-875 lbs. $65 early; auction, 700-750 lbs. $60-64.50; heifers, 450-500 lbs. $72, 600-650 lbs. $66-68, 825 lbs. $63 early; auction, 500-550 lbs. $62-64.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $90-100, 350-400 lbs. $86-95, 400-450 lbs. $83-92, 450-500 lbs. $77-85, 500-550 lbs. $72-80, 550-600 lbs. $68-75, 600-700 lbs. $64-71, 700-800 lbs. $64-67; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $73-81, 350-400 lbs. $69-76, 400-450 lbs. $66-73, 450-500 lbs. $64-71, 500-600 lbs. $62-68, 600-700 lbs. $58-64, 700-800 lbs. $58-63.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $84-94, few $95-99, 300-400 lbs. $80-90, 400-500 lbs. $71-81, few $82-85, 500-600 lbs. $66-76, few $77-79.50, 600-700 lbs. $61-69, 700-800 lbs. $60-67, 800-900 lbs. $61-67.90; Holsteins, large No. 2 300-400 lbs. $55-62, 400-500 lbs. $52-61, 500-600 600 lbs. $53-57.25, 600-700 lbs. $51-53, 700-900 lbs. $44-48.75; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $62-69, 300-400 lbs. $62-70, few $71-75, 400-500 lbs. $61-70, few $71-72, 500-600 lbs. $57-66, 600-700 lbs. $55-62, few $63-65, 700-800 lbs. $54-61, few $62-63.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $75-87, 350-400 lbs. $75-83, few $88, 400-450 lbs. $73-82, 450-500 lbs. $70-78, 500-550 lbs. $60-69, 550-600 lbs. $60-67, 600-700 lbs. $57-63, 700-800 lbs. $56-65; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $64-73, 350-400 lbs. $62-71, 400-450 lbs. $62-68, 450-500 lbs. $60-65, 500-550 lbs. $57-63, 550-600 lbs. $54-60, 600-700 lbs. $50-56.