Most Feeder Cattle And Calf
Prices Moved Lower Last Week

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder cattle prices around the country generally turned lower last week. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 lower except in Kentucky, the Southeast, Wyoming and the Northwest, where prices were steady to $2 higher.

Another liberal run of feeder offerings met with a little tougher demand than has been in place since the first of the year. Buyers were watching fed cattle prices struggle with most sales completed at the $60-61 level late in the High Plains. In addition, CME futures contracts on both fed and feeder cattle lost substantial ground. Boxed beef prices came in for a hammering as the supply of beef surpassed demand.

Rain, snow, or ice, depending upon location, moved into some of the wheat and oat pasturing country late in the week to alleviate some of the dry conditions.

Yearlings made up approximately 53 percent of the week's feeder run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 500 lbs. $85, 675 lbs. $73-76, 700-800 lbs. $70-74; 650-675 lbs. delivered $79.50-80, 700-800 lbs. $72-78; 725-800 lbs. for February through June delivery $71-73; 685-775 lbs. delivered March through May $72-74.50; 725-825 lbs. delivered 50 cents to $1 under March through May CME board, 725-775 lbs. even to $1 over March-April, 750 lbs. $1 over August; heifers, 650-725 lbs. $67-70; 600-725 lbs. delivered $68.50-74; 600-725 lbs. for March-April delivery $67.50-70; 525 lbs. delivered for May $72.50, 600-725 lbs. for March through May; 625 lbs. $3.50 under March CME board; 700-725 lbs. delivered March through May $3-4.25 under, 750 lbs. $4.50 under August.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 425 lbs. delivered $99.50, 550 lbs. $83, 600 lbs. $76, 700-750 lbs. $72-75, 800-875 lbs. $68-72; 750-825 lbs. for February delivery $72-73, 750-825 lbs. for March $70.50-73, 750-825 lbs. for April $70.75-72, 800-825 lbs. for May $70-71; 800 lbs. $2 under May CME board; heifers, 425-435 lbs. delivered $90-90.50, 510 lbs. $79.50, 550 lbs. $72, 725 lbs. $68; 725-750 lbs. for March delivery $67.50-69, 750 lbs. for April $68, 725 lbs. for May $67-69, 775 lbs. for July $68.50-69; 725 lbs. $7 under August CME board, for June through August delivery.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 650-685 lbs. delivered $77.50-82, 750-775 lbs. $74.75-75, 800-850 lbs. $71.50-74.50, couple loads 900 lbs. $70; auction, 300-400 lbs. $90-94.50, 400-500 lbs. $85.75-96.75, mostly $87-94.50, 500-600 lbs. $79.50-92, bulk $82-88.50, 600-700 lbs. $73.50-79.50, 700-800 lbs. $71.50-75.50, 800-850 lbs. $69-74; heifers, 650-670 lbs. $72-73; few loads 650 lbs. delivered $73.50, 700-750 lbs. $69.50-70; auction, 300-400 lbs. $80-86, 400-500 lbs. $75.50-84.50, mostly $78-83, 500-600 lbs. $73-82.50, 600-700 lbs. $69.50-75.50, 700-750 lbs. $68.50-74.

South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 part load 530 lbs. $78, 600-700 lbs. $73-81, 700-800 lbs. $73-74, 800-850 lbs. $70-72, 1050 lbs. $63.50; 200 head 700-800 lbs. delivered $74.75; large No. 2 Holsteins, load 850 lbs. $52; heifers, load 547 lbs. $74, part load 613 lbs. $71.50, 700-800 lbs. $65-68, load 923 lbs. $59.75.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska and Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1. 650 lbs. $79, 700-750 lbs. $73.50-76, 800-825 lbs. $69-74; auction, 500-550 lbs. $80-87; heifers, load 520 lbs. delivered $82, couple loads 640 lbs. $72; auction, 400-475 lbs. $77-82, 510 lbs. $75.25, 620-680 lbs. $67.60-69.50, 740-800 lbs. $67.75-71.25, 870-885 lbs. $60.50-64.50.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 550-575 lbs. $80-81, 650-700 lbs. $76-78.50, 700-750 lbs. $72-73.50, 800-850 lbs. $69-72, couple loads 900 lbs. $68; auction, few 350-400 lbs. $98-99, 450-500 lbs. $94-99, 500-550 lbs. $85-94, 550-600 lbs. $82-87.75, 600-650 lbs. $76-81.50, 650-700 lbs. $71.50-77.60, 700-750 lbs. $70-75.25, 750-800 lbs. $70.50-71.75, 800-850 lbs. $67.25-70.50, 900-950 lbs. $63.25-64.75, 950-1000 lbs. $63-66.50; heifers, 520-550 lbs. $76-79.50, load 635 lbs. $71.75; auction, 450-500 lbs. $79.50-85, 500-550 lbs. $76-80, 550-600 lbs. $73-78, 600-650 lbs. $70.75-74.75, 650-700 lbs. $67.75-72.25, 700-750 lbs. $66.25-69.25, 750-800 lbs. $63.50-68.50, 800-850 lbs. $62.50-67.10, package 925 lbs. $64.60.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 450 lbs. $87.50 thin, 600-700 lbs. $72-76, 700-750 lbs. $73-74.50, 800-850 lbs. $68.50-71; 650 lbs. delivered $75, 850-875 lbs. $69-71; auction, 500-600 lbs. $78-85, 600-700 lbs. $73-77, 700-750 lbs. $72.50-75; heifers, 600-700 lbs. $68-70, 775-800 lbs. $67, 800-825 lbs. $65; 750-800 lbs. delivered $66.50-67; auction, 400-500 lbs. $74-79, 500-600 lbs. $70.50-78, 600-650 lbs. $68.50-73, 700-800 lbs. $68-70.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $95-105, 350-400 lbs. $89-98, 400-450 lbs. $84-93, 450-500 lbs. $80-88, 500-550 lbs. $77-85, 550-600 lbs. $74-82, 600-700 lbs. $71-78, 700-800 lbs. $65-72; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $78-86, 350-400 lbs. $75-83, 400-450 lbs. $72-80, 450-500 lbs. $70-77, 500-600 lbs. $68-75, 600-700 lbs. $63-70, 700-800 lbs. $61-67.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $96-106, 300-400 lbs. $93-103, few $105-109.50, 400-500 lbs. $83-93, 500-600 lbs. $73-83, few $84-85, 600-700 lbs. $66-76, 700-800 lbs. $65-73, 800-900 lbs. $62.50-72; large No. 2 Holsteins, 300-400 lbs. $54-64, 400-500 lbs. $50-60, 500-600 lbs. $50-58.50, 600-700 lbs. $49-59.50, 700-900 lbs. $46-55; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $75-85, 300-400 lbs. $71-81, few $82-85, 400-500 lbs. $68-77, few $78-80, 500-600 lbs. $62-72, few $73-74, 600-700 lbs. $60-70, 700-800 lbs. $59-65, few $66-69.95.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $93-106, few $111, 350-400 lbs. $91-102, 400-450 lbs. $85-93, 450-500 lbs. $81-90, 500-550 lbs. $74-83, 550-600 lbs. $70-79, 600-700 lbs. $63.50-74, 700-800 lbs. $62-70.50 few $73, 800-900 lbs. $60-65.50; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $73-84, 350-400 lbs. $72-82, 400-450 lbs. $70-81, 450-500 lbs. $68-78, 500-550 lbs. $66-75, 550-600 lbs. $62-73, 600-700 lbs. $60-68, 700-800 lbs. $58-65.

Southeastern complex: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $105-121, 250-300 lbs. $98-110, 300-350 lbs. $95-105, 350-400 lbs. $90-100, 400-450 lbs. $86-96, 450-500 lbs. $86-89, 500-550 lbs. $77-84, 550-600 lbs. $68-78, 600-650 lbs. $65-75, 650-700 lbs. $61-71, 700-800 lbs. $58-66.50; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $82-92, 250-300 lbs. $78-90, 300-350 lbs. $77-84, 350-400 lbs. $72-82, 400-450 lbs. $70-80, 450-500 lbs. $68-74, 500-550 lbs. $63-71, 550-600 lbs. $60-68, 600-650 lbs. $58-67, 650-700 lbs. $56-66.