Most Feeder Cattle Prices
Lower Nationwide Last Week

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 lower around the country last week, instances $2 off. Both calves and yearlings shared in the price decline.

Most buyers have about finished their major quest for grass cattle and have pastures stocked. Meanwhile, feedlot buyers watched values for fed cattle deteriorate some and were in no mood to push very hard with the numbers offered coming off wheat. However, some report the sales off wheat could be nearing completion and the remainder are pretty well picked over.

Fed cattle prices in the High Plains proved disappointing for sellers with prices on most falling back to the $65 level, which was $1 lower than the previous week. Boxed beef prices fell back under $110 late in the week.

Showlists were fairly well cleaned up to keep offerings current. Slaughter under federal inspection continued to run at a good pace with numbers killed close to the 700,000 mark.

Yearlings weighing more than 600 pounds accounted for approximately 53 percent of the week's run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 700-800 lbs. $67-71, 800-825 lbs. $65.25-67; 700-800 lbs. delivered $67-72.50; 750-800 lbs. for July and August delivery $71; 750-800 lbs. delivered for July and August $72-74; heifers, 675-750 lbs. $63-66.50; 675-700 lbs. delivered $66-67.50; 750 lbs. for June delivery $63.50.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 700-775 lbs. $68-71, 800-875 lbs. $64-67.50, 925 lbs. $65; heifers, 675 lbs. $66, 700-725 lbs. $64.50-65, 750-775 lbs. $61-63.50, 800 lbs. $60-62.50; 625 lbs. for August delivery $70.50.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 load 550 lbs. delivered $85, 750-775 lbs. $71.50-73, 800-825 lbs. $68.25-69; auction, few 420-500 lbs. $93-97, 540-600 lbs. $83-91.50, 625-675 lbs. $78.50-86, 700-750 lbs. $70-75.10, few 820-860 lbs. $66-67; heifers, few loads 750 lbs. delivered $67; auction, few 400-470 lbs. $81.50-84.25, 500-550 lbs. $79.50-84, 600-675 lbs. $70-75, 700-750 lbs. $67.75-68.85.

South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 800-850 lbs. $67-70, load 940 lbs. $62.50; heifers, load 600 lbs. $77.50.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska, and Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 auction, 340-370 lbs. $94-98, 425-500 lbs. $85.25-91, 500-535 lbs. $86.25-92, 615-640 lbs. $80-85.25, 675-735 lbs. $67-74, 815-835 lbs. $66-70.50; heifers, auction, 350-430 lbs. $82-85, 450-535 lbs. $75-84.25, 560-585 lbs. $78.50-80.75, 600-680 lbs. $71-79.25, 700-735 lbs. $66-67, 765-800 lbs. $64.10-68.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 string 600 lbs. $85; auction, 550-600 lbs. $80-87, 700-750 lbs. $72.50-75, 750-800 lbs. $67.50-71.75, part load 808 lbs. $70.75; heifers, 575-600 lbs. $75-80; auction, 450-500 lbs. $82.50-83.50, 500-550 lbs. $77-78.50, 550-600 lbs. $75-77.75, 600-650 lbs. $73-76.10, 650-700 lbs. $70.50-74.25, 700-750 lbs. $66-68, 800-850 lbs. $63.25-65.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 750-800 lbs. $68, 850 lbs. $66; auction, 400-500 lbs. $86.50-91, 500-600 lbs. $79.50-82, 600-650 lbs. $76.50-79, 700-800 lbs. $68.50-71.50, 800-900 lbs. $66.50-69.50; heifers, 800-825 lbs. $65; auction, 400-500 lbs. $77-82, 500-600 lbs. $71-75.50, 600-700 lbs. $67.50-68.50, 700-800 lbs. $65-68, 800-900 lbs. $61.50-63.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $95-105, 350-400 lbs. $88-97, 400-450 lbs. $82-91, 450-500 lbs. $79-87, 500-550 lbs. $77-85, 550-600 lbs. $74-82, 600-700 lbs. $71-78, 700-800 lbs. $64-71; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $80-88, 350-400 lbs. $76-84, 400-450 lbs. $72-80, 450-500 lbs. $71-78, 500-600 lbs. $69-76, 600-700 lbs. $63-70, 700-800 lbs. $61-67.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $99-109, 300-350 lbs. $92-101.75, 350-400 lbs. $84-94, 400-500 lbs. $81-91, fancy to $95.50, 500-600 lbs. $73-83, fancy $84-89.50, 600-700 lbs. $66-76, thin $77-79, 700-800 lbs. $64-73.50, 800-900 lbs. $61-68.50; large No. 2 Holsteins 300-400 lbs. $60-72, 400-500 lbs. $63.25-68.25, 500-600 lbs. $52-59.50, 600-700 lbs. $51-57.90, 700-900 lbs. $53-57.90; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $80-90, 300-400 lbs. $75-85, few to $90, 400-450 lbs. $74-84, 450-500 lbs. $70-80, 500-600 lbs. $65-75, thin $76-79.50, 600-700 lbs. $62-70.50, few $71-72.50, 700-800 lbs. $58-65.40.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $97-116, 300-350 lbs. $95-107, 350-400 lbs. $87-100, 400-450 lbs. $82-92, 450-500 lbs. $80-89, 500-550 lbs. $77-87, 550-600 lbs. $73-81, 600-700 lbs. $68-76, 700-800 lbs. $65-70, load 775 lbs. $67.90; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $81-92, 300-350 lbs. $78-90, 350-400 lbs. $75-86, 400-450 lbs. $74-84, 450-500 lbs. $70-80, few $82, 500-550 lbs. $70-78, 550-600 lbs. $65-75, 600-700 lbs. $60-69, 700-800 lbs. $60-67, load 700 lbs. $67.20.

Southeastern complex: steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $105-120, 250-300 lbs. $93-113, 300-350 lbs. $91-101, some $105, 350-400 lbs. $90-100, 400-450 lbs. $82-92, 450-500 lbs. $77-87, 500-550 lbs. $74-84, 550-600 lbs. $71-81, 600-700 lbs. $65-75, 700-800 lbs. $58-69; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $85-96, few $103, 250-300 lbs. $80-90, 300-350 lbs. $78-88, 350-400 lbs. $75-85, 400-450 lbs. $72-82, 450-500 lbs. $69-79, 500-550 lbs. $65-75, 550-600 lbs. $63-73, 600-650 lbs. $61-70, 650-700 lbs. $59-66.