Check out these prices from the Tulsa STockyard this past Monday:
notice the prices for the stocker feeders...
low, low...
Oklahoma City, OK Mon Dec 8, 2008 USDA-OK Dept Ag Mkt News
Tulsa Stockyards, Tulsa, OK.
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Mon 12/08/2008.
Receipts: 2909 Last Week: 2284 Year Ago: 300
Compared to last week:
No.1 stocker steers 6.00-8.00 lower, feeders steers
3.00-5.00 lower. No.1 stocker heifers and feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 lower.
Demand moderate to good on better cattle. Weigh-ups mostly average to full
especially on fleshy calves. Weather conditions good, but deteriorating in
latter week. Receipts included 48 percent steers, 38 percent heifers, 14
percent bulls, with 26 percent of feeder cattle over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows
sold 3.00-5.00 lower, bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 402 cows and bulls sold with
43 percent going to packers.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 310-340 324 113.00-123.00 117.94
32 353-388 376 106.00-118.00 109.25
38 400-445 420 98.00-108.00 101.60
89 450-498 474 90.00-99.00 93.71
3 477 477 87.50 87.50 Fleshy
88 500-548 519 86.00-96.50 89.76
41 553-598 579 84.50-89.00 86.61
37 605-644 618 80.50-83.50 82.10
5 630-645 642 76.50-79.50 78.91 Fleshy
49 668-693 683 77.25-82.00 80.02
10 705-740 712 82.00-84.50 83.25
8 766-768 766 83.00-84.50 84.12
3 855-895 878 80.50-82.50 81.82
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 240 240 103.00 103.00
8 319-345 326 85.00-106.00 90.06
20 353-398 375 84.50-107.00 96.86
23 400-445 419 83.00-97.00 92.65
10 450-467 459 80.00-90.50 86.71
5 529 529 83.00 83.00
10 600-634 620 74.50-79.50 76.94
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 442 442 93.50 93.50
17 460-499 488 86.50-90.50 88.43
9 523-545 532 79.00-85.00 82.44
15 550-595 564 77.00-82.50 79.83
14 615-632 623 74.00-80.50 78.73
15 653-693 670 72.00-76.00 75.08
12 700-735 720 70.00-79.00 74.75
9 750-790 769 64.00-72.00 66.56
4 999 999 58.00 58.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 508-523 514 70.00-82.00 77.51
3 580-593 589 73.50-75.00 73.99
5 630-633 632 65.00-70.50 68.30
4 655-690 674 64.00-76.50 71.51
10 709-740 720 70.00-73.00 72.54
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 328-339 335 90.50-97.50 94.32
14 375-399 389 84.00-92.00 87.22
2 385 385 82.50 82.50 Fleshy
54 400-434 418 82.00-92.00 86.81
50 455-498 477 77.00-84.00 79.91
91 500-545 516 77.00-83.25 80.14
35 553-585 563 73.50-80.00 76.84
20 600-639 614 72.00-75.50 73.39
17 650-695 680 71.00-73.00 72.33
6 710-715 711 74.00-76.50 76.08
11 794-795 794 65.00-70.00 69.54
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 302-338 324 73.00-85.50 81.04
6 358-390 369 75.00-78.00 76.37
33 400-447 438 70.00-81.00 77.35
10 460-485 467 71.00-74.50 73.41
8 515-535 524 70.00-75.00 71.48
3 570-585 578 70.00-73.00 71.66
6 610-633 625 65.00-68.50 66.75
Slaughter Cows:
Head %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 6 75-80% 1280-1630 41.00-44.50 36.50-40.00
Boners 36 80-85% 1075-1450 40.00-43.50 36.00-39.50
Lean 52 85-90% 950-1200 38.00-42.00 33.50-37.00
Light 55 85-90% 775--970 32.00-35.50 36.00-38.00 27.50-31.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Head Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 21 1100-1900 52.50-56.00 48.00-51.50
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs, pregnancy, and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Quality Price
4-6 yr old 1000-1450 4-7 months avg quality 640.00-790.00
Source: Oklahoma Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Oklahoma City, OK
J.D. Inda
Telephone (405) 232-5425 Market Recording 405-621-5533
www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews