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OKC Feeder Cattle Auction Narrative Report for Mon 04/08/2013
Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:31:22 CDT
Oklahoma National Stockyards, Oklahoma City, OK. - Add Mid-Session
Feeder Cattle Auction Narrative Report for Mon 04/08/2013
Estimated Receipts: 6850 Last Monday: 4747 Yr Ago Monday: 3454
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower.
Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Demand very uneven for feeder
cattle. Stocker steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 higher;
Stocker heifers and heifer calves mostly steady. Demand very good,
for stockers and calves, especially thin fleshed cattle headed to grass.
Supply includes an increased number of new crop calves as well as
fleshy fed at feeder cattle. Quality mostly average. Last week much of
Oklahoma saw some beneficial rains with 1-3 inches falling in many areas.
More rain and storms are in the forecast as a cold front is expected to
hit sometime on Tuesday.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1: Calves: 500-525 lbs 166.00-175.50,
lot 515 lbs fleshy 166.00; 575-600 lbs fleshy 146.00-157.50; lot 595 lbs
thin fleshed 172.00; 600-670 lbs 138.50-144.00; load 630 lbs fancy
154.00; Yearlings: 600-650 lbs 155.00-165.00, lot 600 lbs thin
fleshed 168.00; 650-700 lbs 145.50-152.50; 700-750 lbs 140.00-146.00;
750-800 lbs 136.50-140.00; 800-850 lbs 129.00-137.00, 825 lbs fleshy
126.00; 850-900 lbs 126.75-132.00, load 855 lbs 135.75, fleshy 124.00-
125.00; 900-950 lbs 120.00-125.00; 965-1000 lbs 117.75-118.75; 1025-
1085 lbs 115.25-119.25.
Medium and Large 1-2: 480-485 lbs 169.00-171.00; 540-575 lbs 155.00-
164.00; 650-700 lbs 141.00-145.00; 700-800 lbs 133.00-141.50; 800-850 lbs
127.50-134.00; 850-885 lbs 124.00-126.50; pkg 930 lbs 124.00; 940-975 lbs
121.25-123.50.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: Calves: 460-500 lbs 150.00-
152.50; 500-585 lbs fleshy 136.00-147.00; 625-640 lbs 135.75-138.00;
Yearlings: 600-635 lbs 137.00-141.00; 650-700 lbs 132.00-136.50;
700-775 lbs 131.00-134.50, lot 735 lbs fleshy 129.00; 800-830 lbs
119.75-124.00.
Medium and Large 1-2: 475-500 lbs 145.00-149.00; 500-550 lbs 144.00-
148.00; 575-585 lbs 139.50-140.00; 600-700 lbs 127.00-135.25; 735-780 lbs
123.00-128.50; few 825-875 lbs 117.00-118.00.
Source: USDA-Oklahoma Dept of Ag Market News Oklahoma City, OK
Tina Colby/Joe Massey Telephone (405) 232-5425
Market news recording (405) 636-2691
www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews
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