KO_LS751 Oklahoma City, OK Wed Jun 25, 2008 USDA-OK Dept of Ag Market News OKC West Livestock Market, El Reno, OK. Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Wed 6/25/2008 Actual Receipts: 6241 Last Week: 4790 Last Year: 6193 Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 higher, heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 2.00-4.00 higher on weaned kinds, steady to eak on others. Demand very good as supplies of feeder cattle somewhat tight for the season. Run included about 2,000 calves with many large lots of weaned and unweaned calves of area ranches. Fleshy unweaned calves sold at a heavy discount. Several feeder cattle available from south of the Red River. Flesh conditions thin to moderate, few fleshy. Feeder supply included 78 percent over 600 lbs and 44 percent heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Packer demand good. Several pairs and young open cows available off a couple consignments. Total of 380 cows and bulls sold with 50 percent going to packers. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 354-379 373 125.00 125.00 8 444 444 125.00 125.00 14 405-420 409 118.00-121.00 118.88 Fleshy 37 469 469 130.00 130.00 48 456-493 486 119.00-121.00 120.71 Fleshy 54 515-546 537 116.00-125.00 120.95 22 514 514 110.00 110.00 Fleshy 83 578-596 588 115.00-124.00 119.03 101 560-598 586 96.00-114.00 110.93 Fleshy 294 608-636 626 107.00-118.00 114.43 13 607 607 103.50 103.50 Calves 341 653-695 685 110.00-114.25 112.88 19 661-696 687 101.00-106.00 104.40 Calves 8 730 730 109.50 109.50 223 758-795 783 106.75-111.00 108.32 5 761 761 105.00 105.00 Calves 175 820-840 828 107.00-111.25 107.86 110 859-872 869 106.00-111.00 107.70 220 916-944 940 102.00-106.00 104.78 38 952-976 961 100.00-100.75 100.45 60 1005 1005 103.20 103.20 20 1072 1072 99.50 99.50 22 1103 1103 95.00 95.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 463-481 476 116.00-122.00 117.46 31 517-545 540 108.00-110.00 109.69 51 569-596 587 108.00-116.00 111.74 78 619-642 630 108.50-112.00 109.53 142 677-689 682 105.00-111.50 107.91 57 726-735 730 105.00-106.75 105.46 101 760-798 782 104.00-108.75 106.08 98 812-847 834 103.00-109.25 104.55 25 858-890 873 103.75-107.50 105.67 45 903-946 920 100.00-104.50 101.59 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 295 295 121.00 121.00 4 465 465 112.00 112.00 55 505-545 526 95.00-112.00 106.81 4 559 559 108.00 108.00 7 631 631 100.50 100.50 25 663-698 690 100.00-105.50 104.29 5 729 729 104.00 104.00 36 752-786 775 95.00-102.50 100.07 8 802-835 823 95.00-101.00 97.19 26 861 861 95.00 95.00 Feeder Steers Small 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 608 608 38.00 38.00 Correnties 7 729 729 40.00 40.00 Correnties Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 365-397 374 75.00 75.00 12 486-493 489 75.00 75.00 16 604 604 70.50 70.50 54 901-915 914 66.00-66.50 66.04 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 376-397 385 115.00-120.00 117.79 23 442-446 445 110.00-114.00 113.48 3 573 573 105.00 105.00 15 634 634 92.00 92.00 10 698 698 101.00 101.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 324 324 121.00 121.00 9 487 487 114.00 114.00 6 773 773 85.00 85.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 365-384 377 105.00-112.00 107.54 Fleshy 38 403-446 428 111.50-118.00 114.51 91 468-681 548 103.50-110.50 106.42 19 491-496 492 92.50-100.00 94.09 Fleshy 43 532-540 535 105.00-108.00 106.13 12 503-519 508 100.00-101.00 100.34 Fleshy 163 557-595 572 103.00-107.00 104.04 22 552-588 567 95.00-102.00 100.69 Fleshy 496 607-641 628 102.00-107.00 103.60 78 609-645 622 94.00-100.00 96.66 Calves 162 666-699 677 102.50-105.00 104.19 244 706-731 716 103.00-104.50 103.62 243 751-780 767 101.00-103.50 102.78 42 788 788 98.00 98.00 Fleshy 59 815-841 827 102.30-103.50 103.05 38 858-874 870 100.00-102.00 100.90 16 896 896 99.00 99.00 Fleshy 50 903-948 914 96.00-100.00 98.95 3 953 953 95.00 95.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 423 423 100.00 100.00 8 515 515 100.00 100.00 16 574-588 578 100.00-101.00 100.75 20 614-630 623 101.00-103.00 102.24 25 671-683 679 98.50-100.00 98.97 100 709-718 718 100.00-103.50 103.36 18 758 758 100.00-102.50 100.83 39 821-825 823 101.50-102.25 101.96 40 859-871 869 98.75-101.00 99.29 16 862 862 102.00 102.00 Thin Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 445 445 95.00 95.00 9 478-490 486 90.00-95.00 93.36 16 526-530 528 100.00-102.00 100.75 18 553-565 560 95.00-100.00 98.08 8 583 583 90.00 90.00 Fleshy 28 614-643 622 100.00-102.00 101.52 11 716-748 728 95.00-98.00 96.12 4 754 754 95.00 95.00 25 765 765 102.25 102.25 Thin 8 805-844 824 95.00-98.50 96.71 6 858 858 95.00 95.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 507-525 511 85.00-86.00 85.25 4 567 567 90.00 90.00 C O W S Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 5 75-80% 1100-1750 57.00 58.00-59.00 54.50 Boners 66 80-85% 1100-1750 54.00-59.00 59.00-63.75 48.00-53.50 Lean 63 85-90% 950-1550 51.00-55.00 54.50-59.50 47.00-51.00 Very low 42.00-43.00 Lights 15 80-90% 850-975 47.00-51.00 51.50-55.00 42.50-46.00 Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1-2 63 1400-1875 67.00-71.00 72.00-74.50 63.00-67.50 Very low 55.00-61.50 Estimated dressed cost at the OKC West Livestock Market: Lean cows 112.05; Boners 115.00; Breakers 111.00; Light carcasses 111.00. Bulls 126.50. Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs, pregnancy, and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Quality Price 2-4 yr old 800-1100 4-8 months avg quality 700.00-750.00 6 yr old 1300 5 months high 900.00 4-6 yr old 1000-1200 4-7 months avg quality 700.00-790.00 Low 550.00-650.00 7-8 yr old 1000-1150 3-5 months avg quality 630.00-720.00. Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2 Age Cow Weight Calf Weight Quality Price 2-4 yr old 1100-1300 125-175 hi quality 1125.00-1230.00 5 yr old 1200 150-300 avg quality 1175.00 5 yr old 1100 150 average 910.00 7-9 yr old 1050-1150 150-200 average 900.00-1000.00 Source: USDA-OK Dept of Ag Market News Service Jerry Alexander Telephone 405-232-5425 24 Hour Market Report 405-636-2691 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews 2000c