KO_LS795 Oklahoma City, OK Wed Jul 16, 2008 USDA-OK Dept Ag Mkt News Oklahoma National Stockyards, Oklahoma City, OK. Weekly Weighted Average Summary for Week of 07/14/2008. Receipts this Week: 9414 Last Week: 5665 Last Year: 9114 Monday Actual: 8532 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Calves not well tested with unweaned kinds still selling at a substantial discount to weaned. Demand moderate with some buying interests not very aggressive. Quality not as attractive as recent weeks with limited number 1 cattle in the mix. Cattle futures closing lower again despite another day of sharp declines in the grain markets. Receipts included 81 percent over 600 lbs and 38 percent heifers. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 56 455-484 472 123.75-128.00 125.19 29 502-513 510 122.25-129.00 124.00 15 536-546 543 105.00-114.00 107.96 Fleshy 83 552-586 567 115.00-117.50 116.34 27 576-594 588 105.00-108.50 106.30 Fleshy 240 603-649 625 112.50-116.25 114.43 48 612-648 642 101.50-112.00 109.84 Calves 19 685 685 113.75 113.75 151 653-693 664 110.50-112.50 111.61 Calves 17 682 682 110.25 110.25 Full 331 705-749 734 107.50-113.35 111.71 21 742 742 105.50 105.50 Calves 225 750-797 779 108.50-113.00 110.83 16 790 790 100.00 100.00 Calves 287 803-830 817 107.50-111.85 110.83 392 857-897 878 104.50-109.10 105.90 147 900-944 927 102.00-107.50 103.86 85 961-971 966 102.10-102.85 102.22 26 1033 1033 100.35 100.35 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 439 439 126.00 126.00 4 476 476 116.00 116.00 44 513-538 524 113.00-118.25 117.46 29 571-583 577 111.00-116.00 113.21 20 596 596 105.50 105.50 Fleshy 118 603-645 623 110.00-113.75 112.36 203 652-695 674 107.75-114.50 110.51 7 677 677 105.00 105.00 Full 122 704-737 725 108.75-112.10 110.55 192 756-798 776 105.00-110.60 108.14 313 801-836 816 105.00-110.25 106.72 144 862-888 875 103.00-106.25 105.07 121 916-934 923 102.50-105.00 104.40 61 957-975 973 99.60-101.75 99.84 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 445 445 112.00 112.00 13 458-498 467 103.00-112.00 109.79 6 503-530 516 111.00-115.00 113.05 89 560-580 565 108.00-115.00 112.55 42 602-620 609 105.00-111.00 107.94 59 655-697 678 103.00-112.00 108.28 42 708-747 714 103.00-106.85 106.18 63 757-772 766 106.35-107.75 107.21 28 831-843 837 97.50-107.00 102.44 112 851-892 875 99.00-106.75 103.13 119 918-947 937 100.00-102.00 100.91 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 565 565 99.50 99.50 35 605-611 610 95.00-100.00 96.13 7 682 682 94.00 94.00 46 732-739 737 100.25-105.50 104.14 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 25 681 681 103.00 103.00 Feeder Steers Small 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 685 685 50.00 50.00 Corriente 25 765 765 54.50 54.50 Longhorn 13 822 822 50.00 50.00 Corriente Feeder Steers Small 4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 587 587 45.00 45.00 Corriente 13 630 630 51.25 51.25 Longhorn Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 78 701 701 73.50 73.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 409 409 118.00 118.00 7 492 492 117.00 117.00 4 486 486 108.00 108.00 Fleshy 13 533 533 100.00-109.00 102.77 7 560 560 109.50 109.50 4 610 610 106.00 106.00 6 651 651 95.50 95.50 Calves 8 805 805 82.00 82.00 11 900-923 906 84.00-86.50 84.69 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 592 592 102.00 102.00 6 790 790 85.00 85.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 33 243 243 123.50 123.50 30 312 312 112.50 112.50 26 365 365 110.00 110.00 41 456-472 467 105.50-107.00 105.96 16 461-477 468 97.00-104.00 100.12 Fleshy 49 522-525 522 107.25-107.50 107.29 43 507-546 525 97.00-105.50 103.55 Fleshy 54 558-592 566 105.00-110.00 107.27 73 581-597 586 97.25-103.50 101.39 Fleshy 24 602-608 607 108.00-109.75 109.39 139 608-625 617 94.00-104.75 99.15 Calves 60 677-695 688 105.50-107.75 106.70 49 660-683 678 94.00-101.50 100.01 Calves 28 657-668 663 95.00-100.00 97.88 Fleshy 98 705-738 716 103.50-106.60 105.99 7 722 722 95.25 95.25 Calves 63 700-725 718 100.00-103.10 101.94 Fleshy 255 753-795 779 101.25-105.00 104.12 13 750 750 96.50 96.50 Calves 18 760-799 780 99.75-101.25 100.52 Fleshy 35 807-836 810 100.00-104.35 103.81 40 850-882 859 98.35-104.10 100.71 9 911 911 96.00 96.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 470-488 474 102.50-109.00 106.61 63 516-548 528 105.50-107.50 106.27 42 564-589 575 104.50-107.75 106.52 9 555 555 100.00 100.00 Full 27 552 552 110.25 110.25 Thin 96 611-647 633 100.00-107.50 104.66 181 653-696 680 98.50-108.50 104.42 215 713-749 723 100.00-105.85 104.34 16 731 731 108.75 108.75 Thin 65 750-775 762 102.00-102.75 102.18 80 801-830 824 101.00-103.50 101.97 22 856 856 95.50-98.00 97.20 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 37 425-426 426 104.00-109.00 107.92 13 485 485 100.00 100.00 186 503-546 520 96.00-108.85 103.08 100 550-565 559 95.00-104.75 99.21 96 600-608 606 90.00-104.25 99.53 144 654-697 668 90.00-103.00 98.95 15 719 719 105.85 105.85 92 758-774 772 90.50-100.00 98.72 21 770 770 103.75 103.75 Thin 21 886 886 99.50 99.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 599 599 100.00 100.00 Thin 4 655 655 90.00 90.00 C O W S Oklahoma National Stockyards, Oklahoma City, OK - Close Cow and Bull Auction for 07/15/2008 Actual Receipts: 882 Last Week: 724 Last Year: 945 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls closed mostly steady after some 1.00 lower sales early. Packer demand very good. Several stock cows from one consignment available again this week sold as pasture exposed 45-60 days. Total of 562 cows and bulls sold with 60 percent going to packers. Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 51 75-80% 1000-1700 57.00-60.00 60.50-68.50 ----- Boners 88 80-85% 1000-1550 55.50-60.25 62.50-67.00 53.00-55.00 Lean 125 85-90% 1000-1375 53.75-57.50 60.00-64.00 46.50-53.00 Lights 32 80-90% 725-975 48.00-52.00 53.00-56.00 44.00-47.00. Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Y.G. 1-2 16 1250-2200 69.00-73.00 73.00-81.00 ----- Very high 88.00 Estimated dressed cost at the Oklahoma National Stockyards: Lean cows 121.50; Boners 119.00; Breakers 111.25; Light carcasses 120.00. Bulls 128.75. Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs, pregnancy, and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Quality Price 2-4 yr old 1050-1250 2-8 months high 830.00-930.00 2-6 yr old 925-1100 4-7 months average 700.00-790.00 7-8 yr old 975-1150 3-4 months average 690.00-720.00 8 yr old 1425 6 months average 800.00. Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Quality Price 2-3 yr old 800-850 75-100 average 925.00-975.00 5-7 yr old 1050-1150 200-350 average 1100.00. Pasture exposed stock cows: Large Frame 2 thin flesh: Age Weight Quality Price 4-6 yr old 1020-1120 average 71.75-75.50/CWT 3-7 yr old 900-1125 average 65.00-68.50/CWT. Source: USDA-Oklahoma Dept of Ag Market News, Oklahoma City, OK Jerry Alexander Telephone (405) 232-5425 Market Recording (405) 636-2691 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews 0915c