KO_LS795 Oklahoma City, OK Wed May 14, 2008 USDA-OK Dept Ag Mkt News Oklahoma National Stockyards, Oklahoma City, OK. Weekly Weighted Average Summary for Week of 05/12/2008. Receipts this Week: 10,790 Last Week: 10,136 Yr Ago: 7482 Monday Actual: 10,166 Compared to last week: Feeder cattle 1.00-2.00 higher with very good demand. Steer and heifer calves not well tested, limited sales 5.00-7.00 higher. Most buyers aggressive for numbers while others are on the sideline. A few cattle are still coming off graze out wheat, however, much fewer than normal. Moderate numbers of feeders are now going to northern feedlots as available supplies get tighter there. Several cattle continue to come from out of state but in thin flesh or gaunt conditions. Receipts continue to include large numbers of steers over 800 lbs. Supply included 86 percent over 600 lbs and 38 percent heifers. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 363 363 143.00 143.00 69 405-440 425 135.00-145.00 142.13 22 470 470 129.00 129.00 6 471 471 122.00 122.00 Fleshy 64 505-525 518 135.25-136.25 135.88 64 560-584 577 116.00-125.00 121.93 12 562-595 576 109.00-109.50 109.22 Fleshy 9 613 613 105.00 105.00 Calves 18 609 609 122.00 122.00 Thin 97 615-646 640 111.00-117.25 114.96 148 650-699 677 110.25-114.75 112.40 377 703-749 727 107.50-113.75 111.40 431 757-796 780 105.75-112.60 108.13 28 770 770 104.00 104.00 Fleshy 47 809 809 109.85 109.85 Thin 389 801-849 833 101.00-107.60 105.87 692 855-899 873 96.50-105.00 102.46 488 900-946 929 95.00-101.25 97.70 387 956-987 970 91.10-97.35 94.92 67 923 923 90.75 90.75 Fleshy 6 990 990 86.50 86.50 Fleshy 115 1001-1011 1004 90.00-96.00 92.51 31 1051-1075 1067 89.75-90.00 89.83 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 368 368 130.00 130.00 22 517-541 530 119.00-122.00 120.92 37 589-599 594 117.50-118.50 117.98 21 625-648 637 111.25-115.00 113.06 9 670-692 685 109.00-112.00 111.02 119 700-747 727 106.00-111.85 109.49 395 750-796 778 104.00-108.75 106.14 150 813-848 832 103.35-106.60 104.58 220 852-886 873 95.10-103.75 98.43 10 917 917 97.75 97.75 42 964-980 975 92.10-96.00 93.39 29 1005-1012 1010 91.75-94.50 93.75 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 421-448 429 117.00-121.00 119.79 36 509-549 541 110.00-117.00 110.91 35 566-592 581 108.00-116.00 112.17 43 625-646 641 106.00-113.75 110.19 31 685-695 689 102.00-110.25 107.86 139 710-745 721 104.25-108.85 106.45 44 789-796 791 104.25-104.35 104.32 138 803-825 816 95.00-103.75 101.29 16 862-874 870 92.00-94.00 92.62 5 914 914 93.00 93.00 10 960 960 87.00 87.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 617 617 107.25 107.25 39 712-727 719 95.50-102.75 99.18 20 840 840 86.00 86.00 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 589 589 110.00 110.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 702-739 714 70.00-73.00 71.03 18 873 873 62.00 62.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 573 573 115.00 115.00 5 673 673 100.00 100.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 488 488 108.00 108.00 5 617 617 107.50 107.50 6 686 686 100.00 100.00 7 871 871 93.50 93.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 361 361 124.00 124.00 Thin 27 385 385 115.50 115.50 20 384-391 386 100.00-108.00 102.43 Fleshy 61 423-445 436 111.00-114.00 112.97 33 451-492 473 100.00-112.75 107.32 58 477 477 119.00 119.00 Fancy 29 517-533 521 110.50-113.25 112.47 107 557-594 583 107.50-110.75 109.45 5 540 540 104.00 104.00 Fleshy 157 605-649 629 104.60-109.25 107.22 209 650-695 676 101.00-107.00 104.34 372 700-748 715 98.50-104.25 101.80 261 753-796 775 94.25-99.50 97.37 14 791 791 91.00 91.00 Fleshy 184 809-844 827 94.00-97.00 95.91 64 856-895 864 92.00-95.00 93.52 70 925-929 927 88.85-91.10 90.36 6 985 985 84.50 84.50 32 1026 1026 85.00 85.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 408 408 107.00 107.00 33 469-493 486 105.50-108.50 106.40 19 515-547 537 105.00-109.00 107.79 49 571 571 104.75 104.75 139 615-636 627 102.00-107.75 105.49 40 679-691 686 99.00-100.00 99.63 120 712 712 103.75 103.75 Thin 232 707-745 729 96.25-100.00 98.09 34 771-793 790 93.50-96.50 95.95 21 800 800 98.00 98.00 Thin 50 804-845 828 89.00-94.00 91.51 43 874-891 876 89.25-90.60 90.44 16 915 915 85.00 85.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 393 393 115.00 115.00 15 400 400 113.00 113.00 64 507-543 530 101.50-108.00 104.75 103 551-579 577 101.00-105.00 101.46 25 681 681 102.25 102.25 Thin 189 601-646 636 93.00-101.50 100.38 64 677-693 688 96.00-101.25 100.50 12 713-735 728 98.25-99.75 99.26 96 765-796 785 90.00-93.60 92.27 15 800 800 91.50 91.50 40 864 864 89.85 89.85 26 950 950 90.00 90.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 483 483 105.00 105.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 481 481 104.00 104.00 Feeder Heifers Small 4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 485 485 32.00 32.00 Longhorn 35 541 541 39.50 39.50 Longhorn C O W S Oklahoma National Stockyards, Oklahoma City, OK. Cow and Bull Auction for Tue May 13, 2008. Receipts: Tuesday: 624 Last Tuesday: 632 Yr Ago Tuesday: 720 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-1.50 higher. Packer demand continues good as numbers of spring cows continues light. Demand good for light numbers of replacement cows. Total of 295 cows and bulls sold with 49 percent going to packers. Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 21 75-80% 1100-1750 54.50-58.00 58.50-62.00 52.50-54.00 Boners 35 80-85% 1000-1475 55.00-58.00 59.50-64.00 50.00-54.00 Lean 36 85-90% 1025-1575 50.50-54.00 55.00-60.50 45.50-51.50 Lights 28 80-90% 700-975 47.50-50.50 53.00-56.50 44.50-49.00 Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Y.G. 1-2 14 1300-2050 66.50-69.00 71.50-74.00 64.00-65.00 Very Hi 78.00 Estimated dressed cost at the Oklahoma National Stockyards: Lean cows 115.20; Boners 113.45; Breakers 107.30; Light carcasses 109.40. Bulls 122.00. Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs, pregnancy, and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Quality Price Heifers 900-975 3-8 months avg quality 775.00-815.00; 2 yr old 1300 7 months hi black 970.00; 5-8 yr old 1075-1325 6-8 months avg black 860.00-950.00; 8-9 yr old 1075-1325 6-8 months avg quality 670.00-785.00; 10+ yr old 1150-1350 6-7 months avg quality 600.00-680.00; 10+ yr old 950-1075 6-8 months lo-avg quality 445.00-560.00. Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: Age Cow Weight Calf Weight Quality Price 3-7 yr 950-1050 175-225 avg black 1035.00-1085.00; Small 4: Age Cow Weight Calf Weight Quality Price 3-5 yr old 675-800 50-125 Longhorns 460.00-530.00. Source: USDA-OK Dept of Ag Market News Service Tina Colby/Jerry Alexander Telephone 405-232-5425 24 Hour Market Report 405 636-2691 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews 1030c