KO_LS760 Oklahoma City, OK Tue May 13, 2008 USDA-OK Dept Ag Mkt News Tulsa Stockyards, Tulsa, OK. Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Mon 05/12/2008 Receipts: 1292 Last Week: 2296 Year Ago: 1689 Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves steady. Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Very good demand on feeder cattle, with good attendance of buyers. Higher instances of No. 2 cattle. Weigh-ups mostly average. Receipts included 42 percent steers, 47 percent heifers, 10 percent bulls, with 33 percent of feeder cattle over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, with lean cows selling up to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 211 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 363-399 381 125.00-134.00 127.69 23 408-445 433 120.00-127.00 124.16 40 450-499 481 117.00-124.50 122.11 30 500-543 523 116.00-123.00 118.93 34 550-595 567 108.00-118.50 115.07 11 600-648 633 109.00-113.00 110.55 18 652-685 673 104.50-108.50 107.19 15 770-787 786 105.00-106.75 106.64 5 800 800 102.00 102.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 302-333 318 115.00-124.00 121.31 22 400-444 424 111.00-120.00 115.99 12 455-495 477 113.00-116.00 115.17 8 530-538 533 105.00-111.50 107.14 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 374-385 376 85.00-99.00 96.13 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 565-575 571 99.00-107.50 104.90 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 648 648 64.50 64.50 Feeder ***Bulls*** Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 500-540 530 110.00-115.00 111.80 9 756-775 760 95.00-107.00 104.28 Feeder ***Bulls*** Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 561-585 565 100.00-105.00 104.14 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 310-348 345 107.00-114.50 113.48 9 350-397 385 108.00-111.50 110.63 38 400-445 420 104.00-112.00 109.09 35 457-485 468 106.00-113.00 109.73 33 505-540 524 103.50-110.00 106.38 17 555-588 571 100.00-105.50 103.66 41 600-638 617 95.50-105.75 103.07 24 669-672 669 100.00-104.25 103.72 22 705-740 725 95.50-100.00 98.53 25 777-795 785 91.75-94.00 92.87 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 405-443 427 96.00-104.00 101.93 14 455-495 472 94.00-105.00 99.36 8 500-545 514 90.00-102.50 97.72 Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 6 75-80% 1375-1625 54.00-56.50 ----- ----- Boners 34 80-85% 1150-1500 57.00-60.00 ----- 52.50-56.00 Lean 40 85-90% 1000-1375 56.00-59.00 60.00-60.50 52.00-55.50 Light 28 85-90% 650-1000 50.00-53.50 54.00-56.50 45.50-49.00 Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Y.G. 1-2 15 1200-2150 66.00-69.50 70.00-75.00 61.50-65.00 Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs, pregnancy, and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Quality Price 5-7 yr old 1200-1450 4-7 months avg quality 750.00-880.00 Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Quality Price 3-4 yr old 1000-1200 150-200 avg quality 1010.00-1110.00 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 .