Oklahoma National Stockyards, Oklahoma City, OK Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Summary for the Week of 09/28/2015

Receipts This Week: 6,892 Last Week: 7,044 Last Year: 7,226

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested.
Few feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Limited numbers of heifers were 6.00-8.00 lower. Steer calves 4.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Quality plain to average. Weigh-ups average to full. Cattle futures improved late last week but not near enough to make many confident the market has turned the corner. Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower and beef prices declined as well. Western Oklahoma did receive some much needed rain over the weekend, however some of it fell hard enough that a few wheat pastures may need replanting. Supply included 57 percent over 600 lbs. and 39 percent heifers.
Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Packer demand moderate at best. Total of 352 cows and bulls sold with 53 percent going to slaughter.

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 393 393 245.00 245.00
93 418-439 430 219.00-243.00 230.68
46 461-496 486 217.00-224.00 221.22
31 485 485 231.00 231.00 Value Added
154 502-548 518 204.00-220.00 212.34
45 516 516 219.50 219.50 Value Added
220 556-594 572 190.00-210.00 200.40
13 555-576 568 181.00-190.00 186.62 Fleshy
169 602-639 611 193.00-207.50 201.14
91 615-643 632 185.00-193.00 189.87 Calves
113 678-699 690 195.00-202.00 197.29
164 657-698 670 180.00-191.50 185.20 Calves
26 676 676 167.00 167.00 Fleshy Calves
50 704-726 709 191.50-197.50 194.82
59 713-744 729 182.00-185.00 182.99 Calves
23 708 708 193.00 193.00 Fancy Calves
7 704 704 174.00 174.00 Fleshy Calves
143 751-774 766 188.00-194.00 189.44
10 751 751 178.00 178.00 Calves
20 778 778 167.00 167.00 Fleshy Calves
97 808-831 827 182.00-188.50 185.31
19 817 817 172.00 172.00 Calves
98 869-890 881 173.00-179.25 178.06
20 877 877 167.50 167.50 Fleshy
165 919-922 919 170.00-176.85 176.60
19 1025 1025 169.00 169.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
51 433-446 436 205.00-216.50 213.73
74 469-499 495 206.00-208.00 206.25
69 535-545 537 198.50-206.00 203.87
60 553-587 566 191.00-202.00 195.03
45 616-636 628 186.00-194.50 191.22
24 606-643 620 180.00-185.00 183.80 Calves
60 656-696 673 186.50-191.50 188.74
25 660 660 181.25 181.25 Calves
21 671 671 196.00 196.00 Thin Fleshed
61 716-746 734 183.75-189.50 185.21
50 751-781 763 177.50-183.50 179.61
61 808 808 179.50 179.50
27 893 893 170.75 170.75
6 913 913 170.00 170.00
52 998 998 166.00 166.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 429 429 193.00 193.00
41 469-499 493 190.00-200.00 197.19
12 567-578 571 179.00-184.00 180.69
10 639 639 187.00 187.00
13 664 664 175.00 175.00
37 722-748 732 168.50-183.25 174.20
35 851 851 176.50 176.50

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 417 417 195.00 195.00
9 618 618 181.00 181.00
16 731 731 175.50 175.50
11 776 776 165.00 165.00

Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 598 598 180.00 180.00

Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 426 426 172.00 172.00
5 588 588 153.00 153.00
65 698 698 153.50 153.50
11 742 742 129.00 129.00

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
56 358-393 388 240.00-265.00 246.61
25 404-445 438 214.00-246.00 218.72
7 434 434 200.00 200.00 Fleshy
51 450-493 481 203.00-229.00 212.55
5 530 530 195.00 195.00
11 564-578 572 174.00-182.50 177.81
11 611 611 191.00 191.00
5 732 732 158.00 158.00 Calves
16 751-784 768 162.00-167.00 164.45

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 318 318 260.00 260.00 Thin Fleshed
13 404 404 231.00 231.00 Thin Fleshed

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 434 434 189.00 189.00
5 487 487 190.00 190.00
8 504-513 507 173.00-177.00 174.52

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
19 226 226 226.00 226.00
17 336-337 337 222.00-234.00 231.18
7 379 379 205.00 205.00
16 373 373 204.00 204.00 Fleshy
91 421-448 437 192.00-204.50 201.23
77 454-494 474 189.00-205.00 196.58
47 502-530 509 185.00-204.00 195.44
81 503-544 527 170.00-188.50 181.39 Fleshy
48 556-596 573 183.00-190.50 187.00
60 569-598 582 170.00-179.00 176.48 Fleshy
44 628-648 631 187.35-189.50 189.20
17 616-624 620 182.50-185.00 183.82 Calves
10 619 619 172.50 172.50 Fleshy Calves
77 655-695 678 176.00-182.50 179.81
29 653-654 653 170.00-176.00 171.79 Calves
115 708-748 717 176.50-181.00 179.24
86 750-792 775 170.00-176.50 172.52
14 858-883 865 162.50-165.00 164.27
13 977 977 159.50 159.50

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 307 307 220.00 220.00
63 405-432 423 186.00-204.00 199.23
91 467-490 484 181.00-193.50 189.68
49 511-538 520 178.00-184.00 180.68
33 559-583 563 175.50-186.50 183.20
15 561 561 174.00 174.00 Fleshy
33 601-636 613 173.00-180.00 176.81
8 624 624 174.00 174.00 Calves
52 661-683 671 175.00-188.00 181.89
41 723 723 177.50 177.50
42 765-772 771 164.00-175.00 169.03
40 805-843 834 163.50-165.00 163.86

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 413 413 180.00 180.00
11 428 428 156.00 156.00 Longhorn X
16 450-496 471 180.00-181.00 180.32
5 464 464 169.00 169.00 Longhorn X
5 527 527 179.00 179.00
30 562-582 570 166.00-177.00 172.92
9 633 633 160.00 160.00 Calves
20 715-729 721 159.00-176.25 165.98

Slaughter cows:
Head %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 28 75-80% 1100-1550 92.00 —– 81.00-86.00
Boners 70 80-85% 1050-1575 87.50-94.00 96.50 79.00-86.50
Lean 46 85-90% 1075-1250 83.00-85.00 —– 76.00-81.00
Light 21 85-90% 900-975 71.00-72.00 —– 65.00-66.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Head Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 22 1300-2300 108.00-111.00 117.00-118.00 100.00-107.00
very lo: 93.00

Estimated dressed cost at the Oklahoma National Stockyards: Lean cows 184.10; Boners 182.35; Breakers 172.25; few Light weight cows 176.40. Bulls 200.05.

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for pregnancy, and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Quality Price
2-6 yr old 975-1500 4-7 months hi black 1800.00-2125.00
2-6 yr old 900-1375 3-7 months avg black 1350.00-1775.00
7-10yr old 1025-1275 3-7 months avg black 1100.00-1450.00
8 yr old 1175 6 months avg quality 1200.00

Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Quality Price
3-6 yr old 1150-1250 100-400 hi black 2500.00-2700.00
5 yr old 1350 100 avg black 2200.00