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Livestock report from the Oklahoma City Stockyards:

Oklahoma Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Livestock Weighted Average Report for the week of Aug. 30 through Thursday.

Receipts: 26,638; Last week: 22,648; Last year: 25,539

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good. Steer calves are mostly steady. Heifer calves steady to $4 lower. Numbers are somewhat bigger this week as some sales are closed next week for the holiday. Weather continues hot and dry, however, a not so hot front is head this way for the weekend with spotty showers expected for the lucky few. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand is mostly moderate for cows. Supply included: 92% Feeder Cattle (57% Steers, 1% Dairy Steers, 38% Heifers, 5% Bulls, 0% Dairy Heifers); 7% Slaughter Cattle (91% Cows, 9% Bulls); 2% Replacement Cattle (7% Stock Cows, 81% Bred Cows, 2% Bred Heifers, 10% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 59%

Steers: Medium and Large No. 1: (weighted average): 327 lbs. $213.40; 368 lbs. $202.14; 420 lbs. $187.71; 475 lbs. $175.63; 519 lbs. $170.80; 475 lbs. $170.45; 623 lbs. $163.49; 674 lbs. $160.64; 723 lbs. $157.31; 772 lbs. $157.68; 821 lbs. $154.94; 874 lbs. $151.93; 919 lbs. $148.14; 965 lbs. $143.74; 1,025 lbs. $136.19; 1,094 lbs. $130.50.

Heifers: Medium and Large No. 1: (weighted average): 330 lbs. $176.50; 377 lbs. $166.62; 426 lbs. $153.87; 475 lbs. $152.95; 524 lbs. $151.30; 576 lbs. $152.13; 619 lbs. $149.79; 672 lbs. $154.15; 718 lbs. $148.33; 777 lbs. $145.85; 824 lbs. $144.54; 859 lbs. $138.49; 903 lbs. $139.33.

Slaughter Cows: Average dressing Breakers $63-$76(weighted average price $70.37); Boners $62-$73 (weighted average price $66.75); Lean cows $58- $68 (weighted average price $61.93). Slaughter bulls average dressing $76-$97 (weighted average $88.53).

SLAUGHTER CATTLE

Slaughter cattle in Southern Plains steady to $1 higher. Live sales in Nebraska $2-$3 lower with dressed sales $2-$5 lower. Slaughter cattle on a national basis for negotiated cash trades through Friday afternoon totaled 60,325 head. Last week’s total headcount was 57,120 heads.

Midwest Direct Markets: Nebraska

Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: $125-$126

Dressed Basis: Steers and Heifers: $200-$203

South Plains Direct Markets: Kansas and Texas

Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: $122-$124

CATTLE FUTURES

Live Cattle: Oct. $124.80; Dec. $130.92; Feb. $135.15; April $138.62.

Feeder Cattle: Sept. $158.47; Oct. $162.47; Nov. $165.27; Jan. $165.40.

CATTLE SLAUGHTER

Federally Inspected Cattle: 624,000 down 1.7 percent from last year.

Western Cornbelt Direct Lean Hog Base Price: Weighted average price of packers bids on a carcass basis Friday was $93.74.

HOG FUTURES

Dressed Basis: (74% yield): Oct. $89.57; Dec. $82.10; Feb. $83.95; April $86.05.

HOG SLAUGHTER

Federally Inspected Hogs: 2.398 million head down 2.8 percent from last year.

SHEEP SLAUGHTER

Federally Inspected Sheep/Lambs: 30,000 head down 16.7 percent from last year.

BOXED BEEF

Estimated Composite Boxed Beef Cutout Values: Friday afternoon Boxed beef cut-out values: down $10.15 from last Friday. Choice 600-900 lbs. $336.42; Select 600-900 lbs. $304.13.

MEAT PRODUCTION

Beef: 511.4 million lbs. down 4.1 percent from a year ago.

Pork: 501.1 million lbs. down 3.1 percent from a year ago.

Lamb: 1.8 million lbs. down 18.2 percent from a year ago.

CATTLE CARCASS WEIGHTS

National Average: This week estimate: 821 lbs.; Last week estimate 819 lbs.; Last year’s actual 841 lbs.

SOURCE: USDA-OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT MARKET NEWS SERVICE