Livestock report from the Oklahoma City Stockyards

Friday's extended Livestock report from the Oklahoma City Stockyards:

Oklahoma Combined Weekly Auction Summary. Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report and Cow and Bull Report for the week of December 12 through Thursday.

Receipts: 20,979; Last Week: 40,418; Last Year: 28,831

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for Oklahoma auctions. 7 Auctions reported this week: Ada, Apache, El Reno, McAlester, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Woodward. Feeder steers sold mostly $2-$8 higher. Feeder heifers $3-$6 higher. Steer calves sold $2-$8 higher and heifer calves steady to $5 higher. Demand good for all classes. Cattle movement was limited this week, due to winter weather in the southern part of the state. Unseasonably warm weather is expected for most of next week. Supply included 49 percent over 600 lbs; 44 percent heifers. Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to $1 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $1-$2 higher. Packer demand moderate. Supply included 36 percent going to packers; 64 percent replacement cows and pairs.

Steers: Medium and Large No. 1: (weighted average): Calves: 282 lbs. $206.63; 343 lbs. $193.94; 378 lbs. $189.98; 426 lbs. $182.87; 475 lbs. $177.29; 523 lbs. $166.51; 570 lbs. $159.53; 624 lbs. $143.23; 675 lbs. $140.05; 740 lbs. $139.05; 766 lbs. $129.99; Yearlings: 615 lbs. $149.33; 674 lbs. $143.95; 727 lbs. $144.42; 775 lbs. $145.05; 821 lbs. $145.05; 870 lbs. $142.75; 917 lbs. $144.34; 963 lbs. $136.85.

Heifers: Medium and Large No. 1: (weighted average): Calves: 322 lbs. $161.27; 383 lbs. $157.82; 425 lbs. $154.59; 475 lbs. $149.69; 526 lbs. $141.57; 568 lbs. $136.62; 618 lbs. $132.34; 662 lbs. $130.94; Yearlings: 619 lbs. $136.87; 674 lbs. $140.97; 734 lbs. $140.75; 759 lbs. $140.28;829 lbs. $137.03; 915 lbs. $126.76.

Slaughter Cows: Average dressing Boners, Breakers and Lean cows $43-$48. Slaughter bulls average dressing $68-$71.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE

Live trades in Nebraska not tested, dressed basis trading $1 higher. Live trade in the Southern Plains mostly steady. Slaughter cattle on a national basis for negotiated cash trades through Friday afternoon totaled 33,656 head. Last week's total head count was 135,933.

Midwest Direct Markets: Nebraska

Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: NA.

Dressed Basis: Steers and Heifers: $188.

South Plains Direct Markets: Kansas and Texas

Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: $118-$119, mostly $119.

CATTLE FUTURES

Live Cattle: Dec. $119.58; Feb. $122.40; April $124.50; June $116.08.

Feeder Cattle: Jan. $147.58; March $145.78; April $146.25; May $146.35.

CATTLE SLAUGHTER

Federally Inspected Cattle: 654,000 head up 4.1 percent from a year ago. Western Cornbelt Direct Lean Hog Base Price average price of packers bids on a carcass basis delivered to packing plants as of Friday was $46.24.

HOG FUTURES

Dressed Basis: (74 percent yield): Dec. $54.95; Feb. $64.50; April $70.05; May $75.78.

HOG SLAUGHTER

Federally Inspected Hogs: 2.612 million head up 1.4 percent from a year ago.

SHEEP SLAUGHTER

Federally Inspected Sheep: 43,000 head unchanged from a year ago.

BOXED BEEF

Estimated Composite Boxed Beef Cutout Values: Friday Box beef cut-out values: down $0.35 from last Friday. Choice 600-900 lbs. $210.96; Select 600-900 lbs. $203.14.

MEAT PRODUCTION

Beef: 542.1 million lbs. up 3.6 percent from a year ago.

Pork: 556.4 million lbs. up 1.1 percent from a year ago.

Lamb: 2.9 million lbs. down 3.3 percent from a year ago.

Cattle Carcass Weights - National Average: This week estimate: 830 lbs.; Last week estimate 830 lbs.; Last year's actual 836 lbs.

SOURCE: USDA-OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT MARKET NEWS SERVICE