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AUCTION SUMMARY

OKC West Livestock

9,389 El Reno, OK

Wednesday

Feeder Steers - Medium & Large #1		Feeder Heifers - Medium & Large #1
600-700 lbs	400.00-440.00	500-600 lbs	400.00-460.00
700-800 lbs	376.00-395.00	600-700 lbs	360.00-430.00
800-900 lbs	345.00-385.50	700-800 lbs	340.00-380.00
900-1000 lbs	330.00-355.50	800-900 lbs	320.00-351.00
1000-1100 lbs	303.00-330.00	900-1000 lbs	315.00-327.00

Torrington Livestock

3,769 Torrington, WY

Wednesday

Feeder Steers - Medium & Large #1		Feeder Heifers - Medium & Large #1
500-600 lbs	510.00-570.00	500-600 lbs	425.00-462.50
600-700 lbs	439.00-492.00	600-700 lbs	388.00-448.00
700-800 lbs	407.00-443.50	700-800 lbs	349.00-400.00
800-900 lbs	361.00-397.00	800-900 lbs	317.00-353.00
900-1000 lbs	350.00-356.00	900-1000 lbs	305.00-312.00

Hub City Livestock

3,590 Aberdeen, SD

Wednesday

Feeder Steers - Medium & Large #1		Feeder Heifers - Medium & Large #1
500-600 lbs	510.00-545.00	400-500 lbs	488.00-535.00
600-700 lbs	440.00-465.00	500-600 lbs	427.50-470.00
700-800 lbs	404.00-428.00	600-700 lbs	376.00-415.00
800-900 lbs	358.00-395.00	700-800 lbs	364.00-391.00
900-1000 lbs	341.00-370.00	800-900 lbs	340.00-363.75

CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE LIVESTOCK FUTURES SETTLEMENT

Thursday

Live Cattle		Change	Feeder Cattle		Change
Apr	258.475	1.600 ▲	Apr	373.750	1.475 ▲
Jun	254.000	1.250 ▼	May	372.650	1.150 ▲
Aug	248.675	1.050 ▼	Aug	373.525	1.000 ▲

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE GRAIN FUTURES SETTLEMENTS

Thursday

Corn		Change	Soy Beans		Change
May	4.6475	0.0175 ▼	May	11.8200	0.0025 ▼
Jul	4.7475	0.0300 ▼	Jul	11.9550	0.0150 ▼
Sep	4.7975	0.0325 ▼	Aug	11.8925	0.0050 ▼

KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE

Thursday

Wheat		Change
May	6.7800	0.1225 ▼
Jul	6.9350	0.1125 ▼
Sep	7.0575	0.0950 ▼

ESTIMATED DAILY CATTLE SLAUGHTER

Thursday	110,000	Wednesday
Week Ago (est)	106,000	Steer & Heifer: 90,000
Year Ago (act)	120,000	Cow & Bull: 19,000
Wk To Date (est)	434,000
Last Week (est)	425,000
Last Year (est)	466,000

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5 AREA WEEKLY ACCUMULATED WEIGHTED AVG CATTLE PRICE

As of 10:00 am	Head Count	Avg Weight	Avg Price
Live Steer	30,024	1,571	255.01
Live Heifer	11,224	1,394	254.73
Dressed Steer	7,832	1,023	399.03
Dressed Heifer	2,783	908	398.57

DAILY ESTIMATED CUTOUT VALUES

600-900#	Choice	Select	*Choice/Select Spread*
Current Cutout Values:	389.52	388.17	1.35
Change from prior day:	+1.47 ▲	+1.92 ▲

DAILY CATTLE SLAUGHTER

Thursday	110,000	Wednesday
Week Ago (est)	106,000	Steer & Heifer: 90,000
Year Ago (act)	120,298	Cow & Bull: 19,000
Wk To Date (est)	434,000
Last Week (est)	425,000
Last Year (est)	466,454

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