Oklahoma cattle markets posted mixed results while wheat bids generally declined, according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry’s Oct. 20 market report. At Oklahoma National Stockyards, steer calves rose $10 to $15 per hundredweight, while feeder steers weighing more than 800 pounds gained $4 to $6 in a light test.
Oklahoma market report with cattle sales, market conditions and more for this week.
Oklahoma market report for Wednesday, courtesy of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture.
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Feeder steer and heifer prices pushed higher at auction barns across Oklahoma this week, with Tulsa Livestock reporting steers up 15 to 20 dollars and Apache Livestock and the Oklahoma National Stockyards posting similar gains, even as the state’s drought deepened — the Oklahoma Mesonet now shows more than 40 percent of Oklahoma in extreme drought and hay producers scrambling to keep up with demand.
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