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.
Persistent late-summer heat and intensifying drought conditions continue to impact livestock and agriculture markets across Oklahoma, according to the latest market report released by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
Drought continues tightening its grip on Oklahoma’s agriculture markets, with the entire state now experiencing some level of dry conditions and severe drought expanding to 62.21 percent of Oklahoma this week, up from 53 percent a week ago, according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry’s weekly market report.
Oklahoma market report for Aug. 18: Feeder cattle and calves dropped sharply amid triple-digit heat and lighter buyer demand, while slaughter cows and bulls held mostly steady to slightly higher across state auctions. For ongoing agriculture updates, market trends are published weekly by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
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