Omaha (DTN) – As hydraulic fracturing operations expand across the country, some areas of more intense gas and oil production face already high stresses on available water from agricultural, municipal and industrial users, a new study shows.
However, the study by sustainable business advocate Ceres also found some areas of the Corn Belt where farmers could potentially lease land to oil companies to explore shale formations in central Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and other states, where water resources aren’t nearly as stressed as they are in Texas and Colorado where shale oil and gas wells are numerous.
A growing number of farmers in areas of southern Illinois are entering into lease agreements as new horizontal drilling techniques and expanded use of hydraulic fracturing – commonly called “fracking” – have led to interest in improving the production of existing oil and gas wells smack dab in the middle of the Eastern Corn Belt.
Because new drilling technologies are bringing older oil and gas wells back into production, odds are better that a growing number of U.S. farmers will be offered new leases on old wells. Ceres used a combination of well data from fracfocus.org and water stress indicator maps developed by the World Resources Institute. The study looks data collected for more than 25,000 tight oil, or shale oil, and shale gas wells in operation from January 2011 through September 2012.
During that time 65.8 billion gallons of water was used. Ceres found that 47% of the wells were developed in water basins with “high or extremely high water stress.’’ “In Colorado, 92% of the 3,862 wells were in extremely high water stress areas,” the study found. “In Texas, which accounts for nearly half of the total number of wells analyzed, 5,891 of its 11,634 wells (51%) were in high or extremely high water stress areas. Extremely high water stress means over 80% of available water is already being withdrawn for municipal, industrial and agricultural uses.’’
Issues largely over water quality have promoted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to schedule a public meeting of the science advisory board for hydraulic fracturing research advisory panel, in Arlington, Va. The meeting is designed to provide an opportunity for expert members on the panel to provide comment on EPA’s 2012 study of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water.
INTERACTIVE MAP
Along with the study release Ceres posted an interactive map on its website. It allows users to hone in on well and water information on individual counties.
The map shows that in areas encompassing the Excello-Mulky formation in eastern Kansas, central and south-central Iowa northwest Missouri, water stresses are listed as low to medium, or, 10% to 20%. The map measures the ratio of water withdrawal to mean annual available water supply.
The study found that areas of northern Illinois, that covers the Antrim formation, most counties are “extremely stressed” meaning that more than 80% of water is used. In south-central Illinois, including in Wayne County that was featured in a recent DTN story, there is low to medium stress on water.
In Indiana the southern three-fourths of the state faces low to medium stress on water. In the highly-productive Bakken formation in western North Dakota, the study found that most areas range from arid and low water use to medium stress. “In areas such as Colorado and North Dakota, industry has been able to secure water supplies by paying a higher premium for water than other users or by getting temporary permits,” the study said. “Neither of these practices can be guaranteed to work in the future, however. Even in wetter regions of the northeast United States, dozens of water permits granted to operators had to be withdrawn last summer due to low levels in environmentally vulnerable headwater streams.”
TEXAS, COLORADO PRESSURE
Areas of Texas and Colorado, however, continue to face growing issues with water availability, the study found.
“Prolonged drought conditions in many parts of Texas and Colorado last summer created increased competition and conflict between farmers, communities and energy developers, which is only likely to continue,” the study said.
The study said data from fracfocus.org is incomplete, as the number of wells and volume of water injected/used is underreported. “Overall 75% of wells are located in regions with medium or higher baseline water stress levels,” the study said. “Although water use for hydraulic fracturing is often less than one or 2% of a state’s overall use, it can be much higher at the local level, increasing competition for scarce supplies.”
Texas wells account for about half of the total wells reportedly drilled and water volumes injected. Just less than half of the wells developed in Texas are in regions with high to extremely high water stress. In Colorado, 97% of wells are being developed in high or extremely high water stress regions. Texas, Pennsylvania and Arkansas were the three states with the highest water use for shale energy. “Water use data for oil and gas development in Texas in another study was estimated to be about 26 billion gallons of water for 2011,” the study said.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts shale gas production will rise from about 23% of U.S. natural gas production in 2010 to about 49% in 2035. Shale oil production is expected to rise from just more than 1.2 million barrels per day in 2011 to 2.8 million by 2020. “Given these trends, investors should be asking if water management planning is getting sufficient attention from both industry and regulators,” the study said. “Shale development needs water to grow, but in order to do so, the industry’s current and future water requirements need to be better understood, measured and managed.”
Access the Ceres study and map here, http://tinyurl.com/blczogp. Information on the EPA meeting can be found here, http://dld.bz/c47Ex.
Austin, Texas – The mighty Central Texas oak trees that help shade homes and beautify neighborhoods are falling prey to an incurable and deadly disease. Oak wilt is a fungal disease that has caused tree deaths in 74 Texas counties.
Trees infected with oak wilt can spread the disease to surrounding oaks via their interconnected root systems. When that happens, the only way to stop further spread is by digging trenches to break the root connections. The deadly disease also can be spread by insects, which strike primarily from February through June. Sap-feeding beetles are attracted to the sweet-smelling spore mats produced by infected red oaks. The disease is spread when those insects fly off to feed on a healthy red oak or a live oak with a fresh wound.
Texas A&M Forest Service Forester Eric Beckers said oak wilt is primarily seen in the central part of the state but confirmed cases of the disease have been reported in the Texas Panhandle and eastern areas. “We’re talking about trees that have been in the landscape for a century or more. We don’t replace those trees overnight,” Beckers said, adding that the death of such majestic trees can lead to drops in property values. “Preventing oak wilt is the key.”
A wound is created any time bark is removed and wood is exposed, Beckers said. That can happen with the simplest of tasks – clearing brush, pruning limbs or even pushing a lawn mower over a bare tree root. That bare wood produces sap, which attracts the sap-feeding beetles, Beckers said, stressing the importance of avoiding wounds in the spring, painting tree wounds year-round and destroying diseased red oaks. “You don’t want to have to manage oak wilt. That means you have it. You want to prevent it from happening,” Beckers said. “Oak wilt is a bear. It’s very difficult to stop.”
Visit www.texasoakwilt.org for more information or to contact a forester specializing in oak wilt.
A beef processor with headquarters in Corpus Christi, Texas has been acquired by new ownership led by Texas cattlemen who plan to revive the business.
Sam Kane Beef Processors announced the purchase, saying the change “injects new liquidity and strength into the operation, securing this vital element of the South Texas cattle industry.”
KIIItv.com reports a City panel overseeing economic development has approved grant money to help the company pay for projects to retain employees. The last two years of drought conditions in South Texas have affected the beef processor, leading to layoffs.
The company’s new owner, Lou Waters, says the grant money will help the company grown and become more competitive in the market. Sam Kane Beef Processors will receive $3 million in grant money over the next five years.
The company was founded in 1949 and has grown from a small retail company to an operation that serves thousands of customers in foreign and domestic markets.
Operations will not be interrupted and most of the company’s 700 employees have been retained. Waters said the company’s skilled workforce and loyalty of its partners and customers display a bright long-term future for the company.
Omaha (DTN) – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas made a point to praise his home state for signing a new law reaffirming that Oklahoma would not seek waivers from the 1996 federal welfare reforms when it comes to getting food stamps.
Oklahoma’s law states able-bodied adults, under age 50, have to either be working or in a job-training program to collect benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – what in the past was called food stamps. Lucas, a Republican, stated he was pleased Oklahoma was taking a stand by not trying to get a waiver from the work requirement. The news release also gave Lucas a chance to promote that his committee had “advanced the most serious reform to SNAP” since the ‘96 law.
“The committee’s common-sense reforms keep states accountable for administering the SNAP program by demanding outcomes from states’ employment and training programs, enforcing asset and income tests, and eliminating waste, fraud and abuse,” Lucas said. “It is in our best interest to both find ways to get Americans back to work and to improve the efficiency and accountability of the SNAP program. As we move forward to pass a farm bill this year, I will continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to advance thoughtful reforms.” But, for nearly 18 months now, the House and Senate Ag Committees have repeatedly failed to complete a farm bill. This is largely because congressional leaders and the White House have never reached a “grand bargain” on the federal budget that would deal with expensive, politically-charged programs such as food stamps.
As both committees again wade into the farm bill this month, committee-driven proposals on SNAP suggest cuts could range from $4.5 billion to $20 billion over 10 years. At least one other proposal in the House and Senate would cut $30 billion over 10 years.
RECORD AMOUNT OF PEOPLE FED
Spending on the program in fiscal year 2012 was $78.3 billion, a record amount, and fed more than 47 million people, also a record. Since the economic collapse in 2008, SNAP enrollment has increased an average of 15.4% a year. The 2009 stimulus bill also raised the maximum amount of SNAP benefits; that will end Oct. 31 this year.
The Congressional Budget Office projects SNAP is at its peak. The CBO estimates that in 2022 the program will have 9 million fewer participants than now and will spend $60 billion less over that decade. However, those lower cost projections aren’t credited as budget savings like they would be in other programs.
Despite complaints about costs, SNAP still has room to grow. Nationally, USDA estimates that about 70% of people eligible to receive food stamps are in the program. If that’s the case, then there are roughly 14 million people nationally who could qualify for benefits today but aren’t receiving that aid.
In the Senate, Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., is still shooting for $4.5 billion in savings and holding the line on cuts to SNAP. Stabenow has said the majority of the Senate won’t go along with proposals to change eligibility or the structure of SNAP benefits.
In the House, Lucas wants to achieve $20 billion in cuts to nutrition programs. Eliminating broad-based categorical eligibility could save $10-$12 billion over 10 years by eliminating future enrollment of 2-3 million people. In general, those people would still qualify under the enrollment guidelines, but might not do so.
“These are very low-income individuals and households who are, by all measure, poor for lack of a better descriptor,” said Gabrielle Serra, who oversees federal affairs for the Public Health Institute. “That’s a very real concern. This is one of those areas where flexibility is helping the program work better.’’
CURB EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Coupled with that, another way to show budget savings is by attempting to curb SNAP education programs. Some states have more aggressive recruiters who seek out people who would qualify for the aid.
Other proposals seek deeper cuts. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., have introduced identical bills scored at saving $30 billion over 10 years from SNAP. Other Republicans on the House Ag Committee have proposed a bill with more than $35 billion in nutrition cuts.
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., continues to suggest bundling SNAP into block grants to states, saving as much as $134 billion, but the ag committees likely won’t go down that road.
The Congressional Budget Office dismissed most of the cuts by the committees to nutrition programs that fall into Title IV in the farm bill. Supporters of nutrition programs resisted last year’s cuts and expect a harder task holding the line on cuts this year. “We remain concerned that there is a lot of interest in finding more savings in Title IV,” said Serra.
Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, told reporters last month the best way to resolve differences in SNAP would be for House and Senate leaders to give the ag committees an agreed-upon target to hit. The committees could then have more serious discussions on the direction of nutrition aid. “I’m trying to argue we should be looking at policy instead of just numbers,” Peterson said. “There are some things here you can’t justify.’’
SNAP will add 2 million to 3 million people to the rolls for every 1 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate. Members of Congress have questioned why SNAP enrollment continues to grow even as unemployment has declined. USDA’s Economic Research Service cites one possibility is that economic recovery in the labor market takes more time for lower-skilled workers than those with higher skills. Therefore, it takes longer to begin moving more people off SNAP rolls.
The average per-person SNAP benefit is about $133 a month. For a two-person home, that breaks down to about $1.47 per person, per meal.
The big area being questioned involves “broad-based categorical eligibility,” which was developed for states in the late 1990s as part of the comprehensive welfare reform. Forty states have taken up broad-based categorical eligibility in some form. What started out as an efficiency move – a way to help states qualify people for SNAP if they meet the means tests for another social program – has helped SNAP participation grow too well at a time when lawmakers want to squeeze savings out of federal entitlements.
Now the running theory is if states can’t automatically enroll people for SNAP at the same time they get cash welfare or other benefits, then fewer of those people will apply for SNAP separately.
“We should have never done that,” said Peterson, who acknowledged his view is not the standard position of most Democrats.
Of the 10 states without broad-based categorical eligibility, four rank among the states with some of the slowest expansion of SNAP since 2008. Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri and Tennessee. Nationally, SNAP participation has grown 65% since 2008. Half the states are above that level and half are lower.
DIFFERENT ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS
Most of the states with the highest growth in SNAP have higher income eligibility standards. The federal government sets SNAP income eligibility at 130% of the federal poverty level, which calculates out to $19,699 of income for a two-person household, the typical SNAP recipients. Predominately, the states with highest growth in SNAP since 2008 allow income levels up to 200% of poverty level, or $30,260 for a two-person home.
Peterson said the country should have national uniform income standard. He proposed setting eligible incomes at 140% of poverty level, which would now be $21,182 for a two-person household. Typically, he said those people with the higher income levels are only receiving small stipends for food each month rather than truly relying on SNAP to eat.
“These people at 200% poverty levels, they get like $10 a month,” Peterson said. “Well, why are we doing that? Ten dollars a month is not going to make any difference. We should take them off.’’
A controversy last year in writing the bill involved proposals to cut the tie between SNAP and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LiHEAP. Fifteen states use the program, but both the House and Senate sought to break the “heat and eat” tie. Yet, the Congressional Budget Office dismissed the potential $400 million a year in savings, arguing those people would likely qualify for SNAP anyway.
Cutting the LiHEAP tie still eliminates states from enrolling people in SNAP after they qualify to receive as little as $1 in heating aid. Suggested abuse of LiHEAP is the kind of controversy that hurt SNAP supporters politically, Peterson said. “It’s giving people ammunition to go after them.’’
While Peterson said Republicans would resist increasing the national eligibility level, nearly half the states would still have to lower their current income eligibility levels. Another provision Peterson would like to change are restrictions on assets such as vehicles, adding “They gotta drive. We want these people to get to work, don’t we?’’
Congressional Budget Office projections on SNAP enrollment: http://dld.bz/c4sCh
Congressional Research Service report on broad-based categorical eligibility: http://dld.bz/c4sCt.
Texas 37,500. 99 pct over 600 lbs. 49 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 FOB Price 700-750 lbs 137.00-138.00; 750-800 lbs 132.00-141.90; 800-850 lbs 132.00-137.00, fleshy 125.00; 875 lbs 124.50. Delivered Price 700-800 lbs 135.00-144.00; 800-900 lbs 128.00-136.25; 900 lbs 128.70-129.50. Future Delivery FOB Price 650 lbs 154.35-156.95 July-Aug; 700-800 lbs 139.25-149.15 MayJuly. Delivered Price 675 lbs 145.15-153.00 Aug; 700-800 lbs 150.30-155.35 July-Nov; 800-900 lbs 147.30-152.50 July-Nov. Medium and Large 1-2 FOB Price 750-800 lbs 125.00-131.00. Delivered Price 775 lbs 138.00; 800-825 lbs 129.00-132.00; 925 lbs 125.00. Future Delivery FOB Price 700-800 lbs 136.00-141.40 May-June; 800-825 lbs 130.85-136.65 May-June. Delivered Price 500 lbs 171.00 May-June. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 FOB Price 650-700 lbs 130.00-133.50; 700-800 lbs 127.00-135.90. Delivered Price 650-700 lbs 135.00-135.85; 700-800 lbs 125.60-134.00; 800-835 lbs 122.30-126.00. Future Delivery FOB Price 600-700 lbs 141.00-148.80 June-Sept; 700-800 lbs 133.85-147.70 June-Oct. Delivered price 600700 lbs 144.50-150.70 July-Oct; 700-800 lbs 133.80-149.10 June-Oct. Medium and Large 1-2 Delivered Price 750 lbs 126.00-127.00. Future Delivery Delivered Price 650-700 lbs 147.35 Jul; 725 lbs 145.10 Sept. Basis Trades 500 hd. Steers: Delivered Price 800 lbs 4.00 under May CME.
Oklahoma 10,400. 98 pct over 600 lbs. 46 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 Current 725 lbs 136.00; 750-775 lbs 134.25-138.00; 800-845 lbs 131.00-134.00, fancy 800 lbs 137.50; 850-885 lbs 127.00-127.25; 900-925 lbs 122.00-124.00; May-June few loads 500 lbs 168.97; several loads 750 lbs 137.24; June pkg 800 lbs 138.45; July few loads 700 lbs 700 lbs 150.70; several loads 750 lbs 147.55; Sept. few loads 700 lbs 152.35. Medium and Large 1-2 Current 750 lbs 132.00; few loads 884 lbs 122.00. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 Current few loads 700 lbs 132.00; few loads 750 lbs 129.50; few loads 800 lbs 123.50; May-June 675 lbs 133.30; few loads 725 lbs 131.30; June few loads 650 lbs 134.74; few load 700 lbs 134.30-139.00; 760 lbs 136.00; July 700-725 lbs 141.97; Aug 700-725 lbs 140.25-140.60; Sept. few loads 675 lbs 145.10; 700-725 lbs 142.10-145.50; Oct few loads 700 lbs 147.10.
New Mexico 2400. 100 pct over 600 lbs. 47 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 Current FOB Price load 750 lbs 140.50. Medium and Large 1-2 Current FOB Price 800-825 lbs 127.50-131.00; Future Delivery FOB Price 750 lbs 140.57 June. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 Current FOB Price 685 lbs 134.00; 750 lbs 128.00. Future Delivery FOB Price 650 lbs 138.00 May-June.
Kansas 10,000. 100 pct over 600 lbs. 40 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 720 lbs 138.00; 800-850 lbs 131.00-134.00; 850-900 lbs 127.00-132.00; Contracts Late May 850 lbs 134.00. Medium and Large 1-2 829 lbs 130.00. Delivered Basis Medium and Large 1 850 lbs 135.00-135.50; Contracts late May 850 lbs 140.50; June 750 lbs 142.00-147.00; 800 lbs 141.50-142.00; July 850 lbs 140.50. Medium and Large 1-2 900 lbs 124.00; Contracts May-June 750 lbs 140.50; Late May 825 lbs 136.00. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 600 lbs 136.50; 750-800 lbs 125.00-128.50; 800 lbs 126.00; Contracts 725 lbs 142.00. Delivered Basis Medium and Large 725 lbs 131.00; Contracts May-June 650 lbs 138.00; June 650-700 lbs 138.00-139.00. Medium and Large 2 700 lbs spayed, Mexican Origin 115.00.
Feeder cattle sold steady to $2 higher with much less volatility than in recent weeks. Stocker cattle and calves traded mostly steady to $3 higher with many areas of the Southeast as much as $10 higher in instances, especially on lightweights under 500 lbs. Many early-week auction markets reported trends even higher than this, but they were merely catching-up with last week’s sharp gains experienced after Tuesday. Demand continued good to start this week’s trading session with favorable weather conditions promoting pasture growth and Corn Belt farmers getting started on this year’s late corn planting. However, the early-week sunshine soon seemed like the shortest summer ever as yet another cold front moved across the country’s mid-section on Wednesday. Cold wind and rain fell south of Interstate 70 while the Northern Plains received snow and blizzard conditions on the first day of May with measurements up to and surpassing one foot deep. The onset of the storm’s approach did not hamper feeder cattle demand as much as the recent spring storms as backgrounders and feeders have found that recovery is fairly quick this time of year. Plus, auction receipts are dwindling at a fast pace and buyers realize they need to fill orders now while there are still cattle available. For the balance of the spring, many producers will be concentrated on getting their corn and soybeans in the ground while most available supplies of calves and yearlings will be turned-out on grass until the Summer Yearling Specials. The winter of 2012-2013 will simply not give up with snowplows needed to clear baseball fields and temperatures keeping folks from enjoying their typical spring activities. Backyard grilling is one right of spring that is lacking and beef movement continues sluggish, however the Choice boxed beef cut-out value is near an all-time record high over $200. Fed cattle trading broke an all-time record with Northern Plains live sales reported in Nebraska on Wednesday from $130-131 which surpassed the previous record of $130.50 reported in March of 2012. Southern Plains sales were from $128-129 with both regions trending steady to $1 higher, but the benchmark break was bitter-sweet as most pens are still posting losses. Some packers were reportedly caught short-bought as they prepare for what they hope will be a banner Memorial Weekend to unofficially start the summer.
Texas 5300. 71 pct over 600 lbs. 36 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 200-250 lbs (226) 223.60; 250-300 lbs (277) 217.07; pkg 438 lbs 170.00; 450-500 lbs (479) 173.41; 500-550 lbs (533) 161.75; 600-650 lbs (602) 156.49; 650-700 lbs (670) 143.98; 700-750 lbs (721) 138.20; pkg 762 lbs 137.00; 800-850 lbs (811) 133.77; 850-900 lbs (887) 123.88; 900-950 lbs (917) 124.60; 950-1000 lbs (967) 119.05; 1050-1100 lbs (1090) 117.73. Medium and Large 1-2 400-450 lbs (418) 178.10; 450-500 lbs (469) 169.54; 500-550 lbs (526) 154.34; 550-600 lbs (572) 152.51; 600-650 lbs (618) 144.98; 650-700 lbs (676) 140.64; 750-800 lbs (762) 129.94; Several loads 807 lbs 124.50; 900-1000 lbs (946) 119.91. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 pkg 232 lbs 221.00; 400-450 lbs (428) 156.38; 450-500 lbs (477) 150.64; 500-550 lbs (528) 145.66; 550-600 lbs (575) 140.65; 600-650 lbs (620) 132.85; 650-700 lbs (663) 131.26; 700-750 lbs (737) 126.93; 750-800 lbs (773) 123.90; 800-850 lbs (812) 124.33; 850-900 lbs (869) 118.32; pkg 998 lbs 114.00. Medium and Large 1-2 400-450 lbs (424) 155.93; 450-500 lbs (479) 144.29; 550-600 lbs (583) 138.30; 600-650 lbs (618) 132.19; 650-700 lbs (677) 128.88; 700-750 lbs (738) 123.43; 750-800 lbs (772) 116.60; pkg 821 lbs 119.50.
Oklahoma 27,700. 81 pct over 600 lbs. 35 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs (324) 182.50; 350-400 lbs (368) 191.31; 400-450 lbs (423) 177.57; 450-500 lbs (469) 169.02; 500-550 lbs (525) 163.39; 550-600 lbs (574) 159.04; 600-650 lbs (621) 154.41; 650-700 lbs (679) 141.15; 700-750 lbs (726) 136.83; 750-800 lbs (775) 134.96; 800-850 lbs (819) 133.29; 850-900 lbs (865) 130.06; 900-950 lbs (920) 124.51; 950-1000 lbs (973) 121.37; 1000-1050 lbs (1008) 119.26; 1050-1100 lbs (1081) 116.27. Medium and Large 1-2 300-350 lbs (331) 176.57; 350-400 lbs (394) 174.95; 400-450 lbs (432) 165.09; 450-500 lbs (482) 159.93; 500-550 lbs (528) 151.94; 550-600 lbs (579) 153.36; 600-650 lbs (638) 143.17; 650-700 lbs (676) 138.60; 700-750 lbs (730) 135.53; 750-800 lbs (779) 129.29; 800-850 lbs (825) 129.77; 850-900 lbs (872) 125.48; 900-950 lbs (924) 122.60; 950-1000 lbs (966) 120.49; 1000-1050 lbs (1009) 117.39; load 1090 lbs 110.00. Holsteins: Large 3 600-650 lbs (669) 85.25. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs (324) 167.02; 350-400 lbs (381) 162.78; 400-450 lbs (422) 156.41; 450-500 lbs (482) 150.78; 500-550 lbs (526) 144.21; 550-600 lbs (575) 141.89; 600-650 lbs (622) 132.84; 650-700 lbs (677) 131.19; 700-750 lbs (731) 130.47; 750-800 lbs (772) 124.18; 800-850 lbs (821) 120.87; 850-900 lbs (870) 117.72; 900-950 lbs (914) 115.05; load 990 lbs 117.00. Medium and Large 1-2 300-350 lbs (338) 157.06; 350-400 lbs (375) 157.05; 400-450 lbs (426) 146.07; 450-500 lbs (487) 146.18; 500-550 lbs (523) 137.24; 550-600 lbs (573) 133.87; 600-650 lbs (639) 128.49; 650-700 lbs (682) 127.53; 700-750 lbs (741) 123.68; 750-800 lbs (772) 121.27; 800-850 lbs (830) 118.11; 850-900 lbs (864) 114.77.
New Mexico 3800. 27 pct over 600 lbs. 44 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 200-250 lbs (218) 196.59; 250-300 lbs (263) 207.63; 300-350 lbs (327) 184.81; 350-400 lbs (378) 169.75; 400-450 lbs (420) 173.69; 450-500 lbs (473) 164.34; 500-550 lbs (511) 158.40; 550-600 lbs (572) 149.84; 600-650 lbs (616) 149.10; 650-700 lbs (686) 137.81; 700-750 lbs (715) 134.76; 750-800 lbs (751) 135.09; 800-850 lbs (815) 121.01. Medium and Large 1-2 200-250 lbs (211) 194.34; 250-300 lbs (292) 166.95; 300-350 lbs (307) 178.27; 350-400 lbs (383) 164.70; 400-450 lbs (440) 158.51; 450-500 lbs (476) 150.85; 500-550 lbs (513) 133.64; 550-600 lbs (580) 138.61; 600-650 lbs (635) 137.52. Holsteins: Large 3 200-250 lbs (222) 115.00; 250-300 lbs (286) 112.73; 300-350 lbs (328) 101.99; 400-450 lbs (430) 98.91; 450-500 lbs (464) 92.76. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 200-250 lbs (234) 179.90; 250-300 lbs (277) 179.24; 300-350 lbs (310) 168.94; 350-400 lbs (368) 151.54; 400-450 lbs (420) 150.89; 450-500 lbs (474) 143.06; 500-550 lbs (510) 141.83; 550-600 lbs (566) 133.47; 600-650 lbs (631) 127.49; 650-700 lbs (669) 122.27; 700-750 lbs (718) 127.88; 750-800 lbs (764) 114.73; 850-900 lbs (864) 87.21. Medium and Large 1-2 250-300 lbs (278) 152.23; 300-350 lbs (320) 136.34; 350-400 lbs (371) 155.01; 400-450 lbs (438) 147.54; 450-500 lbs (469) 133.35; 500-550 lbs (533) 126.23; 600-650 lbs (629) 116.35; 650-700 lbs (668) 111.05; half load 715 lbs 126.50; 750-800 lbs (770) 91.07.
Kansas 9900. 83 pct over 600 lbs. 43 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 350-400 lbs (364) 187.22; 400-450 lbs (431) 174.30; 500-550 lbs (518) 163.73; 550-600 lbs (585) 157.58; 600-650 lbs (626) 153.28; 650-700 lbs (671) 142.88; 700-750 lbs (717) 144.66; 750-800 lbs (772) 138.44; 800-850 lbs (819) 135.61; 850-900 lbs (871) 131.74; 900-950 lbs (913) 128.96; 950-1000 lbs (963) 124.19. Medium and Large 1-2 350-400 lbs (396) 175.92; 400-450 lbs (431) 169.27; 450-500 lbs (469) 166.12; 500-550 lbs (525) 155.33; 550-600 lbs (575) 149.82; 600-650 lbs (617) 143.16; 650-700 lbs (676) 137.05; 700-750 lbs (719) 137.69; 750-800 lbs (780) 130.10; 800-850 lbs (829) 128.69; 850-900 lbs (889) 129.09; 900-950 lbs (923) 123.99. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 350-400 lbs (378) 165.24; 400-450 lbs (428) 161.47; 450-500 lbs (477) 150.92; 500-550 lbs (515) 143.47; 550-600 lbs (573) 142.71; 650-700 lbs (680) 131.31; 700-750 lbs (730) 130.28; 750-800 lbs (778) 127.25; 800-850 lbs (813) 125.33; 850-900 lbs (876) 122.71; 900-950 lbs (918) 120.49. Medium and Large 1-2 300-350 lbs (321) 164.49; 350-400 lbs (374) 153.69; 400-450 lbs (427) 156.48; 450-500 lbs (476) 145.23; 500-550 lbs (526) 139.84; 550-600 lbs (576) 139.26; 600-650 lbs (640) 132.80; 650-700 lbs (684) 126.18; 700-750 lbs (724) 125.75; 750-800 lbs (784) 124.57; 800-850 lbs (832) 121.39; 850-900 lbs (882) 119.28.
Missouri 31,300. 45 pct over 600 lbs. 42 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs (326) 183.77; 350-400 lbs (375) 176.41; 400-450 lbs (427) 172.32; 450-500 lbs (475) 168.95; 500-550 lbs (524) 162.06; 550-600 lbs (572) 154.46; 600-650 lbs (622) 148.44; 650-700 lbs (676) 144.59; 700-750 lbs (724) 140.57; 750-800 lbs (776) 134.81; 800-850 lbs (822) 130.45; 850-900 lbs (875) 127.87; 900-950 lbs (916) 125.29; 950-1000 lbs (966) 123.63; part load 1025 lbs 122.00. Medium and Large 1-2 300-350 lbs (332) 174.03; 350-400 lbs (383) 173.86; 400-450 lbs (425) 163.15; 450-500 lbs (472) 159.51; 500-550 lbs (526) 154.83; 550-600 lbs (575) 147.69; 600-650 lbs (625) 143.19; 650-700 lbs (669) 138.51; 700-750 lbs (723) 136.43; 750-800 lbs (771) 131.27; 800-850 lbs (831) 131.36; 850-900 lbs (878) 125.94; 900-950 lbs (922) 118.55. Holsteins: Large 3 300-350 lbs (328) 116.61; 400-450 lbs (423) 106.49; 450-500 lbs (489) 101.27; 500-550 lbs (521) 104.31; 550-600 lbs (569) 97.91; 600-650 lbs (609) 97.11; 650-700 lbs (675) 98.83; 700-750 lbs (719) 97.05; 750-800 lbs (767) 94.83; 800-850 lbs (820) 92.73; 900-950 lbs (933) 85.78. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs (325) 160.06; 350-400 lbs (379) 154.19; 400-450 lbs (427) 150.43; 450-500 lbs (476) 145.30; 500-550 lbs (528) 142.13; 550-600 lbs (572) 138.82; 600-650 lbs (628) 134.74; 650-700 lbs (669) 131.94; 700-750 lbs (726) 126.14; 750-800 lbs (766) 126.36; 800-850 lbs (804) 121.92; 850-900 lbs (869) 116.10; 1000-1050 lbs (1028) 106.87. Medium and Large 1-2 200-250 lbs (238) 155.82; 250-300 lbs (290) 147.87; 300-350 lbs (332) 155.06; 350-400 lbs (383) 148.41; 400-450 lbs (424) 144.17; 450-500 lbs (476) 139.65; 500-550 lbs (527) 137.41; 550-600 lbs (573) 133.19; 600-650 lbs (623) 130.00; 650-700 lbs (670) 129.18; 700-750 lbs (724) 128.05; 750-800 lbs (773) 121.06; 800-850 lbs (830) 113.94; 850-900 lbs (875) 112.84; 900-950 lbs (903) 116.36; 950-1000 lbs (981) 98.96; 1000-1050 lbs (1037) 106.40.
Arkansas 6500. 41 pct over 600 lbs. 44 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs (320) 187.27; 350-400 lbs (369) 178.05; 400-450 lbs (422) 169.68; 450-500 lbs (470) 160.32; 500-550 lbs (519) 153.20; 550-600 lbs (569) 147.13; 600-650 lbs (623) 141.73; 650-700 lbs (676) 137.47. Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs (324) 163.35; 350-400 lbs (375) 159.10; 400-450 lbs (424) 157.11; 450-500 lbs (474) 146.96; 500-550 lbs (527) 142.77; 550-600 lbs (570) 135.63; 600-650 lbs (624) 134.48; 650-700 lbs (673) 128.47. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs (323) 162.41; 350-400 lbs (374) 159.70; 400-450 lbs (423) 151.48; 450-500 lbs (473) 146.55; 500-550 lbs (524) 140.21; 550-600 lbs (570) 136.47; 600-650 lbs (622) 132.49; 650-700 lbs (676) 128.78. Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs (328) 151.29; 350-400 lbs (374) 145.23; 400-450 lbs (424) 140.84; 450-500 lbs (474) 133.99; 500-550 lbs (522) 129.93; 550-600 lbs (578) 125.59; 600-650 lbs (626) 122.72; 650-700 lbs (669) 119.84.