Take advantage of this good market! There isn’t but $20.00 to $35.00 a head difference between an 800 lb steer and a 900lb steer! That extra hundred lbs isn’t paying for much! The normal trend from March 1 to May 1 is down approximately 90% of the time. This may be one of the few years we see it go the other way!

It’s always interesting, to say the least, to see how many irons get thrown in the fire in an election year. As little as five or ten years ago, the fat market might fluctuate $1.00 to $3.00 in a week’s time, now we see it move as much as $8.00 a hundred in 24 hours! And that’s just on a rumor! The futures board is now trading with a 3.00 limit! That makes it even more volatile. Whatever happened to trading quarters on fat cattle?

2382 cattle here in Enid this week:

Richard Gray blk-str 456 @ $117.00 RH Swaim blk-hfrs 446 @ $116.00
RH Swaim blk-strs 483 @ $117.00 Paul Brune wf-hfrs 380 @ $115.00
E & W Farms limx-strs 506 @ $109.00 Paul Brune wf-hfrs 465 @ $110.00
Floyd Glazier blk-strs 535 @ $108.00 Ed Mooney mix-hfrs 544 @ $99.00
Brent Brewer mix-strs 615 @ $98.50 Harold Brainard blk-hfrs 541 @ $95.00
RH Swaim blk-strs 682 @ $95.50 C Bar Ranch mix-hfrs 575 @ $93.00
David Hayton blk-strs 694 @ $94.75 John Wichert mix-hfrs 613 @ $88.50
Waylon Elliott mix-strs 703 @ $93.50 Jeff Boedeker blk-hfrs 637 @ $88.00
Doug Hentges Ang-str 745 @ $92.50 John Wichert blk-hfrs 675 @ $85.75
RH Swaim Ang-str 785 @ $90.00 David Hayton blk-hfrs 707 @ $84.75
Bill Steinert blk-strs 787 @ $88.85 Mark Rodenburg mix-hfrs 770 @ $82.10
Larry Miller blk-strs 794 @ $87.50 Elmer Anglin blk-hfrs 759 @ $82.00
Larry Miller char-strs 800 @ $86.90 E & W Farms mix-hfrs 742 @ $81.20
Elmer Anglin blk-strs 810 @ $85.75 David Hayton mix-hfrs 784 @ $79.80
Phil Cardwell mix-strs 829 @ $85.70 Martin McNeil mix-hfrs 814 @ $78.70
E & W Farms mix-strs 919 @ $81.00 Lyndal Skaggs mix-hfrs 851 @ $78.60

BMS-BEEF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS-SALE NEXT TUESDAY!
Cattle in the BMS program are all individually identified, have health records and are on a specific vaccination program.

WHEAT CATTLE SALE AT WINTER LIVESTOCK NEXT TUESDAY!!

We have excellent facilities and crew to handle your cattle! Don’t let your money run down the street or get taken off with a pencil! We want to work for you! Call ahead so that we can maximize your take home pay!! 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Give me a call! 580-796-2150 or 580-542-2150

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This is a great year to sell cattle! Steer calves are $10.00 to $20.00 higher than last year at the same time! Yearling and feeder steers are $10.00 to $15.00 higher! Cow meat is $17.00 higher than a year ago! Let’s be thankful for the great market we have! Our neighbors in Canada placed 71% fewer cattle on feed than the year before. We may have to feed a lot more people!

Whoever says the beef market is no good and there’s no demand needs to go eat at a fine restaurant in a big city. I personally witnessed a dinner bill for four people in Oklahoma City, -- that’s filets, salads, five drinks, and one spinach dip, add up to over $400.00! Lord knows what it would cost in New York! Not to mention the fact the restaurant was crowded! That’s robbery just as bad as fat cattle at $75.00! Luckily, I didn’t have to pay for it! Call me if you would like to know where to get a great meal!

Winter Livestock is here to work for you! We have outstanding facilities, personnel, and know-how. Take advantage of our modern scales, rings, pen spaces and knowledge. The modern sale barn is a lot different than it was 30 years ago! Please don’t forget that when you give two percent of your weight you give away two percent of your money when you sell them in the country! Here in Enid this week:

Mark Thrower blk-strs 322 @ $132.00 Loren Doerksen mix-hfrs 410 @ $111.50
Tracy Prince blk-strs 487 @ $108.50 Mark Thrower blk-hfrs 480 @ $108.00
Tommy Brandt mix-strs 528 @ $108.00 Bedwell Bros. mix-hfrs 447 @ $106.75
Jonni Cinnamon blk-strs 572 @ $105.50 Marvin Petru mix-hfrs 476 @ $106.00
Don Brakhage mix-strs 622 @ $97.00 Wayne Foster blk-hfrs 530 @ $99.50
Krause & Assoc blk-strs 673 @ $93.75 Eric Lamle blk-hfrs 540 @ $95.50
David Burns herf-strs 713 @ $91.30 Tommy Brandt mix-hfrs 555 @ $92.50
James Matousek blk-strs 745 @ $89.00 Charles Peters mix-hfrs 597 @ $90.00
Jim Blaser mix-strs 764 @ $86.85 David Burns herf-hfrs 618 @ $89.50
Bill Steinert blk-strs 788 @ $85.90 Wilferd Toews blk-hfrs 662 @ $87.50
Galyn Bocox mix-strs 840 @ $85.25 McNaughton mix-hfrs 710 @ $83.50
Les Glazier blk-strs 875 @ $81.30 Duard Spleth mix-hfrs 738 @ $82.00
Doyle Jones mix-strs 922 @ $81.25 Raymond Parrish blk-hfrs 771 @ $81.75
Ernest Matousek mix-strs 979 @ $78.90 Don Eiffert blk-hfrs 762 @ $81.00

BMS (Beef Management Systems) Sale---Tuesday, March 2, 2004!

Individually identified cattle with health records!

Regardless of the difference between now and November, we are in the midst of a great time in the cattle industry. We have sold fat cattle for $113.00 a pound! Our national cowherd is the smallest since 1959; the southern and northern plains have decreased their cow numbers by possibly up to 400,000 head! This year’s calf crop is estimated to be 1% below last year, which it has done for the last several years. The availability of yearling cattle is probably as low as has been seen in years. Wheat pasture areas do not have near the numbers they could. Carcass weights have been 10 to 25 lbs lower for the last couple months. The on feed report showed roughly 6% more cattle on feed, but 2/3rds of that were calves! What more do we want?

I’m hoping that lots of people who sold their cattle this fall put the checks or receipts in a picture frame! I would sure bet that over the years, more cattle have been sold below 70.00 than above 80.00, let alone above 105.00! Less than 10 years ago, 450 lb steer calves were bringing 75 cents a pound with some heifer calves in the 50’s! That was when corn cost 4.00 to 6.00 a bushel. Let’s be thankful for the blessings we have! It’s a GOOD market!

The mad cow deal, national id, signing feed affidavits—these are all things weighing on the market right now. Aren’t we glad it didn’t happen with large cowherds, excessive carcass weights and $5.00 corn? I think when it comes right down to it; the biggest factors in our industry are supply, demand, and Mother Nature! Let’s don’t let the government, news media, or big corporations tell us otherwise!

Bring your cattle to the auction! Years of records have proven that cattle at the auction, especially here in the central U.S., bring a premium over the board. Winter Livestock is here to help you do that! 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year! Let us help you make the most on your cattle!

Light runs again this week. Thank You for the moisture, wherever it falls! Here in Enid this week:

Leon Dennis Blk Strs 480 @ 108.50
Wilfred Toews Blk Strs 517 @ 105.00
Eldon Craig Blk Strs 595 @ 95.00
Doug Buller Mix Strs 615 @ 91.50
Krause & Assoc. Blk Strs 678 @ 89.75
James Hoeltzel Blk Strs 775 @ 85.30
Bobby Knapp Mix Strs 709 @ 86.75
Bill Steinert Blk Strs 837 @ 84.30
White & White Herf Hfrs 476 @ 97.50
Kyle Craig Mix Hfrs 555 @ 93.00
Leon Dennis Blk Hfrs 585 @ 91.50
Krause & Assoc. Blk Hfrs 610 @ 88.00

March 2—BMS (Beef Management Systems) Sale:

-Individually identified cattle with health records to go with them. BMS cattle have all gone through a specific health program, with a maximum number of vaccinations and documentation behind them.