WH_LS795 Kearney, NE Mon May 12, 2008 USDA Market News - NE Dept of Ag Nebraska Weekly Feeder Cattle Auction Summary - W/E 05-10-2008 Market: Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE (05-09-2008) Huss Livestock Market LLC - Kearney, NE (05-07-2008) North Platte Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE (05-06-2008) Ogallala Livestock Auction Market - Ogallala, NE (05-07-2008) Receipts: 3,915 Last Week 8,350 Last Year 4,600 Compared to last week based on an extremely limited test, comparable offerings of steers and heifers trended steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to very good on a dwindling supply of stocker and feeder cattle. Trading was moderate to active. Feeder steers accounted for 55 percent of total receipts, heifers 45 percent. Weights over 600 lbs made up 76 percent of total offerings. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 365 - 383 377 $130.00-$134.00 132.81 23 401 - 440 429 $124.00-$143.00 128.33 12 458 - 494 476 $132.00-$139.00 135.63 20 476 - 486 480 $119.00-$129.00 124.95 Full 62 500 - 540 514 $117.50-$141.00 125.60 79 553 - 591 575 $114.50-$135.00 123.73 48 581 581 $122.00 122.00 Full 76 604 - 648 621 $110.00-$125.00 114.33 78 651 - 699 671 $110.50-$117.50 116.31 27 684 684 $113.25 113.25 Full 276 706 - 746 732 $107.25-$116.00 113.89 12 755 755 $108.25 108.25 242 801 - 843 811 $104.60-$109.35 107.66 299 867 - 886 881 $101.75-$105.00 102.38 508 903 - 932 916 $99.00-$101.40 100.46 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 478 - 491 486 $112.00-$122.00 117.36 45 504 - 530 511 $115.00-$125.00 119.98 28 566 - 592 578 $110.00-$117.50 112.21 30 606 - 620 614 $106.75-$114.00 109.61 7 666 666 $113.00 113.00 14 769 - 771 770 $103.50-$106.00 104.39 43 808 - 838 822 $98.00-$100.75 99.71 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 468 468 $115.50 115.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 343 - 346 345 $120.00-$122.00 121.56 39 404 - 437 423 $108.00-$118.25 113.26 8 436 436 $116.00 116.00 Full 43 451 - 487 474 $108.50-$119.75 116.80 4 496 496 $113.00 113.00 Full 61 505 - 549 522 $107.00-$113.00 109.83 52 537 537 $116.00 116.00 Full 118 555 - 597 568 $101.75-$113.50 107.64 122 604 - 630 624 $96.75-$107.50 104.02 23 621 621 $103.00 103.00 Full 103 658 - 692 671 $95.00-$104.00 101.12 28 685 - 699 695 $92.50- $97.25 95.74 Fleshy 12 692 692 $110.00 110.00 Replacement 172 712 - 743 730 $95.00-$107.75 100.98 20 749 749 $105.50 105.50 Replacement 158 750 - 796 777 $95.50- $99.85 97.14 104 770 - 799 777 $109.50-$111.50 110.94 Value Added 145 814 - 835 831 $96.00-$100.00 96.68 12 832 832 $109.50 109.50 Value Added 76 856 - 894 870 $90.50- $96.35 94.98 30 927 927 $91.00 91.00 Fleshy 50 1004 1004 $91.75 91.75 Fleshy Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 438 - 439 439 $113.50-$120.25 118.14 72 453 - 491 474 $104.50-$113.75 110.12 22 539 539 $102.00 102.00 30 562 - 583 572 $100.00-$112.00 105.96 12 602 602 $99.00 99.00 4 664 664 $96.00 96.00 14 703 - 736 712 $92.50- $95.00 94.26 5 765 765 $96.50 96.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 343 343 $108.00 108.00 11 514 - 544 525 $102.00-$110.00 105.01 5 625 625 $82.00 82.00 Source: USDA Market News NE Dept of Ag - Kearney, NE (308) 237-7579 24 Hour Recorded Market Reports - (308) 234-1059 website: www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 0830C KLW/LAD .