WH_LS750 Kearney, NE Wed Oct 25 2006 USDA Market News-NE Dept of Ag Kearney, NE - Huss Livestock Market LLC Feeder Cattle Weighted Average and Slaughter Cattle Report for 10/25/06 Receipts: 1950 Last Week: 2350 Year Ago: 2650 Compared to last week, offerings that were of higher quality, or that had been weaned at least 45 days with spring and fall pre-conditioning shots trended steady. Plainer offerings and bawling calves without shots traded 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded fully steady compared to a week ago. Receipts consisted of 96 percent feeders and 4 percent cows and bulls. Feeder cattle offerings were comprised of 65 percent steers and 35 percent heifers, with 68 percent of the total offerings weighing over 600 pounds. Slaughter Cows Percent Lean Bulk Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breaking 70-80 51.00 54.00-54.25 47.25-50.75 Boning 80-85 48.50-51.00 53.75 44.75-47.50 Lean 85-90 47.00-50.00 52.00-53.00 40.00-46.25 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 1600-2320 lbs, Bulk; 61.25-65.00, Hi Dressing; 65.75-66.25 Low Dressing; 56.00-60.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 410-423 420 137.00-140.00 139.27 13 469 469 130.00 130.00 45 512-540 530 119.00-123.75 120.27 7 548 548 113.50 113.50 Full 67 554-597 576 111.00-116.75 114.10 238 609-642 628 112.00-115.75 113.54 Calves 184 652-696 672 110.50-114.00 112.26 Calves 100 705-740 720 100.00-109.50 103.75 Calves 7 771 771 105.00 105.00 83 755-784 776 100.00-110.50 105.98 Calves 19 830-841 836 105.00-107.25 106.06 4 808 808 101.10 101.10 Calves Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 385 385 131.00 131.00 10 449 449 128.25 128.25 126 503-542 537 106.00-116.50 113.45 4 581 581 110.25 110.25 63 602-648 618 107.50-111.75 109.96 Calves 6 672 672 108.50 108.50 27 696 696 103.00 103.00 Calves 5 728 728 111.50 111.50 Calves 15 798 798 107.00 107.00 8 765 765 103.50 103.50 Calves 4 951 951 96.30 96.30 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 652-688 677 80.00-83.00 80.87 5 746 746 81.00 81.00 8 819 819 79.00 79.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 367 367 126.00 126.00 5 420 420 124.00 124.00 31 460-488 477 111.25-118.75 114.05 73 501-541 518 108.00-109.00 108.32 7 545 545 105.00 105.00 Full 68 555-592 576 102.50-109.50 107.45 174 606-647 628 100.00-107.50 102.83 Calves 22 657-667 664 100.00-103.50 100.94 Calves 13 741 741 102.00 102.00 40 705-747 729 95.00-103.00 97.71 Calves 11 834 834 100.00 100.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 376 376 129.50 129.50 26 461-488 473 111.00-116.00 113.46 30 521-545 534 103.50-110.00 105.62 10 559 559 105.00 105.00 25 657-684 668 95.00-100.00 97.86 Calves 9 723-730 725 103.75-104.50 104.25 6 713 713 95.00 95.00 Calves 17 786 786 100.00 100.00 8 753 753 100.00 100.00 Calves 13 808-841 821 96.75-100.00 98.72 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 611 611 105.00 105.00 Calves Source: Source: USDA NE Dept of Ag Market News - Kearney, NE Market Reporter Keith L. Williams Ph. (308) 237-7579 24 Hr Recorded Markets (308) 234-1059 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WH_LS750.txt 1754 /.