WH_LS750 Kearney, NE Wed May 15, 2013 USDA-NE Dept of Ag Market News Kearney, NE - Huss Platte Valley Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/15/2013 Receipts: 2940 Two Weeks Ago: 3720 Year Ago: 0 Compared to two weeks ago, Steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good on all classes in the offering on Wednesday from the buyers in the seats. Supply included 67 percent feeders with the balance on slaughter cattle, bred cows, cow/calf pairs and baby calves. Steers comprised 52 percent of the run with near 71 percent of the total weighing over 600 lbs. Next sale on May 29th Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 265-285 269 580.00-635.00 614.75 Per Head 7 377 377 190.00 190.00 7 472 472 175.00 175.00 29 462 462 173.00 173.00 Thin Fleshed 8 561 561 157.00 157.00 14 626-629 627 140.00-145.75 143.69 19 600 600 142.50 142.50 Calves 29 603 603 158.25 158.25 Thin Fleshed 19 698 698 144.00 144.00 14 698 698 132.50 132.50 Calves 9 669 669 152.25 152.25 Thin Fleshed 28 716-748 733 135.25-139.75 137.29 6 705 705 141.50 141.50 Thin Fleshed 61 760-781 777 133.25-135.50 135.10 158 828-841 835 129.50-131.50 130.85 69 853-893 887 128.10-129.35 128.53 381 908-936 935 127.00-128.00 127.98 11 1042 1042 121.60 121.60 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 432 432 165.25 165.25 32 466-494 490 165.75-169.00 166.23 10 492 492 165.00 165.00 Thin Fleshed 7 542 542 137.00 137.00 11 564 564 145.00 145.00 16 759-785 770 127.00-128.50 127.83 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 46 111-142 133 260.00-285.00 279.11 Per Head 25 163-172 170 325.00-375.00 336.52 Per Head 14 208 208 480.00 480.00 Per Head 15 428-433 430 156.00-160.00 157.61 9 465 465 149.00 149.00 7 497 497 144.50 144.50 Thin Fleshed 35 506-528 516 140.00-142.50 141.24 72 568-589 582 133.25-136.50 134.84 11 558-586 566 147.00-147.50 147.36 Thin Fleshed 6 614 614 140.00 140.00 29 671-683 680 126.50-128.75 128.21 107 744-748 745 126.00-127.00 126.75 43 790-798 793 120.00-121.10 120.72 117 807-831 821 121.00-124.00 123.03 21 809-814 813 122.75 122.75 Replacement 63 864-872 868 119.50-120.00 119.72 15 860 860 121.75 121.75 Replacement 14 930 930 117.00 117.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 445 445 141.00 141.00 28 473-493 477 140.00-141.00 140.78 35 511-544 522 133.50-137.50 135.05 34 622-645 629 129.25-134.25 133.44 8 656 656 126.75 126.75 7 705 705 122.00 122.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 112 112 300.00 300.00 Per Head 37 150-157 154 385.00-410.00 402.40 Per Head 28 207-212 209 500.00-510.00 504.70 Per Head 7 397 397 165.00 165.00 5 555 555 135.00 135.00 19 615 615 130.00-135.50 132.61 6 923 923 110.25 110.25 Cow/calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1: 2 yrs olds 1000-1200 lbs with 200-250 lbs calves 1500.00-1785.00. 3-4 yrs olds 1120-1235 lbs with 200-250 calves 1485.00-1525.00. Solid Mouth 1440-1500 lbs with 225- 250 lbs calves 1375.00-1450.00. Running age 1345 lbs with 170 lbs calves 1200.00 Source: USDA-NE Dept of Ag Market News Service Justin Hallman Market Reporter, 308-390-5399 24 Hour Market Report 620-369-9311 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WH_LS750.txt 2100c jbh .