WH_LS750
Kearney, NE    Fri Nov 20, 2009    USDA Market News - Ne Ag

Kearney, NE - Huss Platte Valley Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/20/2009

Receipts:  3000    Last Week:  2550    Year Ago:  2100

 Compared with last week steers and heifers trended mostly steady to
2.00 higher. With instances of 450 pound and 550 pound steers trading
5.00 to 4.00 higher respectively. Demand was moderate to good and trade
activity moderate to active. Receipts consisted of 58 percent steers and
42 percent heifers with 36 percent of the total feeder cattle receipts
weighing over 600 pounds.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   20    362-390     377    118.00-119.00     118.40

   18      408       408       114.25         114.25
   91    454-495     476    114.50-122.25     116.49

  192    510-533     525    103.50-113.00     109.22
  224    566-595     581     95.00-106.75     103.10

  188    601-637     614     99.00-101.85     101.14
   96    653-655     654    100.25-101.10     100.83

  194    700-749     727     92.00-98.75       96.82

   15      815       815        90.75          90.75

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6    321-341     331    121.50-122.00     121.74
   41    350-394     370    114.00-116.50     115.24
   31    427-436     428    111.50-112.75     112.54
  109    451-499     474    105.25-112.50     107.16
   17    505-543     531     96.25-103.00      99.64
   53    563-591     580     92.00-92.50       92.31
   59    604-648     621     90.25-96.25       94.10
   39    652-696     671     92.50-95.50       94.69

                      Feeder Steers Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   38      628       628        95.50          95.50
    6      671       671        93.50          93.50

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4      311       311       120.00         120.00
   21    366-383     376    102.50-110.50     105.33

   78    419-443     432     97.50-105.00     101.00
   89    453-497     473     93.75-103.75      97.38

  297    510-543     521     94.00-99.00       96.59
  186    554-599     577     90.00-94.25       92.16

   77    602-646     618     86.00-90.85       89.64
   38    670-678     676     85.00-88.35       87.14
   89    669-680     676    100.50-107.25     103.13   Replacement

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   15    328-347     342    105.00-110.00     106.28
   29    367-370     368    100.50-103.00     101.79
   27    515-531     525     90.00-97.50       93.93
   47      619       619        90.85          90.85

                      Feeder Heifers Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   27      595       595        89.00          89.00
    7      704       704        85.00          85.00

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

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