WH_LS750 Kearney, NE Wed Jun 3, 2009 USDA Market News Ne Ag Huss Platte Valley Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 06/03/2009 Receipts: 1680 Last Week: 0 Year Ago: 1700 Compared with two weeks ago, 800 to 900 lbs steers and heifers trended mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Grass cattle were too few to establish a trend. Demand and trade activity was moderate. Total receipts consisted of 47 percent steers and 53 percent heifers, with 80 percent of the total offerings weighing over 600 pounds. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 424 424 131.50 131.50 34 452-481 466 115.00-123.75 120.18 24 518-546 537 115.00-121.00 116.93 24 555-564 562 115.50-118.00 117.59 20 618-635 628 114.00-115.00 114.39 71 651-697 669 100.00-110.50 104.32 47 705-723 717 100.00-103.00 101.90 73 757-798 781 94.25-97.50 96.27 29 755 755 102.10 102.10 Fancy 100 811-844 818 93.00-97.20 96.49 97 850-868 857 92.50-94.00 93.56 10 921 921 93.00 93.00 16 960-966 962 87.00-87.50 87.13 5 1004 1004 85.00 85.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 642 642 105.00 105.00 9 927 927 85.00 85.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 430-447 438 110.00-114.50 112.97 6 409 409 121.00 121.00 Fancy 14 461-477 468 106.00-110.00 107.75 15 523 523 104.50 104.50 67 552-597 565 98.00-105.50 101.61 30 603-645 626 93.75-100.00 96.54 8 608 608 109.00 109.00 Fancy 59 653-691 673 94.00-98.35 95.61 16 696 696 96.25 96.25 Replacement 34 720-739 727 94.60-97.00 96.27 80 750-778 758 88.00-92.50 91.48 58 758 758 95.85 95.85 Fancy 203 811-836 820 88.25-92.10 90.86 5 873 873 86.00 86.00 16 901-913 910 84.25-84.50 84.31 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 462 462 100.00 100.00 4 531 531 95.00 95.00 13 560-569 564 89.00-92.50 90.63 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 492 492 107.00 107.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 73 1041-1170 1091 1025.00-1350.00 1282.54 3 1235-1240 1237 1325.00 1325.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1170 1170 1010.00 1010.00 25 1201-1543 1360 925.00-1185.00 1006.82 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1297 1297 1000.00 1000.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1030 1030 1050.00 1050.00 Source: Source: USDA NE Dept of Ag Market News - Kearney, NE Market Reporter: Cathy Hervert Ph. (308) 237-7579 24 Hr Recorded Markets (308) 234-1059 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WH_LS750.txt 1708 ..