WH_LS754 *** First Day of Special Thanksgiving Feeder & Calf Auction *** Kearney, NE Tue Nov 24, 2009 USDA Market News Ne Ag Burwell, NE - Burwell Livestock Market Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/24/2009 Receipts: 4384 Last Week: 0 Year Ago: 16185 Compared with two weeks ago, steers traded mostly steady with very good demand for 600 and 650 pound steers. Not enough comparable offerings of heifers to establish an accurate market trend. Demand was moderate to good with mostly weaned offerings and higher values going to third party source verified loads. Trading was active. Receipts consisted of 57 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, with 84 percent of the total weighing over 600 pounds. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 35 451-488 483 110.00-111.25 111.08 60 514-536 526 105.25-111.00 107.13 350 581-598 591 97.25-108.50 104.71 135 612-626 620 100.00-108.00 104.81 235 650-687 672 98.00-101.50 99.97 175 663-669 666 109.85 109.85 Value Added 131 700-747 708 95.00-103.75 100.56 61 768-793 775 95.25-99.50 98.69 306 803-841 827 94.00-98.25 96.90 110 851-866 861 97.35 97.35 616 902-942 919 92.50-97.50 96.31 37 959-996 989 88.50-90.00 89.72 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 507 507 101.00 101.00 7 608 608 95.50 95.50 5 658 658 91.00 91.00 8 903 903 90.50 90.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 453-491 476 97.50-101.00 99.55 81 502-539 532 95.50-97.75 97.20 74 553-591 565 90.00-96.00 93.85 150 603-633 617 89.00-95.00 93.55 157 654-699 662 89.25-96.35 94.38 265 712-748 719 89.00-95.50 92.92 288 759-797 785 88.00-94.85 92.52 60 810-842 826 89.00-94.00 91.36 305 859-886 877 89.75-93.85 92.46 278 902-934 918 87.50-91.50 89.99 11 955-988 970 87.75-90.00 88.96 14 1029-1037 1035 84.50 84.50 4 1059 1059 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 563 563 85.00 85.00 12 809 809 85.00 85.00 Source: Source: USDA NE Dept of Ag Market News - Kearney, NE Market Reporter Shareen Dearmont Ph. (308) 237-7579 24 Hr Recorded Markets (308) 234-1059 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WH_LS754.txt 1617 .