WH_LS754  
Kearney, NE    Fri Feb 5, 2010    USDA Market News Ne Ag
 
Burwell, NE - Burwell Livestock Market
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/05/2010

Receipts:  1888    Last Week:  4233    Year Ago:  0

  Compared to last week steers traded steady with the exception of 700
To 735 pound offerings bringing 8.00 lower.  No comparable offering of
Heifers lots to establish an accurate market trend.  Demand was moderate
to good and trade active; despite local weather conditions of icy and
snow packed roads. Total receipts consisted of 67 percent steers, 33
percent heifers with 84 percent weighing over 600 pounds.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   41    457-497     473    123.50-126.75     125.33

   12    539-543     541    112.00-119.00     115.49
   38    553-575     569    117.00-119.00     118.34

   17    603-625     618    105.50-108.00     107.26
  160    652-685     673    103.25-110.00     107.16

  131    708-735     720     98.00-99.50       98.73
  379    750-798     777     96.75-100.25      98.12

  167      809       809        98.75          98.75

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11    605-610     608    100.00-101.00     100.55
   13      680       680        98.00          98.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10      387       387       115.00         115.00

   24    444-448     446    108.50-110.50     109.75

   35    500-549     531    103.00-107.25     105.03
   59    551-596     567    106.25-110.00     107.79

  134    605-649     632     95.00-103.75      97.75

  133    706-733     723     92.00-95.00       94.60
    5      799       799        90.00          90.00

   47      800       800        90.00          90.00
    8      878       878        90.50          90.50

    7      959       959        88.00          88.00


               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    9      538       538        92.00          92.00

                Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Young
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   83   1016-1194   1074   1110.00-1250.00   1180.80

            Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Middle-Aged
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4     1194      1194       860.00         860.00
   39   1260-1405   1313    800.00-1210.00   1087.92

                Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Aged
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6     1154      1154       540.00         540.00
   68   1304-1360   1327    850.00-875.00     859.76

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

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