WH_LS762 Kearney, NE Thu Feb 4, 2010 USDA Market News Ne Ag Valentine, NE - Valentine Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/04/2010 Receipts: 2375 Last Week: 2930 Year Ago: 4600 Compared to last week steers and heifers traded steady. Demand was good and trading active; despite the wet and icy weather conditions. Total receipts consisted of 52 percent steers, 48 percent heifers, with 57 percent weighing over 600 pounds. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 402 402 132.00 132.00 28 466-492 482 126.00-133.00 128.66 151 508-542 531 117.00-125.00 122.43 261 552-588 577 116.00-123.50 118.57 415 600-640 612 108.75-117.50 113.30 173 653-698 668 103.50-107.75 105.97 47 701-723 721 100.75-103.00 100.98 7 1011 1011 82.50 82.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 454-475 466 116.00-119.00 117.20 15 526 526 111.00 111.00 10 558 558 114.50 114.50 26 627-633 629 105.00-107.75 106.69 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 446 446 105.00 105.00 26 467-484 472 105.00-108.50 107.45 121 505-549 521 102.50-110.70 106.66 204 552-597 576 97.00-103.50 101.05 22 597 597 111.50 111.50 Replacement 347 602-645 623 97.25-105.25 100.30 146 655-699 673 95.00-103.00 98.03 146 713-727 724 92.00-101.00 100.15 30 764-788 774 89.25-100.00 95.62 13 832 832 85.75 85.75 20 951-967 958 83.25 83.25 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_LS762.txt 1726 .