WH_LS795 Kearney, NE Mon Feb 08, 2010 USDA Market News - NE Dept of Ag Nebraska Weekly Feeder Cattle Auction Summary - W/E 02-06-2010 Market: Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE (02-05-2010) Ericson/Spalding Auction Market - Ericson, NE (02-06-2010) Huss Livestock Market LLC - Kearney, NE (02-03-2010) Imperial Livestock Auction - Imperial, NE (02-05-2010) Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE (02-05-2010) Loup City Commission Co. - Loup City, NE (02-02-2010) North Platte Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE (02-02-2010) Ogallala Livestock Auction Market - Ogallala, NE (02-04-2010) Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook, NE (02-01-2010) Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE (02-04-2010) Receipts: 26,613 Last Week 26,600 Last Year 30,550 Compared with last week, the bulk of steers and heifers trended mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Exceptions were 500 to 550 pound steers trading 2.00 to 5.00 higher and 750 to 850 pound steers trading 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers weighing 400 to 500 pound trended 2.00 to 6.00 higher and 750 to 850 pound heifers which traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good especially those offerings suitable for going to grass. Feeder steers accounted for 60 percent of total receipts, heifers 40 percent and weights over 600 pounds 67 percent. Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 716 716 101.75 101.75 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 333 333 132.00 132.00 76 351-399 384 125.00-135.50 130.74 241 401-448 425 121.50-132.00 126.85 710 454-499 477 116.50-133.00 126.41 1010 500-549 527 110.00-131.75 121.52 16 535 535 111.75 111.75 Full 1563 550-599 578 105.50-123.50 115.22 1916 600-647 621 102.50-117.50 111.03 2428 650-699 669 97.50-110.00 103.99 2439 701-749 725 94.00-104.25 101.33 2007 750-798 776 93.00-102.75 98.21 1052 804-848 824 91.75-100.85 97.35 366 855-898 882 90.00-98.00 94.92 273 900-948 910 90.00-93.90 93.28 10 995 995 86.50 86.50 7 1011 1011 82.50 82.50 15 1052 1052 85.00 85.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 437 437 119.00 119.00 33 454-496 478 96.00-119.00 111.44 45 516-537 524 110.00-116.00 112.73 62 552-597 578 101.50-114.50 110.41 81 605-646 628 91.00-107.75 101.22 61 656-696 677 86.50-98.50 94.95 8 718 718 95.00 95.00 7 754 754 88.50 88.50 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 600 600 66.00 66.00 11 743 743 65.25 65.25 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 378 378 120.50 120.50 23 490-492 491 120.00-121.00 120.56 5 526 526 112.00 112.00 8 577 577 109.50 109.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 564 564 102.25 102.25 16 751 751 89.75 89.75 8 981 981 79.00 79.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 65 309-347 337 110.00-123.00 117.02 116 369-397 383 110.00-120.50 116.63 375 401-449 428 105.00-125.00 114.86 461 452-499 475 105.00-119.75 112.03 1121 500-549 528 100.00-116.75 108.15 82 515 515 119.75 119.75 Fancy 1576 551-597 580 91.50-110.00 102.62 22 597 597 111.50 111.50 Replacement 1883 600-649 622 90.50-105.25 98.89 1293 654-699 674 90.00-103.00 95.84 1374 700-749 719 91.25-101.00 95.33 732 750-799 768 88.75-100.00 93.91 404 800-836 816 85.75-94.85 92.67 58 870-878 871 90.50 90.50 45 951-967 959 76.50-88.00 81.28 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 370-382 376 110.50-119.00 114.52 26 427-442 434 105.50-115.00 109.40 58 478-490 482 97.00-106.00 102.27 75 515-546 537 92.00-104.50 97.19 33 557-593 585 91.00-104.00 99.44 13 648 648 91.50 91.50 24 707-712 711 82.50-90.00 88.76 Source: USDA Market News NE Dept of Ag - Kearney, NE (308) 237-7579 24 Hour Recorded Market Reports - (308) 234-1059 website: www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/wh_ls795.txt 0905C KLW/LAD .