WH_LS795 Kearney, NE Mon Nov 16, 2009 USDA Market News - NE Dept of Ag Nebraska Weekly Feeder Cattle Auction Summary - W/E 11-14-2009 Market: Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE (11-11-2009) Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE (11-13-2009) Ericson/Spalding Auction Market - Ericson, NE (11-14-2009) Huss Livestock Market LLC - Kearney, NE (11-11-2009) Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE (11-13-2009) North Platte Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE (11-10-2009) Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook, NE (11-09-2009) Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE (11-12-2009) Receipts: 15,490 Last Week 26,332 Last Year 18,395 Compared to last week steers trended 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer trade was mixed; at 1.00 to 5.00 lower to 4.00 to 6.00 higher with the bulk trending mostly steady. Demand was good for those preconditioned weaned calves and light for those offerings that were bawling without shots. Feeder steers accounted for 58 percent of total receipts, heifers 42 percent. Weights over 600 pounds were 23 percent of total offerings. Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 473 473 111.00 111.00 28 571 571 100.50 100.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 39 312-349 335 121.00-127.50 123.93 218 350-399 384 114.00-131.00 122.50 453 400-449 424 111.25-130.00 119.64 24 423 423 125.25 125.25 Fancy 1043 450-499 477 104.00-125.00 114.15 7 470 470 118.00 118.00 Fancy 1343 500-549 524 100.00-113.10 107.51 189 501-529 516 112.00-117.10 115.14 Fancy 1844 550-599 573 93.00-110.50 102.78 38 568 568 108.50 108.50 Value Added 1303 600-647 623 94.25-107.50 102.46 16 614 614 99.50 99.50 Full 645 650-697 669 87.50-104.25 99.63 204 705-746 720 90.00-99.00 95.45 42 752-794 771 92.50-94.25 93.55 135 815-823 821 92.50-97.25 96.32 76 866-893 871 92.60-96.35 95.70 63 915 915 97.00 97.00 47 951-989 976 85.00-91.25 88.68 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 331-335 333 113.00-126.00 119.04 35 401-443 412 87.00-117.00 109.01 177 454-499 480 103.50-114.00 106.59 28 541-549 548 98.00-103.50 102.53 102 553-593 572 92.50-102.25 97.48 75 600-643 606 88.00-97.00 94.31 47 650-695 673 80.00-94.50 89.89 10 946 946 87.25 87.25 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 627 627 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 74 317-347 332 107.00-118.00 111.76 292 353-398 382 100.00-111.00 107.59 755 400-447 422 92.00-110.25 103.85 1393 451-499 477 90.00-112.00 100.00 1321 500-547 522 89.25-101.00 95.27 967 550-595 570 85.50-100.00 92.65 250 554-588 575 95.25-117.33 107.28 Replacement 252 600-645 617 84.00-98.71 89.61 19 639 639 104.85 104.85 Replacement 99 654-697 671 85.00-99.00 90.97 12 671-672 671 82.00-87.00 84.91 Full 116 705-723 714 84.75-91.75 90.17 148 756-798 773 86.25-94.00 91.00 40 801-830 822 91.25-93.75 92.14 8 868 868 87.50 87.50 3 976 976 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 370-396 385 100.00 100.00 14 429-430 430 96.50-97.50 96.93 35 460-495 476 89.00-97.50 93.69 35 506-547 534 88.50-95.00 90.01 17 551-578 569 85.00-87.50 85.78 9 616-635 625 85.00-90.50 87.32 13 832 832 84.00 84.00 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 1035C KLW/LAD