WH_LS795 Kearney, NE Mon Jun 29, 2009 USDA Market News - NE Dept of Ag Nebraska Weekly Feeder Cattle Auction Summary - W/E 06-27-2009 Market: Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE (06-24-2009) Imperial Livestock Auction - Imperial, NE (06-26-2009) Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook, NE (06-26-2009) Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE (06-25-2009) Receipts: 5,285 Last Week 4,260 Last Year 6,725 Compared with last week based on a limited test, steers and heifers receipts trended steady to 5.00 higher, with 900 pound steers trading 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was very good with active trading as supplies dwindle. Feeder steers accounted for 61 percent of total receipts, heifers 39 percent. Weights over 600 pounds were 82 percent of total offerings. Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 725 725 99.25 99.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 377 377 103.00 103.00 10 485 485 124.00 124.00 57 500-525 504 121.00-127.00 126.12 6 520 520 131.00 131.00 Thin 9 565 565 117.00 117.00 110 550-560 558 132.00 132.00 Fancy 67 600-645 626 119.50-131.00 123.67 56 650-681 658 110.00-123.50 119.04 82 700-745 728 105.50-113.50 109.03 20 705 705 107.00 107.00 Full 75 770-790 783 97.00-104.00 101.60 357 801-843 825 98.10-102.35 100.24 6 820 820 95.25 95.25 Full 59 832 832 103.60 103.60 Value Added 178 852-895 880 95.00-101.00 98.02 58 875 875 101.75 101.75 Value Added 1417 900-946 924 93.75-101.75 97.06 8 915 915 90.75 90.75 Full 61 956 956 95.00 95.00 112 965 965 99.90 99.90 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 36 420-445 430 129.00-129.50 129.20 35 500-545 517 127.00-133.50 129.85 23 570-583 578 111.00-130.00 123.72 41 636-640 638 109.00-124.00 115.83 11 670-695 681 110.25-115.00 112.80 18 700-715 706 110.25-111.00 110.55 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 380 380 113.50 113.50 Thin 13 475 475 110.75 110.75 Thin Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 54 500-530 521 101.00-110.75 102.70 23 505 505 112.25 112.25 Thin 80 560-595 579 105.00-107.50 106.61 207 610-640 620 97.75-107.25 105.23 183 655-695 672 94.25-102.00 101.15 97 704-741 736 88.50-98.00 96.88 6 730 730 92.00 92.00 Fleshy 16 710-725 721 94.00-110.00 106.06 Full 135 750-791 783 93.75-94.75 94.23 7 790 790 92.25 92.25 Full 355 815-841 827 92.25-95.00 94.04 87 850-896 889 90.25-93.25 91.19 9 902 902 86.00 86.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 402-446 413 100.00-110.00 105.64 93 465-495 475 102.25-113.25 110.05 135 505-549 539 97.50-111.25 105.83 55 556-588 574 95.00-106.00 100.97 85 600-648 624 92.50-115.00 102.06 114 657-691 682 93.50-100.00 96.31 5 736 736 92.50 92.50 64 771 771 93.85 93.85 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 420 420 105.50 105.50 Thin 5 450 450 105.50 105.50 14 510 510 103.75 103.75 Thin 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 0825C KLW/LAD .