Burwell, NE Livestock Auction

WH_LS754
Kearney, NE    Fri Oct 5, 2012    USDA-NE Dept of Ag Market News

Burwell, NE - Burwell Livestock Market
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 10/05/2012

Receipts:  3850    Last Week:  4465    Year Ago:  2804

  Compared with last week steers traded steady to as much as 7.00
higher and heifers traded 3.00 to 7.00 lower.  Demand was good with
cooler weather in the area and first deep freeze of the season.
 Receipts consisted of 60 percent steers, 40 percent heifers, with
8 percent weighing over 600 pounds.
Next cattle auction: October 12th Bred Cow and Heifer Auction 

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   14      336       336       209.00         209.00
  160    359-395     381    202.00-213.50     208.44
  115    430-449     440    182.00-189.75     185.23
  551    452-497     470    173.75-184.50     179.16
  437    500-546     523    165.00-176.00     172.06
  617    550-597     567    156.00-170.00     164.68
   27    621-645     628    154.50-155.00     154.65   Calves
  129    664-668     667    152.75-153.25     152.82   Calves

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    8      308       308       184.00         184.00
  107    480-498     489    167.00-171.25     170.30
   27    511-543     537    151.00-161.00     159.24
   19    562-594     586    151.00-154.00     153.24
   18      781       781       148.00         148.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   40    311-349     332    168.00-171.00     169.44
  151    354-382     373    160.50-175.50     167.54
  420    400-448     432    154.50-169.50     161.10
  212    459-499     477    150.00-167.00     158.50
  359    502-543     521    149.00-155.50     152.96
    5      553       553       149.00         149.00
  112      668       668       152.75         152.75   Calves
   12      784       784       136.50         136.50

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
  126    461-498     477    148.50-152.00     151.30
   32    538-540     539    145.50-148.00     146.28
   12    576-588     582    142.50-143.50     143.01

Source:  NE Dept of Ag - USDA Market News Service, Kearney, NE
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         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WH_LS754.txt

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