Ogallala, NE Livestock Auction

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Kearney, NE    Thu Apr 12, 2012    USDA-NEDept of Ag Market  News
 
Ogallala NE - Ogallala Livestock Auction Market
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/12/2012
 
Receipts:  2200    Last Week:  0    Year Ago:  0
 
   No comparison to last week, due to no feeder sale. Demand
was good on all weights of cattle. Steers accounted for 57
percent and heifers 43 percent of the offering today. Weights
over 600 lbs 77 percent of the offering.


                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6      333       333       211.00         211.00
   23    430-449     437    186.00-199.00     189.86
   19      462       462       198.00         198.00
   83    500-549     514    187.00-199.00     194.51
   39    584-586     586    184.00-185.00     184.20
   78    610-617     614    176.00-177.00     176.52
   42    670-686     678    157.75-161.50     159.69
  133      706       706    154.00-160.00     157.56
   95    763-799     786    150.00-153.75     152.38
   51    840-845     842    144.00-145.00     144.53
  181    859-880     865    137.60-148.00     144.90
  143    935-948     943    136.00-140.60     139.41
  199    958-993     970    136.35-138.00     137.45

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6      483       483       181.00         181.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10    358-367     363    181.00-190.00     186.45
   60    408-441     429    176.00-188.00     184.06
   40    457-466     460    173.00-180.00     175.88
   66    517-549     540    160.00-170.00     165.61
   24      530       530       180.00         180.00   Fancy
   65    553-599     561    156.50-163.00     158.51
   64    615-646     639    148.00-160.00     150.53
   22    674-697     681    141.00-147.00     145.05
   62    702-703     703    144.56-146.25     145.23
  118    761-792     771    138.50-143.50     139.74
  132      767       767       151.00         151.00   Fancy
  142    800-835     819    134.10-142.75     137.01
   30      857       857       134.00         134.00

Source:  Source: USDA NE Dept of Ag Market News -  Kearney, NE  
         Terry Walker, Market Reporter 
         Ph. (308) 237-7579  24 Hr Recorded Markets   (308) 234-1059
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WH_LS752.txt
 
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