Ericson/Spalding, NE Livestock Auction Market

WH_LS758
Kearney, NE    Sat Jan 26, 2013    USDA-NE Dept of Ag Market News

Ericson, NE - Ericson Spalding Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/26/2013

Receipts:  3900    Last Week:  1100    Year Ago:  4220

  Compared with two weeks ago steers traded steady to 8.00
higher and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher.  Demand
was good with several buyers in the seats today.  Receipts
consisted of 44 percent steers, 56 percent heifers with 56
percent weighing over 600 pounds.
Next Auction Dates: Sat. February 2nd

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10      338       338       212.00         212.00
   40    356-379     368       217.00         217.00
  107    471-498     478    192.00-200.50     197.02
  132    508-543     531    181.00-190.50     187.51
  234    554-592     576    168.00-179.00     174.81
  310    606-649     628    161.75-174.10     167.33
  186    654-699     685    150.00-161.00     156.27
  172    703-748     728    149.00-159.00     154.81
   51    763-798     774    146.00-149.50     148.47
  165    813-832     829    140.00-146.50     146.01
   61      857       857       144.50         144.50

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   14      419       419       165.00         165.00
    8      454       454       182.00         182.00
   13    516-537     524    163.00-178.50     172.39
    8      587       587       164.00         164.00
   18      647       647       154.00         154.00
  126    741-744     741    136.00-146.50     146.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   86    358-393     380    178.00-186.00     180.59
   77    411-446     441    174.00-179.50     176.85
  204    454-499     480    167.00-173.50     171.35
  267    515-545     536    151.00-161.00     159.38
  371    552-598     575    150.00-161.00     157.56
   35      562       562       181.00         181.00   Replacement
  315    608-649     635    139.00-150.00     145.60
  226    650-698     673    138.75-144.00     141.58
   57    668-671     669       153.50         153.50   Replacement
  136    702-746     735    138.00-140.00     139.19
  153    762-798     785    134.75-138.50     136.04
   59      811       811       137.25         137.25

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   17    344-348     346    179.00-186.00     181.90
    5      472       472       146.00         146.00
    7      547       547       146.00         146.00
   27      640       640       138.50         138.50
   46    661-671     666    140.00-144.00     141.81
    3      752       752       136.50         136.50

Source:  NE Dept of Ag - USDA Market News Service, Kearney, NE
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