Imperial, NE Livestock Auction

WH_LS759
Kearney, NE    Fri Mar 1, 2013    USDA-NE Dept of Ag Market News
 
Imperial NE - Imperial Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/01/2013
 
Receipts:  2100    Last Week:  0    Year Ago:  0
 
   No comparison to last week, due to no feeder sale. Steers
accounted for 69 percent and heifers 31 percent of the offering
today. Demand was moderate to active on cattle offered. Weights
over 600 lbs 88 percent of the offering.


                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5      377       377       196.00         196.00
    5      416       416       185.19         185.19
   32    468-486     479    173.00-177.00     174.59
   79    557-595     574    157.50-159.00     158.35
   68    601-603     602    157.50-163.50     160.32
   82      697       697       147.50         147.50
  367    720-730     722    143.50-148.00     147.70
   34      779       779       140.50         140.50
  433    802-841     822    133.00-138.00     135.82
  173    866-896     878    130.00-132.00     130.96
   62      910       910       131.00         131.00

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   36      734       734       137.50         137.50
   13      930       930       125.50         125.50

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11    358-393     377    164.00-168.00     165.73
   15    429-444     435    159.00-163.00     161.37
   20      480       480       154.00         154.00
   74    551-583     573    142.00-146.85     145.34
   53    618-649     627    139.50-144.00     142.68
   53      684       684       138.50         138.50
  194    704-746     720    130.50-136.85     135.07
   29    788-797     795    127.00-128.00     127.27
  159    827-840     838    127.00-127.50     127.08
   15      851       851       124.00         124.00

Source:  NE Dept of Ag - USDA Market News Service,  Kearney, NE  
         Terry Walker, Market Reporter 
         Ph. (308) 390-5399  24 Hr Recorded Markets   (620) 369-9311
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WH_LS759.txt
 
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