WH_LS750 Kearney, NE Wed Apr 3, 2019 USDA-NE Dept of Ag Market News NOTICE: As Market News transitions reports to the MARS platform and My Market News, report formats will be converted from a text version to a more user-friendly and accessible PDF format. In the next few weeks, this report will move to the new platform and will be accessible at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsd_mars_1848.pdf If you would like to learn more about MARS and My Market News, please contact us at Websupport.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov. Huss Platte Valley Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/03/2019 Receipts: 3212 Last Week: 5018 Year Ago: 1852 Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, 600-650 lbs heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 700 lbs heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good throughout the day. A donated steer was auctioned with near 11,000.00 going to the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Relief Fund that will help victims affected by the bomb cyclone 2019. Bulk of the run comprised of feeder cattle with a very light run of bred cows and pairs. Feeder cattle supply was 52 percent steers, 47 percent heifers with the balance on bull calves with near 77 percent of the run over 600 lbs. Wednesday, April 10th will be a special calf and feeder auction. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 425 425 183.00 183.00 7 523 523 183.50 183.50 53 557-580 572 179.50-190.00 185.86 71 600-647 615 165.00-175.50 171.01 21 656-683 666 164.00-166.50 165.52 6 675 675 140.00 140.00 Calves 287 700-725 711 155.25-163.25 159.56 123 750-770 758 148.50-155.00 152.60 206 800-814 803 141.50-149.75 148.54 130 865-881 874 138.50-140.00 139.14 184 900-926 905 130.00-140.75 135.08 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 32 455-487 474 171.00-175.00 172.56 68 550-591 577 161.00-174.00 170.80 220 556-581 574 176.50 176.50 Thin Fleshed 18 653-662 655 147.00-156.00 153.98 6 667 667 152.00 152.00 Thin Fleshed 9 997 997 120.00 120.00 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1009 1009 126.00 126.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 366-398 391 156.00-165.00 158.87 21 471 471 159.00 159.00 120 511-544 532 160.75-171.10 168.06 13 555 555 149.00 149.00 232 602-631 618 147.25-154.00 151.37 13 646 646 128.25 128.25 Calves 344 667-698 678 139.75-144.50 142.62 21 691 691 131.00 131.00 Fleshy 139 719-733 729 134.25-138.00 136.69 134 750-791 778 133.25-134.75 133.76 161 805-843 819 130.25-134.00 132.65 27 851-893 871 127.00-129.50 128.23 6 934 934 122.75 122.75 7 1053-1091 1075 120.50 120.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 446 446 150.00 150.00 18 466-483 478 145.00 145.00 7 540 540 138.00 138.00 11 569 569 144.00 144.00 33 607-624 612 145.00-148.00 147.17 8 701-742 727 128.00-131.00 129.09 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 631 631 137.00 137.00 Calves Cow/calf Pairs: Large 1-2: Aged 1340-1645 lbs with 85-100 lbs calves 1110.00-1200.00. Bred Cows Medium 1-2: Solid Mouth 1100 lbs 3rd trimester 1010.00. Aged 1130-1175 lbs 3rd trimester 875.00-900.00. Source: USDA-NE Dept of Ag Market News Service Tom Walthers, Market Reporter, 308-390-5399 24 Hour Market Report 307-532-7200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WH_LS750.txt 1600c tlw .