GX_LS132 Springfield, IL Tue Aug 26, 2008 USDA-IL Ag. Market News United Producers Inc, Shelbyville, IL Weighted Average Report for 08/25/2008 Receipts: 591 August Feeder Cattle and Breeding Cattle Special, Salem facility. Moderate offering with good buyer attendence. Strong undertones noted in heavier, value added feeder cattle. Feeder cattle made up 99 percent of the run and bred cows/cow-calf pairs 1 percent. Steers made up 40 percent of the feeder run; Holstein steers 9 percent; heifers 46 percent; and bulls 5 percent. Feeders over 600 lbs 35 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 368 368 118.00 118.00 2 515 515 114.00 114.00 3 540 540 120.00 120.00 Value Added 3 550-560 553 107.00-113.00 110.35 4 574 574 114.00 114.00 Value Added 7 604-635 614 118.00-122.00 120.39 Value Added 2 655-670 662 109.00-113.50 111.28 2 663 663 110.00 110.00 Value Added 2 705-710 708 104.50-108.00 106.24 3 750-793 779 100.00-100.50 100.16 Value Added 6 828 828 98.00 98.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 511 511 113.00 113.00 Value Added 58 573-597 582 113.50-117.50 115.88 Value Added 21 613-648 636 116.50-118.00 117.35 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-335 318 106.00-112.00 109.17 2 370-390 380 105.00-110.00 107.43 4 400-415 406 101.00-106.00 104.49 4 418 418 119.00 119.00 Value Added 6 483-485 484 105.00-108.00 106.00 3 489 489 103.00 103.00 Value Added 2 505-535 520 105.00-106.50 105.77 1 525 525 88.00 88.00 Brahman X 8 504-524 514 112.00-114.50 113.35 Value Added 2 568 568 96.00 96.00 6 554 554 106.00 106.00 Value Added 2 610-635 622 100.00-108.00 104.08 Value Added 4 675-685 678 99.00-99.50 99.13 3 765-778 774 106.00-108.00 106.66 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 638 638 86.00 86.00 2 660 660 61.00 61.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 303 303 87.00 87.00 Value Added 3 422 422 84.00 84.00 Value Added 8 480 480 79.00 79.00 Value Added 28 605-612 611 73.00-76.00 75.47 Value Added 4 750 750 67.50 67.50 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 425-445 438 107.00-110.00 108.23 4 455-470 465 105.00-107.50 106.51 7 459-475 466 110.00-114.00 111.75 Value Added 10 503-540 514 105.50-111.00 107.61 Value Added 4 555-590 569 108.00-113.00 109.72 3 550-590 573 102.50-106.00 103.79 Value Added 4 605-630 619 96.00-104.00 100.81 13 600-621 613 99.00-104.50 102.04 Value Added 3 660-690 673 97.00-100.00 98.68 6 650-669 666 105.50-109.00 106.07 Value Added 2 715 715 106.00 106.00 7 757 757 103.25 103.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 524 524 110.00 110.00 Value Added 16 562-589 579 110.00-111.00 110.36 Value Added 29 624-646 642 108.50-108.75 108.71 Value Added 7 742 742 106.00 106.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 255-270 262 100.00-101.00 100.51 3 303-335 314 98.00-99.00 98.64 4 417-435 422 98.00-99.00 98.74 11 410-442 426 105.00-107.00 106.00 Value Added 10 453-498 485 106.00-107.50 106.92 8 461-495 465 99.00-103.00 102.47 Value Added 5 515-548 529 91.00-97.00 93.35 9 503-539 531 90.00-94.00 90.84 Value Added 4 560-590 570 94.00-99.00 97.51 8 550-575 561 91.00-96.00 94.14 Value Added 4 610 610 105.50 105.50 Value Added 5 677 677 92.00 92.00 3 663 663 98.00 98.00 Value Added 2 705-730 718 95.00-108.00 101.61 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300 300 76.00 76.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 445 445 114.00 114.00 2 483 483 104.00 104.00 Value Added 3 590 590 109.00 109.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 409 409 118.00 118.00 6 478 478 119.00 119.00 Bred Cows Large 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1250 1250 800.00-1050.00 925.00 Bred Cows Small 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-950 875 460.00-500.00 481.71 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1050 1050 460.00 460.00 Source: Livestock and Grain Market News, Springfield IL Van Cruit phone: 217-782-4925 or toll free in IL 888-458-4787 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS132.txt 0047 .