GX_LS144 Springfield, IL Mon Jan 7, 2008 USDA-IL Ag. Market News Reel Livestock Auction Congerville, IL Special Feeder Cattle Sale Weighted Average Report for 01/05/2008 Receipts: 833 Trade moderately active. Demand light to moderate. In the feeder cattle supply steers 51 percent; heifers 49 percent. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 60 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 404-425 415 106.00-110.00 108.00 Value Added 25 559-582 571 101.00-102.00 101.53 Value Added 16 651-674 661 100.50-106.00 103.55 Value Added 10 672 672 101.00 101.00 Fleshy 30 713-735 720 95.50-105.00 103.50 Value Added 33 763 763 98.00 98.00 Fleshy 43 751-795 760 95.50-104.00 102.57 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 260 260 109.00 109.00 Thin 3 328 328 106.00 106.00 3 358 358 115.30 115.30 Thin 2 365-380 372 103.00-107.00 105.04 Value Added 8 441 441 92.00 92.00 Value Added 21 514-545 520 80.00-90.00 82.05 Value Added 1 580 580 85.00 85.00 5 560-595 584 85.00-87.00 86.32 Value Added 10 618 618 93.25 93.25 Value Added 6 674 674 89.00 89.00 Feeder Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 290 290 106.00 106.00 2 468 468 98.00 98.00 1 490 490 110.00 110.00 Value Added 4 583 583 85.00 85.00 6 585 585 89.00 89.00 Value Added 19 618-629 623 88.00-93.50 90.63 40 606-626 612 90.25-97.00 92.57 Value Added 5 675-695 691 90.00-92.75 92.21 4 676-690 680 91.00-95.00 93.98 Value Added 7 727 727 92.00 92.00 6 787 787 91.50 91.50 Fleshy 1 775 775 94.00 94.00 Value Added 1 845 845 93.00 93.00 Value Added 2 873 873 92.00 92.00 2 990 990 85.00 85.00 2 1025 1025 85.00 85.00 Feeder Steers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 622 622 82.00 82.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 534 534 108.00 108.00 Value Added 33 561-599 586 105.00-107.50 106.25 Value Added 45 613-618 617 97.00-99.50 99.17 Value Added 18 671 671 94.25 94.25 Value Added 22 714 714 88.50 88.50 Fleshy 10 707 707 89.75 89.75 Value Added 1 770 770 89.50 89.50 Value Added 4 881 881 85.00 85.00 Fleshy Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 378-390 384 93.00-99.00 95.95 Value Added 16 410-428 426 87.00-95.00 87.96 Value Added 10 453 453 85.00-90.00 87.41 Value Added 12 534-546 539 86.00-88.00 87.16 17 522-529 524 88.50-89.50 89.26 Value Added 6 560 560 84.00 84.00 9 569-588 579 94.00-95.50 94.75 Value Added 37 633 633 76.00 76.00 6 768 768 88.00 88.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 521-528 523 95.00 95.00 Value Added 23 575 575 88.00 88.00 Fleshy 6 633-642 638 85.50-88.00 86.76 Value Added 14 664-680 671 84.50-90.50 87.85 Value Added 13 686 686 87.75 87.75 2 770-780 775 87.50-89.50 88.49 Value Added 1 845 845 80.50 80.50 Fleshy 1 900 900 83.00 83.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 228 228 111.00 111.00 Thin 9 298 298 104.00 104.00 Thin 2 408 408 85.50 85.50 Value Added Source: Livestock and Grain Market News, Springfield IL Lavern Johnson phone: 217-782-4925 or toll free in IL 888-458-4787 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS144.txt .