GX_LS132 Springfield, IL Tue Apr 28, 2009 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News United Producers Inc, Salem, IL Special Feeder and Breeding Cattle Sale Weighted Average Report for 04/27/2009 Receipts: 610 Trade moderate to active with good demand. Offerings moderate offering. Good buyer attendance. Bred cows and cow/calf pairs accounted for 8 percent of the run; and feeder cattle 92 percent. In the feeder cattle supply 63 percent steers; 31 percent heifers; and 6 percent bulls. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 45 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 260-295 278 128.00-130.00 128.94 5 338-339 339 121.00-124.00 122.20 2 350-390 370 115.00-116.00 115.47 Value Added 3 475-498 490 104.00-105.00 104.68 2 510-520 515 100.00-103.00 101.49 1 590 590 109.00 109.00 Value Added 3 675-690 680 95.00-98.00 96.99 2 705-720 712 90.50-91.00 90.75 2 758 758 88.50 88.50 7 800-810 804 81.00-88.00 84.98 1 890 890 85.00 85.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 410-434 420 106.00-110.00 107.77 6 445 445 115.50 115.50 Value Added 20 458-497 470 105.50-110.00 106.93 11 515 515 111.00 111.00 Value Added 88 589-592 589 100.00-106.50 105.61 Value Added 9 602 602 97.50 97.50 Value Added 41 682 682 103.25 103.25 Value Added 4 718 718 90.00 90.00 49 710 710 99.50 99.50 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 405-425 415 106.00-113.00 109.42 3 460-488 479 90.00-95.00 93.40 2 458 458 106.00 106.00 Value Added 2 500-510 505 93.50-96.00 94.76 2 548 548 101.00 101.00 Value Added 13 557-595 571 91.00-99.50 95.03 7 604-640 618 89.00-95.00 91.77 9 652 652 92.50 92.50 Value Added 3 723-735 727 89.50-90.50 89.84 6 733 733 91.75 91.75 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 275-280 278 120.00 120.00 2 310-325 318 112.00-114.00 112.98 Value Added 6 402-415 408 104.00 104.00 4 463-493 478 102.00-105.00 103.45 11 500-542 531 93.00-99.00 96.26 1 520 520 99.50 99.50 Value Added 2 565 565 97.50 97.50 2 605-615 610 93.50-95.50 94.49 1 690 690 92.00 92.00 2 700 700 93.50 93.50 4 848 848 81.50 81.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 368 368 122.00 122.00 Value Added 8 437 437 107.00 107.00 5 442 442 111.00 111.00 Value Added 7 460 460 97.00 97.00 4 649 649 87.50 87.50 9 614 614 97.00 97.00 Value Added 12 671 671 89.50 89.50 Value Added 25 725-742 732 89.00 89.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 310-335 322 100.00-105.00 102.60 2 350-390 370 101.00-108.00 104.31 3 405 405 101.00-108.00 105.67 6 470-497 490 93.00-99.50 97.63 3 515 515 90.50 90.50 2 755 755 85.00 85.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 210-220 215 128.00-130.00 128.98 4 435-440 439 107.00-110.00 109.26 1 455 455 109.00 109.00 6 517-535 520 96.50-104.50 103.13 3 558-560 559 96.50-98.50 97.17 2 633 633 93.50 93.50 2 660-680 670 90.00-92.50 91.27 2 705-710 708 84.00-84.50 84.25 2 760-765 762 81.00-83.00 82.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 469 469 104.00 104.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1150 1150 780.00 780.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 3rd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 800-850 833 650.00-800.00 701.00 Bred Cows Large 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1250 1250 770.00-780.00 775.00 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1200 1200 720.00 720.00 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1150 1150 990.00 990.00 Bred Cows Medium 3rd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1050-1150 1100 770.00-790.00 779.55 1 1200 1200 800.00 800.00 Bred Cows Medium 3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1050 1050 700.00 700.00 1 1200 1200 550.00 550.00 Bred Cows Small 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 950 950 745.00 745.00 Bred Cows Small 2nd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 900 900 530.00 530.00 Bred Cows Small 3rd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 950-1000 975 750.00-770.00 759.74 Bred Cows Small 3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000 1000 770.00 770.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1150 1150 1035.00 1035.00 5 1250-1500 1390 840.00-1055.00 967.01 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000 1000 770.00 770.00 3 1350-1500 1417 750.00-910.00 832.59 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1300-1400 1367 750.00-800.00 770.24 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 950-1050 983 790.00-840.00 813.22 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000 1000 810.00 810.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 950-1150 1067 710.00-830.00 756.09 1 1300 1300 710.00 710.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1250 1250 650.00 650.00 Source: Livestock and Grain Market News, Springfield IL Van Cruit phone: 217-782-4925 or toll free in IL 888-458-4787 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