GX_LS132 Springfield, IL Fri Jan 29, 2010 USDA-IL Ag. Market News Fairview Sale Barn, Fairview, IL. Special Feeder Cattle Sale Weighted Average Report for 01/28/2010 Receipts: 1752 Demand was good with very good demand noted for value enhanced cattle. Offerings were heavy. Buyer attendance was good. Feeder steers made up 57 percent of the offering; heifers 40 percent; and bulls 3 percent. Feeders over 600 lbs 50 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 315 315 111.00 111.00 1 375 375 110.00 110.00 3 415-428 424 107.00-115.00 109.61 6 412-425 418 118.00-123.00 120.46 Value Enhanced 2 455 455 108.00-110.00 109.00 24 559 559 116.00 116.00 25 620-645 633 91.00-101.00 94.23 46 670-694 685 105.50 105.50 2 748 748 85.00 85.00 27 707-728 725 99.00-100.75 100.37 Value Enhanced 4 763-770 765 85.00-90.50 89.12 3 762 762 98.50 98.50 Value Enhanced 1 830 830 75.00 75.00 Fleshy 1 860 860 84.00 84.00 3 920 920 86.00 86.00 1 1070 1070 74.00 74.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 387 387 100.00 100.00 16 431-444 437 113.50-118.50 116.28 19 402 402 126.00 126.00 Value Enhanced 36 451-483 466 111.00-116.75 115.77 3 540 540 103.00 103.00 22 511-537 520 106.50-116.00 112.01 Value Enhanced 74 552-589 571 100.00-108.00 104.73 88 602-647 622 95.00-102.00 100.18 133 650-696 682 94.50-102.00 96.57 8 739 739 96.50 96.50 37 757-790 771 90.00-90.25 90.14 23 801-813 806 90.50-92.50 91.71 12 854 854 89.50 89.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300 300 117.00 117.00 4 355-385 368 106.00-111.00 109.21 3 400-415 405 105.00-108.00 106.02 8 460-466 465 101.00-110.00 102.11 2 505-515 510 82.00-86.00 84.02 14 575-585 579 92.00-96.00 93.86 26 600-645 638 90.00-94.00 92.07 1 710 710 82.00 82.00 17 755 755 85.25 85.25 4 898 898 85.00 85.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 302 302 110.00 110.00 2 328 328 121.00 121.00 Value Enhanced 12 375-398 392 104.00-114.00 111.90 5 405-425 410 102.00-105.50 103.33 29 463-488 477 96.00-113.00 104.52 1 450 450 81.00 81.00 Fleshy 2 515 515 94.50 94.50 1 540 540 88.00 88.00 Fleshy 21 505-523 508 94.00-103.00 101.68 4 569 569 89.75 89.75 20 569-593 581 89.75-90.50 90.01 11 607-648 628 86.00-93.00 91.11 1 675 675 89.00 89.00 2 770-790 780 82.00-84.00 83.00 1 865 865 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 350-389 371 98.00-107.50 102.97 14 440-442 441 101.00-103.00 101.57 23 406-416 409 109.00-113.00 110.06 Value Enhanced 44 460-489 484 104.00-109.50 106.77 43 501-538 510 101.00-103.50 102.84 8 572 572 91.50 91.50 50 556-576 571 100.50-103.00 101.79 Value Enhanced 50 603-633 617 88.75-94.50 93.19 27 662-696 678 88.25-89.00 88.84 10 705-727 716 87.50-88.75 88.12 27 812-824 816 82.00-85.00 84.08 9 863 863 83.75 83.75 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250 250 99.00 99.00 5 326 326 93.00 93.00 4 350-358 354 96.00-101.00 99.26 5 425-447 438 95.00-102.00 96.97 7 450-495 481 93.00-98.50 96.56 6 505-513 512 86.00-91.00 86.82 3 550-585 562 80.00-85.00 81.74 6 605-643 633 85.00-89.50 86.82 3 653-690 665 80.00-85.00 83.27 1 740 740 73.50 73.50 4 805-835 822 80.00-84.75 82.38 2 863 863 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 418-435 425 95.00-103.00 98.28 4 485-492 490 95.00-97.00 95.49 1 575 575 85.00 85.00 4 733 733 80.50 80.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 363 363 110.00 110.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 325 325 103.00 103.00 5 398 398 100.00 100.00 3 410 410 101.00 101.00 2 505 505 96.00 96.00 3 562 562 82.00 82.00 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_LS750.txt .