GX_LS133 Springfield, IL Tue Sep 8, 2009 USDA-IL Ag. Market News Greenville Livestock Auction Inc Special Feeder Cattle Sale Weighted Average Report for 09/05/2009 Receipts: 2094 Trade was active with very good demand, especially for groups of uniform, value enhanced cattle. Heavy offerings, large crowd and good buyer attendance. Steers accounted for 48 percent of the run; Holstein steers 12 percent; heifers 35 percent; and bulls 5 percent. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 41 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 287 287 134.00 134.00 Value Enhanced 2 305 305 121.00 121.00 Value Enhanced 11 380-397 386 110.00-116.00 113.38 Value Enhanced 12 427-435 431 108.00-112.00 110.16 Value Enhanced 12 454-465 460 109.00-117.00 112.13 Value Enhanced 5 522-543 535 97.00-98.00 97.61 9 510-527 521 105.00-111.00 109.90 Value Enhanced 3 565 565 107.00-110.00 109.00 Value Enhanced 2 610-645 628 95.00-96.00 95.49 1 655 655 95.00 95.00 3 656 656 101.00 101.00 Value Enhanced 6 706-745 727 93.00-98.00 96.75 25 705-732 717 100.00-105.00 101.36 Value Enhanced 15 760-782 770 95.00-98.00 96.38 Value Enhanced 2 877 877 89.00 89.00 8 911 911 87.50 87.50 Value Enhanced 8 969 969 88.00 88.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 319 319 130.00 130.00 Value Enhanced 6 350 350 119.00 119.00 Value Enhanced 32 400-442 417 112.00-119.50 114.87 Value Enhanced 20 461-464 463 114.00-118.00 117.20 Value Enhanced 95 502-528 517 114.25-123.00 118.09 Value Enhanced 15 599 599 110.50 110.50 39 557-596 578 108.00-115.00 112.47 Value Enhanced 21 638-642 639 99.00-103.00 101.66 Value Enhanced 7 673 673 96.00 96.00 Value Enhanced 13 721 721 96.00 96.00 7 739 739 96.00 96.00 Value Enhanced 26 756-782 770 96.00-102.50 100.16 Value Enhanced 15 828 828 92.50 92.50 Value Enhanced 194 880-896 883 93.00-94.00 93.70 Value Enhanced 4 942 942 86.00 86.00 Value Enhanced 58 970 970 87.00 87.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 240 240 107.00 107.00 1 285 285 121.00 121.00 1 345 345 118.00 118.00 Value Enhanced 3 373 373 106.00 106.00 14 394 394 103.00 103.00 Value Enhanced 3 440-445 442 96.00-97.00 96.66 23 416-435 420 100.00-108.00 102.61 Value Enhanced 28 455-495 469 100.00-106.50 105.13 Value Enhanced 3 543 543 98.00 98.00 43 508-548 519 104.50-111.00 109.06 Value Enhanced 21 550-595 575 100.00-106.00 103.35 Value Enhanced 5 675-680 676 91.00-92.00 91.80 8 652-657 656 95.00-100.00 96.49 Value Enhanced 5 712-725 715 87.50-88.00 87.60 7 707-740 718 90.00-97.00 92.85 Value Enhanced 3 817-825 820 80.00 80.00 1 800 800 92.00 92.00 Value Enhanced 1 930 930 80.00 80.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 195 195 91.00 91.00 8 225-235 234 90.00-91.00 90.88 6 271-290 277 85.00-88.00 87.00 17 260-290 274 91.00-100.00 94.34 Value Enhanced 3 320 320 71.00 71.00 15 325 325 91.00 91.00 Value Enhanced 6 355 355 95.00 95.00 Value Enhanced 21 403-445 425 70.00-76.00 71.75 40 442 442 85.00 85.00 Value Enhanced 4 485 485 70.00 70.00 19 500-540 514 74.00-76.50 75.44 Value Enhanced 8 583 583 70.00 70.00 24 555-573 570 71.00-75.50 74.97 Value Enhanced 3 618 618 71.50 71.50 Value Enhanced 15 670-673 672 73.50 73.50 Value Enhanced 20 720 720 74.50 74.50 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 346 346 103.00 103.00 28 358-384 375 111.00-119.50 116.53 Value Enhanced 3 418 418 99.00 99.00 8 411-447 429 103.00-110.50 106.59 Value Enhanced 59 458-478 468 100.00-111.00 105.48 Value Enhanced 3 500-520 513 91.00-97.00 95.05 7 506-545 528 102.00-105.00 103.77 Value Enhanced 7 565-590 573 86.00-92.00 90.76 9 610-612 611 93.00-95.00 93.67 11 675-692 685 91.00-93.00 92.45 Value Enhanced 6 700-710 702 88.00-91.00 89.83 4 720-738 734 90.00-93.00 92.26 Value Enhanced 3 848 848 85.00 85.00 5 925 925 82.00 82.00 5 944 944 83.00 83.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 358 358 93.00 93.00 Value Enhanced 22 463-495 469 91.00 91.00 Value Enhanced 6 538 538 90.00 90.00 50 542-544 542 95.00-101.00 100.40 Value Enhanced 7 576 576 90.00 90.00 86 554-594 582 94.00-99.00 97.16 Value Enhanced 20 618 618 96.50 96.50 Value Enhanced 18 664 664 95.75 95.75 18 670-698 682 93.00-95.50 94.14 Value Enhanced 19 701-744 721 88.50-92.00 90.54 Value Enhanced 76 800-840 802 86.00-88.50 88.36 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 235 235 120.00 120.00 5 263-290 268 113.50-121.00 119.38 5 295 295 109.00-116.00 113.20 Value Enhanced 4 305-340 322 106.00-111.00 109.82 Value Enhanced 10 370-390 379 94.00-101.00 98.32 3 396 396 107.00 107.00 Thin 3 355-382 373 100.00-101.00 100.32 Value Enhanced 4 405-425 412 94.00-99.00 96.25 5 412 412 101.00 101.00 Value Enhanced 9 469-487 473 93.00-99.00 97.63 5 470-491 483 95.00-101.00 98.66 Value Enhanced 22 507-542 520 90.00-96.00 93.53 9 510-525 519 93.00-96.00 94.21 Value Enhanced 10 575-595 588 87.00-93.00 90.78 5 567-571 569 91.00-99.00 94.19 Value Enhanced 5 615 615 93.50 93.50 Value Enhanced 7 665-680 667 80.00-85.00 84.27 2 677 677 94.00 94.00 Value Enhanced 16 704-745 707 93.00 93.00 Value Enhanced 2 792 792 86.00 86.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 240 240 122.00 122.00 3 290-295 293 121.00-126.00 122.65 2 345 345 118.00 118.00 8 465-495 491 96.00-100.00 99.02 1 515 515 102.00 102.00 8 560-580 568 89.50-93.00 90.69 5 603-620 606 81.00-85.00 84.18 1 720 720 74.00 74.00 1 805 805 61.00 61.00 1 890 890 63.00 63.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 361 361 112.00 112.00 7 667 667 86.00 86.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 301 301 121.00 121.00 2 352 352 95.00 95.00 11 420-435 430 99.00-105.00 100.99 2 450-465 458 93.00-98.00 95.46 3 515-532 526 95.50-97.00 95.99 8 550-565 555 93.00-99.00 94.33 2 630-635 632 83.00-86.00 84.49 3 671 671 84.00 84.00 8 700-726 720 83.00-85.00 84.51 1 830 830 62.00 62.00 2 937 937 65.00 65.00 1 1005 1005 64.00 64.00 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_LS133.txt .