GX_LS133 Springfield, IL Mon Apr 6, 2009 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Greenville Livestock Auction Inc Greenville IL Special Holstein Feeder Cattle Sale Weighted Average Report for 04/04/2009 Receipts: 898 Trade moderate to active. Demand good, especially for pre-conditioned cattle with two rounds of shots. Moderate offerings. Good buyer attendance. Holstein steers accounted for 98 percent of the run and Holstein bulls 2 percent. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 16 percent. All calves under 300 lbs based on actual weights on a per head basis. Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 145 145 185.00 185.00 Value Added Per Head 5 170-190 178 150.00-160.00 155.73 Per Head 33 157-199 176 150.00-220.00 188.53 Value Added Per Head 8 206-245 221 180.00-220.00 193.40 Per Head 19 220-240 229 175.00-275.00 265.81 Value Added Per Head 34 250-295 275 180.00-240.00 210.92 Per Head 63 254-295 276 220.00-275.00 252.90 Value Added Per Head 12 305-341 334 81.00-90.00 83.32 77 300-345 332 83.00-93.00 85.50 Value Added 46 365-395 389 75.00-81.00 77.44 45 351-386 358 83.00-92.00 84.22 Value Added 52 410-425 415 69.00-76.00 70.97 27 404-427 416 77.00-85.00 80.74 Value Added 20 460-478 471 60.00-65.00 64.26 35 468-482 476 70.00-81.00 72.64 Value Added 17 500-530 510 69.00-77.00 72.01 7 549 549 84.00 84.00 Fancy 20 512-548 537 77.00-83.00 81.07 Value Added 42 550-581 563 65.00-68.00 65.19 25 550-578 559 71.00-77.00 73.68 Value Added 32 600-649 638 60.00-68.00 61.79 22 605-638 626 65.00-74.00 67.12 Value Added 10 650-698 669 61.00-67.00 65.55 7 696 696 69.00 69.00 Value Added 7 703-728 713 63.00-66.00 63.72 Value Added 13 770-782 780 62.00-67.00 63.46 9 776 776 71.00 71.00 Value Added 3 860-885 868 60.00-64.00 62.64 8 931 931 63.00 63.00 Value Added 4 1015 1015 66.00 66.00 3 1100-1105 1103 64.00-68.00 65.33 2 1170-1185 1178 69.00 69.00 3 1200-1215 1208 70.00-71.50 70.50 2 1250-1265 1258 69.50-70.00 69.75 Feeder Holstein Bulls Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 336 336 76.00 76.00 1 450 450 56.00 56.00 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 .