GX_LS134 Springfield, IL Wed Nov 18, 2009 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Walnut Livestock Auction, Walnut IL Special Feeder Cattle and Bred Cow Sale Weighted Average Report for 11/17/2009 Receipts: 473 Trade was moderate to active with good demand. Feeder cattle accounted for 85 percent of the run; and bred cows 15 percent. In the feeder cattle supply 60 percent were steers; 2 percent Holstein steers and 38 percent heifers. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 41 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 360-370 365 79.00-86.00 82.50 30 453-489 479 96.50-100.00 99.10 3 510-515 513 91.00-100.00 97.02 10 538 538 83.00 83.00 Fleshy 30 504-547 530 94.50-100.00 98.23 39 598 598 90.50-98.00 97.25 22 648 648 73.00-78.25 75.39 3 607 607 89.00 89.00 Value Enhanced 26 667-678 674 85.50-91.50 89.77 Value Enhanced 3 748 748 85.00 85.00 19 765-799 785 81.00-91.50 88.21 1 880 880 61.00 61.00 2 946 946 84.00 84.00 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 420 420 105.00 105.00 Value Enhanced 14 627 627 98.00 98.00 Value Enhanced 5 743 743 86.00 86.00 Feeder Steers Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 315 315 95.00 95.00 4 490 490 77.00 77.00 2 525 525 87.00 87.00 8 522 522 73.00 73.00 3 568 568 74.00 74.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 496 496 73.00 73.00 Value Enhanced 6 748 748 55.00 55.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 310 310 102.50 102.50 6 384 384 107.00 107.00 Value Enhanced 5 681 681 96.00 96.00 37 814 814 83.50 83.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 360 360 89.00 89.00 23 440 440 87.00 87.00 10 530-538 535 84.00-88.00 86.41 34 572-585 578 90.00-91.00 90.98 9 621-625 622 83.00-90.00 84.56 7 707-734 721 78.00-79.50 78.75 2 790 790 76.00 76.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 348 348 88.00 88.00 11 415-428 423 70.00-80.00 76.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1182 1182 860.00 860.00 Bred Cows Large 1st Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1227-1515 1302 650.00-900.00 752.85 Bred Cows Large 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 33 1220-1537 1371 775.00-910.00 866.03 Bred Cows Large 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 1215-1480 1327 625.00-875.00 723.34 1 1625 1625 735.00 735.00 Bred Cows Large 3rd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1268 1268 650.00 650.00 Bred Cows Medium 1st Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1140-1162 1158 585.00-750.00 617.50 Source: USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Service Lavern Johnson 217-782-4925 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS134.txt .