GX_LS134 Springfield, IL Wed Mar 4, 2009 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Walnut Livestock Sales, Inc. Walnut, IL Special Feeder Cattle and Bred Cow Sale Weighted Average Report for 03/03/2009 Receipts: 459 Two Weeks Ago: 307 Year Ago: 500 Trade moderate to active. Demand good with moderate offerings. Slaughter cows accounted for 2 percent of the run; slaughter bulls 1 percent; bred cows and cow/calf pairs 9 percent; and feeder cattle 88 percent. In the feeder cattle supply 49 percent steers; 47 percent heifers; and 4 percent bulls. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 35 percent. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1280-1395 1352 42.00-45.00 43.37 1 1665 1665 44.50 44.50 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1005-1065 1035 39.25-44.50 41.80 3 840-990 940 44.00-48.50 45.88 Return to feed 1 1320 1320 45.00 45.00 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1780 1780 51.00 51.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 503-547 527 111.50-118.00 114.89 Value Enhanced Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 469 469 104.00 104.00 Value Enhanced 26 598 598 106.50 106.50 Value Enhanced 17 619-645 630 100.00-109.00 105.20 Value Enhanced 4 708 708 94.50 94.50 Value Enhanced 16 849 849 88.00 88.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 282 282 107.50 107.50 Value Enhanced 17 312-314 314 106.00-108.00 107.53 5 397 397 101.00 101.00 Value Enhanced 4 436 436 106.00 106.00 1 470 470 103.00 103.00 22 463 463 109.50 109.50 Value Enhanced 10 513-547 523 102.00-107.50 103.73 2 555-580 568 90.00-109.00 99.29 4 608 608 104.00 104.00 8 652 652 98.00 98.00 Value Enhanced 1 710 710 89.00 89.00 13 706 706 91.00 91.00 Value Enhanced 11 762 762 86.50-89.00 86.95 9 850-886 874 85.00-85.50 85.38 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 569 569 96.00 96.00 Value Enhanced 24 641 641 87.50 87.50 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 275-297 296 106.00-109.00 108.83 Value Enhanced 28 391-395 392 97.00-100.00 99.72 4 441 441 84.00 84.00 Value Enhanced 22 465-492 483 91.50-98.00 94.60 Value Enhanced 5 524-525 525 85.00-91.00 86.20 Value Enhanced 17 587 587 90.00 90.00 Value Enhanced 3 618 618 89.00 89.00 2 655 655 82.00 82.00 7 741 741 81.00 81.00 3 725 725 84.00 84.00 Value Enhanced 15 751 751 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 298 298 93.00 93.00 1 320 320 100.00 100.00 8 358 358 100.00 100.00 3 358 358 98.00 98.00 Value Enhanced 3 448 448 90.00 90.00 8 551 551 84.00 84.00 2 595 595 88.00 88.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 526 526 76.00 76.00 4 575 575 89.50 89.50 Bred Cows Medium and Large 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 940 940 700.00 700.00 1 1190 1190 600.00 600.00 Bred Cows Large 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1344-1585 1392 750.00 750.00 Bred Cows Large 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1250-1415 1352 575.00-670.00 627.61 Bred Cows Large 3rd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1015 1015 700.00 700.00 7 1310-1580 1375 785.00-900.00 850.50 Bred Cows Large 3rd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1335-1528 1449 675.00-835.00 756.67 3 1625-1755 1668 800.00-875.00 826.30 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1200 1200 560.00 560.00 Bred Cows Small and Medium 2nd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1050 1050 475.00 475.00 Bred Cows Small and Medium 3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1052-1085 1063 360.00-550.00 485.36 Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1525 1525 725.00 725.00 Source: USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Service Lavern Johnson 217-782-4925 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS134.txt .