GX_LS134 Springfield, IL Wed Jan 20, 2010 USDA-IL Ag. Market News Walnut Livestock Auction, Walnut, IL Special Feeder Cattle Sale Weighted Average Report for 01/19/2010 Receipts: 1078 Trade active with good demand. All cattle weaned and the majority had received at least one round of vaccinations. Feeder steers accounted for 48 percent of the run; 48 percent heifers; 1 percent bulls; and 3 percent bred cows. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 47 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 711 711 110.00 110.00 Value Added 11 847 847 92.50 92.50 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 330 330 112.50 112.50 3 375 375 108.00 108.00 12 427 427 117.00 117.00 Value Added 4 536 536 115.00 115.00 Value Added 4 550 550 113.50 113.50 23 597 597 111.00 111.00 Value Added 21 600-640 629 95.00-104.00 102.62 9 673 673 99.00 99.00 32 652-685 675 102.00-106.00 103.21 Value Added 43 754-762 756 97.00-100.00 99.23 Value Added 3 843 843 87.75 87.75 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 335 335 107.50 107.50 Value Added 7 375-398 385 118.00-120.00 118.89 Value Added 9 411-441 424 105.00-113.00 108.70 Value Added 2 492 492 95.00 95.00 21 468-495 479 108.50-113.00 110.81 Value Added 38 507-549 536 105.00-114.00 110.29 Value Added 3 597 597 97.00 97.00 56 555-577 571 104.50-105.50 105.03 Value Added 21 609-641 630 89.00-96.00 92.58 52 604-640 623 101.00-103.00 101.79 Value Added 19 664-696 675 96.50-100.50 97.80 Value Added 1 790 790 89.00 89.00 Value Added Feeder Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 857 857 94.00 94.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 415-438 434 98.50-105.00 99.63 Value Added 61 571-578 574 100.50-102.50 101.47 Value Added 29 662-669 668 85.00-90.50 89.94 50 651-653 652 97.50-100.00 98.65 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 252-275 255 105.00-110.00 109.23 3 305 305 102.00 102.00 2 360 360 104.00 104.00 Value Added 17 434-445 440 92.00-94.00 93.07 18 406-428 417 95.00-102.50 100.44 Value Added 6 456 456 94.00 94.00 46 458-488 473 94.00-99.00 97.40 Value Added 9 520-521 521 90.00-94.00 93.56 62 514-540 529 98.00-101.00 99.76 Value Added 7 555-598 590 88.00-94.00 90.85 13 569-591 577 94.00-97.00 95.82 Value Added 3 603 603 86.00 86.00 14 622-625 625 92.00-96.00 95.43 Value Added 5 678 678 91.50 91.50 46 662-680 668 90.50-92.00 90.98 Value Added 22 700-746 734 79.00-85.00 81.29 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 582-585 584 73.00-80.00 77.67 1 555 555 94.00 94.00 Value Added 1 660 660 80.00 80.00 1 790 790 69.00 69.00 1 910 910 65.00 65.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 3rd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1080-1152 1118 560.00-800.00 671.24 Bred Cows Large 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1250 1250 550.00 550.00 Bred Cows Large 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1225-1485 1395 535.00-675.00 601.62 3 1628-1695 1650 625.00-675.00 657.88 Bred Cows Large 2nd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1262-1540 1372 485.00-635.00 575.73 Bred Cows Large 3rd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1522 1522 1050.00 1050.00 Bred Cows Large 3rd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1260-1430 1318 650.00-700.00 686.79 Bred Cows Large 3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1215-1310 1278 375.00-510.00 467.23 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1125 1125 510.00 510.00 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1075 1075 460.00 460.00 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1035-1185 1148 335.00-435.00 412.45 Bred Cows Medium 3rd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1000-1172 1115 395.00-700.00 608.79 Bred Cows Medium 3rd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1185 1185 410.00 410.00 Bred Cows Medium 3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1080 1080 475.00 475.00 Bred Cows Small 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 988 988 400.00 400.00 Source: Livestock and Grain Market News, Springfield IL Kim Harmon phone: 217-782-4925 or toll free in IL 888-458-4787 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS134.txt .