GX_LS137 Springfield, IL Thu Feb 4, 2010 USDA-IL Ag. Market News Reel Livestock Auction Congerville, IL Weighted Average Report for 02/03/2010 Receipts: 288 Last Week: 600 Year Ago: 760 Demand was moderate with light to moderate offerings. Slaughter steers and heifers accounted for 22 percent of the run; slaughter cows 34 percent; slaughter bulls 3 percent; feeder cattle 41 percent. In the feeder cattle supply 31 percent were steers; 35 percent heifers; and 34 percent bulls. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 54 percent Slaughter Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1135 1135 86.50 86.50 15 1300-1495 1434 84.00-87.00 85.80 3 1515-1555 1532 85.00-88.00 86.16 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1145-1235 1192 81.00-83.00 81.97 1 1465 1465 82.00 82.00 9 1540-1790 1602 78.00-83.00 80.40 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1035-1195 1113 80.00-85.50 83.44 4 1225-1350 1290 81.50-83.50 82.73 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1160-1195 1178 73.50-75.00 74.24 2 1220-1255 1238 74.00-79.00 76.46 Slaughter Cows: 93 Head Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1600-2000 52.50-56.50 -- 49.00-49.50 Breakers 75-80 1200-1600 50.25-56.75 57.50 48.50-49.50 Breakers 75-80 1000-1200 53.50-56.75 -- 49.50 Boners 80-85 1630-1955 43.25-46.75 -- -- Boners 80-85 1200-1600 42.50-47.50 -- 41.25 Boners 80-85 1000-1200 43.50-48.00 -- -- Lean 85-90 1200-1600 38.50-42.00 -- 35.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1200 37.00-41.00 -- 31.00-32.75 Slaughter Bulls: 9 Head Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1 1150-1500 54.00-57.00 -- 49.00 1500-2450 51.50-56.50 58.00-63.50 -- Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 622 622 90.50 90.50 6 668 668 87.00 87.00 10 771-790 775 85.00-88.00 85.61 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400 400 90.00 90.00 2 578 578 87.00 87.00 2 703 703 74.50 74.50 1 785 785 68.50 68.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 420-435 429 92.50 92.50 5 461 461 95.50 95.50 3 753 753 86.00 86.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 555-575 565 79.00-84.00 81.46 6 600-630 610 82.00-83.50 82.52 5 670-685 678 76.00-86.00 80.34 1 820 820 83.00 83.00 1 890 890 79.00 79.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 440 440 94.00 94.00 4 480-485 484 93.00-97.00 93.99 8 518-526 524 89.00-90.50 89.37 3 562 562 89.00 89.00 1 1000 1000 83.00 83.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 585 585 84.50 84.50 1 605 605 74.00 74.00 5 653-665 658 77.50-78.00 77.70 2 875 875 74.50 74.50 1 925 925 68.50 68.50 Source: Livestock and Grain Market News, Springfield IL Cassandra Paden phone: 217-782-4925 or toll free in IL 888-458-4787 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS137.txt .