GX_LS139 Springfield, IL Wed Nov 18, 2009 USDA-IL Ag. Market News United Producers Inc, Shelbyville, IL Weighted Average Report for 11/17/2009 Receipts: 728 Last Week: 466 Year Ago: 740 Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to .50 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers sold .50 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter steers accounted for 25 percent of the run; slaughter Holstein steers 14 percent; slaughter heifers 19 percent; slaughter cows 13 percent; slaughter bulls 1 percent; bred cows/cow-calf pairs 3 percent; and feeder cattle 25 percent. In the feeder cattle supply 15 percent steers; 5 percent Holstein steers; 31 percent heifers; and 49 percent bulls. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 17 percent. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1085 1085 81.75 81.75 36 1155-1290 1240 80.00-83.50 81.46 53 1305-1480 1388 80.00-84.00 81.59 5 1500-1545 1524 80.00-81.25 80.70 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1035-1042 1038 76.00-77.00 76.50 3 1170-1240 1198 77.00 77.00 3 1310-1455 1358 78.00-78.75 78.24 4 1570-1805 1680 75.00-78.00 76.50 Slaughter Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1040-1085 1062 72.00-73.00 72.51 Return to Feed Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1250 1250 76.00 76.00 20 1310-1485 1410 74.00-78.75 76.28 18 1505-1655 1554 74.25-78.00 76.52 2 1830-1855 1842 74.00-75.25 74.63 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1150-1285 1254 69.00-73.50 71.39 9 1310-1465 1386 69.50-73.25 72.12 2 1530-1610 1570 65.50-73.25 69.28 1 1735 1735 72.25 72.25 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 985 985 80.00 80.00 33 1000-1195 1130 79.75-82.75 81.19 36 1205-1395 1280 80.00-83.00 80.98 4 1410-1465 1435 80.00-82.75 81.06 Slaughter Heifers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1150 1150 79.00 79.00 1 1640 1640 75.25 75.25 1 1445 1445 79.00 79.00 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 975 975 79.25 79.25 3 1000-1155 1097 78.00-79.00 78.66 2 1240-1330 1285 79.00 79.00 Slaughter Cows: 60 Head Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1200-1600 45.00-48.00 -- -- Boners 80-85 1600-2000 44.00-48.00 52.50 40.00-43.00 Boners 80-85 1200-1600 44.00-50.00 50.50-55.00 42.50-43.00 Lean 85-90 1200-1600 38.50-40.50 -- 33.00-37.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1200 38.50-42.50 -- 32.50-37.00 Lean 85-90 800-1000 -- -- 31.00-35.00 Slaughter Bulls: 8 Head Weight Avg Dressing High Dress Low Dressing Yield Grade 2 1150-1550 50.50-53.00 -- 43.50-45.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 465-495 480 84.00-91.00 87.39 1 500 500 85.50 85.50 2 615-630 622 79.00-80.00 79.51 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 380 380 90.00 90.00 4 406-430 412 83.00-86.00 85.22 2 515 515 86.00 86.00 Value Enhanced 1 600 600 83.00 83.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 458 458 60.50 60.50 1 540 540 60.50 60.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 240 240 95.00 95.00 1 285 285 94.00 94.00 2 320-330 325 86.00 86.00 6 407-445 415 85.00 85.00 1 480 480 80.00 80.00 2 560-570 565 82.00-85.00 83.49 1 635 635 77.00 77.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 315-320 319 75.00-81.00 76.18 2 415-425 420 80.00 80.00 1 465 465 83.00 83.00 3 500-540 518 78.00-83.00 79.95 1 505 505 80.00 80.00 Value Enhanced 1 560 560 84.00 84.00 2 610-630 620 80.00-82.00 81.02 1 800 800 71.00 71.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 338 338 116.00 116.00 3 390 390 99.00 99.00 6 412-430 421 89.00-95.00 91.34 5 450-480 468 80.00-86.00 84.04 9 522-537 530 84.00-85.00 84.22 4 587 587 91.00 91.00 2 605-645 625 75.00 75.00 3 675 675 72.00 72.00 1 805 805 70.00 70.00 1 950 950 68.00 68.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 305 305 99.00 99.00 2 355-375 365 81.00-86.00 83.43 2 425-440 432 80.00-81.00 80.51 1 490 490 78.00 78.00 1 535 535 75.00 75.00 1 635 635 75.00 75.00 1 805 805 73.00 73.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1200 1200 725.00 725.00 Bred Cows Large 1st Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1250 1250 560.00-565.00 562.50 Bred Cows Large 2nd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1300 1300 575.00 575.00 Bred Cows Large 3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1250-1350 1300 670.00-675.00 672.60 Bred Cows Medium 1st Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1150 1150 700.00 700.00 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1150 1150 675.00 675.00 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1150 1150 575.00 575.00 Bred Cows Medium 3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1100 1100 450.00 450.00 Bred Cows Small 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Bred Cows Small 3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 850 850 775.00 775.00 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_LS139.txt .