GX_LS140 Springfield, IL Thu Nov 19, 2009 USDA-IL Ag. Market News Greenville Livestock Auction Inc Weighted Average Report for 11/18/2009 Receipts: 836 Last Week: 532 Year Ago: 696 Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter Holstein steers traded steady to .50 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter steers accounted for 12 percent of the run; slaughter Holstein steers 8 percent; slaughter heifers 14 percent; slaughter cows 26 percent; slaughter bulls 1 percent; bred cows/cow-calf pairs 2 percent; and feeder cattle 37 percent. In the feeder cattle supply 23 percent steers; 31 percent Holstein steers; 44 percent heifers; and 2 percent bulls. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 65 percent. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1150-1275 1236 79.50-83.00 80.49 15 1310-1485 1395 79.00-82.50 80.24 1 1545 1545 79.50 79.50 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1175-1290 1248 75.00-79.00 77.76 15 1305-1495 1381 75.50-79.00 77.75 6 1500-1630 1548 75.00-78.50 76.58 Slaughter Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1165-1230 1194 70.50-75.00 73.40 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1325-1455 1399 72.50-76.50 74.20 1 1420 1420 78.00 78.00 High Dressing 2 1555 1555 74.00-74.50 74.25 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1100-1285 1233 68.00-72.00 70.10 13 1300-1465 1391 68.00-73.00 70.47 7 1530-1610 1561 68.00-73.50 71.10 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1270-1280 1275 60.00-65.00 62.49 5 1325-1380 1353 60.00-66.00 62.23 1 1530 1530 65.00 65.00 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1105-1615 1210 79.50-81.50 80.31 26 1210-1365 1284 79.50-83.00 80.49 2 1445-1485 1465 80.50-82.50 81.51 Slaughter Heifers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1200-1350 1275 77.50-78.00 77.74 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 1005-1195 1128 75.00-79.50 77.80 17 1200-1375 1289 75.00-79.50 77.87 Slaughter Heifers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1090-1140 1115 72.00-75.00 73.53 Slaughter Cows: 144 Head Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Boners 80-85 1600-2000 40.00-45.00 55.50 35.00-39.00 Boners 80-85 1200-1600 40.00-45.50 50.00-55.00 35.00-39.00 Boners 80-85 1000-1200 43.00-48.00 -- -- Lean 85-90 1200-1600 38.00-42.00 -- 33.50-35.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1200 37.00-41.00 -- 30.00-35.00 Lean 85-90 800-1000 41.00 -- 30.00-35.00 Slaughter Bulls: 7 Head Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1 1575-2300 49.00-51.00 -- 43.00-47.00 Return to farm calves: Holstein male 70-85 lbs 25.00-95.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 355-395 368 90.00-95.00 93.36 4 405-435 425 92.00 92.00 1 475 475 94.00 94.00 5 502-545 517 89.00-93.00 90.40 5 552-575 561 87.00-90.00 88.98 2 605-620 612 83.00-84.00 83.49 1 695 695 79.00 79.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 480 480 85.00 85.00 3 512-545 523 82.00-85.00 83.96 4 520 520 90.00 90.00 Value Enhanced 2 570-575 572 85.00-89.00 87.01 3 610-627 621 75.00 75.00 3 923 923 72.50 72.50 3 978 978 72.00 72.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 310 310 60.00 60.00 2 367 367 59.00 59.00 3 411 411 57.00 57.00 1 430 430 71.00 71.00 Value Enhanced 3 536 536 71.00 71.00 Value Enhanced 1 585 585 65.00 65.00 2 660-665 662 65.00 65.00 11 761 761 67.00 67.00 Value Enhanced 1 825 825 65.00 65.00 14 800-831 812 55.00-66.50 59.69 Value Enhanced 4 852-890 867 60.00-65.00 62.96 1 945 945 65.00 65.00 5 1020 1020 63.00 63.00 Value Enhanced 1 1105 1105 63.00 63.00 4 1155-1190 1181 66.00-67.00 66.24 3 1215-1245 1228 60.00-67.00 62.36 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 415-435 425 89.00-90.00 89.51 3 460-480 467 84.00-89.00 86.96 2 545 545 81.00 81.00 1 630 630 75.00 75.00 Fleshy Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 46 708 708 92.00 92.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 410-430 420 86.00-88.00 87.02 4 520-530 528 80.00-81.00 80.25 2 540 540 85.00 85.00 Value Enhanced 4 556-590 564 80.00-84.00 82.95 1 635 635 74.00 74.00 10 608 608 85.00 85.00 Value Enhanced 1 660 660 73.00 73.00 5 660 660 77.00 77.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 467 467 95.00 95.00 1 510 510 89.00 89.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 530 530 82.00 82.00 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1200 1200 550.00 550.00 Bred Cows Small 2nd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 950 950 335.00 335.00 Bred Cows Small 2nd-3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 950 950 605.00 605.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1295 1295 625.00 625.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1255 1255 750.00 750.00 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_LS140.txt .