GX_LS142 Springfield, IL Mon Nov 30, 2009 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Schuyler Livestock Sales, Rushville IL Special Feeder Cattle Sale Weighted Average Report for 11/28/2009 Receipts: 560 Demand was moderate to good. Offerings were heavy. Good buyer attendance noted. Feeder steers accounted for 53 percent of the run; heifers 38 percent and bulls 9 percent. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 53 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 443 443 104.50 104.50 Value Enhanced 22 478-496 486 106.00-112.50 108.88 Value Enhanced 19 512-539 535 96.00-98.50 98.12 9 527 527 103.50 103.50 Value Enhanced 40 550-595 580 86.50-94.50 92.59 9 602 602 86.50 86.50 39 616-639 633 90.50-93.75 92.97 Value Enhanced 13 650-676 663 88.00-90.25 89.10 38 724-730 727 86.50-87.00 86.77 10 766-780 770 80.00-86.75 31.93 Value Enhanced 56 884 884 88.75 88.75 Value Enhanced Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 408 408 106.00 106.00 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 545 545 84.00 84.00 Value Enhanced 1 580 580 93.00 93.00 Value Enhanced 1 645 645 89.00 89.00 Value Enhanced 6 668 668 84.50 84.50 2 660-690 675 83.00-89.00 85.93 Value Enhanced 1 755 755 86.00 86.00 Value Enhanced 1 820 820 83.50 83.50 Value Enhanced 7 989 989 77.25 77.25 Value Enhanced Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 890 890 84.75 84.75 Value Enhanced Feeder Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 665 665 73.50 73.50 1 840 840 66.00 66.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 325-335 330 95.00-108.00 101.60 2 445 445 106.00-109.00 107.50 1 465 465 101.00 101.00 1 525 525 88.50 88.50 Value Enhanced 1 560 560 93.00 93.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Steers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 270 270 98.00 98.00 2 435 435 115.00 115.00 1 480 480 106.50 106.50 Value Enhanced 1 515 515 104.00 104.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 398 398 90.00 90.00 3 403 403 88.00 88.00 2 480 480 84.00 84.00 Value Enhanced 23 520-546 536 79.00-87.00 83.67 40 517-541 531 82.50-85.50 83.78 Value Enhanced 15 565 565 87.50 87.50 21 565-582 574 81.00-87.50 84.75 39 604-627 616 83.50-86.50 85.39 17 660-682 678 78.00-81.00 80.48 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 523 523 72.00 72.00 6 726 726 82.25 82.25 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 465 465 83.00 83.00 1 530 530 75.00 75.00 1 555 555 80.00 80.00 Value Enhanced 8 600-642 620 76.00-84.50 80.22 1 680 680 76.50 76.50 1 740 740 70.00 70.00 1 800 800 72.50 72.50 Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 455 455 86.00 86.00 1 545 545 84.00 84.00 1 635 635 79.50 79.50 3 675-685 680 71.00-77.00 74.02 3 670 670 84.25 84.25 Value Enhanced 1 705 705 76.00 76.00 2 705 705 83.50 83.50 Value Enhanced 1 855 855 71.00 71.00 Fleshy 1 980 980 67.25 67.25 Feeder Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 430 430 76.00 76.00 1 410 410 88.00 88.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 265-280 275 84.00-94.00 90.79 1 325 325 92.00 92.00 2 400-430 415 89.00-91.00 89.96 4 465-490 476 76.00-85.00 80.93 1 550 550 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 423 423 91.00 91.00 4 498 498 92.00 92.00 2 515 515 93.00 93.00 11 558 558 86.50-93.50 92.23 19 657-671 666 75.50-86.50 80.81 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 615 615 77.00 77.00 Feeder Bulls Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 728 728 74.00 74.00 Feeder Bulls Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 480 480 85.00 85.00 1 510 510 92.00 92.00 1 585 585 81.00 81.00 1 635 635 77.00 77.00 Feeder Bulls Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 330 330 101.00 101.00 1 395 395 91.00 91.00 Feeder Bulls Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 413 413 101.50 101.50 Feeder Bulls Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 270 270 102.00 102.00 1 310 310 96.00 96.00 2 435 435 92.00 92.00 Source: USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Service Kim Harmon, OIC Phone: 217-782-4925 or toll free in IL at 1-888-458-4787 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS142.txt .