GX_LS140 Springfield, IL Thu Jul 9, 2009 USDA-IL Ag. Market News Greenville Livestock Auction Inc Weighted Average Report for 07/08/2009 Receipts: 1078 Last Week: 586 Year Ago: 1205 Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter Holstein steers traded 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. No price comparison for slaughter cows due to reporter absence the previous week. Slaughter steers made up 21 percent of the run; slaughter Holstein steers 12 percent; slaughter heifers 15 percent; slaughter cows 5 percent; bred cows/cow-calf pairs 2 percent, and feeder cattle 45 percent. Steers made up 7 percent of the feeder run; Holstein steers 55 percent; heifers 24 percent, and bulls 14 percent. Feeders over 600 lbs 36 percent. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1075 1075 83.00 83.00 26 1125-1295 1215 82.00-86.00 83.29 9 1310-1460 1364 82.00-85.50 83.89 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1020-1080 1062 77.00-80.50 79.03 26 1110-1295 1190 77.00-81.50 80.00 2 1320-1350 1335 80.50 80.50 Slaughter Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 950 950 75.00 75.00 Return to Feed 3 1060-1090 1077 75.00 75.00 2 1060-1095 1078 74.00-77.00 75.52 Return to Feed 4 1130-1225 1176 73.00-77.00 75.00 3 1100-1230 1150 70.00-75.00 72.57 Return to Feed 1 1410 1410 73.00 73.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1260 1260 79.00 79.00 13 1310-1495 1425 75.00-77.50 75.70 7 1520-1695 1578 75.00-77.00 75.86 6 1725-1860 1801 75.50-79.50 76.99 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1130-1285 1221 70.00-74.00 71.77 8 1340-1480 1401 70.50-74.50 73.22 3 1550 1550 70.50-74.00 72.83 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 1080-1190 1134 82.00-85.50 83.26 13 1200-1290 1235 82.00-86.00 83.72 Slaughter Heifers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1080-1100 1088 79.50-81.00 80.17 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 985-995 990 80.50-81.00 80.75 10 1000-1180 1076 77.50-81.00 79.37 3 1215-1245 1220 80.00-81.50 80.75 Slaughter Heifers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 925-995 960 75.00-78.00 76.45 Return to Feed 4 1015-1190 1124 70.50-76.00 73.75 4 1000-1180 1065 72.00-75.00 73.93 Return to Feed 1 880 880 70.00 70.00 Return to Feed Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1025-1130 1078 55.50-60.00 57.64 3 1225-1430 1328 55.00-58.50 56.75 2 1330-1360 1345 63.00 63.00 High Dressing 1 1075 1075 52.00 52.00 Low Dressing 4 1250-1570 1367 50.50-53.00 51.75 Low Dressing 1 1780 1780 55.00 55.00 2 1665-1710 1688 50.50-53.00 51.73 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1080-1165 1123 45.00-50.50 47.75 Return to farm calves: Holstein male 70-85 lbs 30.00-80.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 380 380 108.00 108.00 1 425 425 95.00 95.00 1 505 505 96.00 96.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 380 380 90.00 90.00 1 440 440 90.50 90.50 3 515 515 82.00 82.00 1 580 580 90.00 90.00 1 725 725 80.00 80.00 1 845 845 80.00 80.00 1 965 965 75.00 75.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 295 295 63.00 63.00 2 297 297 74.50 74.50 Value Enhanced 5 327-340 330 66.00-70.50 69.57 2 300-325 312 69.00-74.00 71.40 Value Enhanced 7 355-390 377 65.00-71.00 67.20 9 360-369 368 71.50-74.00 73.73 Value Enhanced 4 405-416 413 60.00-65.00 63.77 9 421-435 428 65.00-70.00 67.91 Value Enhanced 3 505-525 513 55.00-60.00 58.36 5 522 522 67.00 67.00 Value Enhanced 2 590 590 60.00 60.00 1 560 560 60.00 60.00 Value Enhanced 3 620-635 630 55.00-66.00 61.65 10 606 606 65.50 65.50 Value Enhanced 3 696 696 62.00 62.00 Value Enhanced 1 735 735 64.00 64.00 2 760-780 770 58.00-62.00 60.03 10 754 754 67.50 67.50 Value Enhanced 1 825 825 63.00 63.00 17 1236 1236 71.50 71.50 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 252 252 115.50 115.50 1 310 310 91.00 91.00 3 366 366 104.50 104.50 1 435 435 94.00 94.00 5 480-497 487 95.00-98.00 96.77 3 521 521 90.00 90.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 467 467 94.00 94.00 Value Enhanced Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 290-295 292 109.00-114.50 111.73 2 302 302 101.00 101.00 Value Enhanced 2 405-435 420 81.00-87.00 84.11 3 400 400 92.00 92.00 Value Enhanced 6 500-515 505 85.00-90.00 87.49 2 580 580 80.00-84.00 82.00 2 655 655 83.00 83.00 3 753 753 75.00 75.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 275 275 117.50 117.50 4 400-435 426 93.00-95.00 93.47 5 500-515 512 89.00-93.00 90.80 1 770 770 74.00 74.00 2 882 882 60.00 60.00 1 1145 1145 65.00 65.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 260 260 96.00 96.00 1 345 345 114.00 114.00 2 360-380 370 90.00 90.00 1 575 575 89.50 89.50 2 650-695 672 75.00-76.00 75.48 2 760 760 65.00 65.00 Feeder Bulls Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 270 270 160.00 160.00 Per Head Bred Cows Medium and Large 3rd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 820 820 550.00 550.00 Bred Cows Small 1st Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 885 885 385.00-510.00 447.50 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1710 1710 920.00 920.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1415-1480 1448 890.00-910.00 899.78 1 1635 1635 935.00 935.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 720 720 510.00 510.00 1 1040 1040 775.00 775.00 1 1335 1335 800.00 800.00 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 2323 ..