GX_LS143 Springfield, IL Mon Apr 6, 2009 USDA-IL Ag. Market News Galesburg Livestock in Galesburg, IL Special Feeder Cattle and Bred Cow Sale Weighted Average Report for 04/03/2009 Receipts: 714 Trade moderate to active. Demand moderate to good, especially for feeder cattle going to grass. Offerings moderate. Feeder cattle accounted for 85 percent of the run and bred cows and cow/calf pairs 15 percent. In the feeder cattle supply steers accounted for 44 percent; heifers 50 percent; Holstein steers 1 percent; and bulls 5 percent. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 34 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 205 205 135.00 135.00 Value Added 3 287 287 126.00 126.00 Value Added 2 310-320 315 114.00-120.00 117.05 2 395 395 109.00 109.00 7 379-395 384 119.00-123.00 121.82 Value Added 6 405-440 414 102.00-110.00 106.28 11 428-429 428 116.00-121.00 118.28 Value Added 5 450 450 109.00 109.00 Value Added 10 515-543 537 100.00-109.00 101.42 Value Added 1 555 555 95.00 95.00 21 560-598 580 97.00-102.00 98.50 Value Added 1 600 600 91.00 91.00 18 603-612 604 90.00-96.00 95.32 Value Added 1 680 680 84.00 84.00 2 655-670 662 88.00-89.00 88.51 Value Added 5 768 768 89.00 89.00 Value Added 2 885 885 84.50 84.50 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 310 310 115.00 115.00 6 323 323 120.00 120.00 Value Added 10 400-425 412 108.00-112.00 109.94 Value Added 9 450-493 483 102.50-103.00 102.60 6 463 463 114.00 114.00 Value Added 2 553 553 99.00 99.00 Value Added 12 649 649 98.00 98.00 Value Added 10 715 715 90.00 90.00 Value Added 5 822 822 86.00 86.00 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 375 375 101.00 101.00 1 425 425 93.00 93.00 2 422 422 104.00 104.00 Value Added 9 493 493 93.00 93.00 6 468-490 472 95.00-100.00 99.13 Value Added 3 506 506 99.00 99.00 1 595 595 96.00 96.00 4 609 609 95.00 95.00 Value Added 3 670 670 91.50 91.50 Value Added 4 700-745 713 84.00-87.50 86.09 1 800 800 85.00 85.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 691 691 59.00 59.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 255 255 120.00 120.00 Value Added 5 335-340 337 110.00-116.00 113.58 Value Added 8 379 379 108.00 108.00 Value Added 8 430-438 436 104.00-108.00 104.99 10 425-448 439 105.50-114.00 106.52 Value Added 16 460-485 483 98.00-102.00 101.76 6 450-483 472 104.00-105.00 104.68 Value Added 1 500 500 100.00 100.00 9 520-545 525 95.00-104.00 98.31 Value Added 19 614 614 89.00 89.00 Value Added 1 650 650 84.00 84.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 390 390 95.00 95.00 9 383-390 388 103.00-114.00 111.59 Value Added 4 443 443 99.00 99.00 4 426 426 108.00 108.00 Value Added 3 460 460 98.00 98.00 22 452-481 468 96.00-102.50 101.66 Value Added 4 502-525 514 101.00-102.00 101.49 5 530-548 541 91.00-93.00 91.78 Value Added 2 550 550 95.00 95.00 13 553-568 561 89.00-92.00 90.36 Value Added 7 607-628 613 90.00 90.00 Value Added 3 675 675 83.50 83.50 18 675-691 683 85.75-93.00 88.32 Value Added 18 705-738 729 82.50-83.00 82.92 Value Added 3 755 755 90.00 90.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 235 235 119.00 119.00 1 270 270 117.00 117.00 8 406-415 407 100.00-107.00 100.89 3 455-470 463 86.00-93.00 90.71 2 530-535 532 89.00-90.00 89.50 1 575 575 86.00 86.00 Value Added 11 643-647 646 86.00-90.00 87.09 Value Added 1 670 670 88.00 88.00 Value Added 1 710 710 83.00 83.00 Value Added Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 380 380 111.00 111.00 14 510 510 91.00-98.50 97.96 1 825 825 75.00 75.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 622 622 91.50 91.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 435 435 96.00 96.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 875-1168 1070 585.00-825.00 759.60 1 1280 1280 700.00 700.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 3rd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 1054-1148 1115 925.00-1050.00 995.07 Bred Cows Large 1st Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1445 1445 650.00 650.00 Bred Cows Large 1st Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1215 1215 575.00 575.00 Bred Cows Large 3rd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1293-1470 1411 1010.00-1050.00 1037.78 Bred Cows Large 3rd Stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1225-1500 1394 785.00-1050.00 980.34 Bred Cows Medium 2nd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1065 1065 725.00 725.00 Bred Cows Medium 3rd Stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1075-1175 1125 850.00 850.00 Bred Cows Medium 3rd Stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1135-1175 1155 750.00-810.00 780.52 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1190 1190 1285.00 1285.00 11 1200-1211 1207 1225.00-1350.00 1304.81 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1150-1225 1189 1000.00-1250.00 1182.93 5 1200-1225 1210 1125.00-1250.00 1195.45 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1035-1085 1057 825.00-1075.00 948.62 Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1245 1245 1225.00 1225.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1-2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1210-1335 1259 875.00-975.00 916.34 Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1-2 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1200-1350 1292 825.00-900.00 867.78 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium 1-2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 875-1075 975 700.00-925.00 824.04 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium 1-2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1085-1195 1152 925.00-1075.00 989.40 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium 1-2 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1045-1175 1110 810.00-900.00 857.64 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium 2 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1080 1080 700.00 700.00 Source: Livestock and Grain Market News, Springfield IL Kim Harmon phone: 217-782-4925 or toll free in IL 888-458-4787 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS143.txt