GX_LS750 Springfield, IL Tue Apr 30, 2013 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Carthage Livestock Auction Carthage, IL Weighted Average Report for 04/29/2013 Special Bred Cow and Cow/Calf Sale Receipts: 475 Trade was active with very good demand, especially for the younger reputation females. There was a large number of younger breeding age bulls sold from 2000.00 to 2500.00. The seats were full with standing room only for this high quality young set of cattle. Bred cows accounted for 39 percent of the run; cow/calf pairs 58 percent; and breeding bulls 3 percent. Bred Cows Medium and Large 1st stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1100 1100 1160.00 1160.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1st and 2nd stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1100 1100 1150.00 1150.00 Bred Cows Large 1st stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 25 1100-1150 1120 1350.00-1450.00 1391.07 81 1200-1400 1345 1300.00-1500.00 1382.40 Bred Cows Large 1st stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1350-1400 1390 1160.00-1200.00 1192.23 Bred Cows Large 2nd stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1200 1200 1350.00 1350.00 Bred Cows Large 2nd stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 1250-1500 1376 1150.00-1450.00 1349.52 Bred Cows Large 3rd stage Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1250 1250 1300.00-1675.00 1550.00 Bred Cows Large 3rd stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 1300-1500 1434 1275.00-1900.00 1438.83 Bred Cows Medium 1st and 2nd stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1050-1100 1075 1100.00-1175.00 1138.37 Bred Cows Medium 2nd stage Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1050 1050 1000.00 1000.00 Bred Cows Medium 2nd stage Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1100-1155 1128 850.00-900.00 874.39 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 1075-1100 1092 1500.00-1850.00 1732.44 2 1100 1100 2000.00 2000.00 Fancy 5 1300 1300 1650.00 1650.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1250 1250 1650.00 1650.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1050 1050 1600.00 1600.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1200-1225 1214 1400.00-1475.00 1442.05 Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 1150-1175 1170 2050.00-2200.00 2115.49 Fancy 9 1200-1225 1211 1770.00-1900.00 1840.73 47 1200-1350 1234 2050.00-2400.00 2231.68 Fancy Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 1250-1500 1369 1525.00-1900.00 1644.52 11 1325-1345 1332 2000.00-2100.00 2063.29 Fancy Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1-2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1100 1100 1750.00 1750.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1-2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 1250-1300 1286 1375.00-1700.00 1471.33 Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1-2 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1250-1320 1300 1425.00-1700.00 1500.55 Source: Livestock and Grain Market News, Springfield IL Lyle Flach - reporter phone: 217-782-4925 or toll free in IL 888-458-4787 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS750.txt 1011 .