The Wisconsin Livestock and Grain Market News Program ceased operations Friday May 15, 2009 due to state budgetary constraints. MD_LS154 Madison, WI Mon, Apr. 20, 2009 USDA-WDATCP Market News Summary of Wisconsin feeder cattle auction at Bloomington, Wis. Friday, Apr. 17, 2009. Receipts: cattle 1750 (75% with an overnight stand) Demand: Moderate to good for Holsteins, moderate to good for beef cattle. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 210-225 221 135.00-140.00 138.81 22 295-299 299 120.00-136.00 135.28 12 303-348 320 122.00-124.00 123.14 50 384-390 385 125.00-135.00 133.99 21 405-440 418 116.00-129.00 123.86 58 450-495 466 118.00-129.50 125.86 43 502-545 525 106.00-121.00 113.16 60 550-595 568 110.00-118.00 115.43 57 600-625 614 106.50-121.00 115.38 81 651-693 670 99.50-110.00 107.17 68 702-746 728 99.00-109.50 106.02 102 754-791 775 97.00-106.00 104.83 20 801-849 835 90.00-99.00 95.09 21 864-885 879 93.50-98.00 96.53 6 950-990 972 86.50-91.00 88.13 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 350-393 374 104.00-120.00 115.66 13 405-449 430 95.00-113.00 107.04 23 460-495 472 90.00-119.00 108.67 5 533-540 534 83.00-110.00 104.54 7 550-593 581 93.00-100.00 95.85 24 600-649 635 91.00-107.00 101.75 11 769-788 772 92.00-94.50 94.04 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 42 300-347 327 88.00-97.00 92.22 23 357-387 374 87.00-91.00 88.52 16 401-413 405 83.00-86.00 85.46 35 455-496 479 79.00-88.00 85.37 62 502-543 520 77.00-86.00 83.76 18 555-595 569 72.00-81.00 77.51 13 600-645 628 70.00-77.00 75.79 9 650-695 677 70.00-72.50 71.26 22 700-747 718 72.00-74.00 73.12 5 833-835 834 65.00-70.00 68.75 17 1033-1048 1036 65.00 65.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 265-280 274 110.00-128.00 125.61 29 309-349 321 114.00-123.00 119.97 73 350-393 384 110.00-125.00 122.02 54 400-449 421 109.00-121.00 116.83 73 455-498 484 109.00-120.00 117.44 51 503-548 530 105.50-115.00 109.91 40 550-598 574 95.00-105.50 102.30 69 603-649 623 90.00-101.00 97.03 70 658-695 677 87.50-97.50 92.69 23 750-791 779 85.00-91.00 88.20 11 862-875 864 83.00-88.25 87.38 5 931 931 82.75 82.75 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 280-295 286 90.00-109.00 102.80 13 423-440 428 80.00-110.00 105.35 5 458-475 467 80.00-105.00 97.94 5 560-588 578 80.00-91.00 85.19 5 665-695 682 74.50-87.50 83.96 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 968-1088 1019 800.00-985.00 914.90 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 37 1284-1525 1380 675.00-1000.00 811.15 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1342-1379 1365 685.00-775.00 719.04 Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Madison, WI Bob Hunter 608/206-7901 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MD_LS154.txt 007:00c rhh