GX_LS144
Springfield, IL    Mon Nov 17, 2008    USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News
 
Reel Livestock Auction Congerville, IL
Special Feeder Cattle Sale
Weighted Average Report for 11/14/2008
 
Receipts:  564        Year Ago:  440
 
Trade active to moderate with good demand. Offerings moderate to heavy. Feeder 
steers accounted for 41 percent of the run; Holstein steers 1 percent; and 
heifers 58 percent. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs 40 percent. 

            Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4      304       304       123.00         123.00   Value Enhanced
   42      420       420       118.00         118.00   Value Enhanced
    2      458       458       120.00         120.00   Value Enhanced   
   16    553-593     566    106.00-120.00     108.47   Value Enhanced
   16      624       624        97.00          97.00   Value Enhanced
    6      718       718       100.00         100.00   Value Enhanced
    6      801       801        90.00          90.00   Value Enhanced

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10    400-420     412    112.00-119.00     117.61   Value Enhanced
    7    458-465     461    109.00-112.00     110.50   Value Enhanced
   34    510-548     541     95.00-100.00      99.11   Value Enhanced
    1      575       575        91.00          91.00
   32    558-570     561     97.00-102.50     101.28   Value Enhanced
    4      638       638        90.00          90.00
   22    600-640     626     94.00-100.00      96.62   Value Enhanced
    5      659       659        99.00          99.00   Value Enhanced
   13      667       667        95.00          95.00   Fleshy
    3      817       817        86.50          86.50
    1      850       850        85.00          85.00
    3      902       902        85.00          85.00

            Feeder Holstein Steers Medium and Large 3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      518       518        58.00          58.00   Value Enhanced

          Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   39      418       418       121.00         121.00   Value Enhanced
   13      611       611        96.00          96.00   Value Enhanced

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6      277       277       110.00         110.00   Value Enhanced
    2      350       350       113.00         113.00   Value Enhanced
    9    410-438     418    102.00-108.00     104.94   Value Enhanced
   15    495-499     497     90.50-93.00       91.75
   10    467-490     479     96.00-103.00     100.33   Value Enhanced
    9    530-536     533     96.00-103.00      99.50   Value Enhanced
   50    552-590     559     91.50-94.50       93.93
   23    577-597     589     89.00-95.50       91.65   Value Enhanced
    2      640       640        88.50          88.50   Fleshy
    6      685       685        87.00          87.00

                      Feeder Heifers Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   13      496       496       108.00         108.00   Value Enhanced
    6      628       628        78.00          78.00   Fleshy
    4      640       640        89.00          89.00   Value Enhanced
    3      675       675        88.00          88.00   Value Enhanced
   44      688       688        93.00          93.00   
   67    750-760     757     85.75-93.00       88.11   Value Enhanced

Source:  USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Service
         Lavern Johnson
         217-782-4925
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS144.txt

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