RH_LS143 Richmond, VA Tue Oct 20, 2009 VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Lynchburg, VA Weekly Feeder Cattle Sale State Graded Weighted Average for Oct 19, 2009 Feeder Cattle 708 (Steers 213; Heifers 310; Bulls 185) Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 380 108.00 108.00 7 400-500 474 92.50-98.50 97.65 54 500-600 560 85.00-86.50 86.34 37 600-700 654 83.50-84.00 83.96 14 700-800 751 79.50 79.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-400 375 104.00-109.00 107.85 18 400-500 463 94.50-96.50 96.29 22 500-600 551 85.00-87.50 87.17 16 600-700 640 81.50-82.00 81.97 5 700-800 754 78.00-78.50 78.30 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 340 103.00 103.00 2 400-500 455 84.00-94.00 88.56 4 500-600 578 80.00 80.00 4 600-700 651 74.00-76.00 75.00 Feeder Steers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-400 377 107.00 107.00 4 400-500 447 90.50 90.50 11 500-600 565 79.50 79.50 4 600-700 630 71.00 71.00 1 700-800 780 71.00 71.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-400 351 83.00-87.00 85.97 17 400-500 463 76.00-81.50 80.55 36 500-600 558 78.50-78.75 78.70 21 600-700 642 75.75-77.00 76.82 8 700-800 737 74.00-75.00 74.88 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 300-400 376 78.00-86.50 84.67 39 400-500 463 77.00-81.50 81.04 50 500-600 549 77.50-77.75 77.72 2 600-700 667 77.00 77.00 4 700-800 761 74.00-75.50 74.73 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 300-400 370 78.50-85.00 82.77 19 400-500 450 75.00-79.00 78.16 12 500-600 536 73.50 73.50 14 600-700 646 77.75-78.00 77.82 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 300-400 369 76.00-78.50 78.34 22 400-500 450 70.00-75.00 74.78 16 500-600 546 75.25 75.25 3 600-700 678 68.50 68.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 360 109.00 109.00 32 400-500 471 83.00-93.00 89.39 19 500-600 569 79.25-80.50 80.24 16 600-700 622 77.75 77.75 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 300-400 352 101.00-109.75 108.78 42 400-500 460 81.00-95.25 89.18 21 500-600 568 80.00 80.00 5 600-700 621 70.25 70.25 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-400 335 101.00-108.50 106.51 28 400-500 447 82.50-91.50 87.68 7 500-600 562 67.00-74.25 73.25 Lynchburg, VA Livestock Auction Weekly Auction for Oct 19, 2009 Prices Based on In weights Slaughter Cattle 198 (Cows 180; Bulls 18) Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200 40.00-43.00 1200-1600 40.00-45.50 Slaughter Cows Breaker High Yielding 1200-1600 46.50-49.00 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200 40.50 1200-2000 35.00-41.00 Slaughter Cows Boner High Yielding 1200-2000 41.50-44.00 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean 750- 850 30.00-39.00 850-1200 30.00-38.50 Slaughter Bulls YG 1-2 1000-1500 48.00-53.00 1500-2500 50.00-57.50 Slaughter Bulls High Yielding 1000-1500 54.00-61.00 Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services USDA-VA Market News, Richmond, VA 804.786.3947 www.vdacs.virginia.gov/marketnews market.news@vdacs.virginia.gov 1115e bbl lae hdl .