RH_LS143 Richmond, VA Tue Oct 27, 2009 VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Lynchburg, VA Weekly Feeder Cattle Sale State Graded Weighted Average for Oct 26, 2009 Feeder Cattle 638 (Steers 214; Heifers 278; Bulls 146) Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 375 111.50 111.50 5 400-500 471 94.50-99.00 96.30 45 500-600 555 86.50-90.00 89.62 33 600-700 650 79.00-84.00 83.55 13 700-800 735 76.50-78.50 78.02 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 361 105.00 105.00 21 400-500 464 90.50-95.00 94.56 22 500-600 560 79.00-90.00 89.53 16 600-700 652 83.25 83.25 8 700-800 750 77.50-78.50 78.26 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400-500 482 90.00 90.00 4 500-600 566 75.00-78.50 77.65 2 600-700 645 72.00-77.00 74.48 Feeder Steers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 378 108.00 108.00 19 400-500 463 81.00-87.50 85.75 12 500-600 556 77.75 77.75 3 600-700 623 70.00-74.00 72.68 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 368 78.50-81.00 80.11 9 400-500 478 78.00-82.50 81.98 31 500-600 557 78.00-78.50 78.32 27 600-700 655 76.75-77.00 76.98 3 700-800 726 75.00 75.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 300-400 363 83.00-87.00 86.55 44 400-500 461 77.00-81.75 81.08 19 500-600 549 77.00-79.25 78.77 8 600-700 647 76.75 76.75 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-400 381 79.00 79.00 14 400-500 470 80.00 80.00 15 500-600 557 76.50-78.50 78.25 2 600-700 657 76.00 76.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 300-400 343 80.75 80.75 37 400-500 470 75.00-79.25 79.02 21 500-600 542 78.75 78.75 6 600-700 640 67.00-67.50 67.08 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 360 105.50-113.50 108.06 15 400-500 469 92.50-95.00 93.08 22 500-600 554 82.50-87.50 83.33 3 600-700 623 78.50 78.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-400 331 106.00-115.00 111.90 33 400-500 450 84.00-93.00 90.18 15 500-600 561 79.00-83.00 81.94 4 600-700 616 79.00 79.00 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-400 348 96.00-113.00 105.38 25 400-500 468 81.00-88.00 86.36 15 500-600 558 76.00 76.00 Lynchburg, VA Livestock Auction Weekly Auction for Oct 26, 2009 Prices Based on In weights Slaughter Cattle 182 (Cows 166; Bulls 16) Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200 38.00-45.00 1200-1600 38.00-46.00 Slaughter Cows Breaking High Yielding 1200-1600 46.50-50.00 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200 37.50-44.00 1200-2000 37.50-43.50 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean 750- 850 30.00-37.50 850-1200 35.00-40.50 Slaughter Bulls YG 1-2 1000-1500 51.00-54.50 1500-2500 49.00-54.50 Slaughter Bulls High Yielding 1000-1500 55.00-57.50 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 0955e lae hdl .