St. Louis Feeder Cattle, Hogs Springfield, IL Thu Apr 13,2000 USDA-IL Market News Service Farmers Livestock Marketing Assn auction at Greenville.lL Wed Apr 12,2000 Cattle and calves: 1000 head. Com pared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers firm to 1.00 higher. Supply mainly Choice slaughter steers and heif ers. Moderate supply of holstein steers. Total Receipts this week; 1000 Last week: 1424 Last year; 1070 SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4 1050-1450 lbs 69.00-72.00; Yield Grade 2-3 and Fancy 2-4 1125-1475 lbs 72.00- 74.00. Prime 2-4 1175-1475 lbs 73.00- 75.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1450 lbs 66.00-69.00. Select 2-3 950-1400 lbs 63.00- HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1200-1700 lbs 62.00-66.00, mostly 62.00- 65.00. Prime 2-3 1400-1900 lbs 64.00- 66.00. few up to 66.25. Select and Choice 2-3 1200-1500 lbs 59.00-62.00; Select 2-3 1150-1475 lbs 53.00-59.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 950-1400 lbs 69.00-72.00; YG 2-3 and Fancy 2-4 1000-1400 lbs 72.00-74.00; Prime 2-4 1175-1400 lbs 73.00-75.00. Select and Choice 2-3 925-1300 lbs 66.00- Select 2-3 900-1250 lbs 63.00- At Farm Credit, we don't believe in gimmicks and giveaways to get your business. Good customer service, competitive rates and flexible loan terms are a few of the things you can expect from us. Farm Credit also offers something that other lenders can't. A share of the profits. And we're not talking crumbs here. A patronage refund can mean real savings to you, effectively lowering your cost of borrowing Since Farm Credit distributes refunds based on the amount of interest earned on each member's loan, the more business you do with us, the larger your potential share of the profits Call your local Farm Credit office today to find out how you can get in on the best thing since sliced bread. Agricultural Loans and Country Mortgages AgChoice Farm Credit Keystone Farm Credit 800.998.5557 800.477.9947 Visit us on the web at: www.agfirst.com Farm Credit ,\ ('nslomer-Owncd Business .■. ' HEIFERETTES: Few Medium and Large Frame 1025-1450 lbs 44.00-56.00. FEEDER CATTLE; Compared with last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher and over 500 lbs steady. Holstein steers steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs firm to 2.00 higher and over 500 lbs steady. Overall quality above last weeks level, with large supply thin steers and heifers under 500 lbs. Large buyer attendance. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large Frame 1: Thin 200-300 lbs 109.00- 120.00 300-400 lbs 100.00-115.00, fancy 115.00- pkg blacks at 124.00 400- 500 lbs 96.00-110.00, fancy 110.00- 117.00 500-600 lbs 90.00-100.00 600-700 lbs 85.00-92.00 700-800 lbs 80.00-87.00 Moderately Fleshy:3oo-400 lbs 95.00- 103.00 400-500 lbs 90.00- 98.00 500-600 lbs 85.00- 91.00 600-700 lbs 78.00- 86.00 700-800 lbs 74.00- 80.00 800-900 lbs 70.00- 76.00 900-1000 lbs 67.00- 72.00 1000-HOOIbs 64.00- 69.00 Large Frame 2 Holsteins: 200-300 lbs 85.00- 95.00 300- 400 lbs 82,00- 89.00 FEEDER HEIF ERS: Medium and Large Frame 1: Thin: 300-400 lbs 91.00-100.00, fancy 100.00- 105.00 400-500 lbs 88.00- 96.00, fancy 96.00- Pkg blacks at 105.00 500- 600 lbs 84.00- 90.00, fancy 90.00- 94.00 600-700 lbs 77.00-86.00 700-800 lbs 70.00- Moderately Fleshy:3oo-400 lbs 84.00-91.00 400-500 lbs 82.00-88.00 500-600 lbs 77.00-84.00 Cow/Calf Pairs: Large Frame 3-9 yrs , ; •* I v*,. /# 1 4 **\