NV_LS145 Nashville, TN Friday, August 15, 2008 USDA-TN Dept Ag Market News Tennessee Cattle Auction Tennessee Feeder Cattle Weekly Summary Receipts on 17 TN Auctions: 10,423 17 Last Week: 9,000 16 Last Year: 18,000 Trends: According to the Federal-State Market News Service, compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Steers/bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, instances 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows 1382 head; Bulls 186 head; Total Feeders 8378 head; Feeder supply, Steers and bulls 4660 head; Heifers 3718; Steers and heifers over 600 lbs 1995; Replacement and/or feeder cows 417 head. Slaughter Cows Breakers 75-80 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 70 920-1195 1110 51.00-62.50 56.99 6 1105-1170 1137 61.50-67.50 63.57 High Dressing 8 940-1170 1067 50.00-55.50 52.53 Low Dressing 180 1200-1595 1355 53.00-63.00 57.76 44 1215-1585 1396 60.00-70.50 63.56 High Dressing 22 1200-1595 1367 45.00-57.00 52.02 Low Dressing 18 1605-1855 1686 55.00-61.50 58.07 5 1625-1818 1713 61.00-65.50 63.86 High Dressing 5 1630-1800 1706 48.50-56.00 51.58 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Boners 80-85 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 164 810-1195 1065 52.00-63.50 56.91 26 865-1185 1066 60.50-69.00 63.88 High Dressing 43 825-1190 1041 45.00-56.50 51.85 Low Dressing 115 1200-1660 1328 52.00-63.50 57.38 44 1200-1815 1361 57.50-68.00 63.16 High Dressing 13 1230-1620 1335 47.00-56.00 52.17 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 550-745 659 36.50-43.50 39.39 Low Dressing 19 750-845 804 43.50-55.00 48.89 21 755-835 799 30.00-45.50 39.61 Low Dressing 114 850-1185 1015 42.00-56.50 49.63 37 850-1180 959 38.50-47.50 43.27 Low Dressing 14 1200-1480 1284 43.50-53.00 49.37 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 1100-1495 1285 63.00-77.00 70.44 2 1460-1465 1463 72.00-77.00 74.50 High Dressing 12 1165-1495 1298 55.00-68.50 62.31 Low Dressing 81 1510-2200 1781 68.00-80.00 73.76 26 1520-2285 1885 74.50-82.50 78.07 High Dressing 15 1550-2420 1776 57.50-70.50 64.49 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 205-240 220 122.50-135.00 128.38 29 255-298 281 113.00-137.50 123.12 59 300-345 329 105.00-136.00 119.99 96 350-397 371 105.00-130.00 116.27 89 400-445 422 103.75-122.00 113.02 104 450-495 474 100.00-119.00 109.85 110 500-548 524 95.00-120.00 109.17 128 550-599 574 98.00-118.00 106.84 166 600-647 622 97.00-114.00 104.14 104 650-695 671 94.00-112.00 104.75 60 700-745 715 93.00-108.00 102.47 35 750-795 768 93.00-108.00 101.47 25 800-840 815 90.00-104.00 96.88 6 850-895 877 94.50-98.00 95.99 7 913-930 920 89.00-100.50 95.74 Feeder Steers Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 360-390 382 83.00-108.00 91.60 7 415-435 424 83.00-110.00 94.14 9 505-545 523 80.00-99.00 92.27 5 560-585 574 90.00-100.00 95.97 6 610-640 625 90.00-98.00 92.53 6 650-690 666 83.00-91.00 84.98 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 210-245 228 107.00-127.50 112.43 8 250-285 273 101.00-120.00 112.05 22 300-345 327 99.00-119.00 110.36 38 350-395 373 90.00-114.00 104.78 55 400-445 432 94.00-111.00 102.54 48 450-495 475 89.50-107.50 99.01 62 500-545 518 87.50-103.00 96.50 46 550-598 576 85.00-102.00 94.66 24 600-645 623 87.00-97.00 92.48 6 650-695 677 85.00-93.00 89.35 10 707-745 714 87.00-95.50 94.23 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 470-493 482 52.00-65.50 59.40 6 509-545 517 52.00-67.50 63.93 5 602-633 614 62.00-64.00 62.82 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 515 515 65.00 65.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 308-345 321 118.00-130.00 123.23 29 360-395 372 95.00-129.00 112.44 151 400-448 428 98.50-117.50 109.93 160 450-498 475 95.00-115.00 106.20 211 500-548 525 86.50-114.00 103.01 192 550-598 571 85.50-107.00 99.06 178 600-645 624 90.00-106.00 97.26 120 650-695 674 82.00-101.00 94.74 64 700-745 716 81.00-100.00 91.66 38 750-795 767 80.00-95.50 89.70 15 815-838 828 83.00-91.00 86.27 Feeder Bulls Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-345 316 88.00-106.00 96.39 24 400-445 428 81.00-104.00 92.42 27 450-495 471 80.00-101.00 89.05 25 500-545 528 74.00-100.00 88.34 20 550-595 570 79.00-96.00 89.47 9 605-645 623 71.00-90.00 82.08 9 650-690 670 75.00-88.00 80.45 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 305-340 321 107.00-114.00 109.28 18 370-398 387 96.00-112.00 105.38 77 400-445 424 81.00-107.00 98.73 79 450-498 475 80.00-106.00 96.50 112 500-545 523 83.00-101.00 92.89 80 550-595 570 80.00-98.00 90.42 60 600-645 623 75.00-95.00 88.56 37 650-695 671 80.00-94.00 86.88 6 715-745 733 80.50-91.00 84.27 12 750-795 773 75.00-86.00 80.99 6 805-840 823 71.00-84.50 78.09 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 210-245 228 95.00-117.50 104.40 14 250-295 276 91.00-118.00 104.54 63 300-345 326 90.00-112.00 103.18 114 350-395 377 88.00-110.00 99.14 177 400-445 422 88.00-109.75 98.99 228 450-495 473 90.00-106.00 98.02 299 500-548 522 87.00-104.50 95.88 304 550-598 574 85.00-106.00 95.28 241 600-649 623 85.00-102.00 94.07 121 650-695 671 82.50-101.00 92.55 100 700-745 721 80.00-96.00 90.08 51 750-795 764 80.00-101.00 93.78 10 800-830 813 83.00-94.00 89.27 7 850-860 852 83.50-95.00 91.93 Feeder Heifers Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 300-345 317 69.00-101.00 84.69 14 350-395 370 75.00-94.00 85.39 32 400-445 426 70.00-98.00 85.54 42 455-495 478 72.00-94.00 84.07 35 500-545 524 70.00-92.00 82.51 15 550-590 567 71.00-90.00 83.29 7 610-640 625 72.50-86.00 80.15 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 205-236 231 90.00-92.00 90.98 21 255-295 278 86.00-104.00 94.54 17 300-345 326 83.00-103.00 91.54 57 350-395 376 80.00-102.00 92.77 98 400-448 431 80.00-99.00 90.59 109 450-497 474 80.00-96.00 88.75 109 500-545 521 75.00-94.50 88.62 74 550-595 573 75.00-94.00 86.48 33 600-645 623 80.00-91.00 85.22 14 650-690 673 80.00-92.50 85.16 10 700-745 724 75.00-88.00 81.72 7 755-790 776 72.00-87.00 81.75 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 962-1030 976 655.00-735.00 718.11 1-3 Months Bred 9 935-1090 1010 650.00-770.00 718.31 4-6 Months Bred 4 1000-1085 1043 855.00-1215.00 1027.66 7-9 Months Bred 5 1115-1177 1157 880.00-1165.00 965.43 7-9 Months Bred Bred Cows Medium 1-2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 900-970 928 940.00-980.00 956.72 4-6 Months Bred 6 1145-1175 1153 1200.00-1265.00 1249.00 7-9 Months Bred Bred Cows Medium 1-2 Middle Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1215 1215 935.00 935.00 4-6 Months Bred Source: Tennessee Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Nashville, TN Lewis Langell, OIC (615) 837-5164 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/nv_ls145.txt 1230c lwl mfw