NV_LS148 Nashville, TN Tue Jun 24, 2008 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News Somerville Livestock, Somerville, TN Weighted Average Report for Tuesday Jun 24, 2008 Cattle Receipts: 321 Last week: 302 Last year: 420 According to the Federal-State Market News Service, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. With very few good quality feeder cattle for comparison, Feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 33 hd; bulls 3; Total feeders 266 hd; Feeder supply, Steers/bulls 145 hd; Heifers 121 hd; Feeders over 600 lbs 35 hd; Replacement and/or feeder cows 19 hd. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-430 415 107.00-108.00 107.48 4 455-460 459 103.00-106.00 104.00 2 505-505 505 103.00-104.00 103.50 2 555-590 573 99.00-104.00 101.42 2 600-615 608 97.00-100.00 98.48 1 650-650 650 96.00 96.00 1 710-710 710 89.00 89.00 1 820-820 820 96.00 96.00 Medium and Large 3 1 285-285 285 101.00 101.00 4 365-395 378 95.00-111.00 100.60 4 465-485 475 93.00-101.00 97.96 1 520-520 520 101.00 101.00 1 845-845 845 74.00 74.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 270-270 270 101.00 101.00 3 330-345 337 90.00-98.00 94.37 5 410-445 429 90.00-94.00 92.59 7 500-540 521 89.00-100.00 93.76 7 555-585 565 89.00-99.00 93.84 2 615-635 625 86.00-89.00 87.48 1 655-655 655 90.00 90.00 1 700-700 700 75.00 75.00 Small 1 - 2 2 480-495 488 76.00-83.00 79.55 1 535-535 535 78.00 78.00 Medium and Large 3 2 320-345 333 84.00-87.00 85.44 2 370-380 375 85.00-87.00 86.01 4 405-425 414 83.00-88.00 84.75 7 465-495 485 80.00-90.00 86.69 5 500-520 509 79.00-91.00 86.49 2 565-570 568 73.00-80.00 76.52 2 620-635 628 74.00-81.00 77.46 1 725-725 725 68.00 68.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 415-440 427 99.00-105.00 102.94 7 450-490 479 96.00-105.00 100.26 4 505-530 518 100.00-103.00 101.98 5 560-595 580 94.00-102.00 97.35 4 635-640 638 91.00-99.00 95.24 2 650-655 653 88.00-95.00 91.51 1 710-710 710 91.00 91.00 1 785-785 785 85.00 85.00 2 825-840 833 83.00-84.00 83.50 1 880-880 880 74.00 74.00 2 915-935 925 64.00-73.00 68.55 1 975-975 975 68.00 68.00 2 1015-1040 1028 62.00-72.00 66.94 Medium and Large 3 2 425-435 430 92.00-95.00 93.48 2 470-475 473 85.00-100.00 92.54 1 835-835 835 61.00 61.00 Feeder Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 795-795 795 59.00 59.00 Young Age Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1125-1490 1258 57.00-60.50 58.85 6 1055-1415 1218 60.00-61.50 61.01 High Dressing 3 1225-1270 1240 53.00-54.00 53.51 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 6 1125-1415 1233 55.00-59.00 56.80 5 1010-1105 1057 51.50-54.50 52.82 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 2 805-1120 963 40.00-48.00 44.65 2 905-935 920 32.00-33.00 32.49 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1300-1435 1390 70.50-72.00 71.53 Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NV_LS148.txt