NV_LS161 Nashville, TN Sun Aug 3, 2008 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News Farmers Auction, Greeneville, TN Weighted Average Report for Saturday Aug 2, 2008 Cattle Receipts: 726 Last week: 768 Last year: 740 Trends: According to the Federal-State Market News Service, compared to the same sale one week ago prices for Slaughter cows: Steady; Slaughter bulls: Steady; Feeder steers/bulls: Steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder heifers: Steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 226; Slaughter bulls 18; Total feeder supply 463; Feeder steers/bulls 252; Feeder heifers 211; Feeder supply over 600lbs. 78; Replacement/feeder cows 19. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 330-345 338 105.00-110.00 107.44 5 375-395 385 100.00-106.00 103.22 8 410-445 432 105.00-107.50 105.81 8 470-495 484 97.50-100.00 98.76 4 500-535 521 98.00-104.00 100.53 10 560-590 577 93.00-101.00 97.02 5 615-645 626 94.00-104.00 99.21 2 660-670 665 91.00-92.50 91.74 Medium and Large 3 6 455-495 480 87.50-92.50 89.39 3 515-545 535 88.00-90.00 88.64 Holstein Large 3 1 475-475 475 74.00 74.00 4 640-640 640 67.50 67.50 4 825-825 825 65.50 65.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 320-345 332 88.00-93.00 90.75 16 355-390 375 85.00-95.00 91.90 23 400-445 425 85.00-95.00 91.88 20 450-495 480 85.00-93.00 88.49 12 500-545 521 90.00-105.00 95.43 10 555-585 575 87.50-100.00 93.46 4 615-635 625 88.00-96.00 90.03 4 715-735 730 86.00-90.00 86.98 Small 1 - 2 4 355-395 371 75.00-85.00 80.58 4 435-440 439 75.00-80.00 78.13 Medium and Large 3 9 425-445 434 82.50-86.00 84.83 12 450-495 476 80.00-87.50 84.90 8 500-545 524 77.50-89.00 84.21 6 565-585 579 77.00-85.00 80.30 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 350-395 377 95.00-102.50 100.73 13 415-440 428 85.00-98.00 94.65 11 465-495 475 80.00-94.00 91.28 10 500-545 521 92.00-98.00 94.90 13 555-590 573 85.00-96.00 90.91 5 600-620 612 83.00-98.00 90.20 5 715-745 721 82.00-87.50 83.71 Medium and Large 3 10 415-435 426 82.50-91.00 88.31 7 450-470 457 78.00-84.00 81.79 11 505-545 521 80.00-89.00 84.56 4 555-590 581 77.50-82.50 80.67 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 1170-1660 1308 54.50-59.50 57.26 11 1165-1465 1302 62.00-66.50 63.69 High Dressing 2 1270-1360 1315 50.00-50.50 50.26 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 20 975-1285 1119 53.50-58.50 56.11 7 1080-1405 1268 60.00-63.50 61.91 High Dressing 2 1145-1230 1188 49.50-52.00 50.79 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 10 835-1075 986 46.00-51.50 48.63 2 955-1030 993 41.00-42.50 41.72 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1330-1450 1407 69.50-71.00 69.97 1 1330-1330 1330 65.00 65.00 Low Dressing 6 1625-2100 1924 69.50-72.50 71.20 2 1805-2275 2040 76.00-77.00 76.56 High Dressing 1 1725-1725 1725 65.00 65.00 Low Dressing Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NV_LS161.txt