NV_LS750 Nashville, TN Thursday, July 03, 2008 USDA-TN Dept Ag Market News Tennessee Weighted Average Tennessee Weighted Average report for Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at Knoxville and Sweetwater Trends: Compared to last week, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 10.00 lower. Receipts: 1,246 Slaughter Cows Breakers 75-80 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1115-1175 1147 55.00-59.00 57.11 31 1210-1515 1328 55.00-61.50 58.50 5 1235-1470 1341 51.50-54.50 53.25 Low Dressing 4 1630-1730 1673 55.50-61.50 58.30 Slaughter Cows Boners 80-85 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 915-1195 1066 54.00-60.50 56.70 9 830-1185 1052 49.00-55.00 52.47 Low Dressing 10 1205-1495 1297 54.00-60.00 57.56 7 1255-1730 1416 61.00-66.00 64.05 High Dressing 9 1210-1555 1361 50.00-55.00 53.31 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 770-845 814 48.50-53.00 51.24 20 855-1135 960 47.00-53.50 50.55 5 895-1040 963 42.00-47.00 44.55 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1180-1470 1351 68.00-76.00 71.61 17 1505-2260 1791 71.00-78.50 75.42 3 1615-1975 1827 81.00-85.00 82.52 High Dressing 7 1670-2150 1854 60.00-70.00 67.44 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 315-345 329 102.00-106.00 104.45 6 360-395 377 100.00-106.00 103.00 7 410-435 421 97.00-103.00 99.63 8 455-490 474 95.00-116.00 101.04 12 500-546 529 100.00-118.00 103.70 16 555-590 574 94.00-110.00 99.70 11 605-625 617 95.00-104.00 97.30 4 655-660 659 98.00-104.00 102.51 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 350-365 358 92.50-100.00 96.74 16 415-445 435 92.00-101.00 95.89 13 455-490 475 92.00-99.00 97.20 19 510-545 523 89.00-101.00 97.33 12 550-595 568 88.00-99.00 91.74 15 600-645 620 84.00-92.00 87.97 19 650-695 662 83.50-93.00 90.19 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 330-335 332 93.00-102.00 97.40 12 350-395 372 90.00-101.00 93.56 15 400-445 427 90.00-104.00 93.92 18 450-485 468 88.00-95.00 91.00 16 500-535 516 83.00-91.00 88.06 11 550-595 578 80.00-87.00 83.61 12 600-643 623 80.00-89.00 84.74 11 650-695 665 78.00-88.00 85.06 5 750-763 760 84.50-85.00 84.90 Source: Tennessee Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Nashville, TN Lewis Langell, OIC (615) 837-5164 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/nv_ls750.txt 0935c lwl mfw