NV_LS140 Nashville, TN Tue May 21, 2013 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News Athens Cattle Auction, Athens, TN Weighted Average Report for Tuesday May 21, 2013 Cattle Receipts: 671 Last week: 1440 Last year: 1194 Trends: According to the Federal-State Market News Service, compared to the same sale one week ago, prices for Slaughter cows: Steady; Slaughter bulls: Mostly steady. Limited test on several feeder classes due to light receipts. Feeder steers: 2.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder heifers: 2.00 to 8.00 lower; Feeder bulls: 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality plain to average; few attractive. Demand moderate to good for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 103; Slaughter bulls 24; Total feeder supply 427; Feeder steers/bulls 282; Feeder heifers 145; Feeder supply over 600 lbs 78; Replacement/feeder cows 117. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 310-335 327 155.00-166.00 161.20 2 355-375 365 151.00-155.00 152.95 4 400-440 421 138.00-145.00 142.34 11 470-495 480 131.00-141.00 136.43 14 500-540 527 121.50-136.50 127.11 1 530-530 530 137.00 137.00 Fancy 7 503-503 503 137.50 137.50 Value Added 22 555-595 580 124.00-136.50 132.17 1 565-565 565 137.00 137.00 Fancy 24 620-645 631 115.00-131.00 123.50 1 615-615 615 134.00 134.00 Fancy 6 650-685 669 111.00-122.00 116.17 2 675-680 678 125.00-126.00 125.50 Fancy 15 691-691 691 123.00 123.00 Value Added 5 710-735 720 109.00-119.00 114.19 1 770-770 770 112.00 112.00 4 805-835 813 101.00-112.00 109.17 Medium and Large 3 1 425-425 425 131.00 131.00 2 455-475 465 122.00-124.00 122.98 1 530-530 530 116.00 116.00 5 565-590 573 118.00-121.50 120.48 Holstein Large 3 2 418-418 418 82.00 82.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 265-295 285 130.00-147.00 140.70 6 310-345 318 139.00-148.00 141.79 5 370-395 377 131.00-145.00 136.12 1 390-390 390 130.00 130.00 Fleshy 11 400-445 420 125.00-136.00 129.59 16 455-495 474 120.00-130.00 123.42 1 495-495 495 115.00 115.00 Fleshy 1 495-495 495 120.00 120.00 Brahman X 1 460-460 460 133.00 133.00 Thin Fleshed 27 500-545 524 114.00-123.00 119.75 7 565-590 578 114.00-122.00 117.57 7 600-638 617 110.00-119.00 114.46 8 650-690 668 105.00-113.00 109.58 2 725-735 730 99.00-106.00 102.52 Medium and Large 3 1 340-340 340 133.00 133.00 1 350-350 350 125.00 125.00 4 400-445 424 113.00-119.00 116.72 4 465-485 473 112.00-116.00 114.48 3 500-525 510 110.00-111.00 110.66 1 505-505 505 113.00 113.00 Brahman X 6 560-595 577 104.00-112.00 106.54 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 355-395 370 135.00-144.00 139.56 10 405-430 420 134.00-146.00 139.13 11 465-495 482 121.00-135.00 128.76 1 480-480 480 115.00 115.00 Fleshy 17 500-545 527 115.00-129.00 122.94 11 555-585 573 116.00-129.00 122.99 8 600-645 623 109.00-123.00 115.70 7 650-685 664 111.00-119.00 114.14 3 720-735 727 90.00-103.00 96.01 1 790-790 790 99.00 99.00 Small 1 - 2 1 515-515 515 100.00 100.00 Medium and Large 3 2 425-430 428 115.00-120.00 117.49 2 500-530 515 105.00-110.00 107.43 3 565-595 575 100.00-105.00 102.67 1 635-635 635 101.00 101.00 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1255-1385 1330 77.00-83.00 80.64 1 1180-1180 1180 84.00 84.00 High Dressing 5 1405-1625 1516 74.50-82.00 79.22 1 1580-1580 1580 89.00 89.00 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 21 945-1395 1155 78.00-84.50 81.40 7 975-1375 1220 85.00-95.50 88.48 High Dressing 7 1115-1350 1249 69.50-73.50 71.31 Low Dressing 20 1455-1920 1578 77.50-85.00 80.96 1 1650-1650 1650 88.00 88.00 High Dressing 5 1440-1765 1576 67.00-74.00 70.37 Low Dressing 1 2000-2000 2000 83.00 83.00 Lean 85-90% Lean 8 935-1210 1056 71.00-76.00 73.51 4 895-1280 1084 60.00-66.00 63.27 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1160-1490 1333 92.00-96.00 94.65 15 1520-2175 1796 92.00-99.00 95.81 1 1680-1680 1680 104.50 104.50 High Dressing 3 1605-2295 2033 89.50-90.50 89.99 Low Dressing Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN Dan Schussler 803-737-4621 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsNV_LS140.txt