NV_LS140 Nashville, TN Wed Jul 2, 2008 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News Athens Stockyard, Athens, TN Weighted Average Report for Tuesday Jul 1, 2008 Cattle Receipts: 1394 Last week: 1022 Last year: 1330 Trends: According to the Federal-State Market News Service, compared to the same sale one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers/bulls: 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Feeder heifers: 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 188; Slaughter bulls 28; Total feeder supply 924; Feeder steers/bulls 501; Feeder heifers 423; Feeder supply over 600lbs. 159; Replacement/feeder cows 254. Slaughter Cows: Breaking 75-80% lean 57.00-62.00, high dressing to 66.00, Low dressing to 54.00. Boner 80-85% lean 57.00-62.00; Lean 85-90 % lean 45.00-55.00. Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 1100-2000 lbs 67.00-75.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 330-340 336 107.00-112.00 109.78 5 420-440 433 104.00-109.00 105.18 6 450-495 467 101.00-108.00 104.30 16 505-540 510 106.00-114.00 109.77 3 550-585 562 97.00-102.00 99.67 8 600-640 619 95.00-103.00 99.25 5 655-680 665 95.00-102.00 99.61 1 775-775 775 91.00 91.00 10 904-904 904 94.50 94.50 Medium and Large 3 6 440-440 440 94.00-101.00 95.17 3 450-490 467 93.00-102.00 96.28 4 525-540 530 96.00-100.00 98.02 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 350-395 381 92.00-98.00 94.81 17 410-445 428 92.00-100.00 95.91 13 450-491 482 88.00-98.50 94.69 14 500-545 522 86.00-89.00 88.14 11 553-590 562 85.00-90.00 87.19 15 605-641 623 85.00-88.00 87.08 1 650-650 650 87.00 87.00 3 700-730 720 86.00-90.00 88.70 Small 1 - 2 4 405-405 405 85.00-86.00 85.75 2 450-480 465 82.00-85.00 83.45 2 510-520 515 82.00-86.00 83.98 Medium and Large 3 14 400-440 418 87.00-93.00 90.27 5 450-480 464 84.00-91.00 86.01 15 500-540 517 81.00-86.00 84.47 6 573-585 579 82.00-86.00 83.98 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 353-395 372 98.00-103.00 100.68 11 400-445 424 98.00-108.00 101.92 27 450-480 466 97.00-104.00 101.04 24 500-545 526 93.00-102.00 97.17 10 550-595 577 91.00-97.00 94.47 8 605-633 621 92.00-97.00 95.24 3 670-685 680 85.00-89.00 87.69 3 708-715 710 86.00-88.00 87.33 3 792-792 792 85.00 85.00 Medium and Large 3 11 410-444 433 88.00-95.00 93.81 8 450-490 465 85.00-93.00 87.89 5 525-545 537 90.00-94.00 91.56 2 550-595 573 81.00-87.00 83.88 Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NV_LS140.txt