NV_LS144 Nashville, TN Mon May 18, 2009 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News Smith County Commission, Carthage, TN Weighted Average Report for Saturday May 16, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 671 Last week: 291 Last year: 603 According to the Federal-State Market News Service, compared to last weeks sale, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls not established. Steers and bulls steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 50 hd; Bulls 14; Total feeder cattle 477; Steers and bulls 256; Heifers 221; Feeders over 600 lbs. 86; Feeder and or replacement cows 130, Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 280-290 285 109.00-116.00 112.44 6 310-340 324 113.00-118.00 116.41 5 360-390 369 110.00-115.00 112.41 4 432-435 433 106.50-113.00 111.37 4 470-495 484 97.00-103.00 100.63 7 507-545 525 101.50-106.00 104.34 10 558-575 564 99.00-106.75 104.88 5 600-640 625 89.00-92.00 90.71 3 605-605 605 101.00 101.00 Value Added 4 655-670 666 92.50-100.00 94.47 2 725-725 725 89.00 89.00 1 755-755 755 90.50 90.50 1 850-850 850 75.00 75.00 1 1020-1020 1020 72.50 72.50 Small 1 - 2 1 425-425 425 90.00 90.00 2 550-555 553 86.00-87.00 86.50 Medium and Large 3 4 275-290 284 96.00-105.00 100.48 6 305-330 320 96.00-103.00 100.74 3 365-395 382 102.00-106.50 103.69 2 400-425 413 96.50-105.00 100.88 4 465-485 480 95.50-98.00 97.01 2 515-520 518 93.00-94.50 93.75 1 555-555 555 90.00 90.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 245-245 245 102.50-103.00 102.75 7 275-295 279 102.00-114.00 107.72 6 315-340 330 97.00-106.00 100.34 19 355-395 379 91.00-99.00 95.31 22 410-440 420 89.00-97.00 94.02 23 450-493 475 92.00-96.00 94.17 7 484-484 484 97.00 97.00 Value Added 35 500-547 521 87.50-96.00 92.11 21 550-595 563 85.00-93.00 88.78 16 600-645 627 84.00-91.50 86.81 3 665-675 668 83.50-87.00 85.84 2 755-760 758 81.50-84.50 83.00 Small 1 - 2 1 390-390 390 87.00 87.00 1 410-410 410 73.00 73.00 1 500-500 500 76.00 76.00 2 565-595 580 75.00-82.00 78.59 Medium and Large 3 4 260-285 273 95.50-100.00 97.61 1 300-300 300 99.00 99.00 3 405-445 423 89.00-90.00 89.65 3 475-490 482 85.00-89.50 87.35 3 505-515 510 85.00-86.00 85.33 4 580-593 589 83.00-84.00 83.25 6 600-640 622 75.00-81.00 78.58 2 665-680 673 77.00-77.50 77.25 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 400-445 427 102.00-114.00 108.49 14 460-498 478 98.00-106.00 101.42 18 500-548 525 96.00-106.50 101.43 24 555-595 565 90.00-101.50 97.24 9 600-645 623 87.00-94.00 89.79 3 660-685 673 86.00-93.00 89.96 1 715-715 715 89.00 89.00 Small 1 - 2 1 410-410 410 90.00 90.00 1 475-475 475 85.00 85.00 Medium and Large 3 7 405-440 426 91.00-102.00 98.23 2 460-495 478 93.00-95.00 94.04 16 500-545 522 86.00-96.00 93.08 10 550-595 567 83.00-91.00 87.17 6 605-645 625 81.50-90.00 84.97 3 670-675 673 77.50-82.00 78.99 3 710-745 730 75.00-80.00 78.00 3 800-840 813 76.00-79.00 76.98 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1100-1390 1291 53.50-54.50 53.71 1 1585-1585 1585 55.50 55.50 4 1440-1665 1556 58.00-59.00 58.52 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 2 845-880 863 49.50-50.50 49.99 18 900-1310 1073 48.00-54.50 51.50 7 925-1270 1121 55.00-57.00 56.11 High Dressing 1 1105-1105 1105 48.50 48.50 Low Dressing 1 1440-1440 1440 56.50 56.50 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 2 695-710 703 33.00-35.00 33.99 Low Dressing 11 845-1360 1074 42.50-47.50 45.08 1 1110-1110 1110 37.00 37.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1080-1410 1266 47.50-60.00 53.69 Low Dressing 8 1570-1960 1773 62.75-69.50 66.90 1 1910-1910 1910 67.50 67.50 High Dressing 1 1540-1540 1540 59.50 59.50 Low Dressing Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN 615-781-5406 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsNV_LS144.txt