NV_LS750 Nashville, TN Monday, Nov 23, 2009 USDA-TN Dept Ag Market News Tennessee Weighted Average Tennessee Weighted Average report for Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Carthage, Crossville and Greeneville. Trends: Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls steady to weak. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Receipts: 1,401 Slaughter Cows Breakers 75-80 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1120-1180 1143 38.00-40.50 38.90 21 1225-1570 1390 35.00-43.00 40.03 3 1280-1580 1437 42.00-44.50 43.57 High Dressing 3 1220-1525 1397 35.00-37.00 35.84 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Boners 80-85 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 925-1160 1083 35.00-42.00 38.68 6 910-1155 1076 32.50-34.50 33.33 Low Dressing 12 1215-1515 1350 35.00-42.50 39.43 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 855-1160 969 28.00-37.50 34.40 10 850-1095 967 22.00-33.00 29.21 Low Dressing 3 1205-1320 1257 25.00-37.00 33.16 2 1235-1355 1295 20.00-30.00 24.77 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1465-1470 1468 44.00-47.00 45.50 Low Dressing 10 1575-2435 1898 49.00-54.00 51.31 2 1795-2205 2000 46.50-47.00 46.72 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 250-290 263 100.00-102.00 101.27 8 300-348 337 97.00-102.00 99.65 16 370-395 382 95.00-101.00 98.69 14 400-448 423 92.00-100.00 94.74 22 450-495 472 88.00-97.00 92.77 11 505-535 523 84.00-94.00 90.44 17 555-595 576 79.00-89.50 84.49 16 600-648 627 73.00-84.00 79.67 17 650-671 661 75.00-82.00 80.37 8 705-740 727 75.50-81.50 78.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 365-370 368 88.00-96.00 91.54 32 400-448 436 84.00-93.00 89.49 32 450-495 466 84.00-95.00 88.92 53 505-545 516 79.00-89.50 86.02 34 550-599 578 77.00-83.75 80.68 8 600-630 614 69.00-79.50 74.62 22 650-695 662 71.00-79.25 76.21 9 700-740 715 65.00-75.00 71.18 13 760-770 765 64.00-76.00 67.96 2 845 845 66.00 66.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 210 210 97.00 97.00 8 270-292 289 93.00-95.00 94.77 15 306-340 316 80.00-90.00 85.90 35 350-396 380 78.00-91.00 86.64 33 400-445 426 78.00-90.00 82.70 42 450-485 461 73.00-85.00 81.10 48 500-540 518 72.00-82.00 76.79 44 550-595 576 69.00-76.50 72.33 14 600-640 612 66.50-74.00 71.31 27 653-695 670 62.00-74.00 69.33 2 705-745 725 65.00-66.50 65.73 3 755-765 762 67.00-68.00 67.67 Source: Tennessee Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Nashville, TN Lewis Langell, OIC (615) 837-5164 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/nv_ls750.txt 0855c lwl