NV_LS750 Nashville, TN Friday, May 17, 2013 USDA-TN Dept Ag Market News Tennessee Weighted Average Tennessee Weighted Average report for Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Columbia. Cattle receipts: 494 Trends: Compared to same sale one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers/bulls 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows Breakers 75-80 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1095-1190 1144 75.00-78.50 76.97 5 1265-1525 1411 74.50-78.00 75.75 4 1605-1670 1630 76.50-80.00 77.50 Slaughter Cows Boners 80-85 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 905-1195 1081 77.00-84.50 80.53 4 1000-1145 1093 74.00-76.00 74.95 Low Dressing 7 1205-1465 1271 80.00-84.50 82.39 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 870-1130 1012 64.50-72.50 67.80 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1600-2010 1818 94.00-101.50 98.01 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 315-335 328 152.00-159.00 155.06 5 350-395 372 139.00-149.00 144.29 6 425-433 431 145.00-149.00 147.17 4 480-485 483 141.50-143.00 141.87 15 505-545 532 140.00-145.00 141.16 3 555-585 567 128.50-133.00 131.01 8 600-645 623 131.00-140.00 134.08 11 655-695 676 119.00-132.50 128.16 17 691 691 128.50 128.50 Value Added 19 701-749 726 115.50-131.00 122.35 5 775-780 778 114.50-118.00 117.10 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 415-445 425 133.00-144.00 138.46 5 470-495 486 122.00-133.00 129.81 4 515-545 534 123.00-131.00 127.01 19 550-590 562 119.50-126.00 123.33 3 658-675 664 118.00 118.00 5 703-730 715 103.00-111.00 106.41 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 420-433 429 123.00-134.00 130.75 19 450-495 467 123.00-140.50 130.79 18 510-548 526 122.00-129.00 126.53 11 550-583 565 123.00-131.50 127.80 14 600-648 632 112.00-122.00 117.29 7 660-690 678 110.00-117.50 113.59 8 725-726 726 107.00-114.00 111.44 8 754-785 761 100.00-107.50 105.62 Source: Tennessee Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN Lewis Langell, OIC 615-781-5406 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NV_LS750.txt /slb