NV_LS141 Nashville, TN Monday, October 6, 2008 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News Plateau Livestock, Crossville, TN Weighted Average Report for Saturday, October 4, 2008 Cattle Receipts: 633 Last week: 654 Last year: 789 According to the Federal-State Market News Service: Slaughter Cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers were steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 65, Bulls 8, Feeder Supply 510 hd: steers and bulls 255, heifers 255, over 600 lbs 100, replacement and or feeder cows 50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 305-340 323 103.50-113.00 107.30 5 365-390 376 94.50-103.00 97.08 6 400-440 418 94.00-101.50 96.25 9 450-495 473 93.00-101.00 96.27 12 511-535 520 95.00-103.00 98.37 5 560-595 582 87.00-106.00 93.87 5 600-645 627 83.50-87.50 85.79 3 655-685 673 88.00-89.00 88.50 2 700-740 720 83.50-86.00 84.78 4 750-750 750 93.00 93.00 8 931-931 931 85.75 85.75 Small 1 - 2 1 335-335 335 88.00 88.00 1 375-375 375 85.00 85.00 1 490-490 490 70.00 70.00 5 500-540 526 75.00-84.50 78.95 2 610-620 615 63.50-74.00 68.71 Medium and Large 3 1 385-385 385 93.50 93.50 5 405-435 421 82.50-92.00 88.02 3 460-495 475 82.50-90.00 85.27 1 525-525 525 88.00 88.00 7 550-590 556 77.00-82.50 78.05 3 600-645 620 75.00-82.50 78.59 1 670-670 670 81.00 81.00 1 760-760 760 83.50 83.50 Holstein Large 3 2 385-390 388 50.00-51.00 50.50 1 430-430 430 51.00 51.00 1 505-505 505 50.00 50.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 260-280 270 86.00-87.00 86.48 3 300-330 318 87.00-91.00 88.99 7 365-395 384 79.00-86.00 81.82 22 400-445 423 73.50-85.50 80.03 29 450-495 474 75.00-87.00 80.73 21 500-548 535 73.00-85.00 79.19 36 550-597 566 74.00-84.00 79.04 11 600-640 615 74.00-81.00 77.94 14 650-685 669 72.50-77.00 74.51 1 745-745 745 75.50 75.50 4 750-785 765 70.00-77.50 74.60 2 815-815 815 63.50-65.50 64.50 2 915-934 925 63.00-66.50 64.73 Small 1 - 2 4 230-230 230 82.00 82.00 2 345-345 345 76.00 76.00 Medium and Large 3 1 250-250 250 79.00 79.00 1 345-345 345 70.00 70.00 1 395-395 395 76.00 76.00 1 440-440 440 80.00 80.00 6 455-485 462 71.00-74.00 71.85 1 510-510 510 73.00 73.00 1 585-585 585 73.00 73.00 1 665-665 665 67.00 67.00 2 795-795 795 68.50 68.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 405-435 419 89.50-97.50 94.32 9 460-495 470 90.00-97.00 92.34 6 510-525 520 83.00-96.00 92.07 16 550-598 571 81.50-94.00 85.11 6 620-645 636 75.00-81.00 77.27 5 655-695 667 73.00-79.00 75.96 3 710-745 727 68.00-70.00 68.99 7 753-783 772 63.00-67.00 64.55 2 805-810 808 62.00-65.50 63.74 1 895-895 895 62.00 62.00 Small 1 - 2 4 415-438 427 77.00-78.50 77.73 3 478-485 480 73.50-78.00 76.49 1 525-525 525 71.50 71.50 1 590-590 590 71.50 71.50 1 650-650 650 55.00 55.00 Medium and Large 3 3 460-490 473 83.00-85.00 83.65 1 510-510 510 80.50 80.50 6 580-595 589 73.00-81.00 75.27 1 615-615 615 69.50 69.50 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1135-1350 1249 46.50-51.00 48.08 3 1270-1355 1305 43.00-45.00 43.98 Low Dressing 1 1455-1455 1455 47.00 47.00 5 1420-1480 1462 44.00-45.50 44.70 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 13 995-1285 1155 46.00-50.00 47.67 8 1030-1350 1153 41.50-45.00 43.26 Low Dressing 1 1480-1480 1480 47.00 47.00 1 1415-1415 1415 44.00 44.00 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 795-795 795 32.00 32.00 Low Dressing 6 945-1085 1008 38.50-43.00 40.29 5 925-1140 1008 30.00-35.00 32.34 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1095-1095 1095 56.50 56.50 2 1225-1320 1273 45.00-55.50 50.05 Low Dressing 3 1530-1965 1790 58.00-61.00 59.33 1 2025-2025 2025 50.00 50.00 Low Dressing Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN 615-781-5406 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsNV_LS141.txt