| **Prices quoted represent the majority of feeder cattle sold that day for various weights and grades. Feeder cattle showing a high percentage of exotic influence, undesirable color pattern, excessive flesh, and diminished frame size may experience substantial price discounts not listed in price report.** NV_LS150 Nashville, TN Wed Mar 3, 2010 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News Knoxville Livestock Center, Knoxville, TN Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 877 Last week: 1307 Last year: 878 Trends: According to the Federal-State Market News Service, compared to the same sale one week ago prices for Slaughter cows: 2.00 to 2.50 lower; Slaughter bulls: 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls continued a downward trend this week, as supplies override demand. Packers report excessive numbers waiting to be processed. Feeder steers/bulls: Steady; Feeder heifers: Steady. Bulk of feeder supply was average to attractive quality with medium to thin fleshed condition. Prices for feeder classes appeared to stabilize this week following the recent surge of the past few weeks. Buyers remained aggressive for potential grazing cattle. Slaughter cows 115; Slaughter bulls 17; Total feeder supply 715; Feeder steers/bulls 394; Feeder heifers 321; Feeder supply over 600 lbs 108; Replacement/feeder cows 30. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 215-220 218 122.50-128.00 125.28 3 260-285 277 125.00-127.50 125.78 8 300-330 313 118.00-127.50 122.92 8 360-390 369 119.00-128.00 122.02 24 400-445 417 114.00-120.00 117.41 10 455-485 481 111.00-117.50 113.48 5 470-495 475 118.00-121.00 118.63 Thin 14 505-530 520 108.00-116.00 112.66 12 550-590 580 103.00-107.50 106.17 3 550-550 550 111.50 111.50 Value Added 8 600-635 614 101.00-105.50 103.73 13 650-690 665 93.00-99.00 97.38 10 710-740 726 93.00-98.50 96.63 3 770-777 775 89.50-90.00 89.83 Medium and Large 3 6 435-445 438 98.00-106.50 104.82 5 450-480 468 95.00-100.00 96.92 7 515-541 534 94.00-97.00 95.64 7 555-590 574 88.50-96.50 92.62 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 285-295 290 103.00-113.00 106.01 8 305-340 315 95.00-106.00 101.43 10 350-390 370 94.00-105.00 99.96 14 350-386 373 106.00-113.00 108.52 Thin 3 360-375 365 104.00-105.00 104.66 Fancy 35 400-449 430 95.00-105.00 101.62 5 405-432 418 103.00-106.50 104.36 Thin 3 415-435 427 102.00-103.00 102.66 Fancy 15 450-495 475 94.00-100.00 97.09 7 465-488 478 100.00-103.00 101.36 Thin 33 500-540 510 92.50-99.50 96.65 4 500-523 517 99.50-100.00 99.62 Thin 8 515-540 528 89.50-93.00 90.91 Fleshy 1 530-530 530 101.50 101.50 Fancy 17 550-588 566 87.00-94.50 91.75 2 560-560 560 94.50-95.50 95.00 Thin 1 555-555 555 99.00 99.00 Fancy 20 602-647 622 85.00-93.25 90.23 8 650-665 656 84.50-91.50 87.68 6 700-745 715 81.00-85.00 83.72 1 755-755 755 81.50 81.50 Small 1 - 2 3 415-445 425 86.00-89.00 87.05 4 455-485 466 85.00-88.00 86.28 4 520-530 523 79.00-82.50 81.61 Medium and Large 3 4 365-390 384 88.00-93.00 90.29 7 400-445 424 87.50-93.00 90.48 4 450-470 461 84.00-87.00 85.35 15 520-545 538 83.50-89.50 87.21 4 555-590 570 80.00-85.50 83.32 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 365-395 384 108.00-115.00 111.51 12 400-445 431 108.00-116.00 110.41 13 423-440 433 115.00-119.50 117.67 Thin 21 450-495 471 105.00-114.50 109.34 20 501-540 518 102.00-112.50 106.36 5 522-540 529 111.00-112.00 111.41 Thin 7 520-540 531 96.50-98.00 97.13 Fleshy 14 550-595 569 96.50-103.00 98.74 8 555-590 568 102.50-104.00 103.42 Thin 4 565-580 573 91.50-94.00 92.77 Fleshy 11 620-640 628 92.00-98.50 96.77 7 650-695 669 88.50-95.50 92.03 3 705-740 728 89.50-93.50 90.79 5 780-792 787 78.50-85.50 81.79 Medium and Large 3 3 375-390 385 94.00-101.00 98.73 6 410-440 425 93.00-99.00 95.89 11 455-490 479 87.00-96.00 93.52 8 530-545 540 83.00-92.50 87.59 5 550-595 576 83.00-90.50 85.49 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 960-1370 1248 44.00-49.00 46.67 5 1315-1380 1346 50.50-53.00 51.80 High Dressing 3 1055-1365 1158 40.00-42.50 41.52 Low Dressing 5 1405-1495 1449 46.00-48.50 47.21 3 1405-1580 1463 52.00-52.50 52.34 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 3 825-870 850 43.50-47.50 45.65 24 970-1385 1159 43.50-48.50 46.11 9 1090-1390 1173 49.00-52.50 51.40 High Dressing 8 935-1300 1132 38.00-42.00 40.60 Low Dressing 2 1415-1485 1450 46.50-48.50 47.48 Lean 85-90% Lean 1 775-775 775 40.50 40.50 1 795-795 795 33.00 33.00 Low Dressing 10 850-1120 965 39.00-44.50 41.57 2 880-990 935 35.00-36.00 35.47 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1150-1455 1303 58.50-61.00 59.60 6 1600-2145 1790 54.50-59.50 57.71 5 1625-1975 1866 62.00-66.00 63.73 High Dressing Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN 615-781-5406 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsNV_LS150.txt 615-781-5406 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsNV_LS150.txt |
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