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Nashville, TN      Wed Apr 30, 2008     USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News

Nashville, TN      Wed May 14, 2008     USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News

Knoxville Livestock, Knoxville, TN
Weighted Average Report for Wednesday May 14, 2008

Cattle Receipts: 910          Last week: 1087           Last year: 1039
 
 Trends: According to the Federal-State Market News Service, compared to the
same sale one week ago prices for Slaughter cows: 3.00 to 5.00 higher;
Slaughter bulls: 3.00 to 4.00 higher; Feeder steers/bulls: 2.00 to 5.00
higher; Feeder heifers: Steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter cows 123; Slaughter bulls 23; Total feeder supply 692; Feeder
steers/bulls 366; Feeder heifers 326; Feeder supply over 600lbs. 119;
Replacement/feeder cows 72.

Feeder Steers                Medium and Large 1 - 2
  Head   Wt Range      Avg Wt     Price Range    Avg Price
      2    225-245         235    120.00-122.50      121.20
      7    265-295         277    117.50-132.50      123.07
      7    310-345         330    115.00-122.50      120.77
      9    435-445         440    114.00-117.50      114.50
    10    455-485         474    109.00-114.00      111.09
    17    500-513         509    108.00-112.50      110.42
    18    550-593         572    107.50-112.00      109.24
      4    600-630         611    106.00-109.00      107.52
      4    655-690         673      94.00-106.00      101.32
      4    710-740         718    101.00-103.00      102.48
                          
  Medium and Large 3
      4    405-445         428    107.00-111.00      108.49
      5    505-520         517      98.00-102.50      101.62

Feeder Heifers                Medium and Large 1 - 2
  Head   Wt Range      Avg Wt     Price Range    Avg Price
      7    310-330         327    109.00-113.00      112.46
    12    355-395         366    102.50-112.50      109.12
    16    405-445         423    102.00-107.00      104.81
    16    455-495         487      97.00-107.00        98.91
    22    500-545         528        94.00-99.00        96.97
    13    555-590         570        93.00-98.00        95.97
      2    590-590         590            104.00          104.00  Value Added
    12    600-630         617      93.00-102.00        96.75
      2    670-675         673      96.00-101.00        98.51
      6    705-745         734        86.00-90.00        88.01
                        
    Small 1 - 2
      6    460-480         470        88.00-90.00        88.98
                         
   Medium and Large 3
      5    365-380         368     93.00-100.00        94.45
    10    405-445         431     91.00-100.00        96.95
    10    455-495         477       92.00-98.00        95.60
      9    500-540         513       89.00-93.00        90.48
      4    555-590         564       87.50-93.00        88.94

Feeder Bulls                Medium and Large 1 - 2

  Head   Wt Range      Avg Wt     Price Range    Avg Price
    18    355-398         386    108.00-116.00      112.67
    12    405-440         434    110.00-117.50      113.66
    15    458-497         476    107.50-114.00      109.31
    14    525-540         531    107.00-111.00      109.26
    19    555-595         565      99.00-108.00      105.93
      5    605-645         629      97.50-105.00      100.83
      2    665-695         680               95.00           95.00
                            
Medium and Large 3
      6    400-435         429    102.50-105.00      104.44
      5    455-488         468      98.00-106.00      102.66
      5    505-540         533    100.00-102.50      100.47

Slaughter Cows                Breaker 70-80% Lean

  Head   Wt Range      Avg Wt     Price Range    Avg Price
    17   1055-1430       1273     55.50-61.00        58.32
      9   1165-1610       1319     62.50-65.00        63.83 High Dressing
                          
    Boner 80-85% Lean
    19     925-1300       1093     55.00-62.50        59.29
    12     940-1500       1192     63.50-71.00        67.12 High Dressing
      2   1145-1150       1148     51.00-52.00        51.50 Low Dressing
                               
Lean 85-90% Lean
     7    820-1135        935     50.00-55.50        53.21

Slaughter Bulls                Yield Grade 1

  Head   Wt Range      Avg Wt     Price Range    Avg Price
     3   1250-1340       1290     68.50-71.00        69.85
     2   1385-1400       1393     78.50-79.00        78.75 High Dressing
     5   1605-2330       1848     70.00-74.50        71.94
     7   1555-2305       1931     75.00-82.00        78.22 High Dressing

Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NV_LS150.txt
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