NV_LS750 Nashville, TN Thursday March 14, 2019 USDA-TN Dept Ag Market News Tennessee Weighted Average Tennessee Weighted Average report for Wednesday March 13, 2019 for Savannah and Sweetwater. Receipts: 1,543 Last Week 1,803 Last Year 1,613 Compared to last week: Savannah: Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls 1.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower with instances 10.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 6.00 lower with instances 10.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality fair to good with several fleshier new crop calves. Demand moderate to good. Sweetwater: No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a sharply higher undertone was noted. Feeder heifers measuring 5.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder bulls sharply higher when compared to same sale two weeks ago. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls remaining mostly steady. Slaughter Cows Breakers 75-80 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1220-1555 1403 50.00-66.00 58.54 Slaughter Cows Boners 80-85 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 48 865-1195 1063 50.00-69.00 58.41 4 1010-1165 1093 58.00-75.00 65.23 High Dressing 11 865-1130 986 44.00-56.50 52.36 Low Dressing 22 1200-1430 1290 50.00-68.00 57.56 7 1205-1415 1303 62.00-81.50 74.49 High Dressing 5 1205-1420 1314 50.00-56.50 52.61 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 885-1145 985 44.00-57.00 47.96 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1500-2145 1729 77.00-85.50 81.42 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 250-290 274 177.50-187.50 183.58 7 300-345 331 177.50-195.00 183.33 23 350-397 376 170.00-182.50 176.28 38 400-440 426 166.00-179.00 168.78 18 455-495 479 155.00-180.00 165.38 12 500-530 512 150.00-167.50 156.95 8 505-537 532 143.50-150.00 144.27 Fleshy 9 550-590 568 147.00-167.00 154.58 5 565-595 572 161.00-163.00 161.90 Fancy 28 600-648 632 135.00-148.00 141.12 7 625 625 146.00 146.00 Value Added 6 655-695 673 130.00-144.00 134.82 7 665 665 145.00 145.00 Value Added 11 700-747 736 121.00-132.50 125.13 6 755-797 775 120.00-140.00 126.77 Feeder Steers Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 360-395 384 137.50-150.00 143.41 5 460-488 482 136.00-150.00 138.67 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 305-330 320 155.00-172.50 163.58 9 350-395 378 152.50-167.50 162.70 7 400-435 414 154.00-162.50 158.44 6 450-495 473 142.50-155.00 151.06 5 505-530 519 137.50-147.50 141.98 4 570-580 575 137.50-145.00 140.77 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 405-445 428 152.50-173.00 159.55 16 455-495 474 145.00-162.00 153.09 9 500-545 514 136.00-154.00 146.47 22 550-590 568 135.00-149.00 141.02 9 600-645 624 132.50-141.00 136.38 12 655-685 671 118.00-136.00 125.24 4 705-730 720 112.50-120.00 116.52 Feeder Bulls Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 410-440 428 125.00-137.50 130.51 5 450-495 464 130.00-150.00 137.82 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 317-330 320 152.00-161.00 159.40 8 400-445 424 142.50-152.50 148.79 5 450-490 468 132.50-152.50 142.48 5 505-545 523 125.00-145.00 135.84 5 610-645 632 121.00-130.00 125.22 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 255-295 279 137.50-157.50 143.06 16 300-345 330 134.00-155.00 146.64 22 350-395 372 136.00-151.00 143.43 28 400-445 423 135.00-149.00 140.98 42 450-495 477 131.00-145.00 137.66 21 500-540 521 128.00-140.00 134.13 7 507-520 510 140.00-142.00 140.43 Thin Fleshed 18 550-590 566 119.00-135.00 126.91 20 600-645 626 117.50-126.00 121.76 9 650-690 665 110.00-118.00 113.97 4 662 662 123.00 123.00 Value Added 8 705-745 720 107.50-121.00 112.55 4 760-775 765 105.00-115.00 109.74 6 750 750 116.00 116.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 250-295 279 132.50-142.50 140.07 7 300-345 327 130.00-145.00 139.59 13 355-395 380 120.00-137.50 131.30 8 405-445 428 127.50-138.00 134.11 5 470-495 481 122.50-130.00 127.74 4 515-540 530 126.00-130.00 127.76 10 555-595 577 112.50-127.50 119.71 4 600-640 620 112.50-116.00 114.13 Source: Tennessee Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Nashville, TN Market News Staff (502)782-4139 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/nv_ls750.txt