NV_LS147 Nashville, TN Tue Dec 11, 2018 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News Southwestern Sales Co., Huntingdon, TN Weighted Average Report for Tuesday Dec 11, 2018 Cattle Receipts: 230 Two weeks ago: 559 Last year: 327 Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls 4.00 lower. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeders: 186 Slaughter: 33 Replacements: 11 Southwestern Sales Co. has a sale every Tuesday of the month. However, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Market News Service only reports this market on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Slaughter cows made up 8 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 6 percent, and feeders 84 percent. The feeder supply included 16 percent steers, 44 percent heifers, and 39 percent bulls. Near 28 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Please Note: The below USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of classes and grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the report. Prices are reported on a per cwt basis, unless otherwise noted. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 285-285 285 150.00 150.00 2 315-345 330 150.00-157.50 153.58 3 390-390 390 145.00-146.00 145.67 1 405-405 405 145.00 145.00 1 450-450 450 141.00 141.00 1 525-525 525 133.00 133.00 2 550-575 563 132.50-136.00 134.29 1 600-600 600 133.00 133.00 1 675-675 675 109.00 109.00 Fleshy 1 750-750 750 105.00 105.00 Fleshy Small 1 - 2 1 235-235 235 152.50 152.50 3 260-290 280 122.50-145.00 132.05 2 360-385 373 130.00-140.00 134.83 1 445-445 445 67.50 67.50 Fleshy 1 600-600 600 120.00 120.00 Medium and Large 2 - 3 2 410-440 425 132.50-140.00 136.38 1 750-750 750 112.00 112.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 295-295 295 127.50 127.50 6 300-335 318 120.00-133.00 130.45 5 350-395 372 129.00-133.00 131.41 8 405-440 424 122.00-133.00 128.25 5 450-490 464 118.00-126.00 123.33 2 455-495 475 102.00-112.50 107.47 Full 12 500-545 526 122.00-129.00 126.38 10 555-590 573 117.00-128.00 125.07 3 610-645 630 115.00-125.00 120.58 1 640-640 640 116.00 116.00 Fleshy 3 705-730 722 105.00-115.00 111.30 1 765-765 765 115.00 115.00 Small 1 - 2 1 285-285 285 125.00 125.00 1 435-435 435 118.00 118.00 2 520-545 533 100.00-110.00 104.88 Fleshy 1 635-635 635 82.00 82.00 Fleshy Medium and Large 2 - 3 1 490-490 490 106.00 106.00 2 570-590 580 102.50-113.00 107.84 1 645-645 645 112.00 112.00 1 715-715 715 105.00 105.00 Medium and Large 3 1 400-400 400 109.00 109.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 400-440 422 138.00-155.00 144.33 1 475-475 475 138.00 138.00 5 500-530 519 121.00-130.00 127.06 8 560-595 576 122.00-130.00 126.96 8 600-640 614 115.00-127.00 121.28 5 650-695 676 110.00-125.00 115.59 3 720-745 732 105.00-114.00 108.78 1 760-760 760 112.00 112.00 Small 1 - 2 1 415-415 415 125.00 125.00 1 545-545 545 120.00 120.00 2 565-590 578 118.00-120.00 119.02 3 615-640 623 90.00-116.00 104.80 1 670-670 670 105.00 105.00 1 745-745 745 107.00 107.00 Medium and Large 2 - 3 1 415-415 415 133.00 133.00 1 495-495 495 130.00 130.00 2 500-510 505 119.00-120.00 119.51 2 555-580 568 125.00 125.00 1 600-600 600 111.00 111.00 3 660-690 670 105.00-112.50 108.28 1 765-765 765 106.00 106.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1465-1465 1465 750.00 750.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1305-1375 1340 875.00-890.00 882.30 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1585-1585 1585 33.00 33.00 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 2 1180-1190 1185 39.00-40.50 39.75 1 1255-1255 1255 45.00 45.00 High Dressing 6 985-1240 1158 25.00-35.50 33.07 Low Dressing 1 1520-1520 1520 38.00 38.00 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 985-1145 1075 27.00-34.50 30.68 1 1050-1050 1050 22.00 22.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1785-2465 2204 60.00-61.00 60.55 Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN Rob Thomas, Market Reporter 502-782-4139 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsNV_LS147.txt