Greeneville Livestock Auction TN

NV_LS161
Nashville, TN      Sat Jan 19, 2013     USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News

Greeneville, Greeneville, TN
Weighted Average Report for Saturday Jan 19, 2013

Cattle Receipts: 224         Last week: 604         Last year: 351
  
Trends: No trends. Not enough cattle on offer to establish trends; mainly due 
to inclement weather conditions.

Slaughter cows 44; Slaughter bulls 5; Total feeder supply 90; Feeder 
steers/bulls 58; Feeder heifers 32; Feeder supply over 600 lbs 17; 
Replacement/feeder cows 85.

Feeder Steers                Medium and Large 1 - 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    280-280    280       161.00         161.00
    1    470-470    470       161.00         161.00
    3    525-535    528    138.00-150.00     143.30
    2    555-575    565    139.00-143.00     140.96
    2    605-615    610    128.00-133.50     130.77
    1    655-655    655       134.00         134.00
    4    700-735    716    125.00-133.00     130.08
                             Holstein Large 3
    4    255-295    265       110.00         110.00
    1    350-350    350       108.00         108.00

Feeder Heifers                Medium and Large 1 - 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2    380-385    383    133.00-136.00     134.49
    3    400-440    423    130.00-140.00     133.84
    2    455-480    468    128.00-133.00     130.57
    2    520-530    525    124.00-126.00     124.99
    2    555-575    565    121.00-122.00     121.51
    2    685-685    685    116.00-123.00     119.50
    1    730-730    730       100.00         100.00
                             Small 1 - 2
    2    380-385    383    106.00-110.00     107.99
                             Medium and Large 3
    1    315-315    315       120.00         120.00
    2    360-385    373    120.00-122.00     121.03
    1    445-445    445       120.00         120.00
    1    475-475    475       112.00         112.00
    1    535-535    535       111.00         111.00
    2    555-595    575    105.00-112.00     108.38
    1    615-615    615       101.00         101.00

Feeder Bulls                Medium and Large 1 - 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2    350-385    368    142.00-150.00     145.81
    3    400-445    420    137.00-147.00     141.85
    3    455-480    463    140.00-150.00     143.62
    3    500-525    510    123.00-133.00     129.70
    2    575-585    580    130.00-132.00     131.01
    3    615-640    630    126.00-131.50     128.53
    1    780-780    780       110.00         110.00
                             Small 1 - 2
    1    470-470    470       101.00         101.00
                             Medium and Large 3
    1    475-475    475       112.00         112.00
    1    510-510    510       113.00         113.00

Slaughter Cows                Breaker 70-80% Lean
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1   1535-1535  1535        69.00          69.00
                               Boner 80-85% Lean
    5    915-1190  1091     70.00-74.00       72.44
    1   1125-1125  1125        76.00          76.00   High Dressing
    4   1025-1300  1149     58.00-63.00       60.69   Low Dressing
    5   1440-1650  1538     70.00-75.00       72.84
                                Lean 85-90% Lean
    6   1000-1185  1102     65.50-69.00       66.91
    5    880-1135   958     54.00-57.00       55.38   Low Dressing

Slaughter Bulls                Yield Grade 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1   1425-1425  1425        85.00          85.00
    2   1760-1840  1800     83.00-83.50       83.26
    1   1510-1510  1510        75.00          75.00   Low Dressing

Source: TN Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Nashville, TN
        615-781-5406 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NV_LS161.txt

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