In West Tennessee, warmer weather allowed producers an opportunity to work on planting. Specifically, corn was able to progress with hopes of soybeans and cotton coming soon. Fungicides were applied in some areas while other areas assessed damage from a few frost events. Some Middle Tennessee producers still feel the strain of already wet conditions while others were able to make great progress. Hay harvest began in some areas and showed promise. Other conditions such as cattle, corn and peaches are also looking favorable. Rains and cooler weather with winds continued in East Tennessee; limiting activities. Some areas of dry conditions allowed for planting. Greenhouse tomatoes were growing well and starting to ripen with little disease. Strawberries are slow to ripen with the need for warmer and sunnier days. There were 4.3 days suitable for field work. Surplus soil moisture conditions decreased. Subsoil moisture was rated 63 percent adequate and 37 percent surplus. Topsoil moisture was, identically rated 67 percent adequate and 33 percent surplus. Hay and roughage supplies were rated at 7 percent very short, 27 percent short, 58 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus.

CROP PROGRESS

APPLES (full bloom) – 92 percent this week, 84 percent last week

CORN (planted) – 54 percent this week, 35 percent last week

CORN (emerged) – 26 percent this week, 13 percent last week

COTTON (planted) – 4 percent this week, 2 percent last week

SOYBEANS (planted) – 14 percent this week, 8 percent last week

WINTER WHEAT (jointing) – 98 percent this week, 95 percent last week

WINTER WHEAT (headed) – 81 percent this week, 58 percent last week

CROP CONDITIONS

PASTURE – 7 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 54 percent good and 13 percent excellent

STRAWBERRIES – 6 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 49 percent good and 11 percent excellent

WINTER WHEAT – 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 47 percent good and 14 percent excellent

APPLES – 1 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 63 percent good and 2 percent excellent

CATTLE PRICES

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Supply included: 76% Feeder Cattle (31% Steers, 0% Dairy Steers, 41% Heifers, 28% Bulls); 15% Slaughter Cattle (87% Cows, 13% Bulls); 10% Replacement Cattle (88% Bred Cows, 12% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 22%.

FEEDER CATTLE

STEERS – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 240 240 132.50 132.50

11 310-340 328 152.00-175.00 157.06

35 375-393 390 143.50-150.00 148.93

7 405-447 432 147.50-152.00 149.20

64 457-489 467 130.00-154.00 150.10

4 465 465 156.00 156.00 Value Added

61 501-540 521 129.00-141.00 137.97

21 540-541 541 139.00-141.00 140.43 Value Added

26 550-595 577 123.00-138.00 128.34

2 580-595 588 118.00 118.00 Thin Fleshed

23 553-586 577 135.50-155.00 141.41 Value Added

12 605-643 631 119.00-130.00 123.32

13 631-648 639 122.50-128.00 127.16 Value Added

22 660-687 683 119.00-123.00 122.28

6 688 688 127.50 127.50 Value Added

12 700-723 720 109.00-117.00 113.08

3 755 755 110.00 110.00

2 755-795 775 103.00-107.00 104.95 Thin Fleshed

9 753-764 760 108.50-113.00 111.51 Value Added

34 815 815 110.00 110.00 Value Added

3 850-858 855 101.00-104.00 101.99

9 887 887 105.00 105.00 Value Added

STEERS – Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

6 300-309 306 122.00-131.00 128.06

2 380-395 388 132.00-143.00 137.39

2 440-445 443 131.00-136.00 133.49

1 475 475 122.00 122.00

3 548 548 118.00 118.00

5 680-684 683 113.00-115.00 113.40

STEERS – Small and Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 565 565 111.00 111.00

1 635 635 111.00 111.00

DAIRY STEERS – Large 3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 585 585 79.00 79.00

HEIFERS – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

5 247 247 151.00 151.00

3 265-295 282 132.50-137.50 135.25

21 310-345 322 126.00-137.50 132.54

32 355-395 382 124.00-138.00 130.74

4 391 391 143.00 143.00 Fancy

38 400-445 424 119.00-135.00 125.06

2 435 435 140.00 140.00 Fancy

103 450-495 467 115.00-127.00 123.06

1 480 480 129.00 129.00 Fancy

105 505-545 527 109.00-121.00 116.73

8 525 525 125.00 125.00 Value Added

62 550-586 578 103.00-116.00 108.24

1 580 580 105.00 105.00 Fleshy

6 588 588 113.00 113.00 Value Added

50 602-648 622 99.00-111.00 107.49

8 655-690 667 97.50-106.00 100.01

1 675 675 94.00 94.00 Fleshy

3 690 690 103.00 103.00 Value Added

13 705-730 722 86.00-100.00 93.54

2 755 755 99.00 99.00

10 750 750 102.00 102.00 Value Added

4 908 908 76.00 76.00

HEIFERS – Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

3 375-378 377 110.00-116.00 111.99

26 412-445 420 105.00-115.00 110.38

2 450-490 470 110.00-112.50 111.20

5 537 537 95.00 95.00

14 550-583 580 94.00-106.00 103.80

HEIFERS – Small and Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 365 365 124.00 124.00

2 448 448 113.00 113.00

BULLS – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 225 225 155.00 155.00

4 250-290 271 150.00-160.00 154.24

11 305-345 330 150.00-166.00 158.83

11 360-385 371 153.00-166.00 162.20

49 405-447 437 137.50-149.00 144.73

1 405 405 155.00 155.00 Fancy

31 450-495 464 135.00-144.00 139.78

1 495 495 125.00 125.00 Thin Fleshed

70 500-545 526 123.00-135.00 130.48

35 550-595 586 118.00-129.00 124.36

2 555-585 570 134.00-136.00 135.03 Fancy

31 605-648 635 113.00-125.00 117.66

1 605 605 128.00 128.00 Fancy

12 653-665 657 110.00-120.00 114.93

8 700-730 710 96.00-107.00 104.59

1 740 740 110.00 110.00 Fancy

12 750-796 789 95.00-97.00 96.00

2 830-835 833 85.00-86.00 85.50

1 925 925 90.00 90.00

BULLS – Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 240 240 147.50 147.50

1 280 280 142.50 142.50

2 390 390 116.00 116.00

13 420-448 432 120.00-131.00 122.37

12 465-490 488 118.00-129.00 119.70

6 510-530 513 110.00-114.00 113.31

12 581-593 585 107.00-110.00 108.26

4 688-695 690 104.00-106.00 105.50

BULLS – Small and Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 235 235 145.00 145.00

1 250 250 137.50 137.50

2 325-330 328 125.00-137.50 131.20

6 355-390 374 120.00-145.00 127.64

3 400-435 413 120.00-127.00 122.99

6 450-495 476 124.00-126.00 125.67

3 533 533 115.00 115.00

2 555-570 563 115.00-119.00 116.97

1 650 650 105.00 105.00

SLAUGHTER CATTLE

COWS – Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing

24 1020-1750 1337 53.00-62.00 56.39 Average

3 1280-1370 1322 54.00-57.00 55.96 Average Natural

2 1420-1480 1450 64.00 64.00 High

5 1205-1730 1348 45.00-51.00 47.94 Low

1 1110 1110 50.00 50.00 Low Natural

COWS – Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing

62 955-1710 1227 52.00-64.00 56.74 Average

4 940-1330 1134 61.00-66.00 62.97 Average Natural

1 830 830 70.00 70.00 Average Return to Feed

6 945-1330 1179 63.00-69.00 65.20 High

15 920-1430 1138 47.00-65.00 51.70 Low

1 1335 1335 55.00 55.00 Low Natural

COWS – Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing

29 795-1170 994 40.00-57.00 48.63 Average

1 960 960 59.00 59.00 Average Natural

4 620-915 789 65.00-76.00 71.12 Average Return to Feed

9 720-1280 903 30.00-40.00 34.85 Low

BULLS – 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing

17 1330-2330 1734 80.00-90.00 85.26 Average

1 1085 1085 79.00 79.00 Average Light Weight

1 1355 1355 80.00 80.00 Average Natural

1 1660 1660 94.00 94.00 High

6 1405-1610 1473 72.00-80.00 76.68 Low

REPLACEMENT CATTLE

BRED COWS – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Head / Actual Wt)

Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

2-8 T1-2 3 985-1235 1107 785.00-1050.00 904.34

5-8 T1-2 3 1175-1200 1183 850.00-985.00 895.63

5-8 T2 1 1255 1255 1300.00 1300.00

5 T2 2 1125 1125 950.00 950.00

BRED COWS – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Head / Estimate Wt)

Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

2-4 T1 1 1000 1000 950.00 950.00

5-8 T1 3 1100-1450 1233 750.00-775.00 766.67

5-8 T2 10 1000-1400 1170 800.00-1025.00 892.50

5-8 T3 7 950-1300 1114 900.00-1025.00 962.86

8 T1 2 1000-1350 1175 630.00-675.00 652.50

8 T2 1 1100 1100 775.00 775.00

BRED COWS – Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Head / Estimate Wt)

Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

2-4 T1 2 1000-1050 1025 695.00-700.00 697.50

5-8 T1 2 900-950 925 600.00-625.00 612.50

5-8 T3 1 900 900 775.00 775.00

COW-CALF PAIRS – Medium and Large 1-2 w/ <150 lbs calf (Per Family / No Wt)

Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

8 O 1 850.00 850.00

COW-CALF PAIRS – Medium and Large 1-2 w/ 150-300 lbs calf (Per Family / No Wt)

Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

8 T1 1 950.00 950.00

COW-CALF PAIRS – Medium and Large 1-2 w/ >300 lbs calf (Per Family / No Wt)

Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

8 T1 1 1175.00 1175.00

COW-CALF PAIRS – Medium and Large 2-3 w/ 150-300 lbs calf (Per Family / No Wt)

Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

5-8 O 2 870.00-975.00 922.50

Please Note:

The above 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 an FOB basis, unless otherwise noted.