Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 124 priced lines covering 1,677 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,103 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 287 head. replacement cattle receipts at 182 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Nov 20, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,103Last week 916Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 55Year ago 0

Lafayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	107.50–112.50	109.99
4	—	811	107.00	107.00
8	—	269	132.50–155.00	143.81
9	—	473	122.50–132.50	126.42
13	—	327	120.00–152.50	138.10
17	—	386	121.00–145.00	125.81
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
2	—	433	125.00–135.00	129.91
2	—	623	117.50–122.50	120.05
3	—	238	147.50–150.00	149.20
3	—	575	110.00–118.00	113.51
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
3	—	614	106.00–115.00	109.10
4	—	479	120.00–122.50	121.85
3	—	573	120.00	120.00
3	—	388	130.00–135.00	132.54
2	—	510	117.50–120.00	118.75
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	329	150.00–162.50	154.85
44	—	585	120.00–135.00	128.26
53	—	519	122.00–137.50	130.28
2	—	243	152.50–160.00	156.29
1	—	835	107.50	107.50
1	—	950	105.00	105.00
16	—	742	110.00–125.00	122.12
19	—	412	137.50–145.00	143.05
12	—	775	107.50–122.00	118.32
9	—	269	155.00–176.00	169.46
3	—	870	110.00–120.50	116.82
30	—	664	115.00–130.00	121.97
23	—	634	117.50–129.00	124.84
21	—	368	142.50–157.50	148.73
20	—	463	130.00–147.50	134.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	830	125.00–130.50	129.87
31	—	727	130.00–133.00	132.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	469	101.00–112.50	105.62
8	—	311	111.00–120.00	112.99
19	—	378	102.50–118.50	115.41
16	—	566	100.00–103.00	102.74
9	—	627	92.50–105.00	102.86
3	—	757	99.00	99.00
8	—	529	102.50–108.00	104.86
5	—	665	95.00–102.50	99.75
2	—	285	116.00–122.50	119.31
1	—	700	92.00	92.00
1	—	245	127.50	127.50
15	—	420	102.50–115.00	109.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	521	105.00–118.50	114.42
38	—	336	122.50–130.00	125.69
38	—	659	100.00–113.00	110.55
49	—	380	117.50–129.00	125.16
58	—	425	112.50–125.00	117.36
75	—	464	110.00–122.00	117.70
4	—	830	109.00–109.50	109.12
36	—	628	102.50–118.00	112.93
16	—	730	97.50–117.00	109.03
7	—	278	120.00–130.00	127.20
5	—	755	97.50–117.00	107.09
98	—	581	102.50–117.00	113.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	121.00	121.00
27	—	722	123.00	123.00
19	—	630	122.00–124.50	123.57
14	—	669	120.00–131.50	129.00
7	—	814	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.50	105.50
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
2	—	463	92.50–112.50	102.77
2	—	415	105.00–110.00	107.59
2	—	368	102.50–115.00	108.71
1	—	575	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	102.50	102.50
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00–120.00	114.87
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
1	—	505	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	122.50–127.50	123.47
5	—	525	107.50–115.00	112.21
18	—	667	100.00–107.00	103.85
14	—	574	107.50–113.00	112.41
13	—	473	115.00–122.50	118.00
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	419	127.50–141.00	135.73
10	—	768	94.00–105.00	97.36
65	—	455	122.50–134.00	131.13
46	—	640	107.50–122.00	118.51
46	—	582	110.00–119.00	116.87
46	—	521	112.50–122.00	120.60
19	—	742	100.00–112.00	106.63
6	—	678	105.00–110.00	107.42
37	—	382	132.00–141.00	138.60
5	—	884	94.00	94.00
4	—	830	94.00	94.00
3	—	343	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	52.00–54.00	53.11
6	—	1,404	45.00–50.00	46.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,216	43.00–50.00	46.81
9	—	1,252	51.00–53.00	52.00
9	—	1,184	38.00–44.00	41.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,029	35.00–43.00	39.11
10	—	993	34.00–37.00	34.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	65.00–70.00	67.02
2	—	1,658	75.00–78.00	76.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	875.00–925.00	902.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	775.00–825.00	804.35
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	710.00–725.00	717.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	640.00–725.00	682.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	710.00	710.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Tennessee barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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