Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 131 priced lines covering 1,494 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,051 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 144 head. replacement cattle receipts at 53 head. Counted as USDA files them — 1 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,051Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 0Year ago 0

Knoxville - Compared to same sale two weeks ago, a steady undertone was noted for feeder steers overall and heifers weighing up to 450 lbs., with limited comparable receipts this week. A lower undertone noted for feeder heifers weighing over 450 lbs., and sharply lower undertone for feeder bulls, also with limited comparable receipts this week. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

Lafayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 lower.

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	633	120.00–123.00	122.49
57	—	558	129.00–135.00	133.16
10	—	651	122.00	122.00
6	—	737	117.50	117.50
3	—	828	102.50	102.50
55	—	462	135.00–148.00	142.25
18	—	536	134.00–139.00	136.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	152.50	152.50
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
2	—	318	142.50–145.00	143.72
2	—	550	120.00	120.00
3	—	537	119.00–123.00	120.66
3	—	663	105.00–110.00	107.95
3	—	717	95.00–107.50	100.01
4	—	615	102.50–120.00	110.49
7	—	419	122.50–135.00	126.43
14	—	381	142.50	142.50
15	—	478	112.50–130.00	121.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
4	—	752	112.00	112.00
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
54	—	580	117.50–132.00	125.05
52	—	466	120.00–145.00	135.39
45	—	432	127.00–143.00	137.41
24	—	672	111.00–117.50	113.87
22	—	615	115.00–127.00	120.48
21	—	522	120.00–137.50	129.31
20	—	324	130.00–150.00	140.16
5	—	280	131.00–155.00	145.41
17	—	720	101.00–112.50	108.02
19	—	376	130.00–152.50	139.10
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	107.50–115.00	111.30
1	—	6,709	112.50	112.50
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	112.50	112.50
1	—	460	122.50	122.50
2	—	308	137.50–142.50	139.98
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	138.00	138.00
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
1	—	315	127.00	127.00
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
1	—	610	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	156.00–159.00	157.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	163.00	163.00
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
3	—	327	160.00–167.50	165.05
3	—	775	99.00	99.00
2	—	730	107.00	107.00
2	—	883	82.00	82.00
6	—	368	155.00–161.00	159.97
14	—	419	152.50–159.00	157.18
4	—	679	110.00–120.00	117.08
10	—	575	127.00–140.00	132.73
20	—	631	114.00–129.00	123.93
24	—	468	145.00–157.50	151.07
26	—	521	132.50–152.00	143.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	487	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	154.00	154.00
3	—	360	140.00	140.00
2	—	740	90.00	90.00
1	—	750	102.50	102.50
1	—	665	117.50	117.50
1	—	630	112.50	112.50
3	—	430	130.00–142.50	138.24
4	—	556	120.00	120.00
10	—	464	137.50–146.00	145.15
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	122.50	122.50
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	463	156.00–167.50	159.90
28	—	669	126.00–138.00	136.03
24	—	635	126.00–146.00	135.57
24	—	540	135.00–157.00	143.92
22	—	577	135.00–152.50	143.98
16	—	735	117.00–125.00	122.56
14	—	427	152.00–173.00	167.51
12	—	377	155.00–185.00	172.06
11	—	826	113.00–116.00	113.80
5	—	332	160.00–180.00	166.90
7	—	275	172.00–187.50	182.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	169.00	169.00
113	—	856	125.75	125.75
77	—	777	121.00–134.00	132.10
66	—	572	150.00–154.00	151.56
21	—	536	148.00–157.00	153.06
18	—	726	122.50–131.00	127.13
19	—	628	137.50–142.50	140.49
148	—	686	136.00–143.00	142.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	143.00–162.50	152.70
4	—	286	147.50–160.00	150.23
1	—	345	157.50	157.50
1	—	565	137.50	137.50
1	—	730	112.50	112.50
6	—	483	140.00–155.00	145.27
8	—	528	132.50–145.00	137.01
12	—	378	142.50–165.00	158.54
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	132.50	132.50
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	152.50	152.50
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
3	—	587	130.00–132.50	131.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	700.00–750.00	723.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,363	885.00–1,000.00	942.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	67.50–72.50	69.90
1	—	1,640	76.50	76.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,019	43.00–59.00	48.16
4	—	970	38.00–47.00	42.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	52.00–66.00	57.41
3	—	1,493	62.00–72.00	66.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,216	52.00–68.00	56.96
5	—	1,238	46.00–54.00	50.13
4	—	1,313	62.00–78.50	67.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	75.00–85.00	79.46
3	—	1,720	90.50–92.00	91.16

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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