Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 130 priced lines covering 1,953 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,510 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 128 head. replacement cattle receipts at 70 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,510Last week 0Year ago 1,030

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 0Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 0Year ago 206

Knoxville - Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls also due to limited comparable receipts.

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 600 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

McMinnville - Cattle weighted on ground, Black, Black white face and Charolais steers and heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
15	—	381	135.00–164.00	145.57
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
27	—	770	116.00–124.50	123.71
2	—	930	114.00	114.00
2	—	613	120.00–125.00	122.53
42	—	489	130.00–142.50	140.78
14	—	435	132.50–152.50	146.67
8	—	523	123.00–137.50	132.83
49	—	661	122.00–134.50	133.20
88	—	559	127.50–140.00	138.78
3	—	993	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	436	142.50–159.50	156.49
10	—	382	147.50–167.00	162.29
50	—	777	118.00–129.50	129.23
5	—	714	120.00–127.00	122.81
98	—	535	131.00–154.75	151.05
5	—	814	121.50	121.50
1	—	880	125.50	125.50
94	—	581	128.00–146.75	143.92
1	—	265	167.00	167.00
157	—	656	125.00–138.50	136.95
18	—	632	132.50–142.50	136.27
53	—	482	140.00–158.50	156.02
3	—	322	152.50–160.00	155.84
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	525	145.00–147.00	146.39
15	—	675	132.50–135.00	134.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	117.50–120.00	118.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	583	110.00–126.00	123.13
4	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.40
113	—	654	108.00–130.00	128.63
1	—	270	139.00	139.00
116	—	537	115.00–130.00	128.60
25	—	375	120.00–138.00	132.84
27	—	630	110.00–122.50	117.58
28	—	763	102.50–112.00	111.24
7	—	718	100.00–113.00	106.69
58	—	425	119.00–137.50	130.50
89	—	481	119.00–132.00	127.33
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	557	107.50–124.00	122.52
3	—	740	106.00	106.00
2	—	275	132.50–136.00	134.22
4	—	798	104.00	104.00
4	—	331	125.00–135.00	130.23
41	—	654	100.00–113.50	111.14
1	—	530	112.50	112.50
14	—	383	117.50–132.50	130.56
27	—	427	115.00–125.00	122.15
2	—	620	102.50–105.00	103.74
38	—	476	115.00–126.50	124.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	107.50	107.50
1	—	485	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	124.00	124.00
13	—	523	128.00	128.00
13	—	672	121.00–124.00	122.84
6	—	708	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	435	112.50–115.00	113.74
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	102.50–120.00	111.50
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	120.00–142.50	130.30
2	—	978	89.00	89.00
4	—	710	111.00–118.00	114.50
8	—	666	112.50–122.00	116.54
14	—	473	132.50–147.50	139.36
2	—	775	106.00–108.00	106.98
13	—	426	135.00–152.50	144.17
1	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
11	—	616	112.00–124.00	115.16
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
5	—	392	134.00–152.00	145.60
11	—	574	118.00–136.00	128.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	115.00–130.00	123.12
5	—	673	105.00–117.50	110.42
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
14	—	468	122.50–135.00	130.75
2	—	728	107.50–110.00	108.74
2	—	608	117.50–122.50	120.03
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	988	810.00–1,275.00	1,105.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,285	1,235.00–1,275.00	1,255.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	700.00–835.00	768.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	700.00–800.00	746.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	735.00–835.00	788.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,288	900.00–960.00	927.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,264	875.00–985.00	920.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	910.00–1,060.00	976.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,485.00	1,485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	985.00–1,120.00	1,053.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	94.00–95.00	94.46
5	—	1,724	75.00–85.00	79.89
8	—	1,599	81.00–93.00	87.49
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	86.00–91.00	88.95
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	60.00–61.50	60.95
1	—	1,220	76.50	76.50
4	—	1,260	66.50–70.00	68.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	66.00	66.00
13	—	1,450	58.00–67.00	62.68
2	—	1,388	54.50–55.00	54.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,192	54.00–69.00	61.38
9	—	1,076	45.00–59.50	52.34
3	—	1,300	63.00–65.00	64.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,015	47.00–61.50	54.97
1	—	1,010	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	62.50–68.50	65.63
1	—	1,325	73.50	73.50

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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