Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 144 priced lines covering 1,013 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,289 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 235 head. replacement cattle receipts at 146 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Sep 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,289Last week 0Year ago 1,565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 0Year ago 296

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 0Year ago 259

Athens - Compared to last week, feeder cattle measuring 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows and bulls 7.00 to 9.00 lower overall.

Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers under 550 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 lower, over 550 lbs mostly steady with 600 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 550 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
3	—	455	123.00–126.00	124.35
4	—	370	130.00–137.50	133.83
2	—	428	123.00–128.00	125.40
2	—	628	116.00	116.00
2	—	308	140.00	140.00
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	580	119.00–123.00	121.02
3	—	678	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	143.00	143.00
5	—	630	134.50–135.00	134.70
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	117.00–120.00	118.49
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	125.00–131.00	127.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	105.00	105.00
7	—	770	113.00–119.00	117.30
8	—	467	130.00–154.00	142.37
29	—	620	118.00–137.00	129.08
13	—	367	134.00–155.00	144.46
19	—	415	136.00–154.00	148.81
24	—	578	121.00–138.00	131.87
4	—	333	138.00–157.50	148.55
8	—	674	114.00–129.00	123.77
14	—	725	114.00–126.00	116.98
19	—	517	122.00–139.00	132.44
4	—	865	100.00–106.50	104.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	142.00–144.00	142.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	117.50–121.00	119.22
2	—	505	114.00	114.00
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
2	—	703	92.00–101.00	96.48
5	—	569	108.00–114.00	110.38
1	—	380	122.00	122.00
2	—	495	108.00–115.00	111.50
3	—	417	115.00–116.00	115.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	130.50–131.00	130.63
5	—	719	107.00	107.00
7	—	625	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	470	114.00–132.00	124.51
9	—	330	121.00–140.00	126.88
4	—	229	125.00–137.50	130.18
19	—	672	100.00–119.00	105.28
54	—	572	110.00–128.00	117.34
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
17	—	376	120.00–133.00	127.41
57	—	524	114.00–125.00	119.60
28	—	625	104.00–125.00	111.03
14	—	725	92.00–115.00	101.42
4	—	275	125.00–137.50	131.48
34	—	419	117.00–131.00	123.37
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
3	—	418	116.00–118.00	117.32
1	—	505	112.00	112.00
2	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.57
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	152.50	152.50
2	—	313	147.50–155.00	151.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	81.00	81.00
2	—	483	114.00–116.00	115.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	472	115.00–126.00	122.01
9	—	431	115.00–130.00	123.28
1	—	750	99.00	99.00
2	—	575	112.00–113.00	112.49
9	—	517	115.00–122.00	118.53
2	—	620	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	310	131.00	131.00
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	374	135.00–148.00	140.72
25	—	563	116.00–131.00	122.50
9	—	337	137.50–150.00	142.18
26	—	421	130.00–144.00	137.27
14	—	715	94.00–100.00	96.79
30	—	474	123.00–133.00	129.17
24	—	614	111.00–124.00	117.09
7	—	670	100.00–114.00	109.17
23	—	521	120.00–132.00	125.47
7	—	770	90.00–97.00	93.44
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
3	—	477	119.00–123.00	120.66
1	—	580	119.00	119.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	108.00–119.00	113.36
2	—	420	110.00–120.00	115.18
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	108.50	108.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	139.00–145.00	141.61
3	—	412	147.00	147.00
2	—	508	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	325	156.00	156.00
2	—	373	153.00–160.00	156.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	114.50	114.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	93.00	93.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	825.00–850.00	837.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,383	800.00–850.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	725.00–775.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,178	800.00–1,150.00	888.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	925.00–950.00	936.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	725.00–925.00	818.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	825.00–850.00	837.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,035	700.00–725.00	719.11
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	800	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,650	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	775.00–1,025.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	63.50	63.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,272	50.00–60.50	55.19
7	—	1,227	42.00–50.00	46.91
3	—	1,202	63.00–66.50	64.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,067	43.00–54.00	47.52
6	—	1,095	32.00–44.00	39.61
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,498	48.00–59.00	53.28
3	—	1,210	50.00–53.00	51.65
2	—	1,563	60.00–62.00	61.03
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,696	72.00–86.00	78.77
7	—	1,484	60.00–80.00	70.89

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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