Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 162 priced lines covering 995 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,225 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 218 head. replacement cattle receipts at 230 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,225Last week 1,012Year ago 1,032

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 203Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 57Year ago 66

Athens - Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers weighing up to 550 lbs. 1.00 lower, with those weighing over 550 lbs. sharply lower. Feeder heifers sharply lower overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply lower and those weighing over 400 lbs. 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady with instances 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	825.00–885.00	855.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	675.00–850.00	762.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,129	900.00–1,150.00	971.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	935.00	935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,061	665.00–825.00	727.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	800.00–960.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	875.00–1,050.00	946.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,295.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	750.00–900.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	675.00–700.00	687.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	915	650.00–700.00	673.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	690.00	690.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	131.00–145.00	136.69
2	—	1,028	98.00–99.00	98.50
15	—	664	131.00–138.00	133.68
15	—	373	167.50–180.00	173.28
7	—	718	123.00–135.00	128.68
17	—	431	159.00–171.00	165.70
15	—	569	131.00–157.00	143.82
20	—	480	151.00–167.00	161.73
4	—	334	170.00–185.00	176.88
1	—	810	112.00	112.00
14	—	523	147.00–161.00	155.66
5	—	779	115.00–119.00	117.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	166.00	166.00
4	—	401	174.00	174.00
1	—	615	144.00	144.00
2	—	705	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	177.00	177.00
2	—	505	169.00–170.00	169.50
1	—	590	152.00	152.00
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
4	—	467	172.00–177.00	173.76
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	142.50–172.50	156.54
5	—	518	136.00–143.00	137.85
4	—	610	126.00–135.50	133.01
1	—	710	119.00	119.00
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
5	—	474	145.00–159.00	151.96
2	—	575	126.00–135.00	130.54
1	—	430	163.00	163.00
2	—	663	128.00–134.00	131.06
7	—	375	148.00–165.00	157.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00	150.00
6	—	692	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	576	120.00–133.00	125.49
57	—	476	130.00–139.00	134.57
28	—	373	135.00–156.00	143.45
53	—	421	130.00–154.00	137.28
3	—	713	106.00–113.00	109.00
1	—	960	98.00	98.00
18	—	666	104.00–118.00	110.49
6	—	272	140.00–155.00	144.89
7	—	323	140.00–150.00	145.58
2	—	203	150.00	150.00
4	—	786	108.00–111.00	108.98
29	—	525	120.00–139.00	126.81
9	—	629	108.00–131.00	116.56
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.73
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	137.00–142.00	138.38
15	—	478	121.00–136.00	129.89
4	—	614	110.00–121.00	116.94
3	—	272	130.00–142.50	134.94
4	—	525	117.00–128.00	124.01
8	—	426	120.00–138.00	130.93
2	—	588	123.00–124.00	123.49
4	—	386	132.00–145.00	136.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	137.50	137.50
2	—	433	117.50–127.50	122.36
3	—	457	115.00–128.00	123.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	129.00	129.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	523	116.00	116.00
5	—	441	135.00–138.00	135.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	160.00–175.00	167.55
4	—	672	119.00–136.00	130.20
24	—	567	130.00–149.00	136.64
19	—	379	155.00–166.00	161.44
2	—	755	115.00–120.00	117.48
8	—	270	162.50–180.00	172.01
9	—	619	127.00–137.00	134.15
13	—	422	155.00–170.00	162.97
21	—	517	135.00–160.00	144.69
4	—	235	170.00–180.00	173.26
3	—	727	111.00–121.00	116.61
1	—	855	118.00	118.00
34	—	474	140.00–162.00	150.40
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	142.50	142.50
3	—	232	160.00–162.50	161.64
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	137.00–143.00	140.03
1	—	410	154.00	154.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	132.00–135.00	133.47
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
4	—	630	123.50–126.00	124.12
3	—	533	136.00–143.00	139.36
1	—	820	113.00	113.00
2	—	675	122.00	122.00
2	—	375	145.00–152.50	148.80
5	—	424	132.50–155.00	145.92
2	—	740	118.00–123.00	120.50
1	—	275	147.50	147.50
3	—	480	137.50–143.00	140.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	179.00–180.00	179.21
1	—	555	151.00	151.00
5	—	512	152.50–155.00	153.32
1	—	435	177.50	177.50
2	—	480	160.00–162.50	161.24
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
6	—	319	180.00–185.00	181.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	219	89.00–90.00	89.30
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,685	82.00–92.00	87.57
3	—	1,850	94.00–97.00	94.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,504	60.00–69.00	64.81
1	—	1,500	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,444	57.00–63.00	61.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	48.00	48.00
25	—	1,046	49.00–62.00	56.84
1	—	1,025	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,212	60.00–72.00	66.04
2	—	1,130	54.00–61.00	57.21
16	—	1,309	68.00–77.00	72.68

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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