Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 109 priced lines covering 475 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 604 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 125 head. replacement cattle receipts at 56 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 2,028Year ago 1,626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 229Year ago 317

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 118Year ago 206

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week. No comparisons for feeder classes available due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	130.00–132.50	131.24
2	—	433	122.50–132.50	127.41
1	—	580	117.50	117.50
2	—	480	127.50–132.50	130.08
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
2	—	505	115.00–117.50	116.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	469	125.00–138.00	132.77
9	—	634	108.00–127.50	116.86
2	—	808	98.00–100.00	99.01
3	—	678	109.00–119.00	112.75
4	—	706	95.00–110.00	103.81
15	—	373	129.00–145.00	138.53
11	—	524	115.00–135.00	123.39
10	—	324	131.00–145.00	140.53
11	—	572	113.00–132.00	127.01
1	—	980	98.00	98.00
22	—	425	123.00–140.00	133.26
3	—	278	133.00–142.50	137.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	769	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	130.00–140.00	134.91
3	—	410	130.00–135.00	132.53
4	—	481	120.00–132.50	127.18
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
6	—	328	135.00–142.50	140.50
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	132.50–142.50	140.48
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
2	—	270	170.00–172.50	171.16
2	—	420	162.50	162.50
2	—	610	132.50	132.50
2	—	778	115.00–120.00	117.44
6	—	533	129.00–145.00	139.25
8	—	368	155.00–167.50	161.47
10	—	469	142.50–155.00	151.40
2	—	743	118.00–126.00	122.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	370	142.50	142.50
1	—	455	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	842	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	135.00–155.00	145.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	120.00–142.50	130.80
3	—	467	145.00–155.00	149.05
2	—	415	137.50–143.00	140.28
2	—	683	117.50–122.50	119.95
4	—	364	150.00–155.00	152.48
6	—	328	142.50–165.00	156.68
2	—	278	162.50–170.00	166.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	125.00–135.00	129.03
11	—	469	139.00–155.00	146.64
5	—	666	120.00–128.00	125.58
2	—	830	102.50	102.50
12	—	510	130.00–140.00	135.56
2	—	713	111.00–115.00	112.99
2	—	340	147.00–158.00	152.42
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
5	—	619	119.00–130.00	124.84
2	—	783	108.00–109.00	108.50
21	—	420	140.00–163.00	153.79
5	—	371	145.00–160.00	151.88
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	132.50	132.50
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
3	—	268	127.50–149.00	139.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	132.50–135.00	133.78
2	—	403	142.50–145.00	143.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	125.00–133.00	129.06
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
7	—	484	132.50–145.00	137.51
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	96.00	96.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	847	625.00–850.00	762.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	996	925.00–1,050.00	980.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	970.00	970.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	83.00–87.50	84.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,888	96.00–106.50	100.44
9	—	2,023	78.00–87.00	82.78
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	88.50–94.50	91.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,586	55.00–68.00	61.14
2	—	1,348	70.00–71.00	70.55
5	—	1,239	51.50–59.00	54.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,324	69.00–78.00	72.36
2	—	1,078	54.00–55.00	54.51
25	—	1,202	58.00–69.00	64.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	954	45.00–59.00	50.10
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	62.00–64.00	63.00

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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