Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 132 priced lines covering 900 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,284 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 214 head. replacement cattle receipts at 92 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,284Last week 1,074Year ago 2,589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 233Year ago 437

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 69Year ago 318

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower- and a higher volume of preconditioned offerings was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall.

Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality poor to fancy . Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	519	115.00–131.00	124.19
35	—	471	121.00–139.00	130.33
10	—	327	131.00–143.00	136.53
14	—	615	115.00–127.00	120.33
14	—	370	128.00–139.00	133.86
4	—	210	145.00–151.00	149.10
1	—	860	99.00	99.00
5	—	785	118.00–122.00	120.63
40	—	423	123.00–143.00	135.07
16	—	673	107.00–123.00	118.72
8	—	721	105.00–121.00	115.23
19	—	576	110.00–126.00	121.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	134.00	134.00
2	—	702	130.00	130.00
2	—	592	133.00	133.00
4	—	802	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	121.00–126.00	121.95
7	—	523	109.00–119.00	114.17
14	—	424	105.00–127.00	120.27
1	—	295	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
2	—	378	125.00–126.00	125.52
3	—	478	105.00–119.00	112.85
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	100.00–124.00	111.62
2	—	425	101.00–122.00	111.62
2	—	628	108.00	108.00
3	—	482	107.00–119.00	112.25
1	—	275	95.00	95.00
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
2	—	665	107.00–110.00	108.50
4	—	381	147.50–157.50	153.21
2	—	320	145.00–167.50	156.43
1	—	510	132.50	132.50
5	—	458	141.00–150.00	148.07
2	—	575	124.00–128.00	126.07
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	155.50	155.50
31	—	657	144.00–150.00	148.82
1	—	960	130.00	130.00
23	—	748	143.00	143.00
46	—	627	133.00–153.50	152.61
7	—	506	147.00–164.00	151.84
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	128.00–136.00	132.06
1	—	945	122.00	122.00
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
12	—	575	129.00–142.00	138.97
5	—	677	125.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	981	110.00–115.00	111.65
8	—	428	157.50–170.00	162.88
16	—	627	123.00–142.00	137.38
13	—	469	145.00–164.00	153.67
13	—	372	157.50–169.00	164.89
12	—	525	144.00–162.50	153.25
1	—	1,075	118.00	118.00
9	—	722	121.00–130.00	128.98
7	—	336	157.50–180.00	164.58
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
1	—	270	137.00	137.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	108.00–109.00	108.49
16	—	378	152.50–167.50	160.38
10	—	674	110.00–122.00	114.55
30	—	519	125.00–145.00	134.31
5	—	765	107.00–114.00	112.37
11	—	717	106.00–114.50	111.89
13	—	423	143.00–165.00	156.09
23	—	623	115.00–127.50	122.99
27	—	572	118.00–135.00	124.53
37	—	478	133.00–152.00	141.18
7	—	843	107.00–110.00	109.43
3	—	872	107.00–109.00	108.32
5	—	325	155.00–170.00	162.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	176.00–180.00	177.86
2	—	405	170.00–172.50	171.27
1	—	455	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–116.00	112.99
2	—	588	103.00–113.00	108.02
1	—	860	103.00	103.00
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
2	—	770	106.00–109.00	107.52
5	—	535	116.00–121.00	119.19
9	—	444	130.00–143.00	139.84
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	127.50	127.50
2	—	645	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
4	—	441	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	954	30.00–35.00	32.33
1	—	940	63.00	63.00
14	—	1,026	36.00–56.00	46.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	43.00–47.00	45.13
23	—	1,417	49.00–64.50	56.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	35.00	35.00
11	—	1,168	37.00–46.00	41.49
22	—	1,170	45.00–61.00	53.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,718	78.00–93.50	85.55
8	—	1,334	55.00–75.00	67.81
3	—	1,738	90.00–98.00	94.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,351	750.00–890.00	841.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	920.00–1,025.00	966.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	700.00–775.00	732.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	875.00–930.00	900.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	775.00–800.00	787.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	725.00–740.00	733.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	690.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	600.00–810.00	670.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	700.00–840.00	765.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	820.00	820.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

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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