Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 128 priced lines covering 1,505 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,685 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 359 head. replacement cattle receipts at 102 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,685Last week 1,824Year ago 944

Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 224Year ago 238

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 168Year ago 157

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	220.00	220.00
4	—	535	175.00–180.00	177.45
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
11	—	568	175.00–180.00	175.53
3	—	765	151.00	151.00
45	—	441	190.00–200.00	193.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	180.00	180.00
10	—	416	160.00–185.00	174.19
4	—	676	142.00–150.00	148.02
5	—	480	152.00–172.00	167.33
8	—	571	145.00–163.00	152.58
7	—	534	139.00–160.00	154.97
3	—	632	147.00–148.00	147.33
3	—	370	170.00–196.00	181.69
7	—	320	180.00–190.00	184.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
5	—	464	140.00–180.00	169.70
2	—	438	174.00–178.00	175.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	711	139.00–153.00	149.21
2	—	238	200.00–210.00	204.84
16	—	474	170.00–185.00	178.92
13	—	617	153.00–168.00	161.12
13	—	318	192.50–212.50	197.83
19	—	378	194.00–210.00	200.77
7	—	859	130.00–140.00	137.56
34	—	528	162.00–180.00	171.39
2	—	830	134.00–135.00	134.51
5	—	766	138.00–144.00	140.79
13	—	433	178.00–190.00	182.01
11	—	274	190.00–212.50	203.49
43	—	571	156.00–173.00	166.02
27	—	676	146.00–166.00	158.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	155.00	155.00
18	—	518	156.00–163.00	159.52
42	—	423	168.00–170.00	168.46
8	—	479	168.00	168.00
7	—	332	175.00	175.00
2	—	700	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
33	—	668	128.00–142.00	137.30
16	—	721	120.00–128.00	123.87
28	—	625	132.00–146.00	141.29
71	—	470	147.00–169.00	156.77
49	—	424	148.00–171.00	158.67
1	—	1,030	98.00	98.00
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
81	—	573	140.00–157.00	148.29
38	—	375	150.00–180.00	162.37
3	—	235	170.00	170.00
59	—	515	140.00–161.00	153.80
17	—	330	160.00–183.00	172.37
3	—	287	162.50–180.00	172.38
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
5	—	766	120.00–125.00	122.59
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
2	—	395	158.00–163.00	160.50
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
19	—	475	130.00–156.00	146.65
1	—	860	104.00	104.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
18	—	433	132.00–162.00	154.54
7	—	527	136.00–141.00	139.14
9	—	374	139.00–149.00	141.68
3	—	618	120.00–140.00	131.60
5	—	329	142.50–158.00	149.18
4	—	270	147.50–156.00	150.91
10	—	574	120.00–136.00	129.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	771	120.00–130.00	125.81
2	—	908	110.00–114.00	112.02
5	—	717	130.00–140.00	135.24
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
55	—	521	158.00–172.00	164.93
2	—	1,023	105.00–108.00	106.52
20	—	568	149.00–160.00	155.85
22	—	618	140.00–160.00	149.08
21	—	433	172.00–187.00	180.81
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
5	—	828	110.00–120.00	113.58
4	—	390	182.00–198.00	192.08
16	—	470	168.00–185.00	175.99
12	—	675	137.00–145.00	140.59
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	150.00–170.00	161.40
2	—	490	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	138.00–150.00	145.58
13	—	479	150.00–174.00	163.68
2	—	775	120.00	120.00
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
3	—	373	150.00–177.50	159.92
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	134.00	134.00
5	—	522	138.00–157.00	149.77
15	—	421	140.00–183.00	172.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	73.00–76.50	74.45
14	—	882	38.00–64.00	52.63
54	—	1,001	60.00–74.00	66.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,541	84.00–98.50	90.60
49	—	1,468	70.00–87.50	80.87
8	—	1,479	66.00–75.00	71.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,308	85.00–98.00	91.28
117	—	1,138	73.00–86.00	77.53
13	—	1,199	61.00–73.00	67.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,740	101.00–114.00	105.61
15	—	1,466	87.00–100.00	95.02
4	—	1,781	115.00–119.00	116.41

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	823	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,033	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,093	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,220.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	710.00–835.00	776.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	923	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,253	885.00–1,025.00	983.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	650.00	650.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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