Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 122 priced lines covering 1,231 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,399 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 176 head. replacement cattle receipts at 46 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,399Last week 1,969Year ago 1,154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 244Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 76Year ago 61

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls unevenly steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Offerings also included 244 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with no comparisons for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	736	135.00–150.00	145.90
4	—	320	175.00–210.00	194.86
10	—	679	145.00–155.00	151.52
1	—	940	136.00	136.00
13	—	373	166.00–190.00	178.19
3	—	828	142.50–150.00	146.63
1	—	245	202.50	202.50
12	—	412	175.00–187.50	183.70
4	—	778	140.00–150.00	144.32
1	—	255	177.50	177.50
32	—	524	141.00–177.50	169.53
1	—	950	135.00	135.00
25	—	573	150.00–175.00	164.31
21	—	628	137.00–167.50	152.57
13	—	473	159.00–185.00	170.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	165.00	165.00
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
7	—	637	125.00–145.00	130.26
14	—	430	131.00–172.50	160.05
15	—	331	150.00–187.50	168.05
16	—	569	125.00–155.00	133.59
6	—	518	142.50–162.50	157.10
8	—	374	130.00–180.00	166.30
3	—	672	140.00	140.00
3	—	472	155.00–165.00	158.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	854	140.00–148.50	140.98
3	—	413	187.50–195.00	191.75
20	—	511	177.50–183.00	179.06
57	—	904	160.00	160.00
27	—	561	170.00–180.00	177.42
5	—	469	187.50–192.00	188.37
8	—	716	155.00	155.00
18	—	845	148.00–149.00	148.33
35	—	685	160.00–162.50	160.55
1	—	950	148.50	148.50
75	—	630	154.00–170.00	165.80
45	—	762	134.00–156.00	153.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	522	152.50–155.00	153.75
9	—	481	155.00–165.00	163.07
39	—	629	141.00–151.00	145.94
26	—	737	142.00–145.50	143.58
37	—	583	141.00–152.50	149.00
5	—	427	155.00–165.00	161.59
43	—	663	145.00–153.00	152.59
40	—	759	130.00–143.50	140.43
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
5	—	536	127.50–137.50	132.95
2	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.56
2	—	585	110.00–120.00	115.09
2	—	425	130.00–147.50	138.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	140.00–160.00	152.47
22	—	674	122.00–140.00	131.86
37	—	569	125.00–147.50	136.22
3	—	752	121.00–133.00	127.98
27	—	523	130.00–152.50	144.54
38	—	620	127.00–145.00	136.99
3	—	332	160.00	160.00
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
17	—	372	130.00–167.50	154.62
13	—	719	119.00–132.50	129.02
16	—	429	134.00–162.50	153.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	469	110.00–145.00	123.76
8	—	420	129.00–147.50	136.81
8	—	571	111.00–137.50	124.24
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
4	—	268	130.00–140.00	134.32
5	—	529	125.00–140.00	133.53
6	—	623	122.50–130.00	124.20
4	—	370	130.00–147.50	141.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	102.00	102.00
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	120.00–131.00	124.64
19	—	581	139.00–156.00	152.03
4	—	368	160.00–181.00	175.72
6	—	663	142.00	142.00
1	—	965	102.50	102.50
9	—	436	143.00–180.00	171.28
11	—	635	137.50–142.50	138.67
1	—	760	122.50	122.50
17	—	526	130.00–165.00	150.92
1	—	825	112.50	112.50
13	—	462	144.00–177.50	160.73
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	139.00	139.00
2	—	498	134.00	134.00
3	—	317	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	167.50	167.50
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
4	—	668	122.50–127.50	124.36
5	—	524	116.00–140.00	132.80
10	—	479	140.00–160.00	155.72
2	—	608	117.50–125.00	121.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	66.50–78.00	70.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,011	49.00–67.00	57.78
2	—	823	51.00–55.00	52.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	59.00	59.00
16	—	1,401	62.00–77.00	67.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,161	60.00–75.00	68.44
6	—	1,066	50.00–64.00	58.66
2	—	1,258	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,806	85.00–105.00	96.44
1	—	1,345	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	775.00	775.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	776	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00

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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