Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 131 priced lines covering 1,690 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,134 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 265 head. replacement cattle receipts at 62 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 802Year ago 1,951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 171Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 50Year ago 14

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 lower, 0ver 600 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00-12.00 lower. Offerings also included a video sale. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Sweetwater - Compared to last week, breaker and boning slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady overall, with boning cows 2.00 to 8.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	190.00	190.00
4	—	328	215.00–255.00	236.13
2	—	628	220.00–236.00	228.10
8	—	280	250.00–275.00	269.44
12	—	367	240.00–290.00	260.98
6	—	538	223.00–227.50	223.70
1	—	200	280.00	280.00
1	—	915	221.00	221.00
11	—	579	188.00–240.00	213.00
15	—	659	214.00–242.00	240.12
1	—	785	187.50	187.50
36	—	479	207.00–250.50	237.85
1	—	890	198.00	198.00
17	—	427	230.00–261.00	247.18
3	—	737	231.00	231.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
1	—	385	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	235.00	235.00
1	—	255	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	151.00	151.00
10	—	951	189.00–215.00	207.19
12	—	377	240.00–290.00	274.70
6	—	274	268.00–282.00	272.53
20	—	629	225.00–235.00	229.15
25	—	742	215.00–232.00	227.45
181	—	658	210.00–245.25	242.84
86	—	772	215.00–231.00	226.47
21	—	432	244.00–289.00	271.84
1	—	1,070	196.00	196.00
9	—	323	260.00–275.00	267.12
77	—	482	240.00–275.00	267.25
4	—	868	215.00–217.00	215.49
90	—	584	230.00–255.00	248.11
88	—	531	235.00–269.00	259.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	248.00	248.00
35	—	667	236.00–247.00	238.87
7	—	475	257.00	257.00
2	—	892	206.00	206.00
6	—	705	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	161.00	161.00
27	—	664	191.50–215.00	193.93
4	—	1,118	138.00	138.00
2	—	998	139.00	139.00
44	—	584	202.50–227.50	213.92
5	—	712	174.00–219.00	195.40
11	—	327	233.00–250.00	237.67
2	—	893	158.00–165.00	161.49
54	—	528	204.00–235.00	222.42
8	—	784	156.00	156.00
13	—	422	214.00–245.00	237.06
3	—	223	195.00–270.00	242.50
20	—	635	185.00–212.50	201.79
6	—	272	222.00–255.00	238.02
48	—	463	206.00–237.50	225.07
36	—	383	216.00–247.50	232.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	205.00	205.00
2	—	485	210.00	210.00
6	—	553	230.00	230.00
11	—	529	239.00	239.00
37	—	792	180.00–185.00	183.83
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	240.00–245.00	243.40
4	—	738	165.00	165.00
5	—	623	172.00–210.00	193.37
6	—	374	190.00–230.00	208.27
2	—	690	140.00	140.00
5	—	419	192.50–225.00	214.79
3	—	240	230.00–250.00	243.19
15	—	580	195.00–210.00	199.45
12	—	479	182.50–222.50	206.38
9	—	316	193.00–235.00	211.38
21	—	524	180.00–212.50	200.82
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	197.00	197.00
1	—	465	177.50	177.50
1	—	205	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	404	256.00	256.00
2	—	320	247.50	247.50
1	—	450	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	441	224.00–250.00	240.49
42	—	578	209.00–226.00	219.33
11	—	745	194.00	194.00
16	—	385	232.50–257.00	251.89
16	—	461	230.00–255.00	241.57
2	—	860	155.00–159.00	157.02
29	—	666	205.00–218.50	215.60
54	—	524	215.00–231.75	227.74
5	—	641	207.00–207.50	207.10
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	186.00	186.00
4	—	824	153.00–157.00	154.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	184.00	184.00
1	—	220	192.50	192.50
1	—	535	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	538	188.00–215.00	204.32
9	—	466	186.00–235.00	210.60
8	—	633	170.00–187.50	180.94
6	—	572	205.00–211.00	209.87
6	—	427	225.00–240.00	233.28
1	—	390	182.50	182.50
1	—	710	182.50	182.50
2	—	673	170.00–193.00	181.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,364	104.00–114.00	110.06
8	—	1,374	111.00–128.00	116.89
5	—	1,221	86.50–104.00	95.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	90.00–103.00	96.02
16	—	1,245	111.00–117.50	114.65
58	—	1,206	96.00–114.00	105.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,051	85.00–94.00	88.47
19	—	1,016	87.00–103.00	93.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	102.00	102.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,556	120.00–134.00	126.19
8	—	1,874	130.00–140.00	134.46
1	—	1,660	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	975.00–1,000.00	987.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,010.00–1,240.00	1,163.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,270.00	1,270.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,585.00	1,585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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