Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 122 priced lines covering 988 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,267 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 210 head. replacement cattle receipts at 51 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,267Last week 2,033Year ago 1,405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 225Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 130Year ago 50

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included two load lots sold on video. 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 and bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Sweetwater - No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	218.00–220.00	218.98
23	—	626	231.00–245.00	237.17
20	—	574	232.00–265.00	244.46
4	—	416	260.00–280.00	270.11
2	—	230	245.00–275.00	260.33
11	—	470	250.00–280.00	262.31
9	—	661	230.00–245.00	236.98
1	—	980	175.00	175.00
25	—	522	230.00–270.00	252.57
7	—	320	257.50–300.00	269.92
4	—	783	225.00–231.00	227.46
2	—	818	220.00	220.00
5	—	380	247.50–295.00	277.01
3	—	270	260.00–285.00	276.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	215.00–225.00	219.56
1	—	480	250.00	250.00
5	—	527	220.00–230.00	222.59
6	—	413	222.00–260.00	233.46
6	—	325	245.00–265.00	252.73
13	—	628	210.00–220.00	218.86
4	—	274	255.00–275.00	265.23
1	—	225	245.00	245.00
5	—	376	245.00–265.00	257.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	285.00	285.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	230.00	230.00
1	—	370	235.00	235.00
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	225.00–235.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	654	253.00	253.00
4	—	909	216.00	216.00
29	—	720	239.00–244.00	243.49
21	—	574	250.50–270.00	260.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	314	210.00–260.00	238.49
25	—	469	209.00–240.00	230.16
62	—	517	204.00–240.00	226.97
2	—	930	175.00	175.00
21	—	427	200.00–245.00	228.68
27	—	576	207.00–237.50	227.24
14	—	1,060	142.00	142.00
12	—	664	204.00–224.50	221.90
1	—	860	170.00	170.00
11	—	721	189.00–215.00	204.03
21	—	379	222.50–255.00	235.38
10	—	273	210.00–275.00	258.26
4	—	235	234.00–265.00	241.75
21	—	623	190.00–227.50	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	669	229.00	229.00
7	—	635	230.50	230.50
10	—	508	245.00	245.00
14	—	436	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	245.00–260.00	251.88
8	—	426	220.00–237.50	229.32
4	—	372	195.00–240.00	214.35
2	—	288	235.00	235.00
5	—	627	196.00–215.00	205.50
13	—	530	210.00–220.00	215.88
3	—	677	205.00–207.50	205.84
3	—	335	235.00–250.00	243.28
1	—	710	205.00	205.00
13	—	574	199.00–220.00	212.80
4	—	469	203.00–225.00	216.57
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
1	—	425	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
6	—	680	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
1	—	300	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	625	164.00	164.00
17	—	458	179.00	179.00
15	—	530	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	459	225.00–258.00	251.28
2	—	828	189.00	189.00
5	—	614	211.00–235.00	225.75
1	—	320	270.00	270.00
19	—	571	207.00–245.00	227.38
45	—	523	211.00–250.00	237.30
18	—	670	214.00–225.00	223.13
1	—	770	171.00	171.00
14	—	739	183.00–200.00	193.90
7	—	392	258.00–259.00	258.14
12	—	431	240.00–270.00	253.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	220.00–235.00	230.00
1	—	725	195.00	195.00
4	—	569	200.00–225.00	212.69
5	—	626	205.00–216.00	212.44
6	—	456	220.00–235.00	227.21
5	—	431	245.00–255.00	249.95
2	—	683	210.00–216.00	212.99
2	—	780	180.00–190.00	184.90
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	200.00–201.00	200.49
1	—	250	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	200.00–210.00	206.54
2	—	420	225.00	225.00
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	93.50–96.00	94.84
8	—	1,311	111.00–117.50	112.85
38	—	1,159	95.00–110.50	102.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,036	83.50–96.00	90.57
7	—	1,016	76.00–86.00	80.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	112.00–128.00	120.20
18	—	1,408	96.00–111.00	104.58
2	—	1,673	89.00–90.00	89.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,969	132.00–140.00	137.37
8	—	1,798	119.00–134.00	127.87
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,404.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,475.00	2,475.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,800.00	1,800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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