Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 123 priced lines covering 1,993 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,654 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 526 head. replacement cattle receipts at 130 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,654Last week 1,571Year ago 2,321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 526Last week 228Year ago 269

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 43Year ago 64

Dickson - Compared to same one week ago, Slaughter cows 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers were 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers 2.00to 6.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 12.00 lower.

McMinnville - Receipts were too limited to develop a trend however load lot cattle were in high demand. Video Load Lot report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower with instances of 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower, with Heifers weighing between 650-750 lbs. being 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	823	198.00–227.00	205.42
37	—	628	225.00–258.00	242.13
19	—	724	180.00–237.00	222.41
25	—	688	228.00–255.00	244.71
16	—	770	208.00–248.00	233.25
34	—	523	225.00–265.00	247.79
15	—	423	244.00–280.00	260.80
10	—	376	260.00–275.00	265.03
10	—	321	260.00–290.00	276.88
8	—	273	280.00–300.00	291.35
3	—	875	197.00–225.00	207.39
35	—	566	239.00–260.00	252.76
29	—	469	250.00–270.00	260.62
2	—	205	295.00–315.00	304.76
6	—	991	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	200.00–235.00	220.60
8	—	615	184.00–220.00	199.67
9	—	365	230.00–250.00	247.61
3	—	455	230.00–244.00	239.23
3	—	708	190.00–212.00	200.66
1	—	785	200.00	200.00
7	—	671	197.50–226.00	217.17
17	—	579	200.00–235.50	226.91
6	—	316	190.00–255.00	234.31
1	—	285	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	742	250.00	250.00
6	—	608	268.00	268.00
56	—	903	237.50	237.50
87	—	593	245.00–264.00	261.93
69	—	757	248.50	248.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	528	165.00–236.00	226.60
18	—	822	141.50–194.00	181.89
49	—	426	220.00–242.50	234.22
3	—	235	280.00–285.00	281.63
75	—	469	220.00–237.50	227.92
6	—	282	230.00–280.00	255.14
6	—	323	230.00–275.00	247.27
47	—	669	166.00–220.00	202.29
62	—	617	173.00–225.00	209.29
1	—	880	170.00	170.00
5	—	933	170.00	170.00
67	—	569	159.00–235.00	217.99
26	—	375	210.00–270.00	246.48
9	—	779	175.00–207.50	187.80
18	—	713	180.00–210.00	191.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	185.00	185.00
1	—	250	225.00	225.00
16	—	574	172.00–210.00	202.03
21	—	491	170.00–220.00	213.18
10	—	327	185.00–232.50	217.23
2	—	765	160.00–176.00	167.95
5	—	386	200.00–225.00	213.96
19	—	424	187.50–230.00	214.27
3	—	605	195.00–200.00	198.31
11	—	511	180.00–216.00	206.81
1	—	800	165.00	165.00
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
5	—	717	175.00–190.00	187.01
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	165.00	165.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
4	—	415	150.00–210.00	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	579	250.50–253.00	251.78
13	—	436	240.00–250.00	244.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	625	184.00–220.00	208.02
12	—	382	234.00–270.00	254.60
2	—	968	123.00–142.50	132.88
36	—	673	176.00–215.00	201.97
35	—	464	230.00–245.00	239.41
56	—	525	210.00–240.00	229.61
30	—	421	217.00–270.00	245.61
30	—	569	180.00–227.00	220.94
10	—	769	180.00–220.00	196.21
21	—	720	189.00–200.00	195.16
1	—	850	178.00	178.00
1	—	900	160.00	160.00
7	—	830	150.00–183.00	175.93
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	227.00	227.00
1	—	645	187.50	187.50
1	—	545	187.50	187.50
1	—	550	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	180.00	180.00
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
2	—	463	175.00–212.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	197.50–210.00	203.66
3	—	758	165.00–181.00	175.32
13	—	563	180.00–225.00	205.40
2	—	810	168.00–172.00	170.00
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
3	—	307	250.00	250.00
3	—	363	220.00–245.00	231.83
6	—	709	180.00–185.00	182.81
1	—	850	170.00	170.00
7	—	683	164.00–200.00	177.25
14	—	483	200.00–227.50	218.62
21	—	420	185.00–240.00	224.72
18	—	527	195.00–220.00	207.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	88.00–96.00	93.44
6	—	1,424	105.00–110.00	106.33
34	—	1,472	84.00–107.00	99.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	93.00–105.00	102.85
16	—	1,218	81.00–93.00	87.37
63	—	1,239	79.50–105.00	93.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	95.00	95.00
36	—	1,115	71.50–93.00	85.05
19	—	921	68.00–81.00	75.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,703	118.00–130.00	124.66
4	—	1,848	130.00–135.00	131.73
4	—	1,388	111.00–116.00	114.35

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,050.00–1,700.00	1,443.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,323	1,310.00–1,600.00	1,456.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,207	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,268.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,299	975.00–1,425.00	1,220.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	978	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,264.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,080.00	1,080.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,222.96
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	640.00–960.00	811.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,291.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,620.00	1,535.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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