Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 164 priced lines covering 1,078 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,238 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 344 head. replacement cattle receipts at 57 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,238Last week 1,839Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 321Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 87Year ago 54

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, with feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing over 450 lbs. 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls weighing up to 650 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 650 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 820 lb., $241.00, medium flesh, all black.

Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder inadequate receipts to establish a market trend.

Fayetteville - Compared to this market last week, feeder classes including steers down 10.00 to 12.00, heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls 2.00 down.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	625	200.00	200.00
2	—	830	186.00–194.00	189.93
2	—	695	197.50–200.00	198.75
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	705	210.00	210.00
1	—	320	232.50	232.50
1	—	505	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	275.00–280.00	278.17
5	—	733	221.00	221.00
2	—	692	227.50	227.50
4	—	616	241.00–245.00	244.01
7	—	414	275.00–280.00	278.24
14	—	526	252.50–261.00	259.29
1	—	315	285.00	285.00
10	—	554	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
2	—	535	228.00	228.00
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	247.50	247.50
1	—	590	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	680	207.00–223.00	214.94
1	—	1,015	167.00	167.00
21	—	528	235.00–250.00	244.16
3	—	347	230.00	230.00
7	—	365	217.50–285.00	255.09
19	—	563	227.00–240.00	233.90
3	—	777	200.00–208.00	205.34
5	—	708	210.00–219.00	216.31
1	—	850	193.00	193.00
2	—	273	220.00–240.00	230.46
1	—	920	195.00	195.00
16	—	475	240.00–270.00	264.69
5	—	623	220.00–231.00	226.04
13	—	425	230.00–266.00	255.89
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
1	—	625	172.50	172.50
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	422	231.00–240.00	235.13
11	—	520	220.00–231.00	225.64
13	—	575	213.00–232.50	219.83
8	—	336	259.00	259.00
8	—	377	242.50	242.50
6	—	612	210.00–214.00	212.44
4	—	473	225.00–232.50	228.81
8	—	863	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	175.00	175.00
1	—	570	185.00	185.00
5	—	520	182.50–192.50	189.41
3	—	493	200.00	200.00
5	—	424	187.50–200.00	197.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	674	189.00–202.50	191.33
24	—	368	210.00–232.50	219.10
1	—	895	158.00	158.00
5	—	726	180.50–195.00	185.33
3	—	812	164.00–171.00	168.63
42	—	477	205.00–218.00	210.47
40	—	613	188.00–209.00	199.61
2	—	278	205.00–215.00	210.05
25	—	578	192.00–225.00	205.18
51	—	527	190.00–220.00	207.74
8	—	776	177.00–198.00	187.35
28	—	425	202.50–226.00	218.61
7	—	327	200.00–245.00	227.09
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
4	—	464	187.50–210.00	202.89
4	—	520	160.00–200.00	176.94
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	168.00	168.00
3	—	468	180.00–200.00	190.07
1	—	775	155.00	155.00
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
2	—	948	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	207.50	207.50
7	—	613	142.50–192.00	178.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	180.00	180.00
4	—	560	190.00–192.50	190.63
1	—	355	205.00	205.00
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
3	—	660	175.00–180.00	176.64
4	—	306	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	174.00	174.00
2	—	355	235.00–237.50	236.25
4	—	1,139	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	287.50–295.00	289.37
2	—	518	245.00–255.00	250.02
1	—	715	197.50	197.50
2	—	333	295.00–315.00	304.77
1	—	775	202.50	202.50
7	—	469	265.00–270.00	266.81
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	210.00–231.00	220.33
2	—	892	159.00	159.00
2	—	798	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
2	—	493	215.00–222.50	218.77
2	—	985	96.00–105.00	100.45
8	—	520	192.50–207.50	201.05
2	—	665	160.00–164.00	162.05
1	—	585	182.50	182.50
2	—	620	170.00–199.00	184.38
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	475	231.00–255.00	241.17
10	—	776	167.50–180.00	172.41
16	—	429	232.50–255.00	244.24
7	—	672	175.00–182.50	180.01
2	—	820	157.50–165.00	161.30
25	—	631	180.00–212.50	198.99
2	—	865	176.00–178.00	177.01
8	—	328	275.00–285.00	282.41
16	—	379	227.50–267.50	256.64
20	—	526	220.00–242.00	232.34
35	—	567	200.00–241.00	219.87
13	—	732	167.50–186.00	178.67
5	—	291	270.00–280.00	272.03
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	260.00	260.00
2	—	670	150.00–170.00	160.30
2	—	542	196.00	196.00
1	—	475	222.50	222.50
1	—	780	162.50	162.50
2	—	607	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	170.00	170.00
8	—	464	216.00–225.00	219.48
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	255.00	255.00
2	—	368	220.00–245.00	232.59
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,575	1,890.00	1,890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,240.00	1,240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,435	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,365.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,124	1,030.00–1,280.00	1,125.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,040.00	1,040.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,223	96.00–102.00	99.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,654	107.00–122.00	113.08
3	—	1,750	97.00–104.00	100.71
4	—	2,120	123.00–127.00	124.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	77.00–90.00	83.41
14	—	1,320	98.00–114.00	102.84
59	—	1,223	84.00–97.50	91.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,105	73.00–89.00	82.47
6	—	995	65.00–79.00	73.72
1	—	965	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	110.00–114.00	112.00
64	—	1,468	86.00–104.00	95.27
6	—	1,346	84.00–89.00	86.98

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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