Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 124 priced lines covering 907 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,049 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 279 head. replacement cattle receipts at 35 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,049Last week 2,123Year ago 1,628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 168Year ago 380

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 123

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included two loads 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. Feeders 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Sweetwater - Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower with lean cows mostly steady, and no trends available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone noted. Also no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted.

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	—	640	200.00	200.00
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	708	198.00–206.00	198.44
3	—	654	195.00–202.50	199.99
2	—	430	225.00–245.00	234.65
2	—	473	222.50–230.00	226.19
5	—	375	199.00–240.00	217.35
3	—	892	175.00	175.00
2	—	605	220.00	220.00
1	—	580	210.00	210.00
8	—	316	173.00–250.00	204.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	718	218.00–224.00	221.05
30	—	518	212.00–257.50	245.98
24	—	469	222.50–282.50	267.69
1	—	800	208.00	208.00
8	—	322	241.00–280.00	251.08
2	—	770	211.00–223.00	217.04
1	—	280	230.00	230.00
3	—	922	193.00	193.00
32	—	581	213.00–255.00	233.27
5	—	421	230.00–290.00	268.19
3	—	1,063	179.00	179.00
38	—	663	215.00–232.50	223.22
24	—	633	210.00–247.50	233.62
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
1	—	375	235.00	235.00
2	—	305	200.00–225.00	212.50
1	—	670	190.00	190.00
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	656	234.00	234.00
3	—	559	246.00–252.50	250.33
1	—	700	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	428	195.00–235.00	225.65
1	—	795	200.00	200.00
15	—	381	200.00–235.00	216.46
56	—	581	194.00–225.00	203.95
5	—	963	115.00–145.00	126.96
38	—	468	180.00–240.00	217.99
36	—	526	183.00–240.00	219.66
21	—	658	183.00–200.00	189.51
3	—	735	180.00–184.00	181.35
5	—	325	214.00	214.00
24	—	621	189.00–215.00	204.35
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
2	—	428	200.00–205.00	202.57
4	—	389	200.00–215.00	208.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	170.00–225.00	190.24
2	—	293	200.00–215.00	207.44
7	—	326	190.00–225.00	197.52
1	—	700	174.00	174.00
3	—	530	162.50–195.00	184.48
5	—	761	146.00	146.00
7	—	590	181.00–202.50	189.30
5	—	372	185.00–220.00	193.40
2	—	625	175.00–187.50	181.40
8	—	462	197.00–225.00	205.93
1	—	650	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	663	192.00–200.00	195.67
7	—	571	209.00–213.00	211.25
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	165.00	165.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	205.00	205.00
2	—	435	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	615	177.50–183.00	178.25
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	159.00	159.00
7	—	387	225.00–285.00	241.52
2	—	793	150.00–170.00	160.03
1	—	330	262.50	262.50
12	—	445	237.00	237.00
13	—	728	175.00–190.00	181.00
5	—	652	190.00–195.00	194.00
7	—	466	217.50–265.00	234.26
26	—	526	190.00–250.00	229.33
20	—	631	172.50–227.50	213.66
44	—	568	187.50–237.50	218.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	145.00	145.00
5	—	613	165.00–175.00	173.03
1	—	425	210.00	210.00
1	—	850	145.00	145.00
8	—	530	150.00–225.00	200.37
5	—	477	162.50–215.00	204.21
1	—	370	187.50	187.50
1	—	560	195.00	195.00
4	—	654	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
1	—	445	206.00	206.00
1	—	320	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	220.00–225.00	222.46
3	—	525	200.00–227.50	209.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,024	65.00–75.00	70.95
19	—	976	74.50–83.00	78.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	82.00–95.00	88.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	94.00–101.50	96.10
36	—	1,233	79.50–94.00	88.05
13	—	1,157	72.50–83.00	78.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	93.00–105.00	100.68
25	—	1,454	82.50–94.00	87.92
1	—	1,350	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	123.00–124.00	123.58
5	—	1,553	96.00–110.00	102.42
7	—	1,709	107.00–117.00	111.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	920.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	840.00	840.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	826	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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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