Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 155 priced lines covering 1,569 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,767 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 327 head. replacement cattle receipts at 239 head. Counted as USDA files them — 91 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,767Last week 2,609Year ago 1,466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 315Year ago 256

Replacement CattleReceipts 239Last week 30Year ago 72

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

McMinnville - Not enough comparable feeder cattle receipts compared to two weeks ago to form trends. Video load report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

AMS | USDA | FOIA

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	295.00–312.50	303.32
36	400–450	424	279.00–312.00	299.50
31	450–500	472	270.00–307.00	292.41
27	500–550	527	260.00–292.00	273.18
16	550–600	573	245.00–275.00	263.62
7	600–650	619	230.00–255.00	243.43
9	650–700	669	215.00–235.00	222.78
3	700–750	738	205.00–220.00	212.30
2	750–800	755	190.00–200.00	194.97
2	800–850	815	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	230.00–280.00	267.88
14	400–450	417	247.50–300.00	276.45
18	450–500	479	235.00–285.00	263.77
16	500–550	527	232.50–260.00	247.95
12	550–600	561	225.00–250.00	238.65
5	600–650	635	226.00–230.00	229.19
4	650–700	668	200.00–220.00	204.98
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	835	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	222.50	222.50
2	450–500	453	250.00–270.00	260.06
3	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	244	310.00–325.00	314.82
18	250–300	283	295.00–330.00	309.43
22	300–350	322	275.00–310.00	297.18
48	350–400	380	269.00–302.00	287.83
62	400–450	425	262.00–295.00	276.94
68	450–500	480	250.00–290.00	271.83
50	500–550	518	221.00–274.00	253.51
40	550–600	580	220.00–255.00	243.54
29	600–650	620	211.00–238.00	230.67
23	650–700	677	210.00–227.50	217.66
7	700–750	715	197.00–212.50	204.71
6	750–800	769	190.00–220.00	202.17
2	800–850	828	140.00–151.00	145.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	305.00	305.00
8	500–550	536	260.00	260.00
24	550–600	553	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	688	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	723	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	760	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	302.00	302.00
1	300–350	330	272.00	272.00
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	445	262.00	262.00
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
5	550–600	576	185.00–225.00	193.27
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	271.00	271.00
3	350–400	370	259.00–271.00	267.17
3	450–500	490	241.00–246.00	242.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
12	300–350	320	230.00–287.00	273.64
12	350–400	381	250.00–280.00	271.60
24	400–450	431	230.00–270.00	252.30
9	450–500	476	220.00–260.00	246.50
10	500–550	535	192.00–252.50	234.26
9	550–600	584	220.00–237.50	228.33
12	600–650	630	187.00–215.00	203.44
3	650–700	675	196.00–215.00	203.73
3	750–800	764	180.00–190.00	186.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	527	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	600–650	612	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	225	330.00–385.00	373.15
19	250–300	264	330.00–380.00	360.69
14	300–350	325	305.00–347.00	320.73
23	350–400	381	290.00–335.00	309.90
30	400–450	428	290.00–331.00	313.77
34	450–500	470	290.00–320.00	301.51
25	500–550	515	270.00–301.00	290.29
15	550–600	557	270.00–295.00	280.86
10	600–650	621	250.00–271.00	262.66
18	650–700	664	230.00–250.00	247.97
12	700–750	717	230.00–249.00	244.62
2	750–800	788	220.00–225.00	222.52
3	800–850	818	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	331.00–332.00	331.14
14	500–550	530	300.00–316.00	308.85
36	550–600	565	286.00–300.00	296.48
13	600–650	617	277.00–282.00	279.06
16	650–700	677	262.50–276.00	268.31
3	750–800	782	233.00	233.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
10	300–350	337	280.00–310.00	289.02
4	350–400	381	280.00–285.00	281.30
2	400–450	423	270.00–280.00	275.03
3	450–500	469	230.00–270.00	256.77
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	274.00	274.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	330.00	330.00
3	250–300	270	297.00–320.00	309.25
19	300–350	327	290.00–327.00	306.16
15	350–400	372	260.00–300.00	284.65
9	400–450	424	250.00–297.50	271.86
12	450–500	480	270.00–290.00	278.57
4	500–550	516	230.00–280.00	259.90
7	550–600	566	220.00–252.50	241.82
1	600–650	600	222.50	222.50
2	650–700	680	217.50–220.00	218.73
4	700–750	735	220.00–230.00	222.48
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	531	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,131	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,274.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	858	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,763.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,164	1,335.00–1,400.00	1,365.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,035	975.00–1,300.00	1,169.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,219	1,450.00–1,760.00	1,601.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	1,660.00	1,660.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,166	1,670.00–2,100.00	1,945.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,410.00–2,725.00	2,555.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,930.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,210.00–2,700.00	2,455.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,850.00–1,870.00	1,862.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	2,225.00–2,825.00	2,454.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,693.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,340.00	1,340.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,464.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,367	119.00–130.00	122.07
24	—	1,447	105.50–117.00	113.62
2	—	1,410	100.00–103.00	101.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,061	78.00–92.00	85.99
2	—	1,103	105.00–106.00	105.52
43	—	1,054	82.50–105.00	96.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,166	94.50–116.00	110.35
8	—	1,263	95.00–103.00	98.91
11	—	1,239	115.00–124.00	117.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,708	100.00–134.00	125.72
5	—	1,684	132.00–140.00	136.02
8	—	1,520	108.00–122.00	113.83

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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