Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 124 priced lines covering 1,213 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,274 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 226 head. replacement cattle receipts at 33 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,274Last week 0Year ago 1,365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 0Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 94

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-18.00 lower with instances of 25.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower. Offerings also included 1053 head 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 this same sale last week, on a lighter test in addition to spotty quality comparable receipts were too limited to form a trend on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Sweetwater - Compared to last week, breaker and lean cows mostly steady with boning cows 4.00 lower, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted for feeder heifers and bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	300.00	300.00
5	300–350	330	260.00–295.00	276.14
3	350–400	358	310.00–320.00	313.30
5	400–450	427	247.50–275.00	263.67
3	450–500	497	240.00–280.00	266.72
7	500–550	517	242.00–260.00	255.87
7	550–600	591	245.00–265.00	261.52
13	600–650	639	220.00–245.00	239.09
17	650–700	680	230.00–232.00	231.89
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	825	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	335.00–370.00	356.82
26	300–350	322	315.00–355.00	348.00
4	350–400	376	345.00–355.00	352.67
29	400–450	424	300.00–345.00	314.53
10	450–500	470	280.00–305.00	294.55
27	500–550	513	275.00–305.00	287.92
28	550–600	578	263.00–290.00	271.66
25	600–650	631	245.00–262.00	249.92
12	650–700	678	254.00–266.00	257.02
20	700–750	714	223.50–225.00	223.80
12	750–800	772	220.00–238.00	224.49
10	850–900	873	212.50–225.00	216.17
5	950–1000	960	185.50	185.50
14	1050–1100	1,065	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	467	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
7	700–750	735	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	605	225.00–240.00	232.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	307.50	307.50
15	250–300	289	252.50–370.00	320.19
4	300–350	321	310.00	310.00
20	350–400	371	259.00–310.00	288.14
35	400–450	425	263.50–302.50	276.81
29	450–500	473	260.00–290.00	268.74
24	500–550	511	240.00–280.00	254.60
19	550–600	577	218.00–265.00	242.74
34	600–650	630	214.00–227.00	219.51
7	650–700	667	200.00–202.00	200.56
12	700–750	719	199.00–200.00	199.34
14	750–800	761	170.00–189.00	185.46
20	850–900	874	187.50	187.50
13	900–950	928	139.00–143.00	140.23
1	950–1000	985	142.00	142.00
3	1000–1050	1,033	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	312.50	312.50
4	400–450	421	305.00–310.00	307.45
19	450–500	455	300.00–315.00	314.20
67	500–550	517	256.50–285.00	272.38
74	550–600	583	244.50–247.00	244.89
28	600–650	606	238.50–247.00	240.24
52	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	270.00–280.00	274.77
3	300–350	340	230.00–240.00	235.00
5	350–400	368	235.00–290.00	268.18
12	400–450	424	259.00–290.00	271.00
13	450–500	487	202.50–270.00	253.70
4	500–550	533	225.00–245.00	236.23
1	550–600	570	210.00	210.00
7	600–650	631	172.50–210.00	197.69
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
4	700–750	731	180.50	180.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	265.00–275.00	270.03
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
16	350–400	379	285.00–322.00	314.32
15	400–450	431	282.50–335.00	316.50
19	450–500	472	270.00–300.00	284.21
25	500–550	525	245.00–277.00	271.22
25	550–600	572	255.00–277.00	271.87
4	600–650	626	225.00–237.00	228.15
22	650–700	667	217.50–251.00	242.26
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	885	184.00	184.00
1	900–950	935	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
14	400–450	414	355.00–360.00	359.63
2	500–550	512	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	378	260.00–265.00	263.94
10	400–450	425	247.50–315.00	274.62
6	450–500	468	260.00–275.00	270.88
4	500–550	519	197.50–242.00	230.42
6	550–600	586	207.50–255.00	236.51
4	650–700	673	205.00–223.00	214.54
2	750–800	765	202.50	202.50

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	—	1,023	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	138.00	138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,490	115.00–125.00	121.15
2	—	1,310	136.00	136.00
12	—	1,504	129.00–135.00	132.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,224	117.00–132.00	125.78
7	—	1,214	111.00–119.00	115.76
8	—	1,316	128.00–140.00	135.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	959	98.00–112.00	107.07
16	—	1,048	100.00–124.00	116.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	117.00	117.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	123.00–131.00	126.32
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	105.00–111.00	107.87
1	—	1,155	90.00	90.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	131.00–135.00	132.95
5	—	1,759	140.00–165.00	150.46
2	—	1,613	160.00–172.00	165.28
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	126.00–142.50	134.41
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	138.00	138.00

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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