Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 123 priced lines covering 852 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 977 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 195 head. replacement cattle receipts at 52 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 1,254Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 256Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 62Year ago 31

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 5.00 higher, with exception of boning cows 10.00 higher.

Fayetteville - Compared to this same sale last week, too few steer receipts to compare, heifers 2.00 to 15.00 lower, bulls 3.00 to 10.00 lower with 550lbs to 650lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 11.00 higher, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	395.00–430.00	418.17
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	330	380.00–390.00	386.77
6	350–400	378	335.00–360.00	346.81
27	400–450	429	290.00–337.50	321.10
17	450–500	474	295.00–335.00	309.46
17	500–550	532	270.00–312.50	297.29
12	550–600	573	255.00–297.50	284.47
9	600–650	606	257.50–283.00	267.60
5	650–700	662	254.00–260.00	258.80
3	700–750	713	227.50–252.50	244.21
4	750–800	771	217.50–245.00	232.89
1	850–900	860	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	455	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	525	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	355.00–375.00	365.09
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	487	247.50–275.00	264.90
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
5	550–600	580	248.00–255.00	252.19
3	600–650	623	220.00–230.00	226.55
2	650–700	675	199.00–250.00	224.88
1	750–800	785	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	330	340.00–375.00	358.66
8	350–400	386	335.00–375.00	342.79
6	400–450	425	320.00–365.00	337.49
19	450–500	478	296.00–335.00	312.50
20	500–550	534	275.00–322.50	313.33
40	550–600	571	282.50–309.00	298.21
18	600–650	623	267.50–290.00	280.62
21	650–700	678	265.00–276.00	269.65
12	700–750	719	254.00–271.00	262.16
6	750–800	762	254.00–264.00	257.34
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	318.00	318.00
3	500–550	531	331.00	331.00
7	550–600	562	312.00–320.00	315.97
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	658	284.00	284.00
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	312.50	312.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	278.00	278.00
4	750–800	771	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	342.50	342.50
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	424	240.00–317.50	288.56
2	450–500	495	295.00–305.00	300.00
3	500–550	542	245.00	245.00
6	600–650	616	268.00	268.00
3	650–700	677	250.00–255.00	253.40
2	700–750	738	210.00–250.00	230.07
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	835	197.50	197.50
3	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	330.00–337.50	334.52
3	600–650	601	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	335.00–350.00	342.50
12	300–350	323	280.00–340.00	321.93
28	350–400	378	277.50–320.00	310.51
27	400–450	428	265.00–312.50	290.39
41	450–500	476	254.00–290.00	276.92
47	500–550	518	247.50–283.00	265.63
38	550–600	571	250.00–275.00	257.06
10	600–650	618	224.00–248.00	240.78
21	650–700	671	217.50–245.00	231.65
20	700–750	720	205.00–228.00	217.77
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	880	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	412	282.50–320.00	306.14
13	450–500	472	270.00–300.00	279.71
14	500–550	539	261.50–290.00	269.78
12	550–600	573	252.00–260.00	255.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	633	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	650	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	589	237.50–240.00	239.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	337.50	337.50
1	250–300	275	327.50	327.50
5	300–350	327	280.00–297.50	291.30
2	350–400	378	282.50–320.00	301.62
6	400–450	431	247.50–282.00	271.06
3	450–500	482	260.00–267.50	263.85
4	550–600	575	230.00–250.00	238.59
1	600–650	605	237.50	237.50
2	750–800	780	180.00–197.50	188.69
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	282.50	282.50

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)	1	—	1,200	2,175.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,390.00	1,390.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,946.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,400.00	1,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,880.00	1,880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,725.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,978	126.00–134.00	131.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,148	122.00–146.00	135.09
13	—	1,303	133.00–157.00	147.56
2	—	1,178	123.00–130.00	126.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,045	110.00–136.00	124.80
2	—	850	129.00–131.00	130.04
2	—	1,070	121.00–124.00	122.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	134.00	134.00
6	—	1,409	138.00–152.00	144.20
22	—	1,434	120.00–148.00	138.80
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,951	155.00–173.00	163.89
6	—	1,703	154.00–168.00	162.06
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	164.00	164.00

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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