Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 191 priced lines covering 1,665 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,137 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 306 head. replacement cattle receipts at 116 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,137Last week 2,400Year ago 1,595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 395Year ago 445

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 41Year ago 216

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder Steers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs mostly steady, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

McMinnville - No trends available at this time. Load 1: 72 one owner steers averaging 714lbs with 57blk, 10chx, 5 red; medium/large frame, 80% #1/20% #2 value-added medium flesh:: $275.75 Load 2: 55 one owner steers averaging 916lbs with 31blk, 17chx, 7 red; medium/large frame, 70% #1/ 30% #2, value added medium to medium minus flesh:: $$238.50 Video load report:: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf

Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	300.00–316.00	306.76
8	450–500	472	264.00–290.00	282.99
22	500–550	524	250.00–300.00	283.01
6	550–600	575	260.00–285.00	273.33
14	600–650	628	240.00–255.00	244.66
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
5	700–750	712	225.00–230.00	228.98
2	750–800	773	210.00–235.00	222.14
2	800–850	808	210.00–215.00	212.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	270.00–280.00	274.90
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	315.00–337.50	328.31
3	400–450	422	307.50–325.00	317.60
4	450–500	471	295.00–317.50	304.21
5	500–550	533	281.00–305.00	292.34
5	550–600	564	280.00–290.00	285.18
7	600–650	617	242.50–258.00	249.56
11	650–700	674	238.00–249.00	245.13
3	700–750	705	241.00–243.00	242.00
2	800–850	825	222.50–225.00	223.73
1	850–900	885	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	282.00–289.00	284.84
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	667	220.00–250.00	239.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	265.00–275.00	270.06
2	450–500	465	245.00–250.00	247.45
5	500–550	528	230.00–236.00	234.18
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
7	400–450	425	260.00–295.00	281.39
4	450–500	470	272.50–277.50	274.30
9	500–550	518	250.00–277.50	265.05
7	550–600	578	234.00–272.00	254.96
8	600–650	630	217.50–240.00	230.21
3	650–700	672	215.00–232.50	223.81
1	700–750	735	226.00	226.00
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	217	370.00–400.00	392.83
3	250–300	268	345.00–390.00	367.36
6	300–350	323	325.00–350.00	343.18
2	350–400	393	340.00	340.00
17	400–450	429	320.00–345.00	328.32
20	450–500	482	310.00–320.00	313.68
7	500–550	519	297.50–315.00	310.02
24	550–600	569	289.00–309.00	299.71
33	600–650	617	270.00–285.00	277.08
25	650–700	659	264.00–273.00	267.82
34	700–750	720	243.00–255.00	252.96
3	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	810	226.00–231.00	228.52
1	850–900	875	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	491	315.00	315.00
9	550–600	584	279.50	279.50
7	600–650	603	292.00	292.00
78	700–750	715	263.50–275.75	274.80
109	900–950	923	227.00–238.50	232.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	269	375.00–380.00	378.45
4	300–350	335	367.00	367.00
22	350–400	371	320.00–340.00	332.67
9	400–450	424	300.00–328.00	318.61
28	450–500	464	295.00–320.00	311.27
5	500–550	515	259.00–310.00	288.62
73	550–600	577	270.00–290.00	282.60
34	600–650	618	260.00–285.00	272.10
5	650–700	662	260.00–277.00	272.12
2	700–750	718	250.00	250.00
26	750–800	791	235.00–247.00	244.71
2	850–900	873	227.00	227.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	252.00	252.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	705	214.00	214.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	530	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	352.00	352.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
7	450–500	484	280.00–290.00	287.12
2	500–550	533	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	590	255.00–270.00	267.00
2	600–650	621	245.00	245.00
4	650–700	671	250.00	250.00
5	700–750	733	220.00–247.00	230.02
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	320.00–340.00	332.83
2	300–350	325	300.00–310.00	304.85
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	435	305.00–310.00	307.53
2	450–500	460	270.00–302.50	286.25
4	500–550	521	285.00–292.50	289.39
7	550–600	579	232.00–282.00	267.75
5	600–650	624	250.00–268.00	261.80
7	650–700	688	234.00–260.00	247.33
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	795	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	322.50	322.50
8	800–850	806	231.50	231.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	219	330.00–350.00	343.81
2	250–300	283	335.00–340.00	337.48
9	300–350	323	310.00–330.00	320.92
14	350–400	382	295.00–310.00	301.45
6	400–450	430	275.00–285.00	277.89
31	450–500	475	267.50–280.00	272.35
30	500–550	518	264.00–277.50	269.39
21	550–600	571	250.00–262.00	254.87
38	600–650	626	234.00–245.00	239.72
24	650–700	678	230.00–238.00	233.90
7	700–750	709	225.00–234.00	229.85
5	750–800	766	220.00–230.00	222.17
1	900–950	905	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
6	300–350	329	310.00–325.00	317.11
26	350–400	377	273.00–327.00	312.64
19	400–450	418	287.00–316.00	303.17
29	450–500	475	259.00–291.00	279.49
59	500–550	526	245.00–270.00	263.87
18	550–600	586	246.00–260.00	249.00
14	600–650	622	230.00–250.00	241.41
14	650–700	671	230.00–255.00	244.15
9	700–750	715	215.00–230.00	226.38
5	750–800	754	210.00–217.00	212.60
3	800–850	842	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	858	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	252.00	252.00
2	450–500	490	263.00–265.00	263.99
2	500–550	528	220.00–245.00	232.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	301.59
4	350–400	363	270.00–275.00	273.78
9	400–450	419	247.50–270.00	262.51
7	450–500	474	247.50–265.00	260.92
10	500–550	523	230.00–260.00	251.86
5	550–600	585	240.00–245.00	240.97
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	270	300.00–310.00	303.09
4	350–400	370	250.00–300.00	270.62
9	400–450	434	263.00–272.00	266.68
20	450–500	475	240.00–277.00	262.72
10	500–550	531	220.00–250.00	244.02
3	550–600	572	220.00–250.00	237.97
17	600–650	614	220.00–240.00	235.20
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	305	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	300.00	300.00
10	450–500	466	287.50–290.00	289.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	225.00	225.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,314	1,480.00–1,980.00	1,787.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,233	1,520.00–1,580.00	1,543.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,370	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,859.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,309	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,891.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,490	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,914.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,290.00	1,290.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,595	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,392.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,340	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,691.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,610.00	1,610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,404	148.00–158.00	151.62
18	—	1,398	132.00–149.00	140.06
4	—	1,568	126.00–129.00	127.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,047	80.00–129.00	119.75
5	—	1,003	101.00–113.00	106.78
12	—	1,070	129.00–133.00	130.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,118	123.00–129.00	124.84
6	—	1,341	143.00–149.00	146.05
62	—	1,164	125.50–145.00	138.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,545	126.00–155.00	143.31
14	—	1,640	144.00–165.00	155.32
5	—	1,827	164.00–177.00	170.62

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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