Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 205 priced lines covering 1,943 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,993 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 344 head. replacement cattle receipts at 118 head. Counted as USDA files them — 48 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,993Last week 207Year ago 2,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 117Year ago 291

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 18Year ago 92

Columbia - No trends could be established due to inadequate reciepts.

LaFayette - No trends this week due to this market being closed in observance of the Independence Day Holiday July 4th. Offerings also included 844 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 - The last reported sale at this location was three weeks ago. Therefor, an accurate price comparison could not be established.

Sweetwater - Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend on feeders. Slaughter cows/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower. link to video report:: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	280.00–335.00	305.81
12	300–350	328	300.00–350.00	333.74
10	350–400	374	260.00–330.00	314.42
16	400–450	436	292.50–330.00	311.84
18	450–500	485	290.00–325.00	303.04
73	500–550	522	270.00–317.50	298.86
42	550–600	570	240.00–290.00	273.17
30	600–650	636	250.00–280.00	258.88
57	650–700	658	250.00–270.00	261.58
12	700–750	711	233.00–245.00	237.45
16	750–800	770	235.00–245.00	238.19
15	850–900	892	215.00–223.00	216.02
1	900–950	930	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	459	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	525	320.00–325.00	322.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
28	550–600	588	284.00–302.50	285.99
10	600–650	605	290.00–295.00	293.99
16	650–700	651	270.00	270.00
64	700–750	733	251.00–265.00	255.37
55	750–800	775	248.00	248.00
38	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
9	850–900	884	228.00	228.00
53	950–1000	990	230.50	230.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	317.00	317.00
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	513	285.00–287.00	286.01
2	550–600	563	280.00–282.00	281.00
2	600–650	625	250.00–252.00	251.02
1	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	152.00	152.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	460	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00–317.00	308.82
1	500–550	520	302.00	302.00
2	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	730	252.00	252.00
4	750–800	774	238.00–240.00	239.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	281.00–330.00	297.33
5	300–350	327	252.50–315.00	274.16
2	350–400	368	292.50–305.00	298.45
8	400–450	434	207.50–280.00	270.82
2	450–500	455	234.00–280.00	256.75
17	500–550	524	187.50–282.50	270.20
2	550–600	578	252.50–255.00	253.78
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
4	650–700	679	222.00–244.00	229.38
6	700–750	728	212.00–224.00	218.14
3	800–850	822	220.00–225.00	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	611	232.00–239.00	235.60
4	650–700	670	231.00–237.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	449	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	835	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	300.00–310.00	304.89
10	250–300	279	260.00–325.00	287.57
8	300–350	309	235.00–285.00	276.76
29	350–400	384	247.00–295.00	267.08
18	400–450	416	252.50–300.00	273.85
35	450–500	474	250.00–271.00	263.11
46	500–550	516	240.00–265.00	259.20
66	550–600	576	244.00–265.00	251.92
79	600–650	633	210.00–255.00	240.52
7	650–700	664	221.00–240.00	227.42
24	700–750	721	195.00–220.00	204.71
15	750–800	781	195.00–217.00	214.01
1	850–900	895	182.00	182.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	287.00	287.00
27	450–500	464	275.00–277.50	275.68
84	500–550	519	265.00–270.00	267.12
11	550–600	586	260.00	260.00
21	600–650	612	245.00–250.00	249.29
24	650–700	661	242.00	242.00
44	700–750	706	231.00	231.00
18	750–800	756	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	255.00–290.00	273.20
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	580	219.00–225.00	221.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	227.00–237.00	231.95
2	650–700	660	228.00–232.00	230.00
1	700–750	745	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	810	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	280	260.00–310.00	265.68
2	300–350	343	290.00–295.00	292.48
6	350–400	363	220.00–285.00	252.07
11	400–450	433	220.00–272.50	258.47
8	450–500	479	185.00–260.00	242.04
19	500–550	522	215.00–250.00	238.45
6	550–600	583	220.00–245.00	231.62
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	683	220.00–225.00	222.45
3	700–750	730	174.00–190.00	181.66
1	750–800	780	177.50	177.50
1	800–850	800	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	207.00	207.00
1	450–500	475	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	559	224.00–232.00	228.04
2	600–650	628	197.50–219.00	208.55
1	650–700	680	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	750	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	245.00–265.00	255.18
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	415	247.00–265.00	254.84
5	450–500	481	245.00–265.00	255.22
3	500–550	535	210.00–250.00	237.17
11	550–600	580	200.00–245.00	227.47
3	600–650	615	200.00–220.00	206.78
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00
5	750–800	767	200.00–217.00	211.10
1	900–950	935	197.00	197.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	370	295.00–336.00	319.03
38	400–450	436	220.00–325.00	294.30
21	450–500	466	265.00–295.00	273.59
26	500–550	519	220.00–285.00	275.42
25	550–600	579	220.00–270.00	258.30
13	600–650	625	205.00–247.50	232.94
29	650–700	659	215.00–251.00	242.58
7	700–750	719	205.00–220.00	217.22
7	750–800	757	190.00–221.00	214.09
4	800–850	843	181.00	181.00
2	900–950	913	151.00–155.00	152.99
1	950–1000	965	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	242.00–290.00	266.31
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	478	250.00–270.00	259.95
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	576	222.00–260.00	235.09
3	600–650	637	212.00–215.00	213.99
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	763	180.00–197.00	188.53
2	800–850	810	167.00–170.00	168.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	240.00–275.00	257.22
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	625	215.00–220.00	217.52
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	417	300.00–315.00	307.29
2	600–650	632	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	235.00–275.00	262.55
4	400–450	428	260.00–300.00	278.95
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
6	500–550	516	230.00–265.00	244.18
7	550–600	572	220.00–257.00	235.98
3	600–650	648	205.00	205.00
10	650–700	683	197.50–225.00	212.52
2	700–750	725	191.00	191.00
1	800–850	840	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,040	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,591.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,025	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,044	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,571.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	657	2,600.00–3,100.00	3,039.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,240.00	1,240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,600.00	1,362.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,686.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,118.55
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	770	850.00–1,025.00	943.24
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,300.00	1,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,700.00	2,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,470.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,254	115.00–129.00	123.26
14	—	1,248	138.00–151.00	142.51
60	—	1,252	122.00–140.00	132.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,039	100.00–114.00	108.05
34	—	1,103	111.00–131.00	122.54
9	—	1,243	120.00–132.00	125.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	122.00–128.00	124.75
35	—	1,444	130.00–143.00	134.97
5	—	1,414	140.00–149.00	144.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,956	167.00–180.00	174.74
4	—	1,379	140.00–155.00	148.15
18	—	1,694	150.00–167.00	158.86
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	148.00	148.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	120.00	120.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	115.00	115.00

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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