Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 190 priced lines covering 1,988 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,797 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 215 head. replacement cattle receipts at 50 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,797Last week 1,602Year ago 1,615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 276Year ago 349

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 64Year ago 38

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls not well established. Feeders not well established last week.

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 lower and those weighing over 600 lbs. 12.00 to 15.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 7.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows sharply lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 2 loads ML 1-2 Heifers, 573 lbs., $291.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Pulaski - Compared to last sale Feeder Steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower

Fayetteville - Compared to this same sale last week,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
4	300–350	329	330.00–345.00	334.90
7	350–400	374	315.00–345.00	334.10
14	400–450	428	290.00–322.50	307.29
33	450–500	489	267.50–317.50	306.62
52	500–550	525	265.00–310.00	298.57
91	550–600	569	262.50–299.00	291.43
45	600–650	627	240.00–285.00	265.84
40	650–700	672	230.00–263.00	254.20
26	700–750	714	212.50–282.50	243.99
3	750–800	778	230.00–240.00	236.62
1	800–850	840	235.00	235.00
3	3400–3450	3,445	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	327.00–347.50	336.44
7	450–500	487	311.00–323.00	319.67
10	500–550	530	301.00–317.50	307.68
21	550–600	561	298.00–310.00	304.61
82	600–650	634	262.50–307.50	295.21
39	650–700	662	275.00–290.00	288.44
8	700–750	719	244.00–254.50	248.08
6	750–800	781	253.00	253.00
4	800–850	828	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	285.00	285.00
3	250–300	280	294.00–310.00	301.49
7	300–350	318	300.00–315.00	306.69
9	350–400	376	252.50–320.00	293.15
6	400–450	418	257.50–295.00	275.95
4	450–500	485	250.00–287.50	269.27
3	500–550	513	237.50–280.00	256.23
2	550–600	575	237.50–257.50	247.15
7	600–650	629	217.50–240.00	235.41
5	650–700	672	237.50–250.00	241.34
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	573	260.00–262.50	261.26
2	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	668	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
6	300–350	327	280.00–332.50	297.65
31	350–400	375	250.00–300.00	279.64
47	400–450	426	252.50–287.50	270.01
79	450–500	482	250.00–275.00	265.66
50	500–550	522	240.00–275.00	258.36
81	550–600	578	230.00–259.00	249.06
46	600–650	618	220.00–250.00	242.29
14	650–700	681	215.00–244.00	235.98
11	700–750	720	187.50–227.00	211.48
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
7	800–850	801	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	308.00	308.00
13	400–450	408	262.50–299.00	287.82
12	450–500	480	252.50–274.00	268.67
4	500–550	547	270.00	270.00
13	550–600	568	262.00–269.50	266.20
15	600–650	613	247.00–267.00	263.49
9	650–700	656	248.00	248.00
2	700–750	708	224.00	224.00
12	750–800	767	220.00–234.00	227.02
2	950–1000	977	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
165	550–600	573	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	578	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
7	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	675	220.00–222.00	220.99
1	700–750	735	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	50–100	55	240.00	240.00
11	300–350	330	242.50–275.00	262.47
8	350–400	378	230.00–275.00	258.14
15	400–450	422	215.00–267.50	252.81
26	450–500	476	225.00–272.50	248.84
15	500–550	523	212.50–250.00	238.46
14	550–600	577	200.00–245.00	230.40
5	600–650	619	215.00–230.00	223.94
7	650–700	669	197.50–220.00	213.16
3	700–750	720	180.00–205.00	189.29
2	750–800	755	167.50–192.50	180.08
1	800–850	825	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	380	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
4	600–650	605	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	267.50	267.50
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	490	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	523	232.50–247.50	240.25
4	550–600	585	238.00–242.00	241.02
3	650–700	693	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	548	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
5	700–750	702	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	277.50	277.50
3	500–550	522	260.00–277.50	271.69
1	650–700	680	234.00	234.00
1	750–800	760	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	375	235.00–290.00	270.16
12	400–450	423	240.00–277.50	264.02
11	450–500	475	232.50–282.50	263.88
6	500–550	519	236.00–267.50	247.32
11	550–600	574	220.00–260.00	245.52
11	600–650	611	215.00–255.00	230.90
9	650–700	671	194.00–230.00	214.62
2	700–750	705	198.00–230.00	214.00
3	750–800	767	162.50–175.00	169.15
1	800–850	805	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
2	450–500	468	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	310.00–320.00	315.80
6	300–350	340	320.00–342.50	338.61
9	350–400	387	311.00–337.50	321.70
33	400–450	429	272.50–325.00	299.01
27	450–500	473	260.00–307.50	295.35
33	500–550	518	260.00–294.00	279.36
21	550–600	568	247.50–282.50	268.89
17	600–650	613	225.00–265.00	254.81
31	650–700	677	235.00–249.00	244.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	230.00–270.00	248.93
1	550–600	565	212.50	212.50
2	700–750	733	155.00–165.00	160.09
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	522	242.50–260.00	251.62
1	550–600	590	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	645	227.50–242.50	235.00
1	750–800	760	212.50	212.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	870	195.00–196.00	195.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	2,400.00–2,875.00	2,645.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,833.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,734.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,182	1,275.00–1,875.00	1,544.96
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.14
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,450.00	1,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,725.00	1,587.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,429	129.00–156.00	140.47
3	—	1,362	126.00–132.00	128.59
13	—	1,387	135.00–160.00	144.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,121	109.00–129.00	120.73
15	—	968	101.00–121.00	110.60
11	—	1,185	117.00–126.00	120.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,192	116.00–130.00	124.72
16	—	1,297	137.00–150.00	143.65
71	—	1,242	125.00–145.00	134.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,674	151.00–169.00	159.44
8	—	1,849	160.00–182.00	167.24
8	—	1,533	138.00–150.00	146.77
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	145.00–153.00	150.10

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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