Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 187 priced lines covering 1,340 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 574 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 173 head. replacement cattle receipts at 20 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jul 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 1,797Year ago 1,571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 215Year ago 382

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 58

Pulaski - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 6.00 lower, over 500 1.00 to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 2.00 lower, over 500 1.00 to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Fayetteville - Compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers under 600lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower and steers over 600lbs 2.00 to 17.00 higher, feeder heifers on a more limited test 8.00 to 25.00 higher but #2 muscled heifers showing less demand trending 8.00 to 25.00 lower, and bulls 2.00 to 15.0 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	235.00	235.00
96	550–600	584	260.00–279.00	275.87
12	700–750	711	227.50–237.50	235.81
6	800–850	817	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	275	265.00–285.00	274.64
9	300–350	324	270.00–295.00	279.82
18	350–400	367	255.00–302.50	278.18
24	400–450	425	270.00–300.00	280.67
37	450–500	478	242.50–272.50	261.39
54	500–550	526	237.50–267.50	256.11
33	550–600	569	240.00–258.00	248.23
19	600–650	610	225.00–247.00	239.28
10	650–700	661	218.00–227.50	224.04
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
5	800–850	820	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	245.00–257.50	249.22
2	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	525	221.00–228.00	224.47
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	528	232.50–250.00	240.87
3	550–600	583	222.50–237.50	231.89
3	600–650	635	220.00–240.00	226.46
2	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	425	212.50–240.00	226.57
3	500–550	528	215.00–217.50	215.84
1	550–600	560	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	282.50	282.50
4	500–550	543	200.00–232.50	224.49
7	650–700	659	180.00–200.00	194.32
3	900–950	918	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
6	550–600	567	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	245.00–290.00	269.48
7	300–350	338	240.00–272.50	256.83
6	350–400	373	225.00–265.00	248.04
7	400–450	418	225.00–266.00	245.81
9	450–500	467	212.50–247.50	234.14
7	500–550	517	220.00–245.00	233.46
7	550–600	575	225.00–244.00	236.72
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
6	650–700	664	210.00–220.00	217.92
3	700–750	725	210.00–212.50	210.82
1	900–950	900	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
8	300–350	330	300.00–332.50	310.08
7	350–400	380	287.50–322.50	309.51
16	400–450	438	275.00–315.00	300.72
20	450–500	464	270.00–322.50	299.88
31	500–550	522	265.00–310.00	293.88
25	550–600	571	250.00–290.00	282.15
21	600–650	629	250.00–277.00	266.63
12	650–700	664	257.50–287.50	269.12
1	750–800	765	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	570	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	464	290.00–295.00	291.72
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
70	600–650	619	265.00–295.00	292.11
4	650–700	657	290.00	290.00
75	700–750	705	262.50–274.00	273.84
13	800–850	818	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	295.00	295.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	338	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	581	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	282.50	282.50
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	331	257.50–295.00	272.73
7	350–400	381	230.00–300.00	267.06
3	400–450	423	245.00–275.00	263.31
5	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	273.09
3	500–550	517	235.00–262.50	244.97
10	550–600	576	230.00–270.00	251.93
6	600–650	628	235.00–248.00	242.25
5	650–700	663	240.00–246.00	244.63
3	700–750	710	207.50–247.50	221.75
1	800–850	820	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	885	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	573	207.50–222.50	214.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	277.50	277.50
2	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	667	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	277.50	277.50
4	600–650	611	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	252.50–270.00	261.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	270.00–295.00	282.34
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00–255.00	252.50
1	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	610	235.00–246.00	240.59
2	650–700	687	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
8	300–350	332	300.00–320.00	312.54
16	350–400	370	280.00–335.00	313.20
23	400–450	424	252.50–327.50	304.55
23	450–500	473	250.00–810.00	307.02
32	500–550	523	260.00–302.50	277.16
24	550–600	573	250.00–282.50	264.82
13	600–650	614	231.00–265.00	245.52
12	650–700	664	225.00–246.00	238.92
3	700–750	732	210.00–224.00	219.54
3	750–800	765	195.00–212.50	205.83
1	800–850	810	201.00	201.00
1	850–900	895	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	648	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	480	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	690	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	542	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	625	234.00	234.00
1	800–850	810	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	265.00–287.50	279.30
7	400–450	426	225.00–280.00	254.55
15	450–500	470	235.00–272.50	254.98
10	500–550	524	190.00–255.00	239.32
10	550–600	576	210.00–261.00	242.51
7	600–650	628	207.50–227.50	217.80
2	650–700	663	224.00–230.00	227.03
3	700–750	718	175.00–182.50	179.24
1	750–800	795	207.50	207.50
2	800–850	813	145.00–172.50	158.71
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	591	200.00	200.00

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)	1	—	1,170	1,460.00	1,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,243	1,725.00–2,250.00	1,937.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,274	1,550.00–1,920.00	1,754.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,547.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,897.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,570.00	1,570.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	818	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,810.00	1,810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,925.00	2,925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,525	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,123	120.00–143.00	132.07
4	—	1,023	104.00–109.00	106.74
29	—	1,083	118.00–1,335.00	166.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,403	142.00–159.00	150.50
55	—	1,245	126.00–1,290.00	152.80
4	—	1,204	123.00–131.00	128.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,345	129.00–130.00	129.61
35	—	1,483	131.00–1,335.00	171.65
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	118.00	118.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	134.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,692	154.00–175.00	160.67
6	—	1,637	150.00–153.00	151.52
3	—	1,792	167.00–172.00	168.59
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	147.00–149.00	148.25

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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