Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 212 priced lines covering 3,414 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,587 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 680 head. replacement cattle receipts at 218 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,587Last week 2,024Year ago 1,286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 680Last week 370Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 218Last week 216Year ago 44

Athens - Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. 6.00 lower, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. 6.00 lower, with those weighing 450 lbs. to 600 lbs. 5.00 higher, and those over 600 lbs. sharply higher. Feeder bulls 2.00 lower overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows 1.00 lower, with boning cows 2.00 higher, lean cows 12.00 higher, and bulls 15.00 higher.

Huntingdon - No trends could be established due inadequate receipts.

Knoxville - On a much heavier test compared to this same sale last week, feeder steers 15.00 to 30.00 lower, heifers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows/bulls 12.00 to 15.00 higher.

Pulaski - Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 500lbs 7.00 lower, over 500lbs 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs steady, over 500lbs 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Fayetteville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 15.00-30.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 15.00-25.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	305.00–352.50	334.94
14	250–300	284	270.00–352.50	299.59
22	300–350	332	300.00–352.50	321.04
22	350–400	380	280.00–330.00	314.93
35	400–450	423	280.00–300.00	291.30
76	450–500	475	268.00–297.00	275.84
47	500–550	524	255.00–302.50	276.80
125	550–600	561	225.00–274.00	267.32
90	600–650	631	240.00–270.00	256.00
161	650–700	667	222.00–265.00	244.08
95	700–750	733	210.00–242.50	232.11
27	750–800	777	225.00–240.00	229.96
79	800–850	829	215.00–230.00	216.00
7	850–900	880	233.00	233.00
6	900–950	939	203.00–216.00	206.41
1	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	388	315.00	315.00
12	400–450	418	305.00–310.00	307.37
21	450–500	488	297.50–312.50	300.42
2	500–550	528	290.00	290.00
22	550–600	583	270.00–287.50	278.93
4	600–650	631	287.50	287.50
11	650–700	671	260.00	260.00
5	700–750	732	254.00	254.00
24	750–800	788	235.00–238.50	238.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	562	290.00	290.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	620	200.00–237.50	218.90
5	650–700	663	201.00–207.50	202.36
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	250.00–251.00	250.80
1	650–700	650	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	295.00	295.00
7	250–300	271	240.00–300.00	267.61
15	300–350	328	260.00–315.00	287.26
21	350–400	375	245.00–310.00	278.77
14	400–450	414	260.00–287.50	278.87
56	450–500	467	230.00–272.50	262.27
44	500–550	535	225.00–270.00	244.49
61	550–600	572	227.50–262.50	252.88
39	600–650	633	175.00–243.50	234.88
12	650–700	670	200.00–240.00	219.40
8	700–750	719	177.50–225.00	209.02
3	750–800	772	210.00–218.00	215.41
3	800–850	824	157.50–215.00	196.27
5	850–900	867	207.50–213.00	211.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	227.50	227.50
5	450–500	494	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	207.50	207.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	290.00–312.50	294.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
21	250–300	275	224.00–280.00	236.58
14	300–350	322	260.00–290.00	273.34
42	350–400	376	240.00–280.00	261.53
70	400–450	432	240.00–277.50	257.27
142	450–500	474	240.00–270.00	250.77
90	500–550	521	220.00–259.00	242.81
181	550–600	565	220.00–265.00	240.00
85	600–650	635	210.00–245.00	228.29
28	650–700	673	210.00–230.00	219.85
43	700–750	727	200.00–215.00	212.36
2	750–800	763	195.00–200.00	197.54
7	800–850	808	190.00–199.00	193.30
1	850–900	885	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	404	270.00–275.00	271.05
12	550–600	556	245.00–246.00	245.66
5	600–650	618	234.00–235.00	234.20
8	650–700	674	228.00	228.00
11	700–750	733	215.00–221.00	219.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	487	252.50–258.00	256.11
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	460	246.00	246.00
2	600–650	622	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	220.00–238.00	230.01
1	600–650	615	202.50	202.50
5	700–750	711	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	207.50	207.50
4	400–450	419	205.00–247.50	235.93
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	585	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	250.00–272.50	258.32
10	300–350	328	245.00–277.50	263.25
43	350–400	374	235.00–277.50	255.59
18	400–450	430	210.00–272.50	256.79
78	450–500	459	215.00–247.50	240.39
40	500–550	537	185.00–247.50	232.52
49	550–600	567	180.00–239.00	228.19
34	600–650	623	190.00–228.00	211.64
7	650–700	674	190.00–220.00	203.93
8	700–750	721	177.50–216.00	196.77
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
4	900–950	914	160.00–179.00	167.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	285.00–315.00	296.34
12	300–350	319	280.00–305.00	291.93
12	350–400	375	275.00–325.00	294.13
49	400–450	426	265.00–310.00	279.13
29	450–500	475	260.00–302.50	286.45
42	500–550	530	220.00–279.00	246.25
37	550–600	577	220.00–272.50	246.61
17	600–650	621	228.00–245.00	235.43
23	650–700	669	200.00–247.50	229.97
14	700–750	720	200.00–220.00	214.31
6	750–800	778	210.00–220.00	214.58
5	800–850	838	185.00–196.00	187.13
1	950–1000	955	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	217.50	217.50
1	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	527	215.00–250.00	226.94
2	550–600	595	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	418	310.00–315.00	312.49
2	450–500	450	285.00–290.00	287.50
4	500–550	510	260.00–270.00	266.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	470	192.50–220.00	206.54
4	500–550	520	238.00	238.00
4	550–600	586	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	242.50	242.50
2	600–650	630	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	537	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	377	235.00–290.00	263.02
13	400–450	418	220.00–280.00	254.75
25	450–500	469	225.00–275.00	257.51
16	500–550	522	210.00–257.50	236.88
19	550–600	573	205.00–255.00	228.16
4	600–650	616	205.00–235.00	220.68
6	650–700	676	167.50–225.00	202.42
4	700–750	726	194.00–197.50	196.01
2	750–800	788	155.00–185.00	169.86
1	800–850	840	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	965	147.50	147.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	577	182.50	182.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,190.00	2,190.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,370	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,939.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,530.00–1,725.00	1,631.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,306	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,072.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,338	1,800.00–2,400.00	1,998.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,240	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,250	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	1,550.00–1,770.00	1,661.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	979	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,577.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,418	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,213.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,337	1,450.00–2,325.00	1,928.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,365.95
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,708.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,000.00–1,775.00	1,452.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,499.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	942	1,550.00–2,525.00	1,741.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,100.00–2,725.00	2,545.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,491.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,252	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,500.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,925.00–2,275.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,125.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	956	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,478.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	950	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,700	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,675	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,520	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,060	115.00–146.00	134.36
12	—	1,094	129.00–153.00	140.80
16	—	1,034	91.00–136.00	116.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,502	145.00–164.00	156.22
9	—	1,523	124.00–140.00	134.49
91	—	1,458	134.00–157.50	146.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,221	128.00–157.50	144.61
19	—	1,237	129.00–142.00	135.57
24	—	1,262	147.00–181.00	157.16
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	127.00–139.00	132.10
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	140.00–142.00	141.11
1	—	1,405	154.00	154.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,764	138.00–145.00	141.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,735	163.00–190.00	178.44
18	—	1,797	168.00–204.00	184.08
6	—	1,379	145.00–165.00	159.07
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	167.50–175.00	170.68
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	170.00	170.00

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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