Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 279 priced lines covering 2,693 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,182 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 570 head. replacement cattle receipts at 177 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Oct 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,182Last week 2,906Year ago 1,238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 570Last week 535Year ago 344

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 177Year ago 57

Athens - Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 600lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower, over 600lbs steady; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600lbs steady; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Huntingdon - Trends can not be established due to insufficient receipts. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder heifers measuring 6.00 lower overall with lighter demand noted, and lower-quality offerings were noted for feeder classes overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with lean cows 6.00 lower, and bulls mostly steady.

Pulaski - Compared to last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls and Feeder Steers not well established last week. Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs 8.00 to 15.00 lower, over 550 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand moderate. Quality fair to good.

Fayetteville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-9.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 4.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 lower with heifers weighing 500-550 lbs. being 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	257.50	257.50
2	400–450	425	200.00–241.00	219.54
3	500–550	532	211.00–231.00	224.02
2	550–600	593	211.00–216.00	213.51
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	252.50–277.50	270.04
6	400–450	417	255.00–275.00	265.08
9	450–500	471	227.00–265.00	241.09
12	500–550	533	215.00–238.00	224.00
8	550–600	567	215.00–240.00	225.52
7	600–650	622	192.50–224.00	210.29
2	650–700	683	201.00–221.00	211.18
1	700–750	705	191.00	191.00
2	750–800	798	168.00	168.00
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	290.00–295.00	293.40
4	400–450	430	282.50–290.00	286.16
12	450–500	477	270.00–280.00	274.30
9	500–550	518	250.00–265.00	256.88
5	550–600	562	240.00–247.50	244.52
7	600–650	610	225.00–235.00	229.27
8	650–700	677	220.00–222.50	220.62
2	700–750	710	210.00–220.00	214.93
3	750–800	767	200.00–210.00	203.41
1	800–850	810	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	870	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	435	245.00–250.00	247.44
5	450–500	472	227.50–250.00	245.56
1	500–550	535	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	195.00–200.00	197.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	310.00–352.50	338.51
24	350–400	380	290.00–325.00	307.21
57	400–450	427	254.00–299.00	279.20
38	450–500	472	255.00–284.00	268.69
49	500–550	530	237.50–260.00	249.58
41	550–600	565	220.00–260.00	242.82
42	600–650	618	207.50–250.00	227.76
52	650–700	668	200.00–235.00	221.49
18	700–750	723	200.00–225.00	208.00
9	750–800	768	189.00–216.00	206.65
2	800–850	808	187.50–200.00	193.69
2	850–900	865	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	369	225.00–270.00	252.96
10	400–450	428	210.00–270.00	246.00
30	450–500	470	205.00–265.00	249.24
19	500–550	523	200.00–247.50	231.87
13	550–600	574	205.00–237.50	225.43
8	600–650	627	195.00–215.00	206.16
5	650–700	660	210.00–217.50	214.50
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	920	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	970	140.00	140.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	120.00	120.00
2	1250–1300	1,280	130.00–140.00	135.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	429	250.00–260.00	258.41
4	450–500	482	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	520	220.00–230.00	227.43
3	550–600	570	222.50–227.50	225.88
1	600–650	625	214.00	214.00
3	650–700	658	202.50–212.50	209.11
4	800–850	812	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	880	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	260.00–277.50	267.93
9	300–350	326	227.50–255.00	244.17
4	350–400	385	230.00–247.50	239.97
16	400–450	419	210.00–240.00	223.50
7	450–500	466	217.50–232.50	225.65
9	500–550	521	205.00–225.00	217.37
11	550–600	571	202.50–226.00	215.11
1	950–1000	960	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
6	500–550	514	240.00–245.00	240.84
13	550–600	557	246.00	246.00
13	750–800	772	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	270.00–280.00	271.24
9	400–450	424	245.00–250.00	247.83
29	450–500	469	245.00–253.00	252.08
35	500–550	516	225.00–235.00	230.05
30	550–600	562	225.00–235.00	231.27
32	600–650	611	215.00–225.00	220.61
6	650–700	665	210.00–220.00	214.20
4	700–750	730	195.00–202.50	199.36
5	750–800	768	195.00–205.00	200.01
3	850–900	853	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	923	170.00–200.00	184.63
1	1000–1050	1,020	165.00	165.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	345	212.50	212.50
2	350–400	373	231.00–235.00	232.96
1	500–550	520	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	375	242.00	242.00
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	250.00–260.00	254.94
2	300–350	333	232.50–255.00	243.33
3	350–400	382	207.50–250.00	229.64
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	478	212.50–228.00	221.44
5	500–550	516	201.00–216.00	211.07
4	550–600	568	200.00–226.00	210.51
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	275.00–287.50	285.15
4	400–450	438	277.50	277.50
5	450–500	467	257.50–267.50	261.46
6	500–550	518	242.50	242.50
8	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	243.69
2	600–650	622	242.50	242.50
6	650–700	663	235.00–237.50	236.27
2	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
35	750–800	772	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	256.00	256.00
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	415	227.50	227.50
1	450–500	455	232.50	232.50
3	550–600	596	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	740	180.00–201.00	190.57
3	800–850	826	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	870	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	267	270.00–292.50	286.50
18	300–350	324	242.50–292.50	272.35
26	350–400	383	225.00–262.50	247.49
52	400–450	419	232.50–260.00	244.14
90	450–500	472	230.00–248.00	239.48
64	500–550	524	220.00–250.00	233.94
59	550–600	576	220.00–240.00	226.92
42	600–650	622	217.50–232.50	224.74
15	650–700	668	202.50–225.00	215.05
9	700–750	725	200.00–217.00	207.29
6	750–800	767	192.50–210.00	199.89
7	800–850	826	197.50–201.00	199.00
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	940	175.00–187.50	181.22
1	1000–1050	1,040	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	240.00–270.00	257.68
11	300–350	322	215.00–265.00	244.58
12	350–400	374	200.00–255.00	230.89
17	400–450	428	185.00–240.00	223.83
40	450–500	470	175.00–240.00	225.17
17	500–550	513	170.00–220.00	205.51
14	550–600	569	115.00–220.00	203.49
2	600–650	618	200.00–205.00	202.55
5	650–700	668	190.00–205.00	197.07
1	700–750	730	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	995	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	302.50–317.50	312.50
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	325	257.50–280.00	268.06
7	350–400	371	272.50–292.50	281.60
6	400–450	423	255.00–277.50	268.96
6	450–500	483	240.00–273.00	258.76
5	500–550	536	217.50–231.00	220.17
5	550–600	579	211.00–235.00	221.23
3	600–650	623	200.00–231.00	219.06
1	650–700	690	221.00	221.00
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	347.50	347.50
7	500–550	519	270.00–275.00	271.04
23	550–600	566	270.00–278.00	276.97
4	600–650	622	250.00	250.00
18	650–700	659	259.00–260.00	259.77
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
5	800–850	819	239.50	239.50
5	900–950	943	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	329	312.50–325.00	316.68
4	350–400	373	325.00	325.00
13	400–450	407	295.00–303.00	302.33
31	450–500	489	290.00–291.00	290.94
25	500–550	521	255.00–268.00	262.81
8	550–600	593	255.00	255.00
61	600–650	612	235.00–247.50	240.87
9	650–700	667	235.00–245.00	241.45
3	700–750	708	222.50–230.00	225.81
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
3	800–850	832	215.00–220.00	218.40
1	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	913	200.00–205.00	203.36
1	950–1000	950	200.00	200.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	603	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	232.50	232.50
2	350–400	373	247.50–267.50	257.57
2	400–450	438	237.50–242.50	240.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	241	312.50–355.00	333.69
6	250–300	273	310.00–327.50	315.19
15	300–350	326	280.00–315.00	301.95
10	350–400	364	287.50–315.00	302.03
6	400–450	424	280.00–302.50	293.48
33	450–500	464	252.50–300.00	274.91
25	500–550	534	250.00–271.00	261.18
24	550–600	574	240.00–263.00	254.00
15	600–650	612	235.00–257.50	244.98
22	650–700	669	222.50–240.00	235.41
7	700–750	722	215.00–252.50	229.03
6	750–800	778	217.50–235.00	225.06
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	900	192.00–210.00	201.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	273	215.00–305.00	253.44
10	300–350	317	230.00–305.00	274.41
3	350–400	382	265.00–295.00	280.26
18	400–450	423	267.50–285.00	276.43
14	450–500	482	210.00–275.00	257.53
18	500–550	527	200.00–250.00	237.12
6	550–600	580	225.00–235.00	233.32
6	600–650	622	180.00–230.00	210.19
4	650–700	670	180.00–230.00	214.89
3	700–750	736	210.00–212.50	211.70
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	280.00–290.00	284.93
2	350–400	375	270.00–287.50	278.28
3	400–450	442	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	510	220.00–232.50	225.84
1	550–600	580	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	433	325.00	325.00
7	500–550	514	269.00–280.00	270.83
8	550–600	579	265.00–290.00	268.88
10	600–650	621	260.00–277.50	271.89
14	650–700	688	246.00–262.50	250.26
8	700–750	729	235.00–245.00	239.05
24	800–850	835	225.00–232.00	230.26
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
11	950–1000	981	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	615	225.00–227.50	225.87
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,025	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,586.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,508.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,530.00–1,575.00	1,553.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,032	1,650.00–1,890.00	1,747.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,540.00–2,000.00	1,799.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,675	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	151.00	151.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,713	158.00–178.00	164.73
46	—	1,764	143.00–165.00	153.81
16	—	1,555	129.00–156.00	145.99
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,465	149.50	149.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	146.00–148.00	146.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,306	130.00–149.00	135.30
30	—	1,268	105.00–117.00	111.78
108	—	1,285	112.00–130.00	122.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,368	130.00–140.00	133.75
14	—	1,523	105.00–120.00	113.30
88	—	1,466	117.00–134.00	124.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,147	101.00–119.00	108.81
42	—	1,280	114.00–123.00	119.20
22	—	1,054	87.00–106.00	98.27

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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