Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 235 priced lines covering 5,689 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,965 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 885 head. replacement cattle receipts at 362 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,965Last week 6,216Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 885Last week 1,132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 362Last week 381Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	135.00–148.00	141.93
328	—	525	113.00–130.00	121.01
290	—	470	112.00–131.00	123.12
205	—	576	104.00–125.00	115.98
3	—	855	109.75	109.75
100	—	622	100.00–122.00	113.94
51	—	324	119.00–143.00	128.56
31	—	725	84.00–112.50	101.91
33	—	762	83.00–110.00	103.08
28	—	834	90.00–110.00	99.63
14	—	267	122.00–145.00	130.26
112	—	376	105.00–144.00	126.61
128	—	664	92.00–117.50	111.45
137	—	426	108.00–135.00	124.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
4	—	484	112.50–120.00	115.71
3	—	722	94.00–95.00	94.32
3	—	587	100.00–105.00	103.03
6	—	616	95.00–104.00	101.10
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
2	—	525	115.00–119.00	117.02
2	—	975	89.00–93.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	571	100.00–121.00	109.43
4	—	279	117.50–132.00	125.31
31	—	367	105.00–132.00	121.12
2	—	243	125.00–130.00	127.47
43	—	529	102.50–117.00	111.07
9	—	680	95.00–108.00	100.47
1	—	875	82.00	82.00
7	—	337	116.00–135.00	124.63
11	—	621	95.00–109.00	100.62
28	—	474	107.00–126.00	117.84
37	—	429	105.00–124.00	117.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	110.00	110.00
2	—	265	130.00	130.00
2	—	485	102.50–111.00	106.75
3	—	377	120.00–137.50	126.96
4	—	339	120.00–130.00	125.33
4	—	428	107.50–122.00	118.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	508	122.00–130.00	129.09
28	—	561	120.00–128.50	125.75
13	—	613	112.50	112.50
32	—	470	130.00–133.00	131.39
158	—	716	112.50–120.75	119.66
20	—	807	108.50	108.50
17	—	679	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	113.00	113.00
1	—	390	107.50	107.50
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
3	—	425	100.00–126.00	109.39
3	—	477	108.00–117.00	111.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	97.00–107.00	102.10
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	107.50	107.50
2	—	438	94.00–100.00	97.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	128.00–138.00	134.44
2	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.47
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	330	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	101.00	101.00
1	—	470	117.00	117.00
1	—	630	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	535	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	539	140.00–145.00	142.33
45	—	489	145.00–146.50	145.22
31	—	697	133.00	133.00
103	—	967	119.25	119.25
49	—	616	128.00–144.00	141.67
56	—	581	140.00–144.00	141.49
62	—	822	120.00–123.00	121.80
25	—	714	121.00–130.00	127.63
7	—	769	126.00	126.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	110.00–113.00	111.54
7	—	598	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	133.00	133.00
1	—	615	117.50	117.50
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	137.50	137.50
4	—	483	126.00–132.50	128.59
2	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	106.00	106.00
33	—	421	119.00–144.00	131.17
26	—	522	117.00–140.00	128.77
23	—	616	105.00–134.00	119.99
17	—	333	127.00–150.00	137.70
6	—	766	116.00–117.00	116.83
8	—	670	113.00–124.00	118.81
17	—	470	121.00–144.00	131.03
4	—	278	132.50–145.00	139.61
10	—	712	110.00–120.00	116.91
12	—	384	118.00–143.00	127.20
25	—	576	112.50–135.00	126.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
255	—	576	121.00–144.00	133.52
166	—	526	125.00–152.00	136.27
95	—	471	131.00–150.00	141.82
83	—	380	130.00–162.00	143.93
57	—	728	113.00–127.00	123.07
17	—	818	99.00–121.00	114.34
2	—	233	160.00	160.00
9	—	868	104.00–120.00	113.76
155	—	673	117.50–134.00	128.22
140	—	630	118.00–139.00	130.98
60	—	766	108.00–127.00	120.76
50	—	427	131.00–155.00	142.70
12	—	272	133.00–160.00	153.24
29	—	323	135.00–162.00	152.53
8	—	1,019	104.00	104.00
6	—	952	104.00–105.00	104.33
9	—	925	97.00–117.00	108.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	128.00	128.00
5	—	542	126.00	126.00
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
4	—	390	128.00	128.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	132.00	132.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
2	—	630	117.50–122.50	120.02
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	125.00–135.00	129.97
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
3	—	282	127.50–135.00	131.93
4	—	423	125.00–133.00	127.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	395	139.50	139.50
11	—	551	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	145.00–148.00	146.53
1	—	485	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	120.00–125.00	122.56
3	—	640	87.50–92.50	90.82
2	—	523	102.50–122.50	112.17
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
7	—	579	105.00–111.00	108.03
4	—	481	112.50–122.50	118.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	89.00–94.00	91.44
1	—	960	85.00	85.00
10	—	288	140.00–151.00	142.72
2	—	225	145.00–146.00	145.52
149	—	520	117.00–139.00	127.15
126	—	472	118.00–145.00	133.55
125	—	575	111.00–136.00	122.79
91	—	624	110.00–130.00	119.55
61	—	665	97.00–120.00	114.53
49	—	430	128.00–148.00	136.94
44	—	379	131.00–148.00	141.56
29	—	728	90.00–114.00	103.65
13	—	766	92.00–107.00	100.75
6	—	819	92.00–95.00	94.32
9	—	329	133.00–147.50	140.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	100.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	111.00–125.00	118.78
5	—	381	120.00–130.00	122.78
3	—	457	110.00–130.00	122.12
1	—	535	104.00	104.00
2	—	663	105.00	105.00
1	—	265	136.00	136.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
7	—	424	110.00–127.00	120.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	387	127.50–136.00	131.12
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
2	—	980	77.50–78.00	77.75
28	—	568	105.00–121.00	114.23
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
39	—	524	106.00–127.00	117.27
26	—	483	112.00–130.00	119.04
9	—	632	104.00–113.00	109.43
3	—	687	100.00–112.50	104.49
32	—	423	112.50–134.00	124.90
5	—	330	125.00–130.00	128.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
5	—	403	112.50–130.00	126.49
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	59.00–73.00	67.44
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	52.00–54.00	52.80
94	—	1,469	51.00–65.00	58.56
12	—	1,511	58.00–72.50	66.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,030	41.50–56.00	48.59
17	—	925	26.50–43.00	36.41
1	—	995	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
287	—	1,225	50.00–67.00	58.94
42	—	1,127	41.00–56.00	51.37
46	—	1,332	56.00–74.50	63.36
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	56.00–60.00	57.77
5	—	1,152	61.00–69.00	64.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	53.00–60.00	56.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	58.00–59.00	58.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	60.00–93.00	70.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,663	72.00–90.00	82.06
23	—	1,493	62.00–76.00	71.35
16	—	1,870	84.00–101.00	90.93
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,690	87.00–94.00	88.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	833	650.00–700.00	658.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	960	700.00–800.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	750.00–810.00	778.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	700.00–775.00	755.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	995.00	995.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,200	780.00–980.00	862.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,383	700.00–790.00	753.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,300	625.00–790.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	825.00–975.00	898.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	925	675.00–785.00	749.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	675.00–875.00	768.98
Bred Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	942	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,250.00–1,310.00	1,286.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	920.00	920.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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