Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 228 priced lines covering 4,128 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,783 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,027 head. replacement cattle receipts at 447 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,783Last week 5,965Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 885Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 447Last week 434Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers were mostly 3.00-4.00 higher, and feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Good demand noted for weaned and vaccinated groups and loads of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	480	116.00–129.00	123.83
18	—	422	112.50–131.00	123.03
6	—	616	100.00–110.00	105.91
3	—	682	92.00–106.00	100.66
8	—	386	123.00–128.00	126.96
23	—	517	110.00–130.00	119.86
14	—	566	107.00–129.00	112.85
1	—	290	129.00	129.00
1	—	325	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	617	108.00–129.00	119.69
20	—	718	90.00–111.00	100.82
21	—	319	130.00–149.00	139.12
34	—	372	130.00–145.00	138.25
11	—	280	141.00–157.50	149.04
10	—	869	82.00–89.00	84.70
14	—	769	94.00–103.00	95.70
2	—	925	82.50–84.00	83.25
58	—	671	100.00–126.00	111.52
80	—	467	120.00–145.00	134.16
84	—	425	123.00–150.00	134.59
97	—	574	116.00–134.00	124.62
103	—	525	114.00–139.00	127.67
5	—	225	142.50–157.50	147.20
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	114.00–126.00	119.36
5	—	575	102.00–117.00	109.46
5	—	490	110.00–125.00	119.00
3	—	637	100.00–105.00	101.62
9	—	373	110.00–130.00	123.12
1	—	315	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	112.50	112.50
3	—	477	112.50–117.00	114.85
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	447	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	160.00–166.00	162.95
1	—	415	146.00	146.00
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
2	—	313	149.00–157.50	153.08
3	—	477	145.00–146.00	145.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	109.00–122.50	115.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	665	118.00–123.00	121.73
17	—	488	125.00–128.00	127.30
71	—	761	105.00–129.60	128.57
70	—	713	133.00	133.00
6	—	613	118.50	118.50
62	—	828	95.00–120.85	120.00
75	—	574	115.50–125.00	120.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
1	—	370	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	88.00	88.00
3	—	568	91.00–110.00	101.81
2	—	475	110.00–112.50	111.26
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	85.00–100.00	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	113.00	113.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	90.00–103.00	94.21
178	—	429	112.50–130.00	125.05
185	—	521	108.00–127.50	118.67
23	—	774	91.00–114.00	102.68
47	—	671	100.00–120.00	108.02
1	—	850	92.00	92.00
3	—	967	76.00–89.00	80.35
19	—	723	93.00–113.00	101.92
56	—	326	118.00–150.00	129.62
76	—	376	114.00–139.50	125.35
118	—	624	100.00–129.00	113.18
161	—	572	102.00–126.00	116.57
14	—	274	125.00–132.50	129.19
205	—	474	110.00–131.00	123.25
6	—	231	125.00–137.50	131.96
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
1	—	230	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	109.00–115.00	111.65
9	—	334	114.00–130.00	119.81
19	—	528	100.00–115.00	110.80
21	—	575	106.00–118.00	111.08
3	—	280	122.50–125.00	124.26
7	—	673	85.00–109.50	94.50
31	—	470	107.00–120.00	113.36
25	—	425	110.00–122.50	115.29
10	—	712	91.00–108.00	102.77
20	—	381	110.00–130.00	118.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	112.50	112.50
2	—	408	110.00–112.50	111.26
2	—	483	107.50–113.00	110.26
1	—	570	103.50	103.50
2	—	608	97.00–103.00	99.99
1	—	395	102.50	102.50
3	—	530	102.50–106.00	103.69
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	105.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	449	151.00	151.00
27	—	538	135.00–150.00	145.64
35	—	570	133.50–149.50	143.74
22	—	693	128.50–131.75	131.32
46	—	862	117.75	117.75
8	—	829	116.00	116.00
37	—	632	130.00–140.00	138.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	630	119.00–140.50	131.24
14	—	724	110.00–127.50	119.19
1	—	850	101.00	101.00
48	—	475	132.50–150.00	141.02
3	—	927	102.50–111.00	108.19
5	—	276	142.50–162.50	155.60
11	—	829	110.00–119.00	116.25
17	—	769	113.00–123.00	119.25
28	—	664	120.00–142.00	130.02
44	—	423	134.00–150.00	142.28
19	—	322	138.00–175.00	149.90
28	—	369	135.00–159.00	143.65
3	—	225	131.00–142.50	138.51
1	—	985	111.00	111.00
95	—	524	127.00–147.00	138.73
125	—	573	125.00–144.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	165.00–175.00	170.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	127.50	127.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	111.00–124.00	117.62
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
2	—	493	108.00–113.00	110.51
1	—	365	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	121.00–135.00	127.72
4	—	284	132.50–157.50	147.38
10	—	335	124.00–150.00	135.92
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
2	—	228	160.00–162.50	161.24
3	—	727	106.00–111.00	107.99
13	—	371	120.00–141.00	131.37
14	—	587	111.00–130.00	123.76
14	—	621	105.00–128.00	120.34
18	—	473	119.00–134.00	127.88
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
2	—	775	113.00–115.00	114.03
22	—	516	110.00–133.00	123.38
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	122.50–138.00	131.04
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	115.00–124.00	119.42
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
3	—	340	125.00–132.50	129.96
1	—	535	122.50	122.50
1	—	215	142.50	142.50
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	75.00	75.00
1	—	495	80.00	80.00
2	—	378	85.00	85.00
1	—	840	66.00	66.00
8	—	502	65.00–85.00	82.46
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	54.00	54.00
1	—	250	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	60.00–72.00	66.08
1	—	530	75.00	75.00
1	—	645	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,733	85.00–98.50	91.79
62	—	1,651	74.00–91.00	81.86
16	—	1,444	65.00–78.00	70.40
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	94.00	94.00
10	—	1,574	78.00–90.00	86.64
1	—	1,335	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,407	50.50–65.00	58.92
6	—	1,334	45.00–51.00	48.24
7	—	1,516	60.00–70.00	65.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
270	—	1,185	50.00–67.00	58.49
59	—	1,101	44.00–55.00	50.87
44	—	1,210	57.00–78.00	65.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,167	55.00–59.00	57.22
21	—	1,194	60.00–69.00	63.91
1	—	1,150	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,370	57.00–64.00	59.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	52.00–58.00	54.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	64.00–67.00	65.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	901	28.00–43.50	40.27
120	—	1,014	42.00–56.00	49.46
2	—	1,075	58.00–60.50	59.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	640.00–725.00	685.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,185	750.00–850.00	798.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,275	750.00–960.00	861.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,150	730.00–835.00	786.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	745.00–850.00	797.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	585.00–760.00	684.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	775.00–860.00	817.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,248	675.00–910.00	873.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,350	785.00–925.00	897.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	900.00–950.00	926.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	810.00–900.00	853.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	675.00–825.00	775.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,163	610.00–785.00	667.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,275	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	985.00–1,050.00	1,021.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,195.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	540.00	540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	475.00–510.00	492.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	440.00	440.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	445.00	445.00

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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