Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 216 priced lines covering 3,696 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,323 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 794 head. replacement cattle receipts at 359 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,323Last week 6,860Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 794Last week 1,009Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 359Last week 528Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 3.00-4.00 higher and heifers were unevenly steady with instances of up to 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower throughout the week. Good demand was noted on vaccinated feeder cattle weaned 30 days or more with average to thin flesh. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Good demand was noted for slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,055.00–1,125.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	975.00–1,175.00	1,082.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	675.00–700.00	687.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,283	650.00–745.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,275	850.00–990.00	897.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	500.00–625.00	566.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	655.00–750.00	719.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,174	800.00–975.00	879.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,231	725.00–850.00	795.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,117	810.00–1,000.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,199	925.00–1,150.00	1,021.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,173	825.00–875.00	847.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	975.00–1,050.00	1,014.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	745.00	745.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	915	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,200	1,100.00–1,410.00	1,255.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	650.00–670.00	660.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	156.00–157.00	156.67
2	—	463	159.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	610	152.00	152.00
4	—	361	162.50–170.00	167.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
2	—	580	115.00–119.00	117.03
1	—	545	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	165.00	165.00
2	—	820	108.00–121.00	114.38
11	—	769	120.00–134.00	127.22
42	—	374	140.00–160.00	149.04
45	—	431	139.00–158.00	149.27
67	—	666	125.00–145.00	136.96
71	—	523	130.50–157.00	143.97
106	—	576	132.00–150.00	142.17
111	—	624	127.00–150.00	140.27
2	—	923	101.00–111.00	105.93
6	—	264	149.00–170.00	160.22
17	—	719	122.00–136.00	128.34
29	—	323	140.00–162.00	156.44
71	—	473	134.00–161.00	148.95
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	152.00	152.00
3	—	780	122.00–123.00	122.67
19	—	706	131.00–138.00	136.63
91	—	513	148.00–160.00	151.94
27	—	662	141.50–147.50	144.82
49	—	572	144.00–154.00	148.65
6	—	413	150.00	150.00
4	—	638	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	123.00–143.00	127.31
2	—	278	152.50–157.50	155.07
2	—	763	110.00–117.50	113.79
5	—	672	122.00–130.00	124.53
7	—	618	116.00–133.00	125.46
11	—	576	120.00–136.00	127.58
12	—	366	116.00–142.50	133.24
13	—	416	130.00–140.00	136.97
15	—	470	130.00–153.00	136.89
22	—	336	121.00–145.00	132.82
7	—	716	115.00–120.00	117.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	666	118.00–124.50	121.31
10	—	574	125.00–130.50	128.60
101	—	709	119.50–127.00	125.75
20	—	537	125.00–128.50	126.79
14	—	470	125.00–131.00	129.34
8	—	628	118.00–123.00	119.85
5	—	390	135.00	135.00
2	—	843	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	107.50	107.50
1	—	445	127.50	127.50
2	—	473	117.50–125.00	121.35
2	—	665	102.50–105.00	103.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	130.00–150.00	141.56
4	—	231	140.00–143.00	140.68
25	—	722	102.00–113.00	108.72
23	—	764	100.00–114.00	107.19
53	—	666	102.00–120.00	113.41
62	—	621	105.00–126.50	115.52
81	—	379	120.00–147.50	128.94
123	—	428	115.00–145.00	128.05
159	—	574	109.00–129.00	120.42
163	—	474	115.00–135.00	125.10
194	—	523	107.50–132.50	121.95
2	—	815	104.00–106.00	104.98
27	—	331	120.00–147.50	130.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	88.00–102.00	94.84
5	—	731	95.00–100.00	98.02
4	—	314	120.00–140.00	128.76
3	—	272	137.50–145.00	140.92
8	—	673	97.00–111.00	102.80
13	—	619	94.00–116.00	108.57
16	—	383	115.00–137.50	126.51
18	—	576	97.50–120.00	111.22
21	—	422	105.00–130.00	116.51
24	—	476	110.00–130.00	116.69
26	—	525	105.00–122.50	113.65
1	—	805	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	110.00–118.00	114.03
4	—	469	101.00–110.00	106.06
4	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
3	—	432	100.00–110.00	106.72
4	—	566	100.00–115.00	109.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	116.00	116.00
1	—	625	103.00	103.00
1	—	405	112.50	112.50
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
2	—	525	107.00–112.50	109.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	701	120.50	120.50
29	—	886	109.50	109.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	438	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
2	—	343	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	140.00–152.50	144.18
39	—	671	110.00–126.00	118.77
49	—	427	130.00–160.00	138.86
2	—	968	94.00–98.00	96.04
6	—	873	82.00–96.00	88.88
2	—	288	152.50–160.00	156.35
35	—	731	103.50–121.00	108.55
48	—	621	111.00–135.00	121.88
83	—	573	113.00–139.00	126.26
87	—	520	114.00–145.00	130.76
100	—	470	123.00–150.00	136.47
1	—	820	98.00	98.00
33	—	377	130.00–158.00	145.73
16	—	773	93.00–115.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
3	—	560	108.00–112.00	110.67
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
3	—	360	149.00–160.00	156.33
3	—	470	150.00–153.00	150.98
4	—	428	153.00–160.00	155.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	672	82.50–120.00	108.26
19	—	477	114.00–135.00	125.71
37	—	527	110.00–131.00	120.44
2	—	288	130.00–135.00	132.48
4	—	360	137.00–158.00	147.71
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
4	—	730	95.00–108.00	102.74
13	—	618	105.00–117.50	112.14
18	—	420	115.00–141.00	125.66
20	—	572	118.00–126.00	122.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	120.00–127.50	123.75
2	—	670	107.00–111.00	109.03
5	—	528	110.00–125.00	118.50
6	—	474	108.00–130.00	122.07
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	61.00	61.00
3	—	580	50.00	50.00
4	—	529	60.50	60.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	57.50	57.50
1	—	595	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,684	85.00–102.00	94.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,822	87.00–101.00	95.75
43	—	1,693	75.00–95.00	83.21
10	—	1,338	60.00–75.00	69.30
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	837	67.00–74.00	70.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	50.50–57.00	53.56
15	—	936	31.00–45.00	41.31
111	—	1,044	37.00–61.00	49.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,281	60.00–82.50	71.69
42	—	1,228	48.50–59.00	53.73
229	—	1,197	52.00–72.00	61.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,510	61.00–76.50	67.15
94	—	1,421	53.50–71.00	61.00
7	—	1,394	50.00–58.00	56.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,153	56.00–65.00	61.00
24	—	1,165	66.00–75.00	69.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	73.00–93.00	80.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	63.00–68.00	65.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	58.00–63.00	60.78

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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