Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 230 priced lines covering 3,815 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,334 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 786 head. replacement cattle receipts at 434 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,334Last week 4,969Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 786Last week 896Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 434Last week 432Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00-8.00 higher, with instances of 10.00 higher; feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder classes were in good demand throughout the week with continued best demand noted on preconditioned cattle weaned more than 30 days. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00-3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Slaughter trade was moderate throughout the state.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,131	550.00–725.00	620.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,300	550.00–700.00	608.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,248	600.00–875.00	771.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,205	850.00–985.00	938.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	720.00	720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	775.00–910.00	851.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	925.00–1,100.00	1,041.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,313	570.00–900.00	725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,347	750.00–975.00	900.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	850.00–1,125.00	957.41
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	635.00–725.00	684.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	835.00–1,050.00	931.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,110.00–1,125.00	1,120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	590.00	590.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	590.00	590.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	766	115.00–135.00	122.31
93	—	477	129.00–150.00	142.12
102	—	527	129.00–150.00	140.68
3	—	240	143.00–158.00	148.00
49	—	422	133.00–155.00	145.40
1	—	915	109.00	109.00
66	—	625	121.00–144.00	133.83
67	—	666	118.00–141.00	133.29
82	—	578	126.00–146.00	135.96
14	—	272	146.00–160.00	151.45
26	—	327	135.00–165.00	150.98
1	—	1,060	94.00	94.00
2	—	890	104.00–105.00	104.50
13	—	718	119.00–129.00	123.44
9	—	819	100.00–121.00	115.22
36	—	377	137.00–166.00	147.47
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	125.00–137.00	130.81
2	—	425	128.00–129.00	128.51
3	—	373	130.00–134.00	132.71
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
3	—	322	130.00–140.00	134.97
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
2	—	415	122.50–132.50	127.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
2	—	705	105.00–118.00	111.45
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
13	—	569	116.00–131.00	121.73
19	—	528	114.00–136.00	121.38
12	—	374	127.50–140.00	134.69
12	—	424	121.00–141.00	130.75
12	—	467	120.00–145.00	132.71
4	—	226	145.00–165.00	154.72
10	—	326	132.50–140.00	137.17
4	—	273	125.00–147.50	135.57
8	—	638	116.00–129.00	122.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
4	—	259	126.00	126.00
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	600	133.00	133.00
11	—	576	145.00–147.00	145.36
20	—	677	122.50–143.00	138.03
8	—	1,083	108.50	108.50
12	—	485	144.00–147.00	146.01
130	—	775	134.00	134.00
307	—	822	121.50–133.25	132.88
30	—	516	145.00–151.00	150.17
21	—	868	115.00–120.00	117.36
4	—	424	155.00	155.00
14	—	715	125.00–134.00	132.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	97.50–106.00	101.81
28	—	430	104.00–125.00	112.73
2	—	780	80.00	80.00
4	—	618	105.00–115.00	111.94
11	—	526	107.00–120.00	114.24
2	—	235	130.00–142.50	136.12
3	—	320	122.50	122.50
3	—	370	122.50–127.50	125.39
32	—	467	100.00–117.50	110.15
3	—	730	90.00–106.00	100.06
13	—	571	103.00–118.00	109.93
1	—	290	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	133.00	133.00
2	—	670	116.00	116.00
3	—	609	119.00–120.00	119.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	107.50	107.50
1	—	660	102.50	102.50
4	—	619	100.00–105.00	101.24
5	—	527	106.00–115.00	110.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	102.50	102.50
1	—	620	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	698	112.50	112.50
18	—	578	113.00–125.00	121.41
9	—	625	112.50–125.00	116.93
22	—	530	126.75–132.00	127.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	488	132.75	132.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	103.00	103.00
1	—	335	102.50	102.50
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	275	117.50–145.00	128.25
15	—	757	100.00–112.00	104.72
39	—	323	109.00–137.50	124.33
72	—	671	98.00–122.50	112.77
168	—	474	108.00–134.00	121.92
3	—	815	93.00–100.00	96.98
4	—	875	99.00–100.00	99.24
7	—	222	125.00–152.50	135.47
22	—	717	90.00–117.00	102.77
81	—	426	109.00–135.00	124.02
98	—	624	101.00–124.00	115.79
69	—	380	110.00–137.50	127.98
128	—	573	102.00–127.50	116.18
167	—	525	109.00–134.00	120.07
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00–122.00	115.82
3	—	567	99.00–106.00	102.45
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
4	—	468	108.00–115.00	112.09
3	—	375	111.00–120.00	114.16
2	—	523	104.00–111.00	107.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	120.00–129.00	124.71
2	—	488	98.00–117.50	107.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
2	—	433	150.00–153.00	151.51
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
3	—	617	122.00–131.00	127.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	107.00	107.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	115.00–130.00	121.98
2	—	393	120.00–125.00	122.48
3	—	580	100.00–115.00	106.62
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
17	—	577	95.00–125.00	112.03
5	—	676	104.00–113.00	108.55
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
12	—	621	105.00–115.00	111.51
19	—	426	110.00–136.00	124.07
21	—	477	117.50–131.00	123.68
20	—	520	100.00–125.00	115.52
4	—	374	122.50–134.00	129.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	667	105.00–123.00	114.86
81	—	571	107.00–135.00	121.42
83	—	528	117.00–140.00	125.47
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,090	89.00	89.00
2	—	918	82.00–93.00	87.57
1	—	1,160	82.50	82.50
6	—	879	84.00–95.00	88.88
24	—	714	98.00–115.00	106.61
8	—	327	130.00–147.00	140.82
3	—	272	140.00–152.50	145.31
6	—	814	94.00–105.00	98.18
16	—	768	94.00–113.00	106.53
84	—	470	122.00–147.00	134.96
35	—	623	107.00–124.00	115.45
17	—	374	132.00–150.00	139.51
49	—	429	127.50–151.00	140.12
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	122.50	122.50
5	—	469	107.50–125.00	118.44
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
2	—	430	125.00	125.00
2	—	515	116.00–117.00	116.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	75.00	75.00
1	—	435	78.00	78.00
1	—	460	74.00	74.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,743	86.00–92.00	89.08
70	—	1,750	68.50–90.00	80.42
25	—	1,401	63.00–80.00	72.25
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	92.00	92.00
16	—	1,645	79.00–92.00	84.92
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	84.00–90.00	87.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	71.00–73.00	72.04
8	—	1,115	52.00–60.00	57.15
19	—	1,192	57.00–69.00	64.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,305	57.00–67.00	61.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,044	30.00–50.00	37.86
2	—	1,030	59.00–60.00	59.55
75	—	1,059	40.00–54.00	47.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,192	44.00–54.00	50.25
28	—	1,258	59.00–83.00	67.59
236	—	1,223	51.00–68.00	57.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	48.00–51.00	50.01
41	—	1,645	59.00–66.50	61.55
91	—	1,458	50.00–64.00	56.19

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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