Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 270 priced lines covering 6,204 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,786 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,146 head. replacement cattle receipts at 784 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,786Last week 8,035Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 1,097Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 784Last week 520Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower; feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand for feeders was light to moderate with the best demand noted regularly on preconditioned feeder cattle weaned a minimum of 30 days. Slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower for the week. Unseasonably hot temperatures continued to prevail throughout the state this week, but cooler, more favorable temperatures are forecasted for the area soon which will bring welcome relief to livestock and producers alike.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	112.00	112.00
4	—	376	91.00–112.50	105.14
3	—	310	92.50–115.00	102.26
2	—	668	84.00–102.50	93.28
2	—	430	90.00–100.00	95.00
9	—	469	90.00–115.00	101.35
5	—	570	92.00–100.00	96.45
2	—	540	93.00–114.00	103.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	96.00–101.00	98.59
1	—	465	102.50	102.50
1	—	445	102.50	102.50
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	325	97.50–122.50	110.07
13	—	622	91.00–101.00	95.18
6	—	725	85.00–100.00	92.55
1	—	810	86.00	86.00
27	—	428	100.00–120.00	107.17
7	—	274	100.00–130.00	112.76
5	—	773	83.00–101.00	88.26
4	—	230	113.00–132.50	118.77
4	—	676	85.00–110.00	98.22
26	—	518	90.00–118.00	101.66
33	—	372	100.00–121.00	108.75
30	—	567	92.00–117.00	105.35
50	—	467	90.00–120.00	108.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	228	125.00–140.00	130.96
4	—	833	79.00–105.00	97.77
6	—	864	85.00–96.00	89.87
315	—	579	97.00–126.00	111.80
6	—	919	87.00–97.00	94.46
268	—	472	100.00–125.50	115.47
190	—	428	101.00–127.00	115.67
162	—	626	95.00–122.00	109.69
123	—	669	92.00–119.00	107.17
104	—	375	104.00–130.00	118.02
63	—	322	107.50–129.00	118.03
40	—	719	80.00–118.00	105.12
27	—	280	112.50–135.00	120.67
294	—	524	100.00–127.00	113.77
33	—	771	88.00–111.00	101.54
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	100.00–102.00	101.05
2	—	360	95.00	95.00
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	735	118.00–123.00	118.36
5	—	433	121.00–126.00	123.57
112	—	629	111.00–135.00	124.85
57	—	574	114.00–127.00	120.66
83	—	522	114.00–125.00	120.29
48	—	688	110.00–123.00	116.57
31	—	758	101.00–112.00	104.89
3	—	310	123.00–124.00	123.32
17	—	490	120.00–123.00	121.24
8	—	850	110.00	110.00
5	—	800	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	110.00	110.00
3	—	607	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
3	—	532	102.00–107.00	104.99
1	—	650	88.00	88.00
3	—	460	97.50–105.00	101.78
2	—	575	90.00–100.00	95.17
2	—	433	96.00–105.00	100.53
1	—	605	92.50	92.50
1	—	365	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	114.00–136.00	123.20
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
3	—	513	114.00–115.00	114.68
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	98.00	98.00
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
2	—	480	104.00–110.00	107.06
2	—	408	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	358	110.00–125.00	115.87
3	—	282	112.50–127.50	119.91
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	522	108.00–140.00	126.00
167	—	469	115.00–143.25	132.09
131	—	577	106.00–131.00	118.46
107	—	425	120.00–144.00	131.93
100	—	626	95.00–125.00	114.02
78	—	663	99.00–120.00	112.63
5	—	271	130.00–140.00	136.45
6	—	932	85.00–90.00	87.85
2	—	965	86.00–88.00	86.99
11	—	227	130.00–140.00	135.17
3	—	1,012	78.00	78.00
50	—	376	128.00–148.00	139.26
13	—	821	82.00–97.00	94.36
42	—	719	89.00–113.00	105.12
38	—	766	87.00–107.00	100.57
8	—	876	80.00–90.00	84.97
19	—	324	132.00–146.00	139.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	120.00–130.00	126.91
2	—	283	115.00–125.00	119.87
3	—	775	79.00–94.00	86.07
8	—	380	116.00–136.00	126.75
8	—	670	95.00–109.00	101.71
40	—	477	102.50–124.00	113.12
34	—	569	97.00–118.00	106.32
31	—	523	100.00–123.00	108.13
27	—	424	107.50–130.00	119.93
26	—	625	95.00–110.00	103.05
6	—	734	71.00–101.00	92.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	126.00	126.00
4	—	525	135.00–136.00	135.76
1	—	365	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	104.00–105.00	104.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	107.00	107.00
5	—	469	112.50–117.00	116.07
3	—	427	125.00	125.00
2	—	688	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	102.50–122.50	113.12
4	—	529	93.00–101.00	98.80
4	—	473	100.00–121.00	107.88
2	—	660	89.00–99.00	93.96
2	—	573	101.00–102.00	101.50
1	—	620	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	102.00–104.00	103.00
2	—	563	106.00–110.00	108.03
1	—	640	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
3	—	375	146.00–148.00	147.36
1	—	475	142.00	142.00
4	—	421	135.00–150.00	141.59
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	110.00–130.00	119.82
8	—	270	122.50–142.50	131.88
5	—	425	119.00–131.00	123.40
3	—	213	120.00–165.00	144.02
20	—	481	105.00–131.00	117.69
18	—	326	102.00–143.00	128.83
5	—	661	110.00–125.00	115.05
22	—	566	104.00–130.00	114.66
22	—	371	118.50–136.00	125.89
8	—	622	105.00–113.00	108.66
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
6	—	733	107.00–132.00	118.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	828	111.00–123.00	119.35
4	—	984	104.00–113.00	108.72
2	—	918	105.00–111.00	107.98
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
186	—	663	115.00–138.00	125.77
128	—	624	110.00–137.00	128.38
82	—	378	127.00–161.50	148.15
46	—	728	109.00–133.50	121.04
32	—	326	133.00–160.00	147.17
18	—	861	108.00–124.50	121.36
162	—	576	113.00–150.00	129.97
152	—	521	110.00–149.00	135.39
82	—	437	122.00–155.00	142.64
12	—	271	128.00–162.50	147.36
43	—	769	105.00–133.00	121.43
74	—	478	120.00–151.00	135.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	550	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	531	134.00–151.00	143.65
3	—	423	150.00–152.00	151.37
50	—	727	133.00–140.00	138.50
16	—	568	130.00–145.00	138.73
182	—	769	127.00–138.50	133.81
77	—	821	113.00–135.50	133.24
60	—	611	127.00–146.00	137.45
1	—	880	111.00	111.00
21	—	671	128.00–141.00	137.95
15	—	474	140.00–155.00	147.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	108.00–115.00	112.75
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	107.50	107.50
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	117.50–124.00	120.34
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
2	—	370	112.50	112.50
3	—	340	117.50–137.50	127.14
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
2	—	518	107.00–115.00	111.06
4	—	368	110.00–120.00	117.41
2	—	628	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	338	112.50–142.50	127.39
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	55.50	55.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	63.00–79.00	71.17
2	—	845	59.00–60.00	59.50
1	—	635	74.00	74.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
3	—	650	400.00	400.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	84.00	84.00
1	—	485	77.50	77.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,740	65.00–82.00	73.67
27	—	1,676	55.00–76.00	65.10
7	—	1,870	75.00–101.00	82.79
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	74.00–76.00	75.39
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	59.00–62.00	60.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,274	48.00–64.00	57.07
258	—	1,241	43.00–74.00	50.13
44	—	1,205	32.00–48.00	42.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	939	24.00–42.00	32.14
150	—	1,053	34.00–52.00	42.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,451	42.00–57.00	49.93
13	—	1,408	35.00–49.00	42.70
4	—	1,500	51.00–58.00	53.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	56.00–63.00	59.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,293	50.00–55.00	53.03
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,198	53.00–62.00	56.39
7	—	1,118	47.00–53.00	49.27
4	—	1,233	63.00–65.00	64.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	47.00–51.00	49.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	570.00	570.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	500.00–575.00	538.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	700.00–800.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,328	525.00–650.00	589.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,260	725.00–810.00	783.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,349	700.00–900.00	803.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,057	700.00–875.00	817.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	535.00	535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	530.00	530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	700.00–885.00	796.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	650.00–725.00	687.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,214	700.00–835.00	757.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	650.00–800.00	727.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	610.00–960.00	791.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	550.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	800.00–1,070.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	650.00–900.00	769.32
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	800	560.00	560.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	610.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,171	975.00–1,025.00	981.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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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