Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 242 priced lines covering 5,797 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,684 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,329 head. replacement cattle receipts at 627 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,684Last week 6,098Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,329Last week 957Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 627Last week 343Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand, and feeder heifers were unevenly steady with instances 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Trade was active this week with the best demand consistently noted for long-weaned preconditioned feeder cattle and uniform groups.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	155.00–158.00	156.38
11	—	458	141.00–151.00	147.62
2	—	313	162.50–167.50	165.02
2	—	403	152.00–154.00	152.99
2	—	500	135.00–142.00	138.50
1	—	555	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	100.00–111.00	106.90
2	—	478	110.00–117.00	113.59
1	—	230	132.50	132.50
2	—	330	110.00–130.00	119.70
5	—	365	110.00–130.00	121.86
4	—	418	107.50–122.00	116.87
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	245	137.50–142.00	141.56
86	—	669	90.50–116.00	109.32
37	—	369	135.00–150.00	144.73
64	—	426	119.00–155.00	142.56
30	—	773	80.00–105.50	98.69
14	—	282	140.00–157.50	147.29
169	—	524	112.00–146.00	131.45
95	—	622	98.00–125.00	113.36
31	—	321	135.00–154.00	144.44
165	—	466	118.00–151.00	138.68
135	—	575	102.00–138.00	120.10
8	—	911	70.00–80.00	76.67
41	—	719	86.00–114.00	103.21
6	—	833	85.00–91.00	87.58
5	—	865	80.00–90.00	84.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	122.50	122.50
4	—	325	125.00–135.00	130.10
2	—	355	132.00–133.00	132.50
2	—	775	85.00–95.00	89.90
17	—	476	101.00–133.00	121.06
14	—	573	102.00–122.00	112.77
8	—	672	98.00–110.00	104.04
6	—	721	80.00–107.50	90.87
12	—	423	115.00–136.00	126.96
64	—	515	105.00–131.50	116.34
30	—	617	85.00–110.00	103.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	160.00	160.00
8	—	508	134.00–136.00	135.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	134.50	134.50
2	—	523	105.00–109.00	107.07
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	100.00–140.00	118.45
3	—	623	102.50–112.50	108.37
2	—	575	110.00–112.50	111.22
1	—	510	112.50	112.50
4	—	476	109.00–126.00	116.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	158.00–170.00	164.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
2	—	233	135.00–162.00	148.94
6	—	618	115.00–125.00	119.39
5	—	673	110.00–124.00	115.42
17	—	578	105.00–129.00	118.03
12	—	531	110.00–135.00	120.78
32	—	416	121.00–145.00	129.59
20	—	376	111.00–150.00	130.93
19	—	479	110.00–137.50	130.93
18	—	330	122.00–150.00	135.06
3	—	273	140.00–155.00	150.15
2	—	773	105.00–115.00	109.85
1	—	920	94.00	94.00
2	—	893	90.00	90.00
2	—	703	107.00–108.00	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	170.00	170.00
8	—	529	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	499	139.00	139.00
24	—	523	144.00–154.00	146.11
13	—	832	121.00–135.50	123.76
3	—	1,083	104.00	104.00
7	—	914	112.00	112.00
22	—	582	135.00–138.50	136.18
26	—	721	120.00–134.00	127.57
10	—	760	124.50–129.00	126.31
33	—	682	120.50–132.00	126.14
77	—	616	129.00–145.00	136.06
10	—	385	154.00	154.00
21	—	440	149.00–160.00	150.46
5	—	852	119.00–120.00	119.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
2	—	645	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	727	112.50–132.00	121.13
153	—	580	117.00–142.00	131.82
151	—	520	125.00–152.00	138.52
34	—	278	133.00–170.00	153.45
12	—	810	109.00–121.00	116.23
110	—	666	116.00–136.00	126.58
89	—	427	132.00–158.00	148.25
82	—	378	137.00–164.00	151.88
70	—	470	128.00–151.00	141.95
2	—	933	110.00	110.00
98	—	624	110.00–138.00	127.95
48	—	323	127.00–170.00	146.73
37	—	767	110.00–135.00	125.59
1	—	235	157.00	157.00
19	—	871	102.00–125.00	118.02
3	—	958	105.00–107.00	106.34
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	140.00–155.00	147.44
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
8	—	487	109.00–135.00	121.13
8	—	379	120.00–152.50	142.04
4	—	508	107.00–117.50	112.01
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
4	—	421	111.00–145.00	130.95
2	—	623	107.50–110.00	108.70
2	—	578	101.00–112.00	106.48
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	127.50	127.50
4	—	459	111.00–122.50	119.26
3	—	428	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	117.50–127.50	121.60
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	123.00	123.00
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
5	—	314	141.00–147.00	144.44
2	—	513	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	410	126.00–127.00	126.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	586	83.00–108.00	100.94
16	—	620	85.00–110.00	102.38
8	—	668	81.00–110.00	96.93
15	—	332	100.00–122.50	116.36
5	—	721	82.00–101.00	93.47
32	—	374	104.00–120.00	111.43
27	—	528	87.00–115.00	102.01
28	—	423	97.00–118.00	110.17
5	—	779	92.50–100.00	95.09
61	—	469	90.00–116.00	107.92
4	—	275	120.00–129.00	124.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	808	80.00–108.00	98.99
8	—	880	90.00–105.00	96.26
164	—	629	90.00–123.00	107.11
116	—	673	87.00–122.00	107.15
97	—	328	109.00–138.00	122.79
365	—	467	106.50–132.00	118.06
267	—	573	95.00–123.00	111.82
260	—	525	95.00–123.00	111.94
40	—	768	81.00–105.00	99.81
123	—	376	107.50–134.00	122.95
158	—	427	107.00–129.00	118.04
1	—	995	77.00	77.00
31	—	723	81.00–115.00	102.58
18	—	283	117.50–138.00	130.17
1	—	930	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,050	95.00	95.00
6	—	246	131.00–138.00	132.09
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	108.00–113.00	109.99
4	—	484	102.50–112.50	108.22
4	—	425	107.50–115.00	110.57
2	—	388	100.00–110.00	104.90
4	—	329	112.50–120.00	117.54
3	—	585	100.00–107.50	102.44
2	—	603	80.00–111.00	95.44
2	—	670	80.00–110.00	94.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	102.00	102.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	114.00	114.00
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	95.00–105.00	100.71
1	—	360	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	127.00–131.00	130.10
28	—	674	109.50–120.00	113.78
35	—	582	121.00–125.00	123.07
8	—	819	87.50–104.00	99.26
6	—	772	107.50	107.50
54	—	527	113.50–130.00	125.73
71	—	724	119.50–120.00	119.56
85	—	635	113.00–128.00	123.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
1	—	460	107.00	107.00
3	—	577	94.00–105.00	98.05
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	57.00	57.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,022	55.00	55.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	51.00	51.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,634	54.50–69.00	61.19
51	—	1,734	63.00–80.00	70.82
9	—	1,802	74.00–83.00	78.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,476	41.00–57.00	47.71
12	—	1,522	40.00–44.00	41.74
4	—	1,666	52.00–56.00	54.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
252	—	1,301	42.00–59.00	47.92
54	—	1,275	32.00–47.50	41.45
24	—	1,246	50.00–62.00	55.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	1,088	30.00–50.00	38.72
67	—	1,011	20.00–36.00	29.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,356	48.50–56.00	51.45
2	—	1,285	44.00–45.00	44.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	977	45.00–58.00	49.37
3	—	985	36.00–39.00	37.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	63.00–65.50	64.33
9	—	1,229	45.50–52.00	48.92
38	—	1,178	52.00–63.50	58.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	56.00–59.00	57.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	55.00–57.00	56.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	700.00–850.00	797.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–930.00	927.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	800.00–1,275.00	1,067.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	500.00–550.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,219	700.00–800.00	753.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	640.00–685.00	667.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	785.00–850.00	819.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	700.00–725.00	711.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	700.00–790.00	745.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,141	560.00–775.00	707.28
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,600	650.00–660.00	655.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	600.00–630.00	615.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,020	600.00–800.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	465.00	465.00

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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