Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 226 priced lines covering 3,869 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,727 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 771 head. replacement cattle receipts at 385 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,727Last week 8,595Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 771Last week 1,329Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 385Last week 627Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher with moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows were mostly steady, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. This is the last summary and the last week of reporting for 2019. Reports and summaries will continue after the New Year holiday in 2020. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
5	—	316	125.00–137.50	133.37
1	—	495	114.00	114.00
1	—	725	87.00	87.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	118.00	118.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
2	—	628	112.00–112.50	112.25
25	—	576	104.00–113.00	110.16
14	—	675	92.00–105.00	97.63
19	—	423	114.00–137.00	128.83
27	—	516	109.00–129.00	118.54
6	—	381	117.00–138.00	129.35
30	—	489	109.00–135.00	119.43
10	—	762	79.00–107.00	99.18
1	—	290	134.00	134.00
5	—	321	130.00–146.00	137.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	775	94.00–109.00	104.55
13	—	832	89.00–100.00	90.63
1	—	990	74.00	74.00
31	—	333	146.50–169.00	153.95
22	—	380	140.00–160.00	152.88
58	—	664	103.00–125.00	115.17
80	—	525	117.00–140.00	128.90
126	—	472	126.00–149.00	140.99
35	—	718	90.00–119.00	104.50
3	—	865	76.00–95.00	86.15
92	—	424	135.00–163.00	145.64
67	—	576	112.00–133.00	121.52
66	—	616	104.00–124.00	116.30
4	—	269	145.00–160.00	154.41
4	—	1,003	63.50	63.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	113.00–125.00	118.88
2	—	425	122.00–142.50	132.49
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
1	—	400	134.00	134.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
5	—	571	100.00–111.00	106.23
2	—	678	98.00–105.00	101.44
1	—	545	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	314	167.50–177.50	174.15
5	—	373	162.00–170.00	167.25
2	—	428	152.00–170.00	160.95
6	—	577	128.50–130.00	128.76
7	—	521	136.00–143.00	139.29
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	453	148.00–150.00	148.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
2	—	670	95.00–97.00	96.02
20	—	327	100.00–132.50	120.79
15	—	477	103.00–117.50	111.44
2	—	228	122.50–127.50	124.86
13	—	522	94.00–118.00	106.53
9	—	373	115.00–125.00	120.32
33	—	433	95.00–122.50	112.89
28	—	564	92.00–114.00	106.88
12	—	265	117.50–125.00	121.82
4	—	634	90.00–102.00	95.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	425	110.00–145.00	124.91
123	—	576	104.00–125.00	115.55
96	—	381	117.00–136.00	127.82
92	—	624	96.00–124.00	112.31
71	—	665	84.00–123.00	112.03
71	—	325	114.00–144.00	132.17
45	—	725	86.00–120.00	105.60
17	—	267	110.00–139.00	125.29
221	—	524	103.00–126.00	118.50
210	—	467	108.00–133.00	122.41
9	—	776	90.00–109.00	97.31
5	—	876	86.00–100.00	95.07
2	—	823	86.00–87.00	86.49
1	—	900	106.00	106.00
7	—	991	94.00–96.50	95.80
4	—	238	120.00–130.00	126.46
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	90.00–112.50	101.25
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
3	—	417	107.50–115.00	110.83
3	—	320	107.50–120.00	114.31
1	—	750	73.00	73.00
4	—	383	112.50–115.00	114.40
1	—	630	97.50	97.50
2	—	273	122.50–125.00	123.76
2	—	233	120.00–122.50	121.24
2	—	475	108.00–110.00	109.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	102.50	102.50
1	—	285	117.50	117.50
1	—	570	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	95.00	95.00
1	—	330	104.00	104.00
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	94.00–117.00	113.15
4	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	545	126.00	126.00
4	—	316	135.00	135.00
18	—	576	125.00–127.00	125.96
7	—	752	114.00	114.00
13	—	801	91.00–110.50	108.97
10	—	474	127.00–149.00	133.65
7	—	668	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
3	—	520	94.00–98.00	96.33
2	—	480	99.00–105.00	101.94
4	—	630	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	150.00–151.00	150.75
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
2	—	408	132.00–135.00	133.49
2	—	500	139.00	139.00
2	—	660	108.00	108.00
1	—	265	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	90.00–102.00	95.86
3	—	578	103.00–112.50	106.15
2	—	788	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	862	133.75	133.75
103	—	570	141.00–155.50	153.74
27	—	541	140.50–143.00	141.97
1	—	405	159.00	159.00
125	—	720	127.00–142.50	139.03
5	—	812	120.00	120.00
14	—	622	135.00–139.00	136.28
26	—	672	131.00–138.00	133.03
22	—	480	147.50–153.00	147.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
12	—	341	159.00	159.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00–158.00	149.49
5	—	425	127.50–145.00	135.42
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
2	—	473	135.00–145.00	139.92
4	—	567	115.00–120.00	118.79
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.50	122.50
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	873	106.00–125.50	114.00
5	—	813	105.00–120.00	109.64
14	—	725	111.00–132.00	118.56
24	—	765	107.00–130.00	121.21
41	—	618	113.00–138.00	126.86
68	—	384	142.00–167.50	150.81
101	—	523	124.00–143.00	137.07
37	—	424	135.00–165.00	148.05
1	—	965	108.00	108.00
1	—	910	112.00	112.00
2	—	245	160.00	160.00
18	—	274	155.00–167.50	160.83
35	—	321	148.00–170.00	160.07
60	—	471	133.00–152.00	145.17
50	—	670	115.00–135.00	124.90
70	—	580	120.00–165.00	132.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	314	127.50–155.00	140.88
16	—	415	111.00–142.50	133.36
2	—	813	110.00	110.00
3	—	237	135.00–155.00	146.73
10	—	563	113.00–131.00	123.52
15	—	382	130.00–142.50	136.76
9	—	523	106.00–128.00	118.86
5	—	284	130.00–150.00	145.68
2	—	897	90.00	90.00
11	—	685	108.00–120.00	112.48
6	—	718	110.00–115.00	112.52
4	—	911	90.00	90.00
17	—	617	104.00–130.00	124.54
16	—	469	120.00–137.50	131.71
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
2	—	605	110.00–112.00	111.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	925	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	440	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,602	51.00–70.00	60.56
6	—	1,871	73.50–83.50	78.35
1	—	1,480	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,760	70.00	70.00
49	—	1,751	60.00–79.00	69.53
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,111	34.50–45.00	38.96
31	—	994	21.00–35.00	30.63
3	—	1,100	45.00–50.00	46.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,443	35.00–43.00	40.74
4	—	1,410	48.00–56.00	52.49
88	—	1,431	40.00–55.00	47.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,363	55.50–63.00	58.65
25	—	1,213	33.00–45.00	40.38
1	—	1,300	48.00	48.00
153	—	1,213	39.00–55.00	46.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	50.00–67.00	58.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	51.00–59.00	55.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	45.00–51.00	47.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	45.00–52.00	48.47
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	32.00–39.00	35.75
3	—	1,013	44.00–49.00	46.63

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	500.00–545.00	523.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	535.00	535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,187	650.00–875.00	782.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	765.00	765.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	725.00–800.00	763.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,047	875.00–910.00	897.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,213	695.00–1,025.00	815.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	775.00–900.00	837.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,168	750.00–1,050.00	865.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	650.00–790.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	560.00–640.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	550.00–775.00	694.47
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	500.00	500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	800	600.00	600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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