Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 246 priced lines covering 5,332 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,473 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 944 head. replacement cattle receipts at 365 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,473Last week 5,323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 944Last week 829Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 365Last week 406Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	159.50	159.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	415	128.00–153.00	142.53
16	—	625	106.00–120.50	114.14
13	—	526	111.00–141.00	131.74
9	—	324	127.50–148.00	139.47
3	—	284	135.00–150.00	139.85
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
2	—	760	91.00	91.00
10	—	362	123.00–136.50	133.78
4	—	710	107.50–117.50	111.71
9	—	662	113.00–122.50	115.37
15	—	568	120.00–131.00	126.43
28	—	471	126.00–149.00	140.07
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	107.50	107.50
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	766	91.00–116.00	107.65
12	—	725	102.00–116.00	110.51
83	—	573	119.00–148.00	136.02
3	—	813	95.00–111.00	102.38
3	—	923	86.00–94.00	90.29
27	—	322	150.00–168.00	158.77
1	—	860	96.00	96.00
2	—	228	157.50–160.00	158.79
11	—	273	152.50–175.00	160.61
37	—	667	112.00–138.00	122.71
56	—	616	117.00–140.00	126.24
69	—	374	142.50–168.00	157.62
114	—	469	139.00–164.00	150.67
137	—	524	132.00–154.00	143.60
196	—	426	140.00–171.00	158.48
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	124.00–140.00	132.20
2	—	238	130.00–147.50	138.66
2	—	288	132.50–156.00	144.15
1	—	530	107.50	107.50
3	—	360	130.00–140.00	136.57
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	102.00	102.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
2	—	423	139.00–144.00	141.60
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	157.00	157.00
3	—	605	141.00–147.00	144.02
1	—	460	162.00	162.00
2	—	320	170.00–172.50	171.19
2	—	518	147.00–151.00	148.97
5	—	382	167.00–172.50	168.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	135.00	135.00
12	—	729	119.50–122.00	120.89
26	—	807	113.00–113.50	113.15
101	—	623	126.00–130.00	129.33
4	—	948	102.50	102.50
51	—	695	118.00–123.00	121.55
108	—	568	120.00–138.00	135.36
8	—	416	132.00–139.00	134.57
6	—	387	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	671	108.00–127.00	118.46
114	—	328	120.00–160.00	139.16
87	—	620	109.00–129.00	120.58
55	—	723	103.00–119.00	111.36
19	—	768	100.00–113.00	108.39
13	—	242	127.50–152.50	139.68
237	—	427	119.00–145.00	131.58
172	—	376	120.00–152.50	135.14
244	—	573	110.00–132.00	123.74
271	—	524	116.00–138.00	127.05
353	—	468	114.00–140.50	130.90
20	—	814	90.00–112.00	103.16
32	—	278	120.00–160.00	137.27
4	—	874	99.00–107.00	100.97
5	—	926	99.00–102.00	99.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
11	—	621	104.00–117.00	112.23
12	—	569	105.00–122.00	113.49
6	—	737	95.50–108.00	104.65
3	—	233	140.00–150.00	143.14
10	—	672	100.00–112.50	105.36
1	—	775	94.00	94.00
13	—	272	118.00–145.00	131.67
20	—	525	106.00–127.00	119.74
25	—	475	101.00–131.00	120.12
26	—	428	115.00–132.00	120.50
27	—	326	108.00–145.00	127.43
32	—	376	115.00–137.50	123.56
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	91.00–100.00	95.50
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	480	114.00–120.00	116.94
2	—	533	120.00	120.00
3	—	372	121.00–135.00	128.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	132.50–135.00	133.76
5	—	457	136.00–141.00	138.60
2	—	410	134.00–139.00	136.53
2	—	323	140.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	353	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	107.50	107.50
2	—	620	105.00–111.00	107.90
11	—	525	103.00–117.50	115.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
2	—	453	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	145.00–162.50	148.52
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
2	—	380	115.00	115.00
3	—	323	110.00–120.00	113.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
3	—	567	102.00–104.00	103.31
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	812	124.00–125.00	124.91
22	—	519	152.00–168.00	157.97
71	—	777	111.00–131.50	129.61
24	—	672	133.00–140.00	135.82
4	—	927	106.00	106.00
4	—	1,018	105.00	105.00
20	—	613	140.00–147.00	143.30
21	—	878	120.00–126.25	123.84
3	—	1,085	105.00	105.00
17	—	485	160.50–165.00	163.65
88	—	719	127.00–138.50	133.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	577	130.00–155.00	142.27
120	—	522	138.00–164.00	150.80
78	—	426	145.00–173.00	163.44
100	—	628	125.00–146.00	138.20
1	—	1,365	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,155	100.00	100.00
25	—	278	158.00–175.00	165.96
39	—	724	118.00–132.50	125.43
76	—	323	140.00–180.00	168.60
116	—	673	120.50–137.00	131.63
119	—	475	144.00–171.00	157.62
1	—	1,130	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,330	95.00	95.00
104	—	375	149.00–180.00	164.40
5	—	909	117.00	117.00
12	—	1,023	100.00–109.00	102.73
7	—	984	101.00–113.00	108.41
38	—	779	120.00–147.00	128.07
8	—	223	160.00–200.00	173.94
2	—	883	112.50–117.00	114.76
23	—	827	115.00–125.00	122.41
12	—	1,063	105.00–115.00	110.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	120.00–140.00	134.73
5	—	669	115.00–123.00	119.96
9	—	621	110.00–132.00	120.56
11	—	573	128.00–135.00	132.29
2	—	875	115.00	115.00
10	—	830	119.00	119.00
24	—	479	130.00–156.00	148.03
13	—	329	137.50–167.50	151.95
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
5	—	219	160.00–170.00	164.32
2	—	770	116.00–120.00	117.99
27	—	382	130.00–159.00	146.16
20	—	426	134.00–156.00	141.96
12	—	282	143.00–160.00	146.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	135.00	135.00
2	—	620	111.00–125.00	117.83
3	—	423	129.00–152.50	145.10
3	—	488	120.00–132.50	125.86
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	290	140.00–160.00	149.83
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	174.00	174.00
1	—	400	168.00	168.00
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
2	—	550	148.00–149.00	148.50
2	—	465	165.00–169.00	166.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	120.50	120.50
1	—	585	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	134.00	134.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
7	—	758	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	132.50	132.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,836	83.00–99.00	89.36
60	—	1,673	68.00–89.00	79.63
20	—	1,502	62.00–75.00	67.47
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	93.00–96.00	94.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,485	49.00–66.00	58.44
7	—	1,501	45.00–50.50	49.05
8	—	1,575	62.00–68.00	64.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	55.00–57.00	56.01
102	—	1,067	36.00–55.50	46.05
45	—	940	23.00–46.00	34.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,171	41.00–52.00	46.57
41	—	1,368	57.00–76.50	65.36
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,266	50.00–55.00	52.72
5	—	1,191	59.00–68.00	64.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,435	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	50.00–55.00	53.10
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	61.00–66.00	64.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	67.00–73.00	69.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	640.00	640.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	820	625.00–810.00	691.18
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	835	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	620.00–650.00	636.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,164	525.00–700.00	607.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,333	800.00–925.00	875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	450.00–800.00	714.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	750.00–850.00	803.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	600.00–825.00	711.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00

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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