Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 248 priced lines covering 5,555 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,118 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,188 head. replacement cattle receipts at 595 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,118Last week 6,473Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,188Last week 944Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 595Last week 365Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower, and feeder heifers were unevenly steady with moderate demand for feeder classes. Long-weaned preconditioned cattle remain in the best demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	125.00–125.50	125.25
2	—	338	157.50	157.50
2	—	265	167.50–172.50	169.86
5	—	440	150.00–157.00	154.74
2	—	238	155.00–175.00	164.68
3	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.49
4	—	481	132.50–151.00	140.91
4	—	536	110.00–135.00	127.51
3	—	372	150.00–155.00	153.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	284	150.00–180.00	162.72
124	—	379	145.00–180.00	161.87
99	—	577	130.00–158.00	143.01
92	—	622	125.00–144.00	133.58
5	—	881	108.00–124.00	114.12
1	—	910	108.00	108.00
196	—	524	135.00–164.00	150.71
7	—	237	166.00–182.50	170.03
9	—	822	102.00–121.00	115.66
41	—	722	120.00–134.00	124.89
50	—	769	117.00–126.50	124.63
2	—	1,258	93.00	93.00
75	—	672	120.00–139.00	129.41
78	—	326	144.00–186.00	167.13
80	—	420	140.00–171.00	159.27
91	—	476	140.00–173.00	154.63
1	—	1,145	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	569	108.00–142.00	131.63
21	—	325	137.50–164.00	151.21
4	—	856	105.00–107.00	106.50
2	—	633	122.50	122.50
13	—	283	154.00–173.00	166.47
8	—	666	110.00–126.00	119.36
29	—	426	127.00–156.00	142.19
35	—	483	132.50–155.00	143.03
36	—	374	129.00–165.00	148.16
22	—	526	122.50–151.00	134.17
4	—	745	120.00	120.00
2	—	235	160.00–175.00	167.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	132.50	132.50
1	—	555	117.50	117.50
1	—	325	132.50	132.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	173.00	173.00
1	—	505	156.00	156.00
1	—	300	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	737	124.50–132.00	126.70
17	—	826	120.00–126.00	125.65
31	—	628	131.00–146.00	140.20
24	—	571	138.50–157.00	146.53
33	—	514	142.00–169.00	153.07
56	—	760	124.00–130.00	129.42
56	—	885	125.50	125.50
9	—	427	159.50–168.00	163.32
5	—	451	157.50	157.50
6	—	668	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	96.00–106.00	101.53
6	—	663	102.50–115.00	104.90
32	—	383	110.00–135.00	126.02
40	—	528	102.50–123.00	113.82
7	—	281	120.00–137.50	126.47
13	—	619	100.00–113.00	106.55
58	—	431	110.00–129.00	118.91
23	—	568	102.00–127.00	117.37
25	—	335	121.00–140.00	129.29
4	—	760	86.00–102.50	95.12
1	—	200	141.00	141.00
33	—	476	111.00–130.00	122.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
3	—	247	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	100.00–104.00	101.99
4	—	915	95.00	95.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
2	—	623	91.00–98.00	94.43
1	—	420	126.00	126.00
1	—	340	128.00	128.00
5	—	808	102.00	102.00
1	—	560	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
2	—	523	107.50–115.00	111.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	718	116.50–123.50	121.54
35	—	519	128.00–132.00	131.36
4	—	830	109.00–113.00	112.01
239	—	689	117.50–126.00	123.54
7	—	463	133.00–139.00	136.46
67	—	576	127.50–130.00	128.90
63	—	623	121.00–126.00	123.61
10	—	754	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	90.00–92.00	91.01
143	—	621	106.00–128.00	117.31
7	—	216	130.00–157.50	148.50
9	—	811	83.00–109.00	97.48
20	—	768	97.50–118.00	110.45
269	—	469	118.00–139.00	129.03
283	—	524	114.00–135.00	125.84
46	—	284	128.00–162.50	140.03
59	—	325	122.00–150.00	138.53
62	—	726	97.00–123.00	111.64
77	—	670	102.00–122.00	112.82
178	—	379	124.00–144.00	136.29
185	—	574	107.00–129.00	122.07
214	—	425	118.00–142.00	131.54
1	—	1,055	83.00	83.00
7	—	856	90.00	90.00
3	—	917	90.00–96.00	94.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	122.50–124.00	123.49
3	—	308	102.50–120.00	114.22
1	—	570	107.50	107.50
1	—	600	107.50	107.50
2	—	460	112.50–121.00	116.70
1	—	225	117.50	117.50
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
3	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
3	—	363	120.00–127.50	123.75
3	—	528	107.50–112.50	109.19
3	—	580	106.00–115.00	111.20
1	—	690	107.50	107.50
4	—	428	111.00–125.00	118.87
1	—	325	128.50	128.50
2	—	490	111.00–122.00	116.50
1	—	735	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	107.00–111.00	108.37
3	—	460	101.00–114.00	108.29
1	—	205	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
2	—	555	146.00–149.00	147.51
2	—	463	158.00	158.00
1	—	505	153.00	153.00
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
2	—	368	169.00–174.00	171.48
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	139.00	139.00
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	150.00	150.00
8	—	287	150.00–160.00	155.20
17	—	717	100.00–117.00	107.42
40	—	381	140.00–165.00	152.64
56	—	674	111.00–129.00	117.14
101	—	575	121.00–144.00	131.87
126	—	425	137.00–169.00	153.74
174	—	523	120.00–155.00	140.63
2	—	865	88.00–110.50	99.05
16	—	815	90.00–109.00	98.96
21	—	326	148.00–165.00	155.11
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
18	—	773	96.00–113.50	107.14
142	—	473	138.00–170.00	150.71
59	—	622	120.00–141.00	126.57
8	—	935	77.00–89.00	81.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	137.00	137.00
21	—	674	102.50–115.00	111.27
46	—	472	121.00–153.00	137.30
6	—	729	91.00–109.00	100.46
7	—	377	135.00–147.50	137.09
3	—	808	86.00–94.00	91.31
1	—	865	96.00	96.00
17	—	628	100.00–121.00	113.01
34	—	528	100.00–144.00	126.20
30	—	425	125.00–156.00	140.32
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
29	—	568	110.00–130.00	123.59
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
1	—	775	96.00	96.00
2	—	585	115.00–120.00	117.50
7	—	480	122.00–131.00	125.68
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
3	—	518	111.00–122.00	117.58
4	—	428	130.00–134.00	130.99
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
5	—	374	127.50–138.00	134.26
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	120.00–142.50	131.82
7	—	576	112.50–127.00	121.30
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
2	—	418	128.00–130.00	129.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	111.50	111.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	70.00	70.00
4	—	453	84.00	84.00
4	—	503	75.00	75.00
7	—	302	98.00	98.00

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 · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	995.00	995.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	950.00–1,025.00	987.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,008.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,123	775.00–875.00	817.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,164	575.00–670.00	615.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	500.00–650.00	565.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,111	800.00–985.00	908.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	570.00	570.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	665.00	665.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	760.00–1,075.00	891.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,375	765.00–830.00	787.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	745.00	745.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	700.00–740.00	720.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	983	775.00–825.00	800.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	560.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	625.00–825.00	750.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,021	630.00–810.00	727.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	720.00	720.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,576	57.50–75.00	67.46
19	—	1,869	82.00–97.50	87.86
64	—	1,733	70.00–87.00	78.24
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,953	78.00–84.00	80.87
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,396	60.50–69.00	64.64
1	—	1,385	71.50	71.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	50.00–60.00	55.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,370	72.00–74.00	73.00
20	—	1,199	57.00–72.00	63.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	54.00–65.00	58.97
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	69.00–73.00	71.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,463	51.00–65.00	58.07
17	—	1,443	60.00–71.00	65.53
9	—	1,328	45.00–51.00	48.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	56.50–61.50	58.70
175	—	1,045	35.00–55.00	45.88
36	—	992	25.50–42.50	35.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,275	55.00–73.00	65.92
32	—	1,164	38.50–53.00	47.42

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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