Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 240 priced lines covering 3,882 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,092 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 859 head. replacement cattle receipts at 464 head. Counted as USDA files them — 39 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,092Last week 2,885Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 859Last week 573Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 464Last week 308Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher with moderate to good demand. Best demand remains for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle and buyers exhibited notable seasonal interest in feeder cattle for grazing.

Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	125.00–132.50	128.30
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
38	—	425	98.00–125.00	115.62
4	—	615	94.00–102.50	97.85
9	—	572	98.00–108.00	102.59
16	—	368	110.00–130.00	122.31
18	—	330	117.50–137.00	126.53
26	—	474	99.00–125.00	111.66
32	—	527	100.00–120.00	108.20
2	—	868	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	617	102.50–128.00	114.33
17	—	740	102.50	102.50
12	—	364	138.00–139.00	138.58
18	—	467	129.00–137.00	133.04
16	—	521	125.50–129.00	126.03
5	—	861	89.00–90.00	89.41
6	—	408	136.00–146.00	139.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
203	—	522	109.00–131.00	121.57
196	—	469	115.00–136.50	126.08
152	—	424	118.00–140.00	127.64
2	—	920	83.00–86.00	84.48
8	—	235	137.50–157.50	147.93
21	—	271	124.00–150.00	139.21
1	—	995	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,013	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,270	77.00	77.00
2	—	820	82.00–83.00	82.49
2	—	880	82.00–82.50	82.25
16	—	720	81.00–100.00	92.09
20	—	768	85.00–102.00	92.98
60	—	663	89.00–120.00	106.39
62	—	625	100.00–114.00	106.96
84	—	325	122.50–145.00	135.01
94	—	375	123.00–143.00	133.43
127	—	575	105.00–125.00	115.59
5	—	1,064	70.00–88.00	76.37
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
2	—	338	107.50–110.00	108.78
2	—	505	100.00–108.00	103.96
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
2	—	480	98.00–108.00	102.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	652	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	144.00	144.00
6	—	417	133.00–134.00	133.34
2	—	693	113.00	113.00
2	—	468	130.00–134.00	132.07
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	91.00	91.00
1	—	520	107.50	107.50
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	730	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	110.00–111.00	110.49
4	—	330	116.00–122.00	120.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
4	—	386	122.00–127.50	126.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,175	76.00–84.00	79.95
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	135.00–142.50	140.12
2	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
6	—	365	119.00–130.00	127.35
6	—	419	120.00–130.00	123.78
4	—	488	118.00–121.50	120.64
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	131.00–142.50	139.31
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
1	—	880	89.00	89.00
3	—	722	88.00–92.50	90.98
13	—	422	122.50–142.00	132.97
13	—	617	100.00–111.00	105.06
20	—	581	102.50–121.00	109.41
24	—	472	113.00–139.00	127.27
31	—	526	102.50–127.00	117.05
1	—	755	88.00	88.00
3	—	672	98.00–100.00	99.33
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	78.00–83.00	80.50
1	—	1,175	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,065	87.00	87.00
24	—	378	140.00–164.00	149.61
28	—	725	85.00–114.00	100.70
44	—	616	100.00–128.00	115.87
50	—	680	91.00–118.00	109.09
78	—	478	123.00–155.00	141.33
106	—	525	115.00–144.00	129.84
116	—	426	132.50–163.00	147.74
118	—	569	110.00–148.00	125.38
1	—	225	149.00	149.00
10	—	790	90.00–103.00	93.89
20	—	323	147.00–170.00	159.65
5	—	279	150.00–157.50	153.46
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	119.00	119.00
5	—	525	102.50–120.00	110.67
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	172.50	172.50
4	—	411	155.00–160.00	157.21
5	—	517	137.00–143.00	140.21
3	—	382	155.00–158.00	157.07
1	—	300	162.00	162.00
2	—	475	151.00–153.00	152.02
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
1	—	655	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	760	107.00–115.00	111.17
11	—	281	150.00–180.00	165.75
18	—	333	145.00–177.00	160.90
52	—	667	112.00–130.00	122.92
57	—	425	140.00–172.00	159.87
59	—	626	113.00–132.00	124.02
83	—	573	115.00–148.00	134.72
90	—	472	127.00–164.00	152.06
92	—	378	145.00–182.00	164.02
101	—	528	130.00–152.00	141.49
2	—	223	164.00–175.00	169.31
5	—	853	101.00–103.00	102.60
11	—	715	111.00–126.00	114.73
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,068	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	160.00–163.00	161.53
5	—	905	94.00	94.00
13	—	664	117.00–134.00	124.00
16	—	780	115.00	115.00
111	—	968	100.25	100.25
2	—	593	144.00	144.00
3	—	882	104.00	104.00
5	—	715	118.00–123.00	119.82
7	—	525	150.00–164.00	153.16
19	—	424	165.00–175.00	168.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	142.50	142.50
2	—	375	130.00–140.00	134.80
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
2	—	470	122.00–125.00	123.44
1	—	705	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	140.00–150.00	146.20
9	—	476	125.00–144.00	137.04
12	—	618	95.00–124.00	112.64
15	—	518	120.00–135.00	126.31
16	—	328	130.00–170.00	146.66
1	—	1,055	75.00	75.00
3	—	668	112.00–120.00	117.35
4	—	266	146.00–162.50	152.71
11	—	568	110.00–130.00	118.55
24	—	373	124.00–152.50	139.84
3	—	782	95.00–101.00	99.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	148.00–149.00	148.81
1	—	380	171.00	171.00
1	—	450	156.00	156.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
1	—	685	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	137.50	137.50
1	—	310	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	655	111.00–119.00	114.97
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	130.00–138.00	135.47
2	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	88.00	88.00
1	—	615	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	620.00	620.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	710.00–1,075.00	892.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,143	570.00–730.00	665.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,333	840.00–930.00	876.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	983	860.00–925.00	895.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	875.00–950.00	931.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,148	875.00–1,100.00	952.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,104	875.00–1,000.00	934.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,533	900.00–910.00	903.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	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)	2	—	1,040	640.00–950.00	792.76
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,145.00	1,145.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,233.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,240.00	1,240.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,064	1,035.00–1,050.00	1,047.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,200	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,302.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,300	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,212.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,650	1,190.00–1,275.00	1,230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,490	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,798	103.00–109.00	105.96
8	—	1,902	81.00–96.00	90.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,424	70.00–81.00	76.00
24	—	1,727	87.00–100.00	93.62
62	—	1,718	78.00–95.00	85.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,293	63.00–80.00	68.71
49	—	1,156	39.00–57.00	52.67
250	—	1,208	50.50–71.00	60.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,372	50.00–58.00	53.55
10	—	1,493	62.00–69.00	65.81
93	—	1,462	54.00–70.00	60.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	893	25.00–48.00	38.85
102	—	1,048	38.00–61.00	50.81
2	—	1,113	57.50–60.00	58.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,018	68.00–83.00	73.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	61.00–90.00	71.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,031	68.00–69.00	68.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	64.00–66.00	64.98

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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