Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 252 priced lines covering 4,977 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,445 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 998 head. replacement cattle receipts at 448 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,445Last week 5,231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 998Last week 932Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 448Last week 668Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with moderate demand. Trade was mostly moderate with buyers showing the best interest in long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,905	91.00–102.00	94.97
17	—	1,439	60.00–80.00	74.65
71	—	1,698	77.50–94.00	86.02
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,256	86.00–106.00	97.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	67.00–73.00	69.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	56.00–63.00	59.66
18	—	947	30.00–45.00	37.29
148	—	1,028	40.00–59.00	49.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	813	65.00–94.00	73.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,472	45.00–53.50	49.53
91	—	1,442	52.00–64.50	57.47
6	—	1,441	61.00–69.50	64.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,134	61.00–66.00	62.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,322	54.00–57.00	55.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
222	—	1,172	50.00–64.50	56.62
49	—	1,242	59.00–69.00	61.49
27	—	1,167	46.00–65.00	50.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	775.00–900.00	839.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	600.00–625.00	612.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	695.00–700.00	697.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,043	630.00–730.00	695.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	975.00–1,225.00	1,122.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,243	800.00–1,300.00	894.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,224	850.00–1,075.00	922.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,183	630.00–685.00	663.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	775.00–800.00	787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	700.00–775.00	746.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,190	850.00–1,025.00	943.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,175	800.00–1,025.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	825.00–890.00	857.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,233	750.00–775.00	766.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,138	750.00–950.00	862.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	775.00–900.00	855.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	900.00–910.00	905.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	850.00–985.00	895.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	785.00–1,050.00	904.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	625.00–685.00	655.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	918	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,189.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	925.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00–925.00	887.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	870.00–975.00	922.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	890.00–1,000.00	945.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	560.00–575.00	567.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,190	610.00–800.00	648.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	107.00–112.00	109.49
2	—	513	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	92.00–99.00	95.49
1	—	1,150	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,010	98.00	98.00
1	—	755	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	133.00–140.00	135.86
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	480	129.00	129.00
4	—	391	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	102.50	102.50
1	—	680	82.50	82.50
1	—	735	86.00	86.00
2	—	560	105.00–107.00	106.00
1	—	545	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	422	105.00–125.00	113.15
32	—	375	110.00–132.50	119.81
25	—	577	92.50–109.00	103.14
25	—	474	104.00–122.00	111.36
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
4	—	263	120.00–142.50	131.11
7	—	341	125.00–135.00	131.18
7	—	628	81.00–103.00	96.09
20	—	526	95.00–114.00	104.42
1	—	670	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	470	113.00–130.00	122.08
220	—	525	108.00–125.00	116.80
7	—	243	144.00–152.50	150.26
1	—	950	86.00	86.00
112	—	622	96.00–117.00	108.31
171	—	427	118.00–135.00	125.74
190	—	576	102.00–123.50	112.23
4	—	908	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00
10	—	766	85.00–104.00	97.05
11	—	810	84.00–97.00	92.93
26	—	276	127.00–152.50	140.49
51	—	719	86.00–106.00	96.56
59	—	325	122.00–153.00	137.01
70	—	667	93.00–111.00	103.66
111	—	379	120.00–141.00	130.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	609	115.00–117.00	116.13
2	—	392	145.00	145.00
10	—	750	102.00	102.00
95	—	521	123.00–135.50	126.50
48	—	465	127.00–146.50	136.98
44	—	566	113.00–130.50	125.61
40	—	429	132.00–140.50	135.00
21	—	663	103.00–111.00	109.81
12	—	745	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	124.00	124.00
2	—	448	113.00	113.00
3	—	223	116.00–120.00	117.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	110.00–116.00	112.78
4	—	581	100.00–106.00	103.71
2	—	665	94.00–100.00	96.95
2	—	415	114.00–116.00	115.04
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	114.00–127.00	119.79
4	—	530	110.00–115.00	113.77
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
2	—	328	125.00–137.50	131.20
2	—	563	115.00–119.00	116.97
6	—	374	120.00–145.00	127.64
6	—	476	124.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	250	137.50–145.00	141.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	135.00–140.00	137.56
2	—	273	140.00–142.50	141.28
1	—	240	147.50	147.50
26	—	427	114.00–144.00	125.20
7	—	677	91.00–106.00	101.95
3	—	630	105.00–108.00	106.82
20	—	581	105.00–116.00	110.03
21	—	524	106.00–125.00	115.91
3	—	392	116.00–134.00	122.05
39	—	480	116.00–136.00	125.80
1	—	795	81.00	81.00
1	—	710	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	577	107.50–130.00	124.17
86	—	630	106.00–127.00	116.19
26	—	715	86.00–110.00	100.18
31	—	660	101.00–120.00	110.63
2	—	935	90.00–98.00	94.04
11	—	275	149.00–160.00	152.78
22	—	330	140.00–166.00	154.39
6	—	226	155.00–167.50	161.21
96	—	468	128.00–154.00	138.81
104	—	432	130.00–155.00	142.80
180	—	525	120.00–138.00	129.52
9	—	834	79.00–90.00	86.70
18	—	783	90.00–101.00	96.33
3	—	872	76.00–87.00	81.36
42	—	378	137.00–166.00	146.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	134.00–136.00	135.03
11	—	508	136.00–137.00	136.54
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
6	—	354	155.00–156.00	155.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
2	—	565	108.00–110.00	109.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	128.00–132.50	130.20
2	—	525	107.50–115.00	111.11
4	—	475	114.00–119.00	116.25
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	925	98.00	98.00
17	—	671	127.50–130.00	128.51
25	—	431	155.00–160.00	156.93
31	—	625	122.50–138.00	131.26
32	—	475	156.00–165.00	159.42
65	—	536	139.00–161.00	145.60
68	—	736	117.00–120.00	118.92
78	—	563	135.50–155.00	147.44
9	—	887	105.00	105.00
34	—	815	110.00	110.00
22	—	760	108.50–116.00	114.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	118.00	118.00
2	—	775	103.00–107.00	104.95
3	—	490	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
1	—	635	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	96.50	96.50
15	—	276	157.00–180.00	168.16
117	—	470	130.00–155.00	147.19
55	—	714	105.00–120.00	115.30
75	—	428	137.00–164.00	151.29
85	—	381	140.00–170.00	155.46
86	—	678	116.00–127.50	119.99
88	—	574	120.00–143.00	133.38
105	—	625	119.00–135.00	127.48
152	—	521	128.00–149.00	139.20
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
42	—	325	144.00–177.50	161.36
21	—	767	102.00–113.00	109.48
13	—	869	95.50–104.00	99.66
8	—	917	95.00–97.50	95.95
6	—	818	100.00–107.50	103.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	132.50	132.50
1	—	555	102.50	102.50
2	—	658	112.50–113.00	112.75
2	—	540	123.00–127.00	124.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	162.50–175.00	169.72
3	—	577	121.00–126.00	123.96
13	—	282	150.00–168.00	159.40
14	—	373	130.00–155.00	144.31
21	—	525	105.00–134.00	121.70
12	—	623	110.00–122.50	115.77
13	—	473	122.00–147.00	133.47
16	—	320	122.00–160.00	138.80
17	—	429	121.00–145.00	129.89
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
3	—	775	94.50	94.50
7	—	679	109.00–115.00	112.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	139.00	139.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	142.50	142.50
1	—	500	107.50	107.50
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
2	—	565	107.50–119.00	113.30
2	—	610	102.50–110.00	106.31
4	—	469	117.00–138.00	125.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	132.00–135.00	133.55
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	79.00	79.00

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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