Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 251 priced lines covering 4,732 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,246 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 764 head. replacement cattle receipts at 663 head. Counted as USDA files them — 78 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,246Last week 5,445Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 764Last week 998Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 663Last week 448Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 3.00-5.00 higher, and feeder heifers were 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand for all feeder classes. The best demand continues to be for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	108.00–110.00	108.99
33	—	481	122.50–145.00	134.40
21	—	428	122.50–150.00	138.82
18	—	525	113.00–135.00	126.14
15	—	377	127.50–157.50	143.81
15	—	327	138.00–167.50	149.90
14	—	570	110.00–135.00	121.67
13	—	683	105.00–120.00	110.28
13	—	628	106.00–130.00	118.51
7	—	271	140.00–170.00	155.18
2	—	238	145.00–150.00	147.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	524	142.00–154.00	148.64
33	—	677	125.00–133.00	128.01
189	—	861	111.00–118.00	116.83
9	—	755	114.00–126.00	116.24
57	—	580	131.50–148.00	145.43
58	—	933	112.00	112.00
81	—	618	125.00–142.50	136.87
4	—	820	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,023	107.50	107.50
8	—	711	122.00	122.00
10	—	415	159.50–165.00	160.77
19	—	471	157.00–166.50	160.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	122.50–136.00	129.19
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	121.00–142.50	129.38
4	—	416	122.50–140.00	131.16
2	—	340	150.00–162.50	156.25
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	114.00	114.00
1	—	415	104.00	104.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	415	119.00–124.00	121.59
1	—	295	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	112.00–125.00	118.28
2	—	475	130.00–137.00	133.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	91.00–112.50	100.73
5	—	232	158.50–172.50	163.99
12	—	274	155.00–176.00	164.48
25	—	828	102.50–114.00	109.19
34	—	332	150.00–182.00	167.54
38	—	768	101.00–128.00	115.75
45	—	419	135.00–172.00	156.80
46	—	881	103.00–112.00	110.08
57	—	721	110.00–126.00	120.01
69	—	669	116.00–134.50	127.60
75	—	627	120.00–140.00	130.95
83	—	374	144.00–184.00	163.23
90	—	573	120.00–152.00	138.13
117	—	476	130.00–160.00	151.01
133	—	526	130.00–159.00	145.31
1	—	1,080	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,025	120.00	120.00
1	—	905	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	88.00	88.00
2	—	473	105.00–122.00	113.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	110.00–120.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	322	119.00–132.00	125.52
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
6	—	614	91.00–106.00	101.53
4	—	265	135.00–147.50	143.28
7	—	731	86.00–92.50	91.60
14	—	674	85.00–103.00	95.64
16	—	379	115.00–130.00	122.77
20	—	425	110.00–128.00	120.93
22	—	576	90.00–115.00	103.93
26	—	472	110.00–125.00	118.38
44	—	526	104.00–125.50	118.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	580	117.00–130.50	123.35
10	—	782	93.00–109.00	97.74
5	—	709	103.00–105.00	104.18
7	—	473	128.00–132.00	129.70
6	—	664	106.00–107.00	106.84
38	—	620	115.00–122.50	119.78
5	—	514	124.00–133.00	129.30
4	—	818	94.50	94.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	82.00	82.00
3	—	853	95.00	95.00
42	—	764	90.00–116.00	112.50
8	—	233	130.00–157.50	141.54
20	—	279	130.00–155.00	143.50
46	—	326	125.00–147.50	136.29
49	—	723	93.00–111.00	104.22
98	—	376	124.00–144.00	135.92
106	—	664	99.00–119.00	111.35
107	—	623	104.00–128.00	112.34
135	—	470	115.00–135.00	125.89
156	—	573	107.00–127.00	116.96
200	—	430	115.00–143.00	131.47
234	—	523	110.00–131.00	122.56
4	—	920	80.00–101.00	91.77
11	—	828	90.00–101.00	93.17
1	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
4	—	433	129.00–132.00	129.74
4	—	530	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	115.00	115.00
3	—	545	111.00	111.00
2	—	365	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
3	—	558	110.00–116.00	112.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	110.00–114.00	112.05
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	112.00	112.00
2	—	342	117.00	117.00
2	—	523	100.00–107.50	103.62
2	—	423	105.00–112.00	108.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	523	121.00–144.00	133.21
100	—	573	113.00–145.00	124.96
69	—	425	135.00–168.00	146.97
2	—	965	79.00–87.00	83.00
5	—	924	79.00–94.00	88.61
21	—	325	137.50–162.00	148.78
30	—	378	135.00–168.00	147.95
150	—	476	130.00–158.00	142.86
5	—	818	87.00–104.00	95.42
9	—	866	82.00–98.00	91.23
17	—	767	95.00–110.00	106.15
45	—	668	108.00–124.50	115.85
46	—	715	97.00–113.00	106.10
60	—	619	110.00–130.00	118.65
5	—	224	143.00–170.00	155.48
3	—	273	150.00–157.50	154.38
2	—	1,070	81.00–84.00	82.51
1	—	1,185	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,115	77.50	77.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	149.00–151.00	150.01
3	—	322	165.00–174.00	170.40
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
6	—	516	138.00–143.00	141.03
2	—	608	128.00–130.00	129.01
2	—	378	151.00–162.00	156.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	135.00	135.00
2	—	558	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	96.00–102.50	99.21
5	—	768	97.50–105.00	103.52
12	—	581	105.00–125.00	118.26
22	—	479	124.00–142.00	132.81
25	—	521	110.00–131.00	121.26
32	—	416	124.00–150.00	139.15
5	—	634	105.00–124.00	111.03
2	—	893	80.00	80.00
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
6	—	680	105.00–110.00	107.66
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	121.00–129.00	124.04
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	122.50–125.00	123.70
5	—	384	120.00–130.00	128.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
3	—	687	99.00–104.00	102.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
2	—	673	104.00–110.00	106.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	119.00–130.00	122.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	74.00	74.00
1	—	455	102.00	102.00
1	—	630	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	920.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,262	750.00–1,175.00	958.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,136	720.00–800.00	756.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	635.00–1,100.00	825.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,263	710.00–1,015.00	872.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,055	785.00–975.00	875.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	925.00–1,275.00	1,115.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,211	810.00–1,050.00	917.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	610.00–725.00	667.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	700.00–850.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,192	900.00–1,050.00	947.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	650.00–710.00	678.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	850.00–875.00	862.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	796	900.00–1,125.00	1,062.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	800.00–975.00	936.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–1,125.00	1,014.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	975.00–1,200.00	1,087.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,105	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,136	925.00–1,150.00	1,019.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,167	950.00–1,225.00	1,119.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	959	975.00–1,200.00	1,157.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	850.00–875.00	862.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	875.00–1,025.00	964.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	785.00	785.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	735.00	735.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,714	91.00–102.00	95.42
10	—	1,268	64.00–76.00	71.12
55	—	1,787	76.00–94.50	88.72
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	99.00	99.00
4	—	1,788	81.00–89.00	85.32
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,113	46.00–55.00	51.75
37	—	1,256	63.50–74.50	67.21
235	—	1,190	52.00–67.00	59.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,413	65.00–72.00	67.49
86	—	1,461	53.50–67.00	59.99
2	—	1,368	57.00–64.00	60.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,028	43.00–62.00	51.61
24	—	977	25.50–51.00	38.75
5	—	1,075	57.00–60.00	58.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	61.00–65.00	61.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	66.00–72.50	69.50

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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