Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 216 priced lines covering 2,453 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,285 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 633 head. replacement cattle receipts at 287 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,285Last week 7,138Year ago 1,893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 633Last week 1,055Year ago 325

Replacement CattleReceipts 287Last week 759Year ago 127

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were too limited to trend due to limited receipts in light of the Memorial Day holiday, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were too limited to test, but a steady overall undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
5	—	423	131.00–142.50	135.93
5	—	514	117.00–128.00	124.87
8	—	666	107.00–117.00	109.20
9	—	583	109.50–129.00	117.41
11	—	471	123.00–144.00	132.81
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
5	—	422	154.00–159.00	156.03
2	—	335	170.00–172.50	171.27
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
2	—	465	154.00	154.00
5	—	513	142.00–147.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	133.00	133.00
2	—	555	138.00	138.00
2	—	500	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	160.00–165.00	162.41
2	—	813	86.00–96.00	90.95
3	—	880	88.00–102.00	93.94
3	—	908	86.00–96.00	91.98
4	—	986	77.00–95.00	84.54
12	—	330	140.00–167.50	155.51
28	—	370	139.00–167.00	154.23
8	—	279	157.50–170.00	163.22
27	—	667	110.00–127.00	118.57
38	—	433	135.00–157.50	144.74
71	—	578	121.00–138.00	129.83
74	—	467	125.00–158.00	144.76
83	—	520	125.00–147.50	137.55
24	—	623	115.00–136.00	124.22
9	—	775	99.00–109.00	103.31
28	—	732	102.00–120.00	109.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	537	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	109.00–118.00	113.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	94.00	94.00
1	—	470	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	143.00	143.00
6	—	608	120.00	120.00
20	—	582	124.00–127.00	125.61
10	—	510	129.00–136.00	134.48
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
2	—	330	120.00–126.00	122.95
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
8	—	233	140.00–160.00	147.25
9	—	676	98.00–110.00	104.59
12	—	713	93.00–106.00	99.47
13	—	278	137.50–152.50	143.15
28	—	621	102.00–125.00	111.88
42	—	328	127.50–150.00	140.06
47	—	373	121.00–147.50	132.56
54	—	423	121.00–138.00	129.68
55	—	568	112.50–128.00	121.81
57	—	525	112.00–135.00	121.61
93	—	475	117.00–136.00	127.26
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
2	—	860	87.00–100.00	93.46
3	—	908	89.00–100.00	94.61
1	—	1,005	95.00	95.00
6	—	760	98.00–109.00	103.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	103.00–121.00	114.56
7	—	628	107.50–120.00	112.29
9	—	322	120.00–145.00	135.53
9	—	368	117.00–135.00	124.37
13	—	474	115.00–125.00	118.51
13	—	530	107.50–123.00	117.80
14	—	418	112.50–132.00	122.00
2	—	653	92.50–98.00	95.26
4	—	289	120.00–150.00	132.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	98.00–114.00	105.79
1	—	615	122.50	122.50
1	—	500	132.50	132.50
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
2	—	333	133.00–150.00	141.44
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	129.00–138.00	137.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	135.00–167.50	149.30
10	—	325	127.50–170.00	154.86
8	—	471	132.00–146.00	139.60
7	—	416	140.00–150.00	145.38
6	—	524	128.00–142.50	133.94
5	—	570	119.00–130.00	125.97
4	—	280	136.00–182.50	163.02
3	—	668	117.50–125.00	120.79
3	—	628	115.00–127.50	120.68
2	—	725	108.00–115.00	111.55
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	855	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	642	140.00–142.00	141.86
8	—	393	158.00–161.50	161.08
3	—	517	152.00	152.00
11	—	673	126.00–137.00	135.98
12	—	476	154.00–155.00	154.24
36	—	553	143.00–151.00	150.53
56	—	985	113.25	113.25
61	—	805	125.50	125.50
2	—	765	115.00–125.00	120.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	162.50	162.50
1	—	395	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	484	147.00	147.00
1	—	315	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	206	163.00–220.00	190.13
7	—	773	113.50–127.00	117.88
9	—	264	160.00–195.00	172.74
13	—	724	114.00–125.00	119.61
16	—	330	150.00–185.00	162.94
22	—	673	126.00–136.00	129.71
30	—	615	125.00–139.00	134.66
32	—	426	138.00–161.00	148.97
37	—	573	130.00–141.00	137.26
55	—	473	138.00–156.00	148.17
60	—	375	141.00–175.00	157.47
1	—	935	108.00	108.00
60	—	520	130.00–150.00	142.46
2	—	855	116.00–119.00	117.49
1	—	1,255	118.00	118.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	775.00–1,200.00	1,008.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,315	825.00–960.00	912.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,091	775.00–1,075.00	896.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,038	825.00–975.00	905.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,110	925.00–1,125.00	1,002.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,117	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	875.00–950.00	916.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,367	975.00–1,000.00	991.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	625.00–750.00	688.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	650.00–725.00	687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,395.00	1,372.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	885.00–1,000.00	928.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	985.00–1,225.00	1,105.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,260.00	1,217.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	800.00–1,000.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	785.00–925.00	860.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	850	800.00–900.00	858.33
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	585.00	585.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	540.00	540.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,700	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,678	70.00–82.00	75.55
21	—	1,710	99.50–120.00	105.34
47	—	1,667	80.50–98.00	89.45
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,783	109.00–124.00	117.26
7	—	1,741	93.00–100.00	96.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,245	62.00	62.00
9	—	1,200	63.00–74.00	67.39
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,440	62.00–72.00	66.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,007	42.00–64.50	55.29
14	—	948	30.00–48.50	38.75
1	—	825	61.50	61.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,168	50.00–60.50	55.68
34	—	1,275	67.00–80.50	73.26
193	—	1,184	56.00–73.50	64.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	69.00–71.00	70.10
77	—	1,429	57.00–69.50	63.21
5	—	1,387	53.00–56.50	55.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	923	64.00–70.00	67.53

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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