Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 210 priced lines covering 4,183 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,785 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 919 head. replacement cattle receipts at 473 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,785Last week 5,713Year ago 972

Slaughter CattleReceipts 919Last week 1,109Year ago 258

Replacement CattleReceipts 473Last week 676Year ago 123

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower with mostly moderate demand, with the best demand noted for long-weaned, preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher with moderate to good demand, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Please note: this week’s summary is published one day earlier due to the July 3rd federal holiday. Have a safe and happy 4th of July.

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 · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	925.00–1,225.00	1,083.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,140.00–1,360.00	1,233.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,455.00	1,455.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	885.00–1,000.00	943.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	900.00–1,000.00	954.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,161	775.00–1,225.00	953.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,158	900.00–1,400.00	1,087.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,209	910.00–1,275.00	1,063.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,265	800.00–1,025.00	924.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	650.00–825.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	983	710.00–775.00	748.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,117	675.00–925.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,127	850.00–1,225.00	1,013.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	967	925.00–975.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,700	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	975.00	975.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	850	975.00–1,000.00	991.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	850	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	850.00–950.00	900.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	590.00–650.00	613.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	77.00	77.00
1	—	590	96.00	96.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
2	—	683	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	767	106.00	106.00
26	—	575	114.00–135.00	125.53
8	—	668	110.00–125.00	117.93
6	—	431	128.00–139.00	133.78
7	—	322	127.00–160.00	140.57
13	—	715	100.00–122.00	116.07
17	—	530	120.00–140.00	129.50
30	—	380	125.00–154.00	141.90
2	—	255	145.00–160.00	152.65
7	—	626	120.00–127.00	123.33
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
2	—	893	92.00	92.00
28	—	478	115.00–145.00	139.82
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	149.00	149.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	575	125.00–145.00	138.52
133	—	526	130.00–154.00	142.39
79	—	673	117.00–134.00	126.02
68	—	628	122.00–140.00	131.93
10	—	327	137.00–170.00	152.63
13	—	878	104.00–112.00	110.22
14	—	825	105.00–120.00	113.14
3	—	967	108.00–110.00	109.33
31	—	430	135.00–159.00	147.95
33	—	768	110.00–125.50	120.04
45	—	723	111.00–127.00	121.19
57	—	380	116.00–166.00	148.27
60	—	473	135.50–155.00	144.46
7	—	915	97.00–108.00	104.85
11	—	293	140.00–170.00	158.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	704	125.00–129.00	127.00
24	—	932	104.00	104.00
26	—	769	114.00–122.00	115.81
29	—	683	130.00–132.00	131.51
34	—	629	131.00–140.00	134.83
41	—	573	139.00–145.00	141.75
2	—	873	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,005	105.00	105.00
10	—	479	142.00	142.00
7	—	500	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	88.00–106.00	95.85
3	—	672	104.00–112.00	106.64
9	—	327	109.00–134.00	120.34
9	—	569	94.00–120.00	106.60
23	—	475	109.00–127.00	122.34
2	—	780	100.00	100.00
5	—	273	137.00–150.00	141.46
11	—	381	115.00–138.00	132.39
13	—	427	110.00–135.00	119.93
17	—	534	100.00–124.00	115.65
1	—	740	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	230	125.00–155.00	140.03
9	—	282	125.50–145.00	132.61
34	—	324	116.00–141.00	130.43
36	—	724	91.00–111.00	103.93
76	—	370	120.00–142.00	131.50
98	—	621	103.00–121.00	114.55
114	—	667	96.00–118.00	108.55
159	—	573	107.00–125.00	117.19
162	—	475	109.00–135.00	124.67
173	—	423	115.00–140.00	128.78
243	—	526	111.00–131.00	122.10
9	—	876	84.00–101.00	89.67
1	—	950	89.00	89.00
17	—	763	90.00–105.00	98.18
8	—	814	90.00–97.00	93.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
6	—	619	100.00–120.00	113.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	496	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	740	105.00–113.00	108.53
13	—	535	128.00–135.00	129.55
20	—	822	101.00	101.00
22	—	572	119.00–132.00	123.08
54	—	659	113.00–120.00	115.60
60	—	609	118.00–126.00	123.22
31	—	478	127.00–132.00	129.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	127.00	127.00
3	—	765	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	108.00	108.00
3	—	337	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	133.00–143.00	135.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	105.00	105.00
2	—	678	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
4	—	369	120.00–137.50	129.90
8	—	664	102.00–110.00	108.47
2	—	733	110.00	110.00
13	—	519	110.00–130.00	123.15
16	—	421	118.00–140.00	127.68
12	—	618	108.00–124.00	116.31
21	—	471	119.00–141.00	133.69
2	—	328	132.50–140.00	136.22
8	—	573	112.00–135.00	129.71
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
2	—	373	126.00–135.00	130.23
3	—	470	121.00–128.00	125.37
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
2	—	420	125.00–135.00	130.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	660	122.00	122.00
6	—	494	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	132.50	132.50
2	—	785	96.00	96.00
2	—	445	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	150.00–157.50	153.89
14	—	377	135.00–150.00	143.13
32	—	340	140.00–159.00	145.63
3	—	978	88.00–93.00	90.31
111	—	518	121.00–142.00	133.18
121	—	468	126.00–150.00	139.90
1	—	1,005	86.00	86.00
3	—	268	152.50–166.00	159.68
101	—	574	116.00–139.00	129.68
67	—	619	113.00–130.00	124.45
60	—	423	128.00–157.00	144.36
56	—	731	95.00–118.00	109.76
50	—	668	108.00–126.50	120.55
3	—	927	80.00–85.00	81.66
9	—	818	89.00–105.00	98.96
8	—	768	97.00–111.00	104.50
6	—	868	82.00–94.00	88.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	155.00–160.00	157.12
1	—	460	152.00	152.00
1	—	570	143.00	143.00
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
5	—	306	165.00–175.00	170.46
2	—	525	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	109.00–117.00	112.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,479	70.00–88.00	80.14
17	—	1,781	97.50–109.00	103.52
77	—	1,684	84.50–102.00	93.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	67.00–75.00	71.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	64.00–68.00	65.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,241	69.50–82.50	73.81
244	—	1,198	57.00–72.00	64.54
24	—	1,145	49.00–59.00	54.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,329	53.50–58.00	55.69
120	—	1,452	57.50–70.00	63.83
6	—	1,559	69.50–76.00	73.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,045	45.00–64.00	56.30
1	—	1,270	68.00	68.00
16	—	1,012	35.00–51.50	45.68

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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