Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 231 priced lines covering 5,203 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,972 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,194 head. replacement cattle receipts at 345 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,972Last week 6,269Year ago 6,597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 1,009Year ago 1,039

Replacement CattleReceipts 345Last week 460Year ago 452

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	469	133.00–164.00	149.08
162	—	580	129.00–152.00	140.19
152	—	670	116.00–140.00	131.93
135	—	629	126.00–145.00	135.88
78	—	727	115.00–134.00	124.83
175	—	524	129.00–157.00	144.34
68	—	773	111.00–130.00	121.66
64	—	377	138.00–175.00	153.45
38	—	831	110.00–122.00	115.36
22	—	326	140.00–175.00	163.13
22	—	279	152.50–178.00	167.35
5	—	856	104.00–118.00	113.34
51	—	428	134.00–160.00	150.05
9	—	919	105.00–113.00	110.14
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	140.00–164.00	151.83
19	—	521	123.00–145.00	130.09
1	—	845	116.00	116.00
3	—	730	108.00–119.00	115.02
3	—	920	99.00–107.00	104.01
5	—	773	111.00–115.00	113.41
19	—	674	110.00–125.00	119.08
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
10	—	620	118.00–125.00	120.87
11	—	276	142.50–170.00	159.99
12	—	477	126.00–142.50	134.36
15	—	429	132.50–151.00	138.68
17	—	573	115.00–135.00	125.71
22	—	370	126.00–152.00	143.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	622	140.00–152.00	143.75
36	—	713	133.00–140.00	137.17
11	—	862	116.50–120.00	118.12
2	—	922	115.00	115.00
4	—	837	121.00	121.00
5	—	443	155.00	155.00
18	—	568	144.00–153.00	149.76
22	—	769	125.00–133.00	130.62
25	—	486	145.00–155.00	151.80
34	—	539	145.00–162.00	150.59
35	—	686	136.00–142.00	138.97
3	—	1,102	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	116.00–122.00	120.39
1	—	480	132.50	132.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	137.50	137.50
1	—	535	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
2	—	603	142.00–148.00	144.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	127.00	127.00
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	92.00	92.00
2	—	583	96.00	96.00
1	—	535	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	73.00	73.00
2	—	688	58.00	58.00
1	—	380	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	733	120.00–122.50	121.24
39	—	525	132.50–138.00	134.85
58	—	566	125.50–136.00	131.73
63	—	630	120.00–130.50	126.63
89	—	666	120.00–131.00	126.13
25	—	463	138.00–139.00	138.71
7	—	435	137.00–144.00	139.50
4	—	755	118.00	118.00
9	—	819	111.00–114.00	112.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	253	155.00	155.00
2	—	323	154.00–160.00	157.21
7	—	466	139.00–142.50	140.63
6	—	424	135.00–148.00	142.94
1	—	380	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	259	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	812	94.00–113.50	103.15
14	—	862	91.00–107.50	101.39
28	—	766	100.00–120.00	109.98
56	—	323	122.50–148.00	139.43
59	—	727	100.00–120.00	111.06
94	—	378	123.00–150.00	137.78
120	—	427	120.00–145.00	134.39
133	—	622	103.00–125.00	118.14
173	—	474	121.00–139.00	128.96
229	—	578	113.00–133.00	123.49
251	—	526	115.00–137.00	129.19
1	—	985	84.00	84.00
99	—	667	103.00–122.50	115.37
10	—	274	132.50–150.00	139.26
3	—	222	140.00–157.50	151.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	98.00–114.00	106.16
6	—	727	93.00–106.00	99.86
19	—	374	119.00–137.50	127.96
22	—	422	110.00–136.00	122.07
24	—	620	107.00–118.00	113.37
26	—	526	108.00–127.00	118.87
27	—	577	107.50–125.00	116.47
36	—	474	110.00–132.50	123.51
8	—	282	117.50–144.00	132.22
2	—	853	88.00	88.00
4	—	325	130.00–132.50	131.88
2	—	205	147.50–151.00	149.21
3	—	780	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	128.00	128.00
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
1	—	610	92.00	92.00
4	—	420	118.00–125.00	120.74
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	117.00	117.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	77.00–88.00	81.65
7	—	876	89.00–99.00	91.24
47	—	726	104.00–123.00	110.52
67	—	628	110.00–132.00	124.50
74	—	666	111.00–130.00	120.22
92	—	426	126.00–157.00	146.41
115	—	472	125.00–149.00	139.71
120	—	525	123.00–146.00	135.40
120	—	573	111.00–140.00	132.32
15	—	824	86.00–104.00	93.30
35	—	376	137.50–162.00	148.97
39	—	764	99.00–117.00	112.19
1	—	240	152.50	152.50
5	—	267	145.00–160.00	151.62
1	—	1,045	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,170	85.50	85.50
11	—	326	150.00–165.00	157.54
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	105.00–125.00	115.08
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
3	—	528	117.00–135.00	123.92
1	—	345	122.00	122.00
3	—	480	110.00–128.00	120.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	82.00	82.00
2	—	815	90.00–102.00	95.93
4	—	764	98.00–113.00	104.23
5	—	719	100.00–114.00	107.25
10	—	422	120.00–138.00	129.69
24	—	575	110.00–130.00	120.65
39	—	474	119.00–133.00	125.89
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
18	—	669	91.00–118.00	110.12
12	—	626	105.00–127.00	120.36
18	—	525	106.00–133.00	121.75
2	—	225	143.00–146.00	144.60
1	—	855	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	92.50	92.50
3	—	475	121.00–140.00	128.44
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
3	—	523	125.00–127.00	126.31
4	—	573	114.00–123.00	119.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	162.50	162.50
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
7	—	467	146.00–157.00	152.72
3	—	508	139.00–147.00	143.69
4	—	409	143.00–160.00	153.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	119.00–121.00	120.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,016	47.00–64.00	57.36
20	—	959	40.00–58.00	48.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,414	55.00–75.00	64.54
15	—	1,411	68.00–80.00	74.08
6	—	1,368	52.50–62.00	58.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
286	—	1,191	58.00–76.00	66.17
40	—	1,241	68.00–83.00	74.65
26	—	1,154	47.00–64.00	58.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	905	67.00–77.00	69.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	78.00–79.00	78.52
18	—	1,175	66.00–76.00	70.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,303	64.00–73.00	68.90
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	980	57.00–69.00	63.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,664	84.00–105.00	95.10
15	—	1,666	99.00–112.00	103.90
15	—	1,518	70.00–95.00	85.64
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,878	90.00–101.00	95.58
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,025	87.00–92.00	89.40
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,183	83.00	83.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	63.00	63.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	888	710.00–900.00	827.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	820	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	650.00–775.00	712.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,367	790.00–1,150.00	946.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	900.00–950.00	937.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,436	950.00–1,250.00	1,045.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,181	820.00–1,100.00	913.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	890	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,275	610.00–730.00	665.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	945.00–1,125.00	1,065.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	925.00–1,050.00	994.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	750.00–900.00	820.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	675.00–810.00	745.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,210	720.00–900.00	826.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,011	640.00–900.00	792.24
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,085.00	1,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,046	920.00–1,250.00	1,113.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	1,000.00–1,085.00	1,059.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	917	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,165.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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