Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 231 priced lines covering 4,059 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,139 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 936 head. replacement cattle receipts at 484 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,139Last week 7,652Year ago 6,604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 936Last week 991Year ago 1,006

Replacement CattleReceipts 484Last week 549Year ago 400

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 4.00-6.00 lower, and feeder heifers were mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Buyers showed the best demand for long-weaned, preconditioned feeder cattle as fall temperatures and rainfall are prevalent throughout the region and health concerns are imminent, especially in freshly weaned calves. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	103.00	103.00
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
1	—	900	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	113.00	113.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
1	—	365	126.00	126.00
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
4	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.55
1	—	655	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	426	97.00–126.00	116.94
13	—	824	81.00–101.00	87.71
181	—	524	96.00–120.00	109.30
2	—	1,025	84.00–87.50	85.74
27	—	778	82.00–96.00	90.32
38	—	715	80.00–110.00	95.84
2	—	865	88.00–96.00	92.07
106	—	627	90.00–116.00	104.99
199	—	572	93.00–121.00	106.59
34	—	319	100.00–133.00	122.66
12	—	281	110.00–132.00	123.30
62	—	373	104.00–132.50	119.38
74	—	670	83.50–113.00	97.46
8	—	221	120.00–140.00	129.47
171	—	470	96.00–122.50	111.64
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	90.00–112.50	101.05
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	375	98.00	98.00
1	—	470	87.50	87.50
1	—	205	115.00	115.00
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
3	—	325	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	126.00	126.00
33	—	432	98.00–118.00	107.16
18	—	468	93.00–113.00	105.29
3	—	333	110.00–122.50	116.35
4	—	668	82.50–98.00	89.32
20	—	560	85.00–104.00	98.82
11	—	381	101.00–120.00	112.27
13	—	762	85.00–93.00	92.32
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
15	—	624	90.00–107.00	96.20
3	—	950	87.00	87.00
3	—	285	82.50–125.00	107.94
25	—	517	90.00–110.00	100.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	92.50–95.00	93.77
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	92.50	92.50
1	—	580	82.50	82.50
1	—	310	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	470	115.00–126.00	123.61
4	—	382	127.00	127.00
19	—	615	102.00–121.00	112.62
27	—	660	106.00–113.00	109.86
82	—	736	95.00–123.50	118.44
2	—	425	122.00–123.00	122.50
29	—	535	107.00–119.50	113.86
15	—	575	109.00–120.00	115.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	378	131.00–155.00	140.81
1	—	1,070	98.00	98.00
12	—	262	132.00–160.00	143.32
30	—	431	120.00–146.00	138.50
19	—	719	102.50–119.00	113.06
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
69	—	675	110.00–124.00	116.72
87	—	626	110.00–128.00	119.58
68	—	525	118.00–140.00	127.91
8	—	884	107.00–110.00	108.90
10	—	816	101.00–110.00	105.16
111	—	576	114.00–133.00	122.45
1	—	905	99.00	99.00
57	—	477	121.00–140.00	129.04
36	—	768	100.00–117.00	111.25
2	—	958	90.00–101.00	95.54
29	—	322	135.00–160.00	144.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	100.00–132.50	113.56
1	—	490	117.50	117.50
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	119.00–125.00	121.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	94.00–107.50	100.98
17	—	569	100.00–122.50	109.96
12	—	332	110.00–140.00	126.88
23	—	370	120.00–141.00	130.30
20	—	622	97.00–113.00	105.10
3	—	282	132.50–148.00	140.44
8	—	481	117.00–125.00	120.88
23	—	519	102.50–121.00	113.42
10	—	829	98.50	98.50
3	—	227	135.00–152.50	145.02
12	—	420	107.50–133.00	120.48
1	—	755	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	127.50	127.50
1	—	505	112.50	112.50
1	—	465	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	619	119.50–128.00	122.50
22	—	726	115.00–120.00	118.52
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
7	—	657	120.00–125.00	121.29
6	—	428	142.00–145.00	144.50
7	—	831	116.00	116.00
4	—	774	115.00	115.00
11	—	484	139.00–145.00	141.92
3	—	908	95.00	95.00
22	—	571	125.00–140.00	135.97
48	—	536	127.00–137.00	132.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	141.00–143.00	142.17
2	—	608	111.00	111.00
1	—	460	138.00	138.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	112.00	112.00
1	—	785	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	149.00–157.00	152.49
100	—	430	124.00–150.00	137.94
2	—	223	145.00–160.00	152.92
2	—	860	81.00	81.00
49	—	666	89.00–110.00	100.59
21	—	775	81.00–100.00	90.98
23	—	371	126.00–151.00	141.78
129	—	526	110.00–129.00	119.95
125	—	572	104.00–130.00	115.27
7	—	976	68.00–86.00	70.56
86	—	471	115.00–140.00	125.85
5	—	921	70.00–80.00	74.42
9	—	321	135.00–155.00	147.31
51	—	721	80.00–110.00	96.86
8	—	819	76.00–93.00	85.74
53	—	620	94.00–116.00	106.66
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
5	—	482	108.00–115.00	109.93
2	—	425	119.00–124.00	121.53
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	102.50–112.50	107.52
3	—	567	85.00–110.00	100.87
2	—	405	104.00–115.00	109.57
5	—	465	101.00–112.50	105.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	473	100.00–130.00	113.35
3	—	377	120.00	120.00
22	—	517	95.00–115.00	109.23
16	—	674	85.00–107.50	93.40
19	—	630	90.00–108.00	96.23
25	—	424	100.00–127.50	116.66
22	—	568	100.00–116.00	109.41
3	—	827	80.00–86.00	82.80
1	—	745	79.00	79.00
6	—	905	75.00	75.00
1	—	885	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	92.50	92.50
2	—	880	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	118.00–120.00	118.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	547	127.00	127.00
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	88.00	88.00
4	—	561	84.00	84.00
9	—	446	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	76.00	76.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,050	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	850.00–950.00	918.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,068	775.00–950.00	848.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,357	700.00–950.00	814.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,159	900.00–1,250.00	1,084.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,135	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,170.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	950.00–1,075.00	1,013.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,013	625.00–675.00	643.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,150	560.00–800.00	687.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,127	600.00–750.00	646.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,168	550.00–1,025.00	863.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	775.00–800.00	787.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,210	775.00–1,070.00	905.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,133	760.00–900.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	845	560.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	845	670.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	600.00–635.00	618.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	850.00–1,150.00	966.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	920.00–1,100.00	994.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,121.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	990	600.00–710.00	655.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	800.00–1,050.00	907.69
Bred Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,625	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	1,071	35.00–51.00	42.85
40	—	984	25.00–45.00	31.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	58.00–59.00	58.78
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	58.50	58.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	49.00–54.00	51.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,274	52.00–64.50	58.77
212	—	1,232	44.00–59.00	50.76
12	—	1,151	36.00–48.50	42.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,462	45.00–58.50	51.53
4	—	1,314	40.00–46.00	44.51
12	—	1,530	55.50–63.00	58.63
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	879	50.00–59.00	55.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	49.00–59.00	53.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,683	69.00–83.50	76.75
1	—	1,035	66.50	66.50
25	—	1,392	56.00–76.00	68.52
12	—	1,833	79.50–88.00	84.61
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,101	60.00–71.00	65.84
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,680	54.50	54.50
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,651	70.00–80.00	75.37
1	—	1,600	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,580	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	63.00–71.00	67.21
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	70.00–75.00	72.44

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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