Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 202 priced lines covering 3,685 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,302 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 843 head. replacement cattle receipts at 368 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,302Last week 5,139Year ago 9,678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 843Last week 936Year ago 1,424

Replacement CattleReceipts 368Last week 484Year ago 549

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 3.00-6.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder classes were in good to very good demand, with the best demand noted for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
2	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	79.00	79.00
3	—	625	97.50–102.50	99.96
3	—	763	100.00	100.00
4	—	561	100.00–105.00	102.76
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	279	116.00–135.00	130.76
27	—	764	86.00–108.00	102.16
3	—	923	79.00–94.00	86.97
39	—	325	117.00–147.50	128.58
200	—	472	110.00–132.00	120.34
6	—	215	140.00–155.00	145.68
1	—	1,015	93.00	93.00
120	—	625	92.00–117.00	111.63
98	—	378	114.00–137.00	128.99
4	—	1,077	83.00	83.00
74	—	423	111.00–133.00	122.94
14	—	868	87.00–103.00	96.51
47	—	721	87.00–112.00	107.12
59	—	669	90.00–118.00	108.77
173	—	524	103.00–125.50	118.34
140	—	575	102.00–124.00	114.46
4	—	833	89.00–100.00	94.48
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	110.00–115.00	111.49
4	—	511	105.00–116.00	110.01
1	—	440	112.50	112.50
2	—	578	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	468	97.00–119.00	111.57
2	—	750	80.00–100.00	90.00
17	—	270	120.00–135.00	126.35
3	—	710	82.00–97.50	89.78
4	—	666	90.00–103.00	95.35
14	—	418	100.00–120.00	114.13
11	—	568	95.50–113.00	102.60
7	—	334	104.00–127.50	112.06
17	—	523	98.00–117.00	108.26
1	—	800	76.00	76.00
15	—	378	100.00–126.00	111.79
7	—	619	92.50–105.00	98.95
1	—	240	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
1	—	425	107.50	107.50
2	—	475	92.50–111.00	101.36
2	—	588	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	712	110.00	110.00
72	—	680	126.00	126.00
12	—	781	108.00–111.50	110.64
3	—	825	115.00–116.00	115.34
10	—	565	113.50–118.50	116.58
21	—	546	117.00–125.00	123.83
12	—	607	116.00–120.00	117.42
4	—	414	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
1	—	320	162.50	162.50
1	—	250	167.50	167.50
4	—	524	127.00–142.00	131.13
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
3	—	368	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	725	95.00–114.00	105.93
4	—	289	140.00–147.50	143.89
67	—	627	102.50–123.00	115.35
115	—	525	112.00–138.00	124.62
12	—	880	75.00–87.00	83.41
102	—	468	119.00–148.00	135.37
1	—	900	97.00	97.00
37	—	382	130.00–149.00	135.57
12	—	824	86.00–99.00	96.10
42	—	665	97.50–120.00	110.86
70	—	428	125.00–157.00	137.71
5	—	328	132.50–148.00	143.50
2	—	968	78.00–80.00	78.99
22	—	764	87.50–104.00	99.55
1	—	1,120	84.00	84.00
81	—	578	110.00–132.00	121.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
2	—	438	119.00–123.00	120.97
1	—	715	88.00	88.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
2	—	383	119.00–125.00	122.06
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	102.00–116.00	110.37
1	—	420	132.50	132.50
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
2	—	473	110.00–120.00	114.97
2	—	563	106.00–114.00	109.91
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	729	89.00–103.50	94.41
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
18	—	474	111.00–133.00	124.71
23	—	570	104.00–123.00	112.60
29	—	424	105.00–143.00	125.43
4	—	670	94.00–106.00	98.46
1	—	895	84.00	84.00
12	—	610	85.00–110.00	99.00
2	—	390	132.00–135.00	133.52
6	—	824	94.00	94.00
20	—	525	104.00–124.00	114.51
4	—	762	90.00–95.00	93.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	100.00–110.00	105.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	626	117.00–137.00	127.37
11	—	237	144.00–167.50	150.52
10	—	824	104.00–112.00	107.23
24	—	772	104.00–119.00	112.97
69	—	375	131.00–165.00	153.19
3	—	270	155.00–170.00	161.57
103	—	525	119.00–148.00	133.24
8	—	1,016	88.50	88.50
58	—	431	130.00–157.00	145.38
3	—	925	90.00–112.50	102.45
67	—	472	129.00–155.00	142.69
24	—	726	111.00–124.00	119.59
4	—	879	109.00–111.00	110.00
60	—	665	110.00–131.00	122.36
51	—	328	140.00–170.00	152.94
121	—	577	105.00–138.00	130.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
3	—	378	122.50–130.00	127.59
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
2	—	543	113.00–118.00	115.49
1	—	565	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	331	127.00–155.00	140.98
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
6	—	415	127.50–146.00	139.86
4	—	288	135.00–142.50	138.68
11	—	523	114.00–132.00	123.07
15	—	474	110.00–134.00	126.27
1	—	705	102.50	102.50
2	—	218	150.00	150.00
28	—	380	124.00–146.00	134.75
13	—	620	102.00–124.00	115.03
8	—	678	107.00–119.00	111.61
11	—	567	115.00–127.00	119.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	678	122.00–126.00	124.53
5	—	700	127.50	127.50
16	—	615	131.00–135.00	133.07
28	—	763	118.00–125.00	120.14
15	—	862	115.00–118.50	115.80
18	—	502	139.50–142.50	141.99
6	—	469	142.50	142.50
4	—	565	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	94.00	94.00
2	—	628	66.00–81.00	73.29
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	80.00	80.00

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 · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–940.00	932.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,288	550.00–950.00	772.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,385	900.00–1,000.00	945.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,070	775.00–830.00	809.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,462	700.00–900.00	827.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	985	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	750.00–810.00	775.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,161	600.00–800.00	711.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	885.00	885.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	725.00–830.00	777.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	840.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,245	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,505	47.00–60.00	53.30
12	—	1,418	55.00–64.00	58.24
8	—	1,551	43.50–46.00	45.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	946	38.00–64.00	56.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,111	38.00–52.50	45.20
20	—	1,071	25.00–39.00	35.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,354	53.00–60.00	55.37
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	69.50	69.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,239	54.00–63.50	59.21
22	—	1,193	38.00–50.00	44.61
175	—	1,234	45.00–61.00	52.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,745	70.50–84.00	77.41
8	—	1,756	82.50–89.00	85.82
31	—	1,505	55.00–76.00	67.56
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,325	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	66.00–70.00	68.02

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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