Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 202 priced lines covering 5,054 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,926 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 919 head. replacement cattle receipts at 385 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,926Last week 3,828Year ago 6,098

Slaughter CattleReceipts 919Last week 742Year ago 957

Replacement CattleReceipts 385Last week 505Year ago 343

Compared to last week's limited test due to the Thanksgiving holiday, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady with good demand. Buyers continue to show the most interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	142.50	142.50
3	—	368	127.50–138.00	131.88
2	—	535	122.50–125.00	123.75
1	—	455	122.50	122.50
3	—	330	135.00–142.50	138.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	509	140.00–148.00	145.43
9	—	816	115.00–127.50	121.95
56	—	763	120.00–128.50	125.04
87	—	620	129.00–137.50	133.65
6	—	326	170.00	170.00
34	—	575	135.00–144.00	139.17
21	—	431	150.50–166.00	161.63
30	—	712	122.50–130.00	125.66
8	—	893	115.00	115.00
24	—	492	148.00–156.00	151.31
2	—	923	110.00	110.00
127	—	679	124.00–137.00	132.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	156.00–158.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	175.00	175.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	726	110.00–127.50	118.74
3	—	235	152.50–195.00	173.28
91	—	677	118.00–131.00	125.02
141	—	577	120.00–143.00	132.90
7	—	937	106.00–115.00	111.60
5	—	831	110.00–117.50	114.61
2	—	1,115	100.00	100.00
2	—	865	113.00–115.00	114.02
52	—	326	140.00–177.50	160.35
127	—	630	117.00–135.00	127.60
90	—	470	133.00–157.50	143.39
28	—	783	100.00–120.00	112.28
84	—	377	135.00–168.00	152.45
71	—	426	130.00–167.50	147.45
20	—	274	145.00–190.00	171.94
139	—	527	128.00–148.00	136.83
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
2	—	378	131.00–137.00	134.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	571	115.00–129.00	120.21
4	—	283	142.50–155.00	150.10
19	—	515	105.00–135.00	122.52
38	—	374	118.00–157.50	136.86
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
26	—	477	111.00–142.50	132.07
9	—	224	132.50–165.00	147.53
1	—	910	97.00	97.00
19	—	324	119.00–162.50	140.62
5	—	726	100.00–105.00	101.50
4	—	673	100.00–117.00	107.48
19	—	622	101.00–127.50	115.49
23	—	426	122.00–147.50	135.77
2	—	760	111.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	845	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	300	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	135.00	135.00
5	—	476	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	125.00–135.00	129.97
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	115.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
3	—	415	127.50–137.50	131.74
4	—	521	105.00–120.00	114.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	678	102.00–113.00	105.93
12	—	635	93.00–118.00	108.29
30	—	514	112.00–127.00	117.38
1	—	825	93.00	93.00
4	—	720	97.00–110.00	104.63
19	—	492	116.00–134.00	123.39
12	—	570	112.00–121.00	115.00
7	—	779	90.00–106.00	95.16
3	—	907	80.00	80.00
2	—	950	70.00	70.00
35	—	421	122.00–142.50	132.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	435	124.00–161.00	139.66
125	—	467	130.00–152.00	138.91
57	—	624	110.00–126.00	117.05
14	—	821	86.00–102.50	98.28
38	—	722	91.00–112.50	109.30
6	—	882	85.00–100.00	89.69
32	—	761	85.00–109.00	102.48
2	—	975	77.00–92.50	84.87
59	—	663	102.00–120.00	114.48
125	—	520	116.00–146.00	128.15
6	—	334	143.00–158.00	149.38
7	—	273	152.00–162.50	157.32
24	—	367	137.50–149.00	143.17
100	—	575	112.50–133.00	120.75
1	—	945	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	163.00	163.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
2	—	330	130.00–145.00	137.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	556	121.00–125.00	123.62
48	—	474	131.00–135.00	134.52
59	—	803	122.60	122.60
10	—	389	135.00	135.00
34	—	679	115.00–121.00	116.59
28	—	432	133.00–144.00	137.36
4	—	721	111.00	111.00
64	—	525	120.00–129.00	125.83
12	—	750	110.00	110.00
55	—	617	115.00–124.50	122.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	630	97.00–121.00	109.13
16	—	271	120.00–140.00	129.39
22	—	772	90.00–125.50	107.66
3	—	1,020	78.00–106.50	96.96
68	—	326	110.00–147.50	128.78
115	—	382	115.00–144.00	130.43
268	—	523	105.00–125.50	120.34
3	—	235	127.50–152.50	143.69
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
199	—	578	105.00–125.00	115.79
216	—	469	110.00–132.00	123.50
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
56	—	728	94.50–128.00	104.60
4	—	814	90.00–105.00	98.84
186	—	420	113.00–141.00	126.43
88	—	670	99.00–118.00	108.14
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	117.00	117.00
2	—	208	120.00	120.00
3	—	518	107.00–120.00	113.86
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00–112.50	111.20
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
5	—	527	109.00–112.50	110.30
4	—	469	112.50–116.00	114.23
4	—	571	100.00–108.00	103.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	483	116.00	116.00
3	—	585	105.00–111.00	107.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	521	95.00–121.00	111.14
6	—	676	97.00–104.00	100.66
32	—	418	110.00–124.00	117.80
27	—	374	110.00–132.00	118.20
25	—	324	110.00–130.00	119.77
5	—	277	118.00–130.00	125.59
20	—	573	91.00–114.00	105.84
9	—	230	117.50–135.00	124.10
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
4	—	708	80.00	80.00
7	—	618	90.00–103.00	95.80
23	—	466	105.00–121.00	112.78
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	84.00	84.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,127	700.00–1,050.00	843.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	865	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	850.00–975.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,305	775.00–975.00	829.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	625.00–825.00	731.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	710.00–810.00	760.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	560.00–725.00	637.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,095	775.00–875.00	825.15
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,933	83.00–90.00	86.37
26	—	1,590	55.00–75.00	67.97
57	—	1,664	70.00–86.00	76.62
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	76.50	76.50
2	—	1,498	71.00–71.50	71.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,269	40.00–47.00	44.08
128	—	1,250	40.00–63.50	51.20
14	—	1,216	54.00–68.00	59.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	57.00–62.50	59.78
1	—	1,125	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	1,073	35.00–57.50	42.07
37	—	1,017	25.00–41.00	33.25
1	—	1,020	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	49.00–58.00	53.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,424	55.50–66.50	59.50
1	—	1,390	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	42.00–46.00	43.77
15	—	1,498	53.00–65.50	59.87
109	—	1,449	45.00–63.50	53.57
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	70.00	70.00

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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