Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 207 priced lines covering 4,600 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,767 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 763 head. replacement cattle receipts at 539 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,767Last week 6,721Year ago 4,727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 763Last week 973Year ago 771

Replacement CattleReceipts 539Last week 464Year ago 385

Compared to close last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good with buyers continuing to show the most interest in weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	389	133.50	133.50
23	—	725	117.00	117.00
19	—	872	111.50	111.50
27	—	522	119.00–124.00	122.24
3	—	482	129.00	129.00
20	—	423	132.50–134.00	133.85
3	—	807	114.00	114.00
22	—	665	116.00–120.00	119.41
55	—	616	120.00–124.00	121.85
17	—	784	112.00–116.00	114.33
6	—	585	113.50–123.00	116.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	126.00–133.00	130.60
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	292	128.50–145.00	132.26
6	—	224	135.00–155.00	144.74
236	—	523	97.00–130.00	115.64
277	—	472	104.00–136.00	122.17
6	—	941	93.00–105.00	103.08
21	—	816	82.00–102.50	95.17
5	—	871	81.00–97.00	89.58
75	—	627	95.00–121.00	108.74
2	—	970	85.00–90.00	87.51
33	—	770	99.00–108.00	104.01
213	—	581	98.00–124.00	114.23
124	—	665	95.00–124.50	117.86
16	—	719	84.00–107.00	94.25
45	—	326	114.00–151.00	130.60
99	—	378	118.00–137.00	128.32
128	—	427	112.00–137.00	124.32
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
2	—	508	82.50–107.50	94.94
2	—	425	109.00–110.00	109.51
1	—	395	117.00	117.00
6	—	472	92.50–112.50	106.17
3	—	577	90.00–102.50	96.65
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	238	113.00–136.00	129.68
2	—	678	97.50–100.00	98.78
16	—	580	100.00–110.00	105.69
2	—	815	96.00	96.00
22	—	330	104.00–133.00	113.82
2	—	730	84.00–98.00	91.05
25	—	531	107.00–115.00	110.97
24	—	641	92.50–103.50	100.41
5	—	765	84.00–90.00	85.24
11	—	285	115.00–132.50	126.57
33	—	381	105.00–131.00	112.22
45	—	435	104.00–126.00	115.08
11	—	473	108.00–118.00	112.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	776	70.00–81.00	74.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	89.00	89.00
4	—	571	95.00–107.50	101.83
2	—	680	80.00–86.00	83.07
1	—	720	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
1	—	660	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	392	147.50	147.50
37	—	633	127.00–134.00	131.54
8	—	862	107.50–115.00	109.37
43	—	782	113.00–127.25	124.10
18	—	668	133.50	133.50
40	—	564	131.00–142.00	138.99
19	—	483	150.00–157.00	152.58
15	—	508	136.50–143.50	139.35
10	—	416	164.00	164.00
34	—	711	120.00–131.75	129.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
2	—	408	145.00–148.00	146.51
1	—	355	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	780	107.50–127.50	117.19
92	—	425	129.00–167.00	146.38
84	—	670	104.00–131.50	124.49
55	—	326	130.00–185.00	156.28
171	—	527	122.00–152.50	136.15
3	—	963	97.00–108.00	103.61
27	—	723	110.00–123.00	118.75
93	—	472	125.00–156.00	143.93
1	—	1,075	109.00	109.00
100	—	577	121.00–147.50	131.27
10	—	926	97.50–110.00	103.22
128	—	630	116.00–133.00	126.87
7	—	279	156.00–191.00	171.78
2	—	1,030	94.00–100.00	97.00
18	—	815	100.00–114.00	104.97
2	—	243	157.50–160.00	158.74
53	—	374	125.00–185.00	150.01
4	—	884	110.00–114.00	110.98
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	405	130.00–142.50	136.33
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
2	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
7	—	566	113.00–131.00	121.82
2	—	880	70.00	70.00
7	—	719	102.50–108.00	107.22
15	—	470	124.00–150.00	137.03
24	—	326	122.50–160.00	138.41
15	—	529	105.00–129.00	121.62
2	—	675	111.00	111.00
6	—	628	105.00–115.00	112.70
2	—	243	170.00	170.00
21	—	381	130.00–152.50	144.41
11	—	269	135.00–160.00	145.08
7	—	421	127.00–137.00	132.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
4	—	320	123.00–131.00	126.81
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
2	—	438	127.00–130.00	128.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	581	111.00–142.50	121.73
6	—	333	145.00–160.00	151.74
85	—	380	140.00–157.50	143.77
3	—	862	85.00	85.00
62	—	625	100.00–127.50	110.68
24	—	780	90.00–110.00	103.89
1	—	280	152.00	152.00
157	—	465	120.00–153.00	138.28
4	—	821	93.00–98.00	94.98
93	—	426	128.00–165.00	144.68
54	—	719	95.00–117.50	102.97
186	—	525	112.00–142.00	129.03
115	—	663	99.00–120.00	112.95
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	112.50–120.00	116.32
4	—	435	101.00–126.00	116.80
2	—	580	106.00–109.00	107.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	130.00–137.50	133.72
5	—	415	113.00–120.00	118.31
3	—	535	103.00–111.00	107.32
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	64.00	64.00
14	—	578	102.50–119.00	112.81
35	—	419	110.00–142.50	126.10
14	—	615	101.00–115.00	108.00
7	—	759	85.00–106.00	102.92
55	—	475	106.50–133.00	120.18
2	—	840	75.00	75.00
24	—	523	110.00–130.00	117.91
11	—	671	98.00–110.00	102.58
9	—	736	87.00–100.00	98.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	805	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	130.00–135.00	131.11
2	—	663	118.00	118.00
3	—	558	130.00–134.00	131.33
2	—	408	147.00–149.00	147.99
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
2	—	618	117.00–119.00	117.97
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	83.00	83.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	43.00	43.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	95.00	95.00
1	—	940	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	675.00–700.00	687.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,033	500.00–825.00	623.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	875.00–1,050.00	967.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,425	695.00–700.00	697.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	530.00–910.00	755.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,167	500.00–900.00	699.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	650.00–900.00	774.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	913	775.00–1,050.00	931.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	900	850.00–1,075.00	933.33
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	817	575.00–700.00	650.83
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	575.00–685.00	631.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,659	65.00–82.00	75.02
14	—	1,513	53.00–75.00	66.37
3	—	1,793	82.00–85.00	83.47
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,634	70.00–80.00	74.15
2	—	1,985	85.00–89.00	86.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,232	44.00–58.00	50.74
14	—	1,148	37.00–47.00	43.26
6	—	1,338	52.00–61.00	54.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,230	54.00–61.00	57.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,100	35.00–50.00	42.50
18	—	1,016	17.00–43.00	32.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,412	50.00–60.00	55.33
1	—	1,290	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	54.00–65.50	58.60
72	—	1,404	44.00–56.00	50.50
8	—	1,419	42.00–47.00	44.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	49.00–56.00	53.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	58.00–59.00	58.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	60.00–64.00	61.50

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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