Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 247 priced lines covering 4,466 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,453 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 838 head. replacement cattle receipts at 811 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,453Last week 6,267Year ago 1,657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 838Last week 866Year ago 721

Replacement CattleReceipts 811Last week 596Year ago 124

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle were in very good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	105.00–115.50	112.85
137	—	578	130.00–155.00	146.13
97	—	371	145.00–191.00	170.53
3	—	867	102.50–110.00	106.51
80	—	326	155.00–192.50	177.68
11	—	772	110.00–127.00	121.66
107	—	474	141.00–175.00	160.12
94	—	526	135.00–162.00	149.05
68	—	666	127.00–142.00	134.02
10	—	822	105.00–126.00	114.38
20	—	281	170.00–195.00	182.60
11	—	236	177.00–205.00	183.70
40	—	717	119.00–138.00	124.98
83	—	620	124.00–148.00	139.51
2	—	918	102.50–106.00	104.22
70	—	421	154.00–178.00	164.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	629	140.00–151.50	146.29
2	—	755	128.00	128.00
6	—	438	173.00	173.00
68	—	837	121.00–126.50	126.12
7	—	721	133.50–134.00	133.79
37	—	671	135.75–144.50	140.02
12	—	567	144.00–160.00	154.49
13	—	456	170.00–171.00	170.61
6	—	380	185.00–186.00	185.33
1	—	540	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	148.00	148.00
5	—	410	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
1	—	370	187.50	187.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	132.50–152.50	142.33
3	—	493	140.00–147.50	142.46
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
1	—	325	162.50	162.50
4	—	375	132.00–155.00	145.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	465	120.00–153.00	144.18
2	—	685	117.00–118.00	117.49
17	—	329	140.00–180.00	159.55
14	—	286	151.00–175.50	169.15
16	—	425	138.00–158.00	149.99
7	—	581	125.00–140.00	131.59
8	—	231	150.00–167.00	157.49
3	—	720	112.00–122.50	116.74
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
41	—	371	134.00–162.50	149.01
20	—	525	128.00–145.00	138.25
5	—	622	110.00–132.00	121.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	150.00	150.00
3	—	617	122.50–127.50	124.98
4	—	714	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	485	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	461	142.00–144.00	142.28
13	—	431	142.00–147.00	144.68
54	—	514	135.00–140.00	137.67
28	—	571	128.00	128.00
1	—	270	167.50	167.50
11	—	369	142.50–152.50	143.36
8	—	770	114.50	114.50
8	—	865	92.50	92.50
8	—	674	115.00–120.00	117.45
13	—	811	100.00	100.00
23	—	620	120.00–132.00	125.64
14	—	735	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	402	140.00–145.50	144.96
2	—	280	165.00	165.00
4	—	320	157.50–165.00	161.53
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	485	152.50	152.50
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	149.00–150.00	149.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	427	125.00–148.00	137.87
3	—	927	83.00–94.00	88.34
7	—	771	94.00–106.00	100.78
6	—	876	90.00–97.00	94.30
177	—	472	123.00–147.50	138.11
81	—	624	105.00–130.00	116.96
19	—	270	130.00–177.50	149.30
77	—	325	130.00–163.00	144.24
35	—	673	104.00–123.00	114.55
133	—	523	114.00–143.00	130.32
137	—	377	125.00–157.00	140.69
7	—	229	140.00–185.00	161.56
133	—	575	113.00–134.00	125.51
26	—	715	96.00–117.00	107.13
7	—	819	90.00–103.00	92.45
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	137.50–142.50	139.92
2	—	473	125.00	125.00
3	—	275	132.50–140.00	134.82
2	—	223	140.00–142.50	141.35
4	—	420	122.50–132.50	128.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	422	116.00–139.00	129.03
5	—	673	98.00–105.00	102.19
15	—	266	125.00–145.00	132.21
16	—	373	128.00–140.00	133.19
1	—	800	87.50	87.50
13	—	630	100.00–116.00	110.08
26	—	323	121.00–140.00	131.79
2	—	775	90.00–92.50	91.26
22	—	474	118.00–135.00	127.17
7	—	713	92.00–106.00	94.70
5	—	225	137.50–160.00	146.79
22	—	530	109.00–127.00	118.53
10	—	579	110.00–125.00	116.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
2	—	428	112.00–122.50	117.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,043	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.50
3	—	485	122.50–132.50	129.20
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	102.50	102.50
2	—	535	122.50–125.00	123.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	876	90.00–101.00	96.21
5	—	953	80.00–95.00	89.30
109	—	428	140.00–177.00	159.59
4	—	220	175.00–195.00	182.51
28	—	371	157.50–175.00	164.97
101	—	567	123.00–149.00	137.58
31	—	723	102.50–120.00	112.48
37	—	622	110.00–136.00	125.67
4	—	913	91.00–99.00	93.25
6	—	814	99.00–107.00	104.14
139	—	470	130.00–168.00	150.25
1	—	1,030	89.00	89.00
10	—	763	99.00–116.00	106.12
9	—	270	170.00–205.00	178.33
47	—	669	106.00–133.00	122.54
111	—	520	130.00–156.00	144.47
22	—	324	164.00–185.00	177.52
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	147.00	147.00
2	—	325	152.50–160.00	156.08
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
3	—	584	111.00–122.50	114.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,070	70.00	70.00
3	—	655	110.00–115.00	112.66
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
30	—	478	130.00–152.00	141.01
33	—	419	128.00–159.00	143.11
11	—	618	102.00–128.00	116.51
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
16	—	517	117.50–146.00	129.26
3	—	293	165.00	165.00
11	—	571	110.00–130.00	119.14
4	—	354	152.50	152.50
2	—	320	142.50–152.00	147.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	165.00–173.00	169.99
11	—	462	160.00–166.00	163.52
2	—	288	190.00–192.50	191.22
3	—	315	180.00–182.50	180.86
6	—	521	150.00–160.00	154.97
5	—	366	172.50–185.00	180.34
9	—	563	145.00–154.00	150.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	75.00–77.00	76.00
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
3	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	815	83.00	83.00
1	—	565	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,175.00–1,390.00	1,298.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,445.00–1,525.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,480.00–1,525.00	1,501.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,480.00	1,480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,230.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–1,480.00	1,232.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,163	925.00–1,150.00	1,030.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,200	750.00–1,175.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,169	675.00–950.00	823.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,060	625.00–800.00	715.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	710.00–1,100.00	908.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,358	725.00–940.00	848.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	900.00–1,050.00	965.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,239	800.00–1,050.00	953.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,199	875.00–950.00	936.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,240	900.00–1,150.00	1,020.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,077	875.00–1,200.00	1,003.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,211	800.00–1,025.00	880.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,238	710.00–1,100.00	929.23
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	660.00–700.00	679.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	630.00–800.00	710.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	600.00–675.00	640.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	670.00–720.00	697.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	690.00	690.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	875.00–940.00	907.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	890	855.00–975.00	931.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	863	775.00–840.00	816.25
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	767	500.00–800.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	725	600.00–750.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	660.00	660.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,671	78.50–99.00	85.66
8	—	1,774	87.50–100.00	93.16
16	—	1,423	63.00–80.00	74.08
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,864	86.00–93.00	89.93
1	—	1,685	100.50	100.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	92.00–101.00	96.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,262	61.00–79.00	70.21
205	—	1,240	47.00–72.00	60.18
20	—	1,236	45.00–54.00	49.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	928	25.00–45.00	36.99
3	—	1,098	54.50–65.00	58.09
116	—	1,029	41.00–64.00	51.41
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	78.00–89.00	81.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	74.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,447	52.50–67.00	60.54
2	—	1,613	53.50–54.00	53.75
11	—	1,435	65.00–74.00	67.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	74.00–75.00	74.54
8	—	1,614	63.00–68.00	66.01
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	64.00–89.00	73.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	63.00–73.50	68.77
1	—	1,720	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	73.00	73.00

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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