Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 231 priced lines covering 4,347 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,859 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 746 head. replacement cattle receipts at 554 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,859Last week 5,453Year ago 4,176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 746Last week 838Year ago 1,420

Replacement CattleReceipts 554Last week 811Year ago 406

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 3.00-5.00 higher with very good demand. Buyers showed the most interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	100.00–110.00	105.25
18	—	568	110.00–130.00	118.96
3	—	628	96.00–117.50	107.09
9	—	328	117.50–152.50	134.59
13	—	280	130.00–152.50	144.10
22	—	477	121.00–140.00	130.54
3	—	223	142.50–147.50	144.18
16	—	369	122.50–146.00	136.63
31	—	432	115.00–145.00	133.48
18	—	525	111.00–132.50	120.88
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	132.50	132.50
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	876	118.00	118.00
24	—	535	137.00–146.50	143.96
81	—	724	112.00–120.50	117.75
46	—	755	113.00–119.00	116.95
28	—	367	160.00–166.50	164.43
13	—	672	120.00	120.00
8	—	556	144.00	144.00
11	—	432	142.50–157.50	147.11
80	—	618	125.00–130.00	127.83
186	—	470	146.00–157.00	156.01
4	—	928	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	132.50	132.50
1	—	445	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	331	130.00–163.00	148.64
185	—	468	126.00–152.50	138.38
4	—	831	90.00–102.50	93.10
2	—	1,035	95.00	95.00
116	—	373	129.00–161.00	144.65
32	—	278	135.00–164.00	152.13
8	—	871	95.50–96.00	95.69
13	—	773	100.00–116.00	105.86
194	—	432	130.00–156.00	148.21
18	—	228	145.00–187.50	163.25
1	—	975	93.00	93.00
184	—	524	122.00–144.00	135.96
70	—	663	109.00–122.00	116.53
139	—	567	119.00–141.00	130.42
15	—	719	95.00–120.00	110.55
51	—	630	110.00–132.00	120.10
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	115.00–122.00	118.53
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
2	—	258	132.50–140.00	136.29
2	—	375	130.00–137.50	133.85
6	—	425	128.00–135.00	131.49
4	—	525	112.50–127.50	119.93
2	—	655	90.00–103.00	96.45
3	—	332	127.50–140.00	134.94
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	152.00	152.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	510	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	583	113.00–122.00	117.44
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
2	—	538	112.50–119.00	115.77
3	—	732	100.00–108.00	104.39
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	100.00–116.00	107.87
11	—	674	105.00–117.50	109.57
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
3	—	613	101.00–120.00	113.49
2	—	275	152.50–175.00	162.93
10	—	522	128.00–151.00	141.72
30	—	477	132.00–160.00	145.68
19	—	572	107.00–139.00	128.51
2	—	213	155.00–170.00	162.24
2	—	325	145.00–151.00	148.05
2	—	365	155.00–156.00	155.51
11	—	415	140.00–162.50	148.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	666	111.00–131.00	125.28
22	—	720	110.00–126.00	116.72
20	—	372	152.00–180.00	166.46
70	—	433	144.50–175.00	161.95
75	—	585	126.50–150.00	135.55
39	—	626	117.00–143.00	132.16
6	—	809	105.00–109.00	107.56
107	—	525	131.00–159.00	143.27
8	—	928	92.50–96.00	93.24
5	—	279	170.00–199.00	178.78
30	—	780	107.50–119.00	113.53
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
14	—	331	158.00–189.00	176.14
96	—	469	146.00–171.00	161.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
2	—	478	125.00–142.50	133.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	130.00–148.00	136.49
1	—	375	142.50	142.50
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	124.00–127.50	125.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	156.00–165.00	159.97
2	—	320	194.00–200.00	197.14
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
2	—	470	172.00–175.50	173.73
3	—	363	185.00–195.00	188.35
3	—	557	149.00–150.00	149.34
2	—	408	180.00–184.00	181.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	114.50	114.50
66	—	674	141.50–143.25	142.79
68	—	582	151.50–164.00	154.67
60	—	530	153.00–169.00	158.42
2	—	287	194.00	194.00
4	—	910	118.50	118.50
72	—	809	124.50–136.50	134.92
13	—	983	117.50	117.50
68	—	774	126.75–135.75	132.11
9	—	382	187.50	187.50
9	—	334	192.00	192.00
23	—	440	176.00–186.00	176.54
47	—	727	131.00–137.00	135.20
8	—	897	119.50	119.50
18	—	483	160.00–176.00	169.94
57	—	627	139.50–148.00	145.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	160.00–162.00	160.99
1	—	465	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	235	184.00–205.00	198.30
20	—	265	162.50–203.00	183.48
51	—	825	117.00–127.00	126.59
14	—	770	113.00–126.00	122.47
44	—	626	125.00–148.00	140.40
7	—	932	99.00–114.00	108.62
95	—	531	138.00–166.00	155.59
30	—	731	124.00–141.50	130.00
66	—	381	154.00–191.00	174.94
2	—	1,068	112.00	112.00
70	—	473	150.00–177.00	167.70
78	—	574	128.00–161.00	149.78
46	—	426	160.00–187.00	170.07
41	—	672	131.00–152.00	139.51
1	—	985	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,020	111.00	111.00
4	—	1,196	108.00	108.00
33	—	329	158.00–201.00	181.28
9	—	877	108.00–124.00	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	180.00–190.00	183.57
4	—	277	202.50	202.50
2	—	237	212.50	212.50
2	—	513	165.00–167.50	166.27
6	—	554	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	148.00	148.00
1	—	500	137.50	137.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
5	—	427	142.50–162.50	149.49
1	—	370	148.00	148.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	553	128.00–144.00	136.04
3	—	342	145.00–160.00	155.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	577	123.00–144.00	135.10
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
26	—	430	142.00–165.00	152.30
8	—	681	117.50–132.00	126.89
12	—	327	150.00–170.00	159.01
3	—	623	115.00–135.00	127.47
26	—	522	128.00–152.50	141.94
11	—	273	147.50–180.00	165.49
7	—	225	160.00–200.00	175.68
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
23	—	368	145.00–184.00	160.13
31	—	476	140.00–162.50	152.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	132.50–140.00	136.34
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
3	—	568	132.50–142.50	138.32
1	—	490	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	160.00	160.00
2	—	435	167.50	167.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	91.00–96.00	93.45
1	—	510	92.00	92.00
2	—	633	80.00–83.00	81.47
1	—	395	113.00	113.00
1	—	825	74.00	74.00
4	—	783	73.00–75.00	74.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,794	90.00–105.00	96.55
10	—	1,527	65.00–80.00	75.32
33	—	1,699	78.00–98.00	88.33
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,351	84.00–94.50	88.77
6	—	1,654	97.00–106.00	102.01
1	—	1,525	78.50	78.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,423	56.00–70.00	62.31
8	—	1,324	62.00–74.00	69.44
2	—	1,345	53.00–54.00	53.57
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,246	64.50–73.00	69.06
6	—	1,263	75.50–86.00	78.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	56.00–68.00	59.50
17	—	1,029	27.00–45.00	37.30
94	—	996	43.00–66.00	51.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,472	62.00–72.00	66.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,216	63.00–82.50	71.51
16	—	1,115	48.00–58.00	53.51
109	—	1,197	54.00–71.00	61.36
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	72.00–97.00	76.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	60.50–68.00	62.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	811	67.00–105.00	84.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	775.00–975.00	847.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,450	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	700.00–800.00	764.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,261	885.00–990.00	928.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,124	685.00–1,125.00	895.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	780.00	780.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	675.00	675.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	748	575.00–625.00	600.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,475	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,212.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,280.00	1,280.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	985.00	985.00

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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