Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 219 priced lines covering 3,909 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,445 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 750 head. replacement cattle receipts at 442 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,445Last week 6,475Year ago 5,231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 750Last week 1,008Year ago 932

Replacement CattleReceipts 442Last week 673Year ago 668

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 3.00-8.00 lower, and feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-7.00 lower. Buyers showed the most interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle with moderate to thin flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	100.00	100.00
2	—	770	106.00–110.00	108.00
5	—	286	150.00–172.50	162.38
14	—	421	137.50–160.00	149.51
15	—	568	120.00–140.00	134.35
25	—	328	140.00–165.00	151.86
2	—	618	125.00–132.00	128.57
24	—	372	138.00–161.00	149.98
6	—	675	117.50–129.00	124.44
3	—	734	100.00–115.00	110.20
14	—	519	120.00–145.00	134.64
17	—	471	131.00–155.00	142.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	142.50	142.50
2	—	383	142.50–150.00	146.37
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	842	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	164.00	164.00
5	—	510	166.00–167.00	166.79
6	—	582	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	378	155.00–181.00	167.78
14	—	240	162.50–192.50	178.17
1	—	870	113.00	113.00
108	—	576	125.00–157.00	142.32
4	—	954	107.00–108.00	107.50
21	—	726	118.00–133.00	126.72
2	—	1,055	100.00	100.00
24	—	762	115.00–125.00	122.67
1	—	1,020	102.00	102.00
40	—	429	148.00–173.00	160.79
62	—	626	124.00–146.00	135.63
13	—	830	115.00–124.00	116.45
64	—	668	125.00–137.50	133.70
44	—	325	161.00–186.00	171.94
1	—	935	96.00	96.00
14	—	284	162.50–200.00	180.56
77	—	472	142.50–169.00	155.37
100	—	530	129.00–161.00	147.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	163.00–170.00	167.17
2	—	425	169.00–172.00	170.54
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	131.00	131.00
2	—	370	135.00–155.00	145.14
2	—	588	110.00–132.00	120.86
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	423	126.00–155.00	139.90
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	371	117.00–140.00	131.90
4	—	281	120.00–142.50	129.63
19	—	418	119.00–136.00	130.21
11	—	630	104.00–114.00	109.86
18	—	488	110.00–132.50	125.87
2	—	790	92.00	92.00
5	—	537	115.00–125.00	119.38
2	—	578	110.00–127.00	118.54
7	—	677	105.00–115.00	108.39
17	—	323	120.00–142.50	132.95
3	—	722	80.00–98.00	90.29
5	—	233	132.50–155.00	143.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	94.00	94.00
3	—	435	119.00–122.50	120.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	376	126.00–155.00	138.87
46	—	671	106.00–125.00	115.11
166	—	421	121.00–151.00	135.60
5	—	874	91.00–95.00	93.82
4	—	231	142.50–155.00	146.93
9	—	757	100.00–112.00	104.53
22	—	278	133.00–172.50	151.20
143	—	575	113.00–133.00	125.55
230	—	525	115.00–141.00	127.33
31	—	719	90.00–115.00	106.00
231	—	469	120.00–145.00	132.53
73	—	324	128.00–167.00	143.29
98	—	625	108.00–128.00	119.57
2	—	968	95.00–98.00	96.52
11	—	837	90.00–107.00	97.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	115.00–117.50	116.26
2	—	568	117.50–124.00	120.68
2	—	433	122.50–132.50	127.41
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
5	—	480	125.00–132.50	129.40
2	—	363	130.00–132.50	131.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	157.00	157.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
2	—	355	141.00–150.00	145.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	147.00	147.00
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	132.50	132.50
2	—	347	151.00	151.00
8	—	585	125.00–136.00	128.98
12	—	478	140.00–141.00	140.32
5	—	769	116.00	116.00
15	—	716	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
3	—	473	114.00–131.00	121.39
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	140.00	140.00
2	—	870	80.00–94.00	86.84
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
2	—	765	95.00–101.00	97.94
8	—	716	90.00–112.00	108.65
2	—	365	134.00–140.00	137.08
26	—	423	124.00–154.00	139.40
41	—	473	110.00–150.00	136.98
11	—	670	100.00–110.00	106.85
15	—	527	124.50–138.00	129.18
6	—	633	111.00–123.00	116.56
3	—	588	120.00–132.00	124.31
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	823	92.00–113.00	105.00
13	—	320	147.00–170.00	161.58
10	—	870	90.00–104.50	95.91
85	—	616	119.00–135.00	127.36
34	—	375	145.00–165.00	155.46
145	—	521	126.00–152.00	139.24
153	—	468	132.00–169.00	146.03
5	—	925	85.00–92.00	88.59
3	—	232	160.00–162.50	160.88
95	—	422	140.00–170.00	154.50
4	—	260	157.50–170.00	163.81
61	—	666	110.00–130.00	122.18
101	—	574	123.00–145.00	131.70
24	—	717	109.00–124.00	117.56
34	—	766	90.00–119.00	113.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	154.00–156.00	155.25
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
5	—	331	172.00–176.00	174.43
4	—	610	135.00–136.00	135.25
2	—	802	120.00	120.00
3	—	681	135.00	135.00
7	—	430	159.00–170.00	164.69
1	—	550	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
8	—	432	161.00–162.50	161.35
7	—	520	145.00–150.00	146.37
2	—	560	144.00–146.00	144.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
3	—	268	127.50–149.00	139.98
2	—	395	132.50	132.50
1	—	490	127.50	127.50
1	—	445	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	132.50–135.00	133.78
3	—	575	102.00–125.00	111.15
2	—	403	142.50–145.00	143.74
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	99.00	99.00
1	—	675	96.00	96.00
1	—	215	85.00	85.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	96.00	96.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	975.00–1,075.00	1,028.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	950.00–1,075.00	1,010.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,078	775.00–825.00	810.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,063	830.00–1,200.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	950	800.00–1,100.00	938.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	700.00–820.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	933	1,035.00–1,150.00	1,073.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,042	800.00–1,165.00	931.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	695.00–875.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	800.00–925.00	864.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	650.00–800.00	699.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,175	900.00–1,125.00	978.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,061	800.00–1,050.00	969.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,099	650.00–900.00	779.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	750	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	847	625.00–850.00	762.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	970.00–1,075.00	1,022.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,243.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	1,085.00–1,175.00	1,133.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	996	61.00–63.50	62.57
92	—	968	42.00–63.00	55.21
9	—	831	40.00–49.00	45.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	51.50–59.00	55.04
14	—	1,490	66.50–74.00	71.27
116	—	1,443	55.00–70.00	64.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	50.00–55.00	52.41
45	—	1,273	64.00–79.00	72.29
187	—	1,138	53.00–72.00	63.57
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	62.00–67.00	64.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	63.00–72.00	65.96
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	88.50–94.50	91.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,772	92.00–108.00	99.72
59	—	1,756	78.00–98.00	89.10
9	—	1,272	71.00–86.00	77.74
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,593	83.00–93.00	85.88

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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