Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 155 priced lines covering 2,999 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,556 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 557 head. replacement cattle receipts at 132 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,556Last week 2,614Year ago 5,999

Slaughter CattleReceipts 557Last week 402Year ago 1,040

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 109Year ago 487

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate to good, with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned and preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	119.00	119.00
23	—	617	120.00–137.00	125.08
2	—	790	120.00–130.00	124.97
2	—	728	110.00	110.00
13	—	370	135.00–166.00	153.96
11	—	516	132.50–150.00	138.39
9	—	667	129.00–134.00	130.90
3	—	292	142.50–153.00	147.10
11	—	320	140.00–164.00	152.04
17	—	474	119.00–155.00	136.67
11	—	565	118.00–150.00	130.59
7	—	431	146.50–155.00	150.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	138.00–150.00	143.76
4	—	378	135.00–147.50	140.75
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
4	—	422	141.00–155.00	151.64
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
3	—	738	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	125.00	125.00
41	—	467	151.00–170.00	161.41
46	—	622	130.00–155.00	145.81
5	—	872	130.00	130.00
23	—	326	162.50–187.50	176.01
23	—	433	146.00–175.00	158.97
22	—	376	156.00–175.00	169.06
2	—	265	171.00–190.00	181.04
81	—	528	138.00–165.00	154.00
73	—	675	134.00–153.00	146.03
49	—	781	113.00–146.00	138.09
16	—	830	125.00–141.00	134.18
84	—	576	125.00–160.00	148.50
28	—	731	125.00–146.00	138.19
4	—	224	185.00–191.00	187.08
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	852	144.00–150.50	149.79
39	—	580	160.00–165.00	164.11
14	—	945	134.25	134.25
4	—	820	136.50	136.50
6	—	423	177.00	177.00
10	—	618	143.50–160.00	152.12
8	—	743	150.00	150.00
68	—	678	147.00–158.00	152.87
24	—	771	141.00–146.00	143.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	486	152.00	152.00
24	—	665	130.00–140.50	133.35
14	—	521	140.00–150.00	144.67
9	—	714	132.00	132.00
40	—	579	140.00–145.00	142.73
31	—	622	134.00–145.00	143.01
1	—	340	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	725	108.00–129.00	120.92
68	—	377	130.00–155.00	145.10
155	—	525	121.00–149.00	135.87
92	—	624	114.00–135.00	128.86
1	—	930	102.00	102.00
76	—	678	119.00–135.00	130.03
148	—	572	120.00–145.00	135.07
61	—	419	130.00–155.00	142.81
2	—	235	140.00–161.00	150.28
2	—	870	105.00	105.00
9	—	808	109.00–131.00	122.13
31	—	769	110.00–130.00	122.17
11	—	281	140.00–164.00	152.41
134	—	471	122.00–151.00	137.90
19	—	311	136.00–158.00	144.91
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	107.50–108.00	107.75
3	—	473	120.00–136.00	127.49
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	112.00–118.00	115.02
8	—	674	101.00–120.00	115.26
23	—	479	122.50–140.00	131.90
31	—	428	120.00–145.00	132.68
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
1	—	265	142.00	142.00
5	—	614	120.00–124.00	122.00
10	—	381	128.00–138.00	131.38
19	—	571	120.00–131.00	127.67
9	—	327	120.00–151.00	133.03
26	—	530	122.00–138.00	128.22
1	—	210	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	120.00–125.00	122.29
3	—	383	122.50–132.50	126.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	136.00	136.00
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
2	—	360	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	121.00–132.00	126.35
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	528	130.00–157.00	145.44
1	—	915	104.00	104.00
9	—	772	110.00–122.50	116.93
55	—	578	127.00–145.00	134.96
11	—	824	100.00–118.00	106.28
46	—	667	117.00–138.00	129.01
53	—	473	134.00–162.00	151.94
49	—	625	119.00–140.00	129.90
19	—	719	113.00–128.00	121.10
15	—	382	147.50–166.00	156.30
35	—	434	133.00–168.00	154.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	169.00	169.00
2	—	420	152.00–155.00	153.46
7	—	461	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	113.00–128.00	119.09
8	—	566	125.00–135.00	130.89
13	—	427	132.50–150.00	141.11
14	—	523	119.50–136.00	131.96
3	—	773	110.00–117.00	113.66
9	—	716	108.00–120.00	116.05
12	—	625	105.00–135.00	123.13
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
2	—	370	127.00–142.00	134.50
14	—	469	130.00–143.00	138.62
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	210	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	214	122.50	122.50
2	—	175	150.00	150.00
2	—	253	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,226	70.00–78.00	75.85
124	—	1,211	62.00–76.00	68.97
12	—	1,185	53.00–65.00	61.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,026	50.00–70.00	60.44
1	—	1,105	67.00	67.00
18	—	941	44.00–53.00	48.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,397	62.00–76.50	70.25
4	—	1,113	50.00–66.00	59.76
10	—	1,486	73.00–81.00	77.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,688	85.00–107.00	98.16
9	—	1,483	80.00–94.00	89.59
11	—	1,850	103.00–108.00	105.76
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	970.00	970.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	840.00	840.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	890.00–920.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,272	790.00–1,100.00	920.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	800.00–1,060.00	930.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	855.00	855.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	850.00–875.00	862.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,160.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	850.00	850.00

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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