Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 216 priced lines covering 3,912 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,519 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 726 head. replacement cattle receipts at 419 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,519Last week 5,270Year ago 6,877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 726Last week 856Year ago 899

Replacement CattleReceipts 419Last week 367Year ago 425

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 4.00-5.00 lower overall with buyers showing the strongest interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 lower with mostly 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
20	—	325	137.50–172.00	160.38
11	—	566	120.00–144.00	137.53
4	—	670	115.00–130.00	121.29
19	—	378	130.00–160.00	151.15
5	—	424	132.50–164.00	142.54
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
16	—	631	109.00–140.00	122.96
18	—	467	120.00–155.00	139.18
14	—	788	127.00–129.00	128.86
23	—	529	109.00–145.00	129.84
1	—	740	134.00	134.00
11	—	276	145.00–175.00	160.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	152.50	152.50
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
2	—	375	135.00–139.00	136.92
2	—	318	147.50–170.00	159.19
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	130.00	130.00
12	—	786	138.00–141.50	138.94
20	—	603	138.00–151.00	142.84
57	—	873	128.00–142.00	141.26
133	—	831	127.00–146.75	146.50
34	—	672	139.50–150.50	146.03
54	—	735	130.00–153.00	149.56
4	—	515	146.00	146.00
15	—	594	139.00–154.00	145.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	523	132.00–162.50	148.94
49	—	769	110.00–142.00	126.96
8	—	817	115.00–137.50	121.25
2	—	960	108.00–110.00	109.01
22	—	321	160.00–191.00	171.80
4	—	935	104.00–121.00	113.96
9	—	273	156.00–197.00	179.80
28	—	375	152.50–183.00	167.95
67	—	478	141.00–162.50	153.10
2	—	855	107.00–114.00	110.52
70	—	664	127.00–143.00	134.98
108	—	574	126.00–157.00	142.11
4	—	234	152.50–193.00	181.43
71	—	617	125.00–151.00	139.76
40	—	716	122.00–143.50	135.12
55	—	419	143.00–174.00	161.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	174.00–175.00	174.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	378	124.00–145.00	135.57
21	—	721	100.00–130.00	112.94
12	—	273	132.00–158.00	140.20
2	—	858	97.00–104.00	100.49
3	—	965	87.00–100.00	91.38
104	—	668	108.00–125.00	119.68
204	—	474	114.00–143.00	132.09
23	—	325	125.00–146.00	132.98
79	—	424	119.00–145.00	133.85
174	—	523	113.00–141.00	127.13
28	—	770	100.00–116.00	106.56
13	—	823	98.00–111.50	106.29
4	—	1,011	82.00–90.00	87.78
173	—	577	113.00–136.00	124.98
8	—	224	140.00–165.00	156.16
9	—	946	104.00	104.00
80	—	616	109.00–134.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	124.00	124.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	119.00–121.00	119.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
25	—	629	124.50–135.00	129.82
2	—	753	114.00	114.00
8	—	373	138.00–142.00	138.51
6	—	858	105.00	105.00
9	—	462	135.00–145.50	143.64
5	—	743	125.00	125.00
37	—	584	129.00–136.00	130.09
41	—	521	140.00–142.50	141.28
32	—	670	131.50–134.00	133.84
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
2	—	418	102.50–110.00	106.41
4	—	466	111.00–130.00	119.42
2	—	525	100.00–120.00	109.62
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
3	—	377	110.00–132.50	120.92
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	110.00–130.00	118.16
18	—	425	117.50–136.00	126.14
7	—	281	121.00–130.00	126.95
4	—	231	125.00–140.00	133.76
13	—	317	110.00–145.00	139.75
25	—	374	115.00–142.00	130.03
6	—	729	100.00–117.00	110.77
18	—	571	100.00–128.00	117.03
9	—	617	100.00–120.00	109.82
7	—	774	102.00–110.00	105.27
3	—	672	97.50–112.00	104.76
20	—	468	110.00–137.00	123.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	122.50	122.50
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	112.50	112.50
2	—	520	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	104.00–115.00	110.40
3	—	573	109.00–120.00	113.95
2	—	463	120.00–130.00	125.14
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
5	—	522	102.50–122.50	113.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
6	—	436	139.00–145.00	144.05
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
6	—	486	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	157.50	157.50
2	—	630	132.00–134.00	132.99
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
1	—	650	133.00	133.00
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	124.00–138.00	130.77
1	—	495	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
2	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	615	115.00–136.00	126.45
72	—	522	123.00–148.00	136.21
81	—	578	122.00–144.00	129.93
9	—	876	94.50–100.00	95.12
92	—	466	132.00–155.00	144.44
68	—	671	114.00–130.00	123.31
11	—	328	155.00–175.00	162.43
48	—	729	110.00–125.00	116.51
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
4	—	821	100.00–111.00	106.26
42	—	385	144.00–167.50	157.15
36	—	422	140.00–160.00	150.55
18	—	768	104.00–123.00	109.88
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	115.00–130.00	120.14
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	558	130.00	130.00
2	—	485	137.50–143.00	140.28
2	—	433	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	812	100.00–107.50	100.84
19	—	577	113.00–135.00	123.56
8	—	663	108.00–120.00	116.95
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
15	—	523	116.00–131.00	123.34
6	—	723	100.00–117.00	105.27
17	—	473	124.00–140.00	133.87
2	—	390	136.00–139.00	137.48
19	—	424	121.00–150.00	136.51
23	—	632	103.00–130.00	116.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	105.00–109.00	106.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,724	80.00–100.00	91.57
11	—	1,401	70.00–85.00	78.64
17	—	1,836	90.00–105.00	100.41
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,385	75.00–88.50	82.96
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,219	51.00–61.00	56.17
15	—	1,256	62.00–75.00	69.53
145	—	1,212	56.50–73.00	63.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	922	37.00–53.00	46.11
95	—	1,067	47.00–64.00	56.19
2	—	1,028	61.00–63.50	62.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,382	47.00–60.50	57.98
12	—	1,410	64.00–77.50	69.73
101	—	1,407	59.00–71.50	64.24

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)	3	—	917	750.00–875.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	700.00–830.00	775.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	530.00	530.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	590.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	800.00–850.00	819.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,142	975.00–1,250.00	1,085.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	725.00–830.00	771.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,088	910.00–950.00	917.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,171	825.00–1,085.00	951.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,118	755.00–1,100.00	961.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,051	775.00–1,050.00	925.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,233	875.00–1,400.00	1,074.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	970	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	775.00–860.00	828.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,312	900.00–1,030.00	979.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,010	775.00–975.00	878.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,025	875.00–1,075.00	941.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,138	625.00–950.00	769.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,139	610.00–825.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,348.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,192	950.00–1,200.00	1,092.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–1,300.00	1,112.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	963	1,080.00–1,175.00	1,116.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	835.00	835.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,443	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,451.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,300	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,743.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,400	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,050.00

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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