Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 192 priced lines covering 3,398 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,540 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 892 head. replacement cattle receipts at 325 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,540Last week 7,788Year ago 5,139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 892Last week 1,126Year ago 936

Replacement CattleReceipts 325Last week 577Year ago 484

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle weaned 45+ days and fully preconditioned were in the most demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	924	89.00–116.00	104.60
35	—	370	140.00–162.50	154.53
91	—	520	121.00–152.00	134.89
1	—	1,020	110.00	110.00
10	—	335	146.00–170.00	156.94
3	—	261	157.50	157.50
24	—	716	108.00–125.00	118.36
74	—	627	116.00–135.00	123.28
34	—	672	116.00–128.00	121.11
16	—	764	100.00–127.50	109.03
6	—	969	98.00–114.00	100.67
8	—	866	84.00–101.00	96.60
12	—	819	84.00–119.00	107.54
104	—	471	132.00–155.00	144.49
95	—	575	116.00–142.50	127.08
85	—	428	133.00–165.00	151.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	143.00–145.00	144.00
2	—	475	154.00–155.00	154.48
1	—	580	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	115.00–126.00	119.06
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	110.00–116.00	113.10
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
3	—	373	125.00–141.00	135.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
5	—	666	105.00–115.00	108.82
3	—	958	78.00	78.00
3	—	825	94.00	94.00
30	—	525	120.00–130.00	123.14
9	—	617	110.00–129.00	115.01
11	—	430	120.00–145.00	131.09
22	—	473	112.00–140.00	129.79
20	—	582	115.00–129.00	120.06
5	—	720	94.00–111.00	100.12
2	—	308	138.00–147.50	142.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
3	—	525	106.00–116.00	111.38
5	—	417	110.00–145.00	130.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	127.50–128.00	127.75
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	220	145.00–147.50	146.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	580	110.00–132.50	121.98
5	—	718	116.00–122.50	119.69
3	—	667	120.00	120.00
10	—	617	113.00–130.00	121.88
15	—	424	130.00–160.00	138.43
2	—	255	140.00–152.50	146.13
2	—	228	146.00–152.00	148.77
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
8	—	473	130.00–148.00	139.62
11	—	524	124.00–140.00	134.93
10	—	326	120.00–158.00	144.20
9	—	376	135.00–155.00	147.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
5	—	547	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	166.00	166.00
5	—	844	133.00	133.00
13	—	620	145.00–150.00	147.49
9	—	674	143.00–144.00	143.22
26	—	562	143.00–157.00	153.62
15	—	526	160.00–164.00	161.93
6	—	722	135.00–142.50	140.03
13	—	322	182.00	182.00
2	—	437	161.00	161.00
7	—	476	150.00–169.00	158.51
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	103.00	103.00
53	—	378	148.00–185.00	168.35
22	—	329	149.00–185.00	170.05
47	—	674	125.00–144.00	135.70
31	—	719	120.00–138.00	131.11
137	—	572	125.00–154.00	142.95
20	—	764	123.00–136.00	129.66
49	—	429	147.50–173.00	160.24
1	—	945	114.00	114.00
70	—	467	145.00–161.00	154.79
11	—	275	150.00–195.00	171.52
4	—	220	145.00–175.00	158.64
2	—	970	117.00–120.00	118.47
4	—	828	115.00–131.00	125.19
108	—	527	131.00–158.50	147.11
100	—	622	131.00–148.00	141.00
5	—	864	122.00–124.00	123.59
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	142.50–150.00	146.68
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	137.50–150.00	144.00
1	—	475	137.50	137.50
2	—	435	130.00–132.50	131.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	495	142.00	142.00
8	—	661	126.50–135.00	129.64
8	—	761	117.00–127.00	121.27
2	—	530	136.00	136.00
53	—	582	120.00–129.25	126.76
17	—	380	140.50–141.50	140.91
15	—	646	127.00–135.00	133.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	376	120.00–150.00	136.15
9	—	273	123.00–142.50	134.37
131	—	573	110.00–133.00	122.65
114	—	620	110.00–138.00	126.06
171	—	521	113.00–135.00	124.96
29	—	730	102.00–123.00	110.71
7	—	787	99.00–112.00	107.11
5	—	911	85.00–108.00	100.24
5	—	238	123.00–145.00	126.79
6	—	873	96.00–112.50	104.01
17	—	826	94.00–110.00	105.59
41	—	317	125.00–150.00	135.95
112	—	428	119.00–145.00	134.67
77	—	670	108.00–135.50	125.84
183	—	470	119.00–142.00	129.03
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	112.50	112.50
2	—	528	110.00–112.50	111.27
3	—	362	125.00–135.00	130.82
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
3	—	423	122.50–127.50	124.59
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
4	—	419	109.00–114.00	111.24
2	—	468	112.00–117.00	114.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
11	—	328	106.00–135.00	123.25
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
6	—	472	122.50–126.00	123.81
16	—	422	101.00–133.00	120.64
5	—	606	107.50–115.00	111.50
33	—	376	110.00–132.50	125.10
6	—	267	130.00–135.00	134.09
15	—	569	106.00–122.00	113.04
16	—	527	105.00–120.00	111.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	92.50	92.50
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
5	—	326	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
4	—	534	102.50–108.00	105.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	116.00	116.00
2	—	600	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	113.00–116.00	114.51
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	85.50	85.50
1	—	480	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	910.00–1,020.00	962.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,110.00–1,125.00	1,117.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	530.00	530.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	775.00–800.00	788.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	680.00–850.00	758.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,005	575.00–675.00	624.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	675.00–725.00	701.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	600.00–700.00	651.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	660.00–700.00	680.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,167	775.00–1,000.00	874.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,024	585.00–975.00	785.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	900	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	718	620.00–700.00	660.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	65.00–73.00	69.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,818	76.00–97.50	86.95
22	—	1,581	60.00–85.00	76.33
8	—	1,904	88.00–108.00	95.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	69.00–72.00	70.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	62.00–80.00	70.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,062	36.00–59.00	47.76
2	—	935	47.00–54.00	50.31
18	—	1,000	23.00–44.00	32.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,218	47.00–66.00	56.59
14	—	1,236	55.00–70.00	63.82
15	—	1,257	40.00–57.00	49.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,425	48.50–65.00	58.08
12	—	1,376	55.00–74.00	64.69
5	—	1,341	45.00–53.00	48.52
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	80.00	80.00

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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