Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 236 priced lines covering 5,915 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,544 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,222 head. replacement cattle receipts at 430 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,544Last week 4,540Year ago 4,302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,222Last week 892Year ago 843

Replacement CattleReceipts 430Last week 325Year ago 368

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with mostly moderate demand. The best demand was notably for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	678	119.00–129.00	126.79
18	—	505	130.00–131.75	130.69
2	—	860	117.00	117.00
100	—	471	129.00–148.00	141.03
33	—	579	125.00–130.00	128.68
48	—	636	119.00–130.00	127.39
36	—	446	148.00	148.00
151	—	763	117.00–140.50	133.29
4	—	711	114.00–122.00	119.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	275	122.50–156.00	133.35
274	—	523	111.00–135.00	125.25
152	—	428	114.00–143.00	130.24
107	—	379	112.00–145.00	129.66
13	—	876	100.00–106.00	103.07
6	—	243	123.00–162.50	136.30
155	—	667	105.00–128.00	117.67
293	—	578	109.00–132.50	121.69
45	—	765	100.00–125.00	110.38
288	—	471	110.00–144.00	128.78
8	—	913	85.00–93.00	87.75
16	—	832	80.00–123.00	101.36
162	—	624	109.00–130.00	119.35
54	—	326	121.00–150.00	132.65
47	—	724	96.00–121.00	111.45
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	110.00–112.50	110.84
8	—	428	105.00–125.00	115.10
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
6	—	519	95.00–113.00	106.30
3	—	335	118.00–132.50	123.62
4	—	381	112.50–128.00	122.53
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	288	106.00–115.00	110.62
4	—	476	100.00–110.00	106.81
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	110.00–120.00	113.83
3	—	610	105.00–110.00	107.33
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	376	110.00–135.00	123.26
11	—	615	100.00–117.00	107.05
11	—	671	88.00–112.50	102.71
4	—	219	122.50–151.00	137.07
15	—	324	115.00–135.00	124.38
28	—	468	106.00–130.00	117.51
15	—	570	98.00–117.50	108.32
24	—	429	100.00–136.00	120.42
28	—	520	95.00–120.00	112.87
3	—	723	94.00–107.50	100.48
5	—	269	117.50–132.50	124.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	99.00	99.00
3	—	373	107.50–122.00	114.05
3	—	280	115.00–120.00	117.49
5	—	494	112.50–117.00	113.70
1	—	615	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	126.00	126.00
2	—	580	107.50–110.00	108.75
2	—	638	110.00	110.00
3	—	473	120.00–126.00	123.62
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
4	—	523	109.00–117.50	113.45
5	—	660	96.00–115.00	104.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
2	—	455	118.00–119.00	118.50
5	—	578	105.00–120.00	113.58
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
3	—	468	124.00	124.00
1	—	415	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	156.00	156.00
5	—	512	156.00–164.00	159.63
1	—	670	141.00	141.00
1	—	605	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
3	—	672	125.00–130.00	126.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	117.50–124.00	120.42
14	—	621	120.00–125.00	122.26
3	—	778	96.00–120.00	104.07
6	—	227	137.50–171.00	162.36
16	—	471	110.00–150.00	133.32
15	—	523	117.00–140.00	134.98
5	—	272	142.50–177.00	160.77
18	—	327	130.50–170.00	147.90
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
12	—	575	106.00–140.00	126.09
16	—	420	125.00–153.00	138.05
12	—	369	137.50–155.00	147.56
7	—	672	117.50–127.50	121.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	584	142.50–155.00	149.54
4	—	432	165.00–170.00	166.24
28	—	629	141.00–149.50	147.09
60	—	863	147.50	147.50
50	—	683	131.00–152.00	141.14
3	—	947	128.50	128.50
198	—	781	131.00–150.25	145.29
22	—	725	137.50–141.00	139.91
116	—	842	148.00–151.10	149.57
31	—	523	155.00–158.00	156.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	119.00	119.00
2	—	255	130.00–150.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	141.00	141.00
3	—	577	120.00–137.00	125.45
2	—	503	123.00–134.00	128.47
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
2	—	495	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	270	159.00–190.00	164.55
55	—	666	125.00–142.00	132.69
2	—	960	106.00–114.00	110.04
3	—	878	119.00–126.00	121.97
131	—	527	131.00–166.00	146.22
132	—	575	125.00–155.00	142.02
1	—	1,050	105.00	105.00
53	—	424	146.00–170.00	158.71
42	—	378	150.00–183.00	170.38
149	—	473	132.00–170.00	153.26
70	—	720	119.00–140.00	133.89
3	—	223	155.00–197.50	178.13
25	—	769	115.00–133.00	127.85
2	—	1,140	94.00	94.00
39	—	324	150.00–182.50	164.62
20	—	814	110.00–137.00	124.93
124	—	625	125.00–148.00	139.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
2	—	478	130.00–132.50	131.26
1	—	285	152.50	152.50
1	—	555	122.50	122.50
4	—	629	107.00–120.00	110.10
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	146.00–165.00	152.93
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
4	—	366	170.00–175.00	173.06
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
4	—	520	119.00–122.00	121.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	575	119.00–144.00	127.73
167	—	465	124.00–165.00	141.33
2	—	1,028	97.50	97.50
44	—	721	105.00–126.00	115.72
77	—	671	110.00–126.00	119.55
20	—	829	94.00–114.00	99.88
71	—	421	128.00–170.00	148.85
3	—	955	75.00–100.00	83.33
139	—	628	112.50–135.00	123.63
4	—	325	134.00–165.00	151.44
8	—	916	85.00–90.00	86.90
4	—	866	90.00–103.00	96.50
76	—	383	135.00–165.00	150.88
30	—	767	102.00–124.00	112.02
170	—	523	125.00–154.00	135.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	529	100.00–134.00	119.86
4	—	715	100.00–113.00	105.34
26	—	577	110.00–130.00	114.32
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
1	—	375	147.50	147.50
25	—	476	111.00–148.00	131.26
39	—	423	120.00–152.50	132.63
2	—	768	91.00–94.00	92.47
19	—	627	104.00–120.00	113.00
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
15	—	665	107.50–117.50	113.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	127.00	127.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
4	—	507	117.00–126.00	123.74
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	434	112.50–140.00	123.11
4	—	509	122.50–128.00	124.11
6	—	579	99.00–122.50	111.09
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
3	—	468	126.00–132.50	128.69
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	40.00	40.00
1	—	750	58.00	58.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	42.00	42.00
2	—	935	46.00	46.00
3	—	680	40.00	40.00
4	—	704	39.00	39.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	880.00–950.00	915.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,157	975.00–1,525.00	1,252.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,271	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,276.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,273	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,206.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,085.00	1,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,042	750.00–850.00	791.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,225	775.00–910.00	840.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,675	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	600.00–780.00	678.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,238	800.00–1,100.00	981.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,298	900.00–1,325.00	1,099.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	800.00–825.00	812.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	695.00	695.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	695.00	695.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,215	685.00–850.00	761.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,220	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	640.00	640.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	725.00–1,125.00	940.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,405	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,552	60.00–84.00	73.84
56	—	1,714	73.00–95.00	83.90
10	—	1,814	88.00–97.50	93.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,440	45.00–56.00	50.77
174	—	1,405	50.00–64.50	57.35
14	—	1,350	60.00–68.00	63.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	1,219	45.00–64.50	55.86
25	—	1,274	57.00–68.00	62.71
32	—	1,238	42.00–56.00	47.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,065	37.00–59.50	47.98
35	—	1,068	25.00–47.00	37.71
1	—	1,210	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	885	58.00–72.00	63.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	89.00	89.00

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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