Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 230 priced lines covering 5,703 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,427 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,022 head. replacement cattle receipts at 518 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,427Last week 7,419Year ago 8,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 1,056Year ago 1,164

Replacement CattleReceipts 518Last week 437Year ago 358

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with mostly moderate demand for feeder classes. 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	109.00–125.00	116.28
4	—	485	107.00–120.00	114.22
3	—	282	95.00–125.00	107.38
5	—	569	106.00–116.00	110.13
4	—	326	100.00–130.00	119.17
2	—	628	108.00	108.00
2	—	393	100.00–130.00	115.10
2	—	425	101.00–122.00	111.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	77.00	77.00
199	—	430	118.00–143.00	130.33
115	—	379	119.00–141.00	129.64
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
87	—	666	106.00–124.00	117.98
319	—	523	109.00–137.50	124.99
212	—	574	109.00–135.00	122.46
13	—	226	127.50–151.00	135.77
123	—	625	105.00–130.00	119.85
56	—	323	129.00–151.00	136.94
15	—	279	130.00–150.00	140.05
1	—	1,065	102.00	102.00
31	—	769	100.00–122.00	112.40
10	—	817	94.00–100.00	98.78
1	—	1,130	98.00	98.00
234	—	473	112.00–139.00	129.06
54	—	723	101.00–123.00	113.28
13	—	885	90.00–113.00	98.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	111.00	111.00
2	—	423	107.50–116.00	111.62
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
3	—	460	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	823	112.00–122.50	118.65
28	—	613	120.00–138.00	128.96
7	—	335	155.00	155.00
20	—	879	104.50	104.50
57	—	427	144.00	144.00
23	—	485	137.50–138.00	137.74
78	—	564	126.00–133.00	131.27
135	—	668	123.00–135.00	128.78
31	—	726	120.50–130.00	123.71
26	—	513	130.00–140.00	133.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
29	—	378	110.00–135.00	126.39
29	—	525	95.00–125.00	113.20
40	—	469	105.00–128.00	118.17
4	—	766	91.00–106.00	101.24
17	—	320	114.00–140.00	127.39
30	—	578	105.00–122.00	117.83
6	—	288	116.00–140.00	131.09
4	—	674	100.00–108.00	103.83
4	—	719	100.00–110.00	106.95
43	—	430	105.00–134.00	124.05
17	—	621	102.50–120.00	110.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	117.50	117.50
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	124.00	124.00
2	—	615	99.00–115.00	107.20
3	—	567	117.50–118.00	117.83
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
1	—	535	151.00	151.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
19	—	578	105.00–140.00	130.17
9	—	721	105.00–120.00	110.86
19	—	330	140.00–167.50	148.57
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
18	—	523	106.00–145.00	130.96
14	—	416	121.00–155.00	140.23
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
33	—	477	130.00–153.00	142.70
7	—	668	107.00–131.00	122.58
10	—	269	147.50–170.00	160.36
16	—	625	112.00–140.00	130.19
44	—	375	140.00–164.00	152.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	115.00–132.50	123.79
2	—	640	110.00–122.00	116.05
3	—	462	125.00–127.50	126.62
2	—	330	152.50–160.00	156.14
3	—	377	132.50–150.00	139.17
3	—	420	136.00–150.00	143.03
2	—	280	137.00–160.00	148.91
4	—	504	135.00–140.00	138.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	122.50	122.50
5	—	531	122.50–140.00	136.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	564	143.00–159.00	153.04
60	—	840	152.50	152.50
38	—	661	139.00–150.00	147.46
7	—	779	135.00–137.00	136.43
207	—	728	136.00–153.75	147.13
172	—	636	133.00–158.00	148.82
1	—	960	130.00	130.00
3	—	882	131.50	131.50
19	—	514	147.00–164.00	154.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	279	177.50–197.50	186.07
1	—	1,020	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,075	118.00	118.00
31	—	767	122.00–141.00	132.06
98	—	474	138.00–168.00	154.07
8	—	810	125.00–136.00	130.56
62	—	326	151.00–187.50	166.67
121	—	523	130.00–162.50	147.05
10	—	869	119.00–133.00	130.45
65	—	721	121.00–138.00	131.09
60	—	372	157.00–192.50	170.51
90	—	666	124.00–145.50	136.35
103	—	577	129.00–155.00	141.84
60	—	428	139.00–174.00	161.26
107	—	628	123.00–148.00	137.78
5	—	236	162.50–180.00	169.93
7	—	934	118.00–123.00	119.58
4	—	982	110.00–115.00	112.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	425	112.50–131.00	122.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	153.00	153.00
2	—	405	170.00–172.50	171.27
2	—	505	149.00	149.00
7	—	371	176.00–180.00	177.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	86.00	86.00
158	—	519	122.00–150.00	137.23
4	—	923	80.00–109.00	94.21
11	—	1,025	70.00	70.00
64	—	382	141.00–172.50	152.24
94	—	667	108.00–132.50	118.75
55	—	726	100.00–120.00	111.91
8	—	871	90.00–109.00	104.13
61	—	427	130.00–167.50	147.78
93	—	621	111.00–132.00	124.15
144	—	467	132.00–166.00	145.48
16	—	830	90.00–110.00	100.89
8	—	329	140.00–170.00	154.49
27	—	770	100.00–114.00	106.40
118	—	575	114.00–146.00	130.42
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
3	—	337	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
7	—	431	118.00–142.50	133.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	679	100.00–120.00	111.76
1	—	310	137.00	137.00
33	—	579	100.00–130.00	115.62
2	—	855	97.50–103.00	100.27
45	—	433	110.00–154.00	136.34
3	—	269	142.00–146.00	143.39
4	—	704	106.00–110.00	108.25
9	—	384	111.00–150.00	127.88
49	—	470	117.00–150.00	137.74
68	—	523	104.00–151.00	123.65
2	—	810	95.00–100.00	97.48
16	—	619	106.00–130.00	115.55
2	—	240	140.00	140.00
4	—	763	105.00–109.00	106.27
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	114.00–122.00	118.03
4	—	479	125.00–143.00	131.34
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
3	—	633	100.00–110.00	106.79
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	81.00	81.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	70.00	70.00

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 · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00–1,035.00	992.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,336.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,315	1,160.00–1,525.00	1,422.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,130.00	1,130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,287.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	720.00–920.00	805.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	838	790.00–1,000.00	847.50
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	845	710.00	710.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	600.00–650.00	612.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,075	720.00–800.00	766.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	650.00–695.00	672.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,108	650.00–1,030.00	859.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,239	875.00–1,125.00	957.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,356	750.00–1,075.00	898.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	600.00–810.00	670.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,214	725.00–850.00	793.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,286	700.00–1,050.00	868.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	983	670.00–825.00	773.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,219	920.00–1,300.00	1,194.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,068	775.00–1,025.00	886.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	750.00–1,010.00	916.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	800.00–900.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	550.00–675.00	612.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	820.00–885.00	851.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,211	635.00–900.00	800.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,161	650.00–725.00	696.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	600.00–650.00	626.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	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	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	73.50	73.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,818	83.00–98.00	87.78
30	—	1,429	55.00–77.00	68.66
48	—	1,745	70.00–93.50	80.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,267	58.00–65.00	61.03
25	—	1,184	37.00–52.00	43.92
1	—	1,330	35.00	35.00
134	—	1,188	45.00–61.00	54.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,441	43.00–52.00	46.91
137	—	1,448	49.00–64.50	55.45
13	—	1,421	58.00–65.00	61.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	50.00–63.00	56.84
80	—	1,084	36.00–56.00	44.60
18	—	955	25.00–40.00	32.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	64.00–72.00	68.73
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	61.00–66.00	64.03

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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