Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 199 priced lines covering 3,895 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,732 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 889 head. replacement cattle receipts at 315 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,732Last week 6,153Year ago 5,767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 889Last week 695Year ago 763

Replacement CattleReceipts 315Last week 323Year ago 539

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand. Offerings were notably lighter than the previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand. This is the last weekly summary for the year 2021. Weekly summaries will resume in January, 2022 after the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	137.00–172.50	150.14
3	—	767	110.00–134.00	119.79
4	—	563	123.00–141.00	130.51
5	—	626	126.00–142.00	133.41
15	—	322	132.00–172.50	150.37
4	—	237	160.00–170.00	167.46
3	—	718	135.00–136.00	135.66
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
14	—	528	130.00–152.50	141.03
14	—	475	147.50–160.00	154.64
2	—	873	119.00–130.00	124.36
9	—	278	152.50–180.00	164.38
2	—	668	124.00–134.00	129.09
14	—	419	127.00–165.00	155.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	142.00	142.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	127.00	127.00
23	—	768	116.00–149.00	139.83
81	—	526	147.00–177.50	162.31
11	—	829	130.00–139.00	135.30
9	—	281	165.00–225.00	197.75
56	—	674	119.00–156.00	144.98
62	—	478	150.00–187.50	170.98
1	—	950	125.00	125.00
34	—	319	170.00–212.50	189.70
57	—	622	131.00–162.50	148.95
53	—	730	120.00–151.00	141.43
5	—	1,126	127.00	127.00
11	—	226	174.00–230.00	184.40
68	—	577	140.00–160.00	151.30
49	—	431	165.00–197.00	176.42
31	—	381	160.00–202.50	185.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
6	—	509	180.00–187.50	183.50
1	—	355	209.00	209.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	618	150.00–162.00	156.36
41	—	589	163.00–170.00	165.50
37	—	670	140.00–155.50	151.44
62	—	772	130.00–149.00	146.62
38	—	877	140.00–142.75	142.46
5	—	707	136.00–153.00	139.37
17	—	529	157.50–169.00	165.18
14	—	816	132.00–145.50	140.19
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
42	—	489	176.00–186.00	181.34
1	—	340	212.50	212.50
17	—	976	125.00–140.50	138.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	147.00–160.00	153.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	512	137.50–146.00	142.39
72	—	764	109.00–143.25	141.79
48	—	623	120.00–159.00	141.35
26	—	562	130.00–145.00	135.80
11	—	716	129.00–130.50	129.96
39	—	440	150.00–161.00	158.73
23	—	669	120.00–141.50	140.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	572	118.00–145.00	135.31
72	—	626	115.00–140.00	129.47
71	—	325	130.00–165.00	149.29
94	—	380	125.00–160.00	147.06
9	—	838	100.00–118.00	110.50
2	—	240	141.00	141.00
41	—	767	106.00–123.00	119.27
61	—	664	107.00–132.50	126.86
3	—	935	93.00–122.00	102.67
28	—	719	105.00–127.50	120.21
11	—	861	108.00–122.00	116.74
206	—	524	117.00–145.00	137.00
15	—	282	145.00–192.50	168.88
134	—	427	127.00–156.00	142.40
179	—	469	129.00–149.00	140.76
4	—	1,244	101.00	101.00
2	—	965	90.00–101.00	95.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	149.00	149.00
3	—	700	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	116.00–127.50	121.59
2	—	458	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	400	114.00	114.00
1	—	545	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	120.00–139.00	131.09
4	—	431	114.00–132.50	125.89
2	—	515	110.00–125.00	117.43
3	—	472	108.00–130.00	119.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	324	120.00–144.00	133.93
13	—	379	120.00–144.00	133.99
10	—	278	120.00–150.00	135.88
10	—	678	103.00–125.00	109.85
8	—	209	132.50–142.50	138.43
12	—	570	110.00–130.00	120.18
22	—	470	112.00–132.00	123.27
4	—	618	104.00–115.00	110.31
13	—	430	120.00–136.00	125.81
4	—	755	113.00–125.00	117.23
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
16	—	516	115.00–131.00	121.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
2	—	485	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	304	100.00–127.50	106.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	144.00	144.00
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
2	—	330	172.50	172.50
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
6	—	424	142.00–159.00	147.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	189.00–200.00	193.67
9	—	359	200.00–217.50	212.14
2	—	468	157.00–158.00	157.49
2	—	343	212.50–220.00	216.22
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
2	—	485	125.00	125.00
2	—	585	114.00	114.00
3	—	310	150.00–153.00	151.94
4	—	509	110.00–116.00	113.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	760	105.00–127.00	121.03
38	—	668	110.00–147.00	131.79
2	—	998	103.00	103.00
6	—	270	180.00–199.00	187.88
61	—	424	146.00–190.00	169.74
67	—	378	150.00–207.50	183.20
11	—	318	151.00–205.00	179.72
3	—	917	94.00–99.00	97.36
110	—	526	128.00–166.00	153.63
6	—	813	98.00–117.00	105.87
71	—	624	113.00–147.50	135.99
17	—	730	105.00–134.00	123.41
139	—	470	130.00–177.50	162.52
3	—	233	182.50–195.00	189.25
72	—	578	125.00–154.00	143.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	113.00–140.00	126.84
7	—	678	102.50–126.00	114.74
7	—	366	140.00–152.50	147.71
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
16	—	425	132.00–166.00	150.83
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
9	—	629	118.00–130.00	125.57
22	—	477	131.00–155.00	142.95
28	—	526	120.00–143.50	134.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	127.50	127.50
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
3	—	488	136.00	136.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	630	106.00–135.00	120.62
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	106.00	106.00
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
1	—	225	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	102.50	102.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	64.00	64.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,630	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	770.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,308	600.00–700.00	652.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,490	875.00–900.00	886.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,115.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,243	775.00–950.00	887.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,278	875.00–1,150.00	957.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	655.00	655.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	835.00–875.00	855.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	625.00–675.00	652.28
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	625.00–700.00	659.74
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	76.00–80.50	78.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,862	87.00–115.00	98.64
48	—	1,714	75.00–96.50	84.29
19	—	1,565	64.00–82.00	73.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,451	50.00–70.00	59.55
8	—	1,377	46.00–55.50	50.23
35	—	1,513	58.00–76.00	66.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	1,253	47.00–72.00	57.13
2	—	1,273	38.00–48.00	43.50
30	—	1,256	58.00–83.00	71.61
14	—	1,188	43.00–55.00	49.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,061	34.00–63.00	49.16
10	—	1,140	48.00–67.00	55.46
29	—	1,030	20.00–45.00	35.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	946	59.00–85.00	67.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	72.00	72.00

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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