Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 212 priced lines covering 3,981 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,638 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 676 head. replacement cattle receipts at 312 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,638Last week 4,362Year ago 3,779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 676Last week 591Year ago 690

Replacement CattleReceipts 312Last week 208Year ago 364

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand although livestock movement was hampered in some areas due to winter weather. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher with good to very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
2	—	330	157.50–160.00	158.77
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
2	—	358	122.00–150.00	136.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	186.00	186.00
109	—	714	147.00–155.00	152.40
59	—	769	139.00–151.25	146.12
74	—	810	140.00–153.50	152.04
27	—	522	169.00–184.50	178.17
14	—	574	160.00–175.00	164.23
13	—	392	202.50–220.00	210.95
8	—	856	143.00	143.00
43	—	678	148.00–155.50	151.92
10	—	906	141.00	141.00
51	—	615	150.00–168.00	159.79
54	—	487	180.00–188.50	187.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	142.00–170.00	152.69
16	—	529	119.00–160.00	147.18
7	—	614	123.00–148.00	138.73
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
11	—	324	141.00–192.50	154.09
7	—	685	118.00–136.00	128.24
10	—	278	125.00–185.00	155.06
8	—	376	148.00–187.50	165.30
1	—	845	116.00	116.00
18	—	573	123.00–150.00	139.63
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
2	—	723	116.00–132.00	124.14
8	—	418	157.50–185.00	168.10
2	—	868	113.00–119.00	115.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	197.50	197.50
1	—	505	181.00	181.00
11	—	468	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	111.00	111.00
35	—	376	170.00–218.00	192.74
14	—	278	160.00–207.50	179.31
97	—	633	140.00–163.00	153.40
5	—	825	125.00–137.50	132.62
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
8	—	866	135.00–142.50	137.55
40	—	730	125.00–149.00	140.25
61	—	470	142.00–178.50	169.29
1	—	905	115.00	115.00
61	—	671	136.00–155.50	148.30
99	—	534	151.00–176.00	163.56
56	—	427	160.00–195.00	176.11
12	—	783	126.00–146.00	138.40
2	—	223	175.00–185.00	180.39
21	—	323	158.00–220.00	182.93
63	—	574	146.00–177.00	158.87
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	141.00–170.00	153.32
5	—	528	124.00–145.00	131.16
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
4	—	269	150.00–170.00	160.10
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	638	134.00–145.00	139.14
81	—	739	131.00–143.25	141.74
110	—	568	139.00–155.00	152.52
26	—	433	145.00–166.00	152.24
79	—	481	145.00–160.00	154.57
8	—	787	127.00	127.00
3	—	828	124.00	124.00
19	—	662	133.00–137.50	135.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	737	107.00–133.00	123.89
11	—	275	141.00–165.00	153.19
40	—	322	137.00–163.00	149.65
215	—	467	129.00–156.00	140.26
122	—	428	130.00–156.00	145.11
176	—	575	116.00–146.00	134.90
62	—	673	115.00–140.00	129.53
1	—	1,005	111.00	111.00
21	—	244	148.00–165.00	149.51
6	—	887	105.00–119.00	109.09
98	—	626	119.00–144.00	131.42
140	—	522	124.00–149.00	137.10
19	—	776	115.00–126.50	122.67
3	—	834	105.00–110.00	108.35
85	—	380	125.00–163.00	147.17
5	—	981	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	135.00–146.00	140.21
5	—	380	132.50–140.00	136.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	493	130.00	130.00
3	—	428	120.00–135.00	128.13
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
2	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	110.00–120.00	114.51
2	—	228	150.00–152.50	151.35
18	—	328	120.00–144.00	134.56
8	—	274	122.00–165.00	145.29
4	—	619	117.00–130.00	121.98
15	—	474	121.00–140.00	130.64
20	—	371	121.00–151.00	132.77
1	—	750	112.50	112.50
19	—	575	115.00–125.00	121.37
15	—	423	120.00–145.00	132.46
2	—	730	110.00–115.00	112.55
11	—	528	110.00–132.50	124.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
2	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.44
3	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	128.00	128.00
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	141.00	141.00
1	—	340	207.50	207.50
4	—	456	175.00–177.00	176.50
1	—	500	167.50	167.50
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	157.50	157.50
3	—	653	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
4	—	460	142.50–143.00	142.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	114.00–136.00	126.06
4	—	670	116.00–126.00	121.49
25	—	425	133.00–167.50	154.83
17	—	474	131.00–164.00	148.99
18	—	582	120.00–150.00	131.57
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	122.50	122.50
3	—	365	150.00–170.00	156.85
20	—	521	121.00–152.50	136.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	187.50	187.50
4	—	276	174.00–195.00	184.28
20	—	719	116.00–135.00	123.75
21	—	770	115.00–130.00	117.85
62	—	383	161.00–207.50	185.11
39	—	674	120.00–147.00	132.83
2	—	820	107.00–111.00	109.04
27	—	338	179.00–200.00	187.60
58	—	577	135.00–165.00	145.64
68	—	469	150.00–174.00	161.80
37	—	622	125.00–150.00	139.95
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
6	—	917	85.00–100.00	87.50
72	—	429	146.50–192.50	171.39
81	—	526	139.00–165.00	154.47
3	—	863	100.00–107.00	102.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	135.00–195.00	164.02
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
2	—	478	125.00–135.00	129.97
3	—	567	120.00–134.00	129.19
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	105.00–135.00	119.93
3	—	472	140.00–150.00	145.14
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
2	—	425	141.00–145.00	142.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,010.00–1,300.00	1,207.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,248	1,150.00–1,575.00	1,357.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	990.00–1,150.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,298	900.00–1,050.00	1,000.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	968	690.00–910.00	827.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,162	640.00–840.00	741.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,186	650.00–1,025.00	891.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	680.00–770.00	724.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,283.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,170	660.00–840.00	772.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	775.00–800.00	787.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	725.00–825.00	773.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,070	725.00–800.00	766.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	958	640.00–825.00	723.59
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,245	93.00–101.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,743	79.00–103.00	91.75
9	—	1,760	60.00–86.00	78.18
12	—	1,853	91.00–110.00	101.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,220	51.00–74.00	63.03
28	—	1,317	61.50–89.00	74.69
26	—	1,219	48.50–61.00	55.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,417	55.00–62.00	57.36
86	—	1,467	54.50–74.00	66.12
15	—	1,445	61.00–80.00	70.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,022	25.00–53.50	43.86
6	—	1,142	54.50–70.00	62.93
77	—	1,055	42.00–66.50	54.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	84.00	84.00

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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