Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 163 priced lines covering 1,931 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,128 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 441 head. replacement cattle receipts at 208 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,128Last week 4,638Year ago 7,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 441Last week 676Year ago 894

Replacement CattleReceipts 208Last week 312Year ago 578

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were mostly steady with moderate to good demand based on a limited test from the previous week. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady throughout the week. Demand for slaughter cattle was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	127.50–140.00	132.63
3	—	255	142.50–150.00	145.82
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	708	125.00–127.50	125.83
2	—	653	131.00–138.00	134.49
4	—	219	155.00–160.00	158.03
3	—	368	157.50–172.50	164.15
3	—	313	132.50–152.50	140.24
10	—	518	122.50–150.00	137.06
2	—	473	146.00–150.00	147.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	136.00	136.00
8	—	599	159.00	159.00
2	—	372	218.00	218.00
70	—	626	163.75	163.75
1	—	1,070	133.00	133.00
15	—	517	173.00–176.00	174.77
11	—	763	143.00–144.00	143.19
2	—	452	193.00	193.00
5	—	729	143.50	143.50
3	—	408	191.00	191.00
15	—	668	147.00–152.50	150.24
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	144.00	144.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	474	161.00–186.00	176.83
8	—	611	140.00–157.00	148.73
40	—	526	142.00–175.00	161.86
18	—	720	131.00–142.00	138.18
12	—	381	160.00–200.00	183.83
2	—	243	167.50	167.50
3	—	842	125.00–137.00	132.98
3	—	922	125.00–132.00	129.63
2	—	1,025	108.00–111.00	109.51
13	—	756	125.00–137.50	131.58
14	—	328	157.50–190.00	174.17
12	—	270	165.00–190.00	180.51
58	—	579	134.00–161.00	153.22
21	—	431	155.00–195.00	178.63
40	—	668	130.00–148.00	139.11
1	—	885	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	538	147.00	147.00
34	—	720	128.50–134.00	130.96
47	—	473	146.00–158.00	153.40
12	—	769	128.50–129.50	129.16
30	—	614	142.00–145.00	143.79
1	—	920	118.00	118.00
42	—	569	130.00–148.50	144.00
25	—	412	145.00–167.00	159.59
47	—	677	127.00–137.75	136.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	620	116.00–135.00	127.27
14	—	863	114.00–120.00	119.57
2	—	1,313	77.00	77.00
7	—	818	118.00–127.00	122.43
96	—	524	122.00–156.00	139.05
4	—	958	113.00	113.00
61	—	584	117.00–142.00	132.65
77	—	467	123.00–163.00	138.64
59	—	377	129.00–156.00	145.44
46	—	665	116.00–142.50	125.15
38	—	422	129.00–165.00	144.24
30	—	323	130.00–156.00	147.44
7	—	280	137.50–155.00	146.38
16	—	723	109.00–130.00	122.75
4	—	783	110.00–126.00	117.47
4	—	230	126.00–161.00	151.88
4	—	1,089	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	94.00–112.50	103.19
8	—	474	125.00–130.00	127.79
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
5	—	374	110.00–143.00	126.32
1	—	205	142.50	142.50
6	—	520	125.00–128.00	126.18
8	—	335	120.00–142.00	136.30
7	—	423	118.00–137.50	128.82
3	—	614	116.00–125.00	118.96
6	—	279	120.00–137.50	127.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	97.50	97.50
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
1	—	275	105.00	105.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
2	—	513	105.00–120.00	112.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	387	159.00–164.00	162.84
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	194.00	194.00
2	—	365	210.00	210.00
1	—	445	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	884	98.00–103.00	100.74
38	—	389	174.00–198.00	183.64
43	—	463	140.00–180.00	172.12
3	—	730	117.00–128.00	124.31
49	—	657	116.00–139.00	130.05
43	—	582	130.00–152.00	144.08
13	—	830	100.00–116.00	110.09
1	—	260	175.00	175.00
59	—	523	138.00–173.00	161.64
16	—	774	99.00–130.00	114.02
7	—	336	170.00–202.50	181.72
10	—	626	130.00–143.00	134.25
26	—	429	141.00–200.00	176.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
1	—	410	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	145.00–157.00	148.73
2	—	725	115.00–127.50	121.38
2	—	323	165.00–175.00	169.88
9	—	417	130.00–157.50	151.31
4	—	576	121.00–136.00	129.99
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
3	—	658	118.00–130.00	125.96
4	—	486	140.00–167.00	154.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	79.00	79.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,100	795.00–950.00	875.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	700.00–875.00	790.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	500.00–700.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,142	800.00–1,150.00	990.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	775.00–1,125.00	957.61
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	934	30.00–50.00	40.82
4	—	1,056	65.00–78.00	71.20
43	—	1,057	48.00–71.00	59.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,125	52.00–60.00	56.28
70	—	1,221	57.00–79.00	69.26
30	—	1,262	73.00–90.00	81.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,464	74.00–83.00	78.70
66	—	1,428	64.00–76.00	69.34
3	—	1,353	57.00–63.00	60.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	80.50	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	80.00–90.00	83.96
3	—	1,978	99.00–107.50	103.80
20	—	1,851	87.00–105.00	98.01
Dairy Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	89.00	89.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	74.00	74.00

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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