Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 225 priced lines covering 4,448 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,227 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,127 head. replacement cattle receipts at 322 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,227Last week 6,916Year ago 7,511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,127Last week 1,219Year ago 1,034

Replacement CattleReceipts 322Last week 356Year ago 748

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate at best, with buyers showing the strongest interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	88.00	88.00
34	—	324	127.00–161.00	149.18
29	—	580	120.00–140.00	131.53
40	—	378	134.00–160.00	149.79
11	—	279	130.00–170.00	155.75
9	—	619	120.00–133.00	129.72
21	—	521	125.00–146.00	139.14
13	—	429	120.00–155.00	145.74
32	—	469	122.00–164.50	146.15
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
5	—	241	145.00–150.00	149.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,020	110.00	110.00
148	—	377	137.00–174.00	161.51
8	—	828	110.00–119.00	115.15
10	—	765	115.00–128.00	121.55
26	—	729	112.00–130.00	123.84
1	—	970	108.00	108.00
52	—	671	120.00–138.00	132.95
2	—	863	106.00–111.00	108.51
158	—	528	130.00–162.50	150.91
137	—	575	130.00–153.00	143.09
152	—	425	139.00–168.00	156.84
22	—	284	145.00–185.00	170.57
236	—	471	139.00–164.00	154.77
6	—	219	147.50–185.00	169.48
55	—	627	124.00–139.00	134.41
66	—	325	138.00–173.00	159.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	768	129.00–142.50	136.49
21	—	527	156.00–165.00	159.25
10	—	464	164.00–169.00	165.19
9	—	393	168.00	168.00
73	—	712	144.75	144.75
71	—	667	143.00	143.00
14	—	558	157.00–158.00	157.15
30	—	618	142.00–144.00	143.13
6	—	843	118.00	118.00
25	—	422	169.00–170.00	169.56
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
2	—	530	117.00–120.00	118.47
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	346	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	130.00–142.50	136.54
4	—	383	125.00–130.00	126.51
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
3	—	500	121.00	121.00
2	—	240	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	550	137.50	137.50
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
4	—	433	139.00–145.00	142.05
3	—	382	135.00–140.00	138.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
2	—	580	135.00–142.00	138.50
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	112.50	112.50
1	—	470	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	154.00–159.00	155.23
2	—	327	175.00	175.00
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
1	—	360	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	192.00	192.00
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	166.00	166.00
2	—	423	172.50–177.50	175.01
4	—	378	180.00–185.00	181.26
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
2	—	575	130.00–140.00	135.04
2	—	288	180.00	180.00
1	—	620	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	832	134.50–147.00	145.91
66	—	629	154.00–175.00	163.81
8	—	880	137.00–142.00	139.12
56	—	534	177.00–190.50	184.66
23	—	728	148.00–152.50	149.56
47	—	465	189.75–195.00	192.69
6	—	780	141.00	141.00
37	—	660	156.00–166.50	164.15
5	—	448	187.00	187.00
46	—	576	170.00–191.50	176.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	372	160.00–187.50	179.00
21	—	583	127.00–165.00	145.65
3	—	733	129.00–140.00	135.07
6	—	616	141.00–152.50	145.23
17	—	475	150.00–178.00	166.94
11	—	668	130.00–150.00	140.48
12	—	412	167.50–190.00	180.17
11	—	325	157.50–205.00	180.19
4	—	204	170.00–205.00	192.70
12	—	282	161.00–190.00	177.32
19	—	522	130.00–170.00	161.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	154.00	154.00
8	—	295	160.00–169.00	166.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	378	167.00–207.00	195.87
70	—	476	166.00–192.50	180.75
11	—	780	127.50–145.00	139.35
57	—	431	164.00–194.00	183.47
3	—	875	114.00–131.00	122.44
16	—	268	167.50–220.00	198.01
80	—	569	149.00–181.00	169.53
6	—	845	130.00–136.00	134.35
30	—	662	144.00–164.00	151.61
47	—	626	142.00–167.00	157.09
20	—	726	137.50–157.00	144.47
3	—	947	115.00	115.00
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
75	—	522	150.00–185.00	174.32
40	—	325	168.00–210.00	188.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	210.00	210.00
1	—	405	201.00	201.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00–165.00	157.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	155.00–160.00	158.73
3	—	430	180.00–184.00	182.74
5	—	314	201.00–210.00	208.25
3	—	520	157.00–177.50	164.03
3	—	452	177.50–180.00	179.16
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	630	132.00–158.00	145.70
3	—	287	182.50–202.50	193.20
33	—	668	116.00–150.00	137.65
16	—	767	112.00–139.00	123.36
133	—	469	147.00–185.00	170.85
83	—	429	155.00–190.00	174.21
91	—	524	137.00–184.00	164.25
67	—	576	135.00–180.00	156.43
15	—	322	177.50–206.00	188.82
4	—	809	116.00–128.00	121.30
1	—	1,075	94.50	94.50
47	—	379	164.00–190.50	179.94
16	—	720	120.00–140.00	132.48
1	—	240	213.00	213.00
2	—	860	98.00–118.00	107.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	141.00–158.00	148.26
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
2	—	503	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	142.50	142.50
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	104.00	104.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
2	—	473	139.00–152.50	145.64
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
2	—	770	110.00–120.00	115.00
33	—	389	144.00–172.50	156.16
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
15	—	575	125.00–148.00	140.35
10	—	613	120.00–145.00	136.05
9	—	516	141.00–162.00	154.77
28	—	419	155.00–183.00	170.73
1	—	815	117.50	117.50
3	—	675	130.00–145.00	136.74
18	—	478	142.50–174.00	162.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	449	112.50	112.50
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
3	—	250	107.50	107.50
7	—	375	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	67.00	67.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	102.50	102.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,130.00	1,130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	1,025.00–1,360.00	1,269.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,038.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,082.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	930.00–950.00	940.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	820.00	820.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	688	540.00	540.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	760.00	760.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	800.00–1,150.00	992.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,257	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,066.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,271	810.00–1,225.00	1,033.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	980.00–1,040.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	975.00–990.00	982.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,170.29
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	870.00	870.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,712	97.00–124.00	109.30
23	—	1,791	113.00–128.50	118.50
25	—	1,488	85.00–104.00	94.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,379	86.00–96.00	90.65
12	—	1,375	64.00–76.00	69.69
145	—	1,404	73.00–87.00	80.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,054	70.00–85.50	77.09
123	—	1,028	54.00–80.00	66.61
57	—	942	43.00–61.00	52.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,260	86.00–104.50	93.11
185	—	1,160	71.00–89.00	79.87
29	—	1,199	56.00–73.00	67.29
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	107.00	107.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,480	105.00	105.00

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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