Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 211 priced lines covering 3,820 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,797 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 892 head. replacement cattle receipts at 276 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,797Last week 5,227Year ago 5,921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 892Last week 1,127Year ago 938

Replacement CattleReceipts 276Last week 322Year ago 478

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00-4.00 lower with lighter receipts, especially late in the week, due in part to the Easter holiday. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	473	134.00–165.00	155.06
23	—	716	114.00–130.00	125.36
8	—	240	142.50–180.00	156.47
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
45	—	329	141.00–177.00	162.41
3	—	943	100.00–123.00	110.34
33	—	670	120.00–137.50	129.79
144	—	523	133.00–162.50	150.19
91	—	375	147.00–175.00	162.79
105	—	621	125.50–144.00	137.70
2	—	858	121.00–124.00	122.51
10	—	280	140.00–190.00	165.74
175	—	427	140.00–172.50	158.67
151	—	579	130.00–155.00	144.12
4	—	820	110.00–120.00	112.55
1	—	955	92.00	92.00
11	—	764	115.00–129.00	122.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	683	127.00–145.00	132.45
55	—	457	150.00–174.00	172.31
32	—	706	127.00–135.50	133.95
36	—	523	148.50–161.50	159.37
64	—	570	150.00–159.00	156.33
1	—	940	110.00	110.00
3	—	362	160.00–170.00	166.50
50	—	619	137.00–145.00	142.53
3	—	772	125.00	125.00
3	—	327	172.50–174.00	173.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	136.00–150.00	143.07
1	—	390	127.50	127.50
2	—	565	114.00–140.00	126.88
1	—	410	147.50	147.50
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	378	130.00–161.00	147.21
21	—	427	128.00–157.50	138.12
7	—	514	132.00–145.00	139.05
5	—	617	105.00–120.00	116.07
40	—	480	130.00–155.00	151.68
4	—	685	110.00–120.00	117.03
1	—	875	87.50	87.50
14	—	314	137.50–157.50	148.59
9	—	277	130.00–157.50	149.43
27	—	566	126.00–146.00	138.41
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	140.00–145.00	141.64
4	—	422	117.00–117.50	117.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
1	—	420	147.50	147.50
2	—	593	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
2	—	453	170.00–172.50	171.24
3	—	367	162.00–167.00	164.60
1	—	400	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	147.50–167.50	155.21
2	—	425	145.00–160.00	152.41
2	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	475	153.00–155.00	153.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	326	180.00–200.00	190.59
45	—	372	171.00–210.00	189.74
1	—	1,010	125.00	125.00
83	—	521	158.00–187.00	175.74
9	—	771	136.00–146.00	142.33
3	—	870	129.00–138.00	132.97
10	—	232	178.00–190.00	184.55
2	—	830	127.50–139.00	133.32
30	—	672	144.00–165.50	157.08
71	—	472	156.00–190.00	181.44
49	—	627	134.00–172.00	154.37
78	—	429	172.50–198.00	184.53
33	—	717	130.00–151.00	143.79
76	—	575	152.00–179.00	166.52
8	—	289	177.50–204.00	185.68
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	162.50	162.50
2	—	478	150.00–167.50	159.07
2	—	380	160.00–162.50	161.28
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
3	—	563	135.00–161.00	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	205.00	205.00
4	—	616	161.00–175.00	166.43
1	—	455	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	721	121.00–135.00	127.83
1	—	810	101.00	101.00
12	—	426	152.50–175.00	168.02
5	—	760	130.00–145.00	136.77
7	—	615	128.00–150.00	138.24
1	—	1,085	106.00	106.00
16	—	328	162.50–187.00	174.21
9	—	574	138.00–155.00	148.14
7	—	284	170.00–182.50	178.01
23	—	376	140.00–185.00	165.40
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
7	—	520	141.00–165.00	151.13
4	—	873	126.00	126.00
3	—	242	170.00–200.00	190.50
16	—	480	140.00–175.00	160.08
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	710	150.00–162.50	159.02
109	—	627	160.00–175.00	170.05
4	—	384	201.00–210.00	205.34
48	—	808	137.00–151.00	143.06
26	—	512	170.00–195.00	184.03
2	—	995	131.00	131.00
1	—	310	202.50	202.50
6	—	933	125.00	125.00
11	—	471	194.00–195.00	194.46
46	—	583	171.00–182.00	179.40
57	—	672	155.00–165.00	162.51
4	—	773	150.00–157.00	153.47
4	—	438	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	207.00	207.00
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
2	—	657	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	107.00–123.00	113.26
3	—	935	101.00	101.00
108	—	524	139.00–180.00	161.84
17	—	725	118.00–135.00	127.18
6	—	810	114.00–127.00	118.36
11	—	770	116.00–133.00	126.25
57	—	571	145.00–170.00	157.35
73	—	475	157.00–185.00	172.14
43	—	381	160.00–190.00	179.00
69	—	428	165.00–191.00	176.03
5	—	317	183.00–207.50	193.69
28	—	670	125.00–152.50	135.70
33	—	622	134.00–160.00	147.55
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
2	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.47
4	—	425	145.00–170.00	155.37
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
3	—	622	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
2	—	490	138.00–140.00	139.00
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	474	133.00–167.50	152.19
2	—	378	150.00–154.00	152.07
22	—	424	150.00–178.00	162.77
5	—	686	125.00–126.00	125.20
8	—	617	122.00–151.00	131.82
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
21	—	527	135.00–158.00	148.41
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
13	—	576	130.00–152.50	139.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	151.00–161.00	155.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–147.00	143.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	84.00	84.00

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 · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,112	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,159.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,159.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,340.00	1,243.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	720.00	720.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	872	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	780	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	825.00–850.00	838.70
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,113	900.00–1,175.00	1,009.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,037	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,106.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	800.00–1,050.00	883.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	850.00–1,140.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	775.00–1,075.00	984.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,103	925.00–1,050.00	981.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,348	700.00–1,150.00	989.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	999	900.00–1,150.00	1,013.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	800.00–845.00	822.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	625.00	625.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,520	1,825.00	1,825.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,834	110.00–128.00	117.67
66	—	1,758	90.00–119.00	108.68
10	—	1,641	87.00–98.00	93.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,401	74.00–88.50	79.31
20	—	1,343	81.00–96.00	87.76
7	—	1,279	65.00–73.00	70.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,208	70.00–89.00	78.92
34	—	1,255	82.50–103.00	89.25
18	—	1,177	57.00–85.00	71.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,055	50.00–80.50	67.21
25	—	972	31.00–62.00	52.97
12	—	1,136	72.00–84.00	76.80

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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