Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 198 priced lines covering 4,494 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,060 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,048 head. replacement cattle receipts at 332 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,060Last week 4,938Year ago 3,866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,048Last week 1,019Year ago 772

Replacement CattleReceipts 332Last week 408Year ago 440

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mixed with most trades being unevenly steady with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes were in mostly moderate demand throughout the week, with buyers showing keen interest in preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady as slaughter classes were in moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	829	110.00–120.00	115.39
13	—	777	110.00–130.00	120.85
84	—	575	141.00–169.00	156.86
4	—	879	114.00–117.00	115.24
64	—	428	155.00–187.00	176.34
3	—	317	185.00–190.00	188.26
2	—	1,023	105.00–108.00	106.52
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
44	—	616	132.00–160.00	145.71
61	—	670	126.00–150.00	140.48
22	—	728	125.00–140.00	131.36
125	—	522	148.00–177.00	163.38
48	—	381	170.00–198.00	181.39
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
89	—	469	155.00–185.00	167.93
2	—	908	110.00–114.00	112.02
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	147.50–170.00	162.50
4	—	428	125.00–170.00	151.93
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	637	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	138.00–158.00	148.12
28	—	425	140.00–183.00	169.08
5	—	659	129.00–137.50	132.33
3	—	767	110.00–120.00	116.74
2	—	815	81.00	81.00
2	—	950	80.00	80.00
28	—	480	147.00–174.00	160.63
14	—	386	140.00–177.50	153.38
3	—	615	125.00–135.00	131.36
28	—	527	129.00–161.00	148.04
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	152.50	152.50
2	—	518	129.00–140.00	134.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	283	165.00–180.00	176.35
18	—	528	135.00–165.00	154.37
6	—	378	170.00–196.00	181.67
2	—	700	132.00	132.00
13	—	668	140.00–150.00	143.27
15	—	320	152.50–190.00	179.67
10	—	620	135.00–148.00	145.34
15	—	419	147.00–185.00	171.77
18	—	476	135.00–175.00	160.69
14	—	567	135.00–163.00	149.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
1	—	505	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	784	145.00–151.00	146.95
62	—	628	158.00–173.00	164.92
7	—	531	175.00–184.00	179.09
53	—	672	153.50–168.00	159.29
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
26	—	821	137.50–140.00	138.99
54	—	575	166.00–182.50	172.23
4	—	330	220.00	220.00
45	—	441	190.00–200.00	193.57
7	—	474	180.00–190.00	182.99
1	—	870	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	273	190.00–212.50	199.47
87	—	571	156.00–173.00	166.68
9	—	861	130.00–140.00	136.88
3	—	947	120.00	120.00
23	—	711	139.00–153.00	145.56
28	—	378	185.00–210.00	197.78
48	—	470	162.00–194.00	177.22
136	—	526	158.00–183.00	171.20
63	—	668	142.50–166.00	154.32
3	—	825	134.00–140.00	136.32
42	—	622	145.00–168.00	157.58
25	—	324	176.00–212.50	193.10
2	—	238	200.00–210.00	204.84
12	—	765	131.00–147.00	141.14
30	—	428	170.00–190.00	180.37
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	172.50–178.00	174.88
5	—	464	140.00–180.00	169.70
2	—	318	140.00–180.00	160.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	813	123.00	123.00
14	—	707	131.00–133.00	132.72
18	—	630	152.00–157.00	153.94
118	—	575	149.00–159.00	157.01
165	—	412	168.00–185.00	180.67
8	—	794	130.00	130.00
5	—	652	141.00	141.00
7	—	332	175.00	175.00
58	—	480	168.00–173.00	172.31
283	—	516	156.00–169.00	166.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	159.00	159.00
6	—	360	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	94.00–110.00	102.11
92	—	670	128.00–142.00	135.35
2	—	875	104.00–110.00	106.98
105	—	424	141.00–171.00	159.38
30	—	725	118.00–128.00	122.93
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
230	—	577	133.00–157.00	144.56
101	—	374	146.00–180.00	163.07
75	—	620	130.00–146.00	138.46
1	—	1,030	98.00	98.00
209	—	468	145.00–172.50	156.94
29	—	327	149.00–183.00	167.89
21	—	768	114.00–125.00	120.23
7	—	232	157.50–185.00	169.29
13	—	267	145.00–180.00	162.70
171	—	519	140.00–161.00	152.15
9	—	821	108.00–115.00	108.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	425	132.00–162.00	151.76
3	—	668	115.00–128.00	121.10
31	—	375	139.00–162.00	145.70
8	—	323	142.50–158.00	150.06
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
33	—	522	125.00–145.00	138.91
37	—	473	130.00–156.00	146.19
1	—	860	104.00	104.00
10	—	616	117.50–140.00	127.85
6	—	268	145.00–156.00	149.82
21	—	580	119.00–136.00	130.13
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	117.50–135.00	126.12
3	—	390	152.50–163.00	157.90
1	—	440	147.50	147.50
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	130.00–137.50	131.90
3	—	473	125.00–128.00	125.99
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	112.00–113.00	112.50
2	—	335	132.50–142.50	137.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
4	—	329	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
2	—	485	140.00–144.00	141.96
5	—	614	110.00–126.00	118.96
4	—	523	138.00–145.00	142.60
2	—	590	122.50–125.00	123.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	120.00–125.00	124.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	122.50	122.50
1	—	340	117.00	117.00
1	—	480	105.00	105.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,020.00–1,100.00	1,064.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	1,225.00–1,580.00	1,432.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,128	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,255.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,270.00–1,330.00	1,298.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,220.00	1,220.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	750	620.00–775.00	697.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	827	635.00–675.00	648.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,033	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	923	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,113	710.00–875.00	811.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	900.00–1,375.00	1,156.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,053	650.00–1,200.00	909.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,192	885.00–1,025.00	930.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	900.00–1,075.00	969.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,440	102.00	102.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,658	100.00–122.00	108.82
17	—	1,729	109.00–133.00	118.38
28	—	1,473	72.00–103.00	93.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
219	—	1,161	70.00–86.50	78.32
27	—	1,146	55.00–73.00	67.18
54	—	1,279	80.00–98.00	89.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	942	38.00–64.00	52.12
10	—	1,043	73.00–79.50	75.88
103	—	1,008	52.00–77.50	66.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,443	70.00–87.50	80.22
26	—	1,436	84.00–98.50	89.79
16	—	1,446	66.00–76.00	72.44

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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