Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 230 priced lines covering 5,319 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,604 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,374 head. replacement cattle receipts at 294 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,604Last week 5,609Year ago 4,867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,374Last week 1,019Year ago 898

Replacement CattleReceipts 294Last week 219Year ago 299

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-6.00 lower with some instances of 7.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-6.00 lower. Demand for feeders was mostly light and buyers are showing the strongest interest in long-weaned (30+ days), preconditioned steers and heifers as fall temperature swings are prevalent throughout the state. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly 1.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	121.00–132.50	126.12
3	—	522	120.00–121.00	120.68
2	—	325	95.00–142.50	117.29
3	—	385	115.00–147.50	125.12
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
5	—	476	122.50–130.00	126.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
299	—	469	132.00–166.00	150.02
27	—	763	107.00–139.00	128.86
9	—	864	118.00–121.00	119.99
101	—	667	109.00–147.00	132.69
99	—	624	120.00–142.00	133.71
37	—	281	125.00–185.00	154.45
69	—	727	111.00–143.00	124.92
19	—	225	143.00–177.50	163.48
253	—	579	125.00–156.00	139.78
2	—	1,053	94.00	94.00
19	—	911	97.00–120.50	112.81
133	—	425	133.00–173.00	153.22
1	—	1,035	99.00	99.00
7	—	802	117.50–130.00	124.49
103	—	377	133.00–174.00	157.80
246	—	522	125.00–166.00	145.45
68	—	325	132.00–174.00	158.76
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	150.00	150.00
5	—	406	130.00	130.00
7	—	576	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	110.00	110.00
4	—	864	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	644	140.50–154.00	150.90
58	—	525	142.00–161.00	154.88
8	—	483	160.00	160.00
2	—	443	150.00	150.00
71	—	738	156.25	156.25
40	—	581	140.00–150.00	146.07
10	—	836	143.00	143.00
14	—	672	143.50–146.50	145.86
7	—	358	162.50	162.50
2	—	767	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	126.00–130.00	127.32
2	—	353	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
4	—	431	120.00–125.00	121.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	115.00–125.00	120.01
41	—	474	121.00–150.00	136.56
9	—	230	115.00–155.00	130.11
27	—	627	112.00–137.00	121.83
4	—	720	112.50–120.00	117.15
17	—	427	112.00–154.00	136.90
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
2	—	843	100.00	100.00
43	—	580	113.00–132.50	126.17
17	—	313	112.00–147.50	136.10
33	—	377	119.00–152.50	135.84
11	—	271	114.00–150.00	133.32
26	—	525	106.00–143.00	128.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
3	—	253	122.50	122.50
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	100.00–110.00	104.97
2	—	605	118.00	118.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	447	156.00	156.00
9	—	554	145.00–160.00	158.31
24	—	384	167.50	167.50
31	—	463	149.00–171.00	155.31
2	—	515	139.00–141.00	140.00
9	—	608	147.00–149.00	148.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	158.00–176.00	166.87
3	—	463	172.00–184.00	177.79
25	—	382	180.00–185.00	181.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	577	155.50–181.00	166.47
7	—	758	144.00–152.50	146.68
21	—	820	145.00–154.50	152.66
40	—	675	157.50–166.50	165.00
8	—	702	155.00	155.00
4	—	468	179.00	179.00
61	—	629	162.50–176.00	168.43
30	—	516	178.00–185.00	179.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	580	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	241	151.00–182.50	165.97
11	—	875	126.00–155.00	135.60
82	—	523	140.00–180.00	163.00
38	—	326	154.00–205.00	180.35
63	—	666	134.00–177.00	154.23
35	—	376	160.00–200.00	178.31
15	—	275	130.00–209.00	176.44
40	—	428	150.00–194.00	174.15
19	—	784	141.00–167.00	155.73
48	—	731	128.00–171.00	148.15
58	—	475	150.00–185.00	167.75
70	—	621	130.00–181.00	156.36
10	—	931	114.50	114.50
29	—	819	134.00–173.00	149.56
92	—	576	145.00–178.00	158.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	147.50	147.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	162.50–166.00	164.26
2	—	633	116.00–150.00	132.66
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
5	—	395	135.00–157.50	153.00
2	—	583	115.00	115.00
3	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,000	115.00	115.00
5	—	670	130.00–158.00	148.80
14	—	486	136.00–165.00	153.12
10	—	821	130.00–132.00	131.60
14	—	360	142.00–170.00	160.20
13	—	427	152.50–167.50	159.34
9	—	283	110.00–185.00	165.74
4	—	715	120.00–143.00	127.71
6	—	573	128.00–152.50	137.40
17	—	622	128.00–160.00	144.76
16	—	333	165.00–180.00	169.09
3	—	243	165.00–175.00	170.03
10	—	523	132.00–160.00	148.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	170.00–177.50	174.36
2	—	275	203.00–204.00	203.48
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
5	—	468	163.00–175.00	171.13
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
30	—	512	151.00–160.00	156.91
12	—	383	195.00	195.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	819	97.00–130.00	111.82
158	—	578	120.00–164.00	142.66
3	—	1,078	120.00	120.00
120	—	428	147.50–185.00	168.59
109	—	472	133.00–180.00	160.11
36	—	772	102.00–135.00	119.08
4	—	939	95.00–102.00	98.50
32	—	327	160.00–191.00	179.36
68	—	381	149.00–192.50	171.45
4	—	233	170.00–180.00	176.46
6	—	871	105.00–115.00	110.97
14	—	278	172.50–195.00	186.11
58	—	722	100.00–147.00	126.14
101	—	664	110.00–159.00	134.00
203	—	527	127.00–178.00	150.99
120	—	623	110.00–163.00	137.49
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	108.00	108.00
2	—	503	120.00	120.00
2	—	865	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	132.50–140.00	136.43
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
2	—	510	115.00–121.00	118.06
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	110.00–160.00	140.45
2	—	643	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	126.00–144.00	134.86
4	—	426	125.00–140.00	132.42
2	—	575	125.00	125.00
6	—	520	120.00–121.00	120.16
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	129.00	129.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	422	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	528	125.00–128.00	126.55
3	—	730	101.00–115.00	108.71
2	—	485	120.00–121.00	120.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	524	120.00–150.00	131.33
28	—	682	105.00–134.00	124.26
6	—	831	100.00–105.00	103.85
33	—	430	100.00–165.00	140.77
7	—	781	105.00–122.00	113.66
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
33	—	571	111.00–148.00	126.70
8	—	376	117.50–167.50	136.03
19	—	618	100.00–150.00	124.40
3	—	868	105.00	105.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
31	—	473	120.00–156.00	139.86
11	—	719	101.00–125.00	117.08
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	127.00	127.00
1	—	400	112.00	112.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	153.00	153.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,510.00	1,510.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,277	860.00–1,400.00	1,227.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	700.00–1,000.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,135.00	1,135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	800.00–900.00	865.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,213	740.00–1,190.00	952.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	875.00–1,150.00	987.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,090	725.00–1,150.00	915.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	920.00–1,050.00	977.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,330	950.00–995.00	973.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	975.00–1,150.00	1,083.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	650.00–900.00	790.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,068	600.00–725.00	671.31
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	830.00–840.00	835.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	820.00–1,140.00	952.90
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	800.00–925.00	853.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	975.00	975.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,290.00	1,290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,430	79.00–94.00	87.72
106	—	1,635	90.00–117.00	100.69
14	—	1,730	105.00–129.00	110.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,425	65.00–84.00	74.58
22	—	1,488	72.00–99.00	82.13
20	—	1,426	50.00–72.00	63.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,276	70.00–87.00	78.90
122	—	1,210	60.00–82.00	71.81
33	—	1,192	52.00–70.00	61.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	70.00–76.00	71.70
58	—	898	31.00–63.00	50.56
157	—	1,105	51.00–79.00	64.97

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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