Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 230 priced lines covering 4,005 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,436 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,082 head. replacement cattle receipts at 359 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,436Last week 5,519Year ago 4,540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,082Last week 1,117Year ago 892

Replacement CattleReceipts 359Last week 362Year ago 325

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs were mostly 3.00-5.00 higher; over 500 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	374	139.00–172.50	164.17
2	—	823	129.00–130.00	129.50
10	—	418	130.00–167.50	156.58
9	—	567	129.00–152.00	138.09
9	—	321	140.00–172.50	156.60
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
1	—	880	129.00	129.00
4	—	288	125.00–152.00	136.93
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
10	—	670	120.00–140.00	131.38
2	—	605	140.00–148.00	143.97
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
10	—	470	150.00–158.00	154.86
12	—	526	111.00–155.00	136.33
1	—	1,080	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	125.00	125.00
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
2	—	583	138.00–140.00	139.01
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
2	—	630	129.00–135.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	501	185.00–194.00	187.99
1	—	385	197.50	197.50
4	—	420	185.00–210.00	195.20
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
1	—	460	162.50	162.50
4	—	334	142.50–162.50	153.67
4	—	383	137.00–172.00	156.06
1	—	505	152.50	152.50
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	168.00–171.00	169.31
68	—	768	146.50–173.50	171.51
45	—	740	157.50–166.00	164.38
64	—	833	141.00–170.50	168.70
4	—	656	151.00–155.00	153.01
45	—	623	160.00–181.25	176.10
2	—	530	171.00–174.00	172.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	126.00–135.00	130.58
15	—	824	122.00–153.00	141.65
40	—	382	169.00–196.00	180.36
3	—	873	126.00–154.00	138.61
72	—	625	139.00–170.00	156.73
47	—	478	157.00–200.00	172.52
15	—	725	132.50–158.00	147.20
3	—	227	180.00–190.00	186.40
1	—	1,080	119.00	119.00
9	—	326	170.00–190.00	173.76
103	—	525	145.00–184.00	163.99
43	—	428	154.00–201.00	175.28
17	—	282	170.00–200.00	185.52
25	—	761	133.00–155.00	149.72
93	—	578	142.00–165.00	156.71
3	—	915	120.00–126.00	122.04
3	—	980	122.00–134.00	129.29
25	—	674	135.00–165.00	146.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	125.00	125.00
2	—	298	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	706	129.00–134.00	133.25
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
2	—	670	144.00–149.00	146.56
4	—	433	176.00–187.50	184.05
5	—	565	150.00–157.00	153.95
4	—	316	180.00–195.00	183.79
4	—	515	160.00–167.50	163.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
2	—	718	111.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	576	120.00–160.00	139.75
78	—	670	119.00–144.00	131.46
12	—	863	91.00–116.00	105.95
95	—	527	135.00–164.00	147.88
78	—	627	119.00–148.00	136.34
31	—	380	152.50–182.50	169.19
3	—	262	162.50–172.50	168.41
12	—	317	152.50–175.00	165.89
15	—	824	94.00–129.00	114.51
5	—	1,007	95.00–107.00	99.22
47	—	772	110.00–122.50	118.46
38	—	722	106.00–134.00	119.20
108	—	470	143.00–175.00	161.21
63	—	421	157.50–182.00	170.47
6	—	923	102.00–112.00	106.23
3	—	980	95.00–110.00	102.32
2	—	1,068	90.00–97.50	93.74
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	90.00–115.00	104.55
2	—	630	112.50–117.50	115.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
2	—	520	100.00–110.00	105.14
2	—	673	90.00–108.00	98.77
3	—	427	120.00–160.00	137.30
5	—	572	115.00–147.50	130.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	824	106.00–120.00	112.16
24	—	523	120.00–154.00	133.48
14	—	627	110.00–132.00	125.43
18	—	425	139.00–158.00	150.20
6	—	374	130.00–155.00	147.26
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
2	—	310	150.00–160.00	155.08
22	—	471	125.00–159.00	143.14
30	—	574	120.00–140.00	126.64
12	—	675	110.00–124.00	118.76
9	—	728	100.00–120.00	112.84
4	—	766	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	113.00	113.00
4	—	548	128.00	128.00
2	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.41
6	—	733	104.00–110.00	107.96
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	626	119.00–144.00	135.56
20	—	779	111.00–130.00	121.37
7	—	229	152.00–170.00	162.37
4	—	876	100.00–118.00	110.50
5	—	968	95.00–120.00	111.01
14	—	285	133.00–170.00	161.87
5	—	920	92.00–116.00	102.99
220	—	525	120.00–156.00	140.22
78	—	376	127.50–170.00	152.19
221	—	470	124.00–162.00	145.30
60	—	666	115.00–140.00	131.17
93	—	430	135.00–165.00	148.83
40	—	330	133.00–180.00	160.56
190	—	575	115.00–152.00	139.83
57	—	731	110.00–135.00	122.78
10	—	827	113.00–125.00	120.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	142.00	142.00
23	—	623	137.00–146.00	141.33
7	—	772	134.50	134.50
36	—	530	145.00–163.00	160.22
3	—	585	148.00	148.00
1	—	440	158.00	158.00
2	—	673	142.00–144.00	143.03
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.51
5	—	471	122.00–137.00	130.30
5	—	416	100.00–137.00	127.81
4	—	514	120.00–135.00	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	326	127.50–153.00	136.98
14	—	426	110.00–140.00	123.98
30	—	523	112.50–139.00	123.73
2	—	288	130.00–145.00	137.30
15	—	473	112.50–137.50	126.31
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
9	—	377	120.00–142.50	129.30
20	—	567	110.00–132.50	122.41
16	—	617	112.50–130.00	119.63
5	—	725	90.00–112.50	100.38
2	—	205	130.00–140.00	135.12
8	—	676	110.00–128.00	118.43
1	—	940	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	145.00	145.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
1	—	590	149.00	149.00
5	—	378	150.00–162.50	159.62
1	—	420	154.00	154.00
7	—	507	143.00–150.00	147.87
1	—	745	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
5	—	675	115.00–122.50	118.97
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	127.50–130.00	129.19
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	87.50	87.50
7	—	661	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	101.00	101.00
1	—	530	102.50	102.50
1	—	455	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 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	800.00–900.00	851.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–1,190.00	1,057.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,095.00	1,095.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,390	975.00–1,130.00	1,055.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,360	875.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	720.00–870.00	796.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,235	750.00–900.00	816.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,168	700.00–975.00	848.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	996	625.00–975.00	774.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,034	750.00–1,010.00	876.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	925.00–1,000.00	967.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	958	625.00–760.00	695.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	725.00–825.00	778.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	600.00–650.00	624.87
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	640.00–775.00	707.50
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	848	700.00–825.00	761.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,410	90.50	90.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	87.00–96.00	91.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,548	68.00–85.00	76.76
57	—	1,838	81.00–104.00	91.65
13	—	1,831	95.00–132.00	105.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,242	42.00–63.00	53.85
199	—	1,228	54.00–74.00	63.94
19	—	1,243	60.00–80.00	71.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	66.00	66.00
129	—	1,076	47.00–67.00	56.29
34	—	996	34.00–53.00	43.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	1,413	55.00–75.00	66.00
17	—	1,329	48.00–63.00	55.98
17	—	1,478	62.50–84.00	74.36
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,387	125.00	125.00

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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