Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 221 priced lines covering 5,489 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,631 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,024 head. replacement cattle receipts at 360 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,631Last week 7,688Year ago 6,153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,024Last week 1,245Year ago 695

Replacement CattleReceipts 360Last week 308Year ago 323

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and over 500 lbs were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Demand for feeder and slaughter classes was mostly moderate throughout the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	170.00	170.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	157.00	157.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	120.00–128.00	124.04
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	906	140.00–160.00	157.93
57	—	683	144.00–168.00	160.75
50	—	559	160.00–180.00	176.37
4	—	364	197.00–200.00	199.19
46	—	722	151.00–160.00	153.04
9	—	854	140.00–148.50	140.98
5	—	411	187.50–197.50	192.55
91	—	828	148.00–162.00	158.03
167	—	626	154.00–175.00	167.11
1	—	950	148.50	148.50
43	—	517	177.50–197.50	187.67
26	—	473	184.00–200.00	193.46
77	—	769	134.00–160.00	152.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	195.00–202.50	198.70
4	—	439	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	170.00–182.00	175.89
21	—	530	140.00–162.50	150.83
21	—	631	125.00–155.00	139.02
4	—	744	130.00–140.00	132.51
19	—	428	131.00–172.50	161.59
22	—	479	140.00–167.00	158.29
12	—	771	134.00–140.00	139.48
13	—	374	130.00–180.00	168.74
3	—	225	155.00–165.00	161.89
23	—	673	125.00–150.00	138.19
20	—	330	132.50–187.50	162.10
50	—	567	110.00–160.00	145.32
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	60.00	60.00
3	—	242	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	829	138.00–155.00	146.52
101	—	672	127.00–167.00	153.89
8	—	860	135.00–146.00	143.09
132	—	467	159.00–190.00	177.06
166	—	575	148.00–176.00	165.04
67	—	773	135.00–161.50	154.42
31	—	723	135.00–160.00	149.93
8	—	275	150.00–220.00	196.24
3	—	932	116.00–136.00	123.74
25	—	321	152.50–220.00	186.59
4	—	965	110.00–135.00	126.10
53	—	376	162.50–192.00	183.34
165	—	627	130.00–170.00	160.67
1	—	245	202.50	202.50
3	—	1,005	108.00–120.00	115.63
75	—	419	158.00–194.00	183.26
177	—	529	141.00–180.00	172.13
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	142.00	142.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
2	—	383	130.00–162.50	145.72
3	—	505	120.00–140.00	130.83
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
2	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.56
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
6	—	538	100.00–137.50	127.38
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
2	—	488	126.00–130.00	128.01
4	—	586	110.00–126.00	116.75
6	—	423	100.00–147.50	125.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	717	163.85	163.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	669	114.00–140.00	134.07
111	—	373	130.00–171.00	158.83
268	—	575	124.00–152.00	141.87
281	—	474	129.00–162.00	152.12
12	—	813	100.00–133.00	125.56
42	—	722	107.00–135.00	127.41
112	—	426	134.00–165.00	154.36
20	—	276	126.00–170.00	148.76
164	—	523	125.00–154.00	143.95
1	—	1,030	94.00	94.00
18	—	881	108.75–130.00	114.83
30	—	330	131.00–180.00	163.85
103	—	616	119.00–150.00	138.10
26	—	773	110.00–133.00	126.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	167.50	167.50
102	—	619	141.00–155.00	148.56
161	—	679	139.50–165.75	156.54
43	—	729	140.00–145.50	143.36
59	—	522	144.00–160.00	154.58
2	—	328	170.00	170.00
9	—	422	155.00–165.00	160.28
66	—	579	141.00–160.00	150.02
57	—	762	130.00–143.50	139.35
26	—	467	155.00–165.00	161.92
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	116.00–140.00	127.64
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	120.00–135.00	127.50
1	—	825	102.00	102.00
2	—	533	113.00–118.00	115.51
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	425	120.00–150.00	134.30
2	—	228	130.00–135.00	132.36
8	—	759	97.50–100.00	97.81
10	—	323	125.00–155.00	144.50
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
14	—	622	112.00–130.00	124.32
18	—	373	125.00–161.00	142.77
55	—	470	110.00–145.00	131.83
12	—	677	110.00–123.00	116.31
23	—	521	120.00–140.00	132.98
8	—	266	130.00–150.00	139.57
21	—	570	111.00–137.50	129.33
2	—	730	100.00–122.00	111.08
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
2	—	463	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	102.50–120.00	111.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	117.00–120.00	118.47
2	—	518	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	133.00	133.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	170.00–179.00	174.95
3	—	468	187.50–195.00	190.79
3	—	278	215.00	215.00
3	—	345	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	427	143.00–191.00	171.41
6	—	285	175.00–185.00	181.70
10	—	868	108.00–130.00	123.92
86	—	522	130.00–165.00	155.25
1	—	965	102.50	102.50
77	—	471	144.00–183.00	169.15
32	—	722	109.00–142.50	125.89
4	—	236	170.00–180.00	174.92
76	—	626	133.00–155.00	140.96
55	—	670	125.00–151.00	135.30
2	—	820	112.50–114.00	113.25
84	—	574	134.00–160.00	149.23
60	—	377	160.00–192.50	183.53
22	—	330	170.00–190.00	180.78
21	—	772	110.00–131.00	122.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.50	127.50
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	573	130.00–144.00	136.85
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	139.00–147.50	143.31
6	—	674	120.00	120.00
6	—	484	134.00–158.00	146.84
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
3	—	317	155.00	155.00
2	—	573	120.00–126.00	122.93
3	—	412	150.00–159.00	155.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	122.50–129.00	125.31
10	—	420	132.50–162.50	152.30
12	—	637	117.50–132.00	128.63
5	—	709	112.00–130.00	116.45
18	—	521	116.00–148.00	136.85
20	—	571	115.00–140.00	129.10
25	—	377	125.00–165.00	149.30
27	—	478	115.00–162.50	146.21
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	188	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00–167.50	146.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
3	—	582	110.00–124.00	114.69
2	—	778	100.00–115.00	107.38
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
2	—	643	115.00–129.00	122.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	129.00–130.00	129.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	130.00–140.00	132.04
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	77.00	77.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,260.00–1,325.00	1,292.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,185.00–1,350.00	1,286.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,462.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,213.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239.08
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	776	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	960.00–1,000.00	987.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,249	1,035.00–1,225.00	1,128.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,168	860.00–1,350.00	1,130.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	900.00–1,225.00	1,094.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	895.00	895.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,148	900.00–1,100.00	999.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,234	810.00–950.00	895.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	385.00–450.00	417.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	535.00	535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	585.00	585.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	760.00	760.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	925.00	925.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,538	70.00–85.00	78.68
8	—	1,993	100.00–110.00	104.92
49	—	1,762	80.00–105.00	93.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,195	57.00–76.00	66.57
35	—	1,129	45.00–64.00	57.19
16	—	1,268	70.00–83.00	76.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,422	60.00–77.00	68.57
14	—	1,394	53.00–65.00	61.42
10	—	1,598	71.00–81.00	77.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,000	31.00–58.00	48.77
6	—	1,117	66.00–70.00	68.31
100	—	1,081	45.00–68.00	58.72
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	66.50–78.00	70.81

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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