Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 245 priced lines covering 3,758 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,160 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 847 head. replacement cattle receipts at 302 head. Counted as USDA files them — 6 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,160Last week 5,992Year ago 4,941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 847Last week 905Year ago 579

Replacement CattleReceipts 302Last week 401Year ago 322

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher with instances of 6.00-8.00 higher; feeder heifers were 4.00-5.00 higher with instances of 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder classes were in good to very good demand this week.

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with the exception of lean cows, which were 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 4.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	717	139.00–155.00	146.05
149	—	576	150.00–180.00	164.43
111	—	475	162.50–190.00	175.60
141	—	525	156.00–187.50	170.20
2	—	820	127.50–141.00	134.41
9	—	236	187.50–215.00	200.37
7	—	761	125.00–148.00	140.65
2	—	925	107.00–114.00	110.56
2	—	888	131.00	131.00
11	—	268	167.50–197.50	190.57
60	—	672	139.00–162.00	152.96
117	—	422	162.50–212.50	184.26
50	—	326	175.00–230.00	194.22
88	—	374	160.00–215.00	189.39
53	—	625	149.00–163.00	156.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	388	137.00–207.50	182.91
1	—	845	142.00	142.00
16	—	631	160.00–168.00	164.72
22	—	785	140.50–149.00	146.91
57	—	721	153.00–162.00	160.92
36	—	482	178.00–197.50	182.73
12	—	529	170.00–180.00	172.40
43	—	657	155.00–164.00	161.54
8	—	921	140.00	140.00
12	—	333	205.00	205.00
1	—	280	187.50	187.50
35	—	433	185.00–199.00	192.27
30	—	564	168.00–175.00	172.09
1	—	220	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
2	—	388	130.00–142.00	136.04
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
1	—	335	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	187.00–210.00	196.14
5	—	472	178.00	178.00
3	—	425	190.00–192.50	190.83
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–180.00	164.91
5	—	522	140.00–157.50	153.01
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
2	—	388	173.00–175.00	174.01
2	—	573	156.00–157.50	156.73
4	—	466	155.00–160.00	156.83
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	325	135.00–182.50	159.12
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	579	140.00–162.00	153.28
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
10	—	326	167.50–185.00	174.01
5	—	680	138.00–150.00	142.30
27	—	423	147.50–185.00	168.90
8	—	618	140.00–156.00	146.75
11	—	266	165.00–185.00	172.37
20	—	521	130.00–178.00	153.05
1	—	715	136.00	136.00
19	—	375	150.00–190.00	173.29
21	—	474	146.00–177.50	163.64
1	—	865	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	140.00–143.00	141.51
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
2	—	598	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	142.50–170.00	151.61
3	—	468	140.00–150.00	143.45
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
1	—	900	119.00	119.00
2	—	520	162.50	162.50
4	—	562	144.00–166.00	150.94
4	—	628	140.00–156.00	151.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	222.50	222.50
6	—	473	180.00–194.00	189.43
1	—	560	175.00	175.00
4	—	278	217.00	217.00
8	—	364	203.00–219.00	215.07
1	—	335	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
2	—	263	185.00–200.00	192.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
2	—	475	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	223.00–225.00	223.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	137.50–152.50	144.97
2	—	243	187.50–230.00	208.53
17	—	575	152.50–192.50	177.76
9	—	322	185.00–225.00	206.21
2	—	770	146.00–155.00	150.41
6	—	671	156.00–170.00	163.92
13	—	377	187.50–220.00	208.17
9	—	632	154.00–171.00	162.86
17	—	478	167.50–205.00	189.72
7	—	272	210.00–240.00	223.05
6	—	527	158.00–190.00	172.72
1	—	975	125.00	125.00
12	—	427	160.00–210.00	193.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	568	203.50–217.00	210.95
122	—	776	168.00–179.50	174.19
1	—	910	156.00	156.00
66	—	840	154.00–173.75	170.64
53	—	989	149.00–168.50	167.44
32	—	712	170.00–181.00	176.06
10	—	434	227.50–230.00	228.24
24	—	469	215.00–230.00	224.81
29	—	518	207.00–228.00	214.81
13	—	872	160.00–167.00	164.51
17	—	660	187.00–207.00	193.48
27	—	614	195.00–206.00	199.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	255.00	255.00
3	—	563	207.00–207.50	207.33
1	—	535	215.00	215.00
1	—	470	215.00	215.00
1	—	420	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	570	175.00–210.00	196.61
1	—	830	166.00	166.00
11	—	278	230.00–250.00	239.59
1	—	1,160	117.00	117.00
59	—	377	200.00–255.00	229.08
19	—	718	161.00–177.50	170.19
24	—	777	149.00–170.00	160.81
28	—	325	215.00–255.00	233.67
41	—	429	185.00–245.00	223.11
41	—	617	165.00–200.00	184.53
1	—	905	142.00	142.00
38	—	670	165.00–192.00	183.90
51	—	476	198.00–230.00	213.33
3	—	222	230.00–255.00	244.77
66	—	521	180.00–222.50	207.25
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	165.00–195.00	180.50
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
3	—	435	180.00–196.00	190.91
2	—	575	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	325	180.00–210.00	194.08
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
3	—	463	150.00–210.00	178.65
1	—	620	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	185.00	185.00
1	—	320	217.50	217.50
7	—	468	205.00–228.00	214.08
7	—	416	207.00–230.00	220.82
7	—	378	205.00–227.50	213.00
1	—	635	185.00	185.00
2	—	558	193.00–209.00	201.11
4	—	510	205.00–211.00	207.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	225.00–230.00	228.36
1	—	500	217.00	217.00
2	—	600	189.00	189.00
13	—	372	220.00–230.00	227.67
8	—	486	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	152.50–157.00	154.79
7	—	621	139.00–167.50	158.14
26	—	523	150.00–195.00	171.04
8	—	666	147.50–160.00	151.20
1	—	920	131.00	131.00
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
1	—	960	119.00	119.00
21	—	423	157.50–212.50	183.22
5	—	380	170.00–220.00	183.42
14	—	585	158.00–175.00	166.94
23	—	477	150.00–194.00	177.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	169.00	169.00
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	152.50–170.00	161.29
4	—	370	142.50–167.50	154.69
1	—	285	167.50	167.50
1	—	505	151.00	151.00
2	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.58
2	—	430	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	181.00	181.00
3	—	582	147.50–160.00	152.57
3	—	472	170.00–190.00	182.38
3	—	527	130.00–170.00	152.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	525	180.00–202.50	189.84
94	—	420	180.00–240.00	214.33
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
17	—	767	148.00–173.00	156.52
50	—	671	155.00–185.00	168.34
6	—	875	125.00–146.00	136.54
80	—	475	180.00–221.00	200.51
63	—	620	158.00–190.00	173.38
58	—	383	180.00–240.00	211.23
1	—	1,035	116.00	116.00
11	—	726	149.00–180.00	157.97
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
80	—	581	160.00–197.00	182.93
8	—	823	130.00–151.00	142.17
9	—	325	180.00–237.50	199.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	168.00–170.00	168.63
2	—	418	165.00–170.00	167.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	122.50	122.50
1	—	545	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,360.00	1,360.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	750.00–875.00	811.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	975.00–1,200.00	1,073.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,308.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,048	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,232.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	975.00–1,200.00	1,085.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	825.00–975.00	905.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	950.00–1,100.00	1,024.16
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	925.00–1,000.00	961.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	800.00–850.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	650.00–950.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,888	110.00–137.00	121.85
47	—	1,744	101.00–125.00	111.48
26	—	1,424	74.00–107.00	92.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	866	87.00–112.00	98.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	1,187	72.00–93.00	84.84
46	—	1,223	85.00–104.00	94.37
22	—	1,108	69.00–79.00	74.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,092	80.00–89.00	84.56
84	—	1,036	65.00–84.00	74.33
33	—	966	45.00–67.00	60.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,467	90.00–107.50	96.40
120	—	1,423	74.00–95.00	88.19
10	—	1,287	70.00–84.00	77.43

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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