Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 240 priced lines covering 4,482 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,930 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,002 head. replacement cattle receipts at 293 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,930Last week 5,101Year ago 3,970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,002Last week 846Year ago 636

Replacement CattleReceipts 293Last week 510Year ago 352

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 6.00-12.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Demand was very good although temperatures cooled off considerably in the latter half of the week. Offerings and livestock movement were moderate and demand was notably stronger than the seasonal upswing that spring typically brings throughout the market.

Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	975.00–1,075.00	1,017.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,225.00–1,510.00	1,375.96
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	745	825.00–830.00	827.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–750.00	670.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	740.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	630.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,293	940.00–1,200.00	1,085.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,288	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,193.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	925.00–1,020.00	972.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,061	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,301.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,145	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,292.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,138.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	800.00–1,100.00	946.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,014	1,300.00–1,310.00	1,305.65
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	750.00–900.00	822.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	890.00–940.00	915.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,172	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,356.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,092	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,377.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,107	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,551.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,145.00	1,145.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,325.00	1,325.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	621	150.00–185.00	168.49
5	—	871	130.00–142.50	137.84
74	—	321	175.00–240.00	215.75
4	—	1,118	113.00	113.00
110	—	577	160.00–195.00	179.60
3	—	928	143.00	143.00
17	—	770	138.00–162.00	150.35
39	—	670	142.00–175.00	159.43
16	—	236	177.50–230.00	204.53
21	—	270	187.50–232.50	215.75
127	—	427	180.00–227.50	206.99
129	—	376	176.00–240.00	214.03
220	—	469	170.00–217.50	201.40
160	—	526	169.00–207.00	187.22
4	—	825	130.00–146.00	135.28
13	—	723	140.00–172.00	157.14
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	150.00–152.50	151.23
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	162.50	162.50
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	503	205.00	205.00
30	—	408	215.00–225.00	218.31
2	—	288	225.00	225.00
22	—	328	230.00–245.00	235.11
2	—	383	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	408	216.00–225.00	220.51
37	—	616	165.00–182.00	176.28
133	—	665	165.00–184.50	179.87
10	—	758	161.00	161.00
1	—	700	161.00	161.00
80	—	567	179.00–193.00	183.92
44	—	385	220.00–245.00	223.41
37	—	460	211.00–222.50	216.30
88	—	518	187.00–215.00	199.57
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	150.00–175.00	158.96
1	—	540	175.00	175.00
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
2	—	330	150.00–175.00	161.93
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
2	—	245	200.00–215.00	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	667	132.00–162.00	142.85
2	—	815	120.00–130.00	124.91
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
29	—	524	154.00–185.00	170.00
27	—	323	165.00–211.00	192.14
32	—	477	150.00–200.00	184.29
4	—	764	130.00–140.00	137.53
23	—	430	175.00–202.00	188.43
5	—	233	180.00–190.00	183.93
7	—	859	110.00	110.00
11	—	284	177.50–231.00	207.07
11	—	566	140.00–170.00	159.43
10	—	619	144.00–160.00	152.04
18	—	375	170.00–214.00	188.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	160.00–175.00	167.50
6	—	373	137.50–177.50	159.24
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
2	—	420	165.00–175.00	169.94
2	—	450	145.00–155.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	145.00	145.00
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
4	—	438	190.00	190.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
2	—	593	150.00–155.00	152.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	237.50–247.50	242.82
6	—	523	205.00–225.00	208.98
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
6	—	377	197.50–225.00	213.52
9	—	329	199.00–240.00	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	251.00–263.00	256.96
15	—	574	216.00–238.00	222.46
26	—	718	176.00–196.25	190.04
23	—	619	202.00–215.00	210.90
17	—	677	197.75–208.00	201.25
8	—	891	165.00–171.00	169.49
28	—	532	237.00–260.00	242.22
36	—	467	229.00–261.00	241.31
17	—	377	260.00	260.00
39	—	770	169.00–190.00	180.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	673	170.00–205.00	187.55
25	—	269	227.50–270.00	243.78
9	—	777	162.00–178.00	174.60
3	—	880	167.00	167.00
63	—	575	193.00–229.00	212.36
56	—	374	219.00–266.00	244.13
7	—	233	240.00–250.00	246.55
23	—	326	230.00–270.00	247.99
83	—	468	200.00–257.50	233.05
50	—	628	179.00–215.00	194.92
48	—	421	202.50–247.50	230.61
100	—	525	196.00–245.00	223.86
8	—	728	167.50–187.00	179.51
8	—	820	162.00–172.00	164.85
1	—	990	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	240.00–250.00	242.91
14	—	311	260.00	260.00
16	—	371	248.00–258.00	252.91
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	170.00–215.00	192.14
3	—	273	215.00–230.00	221.55
3	—	328	180.00–220.00	203.45
2	—	580	160.00–180.00	169.74
4	—	378	205.00–232.50	218.14
3	—	415	185.00–210.00	195.72
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	306	190.00–220.00	209.84
1	—	390	225.00	225.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	578	179.00–205.00	188.81
18	—	516	167.50–212.50	195.16
11	—	379	180.00–235.00	206.89
3	—	667	160.00	160.00
7	—	282	220.00–250.00	234.47
9	—	420	210.00–227.50	216.80
25	—	470	187.50–230.00	211.78
23	—	332	180.00–250.00	213.77
3	—	232	215.00–250.00	229.06
10	—	625	170.00–190.00	178.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	180.00–190.00	184.91
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
2	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	270	220.00	220.00
2	—	358	185.00–222.50	203.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
2	—	460	226.00–245.00	235.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	270.00–282.50	276.20
6	—	428	252.50–260.00	256.78
1	—	655	202.50	202.50
7	—	518	212.50–260.00	244.81
1	—	270	270.00	270.00
13	—	470	213.00–264.00	247.54
5	—	376	223.00–275.00	261.79
7	—	563	200.00–227.50	220.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	187.50	187.50
1	—	455	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	206.00	206.00
7	—	429	215.00–222.50	220.49
1	—	595	182.50	182.50
3	—	665	159.00	159.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	577	176.00–217.50	197.35
4	—	918	125.00–140.00	133.29
14	—	725	150.00–183.00	170.12
10	—	271	240.00–262.50	252.18
20	—	315	216.00–265.00	246.43
11	—	775	148.00–179.00	162.44
4	—	815	131.00–170.00	151.58
82	—	379	200.00–260.00	239.26
52	—	620	170.00–210.00	190.86
25	—	668	170.00–192.50	184.35
106	—	471	190.00–247.50	221.82
126	—	520	189.00–232.50	213.11
6	—	869	120.00–147.50	134.15
91	—	421	195.00–249.00	229.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	155.00–190.00	172.50
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	173.00–212.50	199.93
1	—	665	147.50	147.50
5	—	411	167.50–205.00	189.29
1	—	545	185.00	185.00
6	—	365	162.50–235.00	210.92
1	—	230	190.00	190.00
4	—	325	155.00–230.00	196.74
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	580	165.00–190.00	179.30
31	—	481	166.00–212.50	198.09
21	—	535	172.00–208.00	185.47
1	—	745	147.50	147.50
7	—	664	140.00–162.50	154.78
17	—	419	188.00–222.50	208.87
12	—	621	155.00–188.00	170.35
3	—	768	146.00–155.00	149.01
1	—	890	122.50	122.50
8	—	368	173.00–237.50	213.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
2	—	478	182.50–195.00	188.78
1	—	400	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	1,152	81.00–104.50	89.88
91	—	1,240	88.00–118.00	99.57
22	—	1,209	69.00–86.00	78.45
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	100.00–115.00	110.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	92.00–97.00	94.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,410	83.00–104.00	91.73
41	—	1,414	92.00–115.00	99.89
18	—	1,479	80.00–88.50	82.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	963	53.00–75.50	65.23
124	—	1,033	66.00–89.00	78.43
17	—	1,071	78.00–101.00	85.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,811	109.00–141.00	124.83
66	—	1,710	96.00–133.00	116.69
27	—	1,391	86.00–115.00	99.70

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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