Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 264 priced lines covering 5,492 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,288 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 876 head. replacement cattle receipts at 446 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,288Last week 4,930Year ago 5,160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 876Last week 1,002Year ago 917

Replacement CattleReceipts 446Last week 293Year ago 351

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 450 lbs were mostly 3.00-5.00 higher, and steers over 450 lbs were mixed with 450-600 lbs steers steady to 2.00 lower, and steers over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with instances of 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good with long-weaned, preconditioned cattle in the best demand.

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 1.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	577	160.00–197.50	180.09
143	—	427	182.50–235.00	211.67
31	—	783	142.00–156.00	147.94
55	—	626	158.00–187.00	172.69
21	—	724	150.00–176.00	159.60
11	—	829	140.00–151.00	146.82
1	—	950	133.00	133.00
20	—	911	129.00–146.00	142.65
9	—	223	217.50–285.00	237.37
125	—	377	184.00–247.50	213.38
219	—	523	170.00–215.00	192.33
76	—	685	156.50–180.00	165.53
36	—	275	172.50–275.00	227.13
72	—	323	197.00–255.00	217.49
6	—	864	135.00–144.00	139.75
198	—	469	179.00–227.50	199.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	157.50	157.50
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	514	189.00–220.00	203.09
2	—	755	165.00	165.00
103	—	423	208.00–228.00	222.94
100	—	722	160.00–182.00	167.83
146	—	472	206.00–224.75	222.69
19	—	381	219.00–235.00	222.85
31	—	631	170.00–189.00	180.05
38	—	670	170.00–186.00	179.22
165	—	575	180.00–202.00	192.65
6	—	813	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
1	—	405	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
4	—	485	150.00–171.00	157.86
10	—	423	150.00–186.00	176.73
1	—	275	205.00	205.00
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
2	—	615	140.00–186.00	162.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	580	132.50–186.00	164.60
31	—	523	150.00–192.50	172.91
33	—	425	165.00–208.00	187.56
2	—	770	146.00	146.00
8	—	221	195.00–225.00	209.31
10	—	277	175.00–215.00	195.99
4	—	721	150.00–155.00	151.75
14	—	619	139.00–162.00	153.90
18	—	679	130.00–167.50	149.38
18	—	328	179.00–220.00	200.29
33	—	471	170.00–205.00	187.33
37	—	370	165.00–215.00	187.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
2	—	413	130.00–150.00	139.70
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
4	—	274	185.00–190.00	187.44
2	—	488	160.00–165.00	162.51
3	—	238	180.00–220.00	196.78
3	—	607	125.00–140.00	129.99
2	—	310	157.50	157.50
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,011	126.00	126.00
4	—	878	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	205.00	205.00
1	—	360	211.00	211.00
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
1	—	470	205.00	205.00
1	—	570	192.50	192.50
2	—	410	214.00–235.00	224.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	172.00	172.00
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
2	—	590	155.00–170.00	162.56
1	—	490	175.00	175.00
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	483	185.00–217.50	214.64
1	—	685	179.00	179.00
3	—	615	170.00–180.00	174.95
1	—	545	207.50	207.50
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	469	230.00–260.00	249.83
41	—	423	245.00–260.00	252.62
150	—	626	205.00–224.75	217.89
43	—	670	190.00–214.00	203.39
2	—	968	180.00	180.00
109	—	757	177.50–193.75	189.61
277	—	822	169.00–198.00	184.29
63	—	930	164.00–180.00	178.51
36	—	718	175.00–204.00	192.97
49	—	576	214.00–235.00	224.13
158	—	530	224.00–260.00	240.44
59	—	895	187.25	187.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
14	—	875	157.50–170.00	165.26
60	—	479	210.00–249.00	231.32
1	—	1,005	149.00	149.00
9	—	820	160.00–172.00	170.36
73	—	624	180.00–225.00	205.32
3	—	1,205	125.00	125.00
69	—	429	210.00–255.00	238.02
71	—	379	220.00–270.00	244.19
90	—	575	188.00–232.50	209.98
46	—	323	212.50–285.00	247.02
48	—	769	166.00–190.00	176.61
19	—	279	230.00–295.00	270.86
1	—	900	138.00	138.00
108	—	521	201.00–240.00	220.74
37	—	720	165.00–199.00	188.74
33	—	674	175.00–205.00	191.20
10	—	230	247.50–300.00	267.14
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	235.00–245.00	239.68
12	—	526	170.00–207.50	186.67
11	—	666	166.00–182.50	173.10
17	—	428	175.00–226.00	209.03
1	—	990	140.00	140.00
23	—	373	190.00–245.00	228.35
3	—	718	162.50–180.00	171.78
2	—	758	170.00–174.00	171.99
3	—	238	250.00–255.00	251.71
17	—	321	172.50–250.00	218.88
4	—	629	180.00–197.50	187.95
20	—	578	170.00–210.00	191.21
23	—	478	180.00–220.00	200.21
1	—	850	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	359	160.00–225.00	179.60
2	—	400	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	235.00–250.00	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	255.00	255.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	185.00–205.00	195.24
2	—	678	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
3	—	228	176.00–225.00	193.53
5	—	440	188.00–210.00	192.10
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
2	—	355	205.00–220.00	212.61
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
2	—	360	192.00–205.00	198.41
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	225.00	225.00
1	—	630	219.00	219.00
3	—	561	215.00–220.00	216.72
3	—	463	219.00–235.00	229.36
1	—	325	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	242.50	242.50
7	—	404	245.00–252.50	246.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	152.00	152.00
1	—	615	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
2	—	583	160.00–180.00	169.87
2	—	610	137.50–175.00	156.25
1	—	820	154.00	154.00
1	—	710	172.00	172.00
5	—	478	145.00–205.00	177.80
3	—	380	172.50–212.50	188.52
3	—	415	177.50–207.50	195.09
4	—	326	185.00–225.00	211.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
101	—	521	186.00–230.00	210.51
6	—	868	134.00–155.00	145.56
9	—	272	190.00–260.00	215.62
10	—	723	159.00–182.00	171.40
6	—	935	110.00–150.00	125.66
14	—	822	147.50–168.00	155.58
89	—	423	200.00–260.00	230.25
83	—	575	170.00–218.00	193.85
96	—	470	190.00–244.00	223.91
31	—	667	160.00–192.50	179.42
24	—	769	147.00–177.50	163.01
73	—	376	214.00–265.00	238.85
14	—	336	210.00–260.00	236.32
41	—	626	170.00–205.00	185.25
5	—	234	212.50–260.00	239.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	426	177.50–228.00	202.72
11	—	381	180.00–215.00	201.15
9	—	570	160.00–204.00	172.26
7	—	621	150.00–180.00	167.02
2	—	893	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	310	217.50	217.50
7	—	656	149.00–165.00	157.45
18	—	520	172.50–205.00	191.11
31	—	473	165.00–220.00	199.35
2	—	718	142.50–158.00	150.39
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
2	—	825	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	178.00–205.00	195.47
5	—	512	117.00–190.00	165.78
2	—	580	127.00–162.50	145.21
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	122.50	122.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,026	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,485.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,581.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,330.00	1,330.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,240.00	1,240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,471.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	793	760.00–775.00	767.67
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	760.00–770.00	765.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	780.00–1,050.00	916.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,087.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,111	1,150.00–1,360.00	1,228.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,345.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,171	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,177.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	838	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,009.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	875.00–1,000.00	959.98
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–975.00	887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	803	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	800.00	800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,455	80.00–88.00	83.77
86	—	1,399	82.00–104.00	92.53
21	—	1,397	94.00–113.00	103.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,252	94.00–111.00	100.73
158	—	1,162	83.00–100.00	90.16
27	—	1,196	71.00–87.00	81.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,101	84.00–100.00	91.27
79	—	1,040	65.00–87.00	79.45
23	—	961	46.00–75.00	62.86
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	93.00–107.00	99.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,686	100.00–132.00	115.62
26	—	1,877	117.00–140.00	129.45
20	—	1,552	82.00–115.00	100.67

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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