Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 262 priced lines covering 6,373 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,987 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,193 head. replacement cattle receipts at 838 head. Counted as USDA files them — 102 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,987Last week 5,125Year ago 5,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,193Last week 1,193Year ago 1,189

Replacement CattleReceipts 838Last week 534Year ago 560

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00-8.00 higher with instances sharply higher, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good for feeder classes with buyers showing the strongest demand for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned steers and heifers.

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,447	82.00–103.00	94.14
4	—	1,376	85.00–86.00	85.51
28	—	1,441	94.00–111.00	103.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
261	—	1,165	84.00–104.00	93.20
66	—	1,220	93.00–120.00	105.45
27	—	1,147	67.50–91.00	82.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	989	70.00–93.00	82.83
44	—	905	56.00–81.00	71.90
15	—	1,028	84.00–102.00	93.56
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	112.50–115.00	113.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,786	120.00–136.00	130.03
18	—	1,442	90.00–115.00	107.68
74	—	1,720	107.00–131.00	119.98
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	116.00	116.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
14	—	624	140.00–177.50	163.78
32	—	381	168.00–225.00	205.53
1	—	980	100.00	100.00
36	—	524	170.00–202.50	185.69
38	—	469	150.00–220.00	188.07
15	—	322	182.50–235.00	208.62
3	—	777	130.00–140.00	134.99
35	—	576	153.00–198.00	173.22
14	—	272	190.00–235.00	214.08
46	—	427	150.00–217.00	195.39
1	—	850	142.00	142.00
11	—	678	145.00–178.00	161.50
2	—	220	210.00–215.00	212.27
2	—	825	140.00–148.00	144.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	186.00–205.00	192.13
1	—	420	195.00	195.00
2	—	388	172.50–185.00	178.63
2	—	528	160.00–190.00	174.64
4	—	325	150.00–210.00	174.42
1	—	635	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	229	200.00–270.00	228.53
123	—	620	172.00–197.00	182.20
162	—	581	175.00–227.50	190.58
2	—	1,318	117.00	117.00
213	—	473	182.00–232.50	211.41
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
201	—	427	188.00–247.00	218.03
36	—	766	140.00–173.00	159.29
5	—	1,063	140.00	140.00
15	—	881	115.00–159.00	131.73
135	—	324	197.50–265.00	233.68
53	—	278	200.00–290.00	233.55
240	—	375	190.00–255.00	226.63
38	—	716	152.00–176.00	165.88
205	—	528	188.00–230.00	204.81
71	—	673	165.00–205.00	172.83
1	—	1,140	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,250	118.00	118.00
2	—	930	124.00	124.00
11	—	830	150.00–166.00	160.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	419	205.00–223.00	210.60
62	—	464	210.00–230.00	218.25
7	—	387	225.00–231.00	228.38
3	—	330	220.00–227.00	223.78
64	—	793	181.50	181.50
116	—	524	203.00–232.50	212.81
36	—	612	188.00–202.50	189.41
6	—	815	162.00–164.00	163.33
95	—	718	154.00–180.00	173.30
22	—	675	179.00–196.00	182.56
52	—	878	155.00–168.25	166.28
4	—	1,008	146.00	146.00
57	—	577	176.00–237.00	191.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	171.00	171.00
1	—	505	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
1	—	695	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	200.00	200.00
4	—	326	207.50–210.00	209.40
3	—	491	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	158.00	158.00
2	—	528	180.00–197.50	188.96
7	—	590	161.00–187.50	171.41
2	—	675	150.00–160.00	155.15
4	—	485	195.00–212.50	205.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	231.00–247.50	240.52
6	—	433	234.00–242.50	239.90
11	—	452	247.00	247.00
6	—	342	246.00	246.00
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	165.00–177.00	170.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	215.00	215.00
2	—	718	180.00–181.00	180.49
5	—	567	200.00–210.00	202.99
4	—	521	197.50–210.00	204.41
3	—	640	199.00–205.00	200.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	270.00	270.00
1	—	455	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	212.50	212.50
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	577	177.50–230.00	194.82
3	—	770	162.50–185.00	171.02
28	—	320	200.00–255.00	233.14
37	—	623	161.00–209.00	183.58
15	—	466	180.00–226.00	212.44
16	—	382	190.00–240.00	211.18
17	—	425	185.00–235.00	210.42
5	—	239	250.00	250.00
7	—	279	230.00–280.00	255.87
8	—	730	155.00–175.00	164.01
37	—	511	175.00–230.00	211.10
3	—	863	165.00–177.00	172.92
5	—	663	150.00–190.00	162.49
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	200.00–210.00	205.87
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	521	235.00–270.00	241.78
2	—	765	200.00–201.00	200.50
92	—	571	229.00–268.00	239.20
6	—	868	226.00	226.00
57	—	932	191.50	191.50
137	—	444	249.00–279.00	273.43
61	—	828	170.00–195.00	187.12
47	—	682	189.50–226.00	205.26
1	—	330	277.50	277.50
48	—	485	243.00–280.00	252.73
63	—	623	214.00–246.00	225.31
65	—	712	203.00–205.00	204.84
4	—	384	272.50–273.00	272.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	915	175.00	175.00
2	—	680	188.00	188.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	190.00–225.00	207.34
2	—	308	195.00–225.00	209.63
1	—	490	232.50	232.50
2	—	375	210.00–230.00	219.87
1	—	210	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	908	164.00–165.50	165.28
2	—	1,073	127.00–145.00	135.81
12	—	236	252.50–340.00	274.17
81	—	623	198.00–240.00	213.02
2	—	1,350	135.00	135.00
29	—	664	200.00–222.50	207.04
113	—	375	230.00–275.00	255.21
8	—	869	177.50–182.50	178.88
23	—	726	177.00–215.00	189.04
23	—	766	183.00–196.00	192.49
131	—	425	210.00–270.00	246.48
5	—	960	153.00–166.00	159.78
106	—	324	220.00–295.00	263.40
1	—	1,255	118.00	118.00
117	—	522	207.00–250.00	232.14
43	—	277	250.00–330.00	294.70
27	—	811	175.00–188.00	185.98
122	—	581	200.00–250.00	226.34
129	—	475	215.00–262.00	241.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	232.50–235.00	233.79
4	—	409	250.00–257.50	253.69
2	—	380	267.50–268.00	267.74
6	—	312	262.50–287.50	272.45
4	—	467	250.00–257.50	251.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	326	232.50–257.50	242.13
28	—	726	172.00–192.00	181.96
13	—	763	150.00–190.00	173.63
115	—	426	218.00–257.00	234.24
110	—	575	183.00–227.50	210.83
44	—	672	170.00–214.00	190.16
133	—	524	180.00–235.00	216.81
112	—	381	205.00–275.00	238.14
51	—	618	180.00–220.00	199.70
120	—	468	186.00–250.00	225.77
4	—	980	130.00	130.00
4	—	830	160.00–176.00	166.96
4	—	936	119.00–135.00	131.15
2	—	865	151.00–160.00	155.42
2	—	268	215.00–255.00	235.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	178.00–200.00	188.81
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
4	—	414	145.00–237.00	210.19
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	172.50–195.00	183.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	670	161.00–194.00	171.47
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
7	—	728	140.00–175.00	145.12
10	—	515	152.50–210.00	190.07
11	—	629	133.00–196.00	176.63
5	—	374	190.00–228.00	208.97
20	—	428	180.00–229.00	208.11
2	—	770	158.00–170.00	164.08
19	—	576	150.00–210.00	184.56
46	—	480	167.50–225.00	195.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	89.00	89.00
1	—	910	88.00	88.00
2	—	835	86.00–103.00	94.40
1	—	780	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,301	107.50	107.50
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–775.00	762.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,220.00	1,097.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,190.00	1,122.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–1,125.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	975.00–1,475.00	1,164.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	980.00–1,225.00	1,069.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,045	850.00–1,130.00	956.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	932	900.00–1,075.00	987.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	830.00–1,130.00	952.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,102	840.00–1,500.00	1,130.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,218	870.00–1,500.00	1,270.74
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	810	775.00–990.00	847.18
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	743	640.00–820.00	735.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	773	850.00–960.00	919.92
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,335.94
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,510.00	1,510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,570.00	1,570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,187	1,300.00–1,540.00	1,499.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00–1,525.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,627.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,240.00–1,700.00	1,522.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,500.00–1,810.00	1,689.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,314.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,093	1,300.00–2,125.00	1,881.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,364.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,517.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,461.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	895.00–1,125.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,337.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,300.00	1,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	781	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	738	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	835	825.00–850.00	840.87

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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