Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 281 priced lines covering 5,048 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,965 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,275 head. replacement cattle receipts at 627 head. Counted as USDA files them — 77 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,965Last week 6,987Year ago 4,938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,275Last week 1,193Year ago 1,019

Replacement CattleReceipts 627Last week 838Year ago 408

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 4.00-5.00 lower with instances sharply lower. Trade was moderate and demand was moderate at best. Buyers continue to show the strongest interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle.

Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
252	—	471	180.00–229.00	205.09
193	—	526	170.00–215.00	197.22
25	—	718	140.00–176.00	156.38
1	—	860	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,119	122.00	122.00
176	—	424	178.00–243.00	213.57
5	—	804	150.00–157.50	153.50
11	—	785	150.00–170.00	156.98
60	—	669	153.00–187.00	174.34
3	—	955	130.00	130.00
9	—	229	207.50–250.00	223.26
9	—	916	120.00–140.00	130.08
37	—	276	187.00–255.00	230.02
169	—	376	177.50–245.00	220.59
82	—	621	150.00–193.00	179.36
83	—	329	185.00–261.00	224.00
146	—	575	169.00–210.00	189.96
7	—	1,408	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	190.00–205.00	197.40
2	—	525	170.00–190.00	179.71
5	—	478	175.00–200.00	193.30
1	—	570	165.00	165.00
2	—	625	145.00	145.00
3	—	333	160.00–213.00	192.69
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	149.00	149.00
66	—	467	210.00–227.00	218.90
8	—	785	158.00	158.00
31	—	524	205.00–220.00	213.45
20	—	423	216.00–237.00	234.29
23	—	620	179.50–195.00	187.75
11	—	733	159.50–171.00	162.55
22	—	685	170.00–192.00	178.73
25	—	574	200.00–212.50	201.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	140.00–160.00	155.42
11	—	274	167.00–225.00	203.24
34	—	463	172.00–221.00	193.88
7	—	929	110.00–125.50	123.30
1	—	790	145.00	145.00
5	—	230	180.00–225.00	203.91
6	—	619	160.00–170.00	164.60
29	—	534	150.00–197.50	178.09
28	—	433	169.00–206.00	186.36
6	—	720	130.00–150.00	137.62
14	—	372	150.00–217.50	197.75
15	—	326	180.00–220.00	203.19
27	—	570	141.50–190.00	166.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
1	—	200	137.00	137.00
2	—	493	160.00	160.00
5	—	529	130.00–150.00	134.94
2	—	280	172.50–205.00	188.46
1	—	335	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	139.00	139.00
2	—	595	141.00–177.50	159.25
4	—	628	150.00–174.00	162.13
3	—	512	172.50–177.00	175.46
5	—	383	187.50–195.00	191.95
10	—	431	185.00–209.00	193.65
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	195.00	195.00
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	210.00–230.00	220.46
6	—	472	207.00–217.50	215.12
4	—	405	211.00–226.00	222.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	252.50–266.00	259.14
6	—	413	240.00–245.00	240.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	137.00	137.00
1	—	620	180.00	180.00
2	—	655	182.50–190.00	186.28
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
1	—	595	194.00	194.00
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
8	—	481	200.00–230.00	209.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	664	215.00–230.00	223.96
42	—	575	227.50–252.50	235.91
6	—	428	252.50–270.00	259.58
43	—	513	230.00–257.00	246.21
8	—	346	220.00–270.00	257.55
47	—	625	220.00–236.00	228.87
1	—	1,010	160.00	160.00
20	—	471	250.00–265.00	258.33
6	—	278	255.00–265.00	260.14
230	—	879	198.00–202.00	199.99
39	—	756	190.00–200.00	194.25
10	—	821	140.00–192.50	174.38
22	—	737	206.50–211.50	209.92
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
2	—	270	200.00–217.50	208.59
1	—	215	210.00	210.00
2	—	378	215.00–217.00	215.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	471	210.00–253.00	232.46
7	—	226	240.00–290.00	262.30
3	—	868	165.00–176.00	170.31
31	—	326	230.00–290.00	251.52
5	—	829	165.00–188.00	175.75
74	—	371	225.00–292.50	259.11
73	—	574	205.00–240.00	225.97
34	—	285	222.50–275.00	256.02
124	—	523	210.00–245.00	231.08
3	—	922	150.00–161.00	156.98
17	—	714	185.00–203.00	194.85
109	—	427	210.00–273.00	240.28
50	—	667	187.00–226.00	208.91
9	—	760	182.00–200.00	189.93
3	—	965	150.00–152.00	151.31
103	—	619	189.00–230.00	215.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	160.00	160.00
4	—	623	202.00	202.00
9	—	376	185.00–240.00	221.20
2	—	218	220.00–265.00	243.79
3	—	659	190.00–200.00	193.29
14	—	424	182.50–230.00	207.84
20	—	564	170.00–222.50	199.82
7	—	278	215.00–260.00	237.75
16	—	516	170.00–227.50	206.92
21	—	478	199.00–235.00	209.55
12	—	337	200.00–240.00	219.50
1	—	720	142.00	142.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	240.00	240.00
2	—	493	190.00–210.00	200.05
1	—	780	165.00	165.00
4	—	380	210.00–220.00	214.93
2	—	433	156.00–210.00	183.47
1	—	260	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	200.00–215.00	207.15
2	—	678	150.00–160.00	154.87
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	240.00–260.00	249.81
4	—	427	240.00–247.50	241.89
6	—	330	251.00–260.00	257.65
3	—	460	239.00	239.00
3	—	630	202.50–225.00	211.54
6	—	511	215.00–225.00	216.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	222.50	222.50
8	—	393	254.00–260.00	256.74
2	—	625	212.50	212.50
3	—	508	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	170.00–200.00	193.52
3	—	260	157.50–220.00	193.56
5	—	367	200.00–201.00	200.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	470	200.00–240.00	220.28
6	—	935	110.00–140.00	131.87
9	—	280	200.00–248.00	229.54
37	—	666	170.00–199.00	187.36
41	—	721	160.00–193.00	177.82
78	—	378	210.00–263.50	243.62
8	—	814	150.00–160.00	154.24
5	—	774	159.00–184.00	174.07
99	—	422	210.00–261.00	233.46
69	—	568	180.00–236.00	211.00
100	—	520	181.00–232.00	213.39
19	—	332	207.50–247.50	225.43
1	—	230	235.00	235.00
43	—	622	165.00–210.00	189.93
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	210.00–229.00	219.99
4	—	475	140.00–215.00	184.84
1	—	590	155.00	155.00
1	—	765	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
21	—	519	162.50–210.00	191.68
18	—	580	160.00–200.00	181.35
10	—	382	208.00–235.00	217.59
2	—	815	158.00	158.00
1	—	885	130.00	130.00
1	—	775	166.00	166.00
4	—	730	140.00–176.00	151.19
26	—	416	174.00–250.00	214.61
24	—	470	180.00–220.00	199.25
5	—	614	166.00–188.00	178.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	160.00	160.00
10	—	473	170.00–190.00	179.57
2	—	568	190.00–192.50	191.22
4	—	416	195.00–205.00	200.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	177.50	177.50
1	—	295	149.00	149.00
2	—	455	135.00–165.00	150.16
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
2	—	820	127.00	127.00
2	—	720	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	160.00–165.00	161.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,030.00	1,030.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	820.00–980.00	927.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	780.00	780.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	992	875.00–1,250.00	1,011.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	980.00–1,050.00	1,019.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,380.00	1,380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,162.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,112.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,250.00–1,295.00	1,272.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,130.00	1,130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,396	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,188.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,130.00–1,150.00	1,136.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,314	900.00–1,275.00	1,089.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	900.00–1,075.00	987.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,140.00	1,058.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	979	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,108.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	900.00–940.00	919.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,032	950.00–1,325.00	1,059.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	900	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,210.00	1,046.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,390.00–1,785.00	1,653.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,160.00–1,420.00	1,313.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,482.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,391.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,220.00–1,425.00	1,339.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,460.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,562.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,608.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,522.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,512.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,170.00	1,147.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	970.00–1,475.00	1,071.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	830.00	830.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,078	96.00–115.50	107.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,793	120.00–140.00	129.75
27	—	1,459	97.00–112.00	106.89
82	—	1,684	109.00–130.00	119.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,263	94.00–114.00	103.08
39	—	1,067	71.00–91.00	82.82
263	—	1,173	82.00–101.00	91.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,412	80.00–103.00	92.91
20	—	1,444	94.50–109.00	101.64
11	—	1,458	78.00–86.00	83.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	992	70.00–89.00	80.56
35	—	885	50.00–77.00	66.68
15	—	1,083	85.00–93.00	88.62
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	124.00	124.00

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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