Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 279 priced lines covering 4,534 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,934 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,084 head. replacement cattle receipts at 588 head. Counted as USDA files them — 85 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,934Last week 6,803Year ago 4,271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,084Last week 1,269Year ago 870

Replacement CattleReceipts 588Last week 520Year ago 279

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 3.00-5.00 higher; feeder heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for feeder classes with the best demand continuing to be for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned steers and heifers.

Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher with demand for slaughter classes moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	165.00–182.50	171.25
26	—	573	150.00–195.00	176.44
1	—	725	145.00	145.00
2	—	765	145.00	145.00
25	—	375	164.00–226.00	196.96
7	—	276	220.00–230.00	223.98
1	—	915	131.00	131.00
7	—	228	219.00–242.50	236.37
17	—	524	155.00–206.00	178.22
35	—	469	177.50–211.00	194.03
7	—	669	150.00–170.00	159.41
23	—	428	136.00–216.00	195.96
18	—	323	185.00–231.00	209.43
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	205.00–220.00	212.43
1	—	520	182.00	182.00
1	—	440	211.00	211.00
1	—	240	205.00	205.00
1	—	475	170.00	170.00
1	—	330	195.00	195.00
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
4	—	365	190.00–227.50	213.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	174.00	174.00
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
1	—	275	185.00	185.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	134.00	134.00
81	—	626	170.00–194.00	184.21
69	—	325	180.00–255.00	225.33
6	—	859	130.00	130.00
188	—	470	175.00–221.00	208.03
111	—	376	180.00–253.00	223.78
152	—	423	195.00–237.50	218.23
215	—	569	153.00–210.00	192.45
2	—	775	160.00–170.00	164.90
31	—	275	142.00–251.00	224.01
196	—	520	170.00–215.00	197.83
23	—	731	140.00–175.00	161.19
18	—	223	205.00–275.00	249.76
7	—	1,139	114.00	114.00
64	—	669	153.00–199.00	177.67
5	—	952	120.00–125.00	122.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	224.00–225.00	224.67
2	—	620	189.00	189.00
2	—	273	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	209.00–214.00	211.11
3	—	332	215.00–221.00	217.94
70	—	583	190.00–213.00	206.25
3	—	423	234.00	234.00
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
65	—	722	178.00–184.50	184.40
37	—	681	170.00–188.00	172.53
50	—	485	208.00–219.00	216.58
4	—	376	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	215.00–217.00	216.50
10	—	501	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	190.00–195.00	192.48
1	—	565	171.00	171.00
2	—	430	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	152.00–187.00	173.90
4	—	678	160.00–165.00	161.21
6	—	477	185.00–206.00	200.27
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	215.00	215.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	360	215.00	215.00
2	—	515	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	217.00	217.00
1	—	375	205.00	205.00
1	—	315	208.00	208.00
19	—	457	221.00–225.00	221.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	259.00	259.00
3	—	488	256.00–258.00	257.35
4	—	345	292.50	292.50
2	—	360	254.00–281.00	267.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	194.00	194.00
10	—	475	235.00–247.00	238.77
9	—	776	196.00	196.00
22	—	576	224.00–253.00	238.22
10	—	540	232.00–249.00	236.35
15	—	617	211.00–233.00	224.33
17	—	668	213.50–229.00	216.18
1	—	295	242.00	242.00
62	—	870	187.00	187.00
12	—	435	240.00–254.00	252.49
11	—	709	190.00–219.00	211.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	170.00–189.00	179.44
5	—	915	145.00–162.00	154.00
25	—	772	170.00–206.00	188.42
64	—	421	211.00–263.00	245.67
4	—	992	130.00–142.00	139.01
7	—	880	151.00–176.00	161.48
2	—	1,020	130.00–142.00	135.97
57	—	326	218.00–285.00	259.65
61	—	620	195.00–239.00	215.30
132	—	577	208.00–242.00	228.25
14	—	234	213.00–300.00	262.16
49	—	369	211.00–277.50	248.76
93	—	474	210.00–250.00	231.88
33	—	666	185.00–226.00	206.10
96	—	519	210.00–248.00	231.34
20	—	720	185.00–211.00	193.39
23	—	280	219.00–285.00	253.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	252.00	252.00
5	—	415	271.00	271.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	181.00–225.00	197.78
3	—	367	157.00–235.00	203.64
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	235.00	235.00
1	—	275	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	285	235.00–260.00	248.71
14	—	569	180.00–220.00	207.74
11	—	668	176.00–198.00	182.62
12	—	528	200.00–220.00	212.78
8	—	633	182.50–200.00	186.50
20	—	317	200.00–250.00	232.39
17	—	377	225.00–255.00	239.03
23	—	477	180.00–230.00	212.41
1	—	870	145.00	145.00
1	—	730	175.00	175.00
1	—	800	165.00	165.00
12	—	417	198.00–240.00	223.54
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
6	—	230	215.00–275.00	242.17
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	190.00–200.00	194.94
2	—	563	191.00–207.00	199.04
1	—	475	208.00	208.00
2	—	383	232.50–235.00	233.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	207.00	207.00
2	—	420	234.00	234.00
2	—	637	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	191.00–202.00	196.60
1	—	455	215.00	215.00
3	—	635	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	216.00–221.00	218.49
1	—	295	257.50	257.50
1	—	360	237.50	237.50
5	—	320	250.00–270.00	260.82
2	—	723	187.00–192.00	189.47
2	—	658	209.00–213.00	211.02
8	—	424	239.00–248.00	245.09
1	—	755	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	155.00	155.00
3	—	555	225.00	225.00
6	—	546	229.00	229.00
7	—	620	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	731	160.00–195.00	173.18
111	—	423	195.00–261.00	230.72
3	—	225	220.00–242.50	232.28
2	—	1,008	124.00–138.00	130.95
82	—	525	192.00–232.50	217.19
6	—	868	113.00–155.00	142.88
15	—	329	205.00–255.00	226.09
53	—	624	172.50–208.00	192.42
95	—	472	200.00–238.00	222.75
9	—	279	200.00–230.00	219.84
59	—	378	209.00–248.00	232.86
31	—	676	172.50–206.00	187.95
3	—	932	120.00–130.00	123.24
60	—	575	183.00–222.00	208.47
3	—	810	150.00–157.50	153.83
13	—	765	150.00–178.00	165.92
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
2	—	255	177.50–180.00	178.75
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
7	—	441	165.00–218.00	206.28
2	—	368	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	150.00–225.00	180.89
1	—	660	141.00	141.00
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
3	—	553	160.00–190.00	171.61
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
1	—	480	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	192.50–243.00	211.90
4	—	373	200.00–220.00	210.51
16	—	522	175.00–210.00	192.45
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
29	—	480	180.00–225.00	211.08
2	—	328	215.00–220.00	217.48
3	—	673	160.00–180.00	173.42
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
3	—	715	134.00–177.50	161.52
10	—	627	184.00–195.00	189.89
22	—	576	159.00–195.00	179.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
2	—	430	190.00–202.50	196.10
2	—	483	180.00–205.00	192.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	190.00–192.00	191.01
1	—	480	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,090.00	1,090.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	780.00–1,090.00	933.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	910.00–1,300.00	1,105.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,264.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,079	850.00–1,225.00	1,026.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,132	840.00–1,290.00	1,123.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,008	990.00–1,100.00	1,063.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,151	840.00–1,370.00	1,087.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	790	850.00–930.00	887.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	954	800.00–875.00	837.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	890.00–900.00	894.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,038	790.00–1,080.00	904.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	998	770.00–1,075.00	940.42
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,635.00	1,635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,125.00–1,520.00	1,345.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,208.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,425.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,210.00–1,550.00	1,340.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,420.00	1,420.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	944	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,548.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,375.00–1,760.00	1,511.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,233.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	795	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	950.00–1,350.00	1,147.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	950.00–1,090.00	1,062.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	990.00	990.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,170.00	1,170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	770.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	830.00–860.00	845.86
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	101.50	101.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,505	93.00–115.00	104.16
68	—	1,686	109.00–131.00	121.32
25	—	1,877	125.00–136.00	131.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	104.00	104.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	967	60.00–79.00	71.28
17	—	1,031	88.00–97.00	91.02
133	—	994	70.50–91.00	83.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,146	77.00–90.00	83.96
61	—	1,242	93.00–113.00	103.89
294	—	1,178	82.00–102.00	92.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,292	72.00–92.00	83.99
32	—	1,474	95.00–110.00	103.06
140	—	1,409	83.00–104.00	94.52

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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