Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 288 priced lines covering 5,293 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,431 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,394 head. replacement cattle receipts at 538 head. Counted as USDA files them — 41 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,431Last week 6,169Year ago 5,519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,394Last week 1,115Year ago 1,117

Replacement CattleReceipts 538Last week 317Year ago 362

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold to 2.00-5.00 higher, with Heifers selling mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	180.00–222.50	201.41
1	—	255	185.00	185.00
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
4	—	429	200.00–210.00	203.63
1	—	665	177.50	177.50
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
4	—	516	180.00–200.00	191.98
12	—	464	132.50–210.00	172.16
1	—	645	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	475	178.00–245.00	222.50
38	—	327	190.00–260.00	219.87
220	—	524	150.00–245.00	213.78
180	—	620	156.00–225.00	206.19
12	—	279	182.00–235.00	200.12
8	—	1,126	105.00–126.00	107.65
2	—	973	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	913	176.00	176.00
8	—	826	135.00–192.00	148.67
9	—	243	187.50–209.00	195.70
49	—	723	155.00–208.00	188.37
170	—	431	151.00–252.00	217.48
11	—	863	142.00–182.00	153.94
94	—	672	159.50–216.00	190.75
22	—	769	159.00–200.00	179.47
193	—	573	170.00–235.00	214.75
111	—	377	187.00–257.00	226.54
3	—	1,073	125.00–156.00	138.58
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
2	—	480	181.00–185.00	183.00
1	—	305	177.50	177.50
1	—	440	182.50	182.50
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	195.00	195.00
6	—	539	201.00	201.00
2	—	472	185.00	185.00
5	—	573	195.00–200.00	197.01
2	—	630	164.00–180.00	171.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	207.50–235.00	226.50
120	—	869	220.00	220.00
6	—	710	196.00–211.00	201.14
16	—	481	232.50–238.00	234.97
17	—	655	204.00–221.00	217.93
1	—	930	153.00	153.00
13	—	420	219.00–240.00	231.12
31	—	572	219.00–230.00	226.05
7	—	399	236.00	236.00
30	—	630	212.00–224.00	220.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	324	281.00	281.00
18	—	386	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	470	154.00–230.00	198.43
2	—	828	84.00–174.00	129.95
16	—	670	147.50–199.00	175.74
25	—	567	170.00–224.00	192.42
31	—	523	160.00–225.00	189.60
2	—	238	195.00–205.00	200.05
8	—	328	172.00–227.50	203.22
3	—	787	101.00–170.00	133.68
17	—	621	167.50–200.00	180.98
31	—	425	130.00–232.00	192.65
5	—	282	157.50–225.00	203.94
27	—	366	155.00–247.00	195.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	175.00–200.00	187.31
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
4	—	465	180.00–205.00	187.99
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	200.00	200.00
4	—	360	172.50–200.00	190.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
2	—	658	160.00–166.00	163.03
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
2	—	423	160.00	160.00
1	—	735	166.00	166.00
2	—	618	172.50–176.00	174.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	142.50	142.50
3	—	573	152.50–175.00	164.88
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
2	—	640	168.00–175.00	171.47
2	—	718	153.00–165.00	159.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	200.00	200.00
3	—	360	255.00–287.50	273.14
10	—	515	230.00–257.50	236.92
12	—	433	231.00–270.00	237.73
2	—	330	270.00	270.00
1	—	450	247.00	247.00
2	—	575	215.00–242.50	228.63
5	—	668	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
1	—	625	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	205.00	205.00
1	—	295	202.50	202.50
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	430	200.00–262.00	231.02
157	—	527	187.50–242.50	218.30
11	—	819	130.00–175.00	154.30
83	—	666	150.00–213.00	195.77
69	—	377	210.00–275.00	248.23
1	—	950	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,025	126.00	126.00
123	—	578	187.50–239.00	210.01
12	—	330	210.00–285.00	258.76
1	—	1,065	102.00	102.00
2	—	918	141.00–163.00	151.91
3	—	279	215.00–275.00	235.10
20	—	764	137.00–190.00	175.94
41	—	723	140.00–200.00	178.06
5	—	864	142.50–177.50	151.20
73	—	633	169.00–217.50	199.57
110	—	471	202.00–250.00	228.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	174.00	174.00
4	—	524	180.00–205.00	192.65
2	—	405	207.50	207.50
2	—	607	180.00	180.00
1	—	770	165.00	165.00
2	—	660	160.00–175.00	167.61
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	160.00–210.00	178.47
5	—	517	200.00–215.00	208.11
5	—	470	200.00–220.00	210.95
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
5	—	423	161.00–217.50	183.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	578	130.00–216.00	194.16
29	—	674	160.00–200.00	174.45
14	—	487	182.50–230.00	209.17
19	—	618	120.00–205.00	173.52
20	—	427	155.00–250.00	214.70
18	—	514	143.00–222.50	193.69
3	—	710	144.00–187.50	158.91
5	—	789	132.50–150.00	146.52
5	—	393	182.50–235.00	218.34
1	—	915	121.00	121.00
2	—	323	205.00–235.00	220.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	170.00–177.50	171.81
1	—	440	195.00	195.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
2	—	473	175.00–210.00	193.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	165.00	165.00
2	—	557	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	204.50	204.50
11	—	862	212.00–225.00	218.03
80	—	618	227.00–265.00	251.55
7	—	817	220.00	220.00
22	—	516	247.00–280.00	265.12
87	—	765	218.00–245.00	241.04
3	—	420	265.00–270.00	266.73
9	—	660	220.00–250.00	227.45
52	—	570	250.00–273.00	266.15
13	—	476	260.00–292.00	282.61
6	—	333	238.00–244.00	239.86
15	—	729	248.00–251.00	249.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	195.00–238.00	224.24
3	—	512	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	425	218.00–290.00	256.48
57	—	674	195.00–245.00	219.32
10	—	889	200.00–207.00	202.77
62	—	478	217.50–285.00	251.85
33	—	772	185.00–234.00	209.69
5	—	968	190.00–201.00	195.57
13	—	262	183.00–302.00	239.68
94	—	570	200.00–268.00	246.17
5	—	830	184.00–205.00	198.27
3	—	938	185.00–215.00	203.59
28	—	328	193.00–307.00	254.06
52	—	376	172.00–302.00	268.08
54	—	713	177.00–242.00	219.57
70	—	624	186.00–260.00	227.50
83	—	521	216.00–270.00	253.02
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	187.50	187.50
2	—	525	190.00–227.50	209.46
4	—	579	240.00	240.00
2	—	385	180.00–205.00	192.82
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
3	—	467	225.00–250.00	238.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	272.00	272.00
3	—	722	185.00–237.00	207.54
7	—	275	225.00–250.00	237.97
1	—	845	190.00	190.00
6	—	523	142.00–240.00	192.20
11	—	422	172.00–270.00	232.16
6	—	694	185.00–212.50	203.76
1	—	965	175.00	175.00
15	—	325	208.00–245.00	230.33
4	—	775	180.00–215.00	194.68
16	—	375	220.00–267.00	245.22
18	—	574	200.00–241.00	224.21
18	—	473	117.00–259.00	225.06
9	—	627	190.00–246.00	215.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	223.00–225.00	223.78
1	—	420	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	210.00	210.00
1	—	400	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	275.00	275.00
2	—	772	221.00	221.00
2	—	690	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	217.50	217.50
1	—	720	200.00	200.00
3	—	610	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	933	640.00–870.00	759.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	763	610.00–1,010.00	830.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	760.00–1,040.00	913.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	94.50–98.00	96.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	890.00	890.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	702	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	911	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,152.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,035	820.00–1,650.00	1,221.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	973	730.00–1,500.00	1,270.65
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	920.00	920.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	861	950.00–1,200.00	1,139.40
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,013	825.00–875.00	858.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,040	960.00–1,400.00	1,172.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,075	810.00–1,150.00	985.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,045	690.00–1,400.00	1,009.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	710.00–760.00	732.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	950.00–1,250.00	1,088.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,039	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	920	850.00–920.00	888.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,043	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,282.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	880.00–1,170.00	1,015.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,062	950.00–1,400.00	1,215.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,217	880.00–1,685.00	1,412.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,270.00–1,350.00	1,305.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,339	950.00–1,750.00	1,400.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	620.00–700.00	658.53
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,180.00	1,180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	850.00–925.00	887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–2,175.00	1,854.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,839.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,270.00	1,270.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,487.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,266	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,754.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	740.00–1,190.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,660.00	1,660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	820.00	820.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,720.00	1,720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,373	109.00–112.00	110.53
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	109.00–116.00	112.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,533	91.50–115.00	106.12
77	—	1,843	106.00–130.00	118.88
11	—	1,983	120.00–135.00	125.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	1,227	75.50–102.50	88.05
45	—	1,223	60.00–88.00	79.74
31	—	1,254	84.00–112.00	96.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	1,060	60.00–90.00	79.98
11	—	1,042	80.00–92.50	85.74
76	—	1,028	45.00–79.00	71.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	1,452	75.00–104.00	92.45
36	—	1,476	91.00–111.00	103.02
40	—	1,412	78.00–104.00	85.95

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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