Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 269 priced lines covering 5,427 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,026 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,049 head. replacement cattle receipts at 725 head. Counted as USDA files them — 120 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,026Last week 6,697Year ago 4,930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,049Last week 984Year ago 1,002

Replacement CattleReceipts 725Last week 469Year ago 293

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 4.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,052	78.00–95.00	87.56
11	—	1,081	105.00–122.00	113.80
121	—	1,036	82.50–113.00	99.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
203	—	1,179	94.50–124.00	112.50
50	—	1,251	115.00–140.00	126.60
14	—	1,208	95.00–106.00	100.39
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	110.00–114.00	112.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,399	119.00–135.00	126.17
107	—	1,444	105.50–128.00	116.85
10	—	1,353	100.00–111.00	106.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,817	132.00–152.00	140.87
12	—	1,559	108.00–123.00	115.79
61	—	1,701	100.00–143.00	129.82
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,131	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,274.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	890	950.00–1,350.00	1,173.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,043	975.00–1,300.00	1,191.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,144	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,347.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,235.00–2,100.00	1,807.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,216	1,425.00–1,760.00	1,579.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,284	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,785.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,063	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,718.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,125	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,612.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,198	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,706.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,193	1,200.00–1,480.00	1,349.76
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,069	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,428.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,483.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,340.00	1,340.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,693.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,311.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,425.00–1,870.00	1,751.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,410.00–2,725.00	2,555.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	1,800.00–2,825.00	2,414.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,888.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,116	1,670.00–2,250.00	1,959.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	973	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,392.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	932	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,232.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,373.66
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,023	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,505.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	830.00	830.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	810	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,208	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,587.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	1,660.00	1,660.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	372	230.00–317.50	281.77
32	400–450	421	247.50–325.00	276.63
27	450–500	478	235.00–285.00	264.40
31	500–550	528	220.00–260.00	246.45
22	550–600	568	221.00–250.00	238.65
15	600–650	623	197.50–230.00	214.20
11	650–700	677	200.00–225.00	215.38
3	700–750	733	190.00–210.00	199.98
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	833	185.00–187.50	186.25
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	312.50–320.00	318.49
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	303.00	303.00
1	400–450	435	222.50	222.50
4	450–500	464	215.00–270.00	248.63
5	500–550	531	220.00–250.00	228.81
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	778	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	483	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	320.00–345.00	333.09
4	250–300	276	305.00–345.00	321.92
18	300–350	328	295.00–325.00	310.07
67	350–400	376	295.00–347.50	315.81
112	400–450	424	272.50–345.00	303.90
95	450–500	471	267.50–312.50	292.49
99	500–550	524	225.00–292.50	271.91
83	550–600	574	230.00–282.50	261.64
51	600–650	620	214.00–255.00	239.85
28	650–700	668	215.00–250.00	234.66
19	700–750	723	200.00–230.00	220.04
9	750–800	776	190.00–209.00	199.28
7	800–850	821	180.00–210.00	192.46
13	850–900	872	165.00–186.00	172.38
2	900–950	915	170.00–177.50	173.75
1	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	262.50–270.00	266.05
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	646	217.00	217.00
2	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	773	186.00	186.00
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	335.00–355.00	343.84
4	400–450	421	320.00–345.00	336.42
7	450–500	466	301.00–330.00	317.48
2	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	480	237.00	237.00
30	600–650	612	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	320.00–327.50	325.63
6	350–400	363	305.00	305.00
25	400–450	420	288.00–297.50	293.60
40	450–500	466	265.00–300.00	284.19
43	500–550	518	260.00–286.00	269.64
70	550–600	560	240.00–270.00	262.65
18	600–650	604	230.00–246.50	244.58
28	650–700	659	228.00–245.00	232.26
124	700–750	718	182.50–228.25	220.92
22	750–800	788	201.00–209.00	201.35
44	800–850	845	185.00	185.00
13	850–900	890	166.00–199.00	196.57
116	950–1000	983	175.00–192.00	190.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	247.50–305.00	275.83
14	250–300	280	245.00–315.00	274.11
24	300–350	323	205.00–305.00	259.29
43	350–400	375	217.00–300.00	262.56
53	400–450	431	200.00–275.00	245.51
35	450–500	472	195.00–275.00	245.76
33	500–550	532	192.00–252.50	232.02
26	550–600	580	175.00–237.50	222.75
17	600–650	629	160.00–217.50	202.33
5	650–700	674	190.00–215.00	199.74
13	700–750	712	160.00–185.00	181.80
3	750–800	764	180.00–190.00	186.62
6	850–900	850	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	367	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	200–250	237	270.00–325.00	303.00
34	250–300	276	270.00–330.00	300.34
70	300–350	322	250.00–325.00	293.14
156	350–400	380	255.00–320.00	285.34
150	400–450	427	240.00–295.00	271.67
210	450–500	472	237.50–290.00	267.61
161	500–550	522	205.00–275.00	252.70
149	550–600	579	220.00–260.00	242.38
82	600–650	628	200.00–245.00	229.11
71	650–700	677	195.00–229.00	218.56
17	700–750	716	197.00–212.50	203.07
6	750–800	769	190.00–220.00	202.17
7	800–850	809	140.00–174.00	165.68
3	900–950	935	154.00–186.00	175.56
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	271.00	271.00
3	350–400	370	259.00–271.00	267.17
3	450–500	490	241.00–246.00	242.65
2	500–550	545	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	615	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	357	242.50–255.00	245.74
7	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
6	500–550	517	220.00–228.00	226.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	330.00–335.00	332.59
3	250–300	265	315.00–320.00	316.70
3	300–350	315	297.50–311.00	305.62
5	350–400	373	310.00–322.50	316.66
6	400–450	423	265.00–305.00	289.76
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	227.50–245.00	235.92
1	350–400	395	205.00	205.00
4	500–550	522	185.00–215.00	207.74
1	700–750	715	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	245.00–302.00	274.34
3	300–350	327	272.00–300.00	283.94
5	350–400	373	230.00–270.00	249.95
3	400–450	415	200.00–262.00	238.22
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
8	550–600	575	185.00–240.00	204.90
1	600–650	600	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	825	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	242.50	242.50
2	300–350	328	250.00–252.50	251.30
2	350–400	395	220.00–240.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	225.00–242.00	233.46
3	500–550	515	227.50–255.00	245.92
3	550–600	567	215.00–220.00	218.34
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	400–450	424	331.00–347.50	337.74
27	450–500	469	295.00–342.50	333.28
107	500–550	519	292.00–323.00	311.06
129	550–600	574	270.00–313.00	298.83
108	600–650	629	273.50–301.00	288.33
48	650–700	677	242.50–289.00	263.56
133	700–750	721	239.00–259.50	254.40
20	750–800	780	232.50–244.00	240.54
17	800–850	827	220.00–231.00	230.36
15	850–900	869	224.00	224.00
59	900–950	913	210.00–228.00	227.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	308.00	308.00
16	500–550	531	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	231	318.00–385.00	356.18
43	250–300	264	320.00–380.00	349.01
39	300–350	325	291.00–365.00	325.70
63	350–400	377	290.00–360.00	318.47
76	400–450	424	285.00–350.00	315.35
86	450–500	474	282.50–330.00	302.97
71	500–550	521	270.00–307.50	288.91
48	550–600	571	256.00–300.00	279.05
41	600–650	625	230.00–285.00	263.16
39	650–700	661	230.00–265.00	252.74
59	700–750	738	220.00–251.00	241.55
10	750–800	781	220.00–235.50	229.35
5	800–850	822	210.00–225.00	219.99
30	850–900	866	200.00–219.75	217.95
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	968	174.00–202.00	188.25
3	1000–1050	1,008	186.00	186.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	275.00	275.00
15	400–450	441	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	665	247.50	247.50
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	662	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	274.00	274.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	295.00–335.00	319.04
9	250–300	265	297.00–335.00	316.23
34	300–350	328	245.00–327.00	297.28
25	350–400	373	230.00–305.00	280.37
19	400–450	426	250.00–320.00	282.24
20	450–500	480	250.00–290.00	273.95
12	500–550	525	230.00–280.00	260.61
7	550–600	566	220.00–252.50	241.82
5	600–650	610	217.00–245.00	229.06
4	650–700	679	217.50–240.00	225.53
11	700–750	733	215.00–230.00	217.73
6	750–800	787	202.50–222.00	207.36
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	280.00–320.00	299.34
5	250–300	281	270.00–315.00	303.20
19	300–350	330	235.00–310.00	283.93
8	350–400	376	250.00–285.00	273.29
4	400–450	429	245.00–280.00	264.81
3	450–500	469	230.00–270.00	256.77
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	780	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	250.00–270.00	260.17

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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