Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 235 priced lines covering 5,059 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,471 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 815 head. replacement cattle receipts at 454 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,471Last week 6,026Year ago 6,288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 815Last week 1,049Year ago 876

Replacement CattleReceipts 454Last week 725Year ago 446

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 5.00-8.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 7.00-9.00 higher. Breaking & Boning Slaughter Cows sold 6.00 higher, with Lean Cows selling 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold 5.00-6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	239	335.00	335.00
32	250–300	284	220.00–345.00	320.01
77	300–350	330	254.00–340.00	310.04
117	350–400	374	260.00–330.00	307.89
148	400–450	420	240.00–330.00	291.05
166	450–500	473	225.00–307.50	275.17
147	500–550	526	230.00–282.00	261.17
181	550–600	576	223.00–268.00	241.98
62	600–650	628	212.00–240.00	233.32
106	650–700	671	206.00–235.00	224.53
30	700–750	725	189.00–226.00	206.35
65	750–800	780	180.00–210.00	200.55
31	800–850	826	180.00–205.00	202.57
1	850–900	860	179.00	179.00
7	900–950	914	140.00–194.00	170.37
2	1000–1050	1,008	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	428	237.50–280.00	257.77
2	450–500	465	230.00–260.00	245.32
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	570	215.00–225.00	218.30
4	600–650	630	210.00–212.50	211.26
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	458	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	620	186.00	186.00
1	700–750	745	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	282.50–330.00	314.74
10	350–400	381	297.00–315.00	313.25
37	400–450	429	291.00–327.50	303.76
100	450–500	474	272.00–312.50	303.03
82	500–550	515	258.00–300.00	276.88
30	550–600	564	246.00–292.50	260.95
28	600–650	612	233.00–259.00	244.68
55	650–700	672	227.00–243.00	233.75
11	700–750	714	214.00–224.00	218.60
52	750–800	764	209.00–220.00	214.68
12	800–850	831	190.00–206.00	203.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	322.50–325.00	323.82
18	250–300	282	275.00–330.00	302.06
15	300–350	328	240.00–305.00	285.00
20	350–400	372	242.00–312.00	284.36
35	400–450	429	230.00–305.00	265.41
29	450–500	473	232.00–282.50	261.25
33	500–550	529	210.00–262.00	235.24
29	550–600	577	210.00–245.00	225.86
3	600–650	632	202.50–225.00	212.34
10	650–700	676	210.00–212.00	210.41
3	700–750	725	188.00–201.00	194.76
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	813	120.00–135.00	127.52
1	850–900	850	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	533	256.00–257.00	256.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	236.00–240.00	238.01
5	600–650	619	230.00	230.00
8	650–700	659	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	650–700	674	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	312.50–360.00	339.29
11	300–350	324	322.50–350.00	335.11
78	350–400	377	300.00–347.00	331.50
67	400–450	428	277.50–357.50	312.78
129	450–500	471	277.50–330.00	304.77
87	500–550	522	240.00–315.00	285.09
120	550–600	576	220.00–288.00	267.57
45	600–650	624	215.00–286.00	248.58
58	650–700	673	220.00–259.00	237.24
12	700–750	735	190.00–240.00	218.70
27	750–800	762	181.00–230.00	213.95
3	800–850	840	180.00–196.00	186.02
7	850–900	879	156.00–194.00	166.56
5	900–950	921	137.00–154.00	146.71
1	950–1000	980	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	280.00–290.00	286.64
4	450–500	475	283.00–284.00	283.50
3	650–700	675	225.00–230.00	226.69
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	260.00–307.50	282.80
1	350–400	350	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	290.00–312.50	301.32
3	450–500	470	260.00–297.50	282.30
2	500–550	523	200.00–217.50	208.62
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	345.00	345.00
16	400–450	423	322.00–337.00	323.52
11	500–550	506	310.00–320.00	315.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	230.00–317.00	278.30
21	400–450	423	250.00–317.50	288.06
14	450–500	473	240.00–295.00	278.40
14	500–550	529	246.00–285.00	265.56
19	550–600	586	240.00–261.00	248.81
8	600–650	624	220.00–235.00	228.55
2	650–700	653	225.00–236.00	230.48
2	700–750	733	187.00–225.00	205.68
3	800–850	823	190.00–192.50	190.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
7	400–450	426	298.00–305.00	299.54
1	500–550	520	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	890	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	350.00–400.00	377.12
21	250–300	267	220.00–375.00	342.12
53	300–350	319	290.00–387.50	341.44
27	350–400	373	300.00–380.00	339.46
73	400–450	426	290.00–355.00	326.33
106	450–500	473	286.00–333.00	317.61
88	500–550	527	270.00–322.50	295.86
80	550–600	578	240.00–305.00	288.13
54	600–650	626	235.00–288.00	267.61
68	650–700	671	240.00–265.00	254.55
36	700–750	728	226.00–251.50	242.94
27	750–800	785	220.00–236.50	231.76
73	800–850	806	191.00–230.00	219.67
8	850–900	871	218.00–227.00	221.50
7	900–950	938	170.00–212.00	189.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	370.00–380.00	375.00
7	350–400	392	342.00–345.00	342.87
122	400–450	442	310.00–358.00	357.14
34	450–500	476	300.00–346.00	327.02
38	500–550	516	290.00–335.00	313.45
46	550–600	568	300.00–322.50	310.25
36	600–650	624	270.00–298.00	284.43
34	650–700	656	257.50–274.00	265.08
68	700–750	727	235.00–261.00	249.14
35	750–800	777	228.00–253.00	243.54
26	800–850	827	230.00–239.00	231.94
112	850–900	862	217.00–243.00	235.53
73	900–950	928	220.00–237.25	233.52
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	310.00–320.00	315.00
2	300–350	335	290.00–320.00	305.45
6	350–400	389	290.00–347.50	317.73
4	400–450	431	305.00–315.00	308.71
3	500–550	522	140.00–290.00	218.40
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	224	305.00–345.00	326.92
6	250–300	270	290.00–360.00	330.52
16	300–350	321	308.00–355.00	326.45
19	350–400	369	290.00–355.00	313.70
14	400–450	426	275.00–315.00	298.78
15	450–500	473	245.00–320.00	289.86
6	500–550	514	254.00–300.00	280.73
14	550–600	573	250.00–276.00	260.68
11	600–650	625	220.00–262.00	230.58
10	650–700	677	220.00–246.00	231.63
3	700–750	712	202.00–219.00	207.61
1	750–800	760	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
8	600–650	611	258.00–268.00	259.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	850–900	867	233.00	233.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,870.00	1,870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,525.00–2,400.00	2,005.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,787.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,727.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,320.00	1,320.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	1,250.00–1,480.00	1,402.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,350.00–1,385.00	1,367.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,391.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,200	1,425.00–2,100.00	1,702.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,205	1,450.00–2,175.00	1,969.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,165	1,170.00–1,675.00	1,547.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,304	1,450.00–2,375.00	1,952.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,056	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,138	1,375.00–1,850.00	1,682.72
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,041	1,025.00–1,800.00	1,574.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	963	1,075.00–1,675.00	1,389.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,072	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,066	1,285.00–1,400.00	1,350.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,089	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,535.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	893	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,320.00	1,320.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	900	1,230.00–1,600.00	1,399.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	806	800.00–1,700.00	1,186.02
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,247	94.00–117.50	105.98
142	—	1,205	105.00–135.00	118.69
57	—	1,259	120.00–147.00	132.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	975	80.00–103.00	92.04
92	—	1,062	88.00–126.50	105.89
9	—	1,056	108.00–123.00	117.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,437	106.00–136.00	123.58
5	—	1,459	105.50–115.00	109.48
22	—	1,446	125.00–148.00	135.46
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,796	117.00–122.00	119.80
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	109.00–122.00	116.69
3	—	1,163	127.00–130.00	128.59
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	153.00	153.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,167	160.00–177.00	163.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,628	103.00–127.00	119.10
55	—	1,716	117.00–156.00	135.47
22	—	1,813	133.50–163.00	147.91
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	110.00–137.00	119.59
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	125.00–155.00	138.58

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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