Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 281 priced lines covering 4,910 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,483 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,038 head. replacement cattle receipts at 450 head. Counted as USDA files them — 63 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,483Last week 7,941Year ago 7,888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 1,266Year ago 1,188

Replacement CattleReceipts 450Last week 627Year ago 651

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling steady with a firm undertone. Slaughter Cows

sold 2.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	472	267.00	267.00
28	550–600	562	239.00–246.00	245.74
1	600–650	615	218.00	218.00
13	700–750	712	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	335.00	335.00
31	350–400	376	320.00–350.00	325.43
60	400–450	415	300.00–332.00	315.92
58	450–500	473	282.00–322.50	300.85
56	500–550	537	257.50–286.00	266.78
21	550–600	575	255.00–267.50	261.24
5	600–650	622	235.00–240.00	236.98
4	650–700	679	233.00	233.00
13	700–750	745	216.00–217.50	217.27
2	750–800	760	216.00	216.00
15	800–850	817	204.00–205.00	204.13
2	850–900	890	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	378	251.00–290.00	269.60
1	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	462	200.00–250.00	233.03
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	665	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	715	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	216	320.00	320.00
23	250–300	276	275.00–320.00	297.18
16	300–350	316	275.00–320.00	299.92
50	350–400	379	255.00–317.50	287.82
42	400–450	427	220.00–287.00	262.00
39	450–500	476	200.00–282.50	255.98
38	500–550	529	218.00–270.00	242.88
18	550–600	577	210.00–245.00	227.90
18	600–650	622	195.00–247.00	226.45
9	650–700	687	170.00–220.00	201.34
1	700–750	725	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	760	196.00	196.00
3	850–900	887	150.00–185.00	170.93
Heifers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	450–500	497	290.00	290.00
36	500–550	513	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	532	274.50	274.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	232	285.00–340.00	324.16
23	250–300	268	299.00–350.00	323.47
49	300–350	327	270.00–345.00	320.51
157	350–400	374	290.00–352.50	311.47
108	400–450	427	255.00–315.00	287.46
182	450–500	471	250.00–307.50	278.69
193	500–550	522	235.00–297.50	263.49
150	550–600	580	226.50–267.50	242.74
72	600–650	623	215.00–270.00	236.19
40	650–700	669	215.00–245.00	230.62
25	700–750	721	187.00–232.00	210.13
8	750–800	768	194.00–218.00	207.51
8	800–850	830	192.00–197.50	192.81
4	850–900	874	177.00–192.50	182.31
1	950–1000	995	145.00	145.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	338	225.00–245.00	234.93
4	350–400	386	200.00–235.00	223.85
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	522	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
7	350–400	361	250.00–275.00	254.67
3	400–450	428	220.00–240.00	231.91
12	450–500	481	210.00–265.00	233.83
2	500–550	523	225.00–236.00	230.63
3	550–600	572	215.00–220.00	216.63
1	600–650	635	212.50	212.50
3	650–700	680	200.00–229.00	219.12
4	800–850	810	203.00	203.00
2	850–900	878	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	235.00–252.50	243.05
3	550–600	577	202.50–227.50	211.80
1	650–700	690	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	245.00–250.00	247.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	332	300.00–332.00	313.90
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	443	300.00–305.00	302.51
4	450–500	475	260.00–270.00	267.10
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	555	241.00	241.00
2	600–650	610	232.50–235.00	233.74
1	700–750	710	192.00	192.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	320	260.00–335.00	294.90
2	350–400	360	295.00–310.00	302.29
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	805	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	275.00–305.00	284.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	300.00–335.00	322.90
12	250–300	283	305.00–372.00	339.70
19	300–350	321	275.00–365.00	312.65
23	350–400	375	242.00–325.00	289.60
14	400–450	428	275.00–320.00	295.63
26	450–500	471	260.00–330.00	284.43
16	500–550	520	248.00–296.00	275.88
18	550–600	582	225.00–284.00	264.81
12	600–650	623	221.00–260.00	241.87
17	650–700	661	190.00–260.00	244.83
1	700–750	710	244.00	244.00
2	800–850	830	182.00–215.00	198.40
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	480	252.50	252.50
7	500–550	528	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	375.00–380.00	378.32
35	400–450	431	342.50–397.00	365.71
36	450–500	465	325.00–350.00	336.91
40	500–550	528	302.50–325.00	313.51
18	550–600	567	298.00–317.50	314.16
27	600–650	630	278.00–295.00	284.16
3	650–700	670	264.00–265.00	264.34
53	700–750	726	242.50–265.50	259.41
8	750–800	765	244.00–254.00	247.13
1	800–850	815	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	925	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	600–650	602	303.00	303.00
61	750–800	787	249.25	249.25
60	800–850	814	235.10	235.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	518	285.00	285.00
17	650–700	652	232.00	232.00
12	750–800	794	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
33	550–600	551	320.00	320.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	235	340.00–350.00	348.54
21	250–300	277	325.00–412.00	365.02
50	300–350	328	319.00–390.00	349.97
53	350–400	379	312.50–382.00	351.70
88	400–450	424	302.00–367.50	328.20
66	450–500	471	280.00–337.00	316.85
81	500–550	529	267.50–322.50	298.86
82	550–600	568	260.00–315.00	291.08
74	600–650	628	250.00–290.00	274.70
26	650–700	670	236.00–280.00	259.06
12	700–750	719	232.00–255.00	243.80
10	750–800	758	220.00–244.00	239.51
21	800–850	828	214.00–228.00	223.30
6	850–900	868	221.00–227.00	222.97
2	950–1000	990	190.00–224.00	207.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	307.50–357.00	327.12
11	450–500	460	310.00–337.00	330.84
19	500–550	542	282.00–307.50	287.15
2	550–600	563	292.50–305.00	298.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	320.00–332.50	329.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	270.00–290.00	280.00
2	450–500	480	277.50–285.00	281.29
4	550–600	581	247.50–256.00	252.38
2	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	535	254.00–262.50	258.33
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	370.00–375.00	372.53
4	400–450	430	355.00–370.00	358.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	280.00–300.00	294.77
21	350–400	373	275.00–343.00	298.28
33	400–450	425	210.00–322.00	289.58
44	450–500	481	225.00–305.00	279.16
45	500–550	517	211.00–290.00	262.91
23	550–600	580	217.00–280.00	245.53
16	600–650	625	190.00–254.00	231.95
24	650–700	671	202.00–256.00	225.40
2	700–750	725	204.00–227.00	215.42
1	800–850	845	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	240.00–255.00	248.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	342.50–367.50	347.97
73	350–400	376	285.00–365.00	334.46
88	400–450	426	285.00–345.00	322.47
84	450–500	471	280.00–340.00	305.95
84	500–550	521	259.00–310.00	287.78
80	550–600	578	240.00–300.00	268.71
40	600–650	622	244.00–282.00	258.51
42	650–700	669	216.00–262.00	247.19
23	700–750	723	213.00–248.00	226.00
16	750–800	763	212.00–227.50	220.26
11	800–850	820	190.00–222.50	210.04
8	850–900	874	166.00–215.00	198.15
2	900–950	925	156.00–178.00	166.88
4	950–1000	972	141.00–163.00	157.51
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	290.00	290.00
5	350–400	388	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	475	245.00–257.50	249.08
2	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	572	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	307.50	307.50
4	350–400	376	255.00–295.00	284.76
4	400–450	423	210.00–275.00	250.41
3	450–500	463	210.00–252.50	227.29
2	500–550	510	230.00–300.00	264.31
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	700	218.00	218.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	898	177.50	177.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	388	247.50	247.50
1	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	515	202.50	202.50
4	750–800	756	190.50	190.50
10	900–950	930	164.00	164.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	184.00	184.00
1	550–600	585	182.00	182.00
2	750–800	773	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	900	187.50	187.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,105	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,842.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,755	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,222.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,125.00–3,350.00	2,539.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,575.00	2,433.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,300.00–3,600.00	3,080.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,450.00–2,450.00	1,890.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	875.00–1,200.00	1,047.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,110.00–1,750.00	1,430.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674.80
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	821	1,020.00–1,100.00	1,083.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	860.00–1,190.00	1,031.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,235	1,175.00–1,800.00	1,496.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,246	1,275.00–1,975.00	1,710.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,131	1,500.00–1,970.00	1,702.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,683.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,474.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,494.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,585.00–2,325.00	1,955.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	1,020.00–1,120.00	1,066.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	909	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,241.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,029	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,395.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,460.03
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,140.00	1,140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,225.00	1,225.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,426	129.00–146.00	135.89
16	—	1,388	110.00–127.00	121.78
89	—	1,400	115.00–139.00	126.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,254	126.00–149.00	134.73
203	—	1,175	112.00–133.00	124.87
49	—	1,196	104.00–121.00	112.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	991	77.00–107.00	96.11
103	—	1,058	95.00–122.00	112.24
21	—	1,046	112.00–134.00	122.17
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	917	119.00–123.00	120.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,657	127.00–162.00	143.88
25	—	1,854	149.00–173.00	157.73
11	—	1,460	113.00–142.00	127.32
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,119	125.00–159.00	140.40

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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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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