Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 250 priced lines covering 4,210 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,686 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,035 head. replacement cattle receipts at 372 head. Counted as USDA files them — 50 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,686Last week 5,880Year ago 5,965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,035Last week 1,217Year ago 1,275

Replacement CattleReceipts 372Last week 344Year ago 627

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling unevenly steady, but a firm undertone is noted. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower, with slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	348	372.00	372.00
3	350–400	392	342.00–350.00	347.38
134	400–450	425	305.00–358.00	351.80
15	450–500	474	322.50–335.00	327.92
25	500–550	523	292.50–328.00	312.79
43	550–600	571	276.00–320.00	300.45
24	600–650	634	280.00–286.00	285.02
32	650–700	669	262.00–277.00	268.05
12	700–750	711	252.00–264.00	256.71
23	750–800	771	227.00–252.00	238.65
15	800–850	830	220.00–239.00	226.95
61	850–900	871	218.00–224.00	220.00
2	950–1000	985	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	300.00–320.00	309.79
2	250–300	293	310.00–320.00	315.04
10	300–350	322	260.00–355.00	324.49
10	350–400	378	270.00–335.00	307.10
9	400–450	431	281.00–332.00	304.37
20	450–500	480	231.00–305.00	287.17
9	500–550	528	250.00–282.50	267.76
9	550–600	574	230.00–282.50	258.02
1	600–650	630	239.00	239.00
5	650–700	668	215.00–252.00	238.76
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	360.00–405.00	376.82
17	250–300	274	295.00–385.00	344.10
34	300–350	326	310.00–405.00	349.39
32	350–400	372	291.00–370.00	340.11
65	400–450	430	293.00–355.00	322.72
74	450–500	476	278.00–320.00	305.10
147	500–550	525	265.00–315.00	299.14
69	550–600	575	260.00–302.00	286.15
62	600–650	627	227.50–295.00	271.01
39	650–700	673	230.00–270.00	255.00
31	700–750	729	207.50–257.00	242.00
13	750–800	769	210.00–244.00	227.00
15	800–850	829	199.00–232.25	227.42
9	850–900	876	201.00–225.00	216.24
2	900–950	940	200.00–201.00	200.50
1	950–1000	950	194.00	194.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00	165.00
3	1050–1100	1,077	184.00	184.00
3	1100–1150	1,108	182.00	182.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	950–1000	952	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	583	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	342.00	342.00
11	400–450	427	269.00–302.50	295.26
41	450–500	465	261.00–305.00	283.06
17	500–550	519	250.00–292.50	264.56
11	600–650	607	228.00–254.00	241.12
16	650–700	654	231.00–242.50	234.99
19	700–750	709	213.00–220.50	218.19
9	800–850	848	201.00–205.00	204.56
5	900–950	919	160.00–170.00	164.09
1	950–1000	975	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	272.00	272.00
6	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
11	700–750	715	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
8	250–300	286	290.00–330.00	313.86
11	300–350	323	265.00–317.00	292.33
32	350–400	374	215.00–312.00	272.71
59	400–450	429	230.00–286.00	262.51
48	450–500	476	240.00–269.00	254.52
28	500–550	522	220.00–257.50	239.95
25	550–600	577	215.00–245.00	236.41
14	600–650	625	200.00–246.00	222.57
17	650–700	674	205.00–227.00	218.73
4	700–750	710	196.00–200.00	197.04
2	750–800	768	190.00–195.00	192.54
1	950–1000	955	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	260.00–355.00	332.87
28	250–300	278	257.50–365.00	332.88
42	300–350	329	262.50–335.00	313.30
97	350–400	374	247.50–340.00	298.44
94	400–450	421	245.00–310.00	285.29
157	450–500	471	239.00–295.00	275.82
149	500–550	522	219.00–282.50	258.66
111	550–600	571	219.00–274.00	255.13
54	600–650	618	215.00–247.50	234.43
47	650–700	670	196.00–245.00	223.17
18	700–750	724	195.00–227.50	208.41
27	750–800	769	186.00–215.00	197.78
5	800–850	810	196.00–200.00	197.10
3	850–900	877	160.00–182.50	167.61
7	900–950	926	160.00–172.50	161.74
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	210.00–230.00	217.50
2	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	659	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	365	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	330	300.00–315.00	307.16
1	400–450	440	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	473	192.50–230.00	210.95
2	500–550	520	200.00–220.00	210.29
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	249.00–285.00	274.78
3	350–400	390	280.00–281.00	280.67
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	476	227.50–250.00	236.86
1	500–550	545	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
8	600–650	635	200.00–220.00	215.71
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	828	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	340	255.00–295.00	275.00
10	350–400	374	265.00–320.00	299.36
24	400–450	428	260.00–312.00	288.48
26	450–500	477	235.00–315.00	272.85
12	500–550	526	230.00–275.00	254.04
16	550–600	576	225.00–265.00	241.89
20	600–650	621	212.50–252.50	235.02
7	650–700	669	220.00–250.00	235.66
3	700–750	730	187.50–218.00	207.66
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	617	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	695	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	407	345.00–352.50	348.77
4	450–500	484	312.50–325.00	318.77
5	500–550	534	308.00	308.00
2	600–650	615	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	645	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	275.00–285.00	280.16
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	380.00–405.00	390.03
14	300–350	331	300.00–390.00	352.98
92	350–400	378	302.50–370.00	334.40
95	400–450	427	277.50–337.50	318.50
97	450–500	472	260.00–322.50	299.12
103	500–550	527	247.50–306.00	281.24
80	550–600	573	232.50–298.00	275.00
57	600–650	626	202.00–275.00	253.69
39	650–700	668	210.00–267.50	241.80
16	700–750	719	213.00–241.00	231.33
13	750–800	765	200.00–227.00	219.58
12	800–850	829	170.00–196.00	182.42
11	850–900	866	174.50–188.00	179.80
1	900–950	900	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	270.00–287.00	282.94
7	500–550	530	265.00–272.00	268.74
4	550–600	585	267.50–270.00	268.12
1	600–650	615	221.00	221.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	172.50–176.00	174.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	713	188.00	188.00
5	750–800	786	182.00	182.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	916	1,220.00–1,500.00	1,366.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,160.00–1,250.00	1,208.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	936	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,182.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,157	1,350.00–1,975.00	1,623.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,467.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,280.00–1,550.00	1,423.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,111	1,450.00–1,925.00	1,589.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,205	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,725.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,264	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,826.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,077	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,426.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,488	1,500.00–1,820.00	1,717.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,283	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,527.91
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,027	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,632.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,463.21
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	930.00	930.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	980.00–1,180.00	1,100.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,254.50
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	785	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,226.27
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	693	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,154.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,666.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	1,200.00–1,825.00	1,513.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,435.00	1,435.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,825.00–2,485.00	2,012.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,645.00	1,597.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,827.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,775.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,281.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,725.00	1,725.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,570.00	1,570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,275	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,885	150.00–172.00	159.81
17	—	1,533	121.00–138.00	129.15
77	—	1,694	131.00–160.00	145.86
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,191	116.00–138.00	129.36
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,550	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	115.00–136.00	124.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,448	128.00–144.00	135.66
18	—	1,369	104.00–124.00	117.86
137	—	1,458	110.00–142.00	126.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,025	90.00–125.00	109.28
15	—	1,113	112.00–131.00	119.01
33	—	1,028	85.00–114.00	98.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,164	100.00–122.00	113.26
225	—	1,178	107.00–135.00	121.23
44	—	1,220	125.00–145.00	132.97

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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