Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 257 priced lines covering 5,206 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,505 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,024 head. replacement cattle receipts at 462 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,505Last week 4,686Year ago 6,803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,024Last week 1,035Year ago 1,269

Replacement CattleReceipts 462Last week 372Year ago 520

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold mostly

steady to 2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady with a firm undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	322.50–330.00	326.75
21	450–500	472	305.00–340.00	316.51
3	500–550	517	290.00–302.50	295.02
3	550–600	570	282.50–290.00	286.72
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00–260.00	255.06
2	550–600	573	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
4	500–550	517	270.00–277.50	273.07
4	550–600	583	230.00–258.00	249.98
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	443	280.00–285.00	282.49
3	450–500	460	150.00–267.00	227.60
3	500–550	523	236.00–270.00	248.91
1	600–650	645	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	385.00–410.00	396.97
10	250–300	280	325.00–400.00	380.03
10	300–350	324	300.00–395.00	352.46
71	350–400	376	292.50–395.00	338.67
106	400–450	424	265.00–367.50	316.50
121	450–500	473	260.00–337.50	305.91
130	500–550	523	262.50–312.50	287.26
93	550–600	576	238.00–310.00	271.57
93	600–650	631	220.00–282.00	248.25
36	650–700	662	215.00–265.00	238.87
15	700–750	721	191.00–238.00	218.23
8	750–800	766	210.00–222.00	218.04
3	800–850	800	160.00–200.00	175.83
1	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
4	900–950	944	148.00–170.00	153.51
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	252.50–280.00	261.18
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	230.00–305.00	265.36
28	350–400	375	275.00–355.00	303.20
34	400–450	427	237.00–317.50	277.69
32	450–500	469	235.00–305.00	272.64
22	500–550	525	227.50–285.00	260.71
43	550–600	576	220.00–267.50	246.28
20	600–650	616	200.00–245.00	234.03
6	650–700	673	185.00–245.00	211.03
4	700–750	735	192.50–205.50	202.32
4	750–800	785	180.00–204.00	187.55
3	800–850	805	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	890	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	592	278.00	278.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	238.00	238.00
8	500–550	538	213.00	213.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	648	193.00	193.00
28	650–700	682	202.00	202.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	440	232.00	232.00
3	500–550	518	220.00	220.00
6	650–700	681	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	277.50–280.00	278.53
8	450–500	476	255.00–275.00	261.99
4	500–550	538	245.00–257.50	251.28
4	550–600	579	220.00–240.00	227.34
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	217.50	217.50
7	700–750	706	213.00	213.00
2	750–800	755	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	222.50–250.00	238.98
2	450–500	495	235.00–242.50	238.75
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	365.00	365.00
2	250–300	268	350.00–370.00	359.35
3	300–350	315	322.50–332.50	325.68
28	350–400	370	300.00–337.50	310.81
38	400–450	414	276.00–325.00	302.73
76	450–500	477	273.00–316.00	284.70
65	500–550	519	262.50–287.50	266.60
105	550–600	581	250.00–280.00	258.19
54	600–650	630	228.00–257.50	242.96
48	650–700	670	236.00–245.00	239.65
15	700–750	709	216.00	216.00
15	750–800	759	198.00–209.00	205.37
1	850–900	860	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	525	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	580	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	272.00–275.00	273.48
4	450–500	478	230.00–267.00	246.59
2	550–600	563	200.00–235.00	217.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	642	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	330.00–370.00	349.04
35	250–300	274	266.00–365.00	313.10
53	300–350	328	272.50–350.00	307.38
103	350–400	375	257.50–327.00	295.20
139	400–450	431	249.00–320.00	279.68
226	450–500	470	247.50–292.50	273.31
230	500–550	523	230.00–283.00	260.12
158	550–600	578	221.00–272.50	249.29
77	600–650	627	211.00–257.50	232.30
49	650–700	674	191.00–252.50	222.27
22	700–750	725	186.00–219.00	207.01
18	750–800	767	185.00–222.00	200.13
9	800–850	834	159.00–197.50	189.26
3	850–900	872	173.00–182.00	175.96
6	900–950	919	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	995	178.00	178.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	265.00–330.00	300.80
18	300–350	330	250.00–305.00	272.72
42	350–400	374	225.00–297.00	267.11
52	400–450	430	225.00–287.50	255.21
68	450–500	479	230.00–271.00	253.77
32	500–550	520	217.50–261.00	241.30
47	550–600	570	199.00–245.00	233.73
17	600–650	622	200.00–230.00	218.37
4	650–700	667	200.00–210.00	207.43
1	700–750	725	192.50	192.50
4	750–800	768	186.00	186.00
2	800–850	818	130.00–173.00	151.96
1	900–950	905	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	297.50	297.50
4	350–400	395	312.00	312.00
9	500–550	508	268.00–279.00	277.75
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	420.00	420.00
10	300–350	316	387.50–400.00	391.52
3	350–400	370	385.00–405.00	398.24
25	400–450	418	321.00–375.00	343.34
39	450–500	476	314.00–333.00	321.99
48	500–550	527	295.00–320.00	304.82
37	550–600	565	285.00–320.00	296.04
69	600–650	628	264.50–300.00	277.62
6	650–700	673	267.50–282.50	269.93
9	700–750	710	259.00–261.00	259.90
5	750–800	767	238.00–243.00	240.00
3	800–850	817	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	333	270.00–304.00	287.64
4	400–450	438	283.00	283.00
4	450–500	490	275.00–280.00	276.19
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	597	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	350.00–400.00	375.35
24	250–300	276	290.00–405.00	348.48
49	300–350	326	321.00–385.00	351.29
31	350–400	376	325.00–380.00	354.94
100	400–450	429	290.00–350.00	323.13
114	450–500	480	270.00–327.50	315.48
101	500–550	522	262.50–327.50	306.98
185	550–600	572	264.00–307.50	286.84
78	600–650	624	220.00–291.00	263.44
42	650–700	670	240.00–277.50	259.11
44	700–750	725	210.00–260.00	232.09
34	750–800	777	215.00–246.00	226.52
12	800–850	830	212.00–225.00	220.49
1	850–900	855	213.00	213.00
2	900–950	930	186.00–200.00	192.92
1	950–1000	970	170.00	170.00
4	1000–1050	1,020	178.00–194.00	186.44
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
16	250–300	281	280.00–370.00	337.97
14	300–350	321	260.00–340.00	309.83
10	350–400	374	270.00–330.00	298.90
14	400–450	428	255.00–320.00	296.62
8	450–500	475	232.50–305.00	283.28
20	500–550	522	220.00–290.00	268.30
19	550–600	578	230.00–280.00	259.05
13	600–650	623	220.00–244.00	236.79
38	650–700	690	210.00–248.00	236.13
13	700–750	715	182.00–231.00	213.45
1	950–1000	995	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	342.50	342.50
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	613	253.00–260.00	256.57

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 · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,125	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,470.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,108	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,211.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,146.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,250	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,202	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,684.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,071	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,653.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,350.00–1,683.50	1,532.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,214	1,625.00–2,200.00	1,863.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,217	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,633.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,249.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,860.00	1,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,271	1,650.00–2,475.00	1,839.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,264.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,144	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,731.72
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,005	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,330.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,072	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,491.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,297.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,115	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,658.22
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	803	1,250.00	1,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,916.67
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	748	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,263.88
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,485.00	1,485.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,080	112.00–135.00	119.14
87	—	1,067	98.00–126.00	109.63
33	—	975	79.00–106.00	93.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,436	130.00–146.00	136.56
148	—	1,394	114.00–138.00	126.17
8	—	1,368	107.00–120.00	112.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,185	98.00–122.00	114.20
218	—	1,201	108.00–135.00	123.37
50	—	1,221	125.00–148.00	132.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	836	111.00–121.00	118.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	124.00–128.00	125.87
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	104.00–113.00	108.68
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	110.00–111.00	110.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,843	150.00–170.00	157.66
14	—	1,472	120.00–138.00	128.62
76	—	1,652	123.50–158.00	146.43
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,104	88.00–142.00	124.51

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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