Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 230 priced lines covering 4,087 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,351 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 786 head. replacement cattle receipts at 305 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,351Last week 5,505Year ago 4,934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 786Last week 1,024Year ago 1,084

Replacement CattleReceipts 305Last week 462Year ago 588

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold unevenly steady, with Feeder Heifers selling steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 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 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
12	350–400	373	250.00–310.00	288.29
17	400–450	423	238.00–315.00	276.47
22	450–500	486	240.00–300.00	276.36
8	500–550	530	252.50–290.00	270.37
10	550–600	579	220.00–270.00	246.55
5	600–650	622	220.00–245.00	233.91
6	650–700	663	122.50–242.50	201.30
4	700–750	725	190.00–230.00	210.94
3	750–800	767	138.00–227.50	194.88
2	800–850	825	186.00–190.00	188.00
1	900–950	925	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	355	277.00	277.00
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	490	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	277.50	277.50
3	550–600	558	252.50–267.50	259.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	327	300.00–390.00	367.75
49	350–400	373	297.00–395.00	348.21
96	400–450	426	280.00–340.00	315.86
84	450–500	470	285.00–322.00	300.16
100	500–550	522	254.00–312.50	286.38
85	550–600	574	244.00–297.50	272.88
36	600–650	626	240.00–267.50	252.91
38	650–700	666	228.00–260.00	245.83
23	700–750	720	200.00–252.50	222.75
12	750–800	771	195.00–247.50	214.58
2	800–850	820	192.00–197.00	194.56
4	850–900	884	193.00–197.00	193.97
1	950–1000	950	182.50	182.50
1	1000–1050	1,045	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	580	267.50	267.50
6	600–650	622	235.00–249.00	243.06
1	650–700	655	222.00	222.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	212.50–215.00	213.74
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	275.00–295.00	286.45
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	479	235.00–275.00	262.49
4	550–600	567	232.50–256.00	246.06
3	600–650	632	220.00–222.50	220.84
2	650–700	670	210.00–220.00	215.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	310.00–320.00	314.96
14	250–300	283	270.00–322.00	305.24
19	300–350	325	250.00–310.00	286.15
28	350–400	377	253.00–315.00	292.14
38	400–450	429	240.00–292.00	270.98
44	450–500	473	240.00–272.50	258.64
27	500–550	525	210.00–255.00	244.28
17	550–600	568	210.50–242.50	230.49
3	600–650	625	210.00–220.00	216.69
2	650–700	685	192.00–220.00	206.10
1	700–750	730	202.50	202.50
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	815	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	518	234.00	234.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	473	240.00–252.50	246.32
1	500–550	510	257.50	257.50
7	600–650	631	201.00–230.00	219.24
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
144	400–450	445	300.00–311.00	310.71
17	450–500	474	279.00–296.00	289.53
20	500–550	510	269.00–286.00	272.81
75	550–600	554	263.00–267.50	265.06
23	600–650	630	249.00–260.00	253.89
1	650–700	675	254.00	254.00
85	700–750	718	217.50–240.00	223.22
9	750–800	760	210.00–220.00	212.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	330.00–335.00	332.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	340.00–360.00	353.71
13	250–300	270	313.00–390.00	339.53
38	300–350	324	272.50–342.00	314.26
99	350–400	380	270.00–337.00	307.35
134	400–450	427	252.50–312.00	287.14
147	450–500	473	233.00–292.50	274.40
192	500–550	526	230.00–281.00	262.07
124	550–600	573	239.00–260.00	251.53
100	600–650	620	217.50–252.50	238.74
56	650–700	672	210.00–246.00	224.73
24	700–750	722	186.00–230.00	209.76
20	750–800	764	192.50–239.00	204.42
8	800–850	817	175.00–200.00	187.27
5	850–900	886	187.00–190.00	189.41
1	950–1000	975	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00–290.00	284.91
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	277.00	277.00
3	550–600	558	215.00–250.00	228.19
2	850–900	858	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	285.00–290.00	287.48
9	600–650	635	230.00–233.00	232.04
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	607	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	545	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
9	400–450	417	310.00–335.00	328.67
4	450–500	469	307.50–325.00	316.80
32	500–550	527	292.50–310.00	297.40
36	550–600	567	275.00–296.00	292.24
44	600–650	632	275.00–292.50	281.93
20	650–700	672	259.00–273.00	265.48
15	700–750	723	241.00–255.00	251.02
3	750–800	760	242.00	242.00
5	800–850	820	228.00	228.00
10	950–1000	984	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	327.50–395.00	364.14
14	250–300	280	327.50–420.00	378.44
35	300–350	323	320.00–387.00	351.16
29	350–400	373	285.00–370.00	345.80
57	400–450	429	295.00–340.00	314.21
89	450–500	474	285.00–327.00	309.06
98	500–550	525	270.00–318.00	297.63
129	550–600	573	265.00–307.50	288.05
102	600–650	621	250.00–293.00	273.90
82	650–700	679	246.00–275.00	261.49
21	700–750	721	230.00–266.00	251.41
17	750–800	772	225.00–250.00	233.65
12	800–850	814	214.00–235.00	226.02
3	850–900	860	224.00–231.00	226.64
7	900–950	917	210.00–219.00	215.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	510	280.00–285.00	282.55
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	290.00–355.00	317.77
8	250–300	276	245.00–350.00	301.28
16	300–350	321	250.00–335.00	301.60
9	350–400	374	250.00–320.00	300.98
7	400–450	421	257.00–320.00	288.12
16	450–500	475	270.00–295.00	282.84
22	500–550	523	250.00–297.50	269.62
13	550–600	572	250.00–282.50	263.65
10	600–650	619	215.00–268.00	248.25
4	650–700	660	227.50–249.00	240.07
4	700–750	722	210.00–250.00	227.76
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	247.00	247.00
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	800–850	801	243.75	243.75
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	286.00	286.00
8	600–650	631	255.00	255.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	392.00	392.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	175.00	175.00
3	500–550	542	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	645	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,197	114.00–140.00	125.65
18	—	1,197	102.00–122.00	114.91
33	—	1,277	126.00–146.00	134.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	105.00–125.00	114.23
34	—	1,476	128.00–147.00	136.91
125	—	1,452	110.00–137.00	127.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	119.00–124.00	121.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,029	94.00–125.00	109.91
16	—	1,073	113.00–122.00	117.45
23	—	968	72.00–112.00	96.25
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	113.00	113.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,363	120.00–123.00	121.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,424	123.00–139.00	132.65
23	—	1,890	154.00–179.00	160.51
44	—	1,640	137.00–161.00	147.96
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,111	124.00–148.00	137.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,241	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,747.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,252	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,472.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,723.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,042	1,270.00–1,450.00	1,353.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,055	1,375.00–1,660.00	1,496.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,261	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,804.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,513.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,367	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,687.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,180.00	1,180.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,216.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,975.00–2,350.00	2,132.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,925.00–2,550.00	2,239.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,227.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,810.00–2,775.00	2,186.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	942	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,603.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	960.00	960.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	730	1,075.00–1,700.00	1,325.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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