Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 200 priced lines covering 2,728 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,895 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 607 head. replacement cattle receipts at 244 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,895Last week 3,875Year ago 3,683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 607Last week 694Year ago 847

Replacement CattleReceipts 244Last week 182Year ago 325

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower, with Feeder Heifers selling mostly steady. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower,

with Slaughter Bulls selling 4.00-6.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,946.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,390.00	1,390.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,117	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,875.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,223	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,856.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–2,125.00	1,887.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,875.00–2,175.00	2,021.94
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,463.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,440.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,945.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,275	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,862.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,554.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,880.00	1,880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,630.00	1,630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,766.67
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	2,075.00	2,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	493	254.00–260.00	256.98
2	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	633	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	650	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	337.50	337.50
5	250–300	285	227.50–327.50	287.14
9	300–350	326	275.00–315.00	293.13
10	350–400	377	235.00–320.00	267.99
30	400–450	427	232.00–282.00	258.58
29	450–500	478	232.50–267.50	252.95
18	500–550	524	210.00–266.00	239.94
12	550–600	576	202.50–250.00	232.24
8	600–650	622	210.00–237.50	224.21
3	650–700	672	172.50–225.00	197.31
4	700–750	730	162.00–172.50	164.57
3	750–800	777	180.00–197.50	189.13
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	380.00	380.00
24	250–300	274	262.50–350.00	316.68
23	300–350	324	277.50–340.00	310.85
66	350–400	378	255.00–325.00	299.23
57	400–450	429	259.00–312.50	287.28
134	450–500	468	230.00–292.00	271.76
147	500–550	524	245.00–294.00	263.10
114	550–600	573	232.50–277.00	254.42
51	600–650	626	222.50–251.00	241.22
56	650–700	667	187.00–247.50	234.68
30	700–750	724	200.00–228.00	213.51
8	750–800	777	175.00–200.00	193.37
7	800–850	812	182.50–206.00	200.22
9	850–900	866	165.00–192.50	173.31
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	382	205.00–240.00	225.48
4	450–500	470	231.00–250.00	243.95
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	412	282.50–320.00	306.14
33	450–500	472	270.00–300.00	279.49
29	500–550	532	261.00–290.00	268.82
17	550–600	566	252.00–264.00	257.74
17	600–650	633	243.00–258.00	248.56
10	650–700	661	251.00	251.00
6	700–750	710	220.00–240.00	230.77
15	950–1000	952	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	589	237.50–240.00	239.19
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	278.00	278.00
4	750–800	771	242.00	242.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	488	268.00–286.00	277.05
2	500–550	525	260.00–277.50	268.83
1	550–600	570	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	240	287.50–415.00	357.05
16	250–300	279	320.00–400.00	341.07
20	300–350	332	315.00–375.00	336.48
30	350–400	380	301.00–375.00	328.61
18	400–450	421	277.50–365.00	320.66
42	450–500	473	273.00–335.00	303.90
69	500–550	527	265.00–322.50	303.98
85	550–600	573	280.00–309.00	295.32
75	600–650	628	260.00–290.00	274.93
93	650–700	670	230.00–281.00	269.53
22	700–750	726	242.50–271.00	261.13
9	750–800	760	215.00–264.00	252.09
4	800–850	825	210.00–233.00	226.56
3	850–900	865	231.00–237.00	235.00
1	900–950	935	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	955	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	250.00–262.50	256.20
6	300–350	326	232.50–342.50	297.53
6	350–400	378	260.00–320.00	285.82
8	400–450	428	240.00–317.50	285.39
16	450–500	479	230.00–305.00	268.70
12	500–550	524	232.50–285.00	252.39
12	550–600	569	200.00–274.00	249.74
9	600–650	625	258.00–268.00	264.57
5	650–700	682	235.00–255.00	246.97
3	700–750	727	210.00–250.00	224.55
3	750–800	760	205.00–215.00	210.00
1	800–850	835	197.50	197.50
3	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	481	310.00–324.00	318.65
20	500–550	521	310.00–331.00	315.97
27	550–600	569	290.00–320.00	302.89
36	600–650	610	281.00–305.00	288.57
8	650–700	661	280.00–299.00	284.36
15	700–750	706	253.00–281.00	275.77
34	750–800	753	264.00–268.00	265.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	330.00–337.50	334.52
3	600–650	601	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	268.00–282.00	275.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	233.00	233.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	455	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	525	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	231.00	231.00
1	400–450	430	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	540	225.00–267.50	246.05
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	625	170.00	170.00
2	700–750	713	192.50–215.00	203.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	355.00–375.00	365.09
7	300–350	329	280.00–325.00	311.05
4	350–400	381	260.00–280.00	268.95
15	400–450	419	230.00–292.00	265.35
24	450–500	477	217.50–280.00	256.21
16	500–550	521	229.00–267.50	245.80
18	550–600	575	187.50–271.00	241.52
6	600–650	622	220.00–238.00	227.55
11	650–700	685	199.00–250.00	213.21
5	700–750	719	207.50–222.00	213.74
3	750–800	778	165.00–205.00	180.21
1	800–850	815	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	395.00–430.00	418.17
5	250–300	276	355.00–405.00	378.70
10	300–350	318	265.00–390.00	348.13
25	350–400	378	300.00–360.00	325.98
45	400–450	426	282.50–337.50	311.64
57	450–500	472	260.00–335.00	295.97
53	500–550	525	255.00–312.50	284.86
58	550–600	578	247.50–297.50	271.04
37	600–650	623	240.00–283.00	255.93
19	650–700	672	230.00–260.00	252.00
21	700–750	722	215.00–252.50	232.96
6	750–800	770	192.50–245.00	220.70
3	800–850	823	165.00–177.50	173.40
3	850–900	862	181.00–190.00	183.99
2	900–950	908	172.50–187.50	180.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	122.00–134.00	127.46
16	—	1,382	132.00–163.00	146.87
59	—	1,447	120.00–149.00	139.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	954	97.50–124.00	107.75
16	—	1,072	119.00–142.00	127.67
58	—	1,057	106.00–140.00	124.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,978	126.00–134.00	131.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,278	133.00–160.00	149.52
7	—	1,157	115.00–133.00	125.86
116	—	1,155	122.00–148.00	137.46
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,231	118.00–127.00	122.88
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	120.00–133.00	127.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,697	140.50–174.00	159.44
8	—	1,329	130.00–147.00	138.67
11	—	1,866	155.00–192.00	167.22
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,126	145.00–166.00	156.75

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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