Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 22
● As filed250 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2063

State summary

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.

Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7300–350348372.00372.00
3350–400392342.00–350.00347.38
134400–450425305.00–358.00351.80
15450–500474322.50–335.00327.92
25500–550523292.50–328.00312.79
43550–600571276.00–320.00300.45
24600–650634280.00–286.00285.02
32650–700669262.00–277.00268.05
12700–750711252.00–264.00256.71
23750–800771227.00–252.00238.65
15800–850830220.00–239.00226.95
61850–900871218.00–224.00220.00
2950–1000985202.50202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1500–550505250.00250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2200–250240300.00–320.00309.79
2250–300293310.00–320.00315.04
10300–350322260.00–355.00324.49
10350–400378270.00–335.00307.10
9400–450431281.00–332.00304.37
20450–500480231.00–305.00287.17
9500–550528250.00–282.50267.76
9550–600574230.00–282.50258.02
1600–650630239.00239.00
5650–700668215.00–252.00238.76
1850–900855185.00185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3200–250233360.00–405.00376.82
17250–300274295.00–385.00344.10
34300–350326310.00–405.00349.39
32350–400372291.00–370.00340.11
65400–450430293.00–355.00322.72
74450–500476278.00–320.00305.10
147500–550525265.00–315.00299.14
69550–600575260.00–302.00286.15
62600–650627227.50–295.00271.01
39650–700673230.00–270.00255.00
31700–750729207.50–257.00242.00
13750–800769210.00–244.00227.00
15800–850829199.00–232.25227.42
9850–900876201.00–225.00216.24
2900–950940200.00–201.00200.50
1950–1000950194.00194.00
11000–10501,010165.00165.00
31050–11001,077184.00184.00
31100–11501,108182.00182.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1500–550525280.00280.00
3550–600585240.00240.00
1650–700670230.00230.00
1750–800795210.00210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
59950–1000952220.00220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1350–400370270.00270.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1250–300295290.00290.00
1450–500460290.00290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1450–500450290.00290.00
2550–600583250.00250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1850–900850200.00200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3350–400388342.00342.00
11400–450427269.00–302.50295.26
41450–500465261.00–305.00283.06
17500–550519250.00–292.50264.56
11600–650607228.00–254.00241.12
16650–700654231.00–242.50234.99
19700–750709213.00–220.50218.19
9800–850848201.00–205.00204.56
5900–950919160.00–170.00164.09
1950–1000975165.00165.00
11000–10501,025158.00158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1450–500470272.00272.00
6600–650610225.00225.00
11700–750715212.00212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1200–250230290.00290.00
8250–300286290.00–330.00313.86
11300–350323265.00–317.00292.33
32350–400374215.00–312.00272.71
59400–450429230.00–286.00262.51
48450–500476240.00–269.00254.52
28500–550522220.00–257.50239.95
25550–600577215.00–245.00236.41
14600–650625200.00–246.00222.57
17650–700674205.00–227.00218.73
4700–750710196.00–200.00197.04
2750–800768190.00–195.00192.54
1950–1000955137.50137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6200–250231260.00–355.00332.87
28250–300278257.50–365.00332.88
42300–350329262.50–335.00313.30
97350–400374247.50–340.00298.44
94400–450421245.00–310.00285.29
157450–500471239.00–295.00275.82
149500–550522219.00–282.50258.66
111550–600571219.00–274.00255.13
54600–650618215.00–247.50234.43
47650–700670196.00–245.00223.17
18700–750724195.00–227.50208.41
27750–800769186.00–215.00197.78
5800–850810196.00–200.00197.10
3850–900877160.00–182.50167.61
7900–950926160.00–172.50161.74
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3450–500482210.00–230.00217.50
2500–550540210.00210.00
2600–650605215.00215.00
4650–700659208.00208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2250–300252380.00380.00
1350–400365292.50292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1350–400360250.00250.00
1400–450440240.00240.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1250–300285285.00285.00
2300–350330300.00–315.00307.16
1400–450440215.00215.00
2450–500473192.50–230.00210.95
2500–550520200.00–220.00210.29
1550–600550230.00230.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1350–400380260.00260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6300–350331249.00–285.00274.78
3350–400390280.00–281.00280.67
1400–450435240.00240.00
4450–500476227.50–250.00236.86
1500–550545212.50212.50
1550–600565250.00250.00
8600–650635200.00–220.00215.71
1700–750730225.00225.00
2800–850828181.00181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1450–500465240.00240.00
1500–550530200.00200.00
1550–600555200.00200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2350–400355305.00305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1250–300280325.00325.00
2300–350340255.00–295.00275.00
10350–400374265.00–320.00299.36
24400–450428260.00–312.00288.48
26450–500477235.00–315.00272.85
12500–550526230.00–275.00254.04
16550–600576225.00–265.00241.89
20600–650621212.50–252.50235.02
7650–700669220.00–250.00235.66
3700–750730187.50–218.00207.66
1750–800750200.00200.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4600–650617236.00236.00
1650–700695195.00195.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4300–350338287.50287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1300–350300370.00370.00
6400–450407345.00–352.50348.77
4450–500484312.50–325.00318.77
5500–550534308.00308.00
2600–650615265.00265.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1400–450435240.00240.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2500–550520212.50212.50
1600–650645190.00190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2300–350320275.00–285.00280.16
1350–400380280.00280.00
1400–450400240.00240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3250–300290380.00–405.00390.03
14300–350331300.00–390.00352.98
92350–400378302.50–370.00334.40
95400–450427277.50–337.50318.50
97450–500472260.00–322.50299.12
103500–550527247.50–306.00281.24
80550–600573232.50–298.00275.00
57600–650626202.00–275.00253.69
39650–700668210.00–267.50241.80
16700–750719213.00–241.00231.33
13750–800765200.00–227.00219.58
12800–850829170.00–196.00182.42
11850–900866174.50–188.00179.80
1900–950900180.00180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5450–500482270.00–287.00282.94
7500–550530265.00–272.00268.74
4550–600585267.50–270.00268.12
1600–650615221.00221.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2650–700673172.50–176.00174.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2700–750713188.00188.00
5750–800786182.00182.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)6—9161,220.00–1,500.001,366.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,0131,160.00–1,250.001,208.44
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—815850.00850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—9361,100.00–1,300.001,182.18
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—8701,400.001,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)27—1,1571,350.00–1,975.001,623.44
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,2101,375.00–1,550.001,467.56
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,0051,280.00–1,550.001,423.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11—1,1111,450.00–1,925.001,589.17
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,2051,600.00–1,900.001,725.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11—1,2641,450.00–2,100.001,826.55
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—1,0771,225.00–1,650.001,426.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,4881,500.00–1,820.001,717.50
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,2001,600.00–1,800.001,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,2831,475.00–1,675.001,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,1181,425.00–1,625.001,527.91
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—8501,070.001,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—9501,325.001,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,0271,275.00–1,850.001,632.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—9281,375.00–1,550.001,463.21
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—700930.00930.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open3—8871,110.001,110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—710850.00850.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—780980.00–1,180.001,100.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—7301,150.001,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—8401,200.001,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—9001,425.001,425.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—8181,375.001,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—8231,200.00–1,310.001,254.50
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,0051,825.001,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—8701,500.001,500.00
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—9001,275.001,275.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—8001,375.001,375.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—7851,175.00–1,275.001,226.27
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—6931,050.00–1,250.001,154.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—8251,425.001,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,0701,475.001,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open3—1,0101,650.00–1,700.001,666.01
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,0481,200.00–1,825.001,513.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11——1,435.001,435.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1——1,375.001,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1——1,975.001,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1——2,325.002,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open5——1,825.00–2,485.002,012.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1——2,425.002,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1——1,750.001,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1——2,150.002,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2——1,550.00–1,645.001,597.50
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1——2,400.002,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2——1,250.00–1,650.001,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,1002,275.002,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,3501,975.001,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,0752,375.002,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,2202,150.002,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,2831,800.00–1,850.001,827.49
Aged (>8 yrs)Open3—1,1151,525.00–1,950.001,775.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—9601,500.001,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—7751,100.00–1,475.001,281.45
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—9801,350.001,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—6501,725.001,725.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1——1,570.001,570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—8001,200.001,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A1—1,3202,000.002,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A2—1,2752,450.002,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
30—1,885150.00–172.00159.81
17—1,533121.00–138.00129.15
77—1,694131.00–160.00145.86
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—1,191116.00–138.00129.36
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—2,550136.00136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—973115.00–136.00124.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
16—1,448128.00–144.00135.66
18—1,369104.00–124.00117.86
137—1,458110.00–142.00126.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
99—1,02590.00–125.00109.28
15—1,113112.00–131.00119.01
33—1,02885.00–114.0098.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
23—1,164100.00–122.00113.26
225—1,178107.00–135.00121.23
44—1,220125.00–145.00132.97
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.