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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.33/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 426 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.74/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 517 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.62/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 469 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 715 1,495 1,940
Feeder cattle 537 1,287 1,460
Slaughter cattle 108 147 255
Replacement cattle 70 61 225

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Huntingdon - No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 378 6 164.00–170.00 $167.66 $634 +4.31
405–417 412 4 157.50–170.00 $160.69 $662 -1.99
415 value added 415 1 173.00 $173.00 $718 —
455–495 479 17 150.00–163.50 $157.24 $753 +1.72
510–545 529 4 140.00–150.00 $146.39 $774 -2.55
545 fancy 545 1 162.00 $162.00 $883 —
557–590 572 8 131.00–150.00 $140.86 $806 -5.14
595 fancy 595 2 157.00 $157.00 $934 —
610 fancy 610 1 153.00 $153.00 $933 —
600–630 613 3 130.00–144.00 $135.67 $832 -1.84
660 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 +9.65
720 720 1 127.50 $127.50 $918 +0.73
760 760 1 126.00 $126.00 $958 +0.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 150.00 $150.00 $492 -14.16
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 -18.20
415–420 418 2 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $591 -7.11
495 495 1 144.00 $144.00 $713 —
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 -9.76
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
860 860 1 100.00 $100.00 $860 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,322 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 fancy 310 1 155.00 $155.00 $480 —
315–347 334 6 140.00–149.00 $144.30 $482 +0.98
355–390 377 12 144.00–152.50 $149.32 $563 +7.21
400 fancy 400 1 156.00 $156.00 $624 —
400–447 427 29 130.00–153.00 $143.93 $615 +5.95
455–480 468 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $587 -7.39
455–495 468 17 135.00–143.00 $140.34 $657 +7.44
470–473 fancy 472 5 147.00–148.00 $147.60 $697 —
500–545 515 23 126.00–144.00 $135.28 $697 +5.95
550–590 567 20 123.00–137.00 $130.54 $740 +3.81
610 thin fleshed 610 4 116.00 $116.00 $708 —
615–625 620 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $766 +5.29
660–695 681 7 123.00–128.00 $124.28 $846 +6.44
700–710 703 6 116.00–124.00 $121.98 $858 +14.24
750–775 767 5 95.00–114.00 $108.50 $832 -2.98
830 830 1 102.00 $102.00 $847 -6.43
960 960 1 90.00 $90.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -6.61
430 430 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $565 +0.57
475–485 478 3 121.00–130.00 $125.63 $601 -0.32
505–525 512 3 125.00–131.00 $128.95 $660 +6.30
555 555 1 123.00 $123.00 $683 +8.53
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
420 420 1 127.50 $127.50 $536 —
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 160.00–165.00 $162.59 $354 —
315 fancy 315 1 182.50 $182.50 $575 —
310–330 317 3 157.50–175.00 $168.92 $535 —
353–395 374 8 157.00–162.50 $160.19 $599 —
400–445 423 16 149.00–160.00 $154.16 $652 +3.62
450–490 475 11 140.00–156.00 $148.24 $704 +3.03
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 -15.21
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 -8.79
500–540 518 24 130.00–147.00 $142.23 $737 +3.44
550–595 569 11 120.00–143.00 $134.80 $767 +1.41
600–645 616 6 125.00–133.00 $130.46 $804 -0.60
655–680 671 7 122.50–130.00 $125.20 $840 +1.38
700–725 713 2 117.00–123.00 $119.95 $855 +7.32
775–780 778 2 108.00–111.00 $109.50 $852 +5.50
825 825 1 95.00 $95.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 142.50 $142.50 $406 —
330–335 333 2 147.50–148.00 $147.75 $492 —
400–420 410 4 137.00–145.00 $142.77 $585 +1.71
465–495 487 5 130.00–141.00 $138.16 $673 +3.84
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 -3.60
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 +7.00
745 745 1 87.00 $87.00 $648 —
795 795 1 85.00 $85.00 $676 —
810 810 1 85.00 $85.00 $688 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 140.00–147.50 $143.78 $479 —
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
550 550 1 122.00 $122.00 $671 —
640 640 1 118.00 $118.00 $755 —
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110 1110 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1505 1154 80-85% 27 65.00–78.00 $72.64 $838 +6.97
980–1480 1194 80-85% 8 78.50–83.00 $79.86 $954 —
1215–1290 1253 80-85% 2 63.00–64.50 $63.73 $799 +6.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1605 1411 75-80% 15 63.50–75.50 $71.67 $1,011 —
1505–1540 1523 75-80% 2 77.00–78.50 $77.76 $1,184 +9.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1165 1027 85-90% 10 46.00–69.50 $62.32 $640 +3.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 80.00 $80.00 $956 —
1255 1255 1 106.50 $106.50 $1,337 —
1195–2095 1454 17 92.50–104.50 $99.17 $1,442 —
1520–2010 1731 6 105.50–111.00 $107.61 $1,863 +23.39

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
930–1105 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 860.00–885.00 $871.43
925–1230 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–985.00 $969.98
1100–1270 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–875.00 $840.28
1040–1375 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00–1,025.00 $976.03
1085–1350 1259 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 725.00–1,000.00 $880.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
865–1020 958 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–775.00 $701.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1150–1175 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,250.00 $1,186.83 —
1100–1230 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–975.00 $951.39 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,435.00 $1,435.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,450.00 $1,403.33 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 104.00 $104.00 $494 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.