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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 1, 2021

944 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.08/cwt +11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 521 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.76/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 474 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.08/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 617 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 944 1,005 2,087
Feeder cattle 723 739 1,734
Slaughter cattle 139 199 200
Replacement cattle 82 67 153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower and those over 450 lbs. 5.00 lower, and feeder bulls remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls steady. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 177.50 $177.50 $470 +30.00
305–345 329 9 157.50–179.00 $168.08 $553 -1.42
355–385 367 8 160.00–176.00 $169.88 $623 +6.96
425 value added 425 2 164.00 $164.00 $697 —
435 435 2 156.00–158.00 $157.00 $683 ±0.00
455–495 474 14 144.00–162.00 $155.16 $735 +2.82
480 480 1 141.00 $141.00 $677 -11.34
492 thin fleshed 492 2 146.00 $146.00 $718 —
500–545 520 31 137.00–156.00 $148.44 $772 +6.01
532 value added 532 2 159.00 $159.00 $846 —
550–585 577 20 130.00–151.00 $143.28 $827 +7.80
601–645 620 16 130.00–150.00 $141.44 $877 +6.44
677–685 678 6 122.00–129.00 $127.82 $867 -0.82
705–715 710 2 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $870 -1.50
780 780 1 121.00 $121.00 $944 -2.90
787 value added 787 9 121.00 $121.00 $952 —
805–835 820 2 112.00–120.00 $115.93 $951 —
1025 1025 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,117 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 147.50–160.00 $153.80 $512 —
375–385 380 3 139.00–150.00 $144.29 $548 —
410–440 430 4 145.00–152.00 $148.97 $641 —
490–495 493 2 138.00–145.00 $141.48 $697 —
720 720 1 117.00 $117.00 $842 —
790 790 1 113.00 $113.00 $893 —
820 820 1 106.00 $106.00 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 269 4 130.00–141.00 $135.28 $364 -4.72
320–330 324 4 134.00–140.00 $136.97 $444 +5.39
350–390 374 11 130.00–145.00 $136.07 $509 +5.22
401–425 value added 416 8 141.00–142.00 $141.64 $589 —
415–430 423 2 117.50–125.00 $121.32 $513 +1.12
400–445 426 15 130.00–138.00 $133.26 $568 +13.06
462 value added 462 4 140.00 $140.00 $647 —
450–485 465 3 119.00–127.00 $124.04 $577 -6.28
455–496 475 20 125.00–138.00 $130.89 $622 +0.57
495 495 2 121.00 $121.00 $599 -9.32
505 505 1 121.00 $121.00 $611 -2.93
500–545 520 21 120.00–137.00 $129.37 $673 +5.44
550–590 571 26 119.00–132.50 $126.44 $722 +8.17
600–645 615 24 117.00–126.00 $122.46 $753 +3.36
635–640 637 3 110.00 $110.00 $701 -9.10
660 660 1 113.00 $113.00 $746 +0.33
650–685 668 10 113.00–118.00 $116.33 $777 +13.33
720–735 727 3 111.00 $111.00 $807 +6.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 122.00 $122.00 $403 —
350–385 368 2 128.00–130.00 $129.05 $475 —
401–415 404 7 123.00–129.00 $125.30 $506 —
475 475 2 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $577 +6.50
515–545 530 5 112.00–122.00 $118.19 $626 —
575–585 582 3 116.00–117.00 $116.66 $679 +1.66
750 750 1 106.00 $106.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 2 105.00–121.00 $113.14 $479 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 135.00 $135.00 $425 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 fancy 280 2 187.50 $187.50 $525 —
265–295 281 4 167.50–182.50 $172.62 $485 —
340–345 343 2 157.50–160.00 $158.74 $544 +12.56
350–365 355 3 160.00–172.50 $164.93 $586 +19.28
410 fancy 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 +7.03
405–440 426 7 150.00–160.00 $153.63 $654 +12.81
455–495 476 13 139.00–158.00 $148.23 $706 -2.48
505–545 522 19 129.00–148.00 $141.78 $740 +0.65
525 525 1 127.50 $127.50 $669 -13.63
555 fancy 555 1 148.00 $148.00 $821 —
550–597 574 15 125.00–145.00 $135.11 $776 +6.12
600–645 621 10 121.00–129.00 $124.89 $776 -9.11
670–675 673 2 122.00–124.00 $123.00 $828 +3.47
690 690 1 113.00 $113.00 $780 -6.53
710–735 722 5 117.00–125.00 $120.99 $874 +5.49
755–775 767 3 104.00–110.00 $107.14 $822 +0.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 433 2 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $602 —
450–480 463 4 127.00–139.00 $134.31 $622 —
510–540 525 3 119.00–130.00 $124.90 $656 +2.86
570–585 580 3 126.00–131.00 $128.69 $746 +8.69
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 —
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1545 1166 80-85% 53 62.00–77.50 $71.51 $834 +2.71
1145–1540 1277 80-85% 11 73.00–83.50 $79.12 $1,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1375 1033 85-90% 20 50.00–73.00 $64.99 $671 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $801 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1415 1360 75-80% 3 73.50–79.50 $77.13 $1,049 +5.35
1125–1900 1503 75-80% 16 62.00–74.00 $69.59 $1,046 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1685 1386 10 93.00–104.50 $97.35 $1,349 —
1365–2030 1794 7 100.00–116.00 $106.87 $1,917 +19.87

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
965–1140 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–835.00 $807.49
990–1270 1122 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–1,000.00 $944.24
1130–1295 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $865.05
1150–1305 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 885.00–1,110.00 $987.65
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1245 1153 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 790.00–1,060.00 $935.84

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,260.00–1,400.00 $1,330.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,700.00 $1,441.67 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 875.00–1,125.00 $997.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.