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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

1,269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.98/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 519 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.17/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 584 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.91/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 523 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,269 944 2,087
Feeder cattle 995 723 1,734
Slaughter cattle 193 139 200
Replacement cattle 81 82 153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Lafayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 higher.5 ***Offerings also included the following Load Lots sold on video:*** 1 Load 60 Heifers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 825 lbs. @ 118 per cwt 1 Load 60 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 805 lbs. @ 133.25 per cwt 2 Loads 116 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 850 lbs. @ 129.50 per cwt 1 Load 58 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 875 lbs. @ 126.25 per cwt 1 Load 54 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 950 lbs. @ 120.50 per cwt 1 Load 50 Steers Medium-Large 1-2 weighing 1000 lbs. @ 118 per cwt The video sale report can also be found at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Total number of cattle including 398 sold on video = 964 total head of cattle Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not well established last week. Steers under 700 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 155.00 $155.00 $380 —
270–285 278 2 168.00–180.00 $174.16 $484 -3.34
310–337 329 13 160.00–170.00 $162.43 $534 -5.65
350–375 363 5 165.00–172.50 $169.50 $615 -0.38
400–440 421 7 152.50–167.50 $162.08 $682 +5.08
450–467 460 6 156.00–166.00 $159.95 $736 +4.79
505–548 522 40 139.00–163.00 $150.41 $785 +1.97
532–535 value added 533 5 153.00–155.50 $154.90 $826 -4.10
550–599 579 15 143.50–155.00 $148.59 $860 +5.31
600–631 value added 617 13 146.00–149.50 $147.93 $913 —
600–649 635 15 132.00–150.00 $138.08 $877 -3.36
653–679 value added 663 15 143.00–149.00 $146.54 $972 —
650–695 665 17 126.00–145.00 $133.35 $887 +5.53
700–745 719 10 121.00–133.00 $126.88 $912 +4.38
750–798 786 16 113.00–126.50 $121.23 $953 +0.23
823 823 2 123.50 $123.50 $1,016 +7.57
885 885 1 111.00 $111.00 $982 —
930 930 12 114.00 $114.00 $1,060 —
990 990 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 322 5 137.50–165.00 $144.20 $464 -9.60
388 388 10 142.00 $142.00 $551 -2.29
405–435 424 4 122.50–147.50 $138.62 $588 -10.35
450–485 477 16 135.00–146.00 $139.96 $668 -1.52
510 510 2 137.50–145.00 $141.25 $720 —
560–590 575 2 130.00–136.00 $133.08 $765 —
645 645 1 122.50 $122.50 $790 —
655–680 667 3 122.50–130.00 $125.79 $839 —
820 820 1 111.00 $111.00 $910 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 4 164.00 $164.00 $402 —
295 295 1 148.00 $148.00 $437 +12.72
313–315 314 4 147.50–167.50 $162.48 $510 +25.51
360–385 374 17 131.00–156.00 $146.03 $546 +9.96
415–447 428 16 123.00–136.00 $132.60 $568 -0.66
459–490 473 37 121.00–141.00 $137.17 $649 +6.28
511 value added 511 4 139.00 $139.00 $710 —
500–548 520 47 115.00–139.00 $130.30 $678 +0.93
550–595 584 46 109.00–134.00 $128.17 $749 +1.73
600–615 value added 607 3 109.00–130.50 $118.57 $720 —
605–645 635 18 104.00–127.00 $121.01 $768 +11.01
645 645 1 105.00 $105.00 $677 -5.00
650 value added 650 17 126.00 $126.00 $819 —
660–695 673 19 105.00–124.00 $116.83 $786 +0.50
700–738 718 13 95.00–111.00 $106.85 $767 -4.15
750–790 767 3 90.00–108.00 $97.24 $746 —
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —
780 value added 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
818–828 825 7 98.50–106.00 $100.62 $830 —
860 860 1 91.00 $91.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 132.50 $132.50 $371 —
305–325 319 4 130.00–139.00 $136.20 $434 +14.20
360–385 373 5 127.50–132.50 $130.99 $489 +1.94
405–415 410 2 132.50 $132.50 $543 +7.20
450–485 473 9 121.00–132.50 $129.08 $611 +7.58
505 505 2 121.00 $121.00 $611 +2.81
565–570 568 2 122.50 $122.50 $696 +5.84
680 680 1 108.00 $108.00 $734 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 5 124.50 $124.50 $695 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 110.00 $110.00 $512 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 112.50 $112.50 $557 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 3 159.00–170.00 $162.85 $513 +4.11
373–388 381 8 158.00–163.00 $160.85 $613 -4.08
415–448 429 8 135.00–162.50 $148.11 $635 -5.52
450–495 467 18 130.00–156.00 $148.29 $693 +0.06
470 fancy 470 1 148.00 $148.00 $696 —
505–545 522 23 126.00–150.00 $145.07 $757 +3.29
555–595 581 13 119.00–142.00 $131.59 $765 -3.52
625 thin fleshed 625 1 111.00 $111.00 $694 —
600–646 640 23 116.00–129.00 $126.73 $811 +1.84
650–685 669 4 110.00–130.00 $120.48 $806 -2.52
700–735 727 11 107.50–115.00 $113.87 $828 -7.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 3 131.00–145.00 $136.18 $562 -2.83
460–495 474 12 130.00–137.50 $131.83 $625 -2.48
501–540 526 16 116.00–133.00 $124.09 $653 -0.81
550–570 560 3 119.00–132.50 $126.21 $707 -2.48
605–630 615 4 119.00–128.00 $123.45 $759 +1.45
665–685 675 2 103.00–110.00 $106.45 $719 -8.55
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 130.00–134.00 $131.89 $495 —
465 465 1 124.00 $124.00 $577 —
455–490 473 2 132.50–141.00 $136.91 $648 —
515 515 1 122.50 $122.50 $631 —
540 540 1 119.00 $119.00 $643 —
570 570 1 127.50 $127.50 $727 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1505 1505 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 112.50 $112.50 $771 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1185 1135 80-85% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.48 $675 —
890–1635 1156 80-85% 39 63.00–74.50 $68.02 $786 -3.49
1060–1370 1191 80-85% 11 71.00–79.00 $75.19 $896 +3.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1855 1421 75-80% 32 62.00–72.00 $67.24 $955 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1265 1003 85-90% 18 47.00–65.00 $55.31 $555 -9.68
1030 1030 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $474 -18.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 83.50 $83.50 $906 —
1075–1170 1123 2 74.00–80.00 $77.13 $866 —
1545–2095 1801 6 88.00–99.00 $93.29 $1,680 —
1915–1985 1950 2 105.00–107.50 $106.27 $2,072 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
950–1180 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,250.00 $1,071.60
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–980 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 640.00–950.00 $793.40
990–1090 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 725.00–750.00 $736.90
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1080–1335 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,139.44 —
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.