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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 5, 2021

2,226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.86/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 462 lb · 98 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.77/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 518 lb · 98 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.28/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 613 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,226 1,269 2,087
Feeder cattle 1,711 995 1,734
Slaughter cattle 381 193 200
Replacement cattle 134 81 153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Greeneville - No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 182.50 $182.50 $438 +27.50
272 272 3 157.00 $157.00 $427 -17.16
308–345 315 5 165.00–170.00 $166.09 $523 +3.66
365 365 2 150.00 $150.00 $548 -19.50
355–390 373 2 165.00–167.50 $166.19 $620 -3.31
400 fancy 400 1 173.00 $173.00 $692 —
420–445 438 19 149.00–164.50 $157.77 $691 -4.31
465 465 2 136.00 $136.00 $632 -23.95
455–485 466 24 146.00–157.50 $152.96 $713 -6.99
500–545 521 39 138.50–152.00 $148.03 $771 -2.38
513–539 value added 522 17 152.00–154.00 $153.27 $800 -1.63
563–564 value added 564 14 151.50–152.00 $151.71 $856 —
550–592 575 74 133.00–150.00 $141.50 $814 -7.09
602 value added 602 13 151.00 $151.00 $909 +3.07
600–646 629 25 133.00–145.00 $138.72 $873 +0.64
652 value added 652 7 140.05 $140.05 $913 -6.49
650–690 665 57 129.00–139.00 $136.70 $909 +3.35
705–745 728 8 120.00–135.00 $126.60 $922 -0.28
745 value added 745 7 133.50 $133.50 $995 —
757 value added 757 13 130.00 $130.00 $984 —
750–790 762 6 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $934 +1.29
800–810 value added 807 6 126.00–127.25 $126.84 $1,024 —
815 815 1 122.00 $122.00 $994 -1.50
904 904 4 109.00 $109.00 $985 -5.00
978 978 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,037 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 4 134.00–137.00 $135.57 $447 -8.63
540 540 3 120.00–121.00 $120.67 $652 -20.58
635 635 2 126.00 $126.00 $800 +3.50
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 -5.79
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 5 131.00 $131.00 $338 —
310–345 335 24 126.00–137.00 $134.70 $451 -27.78
350–395 378 36 130.00–140.00 $134.71 $509 -11.32
418 fancy 418 4 143.00 $143.00 $598 —
400–449 430 39 127.00–138.00 $133.70 $575 +1.10
450–495 462 97 129.00–139.00 $136.04 $629 -1.13
495 495 1 118.00 $118.00 $584 -19.17
510 fancy 510 1 132.00 $132.00 $673 —
500–545 518 97 118.00–138.75 $131.77 $683 +1.47
550–596 580 70 115.00–135.50 $123.19 $715 -4.98
600–647 607 67 112.00–125.25 $123.69 $751 +2.68
627 value added 627 27 125.75 $125.75 $788 +7.18
650–695 654 37 113.00–120.00 $118.81 $777 +1.98
677 value added 677 9 124.50 $124.50 $843 -1.50
710–746 739 21 100.00–111.00 $108.76 $804 +1.91
752–755 752 9 105.00–117.00 $115.66 $870 +18.42
800–835 812 3 98.00–101.00 $99.64 $809 -0.98
918 918 2 88.00 $88.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–574 572 11 110.00–115.00 $113.65 $650 -8.85
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1075 1063 2 94.00–97.00 $95.48 $1,015 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 238 3 175.00–182.50 $179.93 $428 —
260–295 273 3 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $471 —
305–345 325 11 161.00–175.00 $169.02 $549 +6.17
360 fancy 360 1 177.50 $177.50 $639 —
350–397 375 46 152.00–172.50 $166.64 $625 +5.79
405–440 fancy 420 4 162.00–170.00 $165.07 $693 —
400–440 423 14 147.00–160.00 $154.35 $653 +6.24
450–495 467 46 140.00–155.00 $149.56 $698 +1.27
450–495 fancy 473 2 158.00–167.00 $162.71 $770 +14.71
480–495 thin fleshed 490 3 136.00–137.00 $136.33 $668 —
513 fancy 513 2 148.00 $148.00 $759 —
500–545 525 68 130.00–143.00 $138.00 $724 -7.07
550–595 581 54 130.00–140.00 $135.99 $790 +4.40
585 thin fleshed 585 1 128.00 $128.00 $749 —
600–646 625 16 123.00–135.00 $127.26 $795 +0.53
630 fancy 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 —
650–685 664 37 119.00–130.00 $124.66 $828 +4.18
665 fancy 665 1 134.00 $134.00 $891 —
710–736 732 24 112.00–120.00 $116.43 $852 +2.56
755–770 765 3 105.00–114.00 $110.98 $849 —
805–835 824 10 104.00–111.00 $107.70 $887 —
887 887 3 95.00 $95.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–421 417 14 130.00–135.00 $133.56 $557 -2.62
497 497 8 129.00 $129.00 $641 -2.83
506 506 4 120.00 $120.00 $607 -4.09
583 583 4 116.00 $116.00 $676 -10.21
600–625 611 6 110.00–119.00 $115.10 $703 -8.35
760 760 1 102.00 $102.00 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1610 1214 80-85% 108 63.00–76.00 $68.72 $834 —
1115–1420 1268 80-85% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.56 $768 —
1140–1620 1323 80-85% 11 74.00–81.00 $77.94 $1,031 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1885 1426 75-80% 65 65.00–75.00 $70.13 $1,000 +2.89
1470–1565 1518 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.48 $1,131 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–950 893 85-90% 2 43.00–53.00 $47.68 $426 —
815–1270 1038 85-90% 47 54.00–72.00 $63.05 $654 +17.05
1090–1210 1134 85-90% 5 68.00–75.00 $71.92 $816 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1280 1180 2 87.00–89.00 $88.08 $1,039 —
1330–1890 1532 7 82.00–87.00 $84.92 $1,301 —
1195–2255 1716 31 89.00–100.00 $94.76 $1,626 —
1655–2120 1875 7 103.00–110.00 $104.73 $1,964 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1300 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–730.00 $690.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,330.00 $1,330.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,285.00 $1,217.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 890.00 $890.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.