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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 12, 2021

1,746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.63/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 582 lb · 91 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.52/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 528 lb · 77 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.80/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 467 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,746 1,001 1,646
Feeder cattle 1,251 729 1,285
Slaughter cattle 361 199 246
Replacement cattle 134 73 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall, feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 160.00 $160.00 $432 -10.00
315 315 5 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
350–390 359 10 160.00–167.50 $163.20 $586 +1.93
420–435 427 3 164.00–166.00 $165.34 $706 +3.61
428 428 2 147.00 $147.00 $629 -14.73
450–495 466 31 146.00–158.00 $153.57 $716 +1.46
455–487 479 4 130.00–138.00 $136.10 $652 -16.01
515–548 522 47 138.00–155.00 $149.07 $778 +1.21
555–593 587 40 135.50–147.00 $142.70 $838 +3.06
602–649 value added 629 18 143.00–147.50 $144.66 $910 —
625–649 647 10 137.00–138.50 $138.36 $895 +4.81
654–684 value added 663 24 140.00–140.50 $140.35 $931 —
660–669 666 37 123.50–138.00 $125.82 $838 -8.34
705–735 value added 717 5 129.00–137.00 $132.28 $948 —
730–747 745 17 125.00–135.75 $134.00 $998 +14.00
765–790 773 9 120.00–127.00 $125.55 $971 +4.55
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 319 3 130.00 $130.00 $415 -13.78
503–505 504 9 129.00–130.00 $129.67 $654 —
550–595 582 8 130.00–133.00 $131.37 $765 +0.10
635 635 1 122.00 $122.00 $775 —
650 650 1 124.00 $124.00 $806 -2.24
700–713 709 3 112.00–115.00 $114.01 $808 +2.54
870 870 1 100.00 $100.00 $870 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–271 269 7 137.50–143.00 $141.81 $381 -3.19
320–330 325 2 126.00–130.00 $128.03 $416 -9.04
300–341 335 17 132.00–140.00 $135.22 $453 -1.85
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 -11.84
353–395 376 14 131.00–143.50 $140.08 $527 +3.24
403–448 427 21 127.00–136.00 $132.36 $565 -3.40
455–490 467 71 130.00–139.50 $137.27 $641 +3.83
483 483 2 120.00 $120.00 $580 -13.44
520 fancy 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 —
500–548 528 76 123.00–133.50 $130.46 $689 +1.49
565 fancy 565 1 127.00 $127.00 $718 —
555–586 value added 572 22 132.50–133.00 $132.72 $759 —
550–598 586 68 114.00–131.00 $125.99 $738 +13.26
605–640 626 20 110.00–127.00 $119.54 $748 -2.05
661 value added 661 17 124.00 $124.00 $820 —
653–690 666 17 111.00–121.50 $116.67 $777 +1.79
710–742 727 12 103.00–115.00 $111.28 $809 +4.60
755–760 756 13 104.00–115.00 $112.07 $847 +10.82
910 910 1 107.00 $107.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 +7.01
552 552 8 118.00 $118.00 $651 -1.17
600 600 1 114.00 $114.00 $684 —
690 690 1 106.00 $106.00 $731 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 117.00 $117.00 $497 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 155.00–170.00 $162.39 $536 +0.27
365 fancy 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 —
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 -3.67
355–395 392 16 151.00–159.00 $154.24 $605 +5.57
405–430 fancy 418 2 162.50–165.00 $163.79 $685 +12.79
415–425 thin fleshed 420 2 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
405–445 424 5 144.00–157.00 $151.94 $644 +17.73
450 fancy 450 1 157.00 $157.00 $706 —
450–485 461 28 140.00–154.00 $146.39 $675 -2.48
500–545 522 51 130.00–145.00 $140.41 $733 +7.57
550–596 587 28 129.00–136.00 $133.17 $782 +3.70
600–648 636 35 122.00–129.00 $126.99 $808 +9.49
653–695 672 12 113.00–127.00 $120.18 $808 -1.94
700–730 716 9 113.00–123.00 $118.74 $850 +8.63
754–792 776 18 105.00–118.00 $108.09 $839 +2.00
800–825 813 2 109.00 $109.00 $886 +15.25
862–890 867 9 88.00–97.00 $90.69 $786 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 —
413–430 419 3 125.00–126.00 $125.34 $525 -20.41
519 519 4 129.00 $129.00 $670 +2.50
598 598 6 125.00 $125.00 $748 —
605–640 623 2 105.00–110.00 $107.43 $669 -7.30
655–693 685 5 110.00 $110.00 $754 ±0.00
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 -1.13
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 124.00 $124.00 $620 —
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1025 985 80-85% 3 81.00–82.00 $81.33 $801 —
1110 1110 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $666 —
940–1620 1194 80-85% 81 63.00–77.00 $70.51 $842 —
1105–1415 1257 80-85% 21 75.00–84.00 $79.70 $1,002 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–885 852 85-90% 3 75.00–78.00 $76.34 $650 —
770–1135 963 85-90% 8 45.00–59.00 $52.34 $504 —
760–1325 1058 85-90% 48 55.00–72.00 $63.23 $669 —
960–1540 1166 85-90% 5 66.00–68.00 $67.10 $782 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1785 1395 75-80% 56 64.00–77.00 $72.03 $1,005 +2.06
1100–1675 1407 75-80% 6 76.00–81.00 $78.12 $1,099 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1805 1625 2 83.00–87.00 $85.22 $1,385 —
1145–2210 1653 23 90.00–106.00 $97.81 $1,617 —
1425–2045 1749 9 102.00–114.00 $108.48 $1,897 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1010–1250 1087 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 875.00–950.00 $922.05
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.