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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

1,273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.61/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 627 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.19/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 573 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.91/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 468 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,273 1,060 2,716
Feeder cattle 1,101 761 1,985
Slaughter cattle 128 211 451
Replacement cattle 44 88 280

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Quality Poor to good. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 180.00 $180.00 $464 —
300 300 1 157.50 $157.50 $472 +3.50
390–395 392 9 148.00–162.50 $153.58 $602 -3.10
415–445 431 14 145.00–170.00 $154.32 $665 -5.25
455–470 458 14 140.00–165.00 $159.32 $730 +13.86
500–545 525 27 137.00–162.50 $152.59 $801 +5.40
543 value added 543 20 156.00 $156.00 $847 -7.00
555–597 581 35 144.00–157.50 $150.99 $877 +7.23
600 fancy 600 1 148.00 $148.00 $888 —
600–640 621 11 131.00–145.00 $140.66 $873 -6.72
605–640 value added 630 13 144.00–149.00 $144.93 $913 —
625–635 630 2 112.50–130.00 $121.18 $763 -26.20
665–683 value added 669 38 138.50–145.00 $142.28 $952 —
660–690 674 25 126.00–145.00 $132.27 $891 -4.91
709–748 722 16 119.50–138.00 $125.27 $904 +4.27
736 value added 736 3 131.00 $131.00 $964 —
763 763 4 129.00 $129.00 $984 —
815–825 818 3 110.00–122.00 $117.97 $965 —
891 891 8 121.00 $121.00 $1,078 —
910 910 1 109.00 $109.00 $992 -9.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 5 130.00–155.00 $137.74 $452 -18.26
365–395 381 10 138.00–162.50 $147.19 $561 +6.72
400–445 433 5 137.00–150.00 $142.78 $618 +6.78
450–495 472 6 133.00–152.50 $144.52 $682 +4.79
525–545 537 6 130.00–146.00 $136.31 $732 —
560–575 567 3 129.00–145.00 $136.35 $773 +1.35
605–645 628 4 119.00–130.00 $125.46 $788 -12.54
655–680 668 3 110.00–127.50 $121.27 $810 -1.73
747 747 3 124.00 $124.00 $926 +11.00
845 845 1 117.50 $117.50 $993 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 132.50 $132.50 $391 —
450–480 468 3 130.00–155.00 $145.69 $682 —
667 667 3 102.50 $102.50 $684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 147.50 $147.50 $509 —
505 505 1 122.50 $122.50 $619 —
635 635 1 131.00 $131.00 $832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 143.50 $143.50 $486 +5.10
350–385 368 13 131.00–170.00 $139.56 $514 +1.07
405 thin fleshed 405 2 146.00–149.00 $147.50 $597 —
400–442 430 11 130.00–142.50 $136.76 $588 -4.67
450–495 465 51 122.00–143.50 $134.97 $628 -2.40
458–488 value added 476 19 135.00–147.50 $145.82 $694 -4.18
520–523 value added 522 14 141.50–143.00 $142.47 $744 -7.03
500–542 524 35 119.00–140.00 $130.96 $686 -2.56
553–580 value added 570 46 136.50–142.00 $139.60 $796 -3.12
550–595 578 35 119.00–129.00 $124.77 $721 +3.77
600 thin fleshed 600 1 108.00 $108.00 $648 —
606–647 value added 625 79 130.00–139.00 $134.85 $843 -3.16
600–647 634 31 114.00–128.50 $121.20 $768 -5.02
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 -16.22
650–693 677 20 107.50–125.00 $116.88 $791 -5.01
654–694 value added 690 47 128.00–130.50 $130.25 $899 -2.32
700–715 710 5 102.50–112.50 $106.39 $755 -9.11
740 740 1 104.00 $104.00 $770 -11.50
758–769 764 26 105.00–117.00 $110.58 $845 —
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 —
800–805 803 2 100.00 $100.00 $803 —
849 value added 849 36 119.50 $119.50 $1,015 +9.50
928 928 8 95.50 $95.50 $886 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 132.50 $132.50 $351 —
360–385 371 5 120.00–137.50 $130.18 $483 +4.23
435–445 442 3 127.50–135.00 $130.80 $578 +5.84
450–490 467 8 114.00–130.00 $125.22 $585 -0.33
505–545 520 15 114.00–131.00 $122.50 $637 +3.59
550–585 566 7 117.50–122.50 $119.78 $678 -1.15
620 620 2 112.50–117.50 $115.00 $713 —
680 680 1 103.00 $103.00 $700 -7.99
755 755 1 102.50 $102.50 $774 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 135.00 $135.00 $358 —
415 415 1 112.50 $112.50 $467 —
465 465 1 118.00 $118.00 $549 -4.47
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 115.00 $115.00 $494 +1.45
500 500 1 112.50 $112.50 $562 —
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 154.00 $154.00 $485 -10.53
370–392 389 7 154.00–156.00 $155.73 $606 -7.32
410–448 442 16 130.00–157.50 $145.52 $643 -2.66
450–495 464 19 127.50–160.00 $152.33 $707 +10.62
500–545 529 28 130.00–148.50 $144.54 $765 +10.32
550–590 577 34 131.00–145.00 $137.15 $791 +2.85
610–647 634 7 118.50–134.00 $123.32 $782 -3.69
655–695 676 27 115.00–124.50 $120.05 $812 -2.22
700–730 715 4 107.00–114.00 $110.41 $789 -6.59
758–795 763 11 106.00–112.00 $109.90 $839 -8.10
810–825 820 3 95.00–108.00 $102.04 $837 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 140.00 $140.00 $536 -1.00
415–445 429 5 132.50–134.00 $132.80 $570 —
455–495 471 6 123.00–152.50 $139.50 $657 +10.50
525–545 532 6 123.00–131.00 $128.08 $681 —
575–595 585 3 118.00–127.50 $121.17 $709 -3.83
620–640 633 6 111.00–127.50 $122.14 $773 +3.46
690–695 693 3 107.00–113.00 $108.99 $755 -6.02
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
750 750 1 97.50 $97.50 $731 -19.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 154.00 $154.00 $424 —
310–320 315 2 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $439 —
380 380 1 143.00 $143.00 $543 —
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662 +5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1185 1079 80-85% 7 60.00–68.00 $62.59 $675 —
980–1645 1224 80-85% 32 66.50–76.00 $71.06 $870 —
970–1530 1280 80-85% 12 77.00–83.00 $79.37 $1,016 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1425 1241 75-80% 4 62.00–66.00 $64.65 $802 —
1165–1550 1355 75-80% 3 75.50–77.00 $76.43 $1,036 —
1290–2050 1590 75-80% 18 62.00–72.50 $67.87 $1,079 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1310 992 85-90% 3 45.00–50.00 $48.56 $482 —
885–1265 1057 85-90% 13 55.00–64.50 $60.97 $644 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1820 1577 3 89.00–91.00 $89.77 $1,416 —
1355–2320 1802 8 94.00–104.00 $97.76 $1,762 —
2005–2115 2073 3 103.00–115.00 $107.89 $2,237 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1150–1285 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00–950.00 $931.11
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–905 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–825.00 $778.24
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
885 885 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
900–925 913 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 775.00–825.00 $799.66
1320 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.