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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 19, 2021

1,599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.78/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 468 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.81/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 529 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.48/cwt -8.71 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 587 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,599 1,273 2,716
Feeder cattle 1,235 1,101 1,985
Slaughter cattle 315 128 451
Replacement cattle 49 44 280

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 141.00 $141.00 $352 -39.00
307 307 3 154.00 $154.00 $473 -3.50
415–446 441 9 146.00–168.00 $150.37 $663 -3.95
453–495 456 20 141.00–159.00 $151.70 $692 -7.62
500–533 522 17 144.00–156.00 $147.78 $771 -4.81
555–570 thin fleshed 563 2 130.00 $130.00 $732 —
555–592 574 51 130.00–145.50 $142.01 $815 -8.98
601–645 625 27 138.50–145.50 $141.21 $883 +0.55
653–690 658 14 124.50–134.50 $133.49 $878 +1.22
653–674 value added 660 18 139.00–139.25 $139.16 $918 -3.12
705 705 1 123.00 $123.00 $867 -2.27
700–744 735 11 127.00–133.00 $131.21 $964 +5.94
750–788 760 12 120.00–132.50 $128.36 $976 -0.64
815 815 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,002 +5.03
834 value added 834 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,118 —
853 853 4 115.50 $115.50 $985 —
880 880 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,056 -1.00
905 value added 905 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 162.50 $162.50 $528 +24.76
452–495 478 12 125.00–145.00 $134.81 $644 -9.71
540 540 3 123.00 $123.00 $664 -13.31
648 648 2 121.00 $121.00 $784 -4.46
670 670 1 116.00 $116.00 $777 -5.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 4 145.00–155.00 $151.20 $363 —
250–295 272 6 135.00–140.00 $138.33 $376 —
315–345 330 10 130.00–138.00 $135.00 $446 -8.50
350–396 375 31 134.00–145.00 $137.79 $517 -1.77
410–448 430 18 131.00–137.00 $134.84 $580 -1.92
450–498 468 70 130.00–144.00 $138.78 $649 +3.81
500–549 529 69 123.00–136.00 $131.81 $697 +0.85
560–595 584 53 116.00–125.00 $123.12 $719 -1.65
598 value added 598 16 129.00 $129.00 $771 -10.60
604–645 624 13 112.00–122.00 $117.58 $734 -3.62
638 value added 638 8 124.00 $124.00 $791 -10.85
650–685 653 29 114.00–122.00 $120.06 $784 +3.18
700–723 713 8 109.00–114.50 $113.15 $807 +6.76
745 value added 745 4 115.50 $115.50 $860 —
772 772 3 105.00 $105.00 $811 -5.58
803 value added 803 10 105.50 $105.50 $847 —
873 873 4 101.50 $101.50 $886 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–339 336 5 110.00–134.00 $129.36 $435 —
425–440 433 2 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $539 -6.31
452–480 459 6 117.00–125.00 $119.06 $546 -6.16
539 539 11 113.00 $113.00 $609 -9.50
554–590 561 14 110.00–118.00 $115.53 $648 -4.25
640 640 2 114.00 $114.00 $730 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 185.00 $185.00 $555 —
300–345 321 8 165.00–180.00 $171.98 $552 +17.98
350–395 384 30 143.50–165.00 $152.12 $584 -3.61
375–395 fancy 385 2 172.00–176.00 $174.05 $670 —
420–435 fancy 425 3 166.00–168.00 $166.66 $708 —
410–445 429 10 150.00–162.50 $154.51 $663 +8.99
455–475 fancy 464 5 162.00–168.00 $164.20 $762 —
455–495 467 30 137.50–158.00 $144.78 $676 -7.55
505 fancy 505 2 156.00–157.00 $156.50 $790 —
500–545 525 30 130.00–147.50 $142.13 $746 -2.41
550–595 582 54 130.00–144.00 $138.57 $806 +1.42
605 fancy 605 2 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
600–645 627 24 123.00–132.00 $126.58 $794 +3.26
640 640 1 117.00 $117.00 $749 -6.32
650–690 664 9 121.00–132.00 $125.81 $835 +5.76
700–745 726 19 106.00–122.00 $114.25 $829 +3.84
785 785 1 104.00 $104.00 $816 -5.90
845 845 1 90.00 $90.00 $760 -12.04
880 880 2 95.00 $95.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–356 356 8 130.00–146.00 $142.94 $509 +2.94
410–445 417 6 125.00–137.50 $128.05 $534 -4.75
488–495 489 5 126.00–138.00 $128.43 $628 -11.07
513 513 8 127.00 $127.00 $652 -1.08
560–582 573 5 121.00–124.00 $121.78 $698 +0.61
655–680 671 4 101.00–110.00 $104.44 $701 -4.55
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 -9.51
425 425 1 148.00 $148.00 $629 —
465 465 1 128.00 $128.00 $595 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 80-85% 1 81.00 $81.00 $778 —
910–1775 1176 80-85% 66 65.00–79.00 $73.70 $867 —
1005–1515 1328 80-85% 16 79.00–88.00 $81.76 $1,086 —
1380 1380 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $856 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1755 1424 75-80% 43 65.00–78.00 $72.09 $1,027 —
1125–1780 1508 75-80% 12 77.00–83.00 $79.33 $1,196 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1055 946 85-90% 4 50.00 $50.00 $473 —
825–1235 1020 85-90% 39 55.00–71.00 $64.27 $656 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $855 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2155 1729 25 90.00–103.00 $95.68 $1,654 —
1570–2045 1827 11 104.00–111.00 $106.93 $1,954 +9.17
1385–2385 1872 3 84.00–85.00 $84.75 $1,587 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
975–1250 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–925.00 $903.09
1000–1350 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 820.00–1,000.00 $890.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 855.00 $855.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00

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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 2 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —

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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.