Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

1,778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.05/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 524 lb · 99 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.48/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 579 lb · 82 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.06/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 477 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,778	1,599	2,413
Feeder cattle	1,540	1,235	1,973
Slaughter cattle	238	315	440
Replacement cattle	—	49	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls calves mostly steady. Heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	160.00	$160.00	$344	—
275–290	280	4	160.00–185.00	$172.90	$484	+31.90
300–338	318	7	162.00–180.00	$169.81	$540	+15.81
351–398	378	30	158.00–180.00	$171.43	$648	—
405–445	416	21	150.00–174.00	$167.65	$697	+17.28
465–498	481	60	150.00–166.00	$162.45	$781	+10.75
502–545	525	34	143.00–161.00	$153.28	$805	+5.50
515–543 value added	534	11	159.00–163.00	$160.38	$856	—
561–585 value added	569	19	154.00–157.00	$155.61	$885	—
550–595	581	33	140.00–155.00	$147.57	$857	+5.56
600–647	625	47	130.00–146.50	$140.74	$880	-0.47
650–697	669	72	131.00–142.00	$138.82	$929	+5.33
707–740	712	47	125.00–136.50	$133.15	$948	+10.15
738 value added	738	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,018	—
762–795	773	12	128.50–135.00	$131.15	$1,014	+2.79
842 value added	842	3	124.00	$124.00	$1,044	-10.00
863 value added	863	7	128.00	$128.00	$1,105	—
865–885	875	2	124.00–125.00	$124.51	$1,089	+4.51
940	940	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,119	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	150.00–151.00	$150.50	$486	-12.00
370–390	380	2	154.00–156.00	$155.03	$589	—
415–445	432	10	138.00–160.00	$147.54	$637	—
455–490	471	8	120.00–147.00	$138.93	$654	+4.12
515–530	522	3	135.00–140.00	$136.99	$715	+13.99
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	—
613–635	624	5	130.00–133.00	$131.41	$820	+10.41
650–675	667	3	125.00	$125.00	$834	+9.00
765–770	768	2	120.00	$120.00	$922	—
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	147.50	$147.50	$347	-3.70
260–280	270	2	140.00–147.50	$143.89	$389	+5.56
315–345	335	17	132.00–157.00	$146.56	$491	+11.56
364 value added	364	11	150.00	$150.00	$546	—
350–396	375	29	134.00–154.00	$145.13	$544	+7.34
405–445	428	18	130.00–144.00	$138.77	$594	+3.93
423–435 value added	429	6	144.00–151.00	$147.45	$633	—
453–465 value added	456	4	141.00–143.00	$141.51	$645	—
450–497	478	73	124.00–144.00	$134.71	$644	-4.07
503–547	524	75	122.00–141.00	$132.54	$695	+0.73
506–527 value added	524	24	134.00–138.00	$134.64	$706	—
553–598	579	69	120.00–136.00	$131.01	$759	+7.89
581 value added	581	13	134.00	$134.00	$779	+5.00
600–645	620	54	117.00–129.00	$126.57	$785	+8.99
621 value added	621	11	131.00	$131.00	$814	+7.00
650–696	674	31	120.00–129.00	$125.17	$844	+5.11
700–745	723	14	110.00–124.00	$118.39	$856	+5.24
750–785	762	16	104.00–122.00	$118.42	$902	+13.42
807–840	808	23	90.00–120.00	$118.64	$959	—
885	885	1	104.00	$104.00	$920	+2.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	330	3	112.50–126.00	$120.24	$397	-9.12
355–390	372	5	132.00–138.00	$135.26	$503	—
400–430	416	4	117.00–129.00	$124.70	$519	+0.21
455–495	467	12	115.00–130.00	$125.71	$587	+6.65
500–540	534	8	119.00–130.00	$125.93	$672	+12.93
560–595	572	3	108.00–115.00	$112.71	$645	-2.82
600–620	610	2	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$686	-1.46
650–685	668	4	96.00–110.00	$104.00	$695	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	102.50	$102.50	$287	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	416	14	147.00–175.00	$166.28	$692	+11.77
455–495	473	17	147.00–170.00	$153.58	$726	+8.80
500–545	518	35	131.00–161.00	$149.95	$777	+7.82
550–595	573	29	126.00–148.00	$135.48	$776	-3.09
600–645	624	38	120.00–138.00	$130.19	$812	+3.61
670–690	675	5	120.00–124.00	$121.20	$818	-4.61
706–730	714	8	114.00–119.50	$116.04	$829	+1.79
775–780	778	2	115.00	$115.00	$895	+11.00
810	810	1	105.00	$105.00	$850	+15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	4	136.00–145.00	$141.36	$598	+13.31
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	—
500–540	523	9	118.00–134.00	$128.54	$672	+1.54
565–595	582	6	115.00–123.00	$120.29	$700	-1.49
615–645	626	4	114.00–120.00	$117.22	$734	—
705–707	707	4	110.00–115.00	$113.75	$804	—
785	785	1	94.00	$94.00	$738	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	5	144.00	$144.00	$618	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	136.00	$136.00	$605	-12.00
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	+12.00
685	685	1	109.00	$109.00	$747	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1440	1134	80-85%	8	58.00–62.00	$60.35	$684	—
915–1705	1224	80-85%	65	60.00–72.50	$67.20	$823	—
1175–1510	1348	80-85%	11	73.00–77.50	$74.96	$1,010	-6.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1600	1025	85-90%	46	53.00–64.00	$58.03	$595	-6.24
890–1230	1028	85-90%	7	45.00–52.00	$48.41	$498	-15.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1990	1460	75-80%	27	63.00–75.00	$68.18	$995	—
1300–1775	1549	75-80%	7	73.50–80.00	$75.51	$1,170	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1505	1361	9	80.50–85.00	$83.25	$1,133	—
1175–2005	1670	20	86.00–99.00	$92.78	$1,549	—
1795	1795	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,795	—

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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.