Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

2,140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.95/cwt +18.12 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 528 lb · 172 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.84/cwt +8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 521 lb · 78 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.04/cwt +13.18 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 578 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,140	1,148	1,163
Feeder cattle	1,847	823	807
Slaughter cattle	254	144	237
Replacement cattle	39	181	119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers mostly steady, with 550 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs steady, over 650 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	—
250–295	263	4	160.00–190.00	$176.76	$465	+23.76
300–345	319	11	162.00–185.00	$167.83	$535	+11.37
350–395	374	35	160.00–181.00	$171.08	$640	—
410–426 value added	420	13	170.00–173.00	$172.55	$725	—
425–445	432	9	160.00–170.00	$167.54	$724	+20.60
458–496	484	53	154.00–169.00	$161.13	$780	+15.13
500–540	520	42	153.50–164.00	$158.82	$826	+6.64
502–536 value added	522	36	160.00–166.00	$163.20	$852	—
550–595	576	57	146.00–159.00	$152.45	$878	+11.59
560–595 value added	583	17	156.00–161.00	$159.36	$929	—
609–628 value added	617	52	150.00–154.00	$151.75	$936	—
600–640	622	20	134.00–155.00	$142.86	$889	+9.86
653–680 value added	662	15	135.00–150.00	$142.65	$944	—
650–695	674	16	130.00–146.00	$138.47	$933	-2.00
700–735	714	4	127.00–136.00	$129.73	$926	-4.29
723–740 value added	731	59	130.00–144.00	$139.45	$1,019	—
750–770	756	7	126.00–132.00	$130.28	$985	-3.69
760–797 value added	776	29	134.00–139.00	$134.85	$1,046	—
805–835	824	7	123.00–132.00	$127.14	$1,048	+7.14
815–835 value added	828	3	138.00–144.00	$140.98	$1,167	+12.98
860–890	875	4	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$1,085	—
900–915 value added	909	6	117.00–123.00	$121.02	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	175.00	$175.00	$385	—
275–293	282	6	150.00–175.00	$163.16	$460	—
305–335	318	3	152.50–157.50	$155.03	$493	—
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	—
450–495	467	9	134.00–156.00	$144.65	$676	—
500–505	503	5	140.00–150.00	$145.98	$734	—
555–595	577	8	130.00–145.00	$140.52	$811	—
615–623	620	5	115.00–138.00	$130.86	$811	+8.36
670–685	677	3	120.00–128.00	$124.69	$844	—
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	132.00	$132.00	$614	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	3	152.50–170.00	$161.11	$424	—
303–338	320	15	140.00–155.00	$151.29	$484	+10.29
350–397	371	23	131.00–157.00	$145.68	$540	+10.55
403 value added	403	14	150.00	$150.00	$604	—
410	410	1	133.00	$133.00	$545	—
423 thin fleshed	423	2	153.00	$153.00	$647	—
400–445	427	32	130.00–151.00	$142.88	$610	—
450–498	475	66	131.00–146.00	$140.01	$665	+5.59
500–545	526	42	126.00–140.00	$134.38	$707	+4.55
518–532 value added	528	130	140.00–155.00	$152.34	$804	—
552–590 value added	567	5	135.00–140.00	$137.92	$782	—
550–591	571	61	124.00–138.00	$131.05	$748	+2.12
600–645	613	48	119.00–130.00	$127.00	$779	+0.80
613–633 value added	628	16	130.00–134.00	$133.02	$835	+2.02
650–695	672	32	115.00–130.00	$121.18	$814	-3.84
700–740	721	7	112.00–123.00	$117.09	$844	+2.09
760	760	1	114.00	$114.00	$866	-1.00
815–825	820	2	109.00–112.00	$110.51	$906	—
855–860	858	2	91.00–111.00	$101.03	$867	-3.97
925	925	1	99.00	$99.00	$916	—
983	983	2	97.00	$97.00	$954	—
1003	1003	2	93.00	$93.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	140.00–154.00	$147.26	$398	—
303–345	324	7	127.50–146.00	$138.14	$448	—
360–375	368	3	120.00–130.00	$123.35	$454	—
405–448	428	8	117.50–139.00	$130.33	$558	—
465–495	481	14	112.50–137.00	$129.94	$625	—
500–545	527	11	120.00–135.00	$129.71	$684	—
555–590	576	14	106.00–125.00	$118.92	$685	—
600–645	626	9	100.00–120.00	$111.45	$698	-3.55
665–690	678	7	105.00–118.00	$111.02	$753	—
725	725	1	105.00	$105.00	$761	—
770	770	1	91.00	$91.00	$701	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	373	8	146.00–161.00	$152.53	$569	-0.87
400–445	417	14	146.00–171.00	$157.83	$658	—
450–498	475	29	143.00–162.00	$152.81	$726	+5.86
500–545	521	17	135.00–150.00	$141.44	$737	-4.48
550–598	564	26	129.00–145.00	$138.86	$783	+3.61
600–645	623	16	125.00–135.00	$129.76	$808	—
650–695	676	17	120.00–131.00	$125.23	$847	-4.65
705–745	728	4	110.00–125.00	$119.91	$873	—
770–795	786	4	111.00–117.00	$112.97	$888	+1.74
818–845	827	3	103.00–112.00	$108.93	$901	—
950	950	1	100.00	$100.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	142.50	$142.50	$542	—
415–440	432	8	134.00–142.00	$138.17	$597	+5.17
450–490	468	16	130.00–151.00	$139.28	$652	+14.28
505–548	529	22	119.00–140.00	$132.76	$702	+12.76
560–580	571	4	120.00–130.00	$124.05	$708	+10.25
611–640	617	8	118.00–130.00	$126.45	$780	—
655	655	1	119.00	$119.00	$779	+7.72

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
460–495	478	2	120.00–140.00	$129.63	$620	—
595	595	1	128.00	$128.00	$762	—
655	655	1	111.00	$111.00	$727	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1405	1158	80-85%	5	60.00–67.00	$64.09	$742	—
1025–1365	1168	80-85%	5	75.00–77.00	$75.88	$886	—
865–1600	1176	80-85%	86	61.00–74.00	$67.84	$798	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1350	1031	85-90%	46	54.50–67.00	$61.25	$631	+1.71
830–1240	1045	85-90%	8	39.00–63.00	$51.10	$534	-8.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1605	1398	75-80%	4	74.00–80.50	$76.24	$1,066	—
1140–1910	1459	75-80%	26	62.00–75.00	$68.66	$1,002	—
1520	1520	75-80%	1	67.00	$67.00	$1,018	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1430	1373	2	81.00–82.50	$81.72	$1,122	—
1310–2135	1626	9	88.00–99.00	$94.28	$1,533	—
1625–2375	1911	8	100.00–104.00	$101.70	$1,943	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1525	1409	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	875.00–1,025.00	$987.87

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	92.00	$92.00	$478	—
568	568	2	100.00	$100.00	$568	—
675	675	1	91.00	$91.00	$614	—
730	730	1	82.00	$82.00	$599	—

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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.