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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

1,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.83/cwt +5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 472 lb · 94 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.31/cwt -11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 522 lb · 72 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.38/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 419 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,190 2,140 1,163
Feeder cattle 985 1,847 807
Slaughter cattle 151 254 237
Replacement cattle 54 39 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers holding mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality average to fancy. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 182.50–191.00 $186.69 $625 +18.86
375 375 1 162.50 $162.50 $609 -8.58
400–440 422 9 161.00–171.00 $165.40 $698 -2.14
435 value added 435 7 175.00 $175.00 $761 +2.45
455–498 486 24 140.00–167.50 $156.55 $761 -4.58
500–543 524 15 138.00–159.00 $150.80 $790 -8.02
507–540 value added 525 11 166.00–167.00 $166.44 $874 +3.24
550–595 571 17 130.00–154.50 $149.01 $851 -3.44
600–640 623 18 130.00–155.00 $139.90 $872 -2.96
627 627 2 138.00 $138.00 $865 -4.86
650–695 673 17 127.00–149.00 $143.71 $967 +5.24
715–740 729 7 131.00–142.50 $135.93 $991 +6.20
800 value added 800 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 -8.98
860–890 873 3 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $1,091 +0.98
915 915 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,071 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 126.00 $126.00 $561 —
455 455 1 131.00 $131.00 $596 -1.00
588 588 3 132.00 $132.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 133.00 $133.00 $632 -11.65
605–626 616 2 123.00–129.00 $126.05 $776 -4.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 -31.11
325 325 1 132.00 $132.00 $429 -19.29
355–390 379 8 140.00–147.00 $142.69 $541 -2.99
408 value added 408 30 154.00 $154.00 $628 +4.00
400–445 429 31 129.00–148.00 $140.97 $605 -1.91
450–495 470 57 129.00–147.50 $139.62 $656 -0.39
450–476 value added 475 36 150.00–156.50 $156.33 $743 —
490 490 1 122.00 $122.00 $598 -18.01
500–545 521 52 127.00–144.00 $135.88 $708 +1.50
503–546 value added 525 18 130.00–150.00 $138.97 $730 -13.37
520–535 528 2 121.00–126.00 $123.54 $652 -10.84
555–575 value added 565 15 142.00–143.00 $142.80 $807 +4.88
550–595 570 26 119.00–138.00 $131.54 $750 +0.49
590 590 1 121.00 $121.00 $714 -10.05
600–645 618 19 122.00–135.00 $127.91 $790 +0.91
626 value added 626 4 115.00 $115.00 $720 -18.02
635 635 1 117.50 $117.50 $746 -9.50
655–680 663 6 119.00–132.00 $126.41 $838 +5.23
705–745 728 6 110.00–119.00 $113.26 $825 -3.83
775 775 1 104.00 $104.00 $806 -10.00
775 value added 775 1 121.00 $121.00 $938 —
825 825 1 107.00 $107.00 $883 -3.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 131.00–135.00 $133.02 $383 -14.24
380–390 387 3 126.00–130.00 $128.33 $497 +4.98
415–445 428 4 123.00–133.00 $127.23 $545 -3.10
480–497 492 6 122.00–134.00 $128.51 $632 -1.43
620 620 1 113.00 $113.00 $701 +1.55
665 665 1 94.00 $94.00 $625 -17.02
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 -5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 113.00 $113.00 $441 —
445 445 1 125.00 $125.00 $556 —
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
475–485 480 2 114.00–118.00 $116.02 $557 —
515 515 1 123.00 $123.00 $633 —
750 750 1 84.00 $84.00 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 146.00 $146.00 $489 —
365–395 386 13 146.00–160.00 $154.17 $595 +1.64
408–445 427 15 136.00–159.00 $146.96 $628 -10.87
450–495 467 18 131.00–157.50 $145.73 $681 -7.08
505–545 520 20 128.00–150.00 $139.51 $725 -1.93
522–533 fancy 529 7 152.00–154.00 $152.71 $808 —
555 fancy 555 1 149.00 $149.00 $827 —
560–595 581 18 128.00–144.00 $136.46 $793 -2.40
600–630 609 23 124.00–144.00 $134.10 $817 +4.34
650–680 663 9 123.00–139.00 $129.92 $861 +4.69
700–735 724 7 115.00–125.00 $121.17 $877 +1.26
755 755 1 119.00 $119.00 $898 +6.03
760 760 1 102.00 $102.00 $775 -10.97
850–885 868 2 101.00–105.00 $102.96 $894 —
935–940 938 2 94.00–97.00 $95.50 $896 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 134.00 $134.00 $563 -4.17
465–490 480 3 126.00–130.00 $128.64 $617 -10.64
520–540 530 3 122.00–130.00 $124.72 $661 -8.04
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +5.95
620–635 625 3 109.00–125.00 $119.05 $744 -7.40
665 665 1 121.00 $121.00 $805 +2.00
715 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
535 535 1 122.00 $122.00 $653 —
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 —
565 565 1 108.00 $108.00 $610 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1355 1149 80-85% 7 54.00–62.00 $58.37 $671 —
1005–1435 1190 80-85% 39 62.00–78.00 $70.56 $840 +2.72
1005–1455 1240 80-85% 7 72.00–86.50 $78.99 $979 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1125 1032 85-90% 5 47.00–53.00 $51.03 $527 -10.22
805–1375 1056 85-90% 20 51.00–72.50 $64.68 $683 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 79.50 $79.50 $1,065 —
1200–1515 1373 75-80% 3 61.00–64.00 $62.39 $857 -13.85
1105–1880 1431 75-80% 21 65.00–77.00 $71.41 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1735 1476 4 85.00–90.00 $86.47 $1,276 —
1360–2245 1721 11 92.00–106.50 $100.67 $1,733 —
1595–2385 1954 10 99.00–116.00 $107.51 $2,101 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1035–1100 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $812.12
975–1215 1102 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–825.00 $756.51
1075–1195 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $852.64
1225–1240 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 835.00–860.00 $848.34
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1305–1345 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,000.00 $974.62
1255–1535 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,020.00 $943.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1095 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 610.00–650.00 $629.53
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00

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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
1200–1290 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,170.00 $1,051.93 -48.07
1480 1480 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,485.00 $1,485.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,335.00 $1,335.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00 —

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Heifer 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 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.