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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

1,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.08/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 669 lb · 142 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.93/cwt ≈ $1,069/hd at 764 lb · 127 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.32/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 578 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,411 1,190 2,797
Feeder cattle 1,239 985 2,101
Slaughter cattle 149 151 433
Replacement cattle 23 54 263

Market comments — USDA reporter

Lafayette - No trends could be established due to this sale being closed in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. Although, calf prices seemed 5.00-10.00 higher compared to the last sale from three weeks ago. There were also 3 Load Lots sold on video. The video sale report can be found at this link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 157.50 $157.50 $512 -29.19
389–390 389 7 146.00–152.00 $150.28 $585 -12.22
450 450 3 143.00 $143.00 $644 —
452 value added 452 11 169.00 $169.00 $764 —
507–519 value added 515 9 160.00–165.00 $163.36 $841 -3.08
506–533 518 7 148.00–152.00 $149.77 $776 -1.03
566–595 576 24 137.00–150.00 $145.62 $839 -3.39
581 value added 581 10 158.00 $158.00 $918 —
620–637 value added 626 41 150.00–154.00 $151.75 $950 —
654–682 value added 670 28 146.50–151.50 $148.41 $994 —
680–689 686 10 128.00–142.00 $137.84 $946 -5.87
710–733 716 38 130.00–138.75 $136.66 $978 +0.73
717–745 value added 727 22 146.50–147.50 $146.87 $1,068 —
761–765 value added 763 118 137.50–141.25 $140.50 $1,072 —
768–794 780 9 132.00–133.00 $132.45 $1,033 —
800–838 820 4 120.50–124.00 $123.15 $1,010 —
828–842 value added 838 50 130.50–141.50 $133.09 $1,115 —
859 value added 859 11 138.00 $138.00 $1,185 —
853–867 862 9 120.00–125.00 $122.21 $1,053 -2.75
920 920 1 105.00 $105.00 $966 -12.00
927–933 value added 928 19 120.00–123.00 $122.68 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 389 7 133.00–141.50 $140.30 $546 —
423–445 430 3 128.00–137.00 $133.90 $576 —
480 480 1 129.00 $129.00 $619 -4.00
507–540 512 17 126.00–136.00 $131.34 $672 —
587–590 587 16 134.00–136.00 $135.87 $798 —
605–642 633 4 111.00–112.00 $111.76 $707 -14.29
665 665 1 123.00 $123.00 $818 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 -7.00
380–398 383 11 131.00–136.00 $135.06 $517 -7.63
432–443 438 18 143.00 $143.00 $626 +2.03
453–468 461 9 131.50–138.00 $134.08 $618 -5.54
508–540 515 28 121.00–138.00 $128.72 $663 -7.16
517–546 value added 526 39 140.00–141.00 $140.40 $739 +1.43
556 value added 556 15 137.00–140.00 $138.40 $770 -4.40
570–590 583 72 123.00–135.00 $131.05 $764 +10.05
609–626 value added 618 21 134.00–137.50 $135.64 $838 +20.64
603–635 625 8 118.00–130.00 $126.40 $790 -1.51
651–688 662 10 121.00–127.00 $124.36 $823 -2.05
652–699 value added 669 132 130.00–137.00 $132.66 $887 —
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 -8.26
730–743 value added 736 31 130.00 $130.00 $957 —
737 737 3 126.00 $126.00 $929 +12.74
751–753 value added 751 41 124.00–127.00 $126.34 $949 +5.34
753–763 756 10 114.00–117.00 $116.09 $878 +12.09
765 765 1 104.00 $104.00 $796 ±0.00
813 value added 813 2 111.00 $111.00 $902 —
800–848 833 6 102.00–110.00 $104.30 $869 -2.70
860 860 1 105.00 $105.00 $903 —
888 value added 888 3 111.00 $111.00 $986 —
923 923 2 90.00 $90.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 123.00 $123.00 $554 —
515–543 534 3 118.00–120.00 $118.64 $634 —
590 590 1 116.00 $116.00 $684 —
615 615 2 126.00 $126.00 $775 +13.00
720 720 1 103.00 $103.00 $742 +3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 +9.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 7 148.50 $148.50 $587 -5.67
410–440 421 4 139.00–150.00 $145.61 $613 -1.35
454–458 455 22 141.00–147.00 $145.35 $661 -0.38
500–519 518 23 135.00–152.00 $150.65 $780 +11.14
576–588 585 19 129.00–145.50 $142.69 $835 +6.23
640 thin fleshed 640 1 104.00 $104.00 $666 —
642 642 21 136.25 $136.25 $875 +2.15
650–685 659 5 115.00–127.00 $122.52 $807 -7.40
695 thin fleshed 695 1 103.00 $103.00 $716 —
736 736 7 113.00 $113.00 $832 -8.17
760–780 767 3 95.00–105.00 $101.61 $779 -0.39
821–824 823 9 84.00–92.00 $87.55 $721 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 136.00 $136.00 $605 +2.00
535–540 538 3 122.00–133.00 $129.36 $696 +4.64
605–630 618 2 110.00–122.00 $116.12 $718 -2.93
658–675 664 3 104.00–115.00 $111.27 $739 -9.73
750 750 3 98.00 $98.00 $735 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 121.00 $121.00 $557 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2000 1511 75-80% 23 64.50–73.00 $68.71 $1,038 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1465 1233 80-85% 12 68.50–76.00 $70.64 $871 -8.35
1270–1810 1443 80-85% 7 79.00–85.50 $81.74 $1,180 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1295 1149 85-90% 9 62.50–69.50 $65.47 $752 —
1100–1235 1168 85-90% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.53 $847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 90.50 $90.50 $950 —
1800 1800 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,980 —
2260 2260 1 103.00 $103.00 $2,328 —
2485 2485 1 96.00 $96.00 $2,386 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1000 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,090.00 $1,045.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 86.00 $86.00 $989 —

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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 2 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.