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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 10, 2021

1,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.63/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 530 lb · 96 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.95/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 471 lb · 88 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.77/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 582 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,153 1,411 2,797
Feeder cattle 898 1,239 2,101
Slaughter cattle 169 149 433
Replacement cattle 86 23 263

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - No trends this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Independence Day Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 156.00 $156.00 $413 —
328–335 329 9 157.00–172.50 $170.75 $562 +13.25
355–380 368 3 147.00–154.00 $150.25 $553 -0.03
405–435 428 4 147.00–152.00 $148.18 $634 —
459–490 468 35 145.00–165.00 $158.29 $741 +15.29
500–545 522 32 141.00–155.00 $150.08 $783 +0.31
526–549 value added 536 36 158.00–162.75 $161.14 $864 -2.22
550–595 578 46 134.00–155.75 $149.50 $864 +3.88
610–640 627 8 132.00–143.00 $136.77 $858 —
639 value added 639 4 150.00 $150.00 $958 -1.75
661–673 value added 665 14 150.00 $150.00 $998 +1.59
659–690 671 43 126.00–147.50 $140.52 $943 +2.68
705–740 725 11 125.00–135.00 $128.08 $929 -8.58
748 value added 748 11 139.50 $139.50 $1,043 -7.37
759 value added 759 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,078 +1.50
775–798 788 4 125.00–133.00 $126.98 $1,001 -5.47
810 810 2 120.00 $120.00 $972 -3.15
940 940 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,128 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–335 318 5 139.00–140.00 $139.21 $443 —
455–490 474 9 131.00–150.00 $137.74 $653 +8.74
530–535 534 4 137.00–140.00 $139.26 $744 +7.92
565–598 577 13 119.00–134.00 $122.39 $706 -13.48
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 118.00 $118.00 $856 —
887 887 3 110.50 $110.50 $980 —
905 905 1 110.00 $110.00 $996 —
1010–1025 1020 3 96.50–104.00 $98.98 $1,010 —
1055 1055 3 98.50 $98.50 $1,039 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219–230 221 7 120.00–151.00 $139.42 $308 —
250–290 267 3 127.50–139.00 $134.92 $360 —
300–345 327 18 125.00–140.00 $134.53 $440 +9.53
350–390 379 49 126.00–142.00 $137.24 $520 +2.18
400–445 420 31 120.00–145.00 $136.92 $575 -6.08
400–447 value added 441 8 140.00–148.00 $147.09 $649 —
465 thin fleshed 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 —
450–495 468 75 124.00–140.00 $133.30 $624 -0.78
488 value added 488 12 146.00 $146.00 $712 —
500–549 530 95 121.00–137.00 $131.62 $698 +2.90
540 value added 540 1 133.00 $133.00 $718 -7.40
568 value added 568 4 137.50 $137.50 $781 -0.90
550–598 583 75 116.00–134.00 $127.25 $742 -3.80
600–645 622 19 112.00–133.00 $121.84 $758 -4.56
650–680 665 58 109.00–127.00 $122.91 $817 -1.45
697 value added 697 3 130.00 $130.00 $906 -2.66
720 720 1 102.00 $102.00 $734 -3.00
700–735 725 12 104.00–115.00 $110.61 $802 +5.61
727–732 value added 730 16 122.00–123.00 $122.37 $893 -7.63
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 -16.09
750–785 769 7 105.00–125.00 $110.92 $853 +6.92
775 775 15 119.00 $119.00 $922 +15.00
852 852 3 106.00 $106.00 $903 +1.00
965 value added 965 1 97.00 $97.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 116.00–130.00 $122.86 $458 —
430–438 435 3 111.00–126.00 $115.94 $504 —
450–495 473 2 125.00–129.00 $127.10 $601 +4.10
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 110.00 $110.00 $352 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
290 290 1 157.50 $157.50 $457 —
315–345 328 3 159.00–160.00 $159.68 $524 —
350–395 388 48 135.00–172.25 $163.43 $634 +14.93
400–447 437 40 130.00–151.00 $145.38 $635 -0.23
450 thin fleshed 450 1 137.50 $137.50 $619 —
450–498 474 41 123.00–152.50 $139.58 $662 -5.77
500–545 515 68 125.00–143.00 $139.07 $716 -11.58
520 thin fleshed 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 —
550–598 584 54 125.00–137.00 $131.63 $769 -11.06
600–645 622 24 119.00–134.00 $125.99 $784 -10.26
650–685 661 36 118.00–134.50 $129.24 $854 +6.72
710–747 733 16 104.00–120.00 $115.11 $844 +2.11
750–785 757 9 100.00–113.00 $109.05 $826 +7.44
800–830 813 4 94.00–102.00 $96.99 $789 +9.44
865–895 871 9 85.00–105.00 $88.61 $772 —
940 940 1 98.00 $98.00 $921 —
960 960 1 94.00 $94.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 142.50 $142.50 $470 —
390 390 1 136.00 $136.00 $530 —
400–448 423 16 130.00–138.00 $135.66 $574 -0.34
450–492 482 4 130.00 $130.00 $627 —
515–525 522 3 122.50–126.00 $124.85 $652 -4.51
658 658 3 118.00 $118.00 $776 +6.73
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 114.00 $114.00 $633 —
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1500 1357 75-80% 3 63.00–67.00 $64.62 $877 —
1130–1935 1442 75-80% 64 61.00–83.00 $71.65 $1,033 —
1365–1580 1465 75-80% 3 73.00–79.00 $75.60 $1,108 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1105 1075 80-85% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.03 $635 —
980–1550 1170 80-85% 36 62.00–83.00 $73.26 $857 —
1105–1415 1236 80-85% 11 75.00–84.00 $80.35 $993 +9.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1025 1005 85-90% 2 48.00–52.00 $49.96 $502 —
835–1415 1007 85-90% 33 53.00–70.00 $63.44 $639 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–2055 1778 28 87.00–101.00 $93.50 $1,662 —
1605–2050 1830 4 100.00–110.00 $106.23 $1,944 -3.77
1850–1910 1880 2 78.00–84.00 $81.05 $1,524 —
2290 2290 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,946 -18.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1350 1217 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,175.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1150–1600 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00–1,100.00 $1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 855.00 $855.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 7 93.00 $93.00 $604 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 488 2 90.00–100.00 $95.08 $464 —

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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.