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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

1,711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.99/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 474 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.72/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 520 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.89/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 580 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,711 2,538 1,956
Feeder cattle 1,419 2,191 1,576
Slaughter cattle 231 308 234
Replacement cattle 61 39 146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 650 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good. Knoxville - **No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 322 9 154.00–162.50 $158.22 $509 -15.41
355–380 364 5 160.00–170.00 $165.85 $604 -5.32
420–445 434 7 147.50–165.00 $153.45 $666 -17.28
450–495 475 15 147.00–163.00 $155.31 $738 -11.31
505–545 528 16 145.00–159.00 $152.88 $807 -6.01
530 fancy 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 —
550–596 573 35 137.00–162.00 $150.39 $862 -3.35
600–645 622 30 138.00–151.00 $148.13 $921 +1.51
640 fancy 640 1 156.00 $156.00 $998 —
650 fancy 650 1 147.00 $147.00 $956 —
650–690 681 36 130.00–145.00 $141.00 $960 -1.30
700–740 719 20 128.00–140.00 $138.34 $995 +0.14
780 780 1 128.00 $128.00 $998 -6.26
800–815 805 3 125.00–131.00 $128.64 $1,036 -2.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 150.00–153.00 $151.55 $338 —
285–290 288 2 156.00–159.00 $157.49 $454 -4.44
340–345 342 3 140.00–155.00 $145.05 $496 -27.99
370–395 384 4 147.50–155.00 $151.70 $583 -0.49
425 425 2 150.00 $150.00 $638 -2.16
455–480 471 5 130.00–147.00 $139.88 $659 -3.96
500–530 509 4 135.00–146.00 $140.56 $715 -4.67
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 +5.76
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $481 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 143.00–150.00 $146.47 $429 -9.06
320–345 338 4 145.00–151.00 $147.00 $497 -8.90
350–395 373 18 135.00–148.00 $140.35 $524 -8.11
390 fancy 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 —
400–445 422 38 137.50–151.00 $146.45 $618 +3.61
400–430 fancy 424 5 154.00–156.00 $155.62 $660 —
455–465 fancy 460 3 148.00–155.00 $151.36 $696 —
450–495 474 65 130.00–146.00 $139.05 $659 -2.61
491 value added 491 3 149.00 $149.00 $732 -1.24
509–547 value added 516 14 146.00–150.50 $147.74 $762 +5.74
500–545 521 56 129.50–145.00 $136.47 $711 -1.19
550–598 value added 578 32 141.00–145.00 $141.36 $817 -1.98
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 -13.81
550–596 583 32 130.00–140.00 $134.97 $787 +1.16
618–620 value added 619 4 139.00 $139.00 $860 +1.00
600–649 622 44 125.00–137.50 $133.59 $831 +6.00
655 value added 655 1 133.00 $133.00 $871 —
650–695 664 10 117.50–129.00 $126.12 $837 +0.04
700–740 711 5 110.00–122.00 $117.76 $837 +2.20
718–731 value added 727 17 125.00–128.00 $126.32 $918 —
755–792 775 4 110.00–122.00 $118.05 $915 +5.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 130.00 $130.00 $286 —
360–390 375 2 133.00–137.00 $135.08 $507 +2.67
400–420 415 6 127.00–135.00 $130.30 $541 -1.79
465–485 473 5 120.00–137.00 $126.49 $598 -8.81
510–530 520 2 125.00 $125.00 $650 +5.05
560–595 583 3 118.00–127.00 $123.44 $720 +4.65
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 +0.18
780–795 788 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $887 +14.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 -5.00
525 525 1 116.00 $116.00 $609 —
570 570 1 121.00 $121.00 $690 —
645 645 1 107.00 $107.00 $690 —
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 3 160.00–167.50 $163.49 $531 —
355–390 376 7 150.00–165.00 $158.23 $595 +3.54
400–445 425 27 140.00–157.50 $150.23 $638 -9.83
435–440 fancy 438 2 162.50 $162.50 $712 —
465–470 fancy 468 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $751 —
450–490 469 46 140.00–155.00 $148.61 $697 -6.43
500 fancy 500 1 156.00 $156.00 $780 —
500–545 524 27 140.00–154.00 $145.83 $764 -5.35
550–555 fancy 553 2 152.00–154.00 $153.00 $846 —
560–598 579 26 136.00–150.00 $141.85 $821 +0.85
600–645 627 16 120.00–138.00 $127.90 $802 -6.52
650–680 657 25 120.00–136.00 $125.45 $824 -4.18
700–710 704 5 116.00–125.00 $119.79 $843 -3.90
755–780 771 4 110.00–121.00 $113.24 $873 -10.78
805–840 822 3 109.00–122.50 $115.26 $947 +4.28
855–895 865 4 87.00–97.00 $93.49 $809 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 132.50–137.00 $135.50 $576 -9.81
455–470 463 2 127.00–132.00 $129.54 $600 -12.26
525–540 533 4 135.00–140.00 $136.49 $727 -0.81
620 620 1 131.00 $131.00 $812 +5.00
660–695 683 3 111.00–118.00 $114.61 $783 -6.89
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 135.00 $135.00 $472 —
415 415 1 145.00 $145.00 $602 —
470 470 1 137.50 $137.50 $646 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1250 1041 80-85% 6 52.50–63.50 $59.03 $615 —
940–1515 1216 80-85% 43 62.50–76.50 $69.75 $848 —
1040–1655 1270 80-85% 12 72.50–81.50 $76.47 $971 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1455 1411 75-80% 5 58.00–66.00 $63.31 $893 -15.88
1030–1750 1446 75-80% 40 67.50–77.00 $72.12 $1,043 -7.07
2280 2280 75-80% 1 79.50 $79.50 $1,813 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 862 85-90% 3 74.00–81.00 $76.71 $661 +28.30
950 950 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $466 —
810–1150 967 85-90% 15 51.00–68.50 $61.53 $595 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1895 1536 4 70.00–87.00 $82.13 $1,262 —
1315–2440 1744 23 92.50–106.00 $98.65 $1,720 +0.87
1615–2095 1830 5 96.00–113.00 $106.86 $1,956 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1280–1660 1427 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,042.52
1440 1440 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1005 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 890.00–1,020.00 $956.66
990 990 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00 —

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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.