Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 17, 2021

1,760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.72/cwt -7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 584 lb · 96 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.27/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 528 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.15/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 469 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,760	1,711	1,956
Feeder cattle	1,326	1,419	1,576
Slaughter cattle	321	231	234
Replacement cattle	113	61	146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 higher with feeder bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	157.50	$157.50	$362	—
298	298	4	167.50	$167.50	$499	—
410	410	2	151.00–155.00	$153.00	$627	-0.45
450–490	464	22	145.00–159.00	$153.33	$711	-1.98
505–545	529	35	142.00–158.75	$152.31	$806	-0.57
540	540	1	138.00	$138.00	$745	-14.88
546 value added	546	8	159.50	$159.50	$871	—
550–595	585	22	137.00–151.00	$145.71	$852	-4.68
600–645	623	38	135.00–153.00	$146.67	$914	-1.46
650–660	656	15	133.00–145.75	$141.68	$929	+0.68
654–686 value added	666	23	146.00–148.00	$147.13	$980	—
700–722	718	13	132.00–142.00	$136.14	$977	-2.20
765	765	8	128.00–139.75	$138.28	$1,058	+10.28
786 value added	786	4	140.50	$140.50	$1,104	—
815–830	826	4	130.00–135.00	$133.77	$1,105	+5.13
903	903	2	120.50	$120.50	$1,088	—
908 value added	908	6	130.00	$130.00	$1,180	—
1005–1015	1010	2	109.00–119.00	$113.98	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	152.50	$152.50	$595	+0.80
465	465	1	138.00	$138.00	$642	-1.88
582–590	583	6	128.00–134.00	$132.99	$775	-7.01
610–643	632	3	125.00	$125.00	$790	±0.00
690	690	2	123.00	$123.00	$849	—
840	840	1	111.00	$111.00	$932	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	128.00	$128.00	$640	—
678	678	2	125.50	$125.50	$851	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	285	4	129.00–137.00	$131.75	$375	-14.72
300–328	319	4	128.00–139.50	$135.09	$431	-11.91
350–395	381	23	130.00–135.00	$133.64	$509	-6.71
405–448	428	24	130.00–145.00	$136.96	$586	-9.49
450–495	468	51	126.00–142.25	$137.28	$642	-1.77
468 value added	468	5	148.00	$148.00	$693	-1.00
475 fancy	475	3	142.00	$142.00	$674	-9.36
495	495	1	122.00	$122.00	$604	-17.05
500–548	528	57	118.00–141.00	$134.29	$709	-2.18
528 value added	528	7	143.25	$143.25	$756	-4.49
558 value added	558	6	142.00	$142.00	$792	+0.64
550–595	586	90	117.00–135.00	$129.97	$762	-5.00
600–638	620	15	115.00–127.00	$120.64	$748	-12.95
613–630 value added	625	22	131.00–137.00	$134.75	$842	-4.25
650–683	665	27	114.00–127.50	$124.04	$825	-2.08
690	690	1	112.00	$112.00	$773	-14.12
698 value added	698	2	132.00	$132.00	$921	—
700–749	735	21	106.00–117.00	$110.66	$813	-7.10
885	885	1	110.00	$110.00	$974	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	128.00	$128.00	$486	-7.08
428	428	2	122.00	$122.00	$522	-8.30
470–495	483	11	120.00–129.00	$123.17	$595	-3.32
547	547	10	128.00	$128.00	$700	+3.00
568–598	579	14	118.00–120.00	$118.74	$688	-4.70
630	630	1	115.00	$115.00	$724	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	3	150.00–165.00	$154.91	$508	-8.58
350–395	385	26	144.00–172.00	$163.62	$630	+5.39
400–445	430	22	138.00–154.00	$147.63	$635	-2.60
440 fancy	440	1	156.00	$156.00	$686	-6.50
450–495	465	40	136.00–153.00	$148.38	$690	-0.23
525	525	1	128.00	$128.00	$672	-17.83
505–545	531	55	130.00–147.00	$141.23	$750	-4.60
550–598	581	55	128.00–141.00	$132.90	$772	-8.95
600–635	617	12	126.00–136.00	$130.80	$807	+2.90
664–695	666	36	123.00–130.50	$129.81	$865	+4.36
735 fancy	735	2	131.00	$131.00	$963	—
715–745	739	20	113.50–127.00	$120.00	$887	+0.21
750	750	1	122.00	$122.00	$915	+8.76
815–845	830	2	119.00	$119.00	$988	+3.74
885	885	1	99.00	$99.00	$876	+5.51
950–975	960	3	86.00–96.00	$90.38	$868	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	2	138.00	$138.00	$591	+2.50
470–490	486	6	120.00–129.00	$123.82	$602	-5.72
510	510	3	127.00	$127.00	$648	-9.49
578–590	583	5	121.00–122.00	$121.60	$709	—
647	647	3	119.00	$119.00	$770	-12.00
760	760	2	106.00	$106.00	$806	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	2	111.00	$111.00	$788	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1600	1199	80-85%	57	64.00–74.00	$69.50	$833	—
1050–1345	1236	80-85%	7	75.00–78.00	$76.21	$942	+6.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–825	822	85-90%	3	71.00–76.00	$73.01	$600	—
995–1060	1035	85-90%	3	68.00–71.00	$69.36	$718	—
900–1200	1050	85-90%	2	37.00–41.00	$39.29	$413	—
860–1325	1075	85-90%	49	56.00–68.00	$62.59	$673	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1800	1415	75-80%	45	66.00–76.00	$71.63	$1,014	+8.32
1090–1850	1585	75-80%	7	77.00–78.50	$77.44	$1,227	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1450	1438	2	73.00–94.00	$83.41	$1,199	—
1120–2070	1756	9	99.00–110.00	$104.68	$1,838	—
1340–2470	1786	25	87.00–106.00	$98.01	$1,750	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1000–1150	1067	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–875.00	$861.67
1100–1200	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	685.00–800.00	$742.50

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.