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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 24, 2021

1,504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.65/cwt -14.67 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 459 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.02/cwt -17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 523 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.16/cwt -11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 574 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,504 2,278 1,041
Feeder cattle 1,190 1,917 911
Slaughter cattle 224 251 88
Replacement cattle 90 110 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher with feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall. Slaughter classes mostly steady to 2.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 4 155.00 $155.00 $474 -5.49
365–390 378 2 150.00–156.00 $153.10 $579 -10.20
410–447 440 12 149.00–164.00 $156.47 $688 -3.26
450–490 469 7 144.00–156.00 $146.64 $688 -13.39
523–547 539 14 140.00–155.00 $147.82 $797 -1.89
550–554 value added 553 6 155.00 $155.00 $857 -1.95
565 fancy 565 1 162.00 $162.00 $915 —
553–597 581 11 144.00–158.00 $151.02 $877 +2.37
607 value added 607 5 148.00 $148.00 $898 -7.80
619 fancy 619 5 154.00 $154.00 $953 —
615–645 633 21 134.00–145.00 $141.46 $895 -0.30
661–668 value added 663 9 145.00 $145.00 $961 -8.37
650–695 674 17 135.00–140.00 $139.29 $939 -1.99
705–745 725 5 128.00–135.00 $132.40 $960 -2.51
755–762 760 5 128.00–134.00 $130.19 $989 +0.04
789 value added 789 9 139.50 $139.50 $1,101 +0.50
815 815 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,117 +9.66
870 870 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,079 -3.00
1130 1130 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 -9.77
520 520 1 137.00 $137.00 $712 +0.32
570–595 583 2 120.00–130.00 $125.11 $729 -9.68
600–630 616 4 117.00–131.00 $123.69 $762 -9.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–340 322 18 127.00–141.00 $135.51 $436 -12.87
350–395 373 13 126.00–138.00 $132.03 $492 -6.01
405–440 424 29 125.00–138.00 $131.45 $557 -10.08
452–488 459 64 125.00–136.00 $132.65 $609 -6.01
500–545 521 46 117.00–129.00 $123.98 $646 -9.30
515–545 value added 535 6 132.00–135.00 $132.96 $711 -16.10
550–590 574 48 114.00–130.00 $126.16 $724 -7.06
600–645 621 14 113.00–125.00 $118.19 $734 -9.12
650–670 660 34 113.00–125.00 $122.08 $806 -11.13
666 value added 666 9 128.00 $128.00 $852 -2.68
710–748 726 14 105.00–118.00 $111.48 $809 -7.96
730–745 value added 735 3 121.00–122.50 $121.51 $893 -7.07
750 750 3 111.00–116.00 $112.67 $845 -1.61
775 value added 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
815 value added 815 1 115.00 $115.00 $937 —
950 950 1 93.00 $93.00 $884 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 125.00 $125.00 $531 -6.64
515 515 2 120.00 $120.00 $618 -9.01
583 583 4 115.00 $115.00 $670 -11.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 311 4 158.00–175.00 $167.98 $522 +17.98
340 fancy 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 +2.50
355 fancy 355 1 169.00 $169.00 $600 —
360–395 381 25 150.00–160.50 $157.66 $601 +2.81
400–420 fancy 412 3 168.00–170.00 $168.68 $695 —
415–448 434 12 143.00–159.00 $152.01 $660 +3.93
455–499 467 39 135.00–153.00 $145.74 $681 +1.24
500–545 524 37 130.00–140.50 $137.96 $723 -2.80
580 fancy 580 1 148.00 $148.00 $858 —
550–598 585 36 126.00–141.00 $133.67 $782 -4.30
605–625 614 5 120.00–129.00 $124.43 $764 +6.93
650–685 662 22 117.50–130.00 $124.46 $824 -5.98
700–745 717 5 110.00–124.00 $115.12 $825 -3.47
725 fancy 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 —
753–767 766 26 107.00–115.00 $114.20 $875 +5.69
805–830 827 8 94.50–118.00 $99.43 $822 +4.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 365 3 135.00–141.00 $137.16 $501 —
405 405 7 128.00 $128.00 $518 -12.42
460–493 478 8 120.00–135.00 $129.59 $619 -8.50
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 -6.50
569–595 580 7 117.00–122.00 $119.80 $695 -12.88
673 673 6 114.00 $114.00 $767 -6.31
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 —
665 665 1 112.00 $112.00 $745 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1700 1193 80-85% 48 65.00–76.00 $70.35 $839 +2.04
990–1390 1204 80-85% 7 78.00–85.00 $79.90 $962 +2.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1620 1420 75-80% 2 78.00–81.00 $79.29 $1,126 —
1110–1795 1429 75-80% 36 66.00–76.00 $71.53 $1,022 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1040 939 85-90% 5 49.00–55.00 $53.27 $500 +7.23
810–1280 1007 85-90% 25 56.00–68.00 $62.15 $626 —
1285 1285 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $900 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,108 —
1495–1895 1703 6 99.00–109.00 $105.68 $1,800 —
1345–2080 1737 22 87.00–107.00 $96.85 $1,682 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1400 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 885.00–1,190.00 $1,037.50
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706–720 709 5 97.00–100.00 $99.39 $705 —
783 783 6 102.00 $102.00 $799 —
850 850 2 99.00 $99.00 $842 —
1123 1123 2 83.50 $83.50 $938 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 108.00 $108.00 $616 —
740 740 1 85.00 $85.00 $629 —

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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.