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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

1,323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.19/cwt +8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 627 lb · 164 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.10/cwt +9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 738 lb · 102 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.45/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 524 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,323 2,994 3,711
Feeder cattle 1,093 2,624 3,357
Slaughter cattle 173 248 277
Replacement cattle 57 122 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder steers and heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 -18.00
360–395 374 5 165.00–175.00 $169.91 $635 +1.96
405–440 418 6 155.00–169.00 $163.94 $685 -3.02
460–495 480 9 151.00–167.50 $157.92 $758 -0.44
500–546 521 23 145.00–160.00 $152.46 $794 -12.01
550–595 568 16 143.00–159.00 $153.61 $873 -10.63
605–645 624 15 137.50–153.00 $143.17 $893 -3.76
614–648 value added 627 148 148.00–164.00 $156.54 $982 —
635 635 1 135.00 $135.00 $857 -11.93
655 655 1 122.50 $122.50 $802 -29.90
650–695 672 17 137.50–143.00 $141.44 $950 -10.96
710–738 715 20 127.50–140.00 $135.40 $968 -4.29
700–748 value added 744 82 146.00–153.00 $152.44 $1,134 —
760–770 765 2 131.00–137.50 $134.23 $1,027 -14.72
811 value added 811 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,160 —
800–835 819 4 125.00–138.00 $131.75 $1,079 -2.57
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 -24.44
865 865 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 -19.44
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 157.50 $157.50 $433 -2.50
315–330 323 2 162.50–165.00 $163.72 $529 +13.72
355–397 378 9 142.50–160.00 $154.30 $583 -1.84
405–440 421 8 147.50–157.50 $152.56 $642 -0.23
450–490 463 9 133.00–155.00 $149.05 $690 +2.25
500–545 530 11 132.50–147.50 $141.94 $752 -2.68
537 thin fleshed 537 5 153.00 $153.00 $822 —
550–595 575 7 132.50–140.00 $135.19 $777 -2.83
610–618 615 5 127.50–132.50 $131.41 $808 —
650–685 662 3 128.00–132.50 $130.95 $867 -1.05
720–746 742 6 120.00–121.00 $120.84 $897 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 147.50 $147.50 $442 —
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 142.50 $142.50 $556 -18.94
420 420 1 145.00 $145.00 $609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 327 7 140.00–165.00 $152.12 $497 +6.54
350–395 375 15 138.00–165.00 $152.60 $572 +7.93
430 fancy 430 2 145.00 $145.00 $624 —
400–447 435 26 130.00–153.00 $141.49 $615 -0.56
450–465 458 2 130.00 $130.00 $595 -1.01
450–495 477 29 135.00–145.00 $139.62 $666 +8.61
500–535 522 5 122.50–130.00 $125.50 $655 -11.31
500–545 523 28 125.00–146.00 $137.05 $717 +0.24
540 fancy 540 2 138.00 $138.00 $745 —
550–595 578 15 124.00–137.00 $131.26 $759 -16.65
600–620 fancy 610 2 131.00–133.00 $131.98 $805 —
600–646 624 27 116.00–135.00 $129.19 $806 +1.47
650–695 669 28 115.00–130.00 $124.65 $834 -15.40
705–725 716 5 115.00–125.00 $121.98 $873 +0.50
735 735 1 102.50 $102.50 $753 -18.98
835 835 1 109.00 $109.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 130.00–140.00 $135.13 $382 -10.87
310–320 315 2 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $449 +9.05
350–395 368 3 132.50–140.00 $136.73 $503 +1.77
401 thin fleshed 401 4 142.50 $142.50 $571 —
405–445 430 8 130.00–140.00 $135.04 $581 +9.40
450–490 474 6 132.50–139.00 $134.61 $638 +6.61
500–545 522 7 122.50–132.00 $127.73 $667 +0.73
550–590 568 3 125.00–134.00 $130.70 $742 +7.09
600–630 618 4 115.00–122.50 $120.03 $742 +2.03
685–690 688 3 117.50–126.00 $121.49 $836 +6.99
710–730 720 3 112.50–118.00 $114.36 $823 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 121.00 $121.00 $502 -3.14
420–422 421 3 112.50–122.50 $119.18 $502 -4.96
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 —
550–565 558 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $672 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 5 120.00 $120.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 fancy 355 1 174.00 $174.00 $618 -6.14
370–398 387 5 157.50–167.00 $162.73 $630 +4.96
400–440 421 13 147.50–162.50 $155.46 $654 +3.16
455–495 467 10 140.00–157.00 $150.25 $702 +0.24
500–540 522 20 134.00–144.00 $140.20 $732 -0.89
550–590 567 17 129.00–143.00 $136.94 $776 -3.25
600–645 619 11 121.00–145.00 $131.67 $815 -2.47
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 -1.15
700–710 705 2 113.00–128.00 $120.55 $850 -3.93
750–780 766 4 109.00–115.00 $111.88 $857 -7.77
890 890 1 102.00 $102.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 429 4 140.00–150.00 $144.29 $619 +3.37
455–495 479 9 132.50–145.00 $138.05 $661 -4.33
500–540 521 6 132.50–142.50 $138.02 $719 +9.00
605–645 634 8 125.00–127.50 $125.30 $794 +2.78
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 137.50 $137.50 $598 —
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 -17.00
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1445 1196 80-85% 35 64.00–75.50 $68.54 $820 -2.12
1095–1465 1240 80-85% 11 74.00–83.50 $79.07 $980 -0.79
1040–1580 1336 80-85% 4 59.00–63.00 $61.64 $824 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1480 1365 75-80% 4 60.00–65.00 $62.50 $853 -11.92
1320–1490 1383 75-80% 3 78.00–82.50 $79.61 $1,101 +5.19
1005–1985 1409 75-80% 39 65.00–77.50 $71.24 $1,004 -1.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1410 1073 85-90% 16 45.00–69.50 $58.81 $631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,125 +0.46
1230–1590 1393 6 69.00–88.00 $81.25 $1,132 —
1385–2065 1656 7 94.00–99.00 $96.60 $1,600 —
1850–2025 1938 4 100.00–109.50 $105.65 $2,047 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1010–1125 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 775.00–850.00 $814.52
1068 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1295–1355 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–925.00 $894.66
1600 1600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–890 796 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 625.00–650.00 $643.01
810 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1040 1040 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 66.00 $66.00 $531 —

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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.