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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 14, 2021

1,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.28/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 469 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.11/cwt -8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 527 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.42/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 583 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,640 821 1,693
Feeder cattle 1,198 661 1,420
Slaughter cattle 362 134 197
Replacement cattle 80 26 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - No trends could be established this week due to this sale not being reported last week. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall, and slaughter bulls holding mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 3 162.00 $162.00 $369 -20.50
305–340 317 16 150.00–178.00 $163.62 $519 -0.63
355–395 377 6 163.00–174.00 $168.80 $636 +4.15
420–445 432 5 159.00–170.00 $163.39 $706 +5.11
455–493 482 23 150.00–168.00 $160.32 $773 +8.31
505–540 529 22 138.00–155.00 $150.85 $798 -0.49
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 -12.56
553–570 564 19 140.00–152.00 $148.94 $840 +1.38
578 value added 578 3 158.00 $158.00 $913 +5.00
610–641 631 14 134.00–148.00 $137.76 $869 -8.38
631 value added 631 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,010 +6.00
650–690 661 32 133.00–144.00 $137.88 $911 +6.92
656–694 value added 680 11 152.00 $152.00 $1,034 +9.50
705–735 717 5 122.00–135.00 $130.44 $935 -0.80
751 value added 751 9 146.50 $146.50 $1,100 —
765–795 784 7 120.00–132.00 $124.44 $976 —
804 value added 804 5 135.50 $135.50 $1,089 —
845 845 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,006 -11.00
867 867 5 118.50 $118.50 $1,027 —
900–907 906 7 120.00–125.00 $124.29 $1,126 —
1064 value added 1064 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–298 290 3 130.00–137.00 $134.79 $391 -17.71
305 305 1 127.50 $127.50 $389 -26.22
483 483 2 144.00 $144.00 $696 +7.30
520 520 1 126.00 $126.00 $655 -6.46
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 -5.98
708 708 5 126.50 $126.50 $896 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 128.00 $128.00 $691 -2.00
578 578 2 125.00 $125.00 $722 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 5 140.00 $140.00 $350 —
300–343 325 14 125.00–135.00 $127.61 $415 -10.34
355–390 373 41 127.50–140.50 $137.83 $514 +4.71
408–445 425 22 125.00–136.00 $131.16 $557 -7.17
450–496 466 54 125.00–139.50 $134.09 $625 -1.51
498 value added 498 6 146.00 $146.00 $727 —
500–545 526 42 121.00–137.00 $127.01 $668 -8.91
543 value added 543 3 128.50 $128.50 $698 —
563 value added 563 3 137.00 $137.00 $771 —
555–598 584 42 118.00–132.00 $126.74 $740 -6.26
620 value added 620 5 137.00 $137.00 $849 +9.00
600–640 632 34 112.00–132.00 $121.94 $771 +0.39
660–678 value added 669 12 132.00–136.00 $133.97 $896 —
665–695 676 6 107.00–120.00 $113.60 $768 -8.19
710–745 728 3 104.00–106.00 $105.33 $767 -13.08
756–794 value added 767 14 119.00–126.00 $123.93 $951 —
753–780 768 9 99.00–117.00 $110.19 $846 -14.81
800–845 833 10 102.00–110.00 $106.19 $885 —
875 875 1 96.00 $96.00 $840 —
973 973 8 103.00 $103.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 121.00 $121.00 $348 -11.41
363 363 2 110.00 $110.00 $399 -16.25
433 433 3 121.00 $121.00 $524 -2.35
453 453 4 128.00 $128.00 $580 +2.78
528–549 544 9 123.00–124.00 $123.78 $673 -0.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 155.00–162.50 $159.27 $494 -1.71
355–385 379 17 150.00–179.00 $172.34 $653 —
408–440 425 11 140.00–156.00 $147.85 $628 -6.28
455 fancy 455 2 154.00–159.00 $156.50 $712 —
450–494 467 33 135.00–156.00 $148.51 $694 +7.74
500–545 524 40 130.00–142.00 $136.94 $718 +1.65
525 fancy 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 ±0.00
555–590 579 21 128.00–138.00 $135.26 $783 +0.90
590 fancy 590 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $832 —
600–638 616 14 120.00–132.00 $124.51 $767 -6.63
610–645 fancy 628 2 135.00 $135.00 $848 -1.00
650 fancy 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
650–680 664 18 117.00–129.50 $126.59 $841 +1.30
705–748 733 7 110.00–120.00 $115.85 $849 +0.34
750–790 759 8 116.00–120.00 $117.02 $888 +4.08
830–845 840 3 108.00–115.00 $111.34 $935 —
856–875 862 6 102.00–112.00 $104.03 $897 —
910–943 932 5 99.00–108.00 $102.56 $956 —
950–960 955 2 104.00–108.00 $106.01 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 142.00 $142.00 $561 —
400–438 426 13 125.00–135.00 $129.17 $550 -9.83
486 486 6 120.00 $120.00 $583 -15.00
510 510 1 124.00 $124.00 $632 -5.86
552–583 571 8 115.00–120.00 $116.81 $667 -10.67
668 668 2 110.00 $110.00 $735 -9.96
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 132.50 $132.50 $437 —
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
400–425 413 4 130.00–135.00 $132.76 $548 —
495 495 1 124.00 $124.00 $614 -6.00
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1785 1380 75-80% 48 62.00–75.00 $66.34 $915 —
1370–1600 1471 75-80% 8 72.00–82.00 $75.33 $1,108 +6.17
1575–1610 1593 75-80% 2 62.00–64.00 $63.01 $1,004 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1365 1173 80-85% 9 73.00–84.00 $76.45 $897 +8.28
960–1410 1177 80-85% 41 64.00–72.00 $67.68 $797 -0.49
1285–1340 1317 80-85% 3 59.00–62.00 $60.35 $795 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–925 865 85-90% 3 52.00–54.00 $53.39 $462 —
875–1250 1043 85-90% 38 56.00–69.00 $63.37 $661 —
1150–1225 1188 85-90% 2 68.00–72.00 $70.06 $832 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,033 —
1540–1750 1615 4 82.00–88.00 $84.24 $1,360 —
1335–2055 1772 20 85.00–107.00 $94.81 $1,680 —
1855–2005 1942 3 108.00–113.00 $110.38 $2,144 +7.06

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 97.00 $97.00 $655 —
765 765 2 96.00 $96.00 $734 —
825 825 1 82.00 $82.00 $676 —
863 863 8 93.50 $93.50 $807 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 94.00 $94.00 $508 —

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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.