Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

1,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.07/cwt +9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 556 lb · 74 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.00/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 525 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.28/cwt +2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 470 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,158	1,949	2,447
Feeder cattle	965	1,638	1,961
Slaughter cattle	136	272	315
Replacement cattle	57	39	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls mostly steady- with higher-quality offerings of feeder receipts noted. Regarding slaughter classes- boning cows and bulls holding mostly steady, with breaker and lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–337	320	6	156.00–183.00	$169.08	$541	-3.24
355–395	374	14	159.00–177.50	$167.06	$625	-2.61
407–434	423	14	154.00–167.00	$159.52	$675	-1.05
450–495	469	10	153.00–165.00	$158.21	$742	-4.94
520–525 value added	525	44	169.50–173.00	$169.82	$892	+9.82
500–545	526	17	144.00–167.00	$156.12	$821	-0.69
553–595 value added	559	8	150.00–167.50	$163.36	$913	-1.64
555–590	570	16	136.00–165.00	$152.11	$867	-1.71
600–630	615	18	133.00–154.00	$148.89	$916	+2.34
618–631 value added	621	25	155.75–157.00	$156.05	$969	+4.05
650–699	680	30	132.00–150.75	$146.55	$997	+2.07
700–707	705	4	129.00–145.00	$139.03	$980	-0.77
715 fancy	715	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,094	—
766–790	773	9	126.00–140.00	$136.92	$1,058	-0.89
820	820	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,066	+2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	141.00–143.00	$141.99	$483	-20.07
355–385	365	4	139.00–150.00	$143.64	$524	-3.87
435	435	1	138.00	$138.00	$600	-11.72
510–535	523	2	130.00–135.00	$132.44	$693	-9.63
555–590	573	3	126.00–130.00	$127.63	$731	-9.96
810	810	1	109.00	$109.00	$883	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	131.00	$131.00	$341	-21.00
325	325	1	131.00	$131.00	$426	-27.42
320–345	336	7	134.00–150.00	$141.90	$477	-16.52
350–390	370	17	130.00–163.00	$148.02	$548	-1.79
385	385	4	142.00	$142.00	$547	-7.81
410–445	427	13	132.00–150.00	$140.30	$599	-3.73
451–490	467	42	130.00–153.00	$145.35	$679	+3.90
497	497	4	133.00	$133.00	$661	-8.45
500–545	522	32	126.00–147.00	$137.10	$716	-2.72
550–560 value added	550	52	143.00–152.25	$151.75	$835	—
550–595	571	22	128.00–145.00	$132.63	$757	-2.01
610	610	1	123.00	$123.00	$750	-7.31
600–646	632	21	123.00–138.00	$131.03	$828	+7.03
665–695	676	4	127.00–135.00	$129.71	$877	+2.85
710–745	728	4	108.00–128.00	$116.86	$851	-5.00
750–790	759	10	111.00–121.00	$119.15	$904	-4.64
820–830	823	3	105.00–108.00	$106.99	$881	-10.23
870	870	1	103.00	$103.00	$896	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	128.00	$128.00	$371	—
345	345	1	129.00	$129.00	$445	-10.01
370–390	380	2	115.00–126.00	$120.64	$458	-17.02
420–440	430	2	125.00–129.00	$126.95	$546	-4.19
500–530	518	3	119.00–125.00	$121.99	$632	-7.07
580–585	584	4	119.00–123.00	$119.99	$701	-10.54
620	620	1	118.00	$118.00	$732	-2.33
665–670	668	2	102.00–115.00	$108.48	$725	-5.52

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	329	11	156.00–177.50	$161.82	$532	—
335 fancy	335	1	185.00	$185.00	$620	—
365–393	383	10	159.00–172.50	$164.37	$630	+3.24
405–440	420	12	155.00–163.00	$158.86	$667	+6.20
450–495	469	22	144.00–160.00	$151.78	$712	-1.05
500–545	529	8	130.00–154.00	$139.12	$736	-3.98
560 fancy	560	1	149.00	$149.00	$834	—
550–595	572	42	130.00–145.00	$136.54	$781	-1.61
610–645	630	20	124.00–138.00	$132.49	$835	-3.10
650–695	671	13	122.50–134.00	$128.11	$860	+1.13
700–745	723	4	119.00–138.00	$127.28	$920	+2.79
760–770	765	2	117.00–122.00	$119.52	$914	+0.65
810–815	813	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$984	+1.00
860	860	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,032	+16.01
905	905	1	106.00	$106.00	$959	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	420	5	137.00–150.00	$146.44	$615	+0.96
450–485	475	5	130.00–139.00	$134.81	$640	-1.76
510–545	534	4	120.00–129.00	$125.95	$673	-6.68
550–590	569	5	126.00–129.00	$127.80	$727	+0.31
620	620	1	120.00	$120.00	$744	-6.50
705–710	708	2	107.00–116.00	$111.52	$790	-0.48
780	780	1	105.00	$105.00	$819	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1640	1220	80-85%	25	63.00–74.50	$69.50	$848	+7.21
1270	1270	80-85%	1	62.00	$62.00	$787	-14.36
1200–1505	1341	80-85%	4	75.00–82.50	$78.81	$1,057	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1535	994	85-90%	6	43.00–53.00	$47.66	$474	-20.08
925–1370	1130	85-90%	20	57.00–69.00	$62.57	$707	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1875	1425	75-80%	23	68.00–76.50	$72.14	$1,028	-0.80
1435–1770	1607	75-80%	3	78.50–81.50	$80.10	$1,287	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–2095	1647	17	94.00–105.00	$100.21	$1,650	—
1445–1845	1693	4	105.00–115.50	$108.19	$1,832	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
942	942	2	95.00	$95.00	$895	—

↑ Back to top

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.