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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 21, 2021

1,764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.13/cwt -8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 527 lb · 84 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.01/cwt -7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 575 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.79/cwt -10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 463 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,764 1,600 2,447
Feeder cattle 1,254 1,412 1,961
Slaughter cattle 333 141 315
Replacement cattle 177 47 171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 170.00 $170.00 $366 +25.00
275 275 1 164.00 $164.00 $451 +9.00
315–345 323 4 161.00–162.50 $161.40 $521 +4.51
385–395 390 2 173.00–175.00 $174.01 $679 +9.76
415–445 440 13 157.50–167.00 $159.63 $702 +0.72
453–473 460 10 157.00–172.00 $168.49 $775 +12.80
505–517 value added 517 30 153.00–164.25 $163.88 $847 —
502–545 526 25 139.00–156.00 $149.53 $787 -2.68
555–583 577 12 128.00–146.00 $135.69 $783 -13.29
565–585 value added 580 34 145.00–155.00 $150.73 $874 —
605–630 value added 629 25 152.00–157.00 $156.81 $986 +4.31
630 fancy 630 1 147.00 $147.00 $926 —
600–645 633 12 130.00–144.00 $138.01 $874 -5.63
673 value added 673 5 151.50 $151.50 $1,020 -10.17
665–695 684 16 136.00–145.00 $141.83 $970 +2.51
700–741 731 6 133.00–136.00 $133.97 $979 -3.14
760–795 787 5 131.00–134.00 $132.21 $1,040 -1.54
794 value added 794 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,183 —
825 825 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 +3.08
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —
859–860 value added 860 20 127.50–149.00 $142.56 $1,226 —
1060 1060 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 4 120.00 $120.00 $574 -31.03
550 550 1 124.00 $124.00 $682 -14.72
633 633 4 126.00 $126.00 $798 -5.95
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 fancy 305 2 140.00–144.00 $142.03 $433 —
300–345 326 12 125.00–138.00 $129.38 $422 -11.11
360–395 381 25 125.00–137.00 $130.32 $497 -10.92
410–445 428 16 128.00–134.00 $130.44 $558 -8.01
450–495 462 66 125.00–138.50 $131.42 $607 -11.24
490 value added 490 3 140.00 $140.00 $686 —
516 value added 516 22 144.00 $144.00 $743 -1.11
510–548 531 62 119.00–132.00 $129.27 $686 -10.09
550 fancy 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698 —
550–565 value added 555 6 139.00–142.00 $140.02 $777 -2.48
558–595 577 68 115.00–136.00 $129.17 $745 -7.40
600–640 614 21 111.00–132.00 $119.11 $731 -8.18
611–630 value added 622 16 135.00–139.00 $135.98 $846 -5.67
656–683 value added 663 11 133.00–137.00 $134.12 $889 -6.33
650–695 667 29 110.50–128.00 $122.17 $815 -2.43
700–746 730 18 111.00–119.00 $117.30 $856 +0.15
755 755 1 107.00 $107.00 $808 —
867 value added 867 3 115.00 $115.00 $997 —
1073 1073 8 85.00 $85.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 110.00 $110.00 $405 -23.59
400–425 417 6 116.00 $116.00 $484 -18.89
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -21.73
510 510 3 105.00 $105.00 $536 -21.27
560 560 1 105.00 $105.00 $588 -16.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 319 8 165.00–175.00 $168.68 $538 —
360–395 378 20 157.00–183.00 $171.77 $649 +19.77
425–435 fancy 430 3 170.00–172.00 $170.67 $734 —
410–448 443 20 149.00–166.50 $164.70 $730 +10.91
460 fancy 460 1 158.00 $158.00 $727 —
450–490 463 16 140.00–154.00 $148.70 $688 -7.46
500–540 523 43 130.00–147.00 $138.84 $726 -6.64
565 fancy 565 1 146.00 $146.00 $825 —
550–595 575 33 127.00–144.00 $135.76 $781 -1.77
600–644 623 22 119.00–142.00 $128.43 $800 -6.92
655–695 659 26 120.00–134.00 $129.20 $851 +5.20
700–745 730 6 115.00–120.00 $118.15 $862 -1.47
755–792 770 19 113.00–124.00 $118.04 $909 —
800–845 829 4 108.00–112.00 $110.49 $916 —
862–865 863 4 105.50–111.00 $106.88 $922 -0.12
905–945 919 5 107.00–113.00 $108.97 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–365 363 5 120.00–130.00 $124.02 $450 —
410–423 417 4 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $507 -25.14
509–510 509 6 117.00–118.00 $117.67 $599 -5.25
583 583 2 109.00 $109.00 $635 -18.37
608 608 3 100.00 $100.00 $608 -32.49
655 655 1 111.00 $111.00 $727 -18.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1735 1389 75-80% 54 63.00–77.00 $67.76 $941 -1.34
1375–1530 1453 75-80% 2 64.00–66.00 $64.95 $944 —
1395–1645 1505 75-80% 3 78.00–82.00 $80.11 $1,206 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1495 1169 80-85% 37 63.00–76.00 $68.84 $805 -0.01
1205–1515 1334 80-85% 5 74.00–80.00 $77.32 $1,031 +14.58
1330–1410 1370 80-85% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.54 $870 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–975 935 85-90% 2 48.00–53.00 $50.61 $473 —
875–1225 1037 85-90% 26 55.00–70.00 $62.97 $653 +8.82
995–1300 1148 85-90% 2 67.00–69.00 $68.13 $782 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1905 1705 3 81.00–92.00 $87.54 $1,493 —
1180–2405 1812 26 87.00–105.00 $96.74 $1,753 —
1845–2150 1971 4 107.00–111.00 $109.29 $2,154 +3.32

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1400 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 810.00–1,250.00 $927.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Heifer 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 1,130.00 $1,130.00 —

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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.