Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

1,670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.54/cwt +8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 629 lb · 118 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.34/cwt +22.90 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 426 lb · 76 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.70/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 624 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,670	1,764	2,708
Feeder cattle	1,445	1,254	2,510
Slaughter cattle	203	333	128
Replacement cattle	22	177	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	165.00	$165.00	$487	+1.00
305–343	329	8	166.00–192.00	$177.79	$585	+16.39
350–395	374	9	167.00–185.00	$176.84	$661	+2.83
400–445	433	15	156.00–176.00	$169.47	$734	+9.84
453–497	474	25	150.00–170.00	$163.15	$773	-5.34
515–545	529	23	151.00–167.00	$160.02	$847	+10.49
530 value added	530	7	167.00	$167.00	$885	+3.12
557–595	576	35	148.00–162.00	$155.82	$898	+20.13
582–595 value added	586	22	160.00–164.00	$162.35	$951	+11.62
617–648 value added	619	31	151.00–162.00	$161.26	$998	+4.45
600–645	629	34	137.00–156.00	$148.71	$935	+10.70
650–695	663	38	135.00–152.00	$144.62	$959	+2.79
699 value added	699	13	147.00	$147.00	$1,028	-4.50
700–744	729	16	132.00–145.00	$141.92	$1,035	+7.95
733–745 value added	735	23	144.00–150.00	$149.21	$1,097	—
763 value added	763	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,129	-1.00
750–785	767	12	130.00–145.00	$138.60	$1,063	+6.39
824 value added	824	14	142.00–144.00	$143.00	$1,178	—
810–845	833	5	134.00–136.00	$134.60	$1,121	+4.60
885–890	888	2	125.00–131.00	$127.99	$1,137	—
909–935	914	6	119.00–128.00	$121.82	$1,113	—
1020	1020	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,091	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	172.00	$172.00	$490	—
340	340	1	154.00	$154.00	$524	—
350–388	374	12	150.00–175.00	$161.96	$606	—
418	418	2	150.00	$150.00	$627	—
450–495	473	8	140.00–160.00	$153.21	$725	+33.21
500–545	525	9	129.00–153.00	$142.78	$750	—
550–585	573	6	130.00–156.00	$143.52	$822	+19.52
620–645	629	5	120.00–140.00	$131.50	$827	+5.50
660–685	673	3	128.00–135.00	$132.63	$893	+7.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	138.00	$138.00	$407	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	150.00	$150.00	$562	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	162.00	$162.00	$373	—
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	—
303–345	330	17	144.00–169.00	$159.09	$525	+29.71
360–398	376	40	145.00–166.00	$158.10	$594	+27.78
423 value added	423	28	160.00	$160.00	$677	—
405–445	427	48	137.00–156.00	$149.46	$638	+19.02
450–496	478	50	135.00–151.00	$142.63	$682	+11.21
500–545	522	60	132.00–146.00	$140.74	$735	+11.47
554–570 value added	557	10	146.00–147.00	$146.80	$818	+6.78
550–591	569	49	130.00–146.00	$135.19	$769	+6.02
600–645	617	55	123.00–145.00	$132.21	$816	+13.10
610–647 value added	640	63	135.00–142.00	$136.58	$874	+0.60
650–699	675	27	120.00–140.00	$130.14	$878	+7.97
700–735	710	27	118.00–132.00	$124.60	$885	+7.30
765	765	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$922	+13.50
805–845	818	6	100.00–117.00	$112.35	$919	—
875	875	1	104.00	$104.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	150.00	$150.00	$428	—
326–345	335	13	134.00–151.00	$146.57	$491	—
355–398	390	18	122.00–150.00	$141.36	$551	+31.36
410–440	430	4	120.00–134.00	$128.05	$551	+12.05
450–490	468	8	118.00–144.00	$128.10	$600	+18.10
520–545	540	13	125.00–135.00	$131.49	$710	+26.49
555–595	581	7	120.00–135.00	$129.46	$752	+24.46
600–637	630	7	110.00–120.00	$112.78	$711	—
650–690	678	6	114.00–131.00	$121.57	$824	—
700–730	712	3	104.00–114.00	$109.92	$783	—
805	805	1	110.00	$110.00	$886	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	120.00	$120.00	$636	—
580	580	1	122.00	$122.00	$708	—
640	640	1	92.00	$92.00	$589	—
715–730	722	3	90.00–115.00	$105.00	$758	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	126.00	$126.00	$432	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	374	4	158.00–168.00	$161.44	$604	-10.33
415–440	426	8	154.00–172.00	$160.38	$683	-4.32
450–495	474	15	148.00–158.00	$151.33	$717	+2.63
500–545	524	18	139.00–155.00	$145.66	$763	+6.82
550–595	572	47	133.00–155.00	$141.97	$812	+6.21
605–645	631	9	125.00–144.00	$132.53	$836	+4.10
650–690	670	14	125.00–132.50	$128.14	$859	-1.06
710–735	715	14	117.00–131.00	$128.84	$921	+10.69
750–780	762	7	120.00–124.00	$121.72	$928	+3.68
800–810	808	13	111.00–113.00	$111.15	$898	+0.66
885	885	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,000	+6.12
955	955	1	91.00	$91.00	$869	—
1040	1040	1	95.00	$95.00	$988	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	379	4	132.00–154.00	$143.08	$542	+19.06
420–445	433	7	136.00–161.00	$147.70	$640	+26.22
455–490	470	9	130.00–155.00	$146.50	$689	—
505–545	524	8	126.00–142.00	$133.32	$699	+15.65
560–594	584	8	116.00–130.00	$119.87	$700	+10.87
660–695	673	5	113.00–121.00	$117.97	$794	+6.97

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	136.00	$136.00	$598	+6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1380	1223	80-85%	3	59.00–64.00	$62.29	$762	—
915–1830	1259	80-85%	72	64.00–76.50	$69.07	$870	—
1295–1505	1383	80-85%	3	78.50–82.00	$80.73	$1,116	+17.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1010	970	85-90%	2	69.50–70.00	$69.74	$676	—
820–1175	1006	85-90%	9	44.00–54.00	$48.05	$483	-14.92
890–1495	1076	85-90%	21	54.00–66.50	$59.88	$644	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1810	1494	75-80%	17	63.00–77.50	$73.28	$1,095	—
1320–1940	1595	75-80%	11	78.00–83.00	$79.69	$1,271	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1655	1580	2	108.00–112.00	$110.09	$1,739	—
1290–1760	1587	3	87.00–94.00	$90.31	$1,433	—
1305–2215	1764	15	92.00–107.00	$101.32	$1,787	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195–1435	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	835.00–1,050.00	$916.94
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	81.00	$81.00	$340	—
520–526	525	5	80.00–87.00	$81.39	$427	—

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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.