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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 28, 2021

686 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.13/cwt -10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 465 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.91/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 586 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.70/cwt +10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 634 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 686 521 2,638
Feeder cattle 560 435 2,510
Slaughter cattle 126 50 128
Replacement cattle — 36 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 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
305–331 328 9 158.00–175.00 $173.24 $568 +8.32
439 value added 439 8 160.00 $160.00 $702 —
463–480 466 6 143.00–152.00 $150.45 $701 -10.13
533 value added 533 5 156.00 $156.00 $831 —
543–544 544 10 135.00–147.00 $144.60 $787 -7.61
592–594 593 10 142.00–149.00 $145.49 $863 -1.44
600–640 603 13 130.00–142.00 $141.02 $850 -1.48
642 value added 642 18 151.50 $151.50 $973 +1.50
661–665 662 10 128.00–141.50 $138.79 $919 -3.20
686 value added 686 20 150.75 $150.75 $1,034 —
715–745 730 2 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $931 -7.45
763 value added 763 2 140.50 $140.50 $1,072 —
775 775 1 123.00 $123.00 $953 —
810 value added 810 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,126 —
880 value added 880 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 127.50–140.00 $133.94 $442 -33.56
520–525 521 4 125.00–130.00 $128.74 $671 -9.36
580–585 583 3 120.00–128.00 $125.35 $731 -17.13
735–745 742 3 115.00–126.00 $118.63 $880 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 100.00 $100.00 $590 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–313 308 10 128.00–138.50 $133.34 $411 -9.16
375–384 381 8 133.00–148.00 $142.46 $543 +1.60
453 value added 453 4 143.50 $143.50 $650 —
458–493 466 51 131.00–136.00 $133.40 $622 -11.09
517–533 528 30 137.00–142.00 $140.28 $741 +0.86
578–582 value added 581 27 140.00–142.00 $140.74 $818 —
570–596 593 17 136.00 $136.00 $806 +1.62
601–645 634 34 129.00–133.00 $129.70 $822 +10.21
669 value added 669 7 135.50 $135.50 $906 —
687–690 687 8 124.00–130.00 $124.75 $857 —
732–743 736 5 115.00–120.00 $117.98 $868 -2.69
766 766 8 119.50 $119.50 $915 —
760–783 value added 774 5 123.00–124.00 $123.61 $957 —
838 838 3 108.00 $108.00 $905 —
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
975 value added 975 3 106.00 $106.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 129.00 $129.00 $501 -4.85
460–475 468 2 120.00 $120.00 $562 -5.70
515–543 537 13 120.00–127.00 $125.45 $674 +0.51
580 580 5 124.00 $124.00 $719 +0.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–385 382 7 156.00–156.50 $156.22 $597 —
444–449 446 27 139.00–151.00 $146.52 $653 -14.97
462 462 3 140.00 $140.00 $647 -15.00
519–525 523 25 130.00–144.50 $140.47 $735 +0.70
573–593 577 18 118.00–137.00 $132.66 $765 -6.30
643 643 13 128.50 $128.50 $826 -6.84
664 664 6 122.50 $122.50 $813 -9.09
768–795 775 8 112.00–118.00 $116.46 $903 -4.33
910 910 3 96.00 $96.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 121.00 $121.00 $526 -17.82
528–538 533 4 116.00–122.00 $118.97 $634 —
573 573 8 123.00 $123.00 $705 -3.22
635 635 1 117.00 $117.00 $743 -9.29
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 —
635 635 1 102.50 $102.50 $651 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1585 1229 80-85% 19 66.00–77.00 $69.59 $855 -0.95
1055–1440 1268 80-85% 6 57.00–64.00 $61.44 $779 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $537 —
875–880 878 85-90% 2 48.00–54.00 $50.99 $448 —
860–1165 1022 85-90% 14 55.00–65.00 $60.47 $618 +2.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1630 1451 75-80% 5 78.00–82.00 $79.64 $1,156 —
1170–1865 1546 75-80% 11 71.00–77.00 $74.21 $1,147 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,046 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1635 1437 3 90.00–95.00 $92.44 $1,328 —
1215–2035 1704 11 96.00–106.00 $101.55 $1,730 —
1600–2230 1840 3 110.00 $110.00 $2,024 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 95.00 $95.00 $418 —

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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.