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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

2,022 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.34/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 572 lb · 128 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.80/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 679 lb · 117 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.27/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 622 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,022 686 0
Feeder cattle 1,833 560 0
Slaughter cattle 166 126 0
Replacement cattle 23 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 228 3 186.00–191.00 $187.72 $428 —
250–280 265 2 171.00–190.00 $181.04 $480 —
315–335 327 13 173.00–187.50 $180.68 $591 +7.44
350–390 368 6 170.00–175.00 $171.49 $631 —
423 value added 423 6 177.00 $177.00 $749 +17.00
400–448 429 14 158.00–175.00 $164.65 $706 —
450–495 470 26 151.00–165.00 $159.99 $752 +9.54
500–545 526 45 145.00–165.00 $158.22 $832 +13.62
550–598 575 53 141.00–160.00 $153.11 $880 +7.62
573–581 value added 580 39 160.00–165.00 $164.11 $952 —
604–613 value added 608 7 153.00–160.00 $156.03 $949 +4.53
600–647 619 31 137.00–155.00 $148.70 $920 +7.68
650–695 677 58 135.00–153.00 $147.81 $1,001 +9.02
671–697 value added 681 59 152.00–158.00 $153.74 $1,047 +2.99
700–748 732 25 130.00–146.00 $138.95 $1,017 +11.40
743 value added 743 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,114 —
762–769 value added 765 19 141.00–146.00 $143.73 $1,100 +3.23
750–795 785 29 130.00–146.00 $142.92 $1,122 +19.92
805–845 829 14 125.00–141.00 $134.54 $1,115 —
850 value added 850 15 144.00 $144.00 $1,224 +16.00
872 872 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,134 —
915 915 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 140.00–164.00 $152.18 $495 +18.24
354–395 371 9 151.00–166.00 $158.20 $587 —
415–440 426 4 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $649 —
460–485 473 5 143.00–155.00 $149.24 $706 —
505–535 516 6 134.00–150.00 $138.61 $715 +9.87
550–575 568 5 126.00–150.00 $137.08 $779 +11.73
610–640 625 10 125.00–137.00 $131.33 $821 —
660–695 673 5 130.00–134.00 $132.39 $891 —
728 728 2 110.00 $110.00 $801 -8.63
785–795 790 2 120.00–130.00 $124.97 $987 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 155.00 $155.00 $662 —
738 738 3 124.00 $124.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 138.00 $138.00 $455 —
380 380 1 147.50 $147.50 $560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 161.00 $161.00 $370 —
270–295 284 8 140.00–164.00 $154.20 $438 —
305–325 315 5 136.00–158.00 $151.49 $477 +18.15
340 value added 340 1 161.00 $161.00 $547 —
350–398 373 32 134.00–155.00 $146.51 $546 +4.05
400–448 420 37 134.00–148.00 $144.09 $605 —
450–495 476 62 130.00–151.00 $141.82 $675 +8.42
486 value added 486 18 152.00 $152.00 $739 +8.50
507 value added 507 3 150.00 $150.00 $760 —
500–545 529 64 130.00–144.00 $138.25 $731 -2.03
550 550 1 132.00 $132.00 $726 —
550–597 569 94 129.00–145.00 $136.81 $778 +0.81
578–584 value added 583 33 140.00–145.00 $142.88 $833 +2.14
600–645 622 65 120.00–135.00 $130.13 $809 +0.43
617–644 value added 622 28 139.00–145.00 $143.89 $895 —
656–689 value added 670 7 140.00–140.50 $140.22 $939 +4.72
650–699 684 52 120.00–135.00 $130.52 $893 +5.77
700–740 721 17 114.00–127.00 $121.66 $877 +3.68
750–786 770 23 113.00–130.00 $125.63 $967 +6.13
800 800 5 115.00–126.00 $123.80 $990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 131.00 $131.00 $275 —
310–340 328 3 120.00–151.00 $133.16 $437 —
365–390 377 3 128.00–130.00 $129.31 $487 +0.31
400–447 427 11 122.00–145.00 $133.57 $570 —
450–490 470 8 124.00–140.00 $134.28 $631 +14.28
505–540 530 9 125.00–138.00 $130.97 $694 +5.52
550–595 571 12 120.00–130.00 $127.54 $728 +3.54
610–615 613 2 120.00 $120.00 $736 —
650–695 676 5 120.00 $120.00 $811 —
725–735 730 2 112.00–118.00 $115.02 $840 —
800 800 1 103.00 $103.00 $824 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 108.00 $108.00 $567 —
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 384 4 156.00–166.00 $159.45 $612 +3.23
405–449 433 15 145.00–168.00 $160.93 $697 +14.41
450–498 478 17 144.00–162.00 $152.11 $727 +12.11
500–545 522 24 135.00–157.00 $148.32 $774 +7.85
550–595 582 24 130.00–145.00 $138.14 $804 +5.48
605–635 618 13 125.00–140.00 $132.69 $820 +4.19
653–695 671 15 121.00–133.00 $128.67 $863 +6.17
700–725 710 9 120.00–128.00 $122.89 $873 —
750–790 770 7 110.00–122.00 $116.10 $894 -0.36
815–835 832 6 100.00–118.00 $102.94 $856 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 142.00 $142.00 $525 —
430–445 436 7 138.00–150.00 $142.45 $621 +21.45
450–495 471 9 130.00–143.00 $138.91 $654 —
515–540 525 4 133.00–136.00 $134.25 $705 +15.28
550–590 567 7 125.00–135.00 $130.66 $741 +7.66
600–635 624 10 108.00–135.00 $125.80 $785 +8.80
650–675 669 4 113.00–128.00 $119.51 $800 —
705–735 716 8 108.00–120.00 $116.49 $834 —
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 —
815 815 1 106.00 $106.00 $864 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 —
540 540 1 112.00 $112.00 $605 -3.00
615 615 1 113.00 $113.00 $695 +10.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1365 1208 80-85% 5 53.00–61.00 $58.70 $709 -10.89
990–1435 1243 80-85% 36 63.00–74.50 $68.64 $853 -0.95
1245–1470 1327 80-85% 3 76.00–78.00 $76.94 $1,021 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1115 855 85-90% 8 46.00–53.00 $48.35 $413 -2.64
725–1335 1017 85-90% 26 54.00–65.00 $58.69 $597 -1.78
1105 1105 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $740 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $734 —
1150–1320 1235 75-80% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.47 $944 —
1210–1865 1490 75-80% 29 65.00–76.50 $70.51 $1,051 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1585 1318 3 86.00–92.50 $90.64 $1,195 —
1365–2185 1620 20 95.00–103.00 $99.55 $1,613 —
1685–2000 1897 7 103.00–108.00 $105.49 $2,001 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1018 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,110.00 $1,110.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 2 150.00 $150.00 $262 —
214 214 4 122.50 $122.50 $262 —
253 253 2 140.00 $140.00 $354 —
390 390 1 100.00 $100.00 $390 —

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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.