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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 11, 2021

1,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.81/cwt -8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 584 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.57/cwt -8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 463 lb · 88 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.36/cwt -7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 521 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,650 979 623
Feeder cattle 1,312 830 520
Slaughter cattle 250 121 65
Replacement cattle 88 28 38

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 172.50 $172.50 $414 -12.50
306–335 319 14 153.00–170.00 $156.23 $498 -8.77
400–435 415 10 145.00–157.00 $149.84 $622 -4.16
455–495 464 26 144.00–157.00 $153.44 $712 -16.56
500–545 525 28 135.00–153.00 $143.15 $752 -8.68
572–576 value added 575 17 141.00–148.00 $143.28 $824 —
565–590 580 19 127.00–153.00 $138.98 $806 -4.20
608–645 636 36 125.00–147.00 $139.58 $888 -3.87
645 value added 645 8 142.50 $142.50 $919 —
655 value added 655 3 140.00 $140.00 $917 -7.00
650–685 674 6 130.00–143.00 $135.12 $911 -5.02
700 700 1 133.00 $133.00 $931 —
706–745 value added 723 14 139.00–143.00 $141.23 $1,021 —
763 value added 763 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,061 —
752–783 769 11 125.00–134.50 $129.94 $999 -7.06
847 value added 847 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,101 -6.50
855 value added 855 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,171 -13.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–333 330 5 130.00–135.00 $133.03 $439 -20.91
430 430 2 126.00–130.00 $128.00 $550 -18.50
498 498 2 120.00 $120.00 $598 —
581 581 6 125.00 $125.00 $726 -1.56
600–635 612 3 114.00–120.00 $117.92 $722 -2.08
873 873 4 119.50 $119.50 $1,043 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264–290 274 7 130.00–145.00 $137.56 $377 -12.72
300–340 321 10 131.00–140.00 $137.16 $440 -5.82
355–395 380 37 129.00–143.00 $135.61 $515 -10.69
405–440 422 21 128.00–138.00 $134.07 $566 -12.47
453–495 463 87 127.00–136.00 $132.50 $613 -8.46
465 fancy 465 1 139.00 $139.00 $646 —
500–545 521 80 119.00–135.00 $129.13 $673 -5.21
520–545 fancy 528 3 134.00–138.00 $135.38 $715 —
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 -18.78
555–575 fancy 565 2 134.00–136.00 $135.02 $763 —
560–585 573 2 111.00–114.00 $112.53 $645 -21.25
550–595 585 77 117.00–130.00 $126.38 $739 -7.40
585 value added 585 7 135.00 $135.00 $790 -7.00
605–640 617 9 117.00–128.00 $121.35 $749 -6.47
620 fancy 620 2 132.00 $132.00 $818 —
626–640 value added 628 9 130.00–139.00 $137.98 $867 +1.48
650–695 668 54 116.00–126.00 $122.31 $817 -9.08
669–677 value added 670 28 127.00–139.00 $137.70 $923 —
705–745 732 27 110.00–119.50 $114.07 $835 —
760–788 775 9 110.00–119.50 $117.20 $908 +4.61
836–840 value added 836 9 113.50–119.00 $114.11 $954 —
860 860 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 116.00 $116.00 $500 -17.97
465 465 2 114.00 $114.00 $530 -17.17
508–538 528 6 113.00–113.50 $113.34 $598 -17.37
570 570 1 115.00 $115.00 $656 -10.06
645 645 2 100.00 $100.00 $645 -23.50
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 -2.28
733 733 2 100.00 $100.00 $733 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 116.00 $116.00 $615 +8.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–347 334 9 172.50–179.00 $175.39 $586 —
350–395 387 27 150.00–177.50 $159.87 $619 +2.87
400–448 438 22 144.00–155.00 $147.89 $648 -10.58
465 fancy 465 1 161.00 $161.00 $749 —
455–493 469 29 147.00–152.00 $150.41 $705 +5.41
500–545 524 59 125.00–142.00 $137.13 $719 -6.85
530–540 fancy 535 2 145.00–150.00 $147.48 $789 —
550–595 579 46 122.00–144.00 $131.32 $760 -4.45
600–645 618 11 120.00–130.00 $127.15 $786 -4.01
651–690 664 47 115.00–129.00 $125.19 $831 -10.94
705–740 718 6 112.00–124.00 $117.30 $842 -5.20
750–769 766 18 112.50–120.50 $117.76 $902 -2.04
830–842 839 4 102.50–112.00 $104.85 $880 —
880 880 1 104.00 $104.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $475 +3.99
426 426 7 135.00 $135.00 $575 -4.48
495 495 4 125.00 $125.00 $619 -14.18
575–595 584 5 110.00–118.00 $115.17 $673 -17.33
648 648 2 110.00 $110.00 $713 +0.04
730 730 1 101.00 $101.00 $737 -11.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1430 1194 80-85% 25 61.00–73.00 $67.23 $803 +5.87
1260–1320 1297 80-85% 3 57.00–60.00 $58.35 $757 —
1165–1420 1300 80-85% 6 71.00–77.50 $74.20 $965 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1005 935 85-90% 3 38.00–48.00 $42.83 $400 —
840–1310 1073 85-90% 27 52.00–68.00 $60.02 $644 +4.12
1020–1205 1097 85-90% 3 62.00–66.00 $64.11 $703 +8.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1425 1375 75-80% 2 56.00–58.00 $56.96 $783 -22.33
1175–1730 1408 75-80% 28 62.00–71.00 $66.72 $939 -6.53
1360–1495 1445 75-80% 3 72.00–75.00 $73.65 $1,064 +0.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 82.00 $82.00 $898 —
1685–1760 1723 2 84.00–86.00 $84.98 $1,464 —
1600–2275 1900 18 86.00–100.00 $92.54 $1,758 -7.94
1980–2120 2050 2 104.00–107.00 $105.55 $2,164 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 530.00 $530.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1400 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 740.00–940.00 $847.50
1150–1500 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–950.00 $785.00
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 890.00 $890.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 4 93.00 $93.00 $556 —
648 648 2 98.00 $98.00 $635 —
820 820 1 94.00 $94.00 $771 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 84.00 $84.00 $437 —

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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.