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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

1,891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.63/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 520 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.23/cwt -5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 572 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.03/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 525 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,891 796 2,818
Feeder cattle 1,554 662 2,295
Slaughter cattle 257 91 316
Replacement cattle 80 43 207

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Offerings also included the following load lot sold on video: *1 Load of Steers weighing 800# medium-large 1-2 @ $149.50 per cwt* Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 lower. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Bulls under 600 lbs 7.00 to 15.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing under 600 lbs. mostly steady overall with those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Regarding slaughter classes- boning and lean cows holding mostly steady overall with breaker cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 175.00 $175.00 $368 —
260 260 1 175.00 $175.00 $455 —
316–335 319 9 160.00–185.00 $165.13 $527 —
370 fancy 370 5 187.50 $187.50 $694 —
365–395 378 6 142.00–170.00 $154.59 $584 -17.31
402–441 423 13 146.00–160.00 $154.20 $652 -0.03
460 460 1 132.50 $132.50 $610 -21.45
455–495 469 20 144.00–162.50 $149.94 $703 -4.01
500–545 528 35 135.00–150.00 $143.02 $755 -1.67
550–598 586 30 133.00–159.00 $142.23 $833 -2.00
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 -18.61
600–645 626 34 130.00–153.00 $138.49 $867 -0.12
660–685 672 11 124.00–132.50 $127.33 $856 -11.10
677–681 value added 678 25 149.00 $149.00 $1,010 —
702–740 722 11 124.00–135.50 $130.65 $943 -12.35
753–770 756 14 122.50–132.50 $127.50 $964 -8.50
760 760 1 112.50 $112.50 $855 -23.50
805 805 1 118.00 $118.00 $950 —
805–828 823 20 122.00–134.00 $132.72 $1,092 —
873–888 881 4 120.00–129.00 $124.46 $1,096 —
920–938 935 12 108.00–112.00 $111.34 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 222 3 162.50–175.00 $169.30 $376 —
275–280 278 2 162.50–167.50 $165.02 $459 —
300–328 317 7 141.00–172.50 $151.18 $479 —
350–390 372 7 136.00–150.00 $140.64 $523 —
400–448 426 12 132.50–150.00 $140.13 $597 —
450–490 475 6 132.50–142.50 $138.12 $656 —
500–547 531 11 122.50–132.50 $128.51 $682 —
550–595 571 5 123.00–135.00 $130.20 $743 —
600–640 613 6 125.00–131.00 $127.74 $783 —
740 740 1 122.50 $122.50 $906 —
750 750 1 127.50 $127.50 $956 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 140.00–157.50 $149.24 $403 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 147.50–150.00 $148.80 $387 +6.26
320 320 1 122.50 $122.50 $392 -22.36
300–335 325 11 131.00–147.50 $141.31 $459 -3.55
350–398 380 19 131.00–143.00 $137.05 $521 -10.19
405 405 1 122.50 $122.50 $496 -20.40
405–445 425 25 122.50–139.00 $132.28 $562 -1.72
450–495 467 52 122.50–137.50 $130.64 $610 -6.86
460–490 474 5 120.00–122.50 $121.00 $574 -16.50
500–532 value added 509 11 132.50–136.00 $133.50 $680 —
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 -14.54
505–535 518 3 110.00–120.00 $114.62 $594 -19.92
500–545 522 67 120.00–135.00 $131.03 $684 -3.51
562–563 value added 562 19 134.00–135.00 $134.84 $758 —
550–595 575 50 119.00–130.50 $125.30 $720 -7.86
555–595 582 5 112.50–122.50 $117.55 $684 -15.61
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 -26.69
600–649 635 45 115.00–130.00 $124.01 $787 -7.68
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 -11.34
655–680 667 45 116.00–132.00 $125.03 $834 -1.31
700–745 734 13 111.00–124.00 $115.72 $849 —
726–746 value added 737 15 121.00–130.00 $125.86 $928 —
775–781 value added 780 18 123.00–124.00 $123.11 $960 —
755–795 782 5 104.00–115.00 $107.52 $841 —
800–838 833 11 102.50–117.50 $112.08 $934 —
928 value added 928 2 105.00 $105.00 $974 —
948 948 4 108.00 $108.00 $1,024 —
960 960 2 103.00 $103.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 221 4 122.50–132.50 $129.84 $287 —
250–295 273 5 132.50–137.50 $133.42 $364 —
300–320 314 10 122.00–132.50 $127.45 $400 —
365–395 384 8 115.00–134.00 $125.01 $480 —
400–445 426 6 115.00–122.50 $120.80 $515 —
450–490 473 6 117.50–122.50 $121.21 $573 —
500–545 527 8 112.50–123.00 $119.76 $631 —
590 590 1 112.50 $112.50 $664 —
605–630 614 7 110.00–117.50 $114.29 $702 —
660–695 678 2 104.00–117.50 $110.58 $750 —
705–730 718 2 108.00–125.00 $116.65 $838 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 132.50 $132.50 $364 —
330–345 338 2 112.50–130.00 $121.06 $409 -8.94
355 355 1 112.50 $112.50 $399 —
465 465 1 112.50 $112.50 $523 —
530–545 538 2 120.00 $120.00 $646 —
550 550 1 115.00 $115.00 $632 —
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 112.50 $112.50 $433 —
410–435 423 2 112.50–122.50 $117.35 $496 —
495 495 1 112.50 $112.50 $557 —
500 500 1 112.50 $112.50 $562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 159.00 $159.00 $541 -8.23
360–390 375 5 150.00–160.00 $153.83 $577 -14.68
401–448 417 21 136.00–149.00 $143.97 $600 -11.58
453–490 464 29 132.50–153.00 $144.25 $669 +0.59
500–540 525 60 130.00–144.00 $138.03 $725 +4.05
550–595 580 38 125.00–135.00 $132.17 $767 -3.50
600–649 636 35 121.00–132.50 $126.94 $807 -4.78
650–690 658 24 118.00–130.00 $124.11 $817 -1.57
710–740 729 4 105.00–123.00 $113.98 $831 -3.55
752–760 753 15 117.50–120.00 $118.23 $890 -0.60
832 832 3 101.00 $101.00 $840 —
875 875 1 92.00 $92.00 $805 —
915 915 1 82.50 $82.50 $755 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 441 4 130.00–142.50 $134.71 $594 -10.29
455–490 473 8 131.00–138.00 $134.97 $638 —
510–542 531 12 120.00–130.00 $127.58 $677 +2.58
555–595 573 5 122.50–127.50 $123.57 $708 —
600–635 622 3 120.00–123.00 $121.81 $758 —
710–745 728 2 112.50–120.00 $116.16 $846 —
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
955 955 1 87.50 $87.50 $836 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 132.50–142.50 $138.33 $588 +3.12
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 —
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 —
625 625 1 117.50 $117.50 $734 +2.50
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 ±0.00
750 750 1 97.00 $97.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1485 1227 80-85% 34 64.00–73.00 $68.08 $835 -7.92
975–1430 1231 80-85% 13 52.00–64.00 $58.96 $726 -17.04
1320 1320 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $977 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $938 —
1140–1735 1381 75-80% 7 55.00–65.00 $60.99 $842 -4.79
1085–2125 1500 75-80% 31 62.00–71.00 $66.20 $993 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1340 1061 85-90% 9 40.00–53.00 $46.48 $493 —
850–1375 1114 85-90% 19 53.00–65.50 $59.72 $665 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1205 1155 2 81.50–84.50 $83.06 $959 —
1225–2105 1690 3 76.00–89.00 $82.08 $1,387 —
1535–2205 1830 12 89.00–98.00 $94.07 $1,721 +0.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1110–1305 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 835.00–1,000.00 $918.59
1145–1325 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,200.00 $1,072.52
1265–1500 1368 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 920.00–1,050.00 $963.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–880 878 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–975.00 $862.82
975–1130 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–950.00 $811.05
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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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
1095–1100 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,275.00 $1,250.06 —
1100–1230 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,325.00 $1,277.34 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 115.00 $115.00 $282 —
530 530 1 90.00 $90.00 $477 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 86.00 $86.00 $688 —

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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.