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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 18, 2021

873 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.74/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 577 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.14/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 528 lb · 57 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.54/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 381 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 873 1,891 2,611
Feeder cattle 753 1,554 2,295
Slaughter cattle 120 257 316
Replacement cattle — 80 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 4 185.00 $185.00 $416 +10.00
310–345 317 5 147.50–156.00 $154.15 $489 -10.98
466–487 468 33 142.00–151.00 $150.15 $703 +0.21
510–528 522 17 132.00–143.00 $140.93 $736 -2.09
555–585 value added 569 44 144.75–152.00 $148.17 $843 —
584–594 591 27 125.00–140.50 $136.53 $807 -5.70
626 value added 626 5 143.00 $143.00 $895 —
648 648 9 143.50 $143.50 $930 +5.01
659 659 30 133.00–140.50 $139.50 $919 +12.17
723 value added 723 8 135.50 $135.50 $980 —
763 value added 763 8 134.00 $134.00 $1,022 —
786 786 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,022 +17.50
810–840 value added 825 4 131.50–132.50 $131.99 $1,089 —
932 932 3 117.50 $117.50 $1,095 +6.16
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 152.50 $152.50 $470 +1.32
438 438 3 127.00 $127.00 $556 -13.13
460 460 1 129.00 $129.00 $593 -9.12
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 -9.20
612 612 3 107.00 $107.00 $655 -20.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–288 274 4 137.50–149.00 $142.96 $392 -5.84
315–335 325 4 135.00–144.00 $139.36 $453 -1.95
376–382 381 47 134.00–139.00 $135.54 $516 -1.51
448 448 41 133.50 $133.50 $598 +1.22
459 459 12 129.50 $129.50 $594 -1.14
526–535 527 43 124.00–128.50 $127.97 $674 -3.06
530–537 value added 533 14 132.00–134.00 $132.72 $707 -0.78
585–589 588 47 120.00–129.00 $126.17 $742 +8.62
605–640 623 2 121.00 $121.00 $754 -3.01
671–689 677 26 121.00–127.00 $123.47 $836 -1.56
714–731 value added 722 17 123.00–125.00 $123.95 $895 -1.91
740 740 3 105.00 $105.00 $777 -10.72
781 781 10 108.00 $108.00 $843 +0.48
881 881 5 90.00 $90.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 110.00 $110.00 $526 -11.21
510–535 516 4 110.00–115.00 $111.30 $574 -8.46
583–595 585 7 101.00–105.00 $101.58 $594 -10.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–393 390 31 141.00–145.00 $143.99 $562 -9.84
440 440 2 136.00 $136.00 $598 -7.97
462 462 32 147.00 $147.00 $679 +2.75
507–525 522 37 126.00–135.00 $133.16 $695 -4.87
587 587 18 128.00 $128.00 $751 -4.17
608–643 635 28 118.00–125.00 $123.66 $785 -3.28
660 660 5 116.00 $116.00 $766 -8.11
727 727 5 120.50 $120.50 $876 +6.52
763 763 2 108.00 $108.00 $824 -10.23
848 848 2 103.50 $103.50 $878 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 8 134.00 $134.00 $515 —
408 408 4 111.00 $111.00 $453 -23.71
523–540 527 4 110.00 $110.00 $580 -17.58
620 620 1 104.00 $104.00 $645 -17.81
680 680 1 109.00 $109.00 $741 —
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1170 1138 80-85% 2 69.00–71.00 $70.03 $797 —
1175–1245 1210 80-85% 2 56.00–58.00 $56.97 $689 -11.11
1060–1635 1242 80-85% 41 59.00–67.00 $63.33 $787 +4.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1180 978 85-90% 2 40.00–48.00 $43.17 $422 —
815–1445 1080 85-90% 27 51.00–62.00 $57.86 $625 +11.38
1265 1265 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1740 1391 75-80% 16 63.00–68.00 $65.71 $914 +4.72
1265–1775 1469 75-80% 7 69.00–71.00 $70.32 $1,033 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1690 1450 2 75.00–86.00 $81.41 $1,180 —
1230–2000 1605 13 87.00–99.00 $94.52 $1,517 —
2240 2240 1 101.00 $101.00 $2,262 —

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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.