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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

1,582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.04/cwt +4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 522 lb · 71 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.49/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 668 lb · 71 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.19/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 572 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,582 873 0
Feeder cattle 1,380 753 0
Slaughter cattle 154 120 0
Replacement cattle 48 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers and bulls mostly steady. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 234 4 152.50–193.00 $181.43 $425 -3.57
255–285 265 5 172.50–197.00 $188.62 $500 —
300–340 323 8 160.00–191.00 $178.51 $577 +24.36
350–399 377 20 156.00–183.00 $169.74 $640 —
400–445 418 33 146.00–174.00 $165.50 $692 —
460–498 480 42 145.00–160.00 $156.18 $750 +6.03
510–549 529 60 138.00–160.00 $150.99 $799 +10.06
552–590 569 57 135.00–157.00 $147.58 $840 +11.05
599 value added 599 6 154.00 $154.00 $922 +5.83
600–645 616 32 135.00–151.00 $143.38 $883 -0.12
650–695 667 29 130.00–143.00 $136.99 $914 -2.51
670–692 value added 682 23 147.00–150.50 $149.01 $1,016 —
705–740 718 8 125.00–141.00 $135.39 $972 —
720–735 value added 734 47 145.00–153.00 $152.50 $1,119 +17.00
750 value added 750 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 +4.00
750–765 761 18 134.00–142.00 $136.09 $1,036 +6.09
873 value added 873 54 142.00 $142.00 $1,240 —
965 965 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 145.00 $145.00 $334 —
270–273 272 3 145.00–152.00 $149.68 $407 —
300–345 330 12 140.00–172.00 $165.30 $545 +12.80
350–395 379 12 130.00–160.00 $151.56 $574 —
410 410 1 164.00 $164.00 $672 +37.00
450–485 470 9 120.00–155.00 $143.65 $675 +14.65
515–548 538 12 122.00–145.00 $136.66 $735 —
550–590 562 8 120.00–144.00 $138.35 $778 +17.35
600–648 626 8 124.00–140.00 $132.20 $828 +25.20
630 value added 630 2 140.00 $140.00 $882 —
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 —
740 740 1 134.00 $134.00 $992 —
780–789 788 14 127.00–129.00 $128.86 $1,015 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
495 495 1 121.00 $121.00 $599 —
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 218 5 155.00–165.00 $160.83 $351 —
260–290 270 4 132.00–158.00 $145.48 $393 +2.52
315–340 331 7 136.00–146.00 $140.53 $465 +1.17
355–395 378 23 130.00–145.00 $138.33 $523 +2.79
405–448 427 27 128.00–143.00 $136.45 $583 +2.95
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 +0.50
450–495 478 52 124.00–143.00 $136.28 $651 +6.78
511–529 value added 518 19 140.00–141.00 $140.62 $728 +7.90
500–545 524 52 120.00–141.00 $131.64 $690 +3.67
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -6.17
550–598 578 36 118.00–134.00 $127.21 $735 +1.04
586–588 value added 587 10 130.00–136.00 $132.99 $781 —
601–645 620 31 120.00–134.00 $125.07 $775 +4.07
655–698 668 41 116.00–125.00 $122.72 $820 -0.75
668 value added 668 30 134.00 $134.00 $895 —
700–720 708 8 108.00–130.00 $119.88 $849 +14.88
743 value added 743 5 125.00 $125.00 $929 +1.05
755–795 777 3 105.00–116.00 $111.67 $868 +3.67
815 815 1 104.00 $104.00 $848 —
855 855 1 104.00 $104.00 $889 +14.00
946 946 9 104.00 $104.00 $984 —
975 975 1 100.00 $100.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 127.50 $127.50 $363 —
302–330 314 12 110.00–145.00 $140.41 $441 —
350–395 374 13 120.00–142.00 $136.58 $511 —
430–435 433 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $587 —
450–475 454 6 130.00–137.00 $135.78 $616 +25.78
500–545 526 7 110.00–130.00 $121.45 $639 +10.15
552–590 570 12 106.00–128.00 $122.36 $697 +20.78
600–635 610 5 100.00–120.00 $109.52 $668 —
660–675 668 2 105.00–112.00 $108.46 $725 —
718–745 734 5 110.00–117.00 $112.84 $828 —
781 781 5 105.00 $105.00 $820 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 147.00–152.00 $149.47 $583 +5.48
415–440 427 3 144.00–155.00 $149.60 $639 +13.60
455–497 483 16 135.00–153.00 $147.21 $711 +0.21
500–545 527 11 128.00–148.00 $134.59 $709 +1.43
550–595 570 16 125.00–140.00 $131.80 $751 +3.80
600–625 609 22 124.00–136.00 $129.68 $790 +6.02
650–690 660 11 120.00–130.00 $126.44 $835 +10.44
700–748 723 14 110.00–125.00 $118.33 $856 -2.17
750–765 758 2 109.00–123.00 $116.07 $880 +8.07
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 +6.50
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 —
930 930 1 90.00 $90.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 136.00–139.00 $137.48 $536 +3.48
410–430 424 4 140.00–150.00 $147.58 $626 +36.58
460–485 470 4 133.00–140.00 $138.29 $650 —
520 520 1 116.00 $116.00 $603 +6.00
575–590 579 7 119.00–135.00 $129.13 $748 —
600–640 631 7 103.00–130.00 $119.51 $754 +15.51
650–665 663 6 110.00–120.00 $118.36 $785 +9.36
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 ±0.00
811 811 8 100.00 $100.00 $811 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 143.00 $143.00 $701 —
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 —
558 558 2 130.00 $130.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–2040 1226 80-85% 55 56.50–69.00 $62.84 $770 -0.49
990–1735 1256 80-85% 8 52.00–61.00 $56.90 $715 —
1495 1495 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,017 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1090 911 85-90% 7 37.00–53.00 $45.41 $414 —
780–1630 1064 85-90% 25 50.00–60.00 $54.45 $579 -3.41
1075 1075 85-90% 1 63.50 $63.50 $683 +5.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1955 1432 75-80% 22 62.50–71.00 $65.47 $938 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1205 1087 3 76.00–85.00 $80.61 $876 —
1375–1930 1692 5 95.00–100.00 $97.52 $1,650 —
1755–2025 1895 4 100.00–104.00 $102.32 $1,939 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
900–1280 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00–800.00 $773.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1260–1380 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–925.00 $916.86
1455 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1060–1210 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,375.00 $1,348.35 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.