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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

2,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.06/cwt +7.76 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 523 lb · 149 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.44/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 619 lb · 118 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.58/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 623 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,986 1,958 3,045
Feeder cattle 2,545 1,467 2,338
Slaughter cattle 359 283 363
Replacement cattle 82 208 344

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Over 600 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 2 150.00–165.00 $157.68 $323 —
268–295 279 7 152.50–185.00 $171.28 $478 +15.28
300–345 331 16 150.00–180.00 $168.72 $558 +4.61
365–391 385 14 142.00–175.00 $169.68 $653 +17.18
405–445 429 19 142.00–165.00 $156.83 $673 +5.66
450–495 469 39 141.00–160.00 $154.12 $723 +8.71
500–549 515 61 136.00–155.00 $146.89 $756 +5.49
553 fancy 553 9 152.00 $152.00 $841 —
555–581 value added 572 13 148.00–156.00 $149.50 $855 +10.50
550–599 575 48 135.00–150.00 $139.28 $801 +6.42
606 606 7 130.00 $130.00 $788 -5.03
602–638 value added 619 18 139.00–148.00 $143.85 $890 +0.85
603–648 626 79 128.00–145.00 $136.82 $856 +1.79
652–695 667 49 126.00–140.00 $133.58 $891 +0.34
680 value added 680 14 148.00 $148.00 $1,006 +8.50
713 value added 713 9 140.00 $140.00 $998 —
700–745 724 20 128.00–143.00 $134.72 $975 +8.85
750–780 765 12 126.00–141.00 $137.35 $1,051 +18.83
800–847 831 24 115.00–133.50 $129.43 $1,076 +11.42
883–890 884 11 123.00–124.00 $123.91 $1,095 +13.39
906 value added 906 55 141.50 $141.50 $1,282 —
928 928 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,114 +8.34
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 +2.00
1040 1040 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 142.50 $142.50 $392 —
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 -7.50
368–393 378 11 130.00–150.00 $139.10 $526 —
418 418 3 145.00 $145.00 $606 +7.50
455–498 478 10 134.00–150.00 $141.42 $676 +10.60
510–540 533 8 130.00–150.00 $136.39 $727 +21.60
555–590 577 8 124.00–131.00 $127.86 $738 —
605–639 627 20 115.00–136.00 $128.09 $803 +19.09
650–675 668 12 100.00–119.00 $113.39 $757 —
730 730 3 114.00–123.00 $119.00 $869 —
753–785 764 8 100.00–117.00 $108.80 $831 —
800–845 815 4 100.00–124.00 $114.02 $929 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 432 6 110.00–125.00 $112.55 $486 —
478 478 2 117.00 $117.00 $559 —
513 513 3 121.00 $121.00 $621 —
562 562 10 117.00 $117.00 $658 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 121.00 $121.00 $476 —
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
615–630 623 2 105.00–109.50 $107.22 $668 —
685–690 688 2 100.00–104.00 $102.01 $702 —
725 725 1 104.00 $104.00 $754 —
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 154.00 $154.00 $370 +4.00
270–295 284 15 131.00–150.00 $140.53 $399 +1.41
310–343 330 11 130.00–146.00 $141.71 $468 +13.10
350–398 376 38 127.00–147.00 $136.43 $513 +3.06
400–448 427 74 124.00–140.00 $134.51 $574 +4.27
450–495 470 86 124.00–141.00 $132.92 $625 +2.27
500–548 523 149 119.00–137.00 $130.06 $680 +7.76
550–595 576 79 115.00–130.00 $124.98 $720 +2.27
577 value added 577 16 132.00 $132.00 $762 +3.00
606 value added 606 13 135.00 $135.00 $818 +8.12
600–645 621 105 114.00–134.00 $124.26 $772 +10.07
650–695 669 40 112.00–124.00 $120.57 $807 +1.78
650–683 value added 673 9 125.00–130.00 $126.10 $849 —
705–745 724 24 105.00–120.00 $113.76 $824 +6.58
724 value added 724 4 127.00 $127.00 $919 —
750–785 767 9 104.00–114.00 $111.43 $855 +6.93
800–847 820 8 95.00–110.00 $105.70 $867 +2.08
875–885 882 3 85.00–86.00 $85.33 $753 -11.67
925–935 930 2 91.00–93.00 $91.99 $856 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 -7.50
330–348 340 7 120.00–136.00 $126.71 $431 —
370–393 384 9 121.00–131.00 $129.58 $498 +2.08
400–444 429 22 110.00–132.00 $126.56 $543 —
453–495 477 13 110.00–130.00 $123.35 $588 +7.59
515–545 536 17 100.00–130.00 $117.39 $629 +6.39
560–595 579 14 108.00–121.00 $114.36 $662 +14.36
600–640 624 7 104.00–120.00 $111.65 $697 —
665–690 678 4 100.00–115.00 $107.74 $730 —
728 728 2 110.00 $110.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 115.00 $115.00 $448 —
429 429 4 110.00 $110.00 $472 —
465 465 4 104.00–113.00 $106.25 $494 —
503 503 2 100.00 $100.00 $503 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 100.00 $100.00 $320 —
435 435 1 105.00 $105.00 $457 —
545 545 2 112.00 $112.00 $610 —
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 374 5 148.00–156.00 $152.79 $571 -3.91
400–445 428 21 143.00–161.00 $153.37 $656 +0.81
450–499 475 54 138.00–163.00 $146.23 $695 +2.60
500–545 522 38 126.00–142.00 $135.07 $705 +0.14
554–596 572 39 124.00–139.00 $132.86 $760 +5.12
600–647 624 23 118.00–130.00 $124.69 $778 +2.40
650–695 667 29 115.00–128.00 $123.78 $826 +0.50
700–740 719 26 105.00–124.00 $114.55 $824 -2.65
753–785 769 7 108.00–124.00 $114.05 $877 +6.05
805–830 815 10 101.00–115.00 $112.19 $914 —
885 885 1 89.00 $89.00 $788 -5.50
915–930 922 3 85.00–95.00 $91.31 $842 —
960–985 975 4 80.00–90.00 $83.72 $816 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 374 11 120.00–142.00 $135.34 $506 —
420–445 436 8 120.00–138.00 $132.44 $577 +3.96
455–495 482 14 126.00–140.00 $133.88 $645 —
506–545 521 18 119.00–135.00 $127.50 $664 +5.00
550–585 563 9 120.00–130.00 $125.85 $709 +6.18
600–640 621 8 100.00–121.00 $112.00 $696 -4.38
660–693 685 4 102.00–105.00 $104.28 $714 —
740 740 2 126.00 $126.00 $932 —
795 795 1 89.00 $89.00 $708 —
850 850 1 108.00 $108.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 105.00 $105.00 $424 —
513 513 2 105.00 $105.00 $539 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 106.00 $106.00 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $805 -0.17
1155–1300 1228 80-85% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.94 $724 —
955–1620 1235 80-85% 81 59.50–69.00 $63.00 $778 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $536 —
680–1115 912 85-90% 15 34.00–47.00 $43.32 $395 —
820–1305 981 85-90% 41 46.00–58.50 $54.08 $531 -6.92
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $756 —
1165–1820 1425 75-80% 51 60.00–72.00 $65.09 $928 —
1215–1805 1510 75-80% 2 67.50–74.00 $70.12 $1,059 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1760 1393 8 74.00–84.00 $79.93 $1,113 —
1170–2050 1666 22 85.00–96.50 $89.77 $1,496 ±0.00
1625–1940 1795 7 95.00–100.00 $97.01 $1,741 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
1100–1160 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 785.00–960.00 $870.18
1180–1205 1193 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–750.00 $737.37

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 4 95.00 $95.00 $560 —
740 740 2 84.00 $84.00 $622 —

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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.