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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

1,571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.23/cwt +8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 576 lb · 50 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.54/cwt +10.22 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 618 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.10/cwt +12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 516 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,571 1,580 2,280
Feeder cattle 1,255 1,161 1,754
Slaughter cattle 230 298 316
Replacement cattle 86 121 210

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week , Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Steers under 400 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 177.50 $177.50 $435 —
280 280 1 167.50 $167.50 $469 —
300–345 333 13 150.00–176.00 $163.39 $544 +9.94
355–398 380 8 150.00–171.00 $158.29 $602 —
400–445 422 7 140.00–169.00 $146.54 $618 -4.46
450–495 475 14 140.00–160.00 $155.53 $739 +11.40
500–548 521 23 134.00–154.00 $143.81 $749 +10.78
550–595 568 14 130.00–150.00 $139.92 $795 +15.92
555–582 value added 575 4 141.00–145.00 $141.96 $816 —
600–640 615 33 131.50–148.00 $137.19 $844 +13.86
650–698 671 27 130.00–140.00 $136.48 $916 +10.23
700–720 710 9 120.00–142.50 $133.98 $951 +13.38
755–785 768 4 125.00–132.00 $127.78 $981 +12.63
768–780 value added 770 7 131.00–137.50 $136.56 $1,052 +3.43
810 810 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,053 +15.32
900 900 1 108.00 $108.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 132.50–147.50 $140.17 $460 +15.17
360–380 367 3 140.00–159.00 $150.80 $553 —
405–445 430 4 134.00–138.00 $135.96 $585 —
465–495 485 4 128.00–140.00 $134.09 $650 +12.09
500–515 508 2 130.00–155.00 $142.32 $723 +27.32
550–590 567 3 117.50–133.00 $125.68 $713 +15.68
610–633 624 6 114.00–126.00 $121.16 $756 +10.94
650–680 668 3 118.00–122.00 $120.03 $802 -4.97
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 —
760–790 775 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 133.00 $133.00 $489 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 286 4 145.00–162.50 $151.19 $432 +22.19
300–345 326 12 135.00–150.00 $141.72 $462 +13.46
355–398 379 17 130.00–143.00 $136.80 $518 +8.17
400–449 431 34 126.00–141.00 $136.45 $588 +14.86
450–495 476 34 130.00–141.00 $136.20 $648 +13.24
500–545 516 38 125.00–140.00 $136.10 $702 +12.53
552 value added 552 3 135.00 $135.00 $745 —
550–598 577 47 116.00–138.00 $127.80 $737 +7.55
603–645 618 42 110.00–129.00 $119.54 $739 +10.22
650–687 673 18 110.00–128.00 $121.54 $818 +5.24
690 value added 690 1 126.00 $126.00 $869 -2.51
700–743 728 9 105.00–124.00 $113.64 $827 -1.47
752 value added 752 3 115.00 $115.00 $865 —
750–780 762 6 103.00–120.00 $112.66 $858 +15.17
804–820 807 5 90.00–100.00 $97.97 $791 —
855–890 879 4 95.00–100.00 $98.75 $868 +2.87
904 value added 904 4 92.00 $92.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344 —
325 325 1 125.00 $125.00 $406 +12.00
350–380 369 5 120.00–130.00 $127.14 $469 —
400–445 421 9 118.00–134.00 $125.19 $527 +9.19
450–470 460 2 107.50–120.00 $113.61 $523 +1.86
510–540 529 9 113.00–122.00 $119.56 $632 +9.31
570–595 585 4 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $658 +2.47
635–640 638 3 103.00–120.00 $114.36 $730 +4.36
670 670 1 106.00 $106.00 $710 —
755 755 1 113.00 $113.00 $853 —
845 845 1 105.00 $105.00 $887 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 —
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 —
663 663 2 105.00 $105.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 384 4 140.00–150.00 $142.35 $547 -12.30
405–432 421 20 134.00–156.00 $146.84 $618 +2.54
450–495 475 21 130.00–150.00 $136.99 $651 +5.30
500–545 514 20 128.00–144.00 $134.99 $694 +9.21
550–590 570 34 115.00–143.00 $132.75 $757 +11.27
600–645 617 24 119.00–140.00 $130.02 $802 +11.87
650–695 669 12 115.00–125.00 $121.52 $813 +7.86
720–745 731 9 110.00–124.00 $117.91 $862 +16.40
760–795 776 4 108.00–122.00 $112.43 $872 +7.09
800–815 808 2 96.00 $96.00 $776 +7.76
850 850 1 99.00 $99.00 $842 +14.00
925 925 1 85.00 $85.00 $786 —
960 960 1 91.00 $91.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 130.00–134.00 $131.99 $519 +11.26
400–435 418 2 130.00 $130.00 $543 +19.00
450–495 481 4 120.00–140.00 $130.75 $629 +15.74
535–540 538 3 114.00–125.00 $119.65 $644 +19.65
555–590 568 6 112.00–123.00 $119.81 $681 +9.81
605–640 630 5 106.00–118.00 $111.20 $701 +7.83
675–680 678 3 104.00–110.00 $107.01 $726 —
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1275 949 85-90% 19 32.00–45.00 $39.72 $377 —
880–1500 1072 85-90% 48 43.00–54.00 $50.90 $546 -1.76
1290 1290 85-90% 1 58.50 $58.50 $755 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1590 1244 80-85% 57 55.00–66.00 $61.59 $766 —
1230–1410 1320 80-85% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.60 $879 —
1265–1685 1438 80-85% 3 52.00–54.00 $53.22 $765 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1895 1501 75-80% 17 57.00–66.00 $62.45 $937 —
1515–1680 1598 75-80% 2 65.00–68.50 $66.84 $1,068 —
1775 1775 75-80% 1 52.50 $52.50 $932 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1715 1489 7 70.00–82.00 $76.20 $1,135 —
1485–2195 1784 11 85.50–97.00 $90.37 $1,612 —
1965 1965 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,867 -2.74

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
950–1200 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,075.00 $975.58
1200–1250 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,100.00 $1,014.29
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1200–1475 1383 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–975.00 $909.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.