Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 9, 2021

1,454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.12/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 581 lb · 77 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.41/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 465 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.87/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 520 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,454	1,744	2,280
Feeder cattle	1,099	1,436	1,754
Slaughter cattle	239	282	316
Replacement cattle	116	26	210

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, with stronger demand and increased buyer activity noted, feeder heifers and bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls remaining mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	256	7	157.50–162.00	$161.26	$413	+20.22
320–340	327	9	136.00–145.00	$143.21	$468	-5.49
390	390	3	149.00	$149.00	$581	+5.77
440–445	444	15	135.00–156.00	$142.66	$633	-9.78
460–491	482	9	140.00–164.00	$146.72	$707	-3.26
500–520	514	15	130.00–140.00	$136.02	$699	-2.39
537 value added	537	11	145.00	$145.00	$779	-11.25
561–575	563	18	130.00–144.00	$141.98	$799	+0.77
576 value added	576	7	145.50	$145.50	$838	+1.50
600–648	617	23	125.00–138.50	$134.28	$829	-3.14
655–675	665	3	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$858	+0.06
652–675 value added	668	13	139.50–141.50	$140.22	$937	+1.22
715–735	725	2	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$913	-1.52
760	760	1	117.00	$117.00	$889	-7.99
760–795	770	11	115.00–126.00	$122.95	$947	-2.04
812	812	3	119.00	$119.00	$966	-11.00
830 value added	830	5	120.00–127.50	$124.50	$1,033	-7.50
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	-12.00
892 value added	892	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,133	—
915	915	1	105.00	$105.00	$961	-20.00
948	948	3	109.50	$109.50	$1,038	—
950	950	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,130	—
1064 value added	1064	5	117.00	$117.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	125.00	$125.00	$400	-11.98
400–440 value added	420	4	132.00–135.00	$133.43	$560	—
505	505	2	110.00	$110.00	$556	-8.81
560	560	1	105.00	$105.00	$588	-11.00
605	605	1	112.00	$112.00	$678	-0.56
680	680	1	110.00	$110.00	$748	-7.50
725	725	1	118.00	$118.00	$856	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1403	1403	2	90.00	$90.00	$1,263	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	3	130.00	$130.00	$302	-9.25
250–298	282	4	127.00–137.50	$130.83	$369	+7.31
300–335	319	10	125.00–142.50	$132.93	$424	+17.93
350–395	388	47	123.00–137.00	$129.55	$503	+16.55
400–440	415	12	125.00–135.00	$128.51	$533	-2.80
420–425 fancy	423	2	137.00–139.00	$137.99	$584	—
423 value added	423	2	138.00	$138.00	$584	—
455–498	465	75	115.00–134.50	$127.41	$592	-1.64
505–535	520	56	114.00–134.00	$127.87	$665	+0.32
550–588	576	58	113.00–127.50	$124.37	$716	+9.37
598 value added	598	19	135.50	$135.50	$810	—
603 value added	603	3	131.00	$131.00	$790	-8.32
600–645	619	16	112.00–121.00	$117.23	$726	-3.44
650–670	655	26	110.00–127.50	$117.99	$773	+3.94
695 value added	695	12	122.50	$122.50	$851	+9.50
710–730	720	2	103.00–114.00	$108.42	$781	+0.17
750–795	772	13	100.00–112.00	$101.96	$787	-4.05
803–835	814	3	96.00–99.00	$97.03	$790	-5.88
860–873	870	5	90.00–102.00	$92.37	$804	—
1115 value added	1115	4	95.00	$95.00	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	3	112.50	$112.50	$273	—
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314	-11.16
446	446	4	105.00	$105.00	$468	-16.49
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	-1.08
574–585	576	7	100.00–110.00	$108.55	$625	-10.55
625	625	1	110.00	$110.00	$688	+4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	80.00	$80.00	$436	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	155.00–160.00	$157.58	$375	—
255–295	277	5	150.00–160.00	$153.90	$426	—
320–345	331	4	167.50–172.50	$169.39	$561	—
370 fancy	370	1	167.50	$167.50	$620	—
360–385	372	17	148.00–163.00	$153.22	$570	+1.74
405–440	426	9	140.00–159.00	$149.46	$637	+15.90
425–448 fancy	440	3	162.00–164.00	$162.64	$716	—
455–475 fancy	465	3	155.00–159.00	$157.30	$731	+8.30
455–495	468	36	126.00–149.00	$135.66	$635	+2.41
505–545	531	37	120.00–137.00	$127.58	$677	-6.57
555–590	586	25	123.00–133.00	$126.14	$739	-3.55
590	590	1	114.00	$114.00	$673	-15.69
600–630	614	12	110.00–125.00	$121.21	$744	+1.66
655–680	660	39	110.00–123.00	$117.64	$776	-3.29
700–748	743	22	105.00–112.00	$107.14	$796	-5.08
755–779	773	7	105.00–118.00	$107.94	$834	+12.97
839	839	6	92.00	$92.00	$772	-11.05
850–865	858	3	88.00–100.00	$92.68	$795	—
939	939	4	85.00	$85.00	$798	-0.93

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	112.50	$112.50	$433	-20.50
478	478	2	110.00	$110.00	$526	-8.12
515–525	518	4	105.00–110.00	$106.27	$550	-9.87
590	590	1	105.00	$105.00	$620	-8.75
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	-14.48
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	+2.39

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	127.50	$127.50	$548	+8.50
555–565	560	2	114.00–119.00	$116.48	$652	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1460	1176	80-85%	32	55.00–65.00	$59.72	$702	—
1025–1360	1193	80-85%	2	51.00–52.00	$51.43	$614	—
1285–1340	1313	80-85%	2	66.00–68.00	$66.98	$879	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1760	1357	75-80%	31	55.00–64.00	$57.87	$785	—
1430	1430	75-80%	1	53.00	$53.00	$758	-8.95
1410–1580	1482	75-80%	3	66.00–69.00	$67.39	$999	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1050	895	85-90%	4	28.00–38.00	$33.58	$301	—
795–1340	1043	85-90%	16	45.00–58.00	$52.24	$545	—
1075–1205	1140	85-90%	2	56.00–58.00	$56.94	$649	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	1	73.00	$73.00	$843	—
1325–2010	1680	18	74.00–93.00	$82.70	$1,389	-7.65
1540–1805	1702	3	72.00–79.00	$75.51	$1,285	—
1775–2030	1888	3	89.00–97.00	$93.78	$1,771	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1100–1150	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,090.00–1,130.00	$1,116.67
1050–1250	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–1,050.00	$962.50
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,025.00	$937.50
1050–1450	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	710.00–740.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.