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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

2,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.54/cwt +28.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 842 lb · 125 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.78/cwt +12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 466 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.03/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 572 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,658 1,454 2,232
Feeder cattle 2,303 1,099 1,752
Slaughter cattle 248 239 297
Replacement cattle 107 116 183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 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
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 —
250–298 289 11 170.00–189.00 $171.68 $496 +10.42
310–340 320 8 150.00–183.00 $165.99 $531 +22.78
325–337 fancy 331 6 192.50–193.00 $192.75 $638 —
350–390 362 23 150.00–180.00 $170.96 $619 +21.96
410–445 435 9 150.00–172.00 $163.18 $710 +20.52
453–495 473 38 144.00–164.00 $156.37 $740 +9.65
510–546 532 36 136.00–160.00 $150.79 $802 +14.77
549 fancy 549 10 157.00 $157.00 $862 —
550–595 565 19 132.00–155.00 $142.17 $803 +0.19
600–645 614 35 130.00–148.00 $139.46 $856 +5.18
610–627 value added 621 18 144.00–150.00 $148.79 $924 —
650–695 677 23 129.00–145.00 $138.19 $936 +9.20
699 value added 699 4 140.00 $140.00 $979 -0.22
705–725 712 8 127.00–138.00 $134.97 $961 +8.98
720 value added 720 1 135.00 $135.00 $972 —
750–765 value added 754 4 134.00–137.00 $134.76 $1,016 —
765–775 770 3 130.00–134.00 $132.00 $1,016 +9.05
810 810 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $1,033 +8.50
843–845 value added 843 123 134.00–151.75 $150.91 $1,272 +26.41
850–895 873 3 118.00–120.00 $119.32 $1,042 +9.32
983–988 987 8 116.00–120.00 $119.00 $1,175 —
1030 1030 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 274 4 140.00–160.00 $154.89 $424 —
330–339 337 5 140.00 $140.00 $472 +15.00
350–385 376 12 130.00–164.00 $158.07 $594 —
418–435 427 5 124.00–145.00 $134.65 $575 —
470–493 485 3 130.00–145.00 $140.16 $680 —
515–530 523 7 135.00–149.00 $141.96 $742 +31.96
570–585 581 4 110.00–131.00 $124.21 $722 +19.21
610–635 623 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $813 +18.51
660–675 668 2 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $781 +6.99
870 870 1 100.00 $100.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 150.00 $150.00 $308 —
358 358 2 138.00 $138.00 $494 —
430 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516 —
479 479 3 140.00 $140.00 $671 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
805 805 1 104.00 $104.00 $837 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
202 202 3 160.00 $160.00 $323 +30.00
270–285 276 16 132.50–155.00 $151.32 $418 +20.49
315–344 329 41 130.00–155.00 $148.73 $489 +15.80
350–398 377 60 130.00–148.00 $143.77 $542 +14.22
400–445 425 48 130.00–143.00 $136.42 $580 +7.91
450–499 466 90 128.00–145.00 $139.78 $651 +12.37
500–546 527 71 125.00–139.00 $135.25 $713 +7.38
550–559 value added 557 10 136.00–139.00 $138.60 $772 —
550–595 574 62 119.00–135.00 $128.65 $738 +4.28
608–630 value added 616 5 129.00–132.00 $130.22 $802 -0.78
600–645 621 24 114.00–130.00 $122.37 $760 +5.14
650–695 665 20 110.00–121.00 $117.32 $780 -0.67
705–745 719 14 110.00–120.00 $115.64 $831 +7.22
770 value added 770 67 137.25 $137.25 $1,057 —
790 790 1 117.00 $117.00 $924 +15.04
800–842 818 8 100.00–113.00 $106.29 $869 +9.26
910 910 1 108.00 $108.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 121.00 $121.00 $254 +8.50
268 268 2 130.00 $130.00 $348 +20.00
305–348 338 6 115.00–138.00 $123.70 $418 —
350–385 375 10 110.00–140.00 $127.13 $477 —
400–440 420 11 100.00–130.00 $120.74 $507 +15.74
453–490 467 7 107.50–125.00 $121.41 $567 +11.41
500–548 522 15 116.00–124.00 $120.12 $627 —
550–593 572 12 100.00–124.00 $115.31 $660 +6.76
600–640 613 6 100.00–118.00 $111.17 $681 +1.17
650–680 663 7 100.00–115.00 $108.09 $717 —
700–735 713 3 90.00–115.00 $103.12 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203 203 2 125.00 $125.00 $254 —
328 328 3 115.00 $115.00 $377 —
525 525 1 108.00 $108.00 $567 —
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–640 638 2 100.00–106.00 $102.99 $657 —
790 790 1 90.00 $90.00 $711 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 371 4 140.00–155.00 $151.01 $560 -2.21
400–445 412 49 142.00–169.00 $158.73 $654 +9.27
450–495 475 70 134.00–156.00 $148.86 $707 +13.20
500–540 525 23 135.00–150.00 $143.13 $751 +15.55
550–598 576 39 124.00–141.00 $132.93 $766 +6.79
600–645 622 27 120.00–144.00 $129.23 $804 +8.02
650–695 669 26 117.00–130.00 $121.61 $814 +3.97
700–740 725 11 115.00–130.00 $120.80 $876 +13.66
755–795 783 5 106.00–113.00 $109.57 $858 +1.63
830–845 838 2 90.00–92.00 $91.01 $763 -0.99
885 885 1 103.00 $103.00 $912 +10.32
910–925 918 2 90.00–95.00 $92.48 $849 +7.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 359 5 126.00–138.00 $128.37 $461 +15.87
405–445 424 11 117.00–142.00 $129.86 $551 —
450–496 471 24 121.00–150.00 $137.15 $646 +27.15
500–545 525 19 110.00–134.00 $125.89 $661 +19.62
550–575 563 2 110.00–122.00 $116.13 $654 +11.13
605–645 619 7 115.00–128.00 $120.43 $745 +20.43
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 +16.00
725 725 1 92.00 $92.00 $667 —
770 770 1 99.00 $99.00 $762 —
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1230 966 85-90% 22 25.00–44.00 $35.71 $345 —
785–1340 1047 85-90% 41 42.00–55.50 $49.18 $515 -3.06
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1365 1186 80-85% 4 50.50–59.00 $55.69 $660 +4.26
1000–1730 1269 80-85% 57 54.00–64.00 $58.14 $738 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1955 1476 75-80% 38 54.00–64.50 $59.21 $874 -8.18
1235–2045 1551 75-80% 4 65.00 $65.00 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1935 1580 12 65.00–84.00 $76.85 $1,214 —
1430–2210 1774 19 80.00–94.00 $86.28 $1,531 —
1435–2135 1823 3 94.50–96.00 $95.09 $1,733 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 933 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 775.00–875.00 $839.29
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 725.00 $725.00
1000–1100 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 675.00–850.00 $741.04
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 825.00 $825.00

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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.