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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

1,501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.85/cwt +21.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 778 lb · 78 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.36/cwt +17.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 736 lb · 72 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.79/cwt +20.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 734 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,501 1,313 2,232
Feeder cattle 1,236 1,098 1,752
Slaughter cattle 156 165 297
Replacement cattle 109 50 183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 400 lbs 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 175.00–190.00 $182.33 $401 —
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 +3.00
295 295 1 195.00 $195.00 $575 +43.00
330–345 338 2 180.00–182.50 $181.22 $613 +23.22
350–385 365 9 140.00–172.50 $158.63 $579 -2.21
400–445 433 9 137.00–152.50 $145.28 $629 -10.50
450–477 462 6 145.00–154.00 $148.95 $688 -6.90
515–538 525 10 136.00–152.50 $143.25 $752 -3.12
545 545 1 127.00 $127.00 $692 -19.37
570 value added 570 37 162.50 $162.50 $926 —
555–595 574 17 132.50–151.00 $140.77 $808 -1.52
600–635 614 7 126.00–142.50 $136.14 $836 -2.73
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 -13.87
675 675 1 112.50 $112.50 $759 -24.61
660–690 678 6 124.00–140.00 $128.93 $874 -8.18
700–720 710 2 127.50–132.50 $129.96 $923 -2.45
735 value added 735 64 153.50 $153.50 $1,128 —
755–782 766 5 121.00–124.00 $122.77 $940 -2.87
779 value added 779 73 148.50 $148.50 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 145.00 $145.00 $326 -9.55
265–285 275 2 160.00–162.50 $161.30 $444 +15.30
305–330 318 2 157.50–160.00 $158.70 $505 +8.70
360–390 379 7 140.00–155.00 $145.97 $553 +4.97
420 420 1 141.00 $141.00 $592 -6.00
485 485 1 132.50 $132.50 $643 -12.50
500–530 515 2 122.50–132.50 $127.35 $656 -3.65
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -14.62
600–615 608 3 117.50–122.50 $120.83 $735 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 145.00 $145.00 $522 —
400–440 420 2 130.00 $130.00 $546 —
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 —
595 595 2 120.00 $120.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 102.50 $102.50 $559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 2 130.00–142.50 $135.90 $303 -2.63
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 -2.70
300–345 324 7 115.00–137.50 $129.27 $419 -8.79
355–395 373 9 120.00–135.00 $129.74 $484 -2.92
380–385 383 2 122.50 $122.50 $469 -10.16
400–445 430 24 121.00–136.00 $128.03 $551 -5.05
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 -8.08
450–495 473 16 120.00–137.50 $128.46 $608 -0.45
460–490 475 2 110.00–120.00 $115.16 $547 -13.75
500–545 522 22 114.00–132.00 $123.89 $647 -4.46
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 -18.35
550–595 564 23 109.00–127.00 $121.29 $684 -5.37
570 value added 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 —
585 585 1 105.00 $105.00 $614 -21.66
600–635 616 5 117.50–123.00 $120.29 $741 -8.71
650–685 671 9 105.00–124.00 $117.35 $787 -1.16
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 -18.51
710–745 727 6 100.00–117.50 $107.55 $782 -14.48
737 value added 737 66 142.25 $142.25 $1,048 —
750–775 763 2 97.50–110.00 $103.65 $791 -13.62
800 value added 800 60 138.50 $138.50 $1,108 —
920 920 1 95.00 $95.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 132.50–135.00 $133.68 $305 +2.68
275 275 1 122.50 $122.50 $337 —
305–345 326 5 122.50–130.00 $126.02 $411 +1.02
355–395 375 10 120.00–131.00 $124.86 $468 -3.14
410–445 429 6 117.50–122.50 $119.16 $511 -3.75
460–480 468 4 117.50–125.00 $121.85 $570 +12.85
510–545 530 3 112.50–115.00 $114.16 $605 —
550–585 569 5 102.50–117.00 $107.41 $611 -12.59
675 675 1 114.00 $114.00 $770 +10.00
700 700 1 92.00 $92.00 $644 —
770 770 1 92.50 $92.50 $712 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 —
365 365 1 112.50 $112.50 $411 —
435 435 1 100.00 $100.00 $435 —
475 475 1 104.00 $104.00 $494 —
540 540 1 92.50 $92.50 $500 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 112.50 $112.50 $551 —
580 580 1 102.50 $102.50 $594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 fancy 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 -19.97
400–445 423 8 130.00–150.00 $141.09 $597 -11.82
450–485 469 11 132.50–147.50 $136.71 $641 -12.21
505–540 528 13 120.00–140.00 $129.79 $685 -8.39
555–597 582 8 120.00–130.00 $122.16 $711 -9.29
605–635 617 5 117.00–124.00 $120.52 $744 -8.53
650–690 668 10 107.50–125.00 $113.73 $760 -3.77
712–715 713 6 110.00–112.50 $110.42 $787 -6.89
838 838 3 105.00 $105.00 $880 -3.82
885 885 1 91.00 $91.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 3 120.00–142.50 $133.07 $559 -6.18
460–490 470 5 120.00–127.50 $125.04 $588 -6.44
500–540 513 4 111.00–122.50 $118.24 $607 -12.67
550–585 570 3 112.50–117.50 $115.89 $661 -9.11
605–630 620 3 112.50–119.00 $116.15 $720 —
675 675 1 107.00 $107.00 $722 -3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
405–430 418 2 122.50–132.50 $127.65 $534 +2.65
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 -5.00
515 515 1 112.00 $112.00 $577 —
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,490.00 $1,490.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 117.50 $117.50 $676 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1930 1403 75-80% 31 50.00–65.00 $55.01 $772 —
1175–1650 1440 75-80% 4 69.00–73.00 $69.82 $1,005 —
1640 1640 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $935 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $654 +15.54
915–1480 1146 80-85% 15 55.00–64.00 $59.57 $683 +1.31
840–1400 1208 80-85% 7 50.00–59.00 $54.42 $657 —
1085–1440 1280 80-85% 9 64.00–69.00 $67.19 $860 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1240 1026 85-90% 15 47.00–53.50 $50.28 $516 -12.72
995–1225 1110 85-90% 4 42.00–46.00 $43.52 $483 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 72.00 $72.00 $792 —
1160 1160 1 74.50 $74.50 $864 —
1540–2360 1873 5 79.50–95.00 $87.45 $1,638 -2.32

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–950.00 $881.25
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1100–1350 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00–880.00 $771.43
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1125–1515 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–1,050.00 $917.44
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1235 1024 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 640.00–840.00 $735.26
1250–1270 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–840.00 $795.36

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
955–1230 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 720.00–975.00 $863.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,200.00 $1,036.67 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 790.00 $790.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.