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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

3,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.22/cwt +7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 482 lb · 180 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.52/cwt +18.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 868 lb · 126 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.94/cwt +16.36 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 621 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,076 831 2,315
Feeder cattle 2,668 617 1,788
Slaughter cattle 340 159 313
Replacement cattle 68 55 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Quality average to fancy. Demand moderate. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 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
200–240 221 5 165.00–191.00 $178.19 $394 +25.19
265–285 277 3 160.00–181.00 $171.08 $474 +16.08
300–345 323 14 157.50–186.00 $175.21 $566 +8.95
353–398 371 35 154.00–180.00 $169.20 $628 —
400–445 428 50 148.00–167.00 $160.04 $685 +17.87
428 value added 428 15 160.00 $160.00 $685 —
455–498 478 39 140.00–162.00 $153.79 $735 +13.84
485 value added 485 2 154.00 $154.00 $747 +7.00
500–545 518 43 135.00–156.00 $150.66 $780 +13.29
525–545 value added 545 69 153.00–157.00 $153.16 $835 —
550–598 581 61 135.00–154.00 $146.81 $853 +9.74
581–585 value added 583 21 149.00–155.00 $151.85 $885 —
605–643 616 41 135.00–151.00 $142.72 $879 +11.14
602–635 value added 624 74 146.00–155.00 $150.83 $941 —
658–673 value added 664 47 140.00–150.00 $144.02 $956 —
650–698 669 33 130.00–142.00 $137.07 $917 -0.83
700–743 value added 720 36 132.00–147.50 $139.86 $1,007 +2.94
705–745 725 13 122.00–141.00 $134.38 $974 +0.88
750–773 765 11 121.00–137.00 $132.27 $1,012 +4.31
778 value added 778 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,011 —
800–847 818 7 125.00–131.00 $127.70 $1,045 +8.70
813–821 value added 818 6 133.00–137.00 $134.32 $1,099 —
860–870 865 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,047 -7.50
868–873 value added 868 124 130.00–147.50 $146.93 $1,275 —
915 915 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,071 +3.00
966–990 972 4 106.00–110.00 $108.98 $1,059 —
1120 1120 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 5 142.50–157.50 $152.22 $419 —
300–345 333 4 140.00–165.00 $150.83 $502 +11.83
352–390 371 11 146.00–163.00 $153.15 $568 —
400–447 434 8 140.00–154.00 $149.71 $650 +8.56
450–490 473 14 118.00–150.00 $143.11 $677 —
505–535 522 3 130.00–138.00 $132.73 $693 +17.73
570–575 573 2 130.00 $130.00 $745 —
625–635 630 2 130.00 $130.00 $819 —
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
760 760 1 124.00 $124.00 $942 —
810 810 1 108.00 $108.00 $875 —
850 850 1 110.00 $110.00 $935 —
925 925 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,018 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
415 415 1 128.00 $128.00 $531 —
455–495 475 2 112.50–135.00 $123.28 $586 —
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 —
673 673 2 125.00 $125.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 276 7 130.00–150.00 $143.13 $395 +14.13
310–345 328 8 130.00–146.00 $138.12 $453 +11.14
353–396 381 31 123.00–150.00 $139.38 $531 +8.87
405 fancy 405 1 147.00 $147.00 $595 —
407 value added 407 27 142.00 $142.00 $578 —
405–445 424 46 120.00–143.00 $133.81 $567 +12.93
450–499 478 135 120.00–141.00 $132.13 $632 +17.13
493 value added 493 45 136.50 $136.50 $673 —
500–548 523 86 119.00–137.00 $129.33 $676 +7.88
527 value added 527 6 135.00 $135.00 $711 —
550–598 581 73 114.00–132.00 $125.97 $732 +7.19
605–624 value added 608 51 127.00–130.00 $129.60 $788 —
600–645 622 50 110.00–130.00 $121.38 $755 +3.29
663 value added 663 2 126.00 $126.00 $835 +3.00
650–690 669 21 110.00–127.00 $117.35 $785 +3.03
700–740 723 13 104.00–121.00 $113.14 $818 +0.77
755–785 778 10 105.00–117.00 $112.80 $878 +10.01
788 value added 788 2 113.00 $113.00 $890 -0.50
800–830 815 2 102.00–105.00 $103.53 $844 —
821 value added 821 7 120.00 $120.00 $985 —
850 850 1 87.00 $87.00 $740 -4.00
920–923 922 3 94.00–98.00 $95.33 $879 -0.67
950 950 1 100.00 $100.00 $950 +4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $389 —
300–330 326 10 120.00–135.00 $132.65 $432 —
360–380 368 6 114.00–135.00 $122.95 $452 +18.21
400–445 427 18 108.00–130.00 $119.07 $508 +9.47
450–498 477 15 110.00–128.00 $121.63 $580 —
500–545 516 13 110.00–125.00 $116.57 $602 —
570–575 573 4 110.00–112.00 $110.50 $633 -0.60
600–635 618 7 94.00–113.00 $105.93 $655 —
700–730 712 3 90.00–105.00 $98.23 $699 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 —
410–430 417 5 120.00–125.00 $122.01 $509 —
455 455 1 120.00 $120.00 $546 +7.50
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 107.50–114.00 $110.79 $476 —
620 620 1 104.00 $104.00 $645 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 372 8 148.00–162.00 $157.53 $586 +7.49
400–445 418 21 140.00–166.00 $151.79 $634 +11.33
450–495 469 28 130.00–156.00 $144.11 $676 +0.94
503–548 525 40 125.00–145.00 $137.36 $721 +6.99
555–595 569 28 125.00–141.00 $134.24 $764 +10.03
600–645 621 32 122.00–141.00 $129.04 $801 +4.43
650–695 673 10 119.00–130.00 $122.85 $827 +2.43
703–745 721 16 115.00–123.00 $118.40 $854 +2.89
765–780 772 3 115.00–123.00 $119.31 $921 +10.26
800–805 802 3 100.00–101.00 $100.33 $805 -9.67
860–895 883 4 84.00–108.00 $96.59 $853 -4.41
938 938 2 96.00 $96.00 $900 +6.53
970 970 1 88.00 $88.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 +3.59
400–445 432 9 130.00–150.00 $141.31 $610 —
450–493 473 12 125.00–143.00 $133.87 $633 +13.87
505–539 523 12 115.00–133.00 $127.87 $669 +13.64
550–595 580 12 112.00–125.00 $119.50 $693 +11.50
605–632 622 12 108.00–124.00 $116.83 $727 +10.34
650–695 682 9 110.00–117.00 $112.43 $767 —
700–735 713 4 108.00–112.00 $110.25 $786 —
795 795 1 90.00 $90.00 $716 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–580 565 2 112.00–120.00 $116.11 $656 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1165 977 85-90% 16 25.00–44.00 $33.98 $332 —
748–1315 1013 85-90% 79 41.00–53.00 $47.75 $484 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1370 1206 80-85% 10 45.00–56.00 $50.91 $614 -8.31
870–1635 1241 80-85% 71 48.50–61.00 $54.80 $680 -4.42
1055–1665 1300 80-85% 5 60.00–65.00 $62.29 $810 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1800 1440 75-80% 34 52.00–63.00 $58.46 $842 —
1330–1845 1606 75-80% 4 62.50–63.00 $62.72 $1,007 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1565 1246 8 66.00–83.00 $75.83 $945 —
1170–2285 1723 19 75.00–94.00 $86.22 $1,486 —
1460–2110 1871 5 89.00–97.00 $92.57 $1,732 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1370 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $856.61
1128–1410 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–975.00 $858.73
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–960 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–725.00 $712.23
1090–1230 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 735.00–900.00 $812.52
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
940–1380 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,178.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.