Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

1,597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.64/cwt -6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 469 lb · 56 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.78/cwt -5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 520 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.34/cwt -7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $554/hd at 428 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,597	3,076	2,315
Feeder cattle	1,296	2,668	1,788
Slaughter cattle	202	340	313
Replacement cattle	99	68	214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, and feeder bulls holding mostly steady with exception of those weighing 500-600 lbs. 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 higher overall. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers and bulls under 500 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–347	344	5	155.00–172.50	$160.66	$553	-14.55
355–395	377	6	156.00–163.00	$159.23	$600	-9.97
405–445	425	12	145.00–163.00	$155.47	$661	-4.57
450–495	469	20	139.00–160.00	$151.57	$711	-2.22
500–537	527	33	130.00–152.00	$145.74	$768	-4.92
550–595	569	21	131.00–145.00	$136.33	$776	-10.48
620 value added	620	2	146.00	$146.00	$905	-4.83
600–640	621	25	125.00–144.00	$135.36	$841	-7.36
660 value added	660	7	138.00	$138.00	$911	-6.02
655–689	679	21	123.00–130.00	$128.37	$872	-8.70
700–715	709	6	123.00–130.00	$127.34	$903	-7.04
813	813	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,000	-4.70
862	862	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,069	+3.00
950	950	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,130	+10.02

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	140.00	$140.00	$343	—
275–295	285	4	138.00–159.00	$146.93	$419	-5.29
330–345	338	2	135.00–145.00	$139.89	$473	-10.94
350–385	363	3	137.50–155.00	$146.54	$532	-6.61
435–440	437	3	138.00–140.00	$139.34	$609	-10.37
500	500	1	129.00	$129.00	$645	-3.73
575	575	1	121.00	$121.00	$696	-9.00
605	605	1	116.00	$116.00	$702	-14.00
700	700	1	121.00	$121.00	$847	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	142.50	$142.50	$385	—
385	385	1	148.00	$148.00	$570	+8.00
420–435	428	2	126.00–142.50	$134.11	$574	+6.11
550	550	2	124.00–133.00	$128.50	$707	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	6	125.00–132.50	$128.29	$421	-9.83
360 fancy	360	1	137.00	$137.00	$493	—
350–395	374	20	120.00–140.00	$129.58	$485	-9.80
400–445	428	45	123.00–134.00	$129.16	$553	-4.65
445 fancy	445	1	137.50	$137.50	$612	—
450–498	469	54	120.00–134.00	$127.03	$596	-5.10
470–475	473	2	115.00–117.00	$116.01	$549	-16.12
500–545	520	51	115.00–129.00	$123.99	$645	-5.34
520 value added	520	3	132.00	$132.00	$686	-3.00
520–525	523	2	106.00	$106.00	$554	-23.33
555	555	1	102.00	$102.00	$566	-23.97
555–592	575	32	116.00–129.00	$124.68	$717	-1.29
580 value added	580	2	136.00	$136.00	$789	—
600–647	621	32	105.00–125.00	$120.62	$749	-0.76
615–645	630	3	95.00–101.00	$98.67	$622	-22.71
648 value added	648	3	131.00	$131.00	$849	—
668 value added	668	13	134.50	$134.50	$898	+8.50
663–695	679	13	115.00–124.00	$119.68	$813	+2.33
710 value added	710	1	129.00	$129.00	$916	—
700–730	711	11	114.00–123.00	$117.82	$838	+4.68
755–790	779	5	110.00–119.00	$116.20	$905	+3.40

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	119.00–122.00	$120.52	$281	—
310–320	315	2	125.00–127.00	$125.98	$397	-6.67
355–385	373	3	119.00–134.00	$127.01	$474	+4.06
405–445	414	5	119.00–122.00	$120.77	$500	+1.70
465–475	470	2	112.00–120.00	$116.04	$545	-5.59
505–540	523	6	107.00–116.00	$111.82	$585	-4.75
555–575	565	2	99.00–109.00	$103.91	$587	-6.59
625–635	627	6	101.00–108.00	$102.18	$641	-3.75
650	650	1	93.00	$93.00	$604	—
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	-3.23

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	125.00	$125.00	$319	—
375–390	383	2	109.00–134.00	$121.25	$464	—
410–425	418	2	111.00–114.00	$112.47	$470	-9.54
545–548	547	3	105.00–110.00	$108.34	$593	-11.66
580	580	1	103.00	$103.00	$597	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	110.00	$110.00	$374	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 value added	310	3	175.00	$175.00	$542	—
300–340	324	7	150.00–165.00	$156.51	$507	—
355–385	367	5	150.00–165.00	$157.97	$580	+0.44
400–441	425	24	140.00–162.50	$153.31	$652	+1.52
445 fancy	445	1	165.00	$165.00	$734	—
450–495	472	31	137.00–160.00	$149.86	$707	+5.75
505–511 fancy	510	5	145.00–147.50	$145.50	$742	—
500–548	528	39	120.00–137.50	$129.23	$682	-8.13
570 fancy	570	2	135.00	$135.00	$770	—
550–597	573	26	118.00–132.00	$125.18	$717	-9.06
600–645	620	29	111.00–130.00	$122.01	$756	-7.03
650–695	665	13	114.00–124.00	$119.50	$795	-3.35
700–740	717	14	108.00–121.00	$116.01	$832	-2.39
750–785	767	8	94.00–116.00	$109.36	$839	-9.95
805–835	815	3	98.00–109.00	$105.24	$858	+4.91
860–897	883	5	98.00–112.00	$104.04	$919	+7.45
910–915	913	2	108.00–112.50	$110.24	$1,006	+14.24

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	140.00–145.00	$142.39	$470	—
365–385	372	6	133.00–156.00	$142.28	$529	+17.28
415–445	430	3	129.00–132.50	$130.47	$561	-10.84
450–490	470	10	118.00–138.00	$129.39	$608	-4.48
520	520	2	117.00–121.00	$119.00	$619	-8.87
565–585	575	3	106.00–121.00	$112.91	$649	-6.59
655–685	670	2	105.00–112.00	$108.58	$727	-3.85
705–735	716	4	99.00–110.00	$104.29	$747	-5.96
840	840	1	90.00	$90.00	$756	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	520	2	109.00–121.00	$114.88	$597	—
590	590	1	117.00	$117.00	$690	+0.89
600–610	605	2	93.00–102.00	$97.54	$590	—
685	685	1	111.00	$111.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1595	1136	80-85%	10	45.00–54.00	$48.75	$554	—
830–1445	1189	80-85%	33	53.00–65.00	$58.24	$692	—
1395	1395	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$949	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1830	1380	75-80%	40	53.00–63.50	$58.25	$804	—
1660	1660	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,079	—
1925	1925	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$1,136	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1245	1046	85-90%	18	42.00–59.50	$51.30	$537	+3.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1645	1402	5	66.00–83.00	$76.30	$1,070	—
1235–1870	1594	18	82.00–95.00	$89.34	$1,424	—
1760–2190	1997	3	96.00–97.00	$96.66	$1,930	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1000	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–670.00	$660.31

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1095–1250	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	630.00–700.00	$670.24
1045–1310	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–980.00	$912.46
1105–1375	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–950.00	$809.51
820–1700	1221	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	800.00–1,125.00	$938.98
1260–1290	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	730.00–790.00	$760.35
1365	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1105	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–1,020.00	$923.54

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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
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

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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.