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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

2,695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.41/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 520 lb · 122 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.50/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 460 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.90/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 662 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,695 1,597 2,315
Feeder cattle 2,274 1,296 1,788
Slaughter cattle 249 202 313
Replacement cattle 172 99 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Video sale report: 120 head sold in 1 Lot 120 Steers medium-large 1-2 weighing 825 lbs. @ 148.50 per cwt. Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers and bulls under 550 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Heifers steady to 6.00 lower. Quality poor to fancy. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 higher with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 —
250–255 253 3 140.00–155.00 $150.07 $380 —
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 -10.66
350–395 378 13 144.00–155.00 $148.12 $560 -11.11
415–440 429 7 129.00–150.00 $142.04 $609 -13.43
457 457 3 144.00 $144.00 $658 -7.57
460 value added 460 1 157.50 $157.50 $724 —
450–495 466 34 138.00–152.50 $146.28 $682 -5.29
500–540 522 20 132.50–150.00 $137.40 $717 -8.34
533–536 value added 534 11 155.00–157.00 $156.45 $835 —
560 fancy 560 1 152.50 $152.50 $854 —
557–595 value added 576 17 140.00–153.00 $147.66 $851 —
550–598 583 33 129.00–148.00 $141.93 $827 +5.60
600–645 618 23 125.00–142.50 $134.02 $828 -1.34
620 fancy 620 1 147.50 $147.50 $914 —
638 value added 638 6 140.00–149.00 $146.00 $931 ±0.00
656–663 value added 659 28 133.00–138.00 $134.80 $888 -3.20
650–670 660 2 110.00–120.00 $115.08 $760 -13.29
650–685 666 26 124.00–134.00 $130.07 $866 +1.70
713–722 value added 717 29 128.00–133.00 $130.54 $936 —
715–733 727 8 119.00–132.50 $124.72 $907 -2.62
752–798 783 17 124.00–129.00 $126.18 $988 —
785 value added 785 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,068 —
810–815 value added 810 12 122.00–122.50 $122.46 $992 —
915 915 5 109.00 $109.00 $997 —
955 value added 955 9 124.00 $124.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 147.50 $147.50 $302 —
255–295 274 4 120.00–137.50 $132.76 $364 -14.17
300–330 314 5 137.50–147.50 $141.44 $444 +1.55
388–390 389 6 122.50–131.00 $128.18 $499 -18.36
405–445 423 4 100.00–140.00 $126.76 $536 -12.58
460–495 481 4 132.50–137.50 $135.67 $653 —
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 +1.00
565–575 567 5 117.00–120.00 $118.21 $670 -2.79
605–630 618 6 120.00–130.00 $124.58 $770 +8.58
670–685 674 4 103.00–122.50 $114.49 $772 —
735 735 1 117.50 $117.50 $864 -3.50
780 780 1 112.50 $112.50 $878 —
815 815 1 112.00 $112.00 $913 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 145.00 $145.00 $515 -3.00
350–380 365 2 112.50–120.00 $116.40 $425 -31.60
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -4.11
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
530–535 533 2 127.50–130.00 $128.76 $686 —
535 535 1 121.00 $121.00 $647 —
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 —
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 6 146.00 $146.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 140.00 $140.00 $280 —
630 630 1 107.50 $107.50 $677 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 135.00–137.50 $136.16 $293 —
310–335 319 13 120.00–137.50 $123.75 $395 -4.54
355–395 381 45 123.00–136.00 $127.02 $484 -2.56
405–445 427 28 117.50–132.50 $123.96 $529 -5.20
454–485 459 71 120.00–132.50 $125.75 $577 -1.28
460 460 1 117.00 $117.00 $538 -10.03
495 495 1 116.00 $116.00 $574 -0.01
500–510 505 2 107.50–116.00 $111.79 $565 -12.20
500–540 520 107 117.50–130.00 $123.67 $643 -0.32
500–535 520 3 110.00–116.00 $112.02 $583 -11.97
500–545 fancy 528 4 135.00–140.00 $138.06 $729 —
529 value added 529 6 139.00 $139.00 $735 +7.00
555–590 fancy 573 5 135.00–140.00 $137.00 $785 —
555–598 582 50 110.00–133.00 $119.93 $698 -4.75
600–602 value added 601 28 130.00 $130.00 $781 —
610–640 631 21 107.50–125.00 $115.70 $730 +17.03
640 640 1 111.00 $111.00 $710 +12.33
650–690 660 23 110.00–122.00 $114.43 $755 -5.25
665 665 1 102.50 $102.50 $682 -17.18
682 value added 682 11 118.00 $118.00 $805 -16.50
700–736 733 28 106.00–126.00 $120.88 $886 +3.06
755–775 765 5 105.50–115.00 $108.37 $829 -7.83
798 value added 798 3 122.50 $122.50 $978 —
800 800 2 97.00–113.00 $105.00 $840 —
940 940 1 92.00 $92.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 233 3 127.50 $127.50 $297 +6.98
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344 —
315–330 323 8 109.00–127.50 $113.30 $366 -12.68
356–391 373 20 112.00–127.50 $120.93 $451 -6.08
400–440 426 7 111.00–121.00 $114.64 $488 -6.13
450–495 469 12 105.00–122.00 $113.94 $534 -2.10
505–530 514 7 105.00–120.00 $115.04 $591 +3.22
555–580 569 16 89.00–111.00 $100.79 $573 -3.12
600–635 628 9 90.00–110.00 $106.61 $670 +4.43
650–688 675 5 85.00–107.50 $91.29 $616 -1.71
725 725 1 109.00 $109.00 $790 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 130.00 $130.00 $306 —
275 275 1 122.50 $122.50 $337 —
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 +10.00
360 360 1 127.50 $127.50 $459 —
485–495 492 3 90.00–105.00 $99.97 $492 —
530–545 537 3 100.00–105.00 $101.69 $546 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 117.50 $117.50 $441 -3.75
440 440 1 90.00 $90.00 $396 -22.47
535 535 1 87.50 $87.50 $468 -20.84
565 565 1 102.00 $102.00 $576 -1.00
645 645 1 90.00 $90.00 $580 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 384 18 139.00–145.00 $142.73 $548 -15.24
410–443 430 15 128.00–147.50 $139.26 $599 -14.05
459–490 462 33 132.50–146.50 $144.34 $667 -5.52
510–545 520 38 123.00–140.00 $135.00 $702 +5.77
550–595 575 17 118.00–132.50 $123.68 $711 -1.50
580 580 1 114.00 $114.00 $661 -11.18
600–640 616 41 111.00–127.50 $121.77 $750 -0.24
650–680 663 34 110.00–122.00 $119.20 $790 -0.30
710–745 731 23 103.00–115.00 $113.03 $826 -2.98
760 760 1 99.00 $99.00 $752 -10.36
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 +5.64
805–840 819 4 95.00–111.00 $101.72 $833 -3.52
925–945 933 6 77.00–110.00 $91.40 $853 -18.84
965 965 1 95.00 $95.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 411 4 112.50–130.00 $124.42 $511 -6.05
450–495 474 6 106.00–130.00 $115.55 $548 -13.84
500–545 529 16 101.00–130.00 $117.46 $621 -1.54
560–595 582 14 99.00–122.50 $114.31 $665 +1.40
600–645 619 7 92.50–117.50 $106.85 $661 —
650–690 672 7 95.00–115.00 $106.88 $718 -1.70
700–715 704 4 90.00–110.00 $103.68 $730 -0.61
775–795 787 3 92.50–105.00 $100.23 $789 —
815 815 1 97.50 $97.50 $795 +7.50
915 915 1 102.00 $102.00 $933 —
955–970 963 2 87.50–92.50 $89.98 $867 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 —
550–565 558 2 110.00 $110.00 $614 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 140.00 $140.00 $413 —
440 440 1 119.00 $119.00 $524 —
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 —
735 735 1 107.50 $107.50 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1125 1060 80-85% 5 40.00–49.00 $45.89 $486 —
915–1540 1192 80-85% 26 52.00–62.50 $56.28 $671 -1.96
1145–1410 1248 80-85% 4 61.00–70.00 $64.58 $806 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 75-80% 1 47.00 $47.00 $508 —
1110–1790 1452 75-80% 33 52.00–60.50 $56.01 $813 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $559 —
925–1135 1025 85-90% 12 40.00–55.00 $48.44 $497 -2.86
1180–1195 1188 85-90% 2 35.00–38.00 $36.49 $434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–2155 1662 5 75.00–80.00 $77.21 $1,283 —
1310–2100 1740 12 81.00–92.00 $86.71 $1,509 —
1900 1900 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,767 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
960–1250 1077 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 550.00–775.00 $628.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1050–1540 1319 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–900.00 $868.99
1380 1380 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 860.00 $860.00
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.