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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 23, 2021

2,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.77/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 458 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.83/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 576 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $129.16/cwt -5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 524 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,123 2,695 2,315
Feeder cattle 1,550 2,274 1,788
Slaughter cattle 335 249 313
Replacement cattle 238 172 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers holding mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls 3.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from last week. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 156.00 $156.00 $374 +6.00
275 275 2 155.00 $155.00 $426 +4.93
309–325 311 7 157.00–165.00 $158.19 $492 +8.19
380–385 383 2 155.00–157.00 $155.99 $597 +7.87
400–435 420 5 142.00–155.00 $148.90 $625 +6.86
462–495 482 25 138.00–148.00 $144.34 $696 -1.94
505 fancy 505 1 151.00 $151.00 $763 —
500–545 530 31 135.50–148.00 $142.22 $754 +4.82
550–595 577 22 130.00–141.00 $136.14 $786 -5.79
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 -21.93
605 value added 605 1 138.00 $138.00 $835 -8.00
600–645 620 7 128.00–137.00 $132.22 $820 -1.80
630 630 1 123.00 $123.00 $775 -11.02
652–657 value added 654 9 143.50–145.00 $144.00 $942 +9.20
660–685 668 19 124.00–139.50 $135.89 $908 +5.82
719–740 724 22 121.00–137.00 $132.71 $961 +7.99
760 value added 760 1 126.00 $126.00 $958 -10.00
810 810 3 119.00 $119.00 $964 —
855 value added 855 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,137 —
965 965 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,071 —
1035 1035 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–333 326 7 110.00–125.00 $120.93 $394 -20.51
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 -25.67
560 560 1 131.00 $131.00 $734 +12.79
635 635 3 110.00–112.00 $110.67 $703 -13.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
234 234 5 120.00 $120.00 $281 -16.16
255–295 280 3 124.00–128.00 $125.71 $352 —
300–345 323 18 120.00–132.50 $124.65 $403 +0.90
368–395 372 21 120.00–129.00 $127.03 $473 +0.01
388 fancy 388 3 134.00 $134.00 $520 —
400–446 431 40 120.00–135.00 $127.22 $548 +3.26
451–495 458 71 114.00–129.00 $124.04 $568 -1.71
450–480 465 2 113.00–115.00 $114.03 $530 -2.97
505–545 525 63 113.00–127.00 $120.55 $633 -3.12
570 570 1 104.00 $104.00 $593 -15.93
550–595 576 69 110.00–125.00 $119.05 $686 -0.88
625 625 1 106.00 $106.00 $662 -9.70
605–645 629 22 108.00–117.00 $112.46 $707 -3.24
650–695 668 47 109.00–125.00 $121.64 $813 +19.14
675 675 1 105.00 $105.00 $709 +2.50
714 value added 714 6 122.00 $122.00 $871 —
700–742 730 10 103.00–114.00 $110.26 $805 -10.62
759 759 7 112.50 $112.50 $854 +4.13
750–773 value added 764 5 122.00–125.00 $123.18 $941 +0.68
815 815 1 106.00 $106.00 $864 +1.00
817 value added 817 3 115.50 $115.50 $944 —
900 900 1 108.00 $108.00 $972 —
1028 1028 2 86.00 $86.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 332 4 110.00–116.00 $112.88 $375 -0.42
435–445 436 9 115.00–116.00 $115.89 $505 +1.25
544 544 9 113.00 $113.00 $615 -2.04
550–551 551 5 100.00–105.00 $104.00 $573 +3.21
640 640 2 106.00 $106.00 $678 -0.61
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 155.00 $155.00 $372 —
275–290 283 3 145.00–155.00 $150.78 $427 —
310–345 331 9 147.00–162.50 $152.54 $505 —
350–395 387 51 142.00–161.00 $154.15 $597 +11.42
405–440 421 9 137.50–143.00 $140.61 $592 +1.35
448 448 3 126.00 $126.00 $564 -13.26
450 fancy 450 1 144.00 $144.00 $648 —
450–493 463 47 129.00–144.75 $139.13 $644 -5.21
500–545 524 65 120.00–132.50 $129.02 $676 -5.98
535 fancy 535 1 138.00 $138.00 $738 —
560 fancy 560 1 134.00 $134.00 $750 —
550–595 576 59 118.50–131.00 $124.71 $718 +1.03
605 fancy 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 —
600–645 619 32 113.00–126.00 $117.65 $728 -4.12
650–693 662 38 113.00–123.00 $119.73 $793 +0.53
700–745 729 9 110.00–118.00 $114.97 $838 +1.94
750–764 753 27 106.50–118.00 $110.41 $831 +11.41
805–845 831 8 94.00–102.00 $98.50 $819 -3.22
859 859 4 88.00 $88.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
355–385 372 3 122.50–138.00 $128.58 $478 —
408–445 423 15 120.00–133.00 $125.00 $529 +0.58
450 450 5 116.00 $116.00 $522 +0.45
505–528 514 11 110.00–117.00 $114.34 $588 -3.12
573 573 8 111.00 $111.00 $636 -3.31
627 627 3 110.00 $110.00 $690 +3.15
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 -1.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1400 1400 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1415 1320 75-80% 3 65.00–68.00 $66.69 $880 —
1015–1790 1373 75-80% 57 56.00–65.00 $60.55 $831 —
1320–1430 1375 75-80% 2 52.00–54.00 $52.96 $728 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1100 965 80-85% 2 68.00–70.00 $68.86 $664 —
900–1405 1196 80-85% 44 56.00–66.00 $60.32 $721 +4.04
1185–1360 1268 80-85% 3 64.00–68.00 $66.09 $838 —
1235–1360 1298 80-85% 2 48.00–53.00 $50.38 $654 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1015 920 85-90% 3 62.00–70.00 $64.25 $591 —
795–1225 1018 85-90% 3 25.00–35.00 $29.59 $301 -18.85
875–1300 1051 85-90% 33 38.00–58.00 $49.22 $517 —
1130–1145 1138 85-90% 2 50.00–54.00 $52.01 $592 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 71.00 $71.00 $785 —
1300–2045 1741 28 80.00–91.00 $85.00 $1,480 -1.71
1580–2210 1775 4 70.00–77.00 $74.75 $1,327 —
1555–2010 1864 5 91.00–97.00 $94.77 $1,767 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1050–1100 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–690.00 $645.00
1000–1200 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 775.00–850.00 $801.67
1000–1550 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 760.00–930.00 $858.57
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,215.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,308.33 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,320.00 $1,320.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 95.00 $95.00 $345 —
475 475 2 81.00 $81.00 $385 —

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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.