Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

1,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.13/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 471 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.72/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.53/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 426 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,054	1,023	1,388
Feeder cattle	810	827	1,029
Slaughter cattle	179	145	234
Replacement cattle	65	51	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	162.50	$162.50	$479	+12.50
300–335	320	3	155.00–160.00	$157.59	$504	±0.00
350–390	378	12	152.50–165.00	$158.90	$601	-7.37
405–445	426	7	147.50–158.00	$155.21	$661	+2.70
455–495	471	8	145.00–160.00	$153.15	$721	-0.16
500–545	517	5	132.50–150.00	$138.95	$718	-12.40
547 fancy	547	5	157.00	$157.00	$859	—
550–575	560	5	132.00–147.00	$139.12	$779	-9.68
573 value added	573	3	143.00	$143.00	$819	-13.57
605–635	620	10	132.50–148.00	$142.26	$882	+0.83
640	640	1	127.50	$127.50	$816	-13.93
650	650	1	122.50	$122.50	$796	-11.11
650–675	660	3	127.50–139.00	$132.10	$872	-1.51
705–715	710	3	129.00–138.00	$132.31	$939	+0.67
790	790	1	125.00	$125.00	$988	-7.89
1125	1125	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	152.00	$152.00	$319	+6.00
305–330	315	3	140.00–158.00	$147.11	$463	+2.07
353–395	376	7	142.50–155.00	$149.13	$561	+14.13
425–435	428	10	130.00–145.00	$133.04	$569	+3.04
450–495	473	4	137.50–148.00	$141.79	$671	+1.79
520	520	1	132.50	$132.50	$689	—
570–585	578	2	125.00–132.50	$128.70	$744	—
700–735	718	2	120.00–122.50	$121.28	$871	+1.28

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	317	3	142.50–150.00	$146.68	$465	—
360–390	375	2	137.50–150.00	$144.00	$540	—
405	405	1	132.00	$132.00	$535	—
425–445	435	2	130.00–132.50	$131.28	$571	—
475	475	1	137.50	$137.50	$653	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	145.00–147.50	$146.19	$322	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	—
305–330	317	6	137.50–145.00	$139.14	$441	+4.86
350	350	1	116.00	$116.00	$406	-20.37
360–395	378	8	120.00–142.50	$135.34	$512	-1.03
425	425	1	125.00	$125.00	$531	-10.46
400–443	426	19	119.00–138.00	$126.61	$539	-8.85
450–495	471	27	119.00–133.00	$126.13	$594	-6.27
520	520	1	115.00	$115.00	$598	-11.88
500–540	524	26	117.00–135.00	$126.13	$661	-0.75
570	570	1	116.00	$116.00	$661	-11.00
560–590	573	8	110.00–128.00	$121.09	$694	-5.91
600–610	603	6	113.00–120.00	$116.24	$701	-3.76
650–695	669	7	108.00–120.00	$115.01	$769	—
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	-16.21
720–730	723	3	110.00–120.00	$115.00	$831	-6.21
780	780	1	112.00	$112.00	$874	—
820–840	830	3	94.00–108.00	$101.98	$846	—
890	890	1	104.00	$104.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	145.00	$145.00	$326	—
262	262	5	135.00	$135.00	$354	—
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	-6.00
370–395	376	13	127.50–132.50	$130.78	$492	+5.71
415–445	426	5	116.00–127.50	$122.15	$520	—
455–495	473	5	122.50–126.00	$123.77	$585	—
510–540	527	3	112.50–115.00	$113.35	$597	+1.35
590	590	2	107.50–115.00	$111.25	$656	-9.25
605	605	1	107.50	$107.50	$650	-2.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	362	3	125.00–135.00	$130.82	$474	—
400–435	418	2	122.50–127.50	$124.90	$522	+0.90
410–425	419	4	109.00–114.00	$111.24	$466	-12.76
465	465	1	112.50	$112.50	$523	—
465–470	468	2	112.00–117.00	$114.49	$536	—
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	—
535	535	1	112.50	$112.50	$602	+2.50
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	—
625	625	1	112.00	$112.00	$700	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	120.00	$120.00	$396	—
420	420	1	115.00	$115.00	$483	—
545	545	1	102.50	$102.50	$559	—
565	565	1	92.50	$92.50	$523	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	341	4	152.00–160.00	$154.02	$525	-11.19
400–445	421	11	133.00–157.50	$145.39	$612	-9.49
450–495	475	11	132.00–147.50	$140.61	$668	-3.99
500–545	520	14	129.00–140.00	$133.04	$692	-3.11
525	525	1	125.00	$125.00	$656	-11.15
555–595	574	7	122.50–132.50	$127.22	$730	-6.80
600–645	619	13	117.50–128.00	$120.55	$746	-8.78
655–670	663	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$799	+7.49
700–725	711	8	108.00–125.00	$114.76	$816	-8.63
770	770	1	111.00	$111.00	$855	-12.16
860–885	870	3	93.00–101.00	$96.67	$841	—
910	910	1	90.00	$90.00	$819	-23.99

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	138.00	$138.00	$414	-9.50
420–430	425	2	132.50–145.00	$138.68	$589	+18.68
450–480	461	5	127.50–140.00	$132.92	$613	-2.35
500–545	529	7	120.00–125.00	$122.54	$648	+1.39
560–598	588	9	115.00–122.50	$118.26	$695	-7.25
605–630	617	5	112.00–117.50	$113.61	$701	-2.39
685	685	1	111.00	$111.00	$760	—
745	745	1	107.50	$107.50	$801	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	—
360–385	373	2	140.00–141.00	$140.52	$524	—
420	420	1	130.00	$130.00	$546	-5.00
405–440	423	3	122.50–145.00	$135.08	$571	+0.08
520	520	1	112.50	$112.50	$585	-3.50
505–540	523	2	110.00–116.00	$113.10	$592	-2.90
565–585	575	2	115.00–126.00	$120.60	$693	—
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	80-85%	1	72.00	$72.00	$583	—
1045–1355	1212	80-85%	5	52.00–57.00	$54.68	$663	-0.28
920–1535	1234	80-85%	24	56.00–66.00	$60.85	$751	+5.89
1155–1405	1253	80-85%	6	65.00–69.00	$67.01	$840	+18.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1465	1313	75-80%	5	64.00–74.00	$68.13	$895	—
1140–1770	1449	75-80%	23	54.50–65.00	$59.84	$867	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1040	904	85-90%	5	62.00–80.00	$70.73	$639	—
1075	1075	85-90%	1	44.00	$44.00	$473	+9.00
820–1435	1097	85-90%	19	46.00–57.50	$52.48	$576	+17.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1745	1363	6	75.00–85.00	$79.77	$1,087	—
1340–2090	1790	14	79.00–96.00	$89.41	$1,600	—
1675–2080	1878	2	92.50–97.00	$94.51	$1,775	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1080	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	575.00–675.00	$624.52
1025–1140	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$701.33
1040–1125	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$651.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1125	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–975.00	$909.81
985–1330	1164	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–1,000.00	$895.54
1300–1400	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
945–1045	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00–1,020.00	$962.24	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.