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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 30, 2021

1,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.18/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 581 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.06/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 459 lb · 51 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.59/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 377 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,229 1,054 1,388
Feeder cattle 941 810 1,029
Slaughter cattle 187 179 234
Replacement cattle 101 65 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, on a lighter test, feeder heifers and bulls measuring 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 145.00 $145.00 $348 —
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 -7.59
322 value added 322 13 182.00 $182.00 $586 —
385–395 390 2 148.00–153.00 $150.53 $587 -8.37
394 value added 394 5 166.00 $166.00 $654 —
415–445 431 5 150.00–157.00 $154.21 $665 -1.00
453–486 465 26 150.50–158.50 $156.49 $728 +3.34
500–535 529 28 133.50–154.00 $140.97 $746 +2.02
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 -8.95
559–590 575 38 125.00–144.00 $136.69 $786 -2.43
605–643 627 7 135.00 $135.00 $846 -7.26
630 630 1 128.00 $128.00 $806 -14.26
665–691 680 15 125.00–138.00 $135.60 $922 +3.50
711 711 4 123.00 $123.00 $875 -9.31
726 value added 726 4 142.50 $142.50 $1,035 —
755–785 759 8 123.00–128.00 $127.35 $967 +2.35
858 858 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,064 —
945 945 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 130.00–140.00 $136.67 $656 -5.12
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -18.70
615 615 1 113.00 $113.00 $695 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 4 123.00 $123.00 $303 —
285 285 1 123.00 $123.00 $351 -12.00
300–335 310 15 125.00–136.00 $129.73 $402 -9.41
364–395 375 29 124.00–137.00 $129.30 $485 -6.04
377–382 value added 380 17 140.50–141.50 $140.91 $535 —
425–440 433 4 124.00–135.00 $131.80 $571 +5.19
452–495 459 51 120.00–133.00 $126.06 $579 -0.07
500–543 516 41 113.00–126.00 $124.16 $641 +9.16
550–590 579 17 111.00–121.00 $116.13 $672 -4.96
553–594 value added 582 53 120.00–129.25 $126.76 $738 —
605–635 623 12 110.00–120.00 $117.93 $735 +1.69
650–690 670 14 112.00–120.00 $116.04 $777 +1.03
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 -15.01
710–745 732 8 102.00–109.00 $103.50 $758 -11.50
756 value added 756 4 117.00 $117.00 $885 —
795 795 2 99.00 $99.00 $787 -13.00
900 900 1 85.00 $85.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 106.00 $106.00 $344 -19.00
385 385 3 110.00 $110.00 $424 -20.78
418–430 424 4 101.00–115.00 $108.10 $458 -14.05
562 562 9 113.00 $113.00 $635 +1.75
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 146.00–148.00 $147.00 $500 -7.02
360–380 369 22 146.00–161.00 $153.58 $567 —
415–447 440 26 140.00–150.00 $147.30 $648 +1.91
454–493 467 13 132.50–145.00 $136.24 $636 -4.37
490 fancy 490 1 154.00 $154.00 $755 —
515 fancy 515 1 143.00 $143.00 $736 —
500–540 519 30 121.00–138.00 $132.92 $690 -0.12
550–599 579 41 116.00–135.00 $124.30 $720 -2.92
605–645 631 26 116.00–128.00 $122.41 $772 +1.86
660–690 680 3 119.00–125.00 $120.94 $822 +0.45
700–710 705 3 113.00–117.00 $115.66 $815 +0.90
764–771 767 9 100.00–114.00 $102.88 $789 -8.12
805 805 1 108.00 $108.00 $869 —
857–875 862 4 84.00–100.00 $95.94 $827 -0.73
905–930 918 2 93.00–94.00 $93.51 $858 +3.51
969 969 5 98.00 $98.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437–445 439 4 124.00–130.00 $128.48 $564 -10.20
503 503 2 122.00 $122.00 $614 -0.54
565–585 575 2 115.00–120.00 $117.46 $675 -0.80
663 663 2 105.00 $105.00 $696 -6.00
718 718 2 94.00 $94.00 $675 -13.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 -15.52
545 545 1 106.00 $106.00 $578 -7.10
575 575 1 116.00 $116.00 $667 -4.60

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1345 1318 75-80% 4 62.00–66.00 $64.51 $850 -3.62
1045–1950 1421 75-80% 30 55.00–64.00 $59.12 $840 -0.72
1360–1510 1435 75-80% 2 48.00–53.00 $50.37 $723 -9.47
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $721 —
995–1310 1162 80-85% 17 47.00–64.00 $55.16 $641 —
1095–1245 1183 80-85% 3 60.00–64.00 $61.98 $733 —
1295–1350 1323 80-85% 2 40.00–43.00 $41.47 $549 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $463 —
895–1050 997 85-90% 3 25.00–32.00 $28.50 $284 —
900–1410 1089 85-90% 17 36.00–59.00 $46.17 $503 -6.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1180 1099 4 65.00–73.00 $69.36 $762 —
1650 1650 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,270 —
1375–2110 1828 13 76.00–87.00 $81.38 $1,488 —
1660–2025 1850 3 88.00–92.00 $90.80 $1,680 -3.71

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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)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00 —

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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.