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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

2,233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.13/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 624 lb · 100 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.08/cwt +9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 474 lb · 94 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.34/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 522 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,233 1,229 1,935
Feeder cattle 1,906 941 1,507
Slaughter cattle 266 187 266
Replacement cattle 61 101 162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson- Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 155.00–181.00 $168.00 $370 +23.00
275–285 278 3 162.50–190.00 $174.97 $486 —
300–347 332 10 167.50–182.50 $174.48 $579 +24.48
355–395 381 21 162.00–183.00 $176.00 $671 +25.47
400–447 424 22 159.00–170.00 $163.18 $692 +8.97
450–498 477 59 148.00–170.00 $160.68 $766 +4.19
503–543 value added 532 7 155.00–157.00 $155.54 $827 —
500–548 534 48 135.00–166.00 $150.83 $805 +9.86
566 value added 566 16 150.00 $150.00 $849 —
560–595 575 45 135.00–155.00 $148.25 $852 +11.56
605–645 622 47 125.00–145.00 $140.79 $876 +5.79
650–695 674 20 127.00–142.00 $138.29 $932 +2.69
667–698 value added 688 9 144.00–145.00 $144.68 $995 —
700–745 715 42 125.00–140.00 $137.43 $983 +14.43
743 value added 743 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,048 -1.50
750–765 758 3 123.00–133.00 $129.31 $980 +1.96
753–795 value added 789 67 141.00–145.00 $144.19 $1,138 —
800–833 815 15 120.00–137.00 $126.89 $1,034 —
863 value added 863 60 147.50 $147.50 $1,273 —
880–890 885 2 119.00–121.00 $120.01 $1,062 -3.99
950 950 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 223 3 162.50–171.00 $168.21 $375 —
275 275 1 177.00 $177.00 $487 —
305–340 325 5 160.00–170.00 $162.87 $529 —
427–440 430 4 130.00–153.00 $147.12 $633 —
450–490 462 6 144.00–150.00 $148.61 $687 +11.94
520–540 530 8 132.00–140.00 $139.00 $737 —
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 +6.00
580 value added 580 7 140.00 $140.00 $812 —
600–620 610 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $735 +7.51
650–685 666 4 119.00–125.00 $122.25 $814 —
708–710 709 5 120.00–124.00 $121.00 $858 —
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 152.50 $152.50 $435 —
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 3 140.00–156.00 $149.57 $396 +26.57
315–345 335 10 130.00–150.00 $139.81 $468 +10.08
355–390 374 19 130.00–145.00 $138.25 $517 +8.95
400–448 428 43 120.00–143.00 $135.99 $582 +4.19
450–497 473 82 120.00–144.00 $134.80 $638 +8.74
469–499 value added 484 12 136.00–138.00 $137.03 $663 —
500–546 522 87 119.00–133.00 $128.34 $670 +4.18
553–596 value added 573 19 130.00 $130.00 $745 +3.24
550–598 575 67 110.00–130.00 $122.61 $705 +6.48
600–645 621 75 110.00–125.00 $119.09 $740 +1.16
607–644 value added 632 23 125.00–130.00 $128.73 $814 —
638 638 2 110.00 $110.00 $702 -7.93
650–695 672 39 110.00–122.00 $117.72 $791 +1.68
670–695 value added 680 32 119.00–129.00 $127.17 $865 —
700 value added 700 2 122.00 $122.00 $854 —
705–748 722 17 104.00–120.00 $110.70 $799 +7.20
771 value added 771 9 120.00 $120.00 $925 +3.00
780–795 786 4 100.00–115.00 $108.01 $849 +9.01
815–830 824 4 100.00–112.00 $103.00 $849 —
860 value added 860 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,006 —
850–895 883 10 100.00–104.00 $102.41 $904 —
911–920 914 6 85.00–90.00 $86.01 $786 +1.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 223 3 137.50–151.00 $141.53 $316 —
365–380 374 8 122.00–134.00 $125.70 $470 +15.70
410–440 429 5 110.00–136.00 $125.81 $540 +17.71
475–495 484 3 115.00–130.00 $121.62 $589 —
502–540 516 13 100.00–120.00 $117.24 $605 —
560–580 568 4 100.00–110.00 $107.04 $608 -5.96
610–640 619 4 100.00–110.00 $103.70 $642 -6.30
680 680 1 88.00 $88.00 $598 —
745 745 1 100.00 $100.00 $745 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 128.00 $128.00 $474 —
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 —
565–575 570 2 110.00 $110.00 $627 —
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 122.00 $122.00 $451 —
495 495 4 113.00–117.00 $114.00 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 162.00 $162.00 $608 +8.42
400–445 420 21 146.00–170.00 $160.02 $672 +12.72
465–498 485 15 146.00–165.00 $155.05 $752 +18.81
500–545 521 28 135.00–154.00 $144.27 $752 +11.35
550–595 568 27 129.00–144.00 $135.47 $769 +11.17
610–645 624 21 120.00–130.00 $126.62 $790 +4.21
655–695 681 20 114.00–126.00 $119.15 $811 -1.79
700–725 709 10 114.00–126.00 $119.12 $845 +3.46
765–790 778 4 102.00–110.00 $105.49 $821 +2.61
805–845 828 4 100.00 $100.00 $828 -8.00
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 -5.94
927 927 3 90.00 $90.00 $834 -3.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–447 440 7 134.00–148.00 $141.80 $624 +13.32
455–495 476 7 130.00–148.00 $138.63 $660 —
515–545 532 10 123.00–134.00 $126.44 $673 +4.44
555–570 563 2 120.00–130.00 $124.93 $703 +7.47
610–648 632 10 104.00–120.00 $113.14 $715 —
650–670 658 3 110.00–116.00 $112.65 $741 +7.65
705–735 718 3 100.00–113.00 $106.76 $767 +12.76
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 1 140.00 $140.00 $606 —
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 —
505 505 1 123.00 $123.00 $621 —
580 580 1 108.00 $108.00 $626 -8.00
620 620 1 116.00 $116.00 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1450 1242 80-85% 13 44.00–50.00 $46.41 $576 —
985–1705 1275 80-85% 57 45.00–61.00 $52.57 $670 —
1170–1405 1289 80-85% 7 57.00–63.00 $59.84 $771 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1315 1057 85-90% 13 25.00–43.00 $36.95 $391 -9.22
825–1340 1062 85-90% 38 37.00–50.00 $43.85 $466 -2.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1440 1282 75-80% 3 60.50–63.00 $61.75 $792 —
1025–1700 1363 75-80% 2 48.00–51.00 $49.87 $680 —
1055–2095 1431 75-80% 44 50.00–60.00 $55.14 $789 +4.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1870 1590 11 63.00–80.00 $73.66 $1,171 —
1350–2105 1734 8 80.00–87.00 $83.13 $1,441 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
958–1085 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–950.00 $905.60
1013 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1135 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00–800.00 $740.80
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1105–1350 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,525.00 $1,367.46 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 40.00 $40.00 $282 —
750 750 1 58.00 $58.00 $435 —

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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.