Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

1,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.24/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 573 lb · 62 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.62/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 519 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.10/cwt -3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 477 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,473	2,233	1,935
Feeder cattle	1,220	1,906	1,507
Slaughter cattle	187	266	266
Replacement cattle	66	61	162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, on a heavier test, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 higher overall with feeder bulls 1.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs 1.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	8	160.00–180.00	$171.71	$551	-2.77
350–390	375	16	155.00–172.50	$166.18	$623	-9.82
430–433 value added	432	4	165.00–170.00	$166.24	$718	—
413–445	433	13	155.00–162.50	$158.17	$685	-5.01
450–499	483	10	145.50–155.00	$148.62	$718	-12.06
490	490	1	133.00	$133.00	$652	-27.68
500–542	522	30	131.00–155.00	$145.76	$761	-5.07
550–595	578	18	135.00–151.00	$143.26	$828	-4.99
600–640	620	23	127.00–148.00	$142.75	$885	+1.96
665–675	672	3	125.00–130.00	$126.65	$851	-11.64
655–697	675	7	126.00–142.00	$132.84	$897	-5.45
700–725	717	3	119.00–130.00	$126.42	$906	-11.01
742 value added	742	2	137.50	$137.50	$1,020	-3.50
750–775	757	4	121.00–130.00	$127.70	$967	-1.61
800	800	1	121.00	$121.00	$968	-5.89

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	137.50	$137.50	$316	-30.71
305–315	310	3	150.00–154.00	$151.33	$469	-11.54
350–385	365	5	141.00–155.00	$148.71	$543	—
405–440	423	2	125.00–135.00	$130.21	$551	-16.91
465–490	478	2	125.00–127.00	$126.03	$602	-22.58
515	515	1	138.00	$138.00	$711	-1.00
585–595	588	4	114.00–137.00	$126.88	$746	+10.88
685	685	1	119.00	$119.00	$815	-3.25

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	121.00	$121.00	$460	—
495	495	2	139.00	$139.00	$688	+9.00
505	505	1	123.00	$123.00	$621	—
555–590	577	3	120.00–137.00	$125.45	$724	—
638	638	3	107.00	$107.00	$683	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	130.00	$130.00	$332	—
325	325	1	119.00	$119.00	$387	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	130.00–135.00	$132.68	$365	-16.89
300–345	324	12	131.00–142.50	$137.74	$446	-2.07
355–395	381	16	133.00–145.00	$139.65	$532	+1.40
400–447	424	32	129.00–143.00	$135.69	$575	-0.30
450–495	477	55	125.00–139.00	$131.40	$627	-3.40
470–485	478	2	120.00–126.00	$122.95	$588	-11.85
510	510	1	115.00	$115.00	$586	-13.34
500–545	519	57	113.00–133.00	$124.79	$648	-3.55
550–596	573	59	109.00–132.50	$125.54	$719	+2.93
570–590	577	3	119.00–120.00	$119.34	$689	-3.27
600–648	626	33	113.00–130.00	$123.79	$775	+4.70
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	-2.72
650–690	671	15	105.00–128.00	$116.16	$779	-1.56
685	685	1	117.00	$117.00	$801	-0.72
700–745	723	12	116.00–121.00	$118.15	$854	+7.45
750–775	759	4	100.00–125.00	$114.74	$871	+6.73
796 value added	796	17	117.00	$117.00	$931	-3.00
840–845	842	3	120.00–123.00	$121.00	$1,019	+18.00
855	855	1	104.00	$104.00	$889	+1.59

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	122.50	$122.50	$251	-19.03
255–290	269	4	117.50–128.00	$122.18	$329	—
310–335	325	4	125.00–132.50	$129.85	$422	—
355–395	382	7	119.00–135.00	$127.21	$486	+1.51
400–440	421	4	110.00–128.00	$120.42	$507	-5.39
460	460	1	117.00	$117.00	$538	-4.62
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	-7.24
570–580	575	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$612	-0.54
605	605	1	109.00	$109.00	$659	+5.30
670–675	673	2	102.00–109.00	$105.51	$710	+17.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	106.00–115.00	$110.62	$319	—
335	335	1	118.00	$118.00	$395	—
415–445	433	4	105.00–125.00	$115.78	$501	+5.78
460–495	478	2	100.00–107.00	$103.63	$495	—
510–545	522	3	95.00–113.00	$103.48	$540	—
685	685	1	81.00	$81.00	$555	-19.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	99.00	$99.00	$584	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	162.50–165.00	$163.72	$521	—
357–385 fancy	366	4	170.00–175.00	$173.06	$633	—
365–395	381	12	155.00–165.00	$159.57	$608	-2.43
400 fancy	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	—
400–445	418	17	147.50–160.00	$154.77	$647	-5.25
450–495	467	27	137.00–154.00	$143.71	$671	-11.34
506	506	3	126.00	$126.00	$638	-18.27
500–545	518	33	125.00–140.00	$132.75	$688	-11.52
550–598	570	26	120.00–135.00	$129.38	$737	-6.09
605–645	619	23	116.00–129.00	$122.07	$756	-4.55
655–695	678	15	116.00–126.00	$121.35	$823	+2.20
707–740	722	10	115.00–125.00	$120.48	$870	+1.36
755–795	776	7	112.00–124.00	$118.31	$918	+12.82
805	805	1	114.00	$114.00	$918	+14.00
1015–1040	1028	2	97.50	$97.50	$1,002	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	157.50	$157.50	$512	—
375	375	1	147.50	$147.50	$553	—
400–445	426	5	137.50–152.50	$143.72	$612	+1.92
455–495	479	7	124.00–142.00	$133.85	$641	-4.78
500–548	531	16	114.00–126.00	$120.83	$642	-5.61
565–597	589	7	110.00–120.00	$116.87	$688	-8.06
675–690	683	2	109.00–112.00	$110.48	$755	-2.17
705	705	1	101.00	$101.00	$712	-5.76

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	117.00	$117.00	$497	-23.00
505	505	2	123.00–128.00	$125.50	$634	+2.50
580	580	1	99.00	$99.00	$574	-9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	127.00	$127.00	$508	—
545	545	1	104.00	$104.00	$567	—
575	575	1	114.00	$114.00	$656	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1425	1323	75-80%	4	63.00–66.00	$64.58	$854	—
1130–1745	1430	75-80%	34	52.00–64.50	$59.88	$856	+4.74
1280–1580	1440	75-80%	3	45.00–50.00	$48.52	$699	-6.62

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1450	1181	80-85%	17	47.00–64.50	$57.87	$683	—
1010–1715	1216	80-85%	7	42.00–48.00	$44.89	$546	-1.52
1175–1575	1335	80-85%	4	61.00–66.00	$63.20	$844	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1145	1014	85-90%	12	42.00–58.50	$50.64	$513	—
880–1305	1071	85-90%	11	30.00–42.00	$38.82	$416	-5.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	78.00	$78.00	$928	—
1210–1695	1516	7	60.00–78.00	$71.74	$1,088	—
1695–1995	1812	3	96.50–97.50	$97.02	$1,758	—
1475–2345	1836	13	81.00–94.00	$88.39	$1,623	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1105	1105	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00
940–2000	1337	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–1,100.00	$976.20
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1255–1770	1513	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–860.00	$845.48
1675	1675	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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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
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-350.00
1525	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00	—

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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.