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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 6, 2021

2,540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.89/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 583 lb · 120 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.78/cwt -13.41 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 463 lb · 103 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $123.49/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 633 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,540 2,950 1,935
Feeder cattle 1,956 2,462 1,507
Slaughter cattle 417 352 266
Replacement cattle 167 136 162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage: Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 lower. Greeneville: Compared to last week, on a heavier test, feeder heifers weighing less than 500 lbs. sharply lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing less than 500 lbs. 8.00 lower and those weighing over 500 lbs. mostly steady, 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 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
272 272 3 161.00 $161.00 $438 +2.00
317–326 319 15 157.00–161.00 $159.91 $510 +9.91
400–410 406 5 148.00–155.00 $151.22 $614 -3.20
451–495 466 44 140.00–156.00 $150.16 $700 +4.13
505–520 fancy 512 5 156.00–164.00 $159.63 $817 —
500–522 515 19 131.00–149.00 $138.71 $714 -5.43
559–581 value added 571 24 142.50 $142.50 $814 -10.27
550–590 576 34 130.00–149.00 $134.64 $776 -5.88
585 fancy 585 1 156.00 $156.00 $913 —
605 fancy 605 1 151.00 $151.00 $914 —
619–638 value added 629 28 141.00–149.50 $147.09 $925 —
600–649 639 24 134.00–148.00 $137.49 $879 +0.89
670 fancy 670 1 141.00 $141.00 $945 —
665–690 676 5 125.00–134.00 $128.43 $868 -0.16
678–692 value added 684 13 141.50–148.50 $144.77 $990 +6.48
725 725 1 131.00 $131.00 $950 +2.15
763–782 value added 769 20 133.00–135.00 $134.39 $1,033 -13.51
755–790 771 13 125.00–129.00 $127.10 $980 -1.95
830 830 1 116.00 $116.00 $963 -3.41
947 value added 947 3 128.50 $128.50 $1,217 —
1050 1050 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 135.00 $135.00 $594 -1.12
485 485 3 110.00 $110.00 $534 -22.70
520 520 1 124.00 $124.00 $645 -5.96
600–646 623 12 121.00–125.00 $122.55 $763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 123.00 $123.00 $301 -26.88
265–290 276 5 122.50–130.00 $126.19 $348 -5.59
310–325 324 19 125.00–131.00 $130.43 $423 +5.00
370–395 385 38 114.00–129.00 $124.62 $480 -1.24
415 fancy 415 1 126.00 $126.00 $523 —
400–445 426 18 114.00–121.00 $116.08 $495 -11.35
450–485 462 79 110.00–126.00 $121.08 $559 -3.92
465 value added 465 21 129.00 $129.00 $600 -16.50
468 fancy 468 3 124.00 $124.00 $580 —
511 value added 511 7 131.75 $131.75 $673 +1.75
500–545 528 61 111.00–124.50 $121.81 $643 +8.85
570–590 580 2 105.00 $105.00 $609 -3.75
550–595 583 109 109.00–125.00 $118.56 $691 +9.81
588 value added 588 9 126.00 $126.00 $741 -2.62
600 fancy 600 1 121.00 $121.00 $726 —
605 605 1 104.00 $104.00 $629 -15.98
600–646 630 23 109.00–117.00 $113.05 $712 -6.93
650–692 663 69 108.00–121.00 $117.92 $782 +0.14
705–735 724 5 99.00–113.00 $105.70 $765 -2.79
760–765 763 31 100.00–114.50 $107.51 $820 -16.32
831 831 5 80.00 $80.00 $665 -31.44
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 119.00 $119.00 $363 -3.70
375 375 3 110.00 $110.00 $412 -12.59
448 448 3 110.00 $110.00 $493 -10.90
452–458 457 14 106.00–120.00 $117.03 $535 +0.06
510–535 523 2 110.00–117.00 $113.42 $593 +5.05
715 715 1 94.00 $94.00 $672 -13.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 134.00–145.00 $139.71 $465 —
350–395 383 44 135.00–156.00 $150.98 $578 +6.37
405–410 fancy 408 2 146.00–148.00 $147.01 $600 —
400–445 431 12 128.00–143.00 $136.09 $587 -4.28
450–495 460 64 124.00–146.00 $139.64 $642 +1.16
510 510 1 117.00 $117.00 $597 -21.16
505–545 525 51 125.00–140.00 $131.09 $688 -7.07
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 -14.15
550–595 580 76 120.00–134.00 $126.30 $733 +2.15
600–645 633 79 117.00–135.00 $123.49 $782 +0.88
655–690 674 14 110.00–123.00 $116.43 $785 -4.02
700 700 1 103.00 $103.00 $721 -11.74
700–740 721 13 105.00–119.00 $110.35 $796 -4.39
750 fancy 750 1 121.00 $121.00 $908 —
760–770 761 13 106.00–117.00 $112.24 $854 +3.73
815–835 819 7 100.00–106.00 $104.72 $858 +10.72
855–885 872 3 93.00–103.00 $98.61 $860 —
909 909 5 85.00 $85.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 414 18 120.00–130.00 $126.84 $525 -3.50
470 470 1 111.00 $111.00 $522 -15.25
500–537 529 11 115.00–119.00 $118.38 $626 +5.15
578 578 3 114.00 $114.00 $659 +2.42
625–632 630 4 109.00–116.00 $110.74 $698 -3.84
657 657 6 114.00 $114.00 $749 +0.51
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 125.00 $125.00 $406 —
535 535 1 119.00 $119.00 $637 -3.50
575 575 1 116.00 $116.00 $667 +1.10

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1885 1387 75-80% 60 53.00–62.00 $56.74 $787 -1.96
1310–1525 1387 75-80% 3 46.00–52.00 $49.38 $685 -9.32
1295–1520 1409 75-80% 5 60.00–68.00 $63.47 $894 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1555 1164 80-85% 34 48.00–63.00 $56.80 $661 —
1135–1235 1202 80-85% 5 58.00–65.00 $61.76 $742 +2.56
1125–1315 1227 80-85% 3 42.00–47.00 $44.30 $544 -14.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1205 1023 85-90% 3 25.00–35.00 $30.54 $312 —
875–1295 1063 85-90% 27 37.00–56.00 $48.43 $515 -3.84
1210 1210 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $569 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–2010 1644 20 73.00–85.00 $79.16 $1,301 —
1545–1805 1668 3 65.00–75.00 $69.89 $1,166 -16.34
1545–2005 1840 4 88.00–91.00 $89.47 $1,646 —
2405 2405 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,756 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1050–1450 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 775.00–910.00 $840.83
1200–1300 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–655.00 $627.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 695.00 $695.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 695.00 $695.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 880.00 $880.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.