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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

1,590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.68/cwt +15.60 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 627 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.19/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 519 lb · 50 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.40/cwt +15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 423 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,590 2,349 3,344
Feeder cattle 1,284 1,856 2,589
Slaughter cattle 214 310 437
Replacement cattle 92 183 318

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower- and a higher volume of preconditioned offerings was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality poor to fancy . Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 336 7 157.50–180.00 $164.58 $553 +7.05
350–395 372 13 157.50–169.00 $164.89 $613 —
405–445 428 8 157.50–170.00 $162.88 $697 +22.88
465 fancy 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 —
450–490 469 13 145.00–164.00 $153.67 $721 +1.24
505–507 value added 506 7 147.00–164.00 $151.84 $768 +3.84
505–540 525 12 144.00–162.50 $153.25 $805 +12.61
551–595 575 12 129.00–142.00 $138.97 $799 -0.23
576 value added 576 9 155.50 $155.50 $896 —
600–640 627 16 123.00–142.00 $137.38 $861 +4.30
625–627 value added 627 46 133.00–153.50 $152.61 $957 —
654–667 value added 657 31 144.00–150.00 $148.82 $978 +4.50
665–690 677 5 125.00–130.00 $128.98 $873 -2.55
715–735 722 9 121.00–130.00 $128.98 $931 -0.12
748 value added 748 23 143.00 $143.00 $1,070 —
785 785 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,036 +4.05
805–830 818 2 128.00–136.00 $132.06 $1,080 -0.94
945 945 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,153 —
960 value added 960 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,248 —
970–987 981 3 110.00–115.00 $111.65 $1,095 —
1075 1075 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.50 $142.50 $342 —
315–325 320 2 145.00–167.50 $156.43 $501 —
365–395 381 4 147.50–157.50 $153.21 $584 —
450–490 458 5 141.00–150.00 $148.07 $678 +13.07
510 510 1 132.50 $132.50 $676 —
555–595 575 2 124.00–128.00 $126.07 $725 +12.73
620 620 1 123.00 $123.00 $763 —
665 665 2 107.00–110.00 $108.50 $722 -1.63
715 715 1 119.00 $119.00 $851 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 137.00 $137.00 $370 —
395 395 1 132.50 $132.50 $523 —
476 476 6 140.00 $140.00 $666 —
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 210 4 145.00–151.00 $149.10 $313 +24.10
305–340 327 10 131.00–143.00 $136.53 $446 +8.94
350–392 370 14 128.00–139.00 $133.86 $495 +10.42
405–447 423 40 123.00–143.00 $135.07 $571 +16.11
435 435 1 107.50 $107.50 $468 -11.46
450–498 471 35 121.00–139.00 $130.33 $614 +7.77
500–545 519 50 115.00–131.00 $124.19 $645 +4.87
555–590 576 19 110.00–126.00 $121.76 $701 +4.26
592 value added 592 2 133.00 $133.00 $787 +5.64
600 600 1 99.00 $99.00 $594 -13.62
600–645 615 14 115.00–127.00 $120.33 $740 +7.71
622 value added 622 4 134.00 $134.00 $833 +13.94
650–695 673 16 107.00–123.00 $118.72 $799 +6.41
702 value added 702 2 130.00 $130.00 $913 —
700–740 721 8 105.00–121.00 $115.23 $831 +5.77
760–793 785 5 118.00–122.00 $120.63 $947 +11.08
802 value added 802 4 122.50 $122.50 $982 —
860 860 1 99.00 $99.00 $851 -0.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 117.00 $117.00 $345 —
310–331 327 5 121.00–126.00 $121.95 $399 +3.95
360–395 378 2 125.00–126.00 $125.52 $474 —
400–440 424 14 105.00–127.00 $120.27 $510 +10.27
465–495 478 3 105.00–119.00 $112.85 $539 —
500–545 523 7 109.00–119.00 $114.17 $597 +0.86
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 -0.01
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 95.00 $95.00 $261 —
305–325 315 2 100.00–124.00 $111.62 $352 —
390 390 1 100.00 $100.00 $390 —
420–430 425 2 101.00–122.00 $111.62 $474 —
470–490 482 3 107.00–119.00 $112.25 $541 —
535 535 1 109.00 $109.00 $583 —
555 555 1 106.00 $106.00 $588 —
615–640 628 2 108.00 $108.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 110.00 $110.00 $270 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 5 155.00–170.00 $162.98 $530 +26.49
358–388 fancy 371 7 176.00–180.00 $177.86 $660 +25.86
350–393 378 16 152.50–167.50 $160.38 $606 +21.86
400–410 fancy 405 2 170.00–172.50 $171.27 $694 +27.27
400–440 423 13 143.00–165.00 $156.09 $660 +3.93
455 fancy 455 1 153.00 $153.00 $696 —
450–497 478 37 133.00–152.00 $141.18 $675 +2.35
500–545 519 30 125.00–145.00 $134.31 $697 +5.34
550–595 572 27 118.00–135.00 $124.53 $712 +1.08
600–645 623 23 115.00–127.50 $122.99 $766 +7.57
650–695 674 10 110.00–122.00 $114.55 $772 +1.10
705–740 717 11 106.00–114.50 $111.89 $802 +8.13
750–785 765 5 107.00–114.00 $112.37 $860 +6.00
830–847 843 7 107.00–110.00 $109.43 $922 +14.40
860–890 872 3 107.00–109.00 $108.32 $945 +14.32
905–935 920 2 108.00–109.00 $108.49 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–449 444 9 130.00–143.00 $139.84 $621 —
495 495 1 122.00 $122.00 $604 -1.13
520–545 535 5 116.00–121.00 $119.19 $638 +4.19
585–590 588 2 103.00–113.00 $108.02 $635 +1.85
620–625 623 2 110.00–116.00 $112.99 $704 —
690 690 1 103.00 $103.00 $711 +13.00
705 705 1 107.00 $107.00 $754 +22.00
760–780 770 2 106.00–109.00 $107.52 $828 —
860 860 1 103.00 $103.00 $886 +18.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 132.00 $132.00 $475 —
440–442 441 4 142.50 $142.50 $628 —
490 490 1 127.50 $127.50 $625 —
570 570 1 114.00 $114.00 $650 —
645 645 2 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 111.00 $111.00 $566 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1355 1168 80-85% 11 37.00–46.00 $41.49 $485 -12.74
985–1460 1170 80-85% 22 45.00–61.00 $53.59 $627 -0.64
1330 1330 80-85% 1 35.00 $35.00 $466 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1780 1417 75-80% 23 49.00–64.50 $56.47 $800 —
1135–1720 1433 75-80% 4 43.00–47.00 $45.13 $647 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $525 —
940 940 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $592 +0.63
870–1115 954 85-90% 7 30.00–35.00 $32.33 $308 —
785–1215 1026 85-90% 14 36.00–56.00 $46.20 $474 +16.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1770 1334 8 55.00–75.00 $67.81 $905 —
1395–2060 1718 10 78.00–93.50 $85.55 $1,470 —
1535–2040 1738 3 90.00–98.00 $94.24 $1,638 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00 $650.00
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
955–1295 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–810.00 $670.14
1070–1145 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $787.08
1005–1350 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–740.00 $733.60
1070–1245 1182 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 920.00–1,025.00 $966.97
1060–1355 1208 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–775.00 $732.92
1005–1410 1228 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–930.00 $900.14
1050–1845 1351 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–890.00 $841.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1215 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–840.00 $765.23
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00

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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
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.