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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.26/cwt +34.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 765 lb · 65 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.59/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 427 lb · 43 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.16/cwt +32.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 870 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 833 2,081 653
Feeder cattle 739 1,635 548
Slaughter cattle 94 258 105
Replacement cattle — 188 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 265 3 172.50–180.00 $174.95 $464 —
310–345 334 4 172.50–187.50 $180.97 $604 +26.19
350–398 370 9 160.00–178.00 $174.49 $646 +17.49
400–445 425 12 160.00–175.00 $170.45 $724 +20.91
465–474 471 8 150.00–165.00 $153.84 $725 +2.51
520 value added 520 1 161.00 $161.00 $837 +10.50
525 525 2 145.00–151.00 $148.00 $777 +7.78
550–565 560 5 135.00–146.00 $138.39 $775 -0.38
560 value added 560 3 160.00 $160.00 $896 +6.66
620–645 633 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $829 -3.17
650–665 658 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $849 -6.30
715 715 2 128.00 $128.00 $915 +1.56
860 860 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,023 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–348 331 5 130.00–150.00 $144.07 $477 +4.07
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
430–435 433 2 143.00–150.00 $146.52 $634 —
550–590 573 3 126.00–130.00 $128.05 $734 +19.02
605–625 613 3 114.00–123.00 $119.28 $731 —
680 680 1 119.00 $119.00 $809 —
875 875 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,006 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 145.00 $145.00 $374 —
305–345 332 9 130.00–148.00 $143.06 $475 +12.77
370–395 384 7 127.50–138.00 $134.53 $517 +9.26
400–446 427 43 120.00–134.00 $127.59 $545 +2.40
450–495 471 15 120.00–134.00 $124.40 $586 -1.17
487 value added 487 5 141.00 $141.00 $687 —
500–535 521 10 115.00–125.00 $118.04 $615 -5.51
530 value added 530 7 137.00 $137.00 $726 +7.00
550–595 570 16 115.00–121.00 $116.75 $665 -3.07
595 value added 595 3 129.00–130.00 $129.33 $770 -1.77
605–645 621 9 110.00–120.00 $113.90 $707 -2.81
645 value added 645 1 129.00 $129.00 $832 —
650–680 664 4 109.00–115.00 $110.98 $737 -4.68
707–730 711 6 107.00–110.00 $107.51 $764 +1.87
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 +3.03
765 value added 765 64 141.75 $141.75 $1,084 —
825 825 3 115.00 $115.00 $949 +15.00
870 870 2 109.00 $109.00 $948 +11.78
870 value added 870 39 136.50 $136.50 $1,188 +32.00
900 900 1 80.00 $80.00 $720 —
988 988 6 80.00 $80.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 110.00 $110.00 $336 -4.00
355–363 361 4 120.00–122.00 $120.49 $435 +10.49
410–445 428 4 100.00–116.00 $108.65 $465 -11.35
455–495 477 12 107.50–118.00 $112.63 $537 -3.57
500–545 521 7 108.00–110.00 $108.85 $567 +8.85
580–585 583 2 100.00–110.00 $105.02 $612 —
600–613 610 4 88.00–92.00 $88.98 $543 —
680–695 688 2 94.00–101.00 $97.46 $671 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 —
605 605 1 80.00 $80.00 $484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 370 3 164.00–172.50 $169.48 $627 +20.34
400–445 424 9 148.00–162.00 $155.20 $658 +18.74
465–495 480 9 150.00–160.00 $152.63 $733 +11.37
500–547 521 11 131.00–145.00 $138.85 $723 +10.55
555–595 576 12 122.00–130.00 $126.75 $730 +0.42
600–645 622 9 115.00–128.00 $120.26 $748 +3.10
660–685 672 12 114.00–120.00 $117.50 $790 -0.01
700–740 720 3 108.00–120.00 $112.78 $812 +6.79
760–785 776 4 102.00–105.00 $103.24 $801 -1.92
860 860 1 90.00 $90.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–381 376 6 130.00–150.00 $133.10 $500 +22.10
420–440 432 3 135.00–140.00 $138.30 $597 +20.10
450–495 476 6 125.00–140.00 $129.30 $615 —
505–545 525 12 110.00–127.00 $118.87 $624 +8.22
565–590 578 2 112.00–115.00 $113.47 $656 +8.47
640 640 1 113.00 $113.00 $723 —
685 685 1 103.00 $103.00 $706 +2.32
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1605 1285 80-85% 20 47.00–57.00 $50.29 $646 —
1170–1470 1328 80-85% 3 57.50–62.00 $59.31 $788 —
1195–1450 1344 80-85% 5 45.00–46.00 $45.50 $612 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1220 1016 85-90% 7 22.00–35.00 $30.27 $308 —
895–1530 1105 85-90% 17 37.00–47.00 $42.16 $466 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1505 1495 75-80% 2 58.50–60.00 $59.24 $886 +5.00
1280–1855 1584 75-80% 11 49.00–57.50 $53.65 $850 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1810 1567 5 66.00–70.00 $68.25 $1,069 —
1530–2150 1834 6 73.00–83.00 $78.18 $1,434 —

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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.