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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

3,687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.79/cwt +8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 528 lb · 186 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.43/cwt -0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 580 lb · 142 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.31/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 571 lb · 142 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,687 1,687 1,801
Feeder cattle 3,218 1,399 1,318
Slaughter cattle 334 199 279
Replacement cattle 135 89 204

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher. Offerings also included 9 Load Lots sold on video. To view the video sale report click on the following link. https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Sweetwater - No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week in observance of Thanksgiving holiday. Savannah - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 550 lbs 8.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 500 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong. Supply included: 81% Feeder Cattle (43% Steers, 44% Heifers, 13% Bulls); 15% Slaughter Cattle (89% Cows, 11% Bulls); 4% Replacement Cattle (60% Bred Cows, 5% Bred Heifers, 35% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 33%.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
268–294 291 19 160.00–205.00 $199.98 $582 —
310–349 334 34 180.00–212.50 $191.58 $640 +7.59
350 thin fleshed 350 10 190.00 $190.00 $665 —
350–390 375 16 167.50–187.50 $173.12 $649 -8.06
400 value added 400 5 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
410–445 435 23 156.00–182.50 $169.92 $739 -3.22
450–475 459 29 140.00–175.00 $159.93 $734 -6.57
520 value added 520 18 175.00 $175.00 $910 +1.75
500–545 525 35 141.00–177.50 $155.70 $817 -4.32
559–589 value added 563 67 143.00–167.50 $165.51 $932 -0.65
550–597 578 74 134.00–167.50 $152.10 $879 -3.02
585 585 1 135.00 $135.00 $790 -20.12
611–633 value added 619 45 150.00–159.00 $153.36 $949 -4.06
600–648 628 65 130.00–153.00 $142.26 $893 -1.46
652–673 value added 654 95 157.50–161.75 $161.43 $1,056 —
650–695 684 18 128.00–147.50 $136.90 $936 -1.34
717–728 value added 724 36 141.00–152.50 $145.39 $1,053 —
700–749 736 45 133.00–143.00 $136.66 $1,006 -4.83
758–781 value added 774 10 137.00–147.50 $140.08 $1,084 —
750–783 775 19 129.00–147.50 $132.21 $1,025 -9.81
805–820 807 7 130.00–132.50 $130.36 $1,052 —
849 value added 849 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,146 —
915–941 932 8 113.00–122.00 $116.07 $1,082 -16.93
936 value added 936 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,193 —
955 955 2 120.50 $120.50 $1,151 —
1008–1020 1011 4 93.00–113.00 $98.04 $991 —
1070 1070 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 167.50–172.50 $170.00 $391 —
250–285 273 24 157.50–175.00 $169.41 $462 —
315–342 329 23 160.00–185.00 $179.61 $591 +37.11
350–394 374 15 130.00–165.00 $146.50 $548 -16.58
410–447 432 19 142.50–160.00 $152.40 $658 +7.40
455–495 479 11 135.00–157.50 $146.63 $702 +4.33
500–535 514 27 113.00–152.50 $145.11 $746 —
555–597 563 25 119.00–137.00 $123.41 $695 —
630 630 1 132.50 $132.50 $835 +9.87
655–693 682 7 102.50–121.00 $113.85 $776 —
720–735 728 3 127.50–132.50 $129.18 $940 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
400–445 427 3 130.00–132.50 $130.78 $558 —
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 -6.00
505 505 1 127.50 $127.50 $644 —
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 —
710 710 1 127.50 $127.50 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 —
485 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655 —
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 -7.00
578 578 4 120.00 $120.00 $694 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 137.50–145.00 $141.49 $325 +4.36
265–290 273 24 140.00–170.00 $166.37 $454 +30.37
300–345 326 40 120.00–152.50 $148.30 $483 +2.62
350–395 379 36 129.00–161.00 $144.68 $548 -0.04
400–447 428 38 120.00–159.00 $143.78 $615 -0.64
452 value added 452 5 143.50 $143.50 $649 —
453–495 465 95 125.00–149.00 $136.89 $637 -4.06
520–530 525 2 114.00–117.00 $115.49 $606 -15.64
500–540 526 112 121.00–142.50 $132.00 $694 +0.87
530–537 value added 531 72 142.50–153.50 $152.57 $810 —
550 550 1 113.00 $113.00 $622 -15.33
550–598 578 92 124.00–140.00 $132.92 $768 +4.59
578–599 value added 585 49 135.00–145.00 $140.61 $823 -2.79
615 615 1 115.00 $115.00 $707 -15.28
603–641 value added 620 42 133.00–136.00 $135.00 $837 -0.50
622–646 635 41 115.00–133.50 $126.08 $801 -4.20
650–695 663 38 118.00–132.50 $125.41 $831 +2.32
657–687 value added 664 19 120.00–132.50 $131.52 $873 -0.15
700–740 719 15 113.00–129.00 $122.21 $879 +2.96
706–745 value added 727 16 124.00–129.00 $126.14 $917 -3.86
750–795 768 6 112.00–119.00 $115.84 $890 -4.10
770 value added 770 1 123.00 $123.00 $947 —
805–840 823 2 110.00–112.50 $111.22 $915 —
918 value added 918 3 106.00 $106.00 $973 —
935 935 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,085 —
963 value added 963 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 226 5 132.50–150.00 $142.07 $321 —
255–290 278 11 130.00–147.50 $137.23 $381 —
315–345 331 8 121.00–137.50 $131.01 $434 +3.01
355–395 378 9 122.50–140.00 $134.09 $507 +3.37
400–445 420 22 123.00–145.00 $135.40 $569 +6.09
450–495 470 14 113.00–140.00 $126.19 $593 +4.09
505–547 530 18 109.00–128.00 $123.90 $657 +8.22
555–575 563 3 120.00–130.00 $123.31 $694 +6.31
600–635 615 4 93.00–122.50 $113.97 $701 +6.47
650–690 661 10 94.00–121.00 $103.95 $687 -7.05
705–745 725 2 110.00–117.50 $113.85 $825 —
790 790 1 92.50 $92.50 $731 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 127.50 $127.50 $319 -2.98
305 305 1 111.00 $111.00 $339 —
310 310 1 137.50 $137.50 $426 —
425 425 1 122.50 $122.50 $521 —
475–485 482 3 127.00–135.00 $131.03 $632 +11.04
530 530 1 123.00 $123.00 $652 +6.52
590 590 1 103.00 $103.00 $608 -6.00
675 675 1 111.00 $111.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 -8.00
590 590 1 100.00 $100.00 $590 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 4 155.00–160.00 $158.31 $448 —
305 value added 305 4 184.00 $184.00 $561 —
382–399 387 16 156.00–173.00 $168.04 $650 -18.92
400–440 419 8 160.00–172.50 $165.10 $692 +5.18
450–495 465 38 146.00–165.00 $148.08 $689 -6.34
500–545 516 39 125.00–152.50 $140.02 $723 -5.52
550–595 576 35 124.00–148.00 $139.50 $804 +1.90
600–640 624 8 115.00–137.00 $121.34 $757 -14.13
650–695 662 39 112.00–139.00 $132.70 $878 +1.63
701 value added 701 4 124.50 $124.50 $873 —
700–744 730 16 110.00–119.00 $112.30 $820 -10.37
760–770 763 3 116.00–125.00 $121.97 $931 +4.90
825 825 9 111.00 $111.00 $916 -6.11
855 855 1 105.00 $105.00 $898 -11.00
930 930 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,042 -1.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 480 9 119.00–150.00 $139.21 $668 +2.13
505–533 525 11 128.00–135.00 $131.39 $690 -0.79
580–595 587 3 115.00–127.50 $121.63 $714 -5.57
605–640 623 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $763 -2.57
770 value added 770 1 123.00 $123.00 $947 —
845 845 1 85.00 $85.00 $718 -29.00
890 890 1 97.50 $97.50 $868 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 —
470 470 1 112.50 $112.50 $529 -24.50
515 515 2 111.00 $111.00 $572 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1625 1240 80-85% 19 42.00–52.00 $47.14 $585 —
1055–1835 1282 80-85% 40 51.00–63.50 $56.13 $720 +0.34
1225–1475 1366 80-85% 5 59.00–66.50 $61.82 $844 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1180 1023 85-90% 16 32.00–44.00 $37.91 $388 +4.91
780–1260 1055 85-90% 19 42.00–55.50 $48.45 $511 —
1205 1205 85-90% 1 59.50 $59.50 $717 +1.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1435 1370 75-80% 2 60.00–67.50 $63.57 $871 —
1240–1650 1445 75-80% 2 53.00 $53.00 $766 -13.98
1055–1795 1468 75-80% 32 52.00–64.50 $60.48 $888 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1200 1120 2 75.50 $75.50 $846 —
1100–1930 1482 5 69.00–80.00 $74.58 $1,105 —
1545–2065 1866 10 80.00–90.00 $85.75 $1,600 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1010 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–1,025.00 $947.92
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1050–1100 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $775.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1345 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1240–1590 1406 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 750.00–975.00 $855.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1240 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
1000–1200 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,325.00 $1,215.65 +275.65
1000–1280 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–975.00 $918.86 —
1050–1330 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00–950.00 $942.02 -127.98
1300–1350 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,123.58 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 -84.20
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.