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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 4, 2021

2,498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.94/cwt -5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 475 lb · 162 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.56/cwt -8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 579 lb · 135 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.01/cwt -13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 532 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,498 3,687 1,801
Feeder cattle 1,942 3,218 1,318
Slaughter cattle 355 334 279
Replacement cattle 201 135 204

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to same sale two weeks ago, market was not quoted last week because of thanksgiving. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Feeder steers under 650 lbs 12.00 higher, over 650 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 4.00 to 14.00 higher, most advance was on light weight cattle. Bull calves were 4.00 to 10.00 higher with most lighter bull calves showing most gains. Greeneville - **No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 162.50 $162.50 $390 +2.50
287–295 291 6 158.00–180.00 $170.88 $497 -29.10
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 -16.58
365 fancy 365 1 185.00 $185.00 $675 —
368–377 376 43 164.00–176.00 $173.56 $653 +0.44
415–445 434 5 142.00–150.00 $144.64 $628 -25.28
460–480 468 31 141.00–168.00 $160.62 $752 +0.69
508 value added 508 5 158.00 $158.00 $803 -17.00
505–545 526 42 140.00–163.50 $155.29 $817 -0.41
530 530 1 135.00 $135.00 $716 -20.70
570 fancy 570 1 158.00 $158.00 $901 —
564–595 581 70 139.00–156.25 $150.30 $873 -1.80
600–640 621 20 133.00–148.00 $142.33 $884 +0.07
652–690 666 37 129.00–141.00 $136.59 $910 -0.31
700–748 728 41 125.00–139.00 $136.38 $993 -0.28
750–785 763 18 125.00–142.00 $134.14 $1,023 +1.93
835 value added 835 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,148 +2.50
835 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 -10.36
897–898 value added 898 8 136.50–136.75 $136.66 $1,227 —
923 923 4 130.50 $130.50 $1,205 +14.43
1015 1015 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,188 +18.96
1170 1170 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,381 —
1274 1274 14 124.00 $124.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 5 137.00–140.00 $138.70 $441 -40.91
365–380 373 2 136.00 $136.00 $507 -10.50
494 494 8 136.00 $136.00 $672 -10.63
615 615 3 120.00 $120.00 $738 -12.50
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 -9.18
923 923 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,108 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 4 147.00 $147.00 $381 -19.37
300–343 324 30 125.00–140.00 $134.18 $435 -14.12
360–395 381 47 129.00–144.50 $139.52 $532 -5.16
400–449 426 44 127.00–139.50 $134.30 $572 -9.48
450–498 473 150 125.00–137.25 $131.74 $623 -5.15
480 480 1 122.00 $122.00 $586 -14.89
499 value added 499 11 135.50 $135.50 $676 —
505–549 532 96 120.00–134.00 $125.80 $669 -6.20
543 value added 543 2 136.00 $136.00 $738 -16.57
550–564 value added 557 28 132.00–133.75 $132.96 $741 -7.65
550–593 585 106 118.00–130.00 $124.99 $731 -7.93
585 585 1 114.00 $114.00 $667 -18.92
600–635 621 8 114.00–123.00 $116.77 $725 +1.77
630 value added 630 8 134.00 $134.00 $844 -1.00
653–680 656 77 114.00–130.50 $125.75 $825 +0.34
683 683 2 111.00 $111.00 $758 -14.41
692 value added 692 11 135.75 $135.75 $939 +4.23
700 700 1 104.00 $104.00 $728 -18.21
700–745 737 19 110.00–120.50 $118.71 $875 -3.50
750–790 761 28 99.00–116.00 $113.10 $861 -2.74
802–845 822 12 99.00–116.00 $112.78 $927 +1.56
933 933 7 103.00 $103.00 $961 -13.00
973 value added 973 2 97.00 $97.00 $944 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 8 143.00 $143.00 $349 +0.93
313–320 315 11 126.00–127.00 $126.28 $398 -4.73
413–438 425 22 126.50–156.00 $140.09 $595 +4.69
510–542 536 11 112.00–121.00 $119.44 $640 -4.46
550 550 1 117.00 $117.00 $644 -6.31
650 650 2 110.00 $110.00 $715 +6.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 177.50 $177.50 $524 +19.19
305–345 328 4 170.00–182.00 $175.43 $575 —
360–385 371 4 162.50–185.00 $176.84 $656 +8.80
400–435 414 12 140.00–150.00 $145.34 $602 -19.76
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 -30.10
455–495 468 60 132.00–157.50 $149.36 $699 +1.28
505 fancy 505 2 148.00 $148.00 $747 —
500–545 523 74 130.00–146.50 $138.05 $722 -1.97
550–596 585 58 127.00–136.00 $132.05 $772 -7.45
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 -20.50
585 fancy 585 1 142.00 $142.00 $831 —
600–645 620 19 119.00–133.00 $124.55 $772 +3.21
650–675 660 57 117.00–129.50 $125.86 $831 -6.84
700–725 713 3 113.00–119.00 $115.98 $827 +3.68
773 773 14 112.25 $112.25 $868 -9.72
933 933 3 88.00 $88.00 $821 -24.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 157.50–160.00 $158.75 $500 —
375 375 1 147.50 $147.50 $553 —
400–445 425 10 130.00–135.00 $131.71 $560 —
512 512 6 131.00 $131.00 $671 -0.39
568–590 580 7 110.00–111.00 $110.29 $640 -11.34
600 600 2 110.00 $110.00 $660 -12.43
755 755 7 111.50 $111.50 $842 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1655 1398 75-80% 47 52.00–63.00 $56.34 $788 -7.23
1390–1470 1428 75-80% 3 65.00–66.00 $65.32 $933 +12.32
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1200 1125 80-85% 2 47.00–48.00 $47.47 $534 —
940–1515 1219 80-85% 34 52.00–62.00 $56.93 $694 +9.79
1100–1340 1228 80-85% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.36 $839 +21.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1100 1020 85-90% 4 32.00–38.00 $35.09 $358 -2.82
1020 1020 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $612 +22.09
840–1175 1068 85-90% 17 42.00–58.00 $52.04 $556 +3.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1500 1400 2 65.00–78.00 $71.96 $1,007 —
1395–2050 1725 19 75.00–93.00 $80.94 $1,396 —
1860 1860 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,674 +4.25
2400 2400 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,680 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 580.00 $580.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1100 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–1,280.00 $1,040.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1100–1150 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 710.00–865.00 $787.50
1100–1250 1145 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 775.00–1,025.00 $935.67
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 950.00 $950.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1000–1400 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 730.00–850.00 $801.67
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00 $710.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 520.00–575.00 $547.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 —

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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.