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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

2,525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.23/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 533 lb · 264 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.41/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 621 lb · 98 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.69/cwt +10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 619 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,525 2,498 1,767
Feeder cattle 2,179 1,942 1,426
Slaughter cattle 270 355 230
Replacement cattle 76 201 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls under 650 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong. Unionville - Compared to sale the week of thanksgiving. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly steady instances 7.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 3 200.00–210.00 $203.92 $465 +41.42
255–293 283 18 184.00–220.00 $197.97 $560 +27.09
310–345 329 21 172.00–205.00 $189.21 $623 +14.21
330 fancy 330 4 200.00 $200.00 $660 —
353 fancy 353 2 190.00 $190.00 $671 +5.00
350–398 381 43 160.00–185.00 $176.53 $673 +2.97
395 value added 395 1 187.50 $187.50 $741 —
410–445 426 17 165.00–181.00 $172.14 $733 +27.50
455–465 fancy 461 5 180.00–183.00 $181.18 $835 —
450–495 477 48 150.00–174.00 $165.83 $791 +5.21
488 value added 488 3 170.00 $170.00 $830 —
514–531 value added 520 24 168.00–176.00 $173.06 $900 +15.06
500–548 528 33 150.00–172.00 $160.47 $847 +5.18
550–595 571 62 150.00–175.00 $159.01 $908 +8.71
555–591 value added 584 28 163.00–173.00 $165.98 $969 —
602–642 value added 614 34 154.00–160.00 $156.90 $963 —
600–640 622 61 135.00–158.00 $150.34 $935 +8.01
651–695 671 35 135.00–161.00 $148.42 $996 +11.83
680–696 value added 691 10 150.00–151.00 $150.70 $1,041 —
700–745 721 26 127.00–150.00 $140.73 $1,015 +4.35
725–744 value added 741 7 143.00–145.00 $144.72 $1,072 —
760–771 value added 767 14 145.00 $145.00 $1,112 —
760–795 770 7 130.00–141.00 $137.54 $1,059 +3.40
833 value added 833 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,175 +3.50
800–845 834 5 122.00–136.00 $131.60 $1,098 +11.60
860 860 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,041 —
877–885 value added 881 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,189 -1.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 277 3 130.00–175.00 $153.31 $425 —
305–330 313 8 160.00–180.00 $167.65 $525 +28.95
350–385 367 20 130.00–170.00 $158.83 $583 +22.83
400–446 418 19 122.00–162.00 $152.16 $636 —
453–492 476 25 142.00–164.00 $155.16 $739 +19.16
508–543 521 7 134.00–153.00 $146.62 $764 —
550–590 569 7 110.00–148.00 $133.81 $761 —
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 +15.00
665–690 678 4 116.00–142.00 $133.84 $907 —
705–740 718 4 110.00–130.00 $124.85 $896 +4.85
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459 —
405 405 2 160.00 $160.00 $648 —
545 545 1 141.00 $141.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 112.00 $112.00 $566 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 5 180.00–220.00 $200.54 $447 —
255–280 268 10 150.00–210.00 $165.07 $442 +18.07
300–348 334 18 138.00–162.00 $146.19 $488 +12.01
353 fancy 353 2 160.00 $160.00 $565 —
351–395 379 49 133.00–152.00 $143.63 $544 +4.11
400–445 425 53 130.00–146.00 $139.07 $591 +4.77
450–498 476 77 130.00–145.00 $138.81 $661 +7.07
492 value added 492 9 142.00 $142.00 $699 +6.50
504–548 value added 519 41 133.00–144.00 $137.62 $714 +1.62
500–547 535 223 125.00–143.00 $130.05 $696 +4.25
550–595 569 49 120.00–143.00 $130.73 $744 +5.74
551–588 value added 574 32 136.00–144.00 $141.20 $810 +8.24
600–645 618 50 120.00–143.00 $129.21 $799 +12.44
608–649 value added 625 48 133.00–139.50 $135.75 $848 +1.75
650 value added 650 3 136.00 $136.00 $884 —
655–695 676 16 112.00–138.00 $125.22 $846 +14.22
700–745 719 14 111.00–127.00 $122.88 $884 +4.17
775–789 786 15 116.00–123.00 $117.45 $923 +4.35
750–794 value added 789 8 120.00–125.00 $120.59 $951 —
815–820 819 4 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $946 +2.72
850–890 862 5 110.00–120.00 $114.37 $986 —
900 900 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,017 +10.00
961 961 10 124.00 $124.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231–235 232 7 134.00–155.00 $137.04 $318 -5.96
255–280 268 2 140.00–170.00 $154.30 $414 —
310–340 321 5 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $409 +1.15
350–395 378 6 130.00–144.00 $136.88 $517 —
401–445 413 17 124.00–141.00 $135.64 $560 -4.45
455–483 474 11 127.00–138.00 $132.37 $627 —
500–535 509 6 120.00–130.00 $124.55 $634 +5.11
555–595 579 4 114.00–127.00 $120.36 $697 +3.36
600–643 631 11 110.00–124.00 $121.59 $767 —
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 -10.00
765 765 1 97.50 $97.50 $746 —
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 95.00–142.50 $118.75 $309 —
445 445 1 131.00 $131.00 $583 —
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 —
580 580 1 84.00 $84.00 $487 —
625 625 1 114.00 $114.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–520 510 2 82.50–112.50 $97.21 $496 —
590–595 593 2 96.00–100.00 $98.01 $581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 +34.57
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 -26.84
410–445 424 27 154.00–178.00 $167.20 $709 +21.86
450–495 471 23 146.00–177.00 $156.63 $738 +7.27
500–548 519 22 147.00–164.00 $152.37 $791 +14.32
550–595 569 38 123.00–153.00 $145.38 $827 +13.33
600–645 627 13 114.00–148.00 $133.36 $836 +8.81
650–690 669 11 108.00–130.00 $124.31 $832 -1.55
715–748 732 6 110.00–125.00 $118.34 $866 +2.36
750–795 765 5 114.00–126.00 $121.32 $928 +9.07
810–820 815 2 117.00–122.00 $119.48 $974 —
859–860 859 6 114.00 $114.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 434 6 145.00–152.00 $148.17 $643 +16.46
455–480 468 8 133.00–152.00 $145.97 $683 —
505–540 516 4 140.00–146.00 $144.04 $743 +13.04
550–585 566 10 115.00–150.00 $129.26 $732 +18.97
600–640 619 4 110.00–117.00 $112.22 $695 +2.22
670–690 679 6 106.00–121.00 $114.39 $777 —
700–735 717 5 102.00–116.00 $110.62 $793 —
838 838 2 97.00 $97.00 $813 —
855 855 1 116.00 $116.00 $992 —
900 900 1 92.00 $92.00 $828 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 118.00–140.00 $128.94 $616 —
520 520 1 112.00 $112.00 $582 —
585 585 1 108.00 $108.00 $632 —
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1205 1115 80-85% 3 62.00–64.00 $62.82 $700 +15.35
990–1540 1160 80-85% 21 41.00–53.00 $48.07 $558 —
940–1825 1259 80-85% 55 48.00–58.00 $53.87 $678 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1300 1047 85-90% 18 22.00–40.00 $33.52 $351 -1.57
890–1385 1084 85-90% 44 37.00–48.00 $43.61 $473 -8.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1805 1400 75-80% 4 43.00–50.00 $46.85 $656 -18.47
1015–1945 1482 75-80% 31 49.50–60.00 $55.11 $817 —
1535 1535 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $967 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2010 1601 11 74.00–87.00 $80.71 $1,292 —
1150–2260 1860 25 64.00–80.50 $76.55 $1,424 -13.45

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
900–1535 1112 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–875.00 $780.55
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00
900–1480 1159 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 585.00–885.00 $751.80
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–1035 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 650.00–725.00 $665.49
994–1140 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 675.00–725.00 $715.67
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 1 69.00 $69.00 $683 —

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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.