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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

1,306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.45/cwt +10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 477 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.12/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 525 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $165.53/cwt +12.03 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 474 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,306 1,323 1,552
Feeder cattle 1,119 1,154 1,162
Slaughter cattle 131 108 264
Replacement cattle 56 61 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - The last scheduled date for this sale to be reported fell during the Thanksgiving Holiday lay off, therefor no trend comparisons could be established. Knoxville - Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 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
300–345 321 6 175.00–210.00 $191.78 $616 -8.91
340 value added 340 1 212.50 $212.50 $722 —
355 fancy 355 1 209.00 $209.00 $742 —
385–395 388 4 165.00–202.50 $190.46 $739 +14.69
400–430 419 8 177.50–197.00 $189.51 $794 +23.42
450–495 475 19 160.00–187.50 $177.51 $843 +18.31
500–515 fancy 509 6 180.00–187.50 $183.50 $934 —
500–545 522 33 157.00–177.50 $166.87 $871 +4.93
572–575 value added 573 3 164.00–167.00 $166.00 $951 —
550–597 584 16 145.00–160.00 $150.53 $879 -5.24
600–645 622 12 139.00–162.50 $150.21 $934 +1.22
650–699 682 13 140.00–150.00 $148.33 $1,012 +9.05
730 730 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,044 +10.25
760–795 784 4 132.00–140.00 $134.70 $1,056 -1.18
792 value added 792 26 146.50 $146.50 $1,160 —
835–840 836 4 138.00–139.00 $138.25 $1,156 +8.25
1030 1030 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,308 —
1110–1130 1126 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 155.00–165.00 $160.05 $445 -4.95
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 -18.95
470–495 483 2 150.00–160.00 $154.87 $748 +3.56
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 -17.80
805 805 1 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 284 8 145.00–162.50 $155.56 $442 +6.37
300–345 326 30 145.00–163.00 $156.28 $509 +9.78
360–395 380 18 144.00–160.00 $152.96 $581 +12.07
415 fancy 415 1 159.00 $159.00 $660 —
400–445 422 35 139.00–156.00 $148.87 $628 +20.87
450–496 477 68 134.00–149.00 $144.81 $691 +10.16
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -14.65
500–528 value added 517 7 144.00–146.00 $145.12 $750 —
500–547 527 38 130.00–145.00 $136.83 $721 +6.32
550–598 570 29 129.00–137.50 $132.75 $757 +5.33
560–578 value added 574 5 140.00–142.00 $141.61 $813 —
600 value added 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 +6.00
600–645 626 19 124.00–140.00 $128.49 $804 +4.92
645 645 2 149.00 $149.00 $961 +25.43
660–695 678 5 120.00–132.50 $127.08 $862 +3.08
700 700 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 +21.64
700–735 718 6 120.00–127.50 $121.62 $873 -1.74
755–765 760 3 118.00–123.00 $120.34 $915 +1.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 137.00 $137.00 $404 +2.24
332–340 334 5 135.00–144.00 $142.17 $475 +4.63
375–395 385 4 123.00–141.00 $133.12 $513 -0.21
450–480 468 6 116.00–132.00 $125.19 $586 -3.63
507–530 512 5 123.00–131.00 $128.15 $656 +2.33
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +9.55
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 +9.79
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 +13.12
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 +6.78
455–495 475 2 121.00–130.00 $125.31 $595 -2.19
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 +12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 233 3 182.50–195.00 $189.25 $441 —
260–280 266 5 180.00–195.00 $185.45 $493 —
305–320 311 6 187.50–205.00 $198.40 $617 +24.90
340–345 fancy 343 2 212.50–220.00 $216.22 $742 —
351–375 fancy 357 8 207.50–217.50 $213.71 $763 —
350–395 373 17 177.50–205.00 $192.68 $719 +23.68
410–435 fancy 419 4 189.00–200.00 $193.67 $811 —
403–449 431 25 155.00–185.00 $171.96 $741 +17.35
450–495 474 41 145.00–177.50 $165.53 $785 +20.53
500–545 521 19 151.00–165.00 $158.64 $827 +15.31
550–590 575 16 137.00–154.00 $147.63 $849 +10.00
600–635 617 13 135.00–147.50 $142.86 $881 +7.06
635 635 1 135.00 $135.00 $857 -0.80
660–692 679 9 132.00–147.00 $139.51 $947 +8.04
700–740 720 5 120.00–129.00 $125.56 $904 +8.62
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 152.50 $152.50 $564 —
400–420 410 2 150.00–157.50 $153.66 $630 +1.69
485–490 488 2 144.00–150.00 $147.02 $717 +8.90
500–540 523 6 120.00–140.00 $130.35 $682 -2.21
565–575 570 2 121.00–135.00 $127.94 $729 +4.19
615–645 633 4 126.00–128.00 $126.49 $801 +1.49
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 150.00–153.00 $151.94 $471 +11.94
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1630 1630 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $659 —
1060 1060 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $530 —
1145 1145 80-85% 1 38.00 $38.00 $435 —
870–1515 1216 80-85% 24 54.00–68.00 $61.35 $746 —
1005–1415 1243 80-85% 7 69.50–83.00 $74.10 $921 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1140 1133 75-80% 2 46.00–52.00 $49.02 $555 —
1200–1655 1375 75-80% 17 53.50–65.50 $59.48 $818 +1.74
1255–1530 1407 75-80% 5 62.50–74.00 $68.23 $960 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $634 —
825–1320 999 85-90% 10 45.00–61.50 $53.85 $538 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $691 +26.34
950–1260 1091 85-90% 4 34.00–45.00 $40.58 $443 +2.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1696 1282 4 70.00–82.00 $75.91 $973 —
1225–2080 1632 12 82.00–96.00 $88.72 $1,448 +10.41
1610–2240 1916 5 100.00–115.00 $106.41 $2,039 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1115–1480 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–950.00 $901.22
1455 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
1335–1680 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–900.00 $886.02
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–985 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 625.00–700.00 $659.74

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 105.00 $105.00 $236 —
275 275 1 105.00 $105.00 $289 —
325 325 1 105.00 $105.00 $341 —
355 355 1 102.50 $102.50 $364 —
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 —

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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.