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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

2,492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.97/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 527 lb · 195 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.00/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 668 lb · 173 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.47/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 777 lb · 142 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,492 1,702 551
Feeder cattle 2,177 1,375 352
Slaughter cattle 245 263 164
Replacement cattle 70 64 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Holidays. Offerings also included one video load of 60 steers weighing 835 lbs. @ $156 per cwt. Video sale report can be seen at the following link. https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Savannah - Due to the two week Christmas and New Years holiday layoff, no trends could be established. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows measuring 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 3 170.00 $170.00 $445 -3.58
300–345 328 4 175.00–195.00 $184.89 $606 +6.19
375–395 383 14 170.00–192.50 $178.03 $682 +1.86
426 value added 426 7 173.00 $173.00 $737 —
405–449 433 21 160.00–175.00 $165.56 $717 -4.42
450–490 459 44 160.00–172.50 $162.99 $748 +0.50
518–539 value added 533 56 168.50–176.50 $174.37 $929 +9.17
505–545 536 50 133.00–172.50 $157.09 $842 -3.82
559–598 value added 567 51 161.00–171.50 $168.66 $956 +5.47
565–590 584 18 140.00–165.00 $149.51 $873 +0.67
623–635 630 16 140.00–148.00 $143.44 $904 -2.89
622–644 value added 635 33 150.00–155.00 $153.24 $973 -8.76
662–676 value added 667 141 149.25–152.00 $151.12 $1,008 -3.10
650–687 670 32 132.50–148.50 $145.07 $972 +1.29
705–740 728 11 121.00–142.50 $136.83 $996 -5.04
704–739 value added 729 37 142.00–148.00 $143.58 $1,047 +4.21
757–785 763 12 121.00–137.50 $130.60 $996 -4.27
759–798 value added 778 130 139.50–155.50 $149.03 $1,159 +0.88
801–845 value added 825 81 136.00–145.50 $143.73 $1,186 +11.73
855 855 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,133 —
890 value added 890 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,246 -2.75
930 930 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,125 —
932 value added 932 7 136.00 $136.00 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 160.00 $160.00 $384 ±0.00
250–290 277 3 162.50–177.50 $169.64 $470 +10.19
308–345 324 4 152.50–167.50 $157.71 $511 +2.15
375–396 391 7 155.00–162.50 $157.80 $617 +7.66
410–445 431 4 145.00–165.00 $157.55 $679 -2.17
485 485 1 148.00 $148.00 $718 -6.32
510–525 517 3 130.00–142.50 $135.77 $702 -9.85
550 550 1 152.50 $152.50 $839 +11.50
600–615 608 2 132.50 $132.50 $806 +2.50
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
435 435 1 165.00 $165.00 $718 —
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -20.00
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 +10.00
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 288 10 130.00–142.50 $135.86 $391 -9.14
315 value added 315 19 162.50 $162.50 $512 —
321–330 323 6 135.00–142.50 $136.28 $440 -2.61
350–396 384 41 134.00–153.50 $145.12 $557 -2.56
400–445 415 16 134.00–147.50 $141.41 $587 -0.62
427 value added 427 30 166.00 $166.00 $709 +5.00
455–495 464 55 124.00–143.00 $137.80 $639 -1.16
462–488 value added 473 81 146.00–156.50 $153.96 $728 —
503–541 521 57 132.50–142.50 $136.73 $712 -2.32
511–544 value added 529 138 146.50–151.50 $149.78 $792 +12.28
550–595 582 58 120.00–142.50 $129.22 $752 -4.31
587–597 value added 591 20 137.50–145.00 $142.34 $841 —
617–637 value added 625 86 141.00–145.00 $144.08 $901 +9.79
600–649 629 41 115.00–134.00 $127.51 $802 -0.24
655–690 667 19 116.00–130.00 $123.42 $823 -4.90
653–697 value added 676 98 135.00–142.00 $140.10 $947 -0.45
710–735 721 7 104.00–127.50 $117.28 $846 -6.72
724 value added 724 10 129.00 $129.00 $934 -0.96
750–799 value added 764 28 123.00–130.00 $127.98 $978 +5.38
750–785 772 6 104.00–120.00 $115.02 $888 -6.05
820–830 825 2 115.00–117.50 $116.26 $959 —
833 value added 833 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,008 —
868–875 value added 870 3 115.00–117.50 $115.84 $1,008 —
890 890 1 101.00 $101.00 $899 -18.70
925 925 1 101.00 $101.00 $934 —
1030 1030 2 91.00 $91.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 135.00 $135.00 $304 -1.94
285 285 1 135.00 $135.00 $385 -1.42
320–345 333 5 130.00–145.00 $136.92 $456 +5.99
350–395 371 11 116.00–140.00 $129.30 $480 -7.05
415–445 430 6 125.00–135.00 $130.78 $562 +4.68
450–495 481 10 111.00–130.00 $123.28 $593 +4.65
500–540 515 4 117.00–130.00 $124.26 $640 +4.26
563–590 577 9 107.00–125.00 $118.95 $686 -6.56
600–645 623 2 117.50–120.00 $118.70 $740 —
675–695 682 3 101.00–117.00 $111.56 $761 -0.94
725 725 1 102.50 $102.50 $743 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
425 425 1 122.50 $122.50 $521 -7.53
455–480 468 2 122.50–130.00 $126.15 $590 +18.15
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 +2.00
535–545 540 3 110.00–120.00 $114.17 $617 +7.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–379 378 12 170.00 $170.00 $643 +1.78
410–430 420 2 148.00–172.50 $159.96 $672 -1.48
451–495 460 28 141.00–159.00 $155.50 $715 -6.75
505–540 526 36 130.00–157.50 $142.82 $751 -8.09
573–595 579 8 134.00 $134.00 $776 -6.02
600–645 617 8 114.00–137.50 $123.58 $762 +17.58
650–690 666 34 120.00–130.00 $126.34 $841 -3.58
745 745 1 112.00 $112.00 $834 +7.00
760–762 761 6 105.00–109.00 $107.00 $814 -17.33
800–804 804 8 96.00–101.00 $96.62 $777 -5.89
856 856 4 98.00 $98.00 $839 —
945 945 1 94.00 $94.00 $888 -3.36
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 152.50 $152.50 $587 —
400–440 424 6 135.00–152.50 $148.89 $631 -1.55
450–490 470 2 117.00–135.00 $125.62 $590 -16.24
555–585 567 7 127.50–130.00 $129.28 $733 -0.50
615–630 621 4 115.00–125.00 $121.89 $757 +1.89
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 ±0.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1510 1510 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1345 1174 80-85% 4 48.00–57.00 $51.32 $602 -1.41
870–1655 1217 80-85% 33 56.00–68.00 $63.17 $769 +1.98
1020–1582 1272 80-85% 11 68.00–80.50 $72.91 $927 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1260 1158 75-80% 2 51.00–60.00 $55.90 $647 —
1400–1420 1410 75-80% 3 70.00–74.00 $72.34 $1,020 +10.25
1155–1905 1468 75-80% 34 59.00–69.00 $63.59 $934 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–890 825 85-90% 2 45.00–49.00 $46.84 $386 —
950–1445 1148 85-90% 8 52.50–62.00 $57.14 $656 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $797 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1586 1586 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,348 +4.86
1325–1925 1638 6 86.00–96.50 $90.89 $1,489 +1.77
1625–2315 1980 5 96.00–104.00 $99.76 $1,975 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
915–1080 998 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1145–1415 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–975.00 $930.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
935–1230 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,110.00–1,200.00 $1,161.13 —
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805 1805 1 63.50 $63.50 $1,146 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1605 1411 13 64.00–70.00 $64.79 $914 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 92.50 $92.50 $421 —

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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.