Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

1,007 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.29/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 821 lb · 64 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.04/cwt -12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 719 lb · 37 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.69/cwt -0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 715 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,007	2,874	2,389
Feeder cattle	804	2,481	1,721
Slaughter cattle	144	262	334
Replacement cattle	59	131	334

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week,, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 450 lbs 10.00 to 17.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good Sweetwater - Compared to last week, boning and lean cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with lean cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	3	197.50–220.00	$208.39	$611	+18.33
320–345	335	4	192.50–207.50	$198.15	$664	+5.73
375–395	381	8	177.50–192.50	$185.23	$706	-6.80
400–440	411	8	172.50–185.00	$177.47	$729	-10.46
450–495	469	7	165.00–177.50	$172.86	$811	-1.73
515–535	529	4	171.00–175.00	$172.86	$914	+4.53
533	533	2	140.00	$140.00	$746	-28.33
552–563 value added	556	6	169.00–171.00	$170.32	$947	+10.32
565–580	570	11	152.50–162.50	$157.51	$898	-6.11
613 value added	613	3	162.00	$162.00	$993	+0.02
630–641	640	22	146.00–160.00	$149.36	$956	-7.46
650–690	669	8	137.00–148.00	$142.39	$953	-4.96
705–720	713	2	137.50–142.50	$140.03	$998	-4.72
715 value added	715	26	146.00	$146.00	$1,044	-4.00
720	720	1	120.00	$120.00	$864	-24.75
750	750	1	125.00	$125.00	$938	-17.53
805–810	807	3	120.00–122.50	$121.66	$982	-14.67
822 value added	822	61	147.50	$147.50	$1,212	-3.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	180.00–185.00	$182.39	$419	+32.39
285	285	1	167.50	$167.50	$477	+1.25
345	345	1	185.00	$185.00	$638	+27.51
355–390	377	3	165.00–172.50	$168.34	$635	+8.77
400–445	423	3	157.50–170.00	$163.55	$692	+2.54
450–465	458	3	150.00–165.00	$157.47	$721	-0.30
505	505	1	145.00	$145.00	$732	-5.90
565–590	580	3	140.00–147.50	$143.38	$832	+3.38
620–635	625	3	130.00–145.00	$135.41	$846	-4.59
665	665	1	137.50	$137.50	$914	+5.16
700	700	1	130.00	$130.00	$910	-2.18
775	775	2	127.50	$127.50	$988	-5.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	150.00–162.50	$156.30	$513	+26.30
455	455	1	142.50	$142.50	$648	—
653	653	2	132.00	$132.00	$862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	140.00	$140.00	$518	-10.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	137.50–157.50	$147.82	$352	-17.20
265 fancy	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
255–295	277	7	132.00–152.50	$149.05	$413	-10.38
325–345	332	5	143.00–162.50	$154.56	$513	+2.29
350–395	374	18	135.00–160.00	$154.55	$578	+4.24
375 fancy	375	5	165.00	$165.00	$619	—
400	400	1	126.00	$126.00	$504	-22.32
400–435	418	11	130.00–157.50	$144.61	$604	-3.71
455 fancy	455	1	155.00	$155.00	$705	—
460 value added	460	1	142.00	$142.00	$653	—
450–495	475	19	130.00–150.00	$140.48	$667	-5.55
500–545	521	21	126.00–148.00	$140.51	$732	-4.23
525–530	528	2	122.50–127.50	$125.01	$660	-19.73
550–595	574	26	125.00–145.00	$134.20	$770	-7.87
600–645	618	8	122.00–130.00	$126.29	$780	-9.25
623–640 value added	624	14	131.00–134.00	$131.22	$819	-8.46
620–640	630	2	112.50–120.00	$116.19	$732	-19.35
665–675	670	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$754	-20.85
665–675	672	4	120.00–127.50	$123.12	$827	-10.25
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	-19.76
705–735	718	4	116.00–128.00	$121.11	$870	-8.65
720 value added	720	32	126.00	$126.00	$907	-15.26
753	753	2	116.00	$116.00	$873	-5.86

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	142.50–147.50	$145.02	$396	+15.02
305–330	319	5	132.50–147.50	$140.96	$450	-0.17
370–385	380	3	140.00–152.50	$146.75	$558	+7.47
430	430	2	132.50–140.00	$136.25	$586	+3.45
450–475	463	4	132.50–142.50	$138.06	$639	+3.81
515	515	1	117.50	$117.50	$605	-10.12
510–535	519	4	134.00–138.00	$136.47	$708	+8.85
555–570	561	4	122.50–127.50	$125.62	$705	-1.85
665	665	2	110.00	$110.00	$732	-8.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	128.00	$128.00	$410	—
355	355	1	130.00	$130.00	$462	+38.00
355	355	1	147.50	$147.50	$524	+55.50
430	430	1	132.50	$132.50	$570	—
535	535	1	120.00	$120.00	$642	-10.00
550–595	573	2	110.00–117.50	$113.90	$653	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	132.50	$132.50	$351	+12.28

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	83.00	$83.00	$859	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	175.00–192.50	$183.06	$408	—
260–280	271	4	170.00–190.00	$180.46	$489	—
320–325	323	2	180.00–200.00	$189.92	$613	—
340 fancy	340	1	210.00	$210.00	$714	—
355	355	1	170.00	$170.00	$604	-13.61
400–440	421	9	164.00–172.50	$168.05	$707	-10.40
465 fancy	465	1	172.00	$172.00	$800	—
450–495	471	8	154.00–172.50	$163.22	$769	-3.69
505 fancy	505	1	161.00	$161.00	$813	—
505–535	519	8	139.00–165.00	$151.65	$787	-8.64
550–585	574	10	139.00–160.00	$151.09	$867	+0.26
615 fancy	615	1	142.00	$142.00	$873	—
600–640	625	3	122.00–136.00	$129.34	$808	-10.98
650–685	666	6	120.00–124.00	$122.16	$814	-12.36
720–740	729	5	104.00–132.50	$115.92	$845	-15.06

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	167.50	$167.50	$720	+12.30
495	495	1	155.00	$155.00	$767	+1.56
510	510	1	145.00	$145.00	$740	-1.07
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	-11.17

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	135.00	$135.00	$587	-5.00
450	450	1	130.00	$130.00	$585	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1430	1186	80-85%	8	56.00–67.00	$61.34	$727	—
1030–1655	1208	80-85%	25	65.50–76.00	$71.48	$863	+17.18
1150–1495	1271	80-85%	14	75.00–83.00	$78.77	$1,001	+16.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1715	1358	75-80%	30	66.00–75.00	$70.49	$957	—
1435–1500	1468	75-80%	2	76.50–77.50	$77.01	$1,131	+10.27
1210–1875	1488	75-80%	3	64.00–66.00	$65.04	$968	-1.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1100	1010	85-90%	5	46.00–57.00	$51.53	$520	—
880–1185	1036	85-90%	11	54.00–64.50	$60.01	$622	—
1105	1105	85-90%	1	70.50	$70.50	$779	+18.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	1	80.50	$80.50	$881	—
1180–2195	1622	7	86.00–103.00	$95.38	$1,547	+17.92
1485–2015	1750	2	105.00–106.00	$105.58	$1,848	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1245	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$888.33
1065–1300	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–975.00	$907.45
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.