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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

2,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.07/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 520 lb · 152 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.20/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 572 lb · 86 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.08/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 665 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,080 1,893 1,895
Feeder cattle 1,749 1,546 1,367
Slaughter cattle 246 280 325
Replacement cattle 85 67 203

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 6 Load Lots sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 7.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls 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
320–340 335 11 169.00–207.50 $184.84 $619 -15.74
345 thin fleshed 345 3 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 210.00 $210.00 $746 —
355–394 377 16 162.00–202.50 $177.37 $669 -9.92
400–445 433 12 157.00–182.50 $166.54 $721 -21.37
450–491 476 37 158.00–177.50 $164.26 $782 -16.45
500–546 521 48 155.00–175.00 $163.79 $853 -5.18
524–541 value added 532 23 160.00–165.00 $163.63 $871 -22.64
560 560 1 155.00 $155.00 $868 -5.30
550–590 571 67 148.00–170.00 $158.82 $907 -1.48
620 value added 620 7 154.00 $154.00 $955 -15.00
610–640 632 7 137.00–148.00 $141.68 $895 -14.22
662 value added 662 13 148.00 $148.00 $980 -4.50
650–692 665 26 139.00–145.00 $144.09 $958 +4.02
701 value added 701 5 142.50 $142.50 $999 —
700–747 737 31 128.00–142.00 $138.41 $1,020 -4.46
755–795 775 4 127.00–134.00 $130.41 $1,011 -13.59
761–796 value added 783 38 139.50–141.00 $140.76 $1,102 -5.74
805 value added 805 17 141.50 $141.50 $1,139 —
823–845 829 6 124.00–137.50 $135.21 $1,121 -4.79
883 value added 883 29 140.00 $140.00 $1,236 —
1045 value added 1045 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516 —
301–345 312 8 160.00–192.50 $172.64 $539 +15.14
350–395 383 8 141.00–180.00 $158.58 $607 -6.92
420 420 1 177.50 $177.50 $746 +19.33
455–470 461 7 141.00–155.00 $148.46 $684 +0.36
513–545 522 14 137.00–156.50 $147.21 $768 —
583 583 4 142.00 $142.00 $828 —
640 640 1 136.00 $136.00 $870 —
675 675 1 127.50 $127.50 $861 +3.50
728 728 2 123.00 $123.00 $895 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 177.50 $177.50 $595 +15.00
370–390 380 2 155.00–162.50 $158.65 $603 —
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 —
460–475 468 2 155.00–161.00 $157.95 $739 —
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 —
550 550 1 143.00 $143.00 $786 +14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 136.00–151.00 $143.05 $403 -8.96
300–348 333 27 125.00–159.00 $147.83 $492 -1.99
350–395 380 24 130.00–157.00 $145.37 $552 -3.16
400 400 1 122.50 $122.50 $490 -27.04
400–445 432 51 126.00–155.50 $142.80 $617 -6.74
440 fancy 440 1 154.00 $154.00 $678 —
450 value added 450 4 155.00 $155.00 $698 -0.37
450–495 477 27 125.00–150.00 $135.57 $647 -11.49
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -37.06
503–533 value added 510 52 150.00–155.00 $154.12 $786 —
500–548 525 98 120.00–147.50 $136.03 $714 -2.78
520–540 530 2 117.00–132.50 $124.60 $660 -14.21
553 value added 553 31 157.00 $157.00 $868 +13.68
550–595 582 55 120.00–141.00 $132.29 $770 -2.96
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 ±0.00
602–629 value added 618 21 139.00–142.00 $140.33 $867 —
605–645 626 19 120.00–137.50 $126.83 $794 -6.16
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 -16.69
662–680 value added 664 48 136.00–143.00 $141.21 $938 +3.71
651–690 666 30 110.00–137.00 $126.32 $841 -6.37
668 fancy 668 2 129.00 $129.00 $862 —
701 value added 701 10 134.50 $134.50 $943 —
700–731 725 13 114.00–125.00 $120.65 $875 -1.27
755–772 765 9 109.00–118.00 $115.57 $884 -2.39
833 833 2 106.00 $106.00 $883 —
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 -1.00
935 935 1 105.00 $105.00 $982 —
960–990 963 10 109.00–112.50 $109.36 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 269 4 132.50–147.50 $139.42 $375 —
315–340 320 6 132.50–140.00 $138.33 $443 -1.36
355–395 376 10 130.00–141.00 $134.38 $505 +3.64
400–448 432 12 121.00–135.00 $130.18 $562 -0.58
455–480 467 8 129.00–135.00 $131.83 $616 -8.17
510–545 526 5 124.00–130.00 $126.80 $667 -2.83
550–595 567 5 115.00–130.00 $122.39 $694 -5.61
605–620 614 5 115.00–126.00 $118.99 $731 —
850 850 1 110.00 $110.00 $935 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 115.00–127.50 $121.00 $448 —
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 —
485 485 1 137.50 $137.50 $667 +10.44
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 -16.49
555–575 565 2 115.00–117.50 $116.27 $657 +7.27
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 137.50 $137.50 $358 —
410–415 413 2 115.00–117.50 $116.26 $480 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 205.00 $205.00 $666 —
343–345 344 3 164.00–170.00 $167.99 $578 -24.42
370 fancy 370 1 185.00 $185.00 $684 -20.01
381–395 384 11 160.00–180.00 $165.28 $635 -19.55
400 fancy 400 1 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
400–440 427 6 165.00–172.50 $170.07 $726 -8.95
450–492 466 48 145.00–172.50 $158.25 $737 -11.90
505 fancy 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 -15.64
500–540 524 38 140.00–160.00 $151.15 $792 -12.08
550–593 581 22 137.00–164.00 $144.87 $842 -10.43
605–645 626 9 121.00–141.00 $130.18 $815 -9.81
650–688 659 28 120.00–135.00 $130.14 $858 -5.78
720–746 742 8 110.00–122.00 $120.17 $892 -1.52
760–790 775 2 110.00 $110.00 $852 -9.71
850 850 2 108.00 $108.00 $918 -4.43
980 980 1 88.00 $88.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 162.50 $162.50 $723 —
460–477 469 7 129.00–147.50 $137.66 $646 -11.12
500–545 531 7 135.00–145.00 $139.81 $742 +5.16
550–586 575 10 135.00–150.00 $141.73 $815 +8.23
605–620 612 3 122.00–130.00 $126.35 $773 -9.65
725 725 2 115.00 $115.00 $834 -13.49
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 145.00 $145.00 $471 —
355–385 372 3 150.00–152.00 $150.69 $561 —
475 475 1 157.50 $157.50 $748 +18.15
530–535 533 2 120.00–131.00 $125.53 $669 —
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 142.50 $142.50 $613 +2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1220 1158 80-85% 4 53.00–61.00 $57.18 $662 —
970–1450 1172 80-85% 21 64.00–80.50 $70.69 $828 -3.67
1060–1625 1240 80-85% 10 74.00–87.50 $81.46 $1,010 +26.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $627 —
1145–1830 1449 75-80% 28 64.00–80.50 $72.24 $1,047 —
1290–1895 1458 75-80% 6 75.00–86.00 $82.76 $1,207 +24.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–965 939 85-90% 4 45.00–49.00 $47.02 $442 —
730–1270 973 85-90% 21 52.00–70.50 $59.42 $578 +15.93
1240 1240 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $893 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 2 88.00 $88.00 $928 —
1420 1420 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,136 —
1460–2300 1839 5 96.00–104.00 $101.22 $1,861 -11.26
1620–2125 1845 5 106.00–112.00 $108.57 $2,003 -3.91

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1060 1060 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 675.00 $675.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
1035–1080 1069 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–800.00 $781.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1126 1126 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 725.00 $725.00
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1155–1325 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,075.00 $954.79
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 80.00 $80.00 $672 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 80.00 $80.00 $372 —
600 600 1 75.00 $75.00 $450 —

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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.