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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 5, 2022

987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.50/cwt +14.30 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 486 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.88/cwt -6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 582 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.04/cwt -4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 665 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 987 2,080 1,895
Feeder cattle 670 1,749 1,367
Slaughter cattle 251 246 325
Replacement cattle 66 85 203

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 lower overall with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 201.00 $201.00 $573 —
330–345 334 4 160.00–196.00 $186.70 $624 +1.86
360–391 387 7 177.50–194.00 $191.80 $742 +14.43
405–442 433 9 168.00–185.00 $176.33 $764 +9.79
465 fancy 465 1 182.00 $182.00 $846 —
469 value added 469 4 175.00 $175.00 $821 —
455–495 481 13 155.00–171.00 $161.80 $778 -2.46
515 fancy 515 1 177.00 $177.00 $912 —
500–545 527 16 156.00–168.00 $160.89 $848 -2.90
568–573 value added 571 7 161.00 $161.00 $919 —
563–590 572 4 142.00–157.00 $149.36 $854 -9.46
605–640 621 4 135.00–151.00 $141.07 $876 -0.61
667–675 668 6 138.00–142.00 $138.67 $926 -5.42
687 value added 687 11 156.00 $156.00 $1,072 +8.00
700 700 2 135.00 $135.00 $945 —
715 value added 715 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 -2.50
755 755 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 +6.59
800 800 1 124.00 $124.00 $992 -11.21
811 value added 811 13 143.25 $143.25 $1,162 +1.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 -2.21
615–645 630 2 126.00–131.00 $128.44 $809 -7.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 229 6 135.00–142.50 $138.70 $318 —
265 265 1 139.00 $139.00 $368 -4.05
303 value added 303 3 158.00 $158.00 $479 —
300–340 318 6 132.00–145.00 $138.98 $442 -8.85
383 value added 383 3 145.00 $145.00 $555 —
360–395 386 11 129.00–140.00 $136.10 $525 -9.27
405–445 429 9 125.00–137.00 $130.73 $561 -12.07
430 fancy 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 -14.00
450–495 471 30 128.00–142.50 $138.31 $651 +2.74
497 value added 497 44 160.50 $160.50 $798 —
500–545 521 25 122.00–146.00 $131.75 $686 -4.28
565–595 581 35 123.00–138.00 $132.95 $772 +0.66
590 value added 590 7 144.50 $144.50 $853 —
603–648 621 10 118.00–135.00 $125.69 $781 -1.14
639 value added 639 4 137.00 $137.00 $875 -3.33
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 -4.00
659 value added 659 5 136.50 $136.50 $900 -4.71
665–680 667 24 115.00–134.00 $130.69 $872 +4.37
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 -5.65
779 779 4 120.00 $120.00 $935 +4.43
835 835 2 117.00 $117.00 $977 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 129.00 $129.00 $426 -9.33
365 365 1 128.00 $128.00 $467 -6.38
462 462 5 133.00 $133.00 $614 +1.17
520–545 528 3 127.00–130.00 $128.03 $676 +1.23
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 190.00 $190.00 $437 —
315–325 322 3 195.00–197.50 $195.84 $631 +27.85
350–395 373 8 172.00–187.50 $177.69 $663 +12.41
400 fancy 400 1 177.50 $177.50 $710 -7.50
405–440 419 5 155.00–171.00 $162.55 $681 -7.52
450–485 461 19 150.00–169.00 $162.25 $748 +4.00
470 fancy 470 1 172.00 $172.00 $808 —
510–545 524 20 153.00–162.00 $155.85 $817 +4.70
550–596 587 23 144.00–157.00 $146.57 $860 +1.70
615–644 638 17 125.00–144.00 $133.95 $855 +3.77
678 678 2 135.00 $135.00 $915 +4.86
700–736 732 10 125.00–126.00 $125.90 $922 +5.73
755–780 768 2 104.00–111.00 $107.56 $826 -2.44
820–840 828 3 104.00–105.00 $104.33 $864 —
1000 1000 1 92.00 $92.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 427 13 133.00–149.00 $142.25 $607 -20.25
496 496 4 145.00 $145.00 $719 +7.34
529–540 531 5 121.00–133.00 $130.56 $693 -9.25
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 -11.73
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1170 1078 80-85% 3 57.00–60.00 $57.98 $625 —
930–1575 1212 80-85% 52 63.00–85.00 $73.18 $887 -8.28
1110–1630 1281 80-85% 16 74.00–92.00 $83.98 $1,076 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–955 928 85-90% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.51 $701 +28.49
810–1330 1029 85-90% 8 40.00–52.00 $49.05 $505 —
840–1375 1061 85-90% 31 55.00–74.00 $64.80 $688 —
1050–1380 1159 85-90% 4 65.00–77.00 $70.99 $823 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1650 1412 75-80% 5 77.00–81.00 $78.88 $1,114 —
1215–1760 1448 75-80% 32 67.00–83.00 $75.36 $1,091 +3.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1240 1123 3 82.00–87.00 $84.77 $952 —
1230–2130 1536 11 90.00–106.00 $97.84 $1,503 —
1510–1760 1600 3 106.00–110.00 $108.22 $1,732 —
1725–1835 1780 2 76.00–85.00 $80.36 $1,430 —
2400 2400 1 88.00 $88.00 $2,112 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300–1500 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00–1,100.00 $1,005.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.