Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

2,295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.98/cwt +17.04 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 474 lb · 151 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.90/cwt +16.99 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 524 lb · 111 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.01/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 670 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,295	2,471	763
Feeder cattle	1,978	1,881	413
Slaughter cattle	246	450	244
Replacement cattle	71	140	106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	7	180.00–205.00	$192.56	$445	+12.56
250–295	272	16	190.00–222.50	$208.14	$566	+37.77
300–340	323	17	180.00–220.00	$204.31	$660	+16.99
355–398	380	20	180.00–215.00	$200.05	$760	+14.32
400–449	436	31	175.00–214.00	$190.84	$832	+7.28
448 value added	448	2	200.00	$200.00	$896	—
450–495	475	38	165.00–210.00	$188.11	$894	+9.98
495 fancy	495	1	188.00	$188.00	$931	—
500–545	526	35	160.00–195.00	$174.77	$919	+8.24
550–595	570	26	160.00–180.00	$173.35	$988	+13.96
564–594 value added	578	29	175.00–176.00	$175.50	$1,014	+0.52
603–645	628	20	150.00–170.00	$159.76	$1,003	+3.34
643 value added	643	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,093	—
652–668 value added	665	71	167.50–171.00	$168.08	$1,118	+3.83
655–698	689	18	146.00–165.00	$152.92	$1,054	+10.92
725–730	728	3	134.00–151.00	$143.35	$1,044	+5.24
755–796	789	23	135.00–148.00	$144.94	$1,144	+2.61
825	825	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,138	+12.00
869–870	869	9	134.00–140.00	$139.33	$1,211	+9.33
900–905	903	2	127.00–132.00	$129.49	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	170.00	$170.00	$400	—
290	290	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	$493	—
310–345	330	15	160.00–190.00	$177.72	$586	+16.72
350–370	363	7	150.00–180.00	$172.96	$628	—
440	440	1	180.00	$180.00	$792	—
455–490	471	6	158.00–170.00	$163.27	$769	+16.27
520	520	1	162.00	$162.00	$842	+15.50
557–585	577	21	145.00–163.00	$158.03	$912	+14.03
610–640	627	5	126.00–148.00	$135.04	$847	—
695	695	1	139.00	$139.00	$966	+6.00
725–735	730	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$982	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	—
582	582	6	129.00	$129.00	$751	—
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	—
565	565	1	131.00	$131.00	$740	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	232	3	170.00–175.00	$173.35	$402	—
250–295	271	11	151.00–170.00	$162.20	$440	+18.35
300–348	334	34	150.00–175.00	$161.84	$541	+3.92
355–399	378	27	151.00–170.00	$157.97	$597	+9.10
413 thin fleshed	413	2	162.00	$162.00	$669	—
400–446	429	71	145.00–166.00	$155.09	$665	+14.30
458–474 value added	472	49	160.00–168.00	$164.65	$777	—
450–495	475	102	142.00–167.50	$154.78	$735	+14.00
506–535 value added	513	14	154.00–166.00	$163.64	$839	+16.51
500–548	526	97	138.00–160.00	$150.20	$790	+15.83
558–578 value added	569	5	140.00–150.00	$146.08	$831	+9.08
550–595	573	37	134.00–153.00	$143.68	$823	+14.19
600–648	631	66	130.00–141.00	$137.50	$868	+5.66
651–690	664	28	125.00–143.00	$136.26	$905	+5.93
700–748	725	28	120.00–133.00	$127.84	$927	+3.73
750–776	771	11	120.00–132.00	$128.93	$994	+12.28
824	824	4	120.00	$120.00	$989	—
928–940	934	4	107.00–108.00	$107.50	$1,004	-3.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	130.00	$130.00	$260	—
270–290	280	3	150.00–155.00	$153.27	$429	—
305–345	326	4	120.00–150.00	$136.76	$446	-2.24
376–390	379	5	130.00–141.00	$138.73	$526	-1.92
440	440	1	130.00	$130.00	$572	-4.00
460–495	478	6	127.00–150.00	$142.81	$683	+7.31
515–540	525	6	130.00–144.00	$136.07	$714	+10.73
565–595	579	6	128.00–138.00	$130.88	$758	+5.88
645	645	1	126.00	$126.00	$813	+6.00
650–665	658	2	122.00–132.00	$127.06	$836	—
735	735	1	116.00	$116.00	$853	+1.00
762	762	3	120.00	$120.00	$914	—
865	865	2	105.00	$105.00	$908	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	123.00	$123.00	$517	—
485–490	488	2	117.00–140.00	$128.44	$627	—
555–575	565	2	125.00–130.00	$127.46	$720	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	130.00	$130.00	$429	—
425	425	2	125.00	$125.00	$531	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–390	366	8	200.00–220.00	$206.95	$757	+19.15
400–445	428	42	170.00–210.00	$186.18	$797	+11.13
450–498	476	60	158.00–200.00	$177.93	$847	+5.85
500–545	531	29	148.00–182.00	$169.96	$902	+10.04
550–595	574	49	145.00–168.00	$156.02	$896	+7.12
600–640	621	34	138.00–152.00	$145.47	$903	+3.84
650–698	672	22	130.00–145.00	$137.75	$926	+0.65
700–745	725	19	130.00–138.00	$131.93	$956	-0.55
761–790	776	12	124.00–134.00	$126.89	$985	+5.38
815–825	820	2	120.00	$120.00	$984	—
860–885	869	4	113.00–118.00	$114.25	$993	+11.80
925	925	1	106.00	$106.00	$980	-5.49
950–975	963	2	102.00–104.00	$103.01	$992	—
1010	1010	1	98.00	$98.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	5	170.00–180.00	$175.84	$668	+24.08
400–445	427	17	155.00–185.00	$170.02	$726	+23.99
455–490	475	14	150.00–175.00	$163.83	$778	+13.29
500–545	528	10	145.00–165.00	$154.19	$814	+10.08
555–590	569	5	138.00–150.00	$143.73	$818	+3.73
605–630	618	2	130.00–136.00	$132.94	$822	—
652–695	664	5	120.00–130.00	$125.89	$836	+13.89
725–740	733	2	125.00–127.00	$126.01	$924	+6.01
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	135.00	$135.00	$601	—
505	505	1	135.00	$135.00	$682	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
898–2010	1200	80-85%	57	63.00–79.00	$71.27	$855	-2.57
1070–1450	1234	80-85%	5	55.00–67.00	$59.77	$738	-14.07
1165–1400	1273	80-85%	7	78.00–88.00	$81.43	$1,037	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1030	865	85-90%	19	31.00–52.00	$43.71	$378	—
850–1330	1041	85-90%	35	53.00–65.00	$59.59	$620	—
1025–1205	1107	85-90%	3	66.00–67.00	$66.31	$734	+5.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$883	—
1360–1510	1438	75-80%	3	78.00–90.00	$83.79	$1,205	—
1075–2135	1483	75-80%	21	67.00–83.00	$76.18	$1,130	-8.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1755	1506	6	75.00–92.00	$83.21	$1,253	—
1257–2175	1642	14	100.00–111.00	$106.84	$1,754	—
1305–2125	1761	15	87.00–104.00	$96.13	$1,693	-3.31

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1403	1224	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,125.00	$1,039.62
1308	1308	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
672	672	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	320.00	$320.00

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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.