Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

2,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.87/cwt +13.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 729 lb · 100 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.13/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 573 lb · 74 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.14/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 429 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,358	3,116	1,919
Feeder cattle	1,970	2,741	1,447
Slaughter cattle	285	291	293
Replacement cattle	103	84	179

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher over 550 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	200.00–215.00	$207.50	$612	+5.46
305–345	327	31	190.00–215.00	$199.32	$652	+2.96
350–390	367	19	182.50–210.00	$198.41	$728	+1.55
405–438	423	24	180.00–212.00	$197.35	$835	+8.39
450–495	477	33	179.00–209.00	$189.35	$903	+9.28
508 thin fleshed	508	2	185.00	$185.00	$940	—
500–545	521	28	168.00–195.00	$180.99	$943	+6.62
514–538 value added	528	14	180.00–197.00	$184.73	$975	—
563 value added	563	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,087	+19.46
550–595	576	32	160.00–186.00	$170.98	$985	+4.93
600–635	618	16	150.00–163.00	$159.79	$988	-0.31
600–645 value added	625	12	160.00–173.00	$168.64	$1,054	+0.96
658 value added	658	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,086	+3.11
650–690	681	15	144.00–159.00	$152.56	$1,039	-1.19
705–720	715	5	142.00–157.00	$150.16	$1,074	+3.18
715 value added	715	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,037	-16.92
757–788 value added	777	9	142.00–146.00	$144.32	$1,121	-6.95
760–795	782	9	130.00–150.00	$142.00	$1,110	+2.47
805	805	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$1,087	-0.16
808–830 value added	820	18	143.00–148.00	$145.81	$1,196	—
855–885	870	2	142.00–144.00	$142.98	$1,244	+17.94

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–290	264	45	160.00–185.00	$170.09	$449	-17.75
305–340	328	5	172.50–190.00	$184.38	$605	-0.78
360–398	377	17	168.00–190.00	$177.96	$671	-1.49
400–440	431	13	167.50–185.00	$181.72	$783	+3.34
460–495	481	13	157.50–172.00	$166.14	$799	-5.27
515–545	533	6	150.00–174.00	$161.86	$863	+6.15
551–583	564	10	145.00–160.00	$150.83	$851	-8.90
600–640	621	7	125.00–143.00	$139.10	$864	-3.10
675	675	1	144.00	$144.00	$972	+3.94
710–730	720	3	124.00–140.00	$132.62	$955	+0.17

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	180.00	$180.00	$540	+30.00
365	365	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	$584	-17.50
450	450	1	180.00	$180.00	$810	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	180.00–185.00	$182.63	$426	+12.28
255–295	271	9	160.00–190.00	$168.94	$458	+7.73
300–345	335	31	155.00–174.00	$162.00	$543	+1.73
358–398	376	54	155.00–170.00	$161.63	$608	+7.52
400–448	428	48	145.00–160.00	$154.48	$661	+4.57
432 value added	432	9	165.00	$165.00	$713	+2.02
450–495	477	42	140.00–160.00	$151.62	$723	+5.88
501–537 value added	512	13	153.00–160.00	$157.54	$807	-4.70
500–545	521	42	137.00–155.00	$147.85	$770	-4.74
551–568 value added	558	22	150.00–160.00	$157.47	$879	+3.58
570	570	1	136.00	$136.00	$775	-11.25
550–596	579	51	138.00–152.00	$142.89	$827	-4.36
605–645	621	23	130.00–143.50	$137.24	$852	-5.24
613–643 value added	630	7	143.00	$143.00	$901	-4.84
652–685	665	13	125.00–136.00	$131.51	$875	-6.67
706–730 value added	728	84	130.00–144.50	$143.19	$1,042	+10.69
700–748	732	16	125.00–133.00	$128.66	$942	+28.66
753–755	754	4	124.00–130.00	$127.00	$958	+7.50
753–785 value added	762	31	130.00–136.00	$133.80	$1,020	+6.30
800–820	810	2	114.00–117.00	$115.52	$936	-3.31
815–835 value added	822	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,069	—
840	840	1	109.00	$109.00	$916	-9.83

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	145.00	$145.00	$403	+1.03
310–345	329	14	135.00–150.00	$145.91	$480	-3.11
360–395	378	10	130.00–152.00	$144.96	$548	+4.82
400–440	426	13	120.00–152.00	$143.05	$609	+4.42
475 value added	475	21	162.00	$162.00	$770	—
460–490	476	14	125.00–146.00	$140.42	$668	+6.27
500–545	521	13	125.00–145.00	$133.98	$698	-1.40
550–590	573	11	126.00–140.00	$134.02	$768	+2.07
605–635	623	3	120.00–126.00	$123.30	$768	-1.90
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	-9.87
715–725	724	7	120.00	$120.00	$869	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	±0.00
270	270	1	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
305	305	2	150.00	$150.00	$458	—
350	350	1	130.00	$130.00	$455	—
446	446	4	143.00	$143.00	$638	+12.00
515	515	1	122.50	$122.50	$631	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–398	376	22	180.00–217.50	$200.79	$755	+19.44
400–440	412	26	178.00–210.00	$189.12	$779	+8.49
450–495	471	35	170.00–196.00	$181.70	$856	+8.72
500–548	521	25	155.00–183.00	$172.30	$898	+8.01
565–585	575	10	145.00–174.00	$155.33	$893	+3.50
600–649	622	26	140.00–154.00	$144.89	$901	+2.95
650–695	665	10	134.00–149.00	$143.95	$957	+8.13
703–730	716	7	136.00–148.00	$141.15	$1,011	+13.01
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	-1.89
750–770	760	7	127.00–138.00	$130.70	$993	+8.81
815–840	828	2	120.00	$120.00	$994	+3.28
1025	1025	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	9	172.50–180.00	$178.42	$666	+18.42
400–442	422	21	145.00–177.50	$167.97	$709	-7.90
465–490	482	16	150.00–176.00	$167.10	$805	+9.24
510–547	535	12	140.00–160.00	$153.86	$823	+3.71
560–595	580	10	136.00–152.00	$144.15	$836	+3.24
600–644	635	11	133.00–140.00	$135.46	$860	+4.50
695	695	3	133.00–134.00	$133.67	$929	-0.12
705–735	725	3	125.00–130.00	$126.62	$918	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	4	158.00	$158.00	$768	+18.00
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1835	1274	80-85%	45	62.00–77.00	$69.15	$881	-12.38
1135–1540	1283	80-85%	16	56.00–68.00	$60.62	$778	-20.91
1085–1655	1358	80-85%	13	77.00–87.00	$80.70	$1,096	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1290	971	85-90%	21	35.00–56.00	$47.51	$461	—
940–1210	1042	85-90%	3	65.00–66.00	$65.39	$681	—
745–1310	1059	85-90%	47	53.00–66.00	$57.62	$610	+9.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1485	1325	75-80%	3	62.00–68.00	$65.14	$863	-0.86
1120–1720	1460	75-80%	8	78.00–83.00	$80.63	$1,177	-0.05
1230–1723	1500	75-80%	38	68.00–79.00	$74.83	$1,122	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2260	1640	10	70.00–97.00	$87.82	$1,440	—
1420–2285	1764	10	83.00–102.00	$96.32	$1,699	—
1885–2180	1987	3	99.00–108.00	$102.29	$2,033	-5.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1143	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,053.39
1210	1210	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1225–1420	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,194.96

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
992	992	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00
1050–1145	1076	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–875.00	$849.51
1055–1335	1195	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–900.00	$877.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–990	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–975.00	$902.55
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
713	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	570.00	$570.00

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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.