Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

1,215 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.05/cwt +17.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 825 lb · 65 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.79/cwt +24.58 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 414 lb · 52 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.50/cwt ≈ $1,424/hd at 999 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,215 835 3,140
Feeder cattle 1,040 613 2,428
Slaughter cattle 140 88 409
Replacement cattle 35 134 303

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bull calves mostly steady. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 185.00 $185.00 $379 —
307–345 326 25 200.00–224.00 $215.60 $703 +31.26
350–398 379 14 188.00–210.00 $196.71 $746 —
405–445 423 19 185.00–197.50 $189.66 $802 +17.63
457–495 478 22 175.00–194.00 $186.28 $890 +14.59
503 value added 503 4 190.00 $190.00 $956 +25.00
500–548 522 33 163.00–193.00 $179.86 $939 +26.72
560–593 573 33 155.00–189.50 $177.11 $1,015 +30.80
600–645 624 13 140.00–178.00 $160.67 $1,003 +10.53
626 value added 626 9 165.00 $165.00 $1,033 +11.00
650–676 669 12 150.00–173.00 $156.28 $1,046 +15.39
704–731 721 14 140.00–148.00 $145.25 $1,047 +12.93
760–788 775 7 143.00–145.00 $143.58 $1,113 +16.58
784 value added 784 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,121 -2.00
800 800 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,128 +13.66
825–828 value added 825 64 143.00–145.25 $145.11 $1,197 —
999 value added 999 52 142.50 $142.50 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 3 150.00–170.00 $159.82 $436 —
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 +45.00
372–375 373 4 177.50–204.00 $197.34 $736 —
410–440 430 3 160.00–180.00 $172.96 $744 —
460–480 470 2 160.00 $160.00 $752 —
505–540 528 3 158.00–174.00 $164.73 $870 +39.73
560–575 568 2 135.00–162.50 $148.57 $844 —
605 605 1 148.00 $148.00 $895 —
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 111.00 $111.00 $655 —
805 805 1 109.00 $109.00 $877 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 131.00 $131.00 $806 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 175.00 $175.00 $394 —
280–290 285 2 155.00–160.00 $157.54 $449 +8.54
305–340 333 37 150.00–180.00 $176.23 $587 +18.04
350–395 376 29 154.00–170.00 $164.80 $620 +9.75
403–445 414 52 150.00–170.00 $164.79 $682 +24.58
453–495 472 16 148.00–165.00 $154.82 $731 +7.27
500–545 517 13 145.00–155.00 $150.02 $776 +8.74
528 value added 528 6 151.00 $151.00 $797 +1.00
555–595 570 17 140.00–148.00 $145.11 $827 +8.64
617 value added 617 3 143.00 $143.00 $882 +4.00
607–648 636 29 124.00–144.00 $139.23 $886 +5.94
660–680 value added 675 8 139.00–140.00 $139.24 $940 —
651–694 679 26 134.00–139.00 $135.61 $921 +4.01
710–740 733 11 130.00–136.00 $133.44 $978 +5.99
770–790 777 5 128.00–133.00 $129.01 $1,002 —
778 value added 778 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,043 —
815–830 818 5 120.00–127.00 $121.39 $993 —
855–880 867 3 117.50–128.00 $124.55 $1,080 —
905–940 923 2 110.00–122.00 $115.89 $1,070 —
995 995 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 130.00 $130.00 $384 —
305–347 330 10 139.00–161.00 $147.59 $487 —
386 386 4 150.00 $150.00 $579 —
410–440 429 6 127.50–141.00 $136.78 $587 +6.78
460–490 475 9 135.00–144.00 $141.69 $673 +16.69
508–540 519 3 127.00–128.00 $127.65 $663 —
570–595 583 2 120.00–132.00 $125.87 $734 -2.13
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
680 680 6 128.00 $128.00 $870 —
705–730 711 4 120.00–129.00 $125.08 $889 —
790 790 1 110.00 $110.00 $869 —
925 925 1 100.00 $100.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 111.00 $111.00 $505 —
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 —
695 695 1 108.00 $108.00 $751 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 128.00 $128.00 $595 —
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 +3.32
405–445 427 13 180.00–192.50 $184.83 $789 +21.93
450–475 467 8 165.00–190.00 $178.08 $832 +28.00
500–545 517 21 164.00–175.00 $171.66 $887 +16.76
558–585 569 14 138.00–155.00 $148.78 $847 +8.63
600–620 605 5 138.00–143.00 $141.38 $855 +2.55
660–692 675 9 130.00–141.00 $138.45 $935 +11.10
840 840 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 3 160.00–170.00 $166.70 $638 +21.89
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 +8.83
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 +25.00
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 +2.01
565–575 570 2 132.00–132.50 $132.25 $754 +12.25
760 760 1 124.00 $124.00 $942 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1590 1221 80-85% 44 60.00–79.00 $69.83 $853 —
1185–1355 1273 80-85% 7 54.00–66.00 $58.68 $747 -0.28
1140–1620 1323 80-85% 9 75.00–90.00 $80.73 $1,068 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1100 939 85-90% 7 43.00–48.00 $45.72 $429 +1.18
815–1560 1068 85-90% 19 52.00–64.00 $58.80 $628 -1.87
1090 1090 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $719 +5.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1595 1327 75-80% 15 65.00–81.00 $71.84 $953 —
1250–1490 1404 75-80% 7 77.00–82.00 $79.80 $1,120 -1.73

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,320 —
1340–2060 1729 10 84.00–105.00 $95.24 $1,647 —
1650–2080 1910 5 100.00–110.00 $104.81 $2,002 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 2 82.00 $82.00 $558 —

↑ Back to top

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.