Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

1,992 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.96/cwt ≈ $1,128/hd at 738 lb · 182 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.77/cwt +9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 664 lb · 144 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.77/cwt +3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 523 lb · 141 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,992	934	3,140
Feeder cattle	1,707	795	2,428
Slaughter cattle	196	112	409
Replacement cattle	89	27	303

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 385 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Sweetwater - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders steady to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy with several thin fleshed feeders. Demand good. Savannah - No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	200.00–209.00	$204.62	$589	—
310–345	333	17	181.00–210.00	$198.23	$660	+3.23
360–393	377	20	188.00–207.50	$196.33	$740	-5.03
400–440	429	29	177.50–197.50	$190.29	$816	-5.49
435 value added	435	1	185.00	$185.00	$805	—
450–486	478	54	155.00–195.00	$188.23	$900	-1.77
508 value added	508	5	200.50	$200.50	$1,019	+18.33
505–535	525	48	167.50–198.00	$182.66	$959	+11.25
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	-15.28
555–581 value added	567	33	190.00–196.50	$193.15	$1,095	+10.57
550–583	579	59	160.00–185.00	$169.58	$982	+4.30
633–648 value added	636	100	162.00–168.75	$167.41	$1,065	—
617–648	641	32	142.50–165.00	$154.84	$993	-7.93
654–679 value added	661	73	160.00–170.00	$167.48	$1,107	—
650–689	667	71	144.00–165.00	$157.93	$1,053	+4.47
702–730	719	41	142.50–148.00	$145.98	$1,050	—
737–749 value added	743	141	153.00–157.10	$154.99	$1,152	—
755–794	788	67	137.50–147.50	$143.19	$1,128	+10.19
800–829	824	10	132.50–139.00	$135.84	$1,119	+0.84
834–846 value added	835	70	135.00–146.50	$145.75	$1,217	—
851	851	5	141.50	$141.50	$1,204	—
877 value added	877	65	145.25	$145.25	$1,274	—
903–945	924	4	132.00–133.50	$132.77	$1,227	+5.27
988	988	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,294	—
1120	1120	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,355	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	175.00–192.50	$183.66	$446	+21.16
260–295	274	5	167.50–207.00	$189.34	$519	+24.34
300–345	331	17	160.00–209.00	$186.89	$619	+14.39
350–395	373	8	172.50–207.00	$182.10	$679	+12.10
415–445	421	12	150.00–204.00	$189.09	$796	+21.34
460–496	481	24	137.50–186.00	$173.61	$835	+11.11
505–515	510	2	155.00–157.50	$156.26	$797	-3.74
550–595	556	43	152.50–178.50	$176.04	$979	—
625–646	645	18	156.00–158.00	$157.89	$1,018	—
650–690	674	6	130.00–149.00	$138.32	$932	—
728	728	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,070	—
753	753	9	146.50	$146.50	$1,103	—
891	891	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,247	—
900	900	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,215	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	152.50–177.50	$165.19	$553	—
355–395	376	4	155.00–195.00	$174.84	$657	+2.34
405–435	415	7	152.50–180.00	$167.22	$694	—
450–495	472	3	147.50–172.50	$162.16	$765	+2.16
515	515	1	157.50	$157.50	$811	—
660	660	1	130.00	$130.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	157.50	$157.50	$441	—
305–335	320	2	165.00–167.50	$166.19	$532	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	170.00–175.00	$172.58	$411	—
250–295	280	11	145.00–170.00	$163.26	$457	+20.76
305–345	325	14	157.50–172.50	$164.63	$535	+6.06
375 fancy	375	1	170.00	$170.00	$638	-9.05
350–391	379	40	151.00–172.50	$161.42	$612	-2.01
395 value added	395	1	165.00	$165.00	$652	—
405–420 fancy	413	4	168.00–172.00	$168.98	$698	-3.52
405–425 thin fleshed	415	4	162.50–165.00	$163.77	$680	—
400–448	436	63	143.00–162.50	$156.01	$680	+0.28
455–495 thin fleshed	475	2	160.00–161.00	$160.48	$762	—
450–495	478	73	146.00–160.00	$154.11	$737	-6.74
487 fancy	487	3	167.00	$167.00	$813	-5.25
500–515 fancy	507	3	153.00–161.00	$156.63	$794	-4.37
500–545	522	80	135.00–156.00	$148.88	$777	+1.55
515–535 value added	524	58	154.50–166.00	$160.36	$840	+3.07
550–595	581	87	137.00–150.50	$147.05	$854	+3.31
620 value added	620	21	150.00	$150.00	$930	+16.00
600–643	633	43	132.50–145.00	$143.98	$911	+6.48
657 value added	657	7	142.00	$142.00	$933	—
650–680	663	27	128.00–137.50	$135.07	$896	+2.92
703–725	707	6	125.00–126.00	$125.83	$890	-1.21
762–770	765	16	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$937	—
800	800	1	106.00	$106.00	$848	—
800–825	806	7	109.00–120.00	$113.29	$913	—
855–898	878	4	113.00–115.50	$114.28	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	165.00	$165.00	$388	—
260	260	3	140.00–162.50	$151.67	$394	+10.25
365–398	386	5	127.50–142.00	$136.07	$525	-6.45
405–430	414	5	135.00–152.50	$145.24	$601	+9.48
450–495	468	8	134.00–145.00	$138.56	$648	+1.33
505–538	525	10	119.00–140.00	$134.79	$708	-0.75
560–595	571	4	132.50–143.00	$137.80	$787	+4.72
635–640	638	2	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$813	—
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	127.50	$127.50	$312	—
275–295	285	2	140.00–142.50	$141.21	$402	—
350–355	353	2	147.50–150.00	$148.76	$525	—
400–420	412	3	142.50–145.00	$143.31	$590	+17.31
470	470	1	134.00	$134.00	$630	-1.00
515–520	518	3	132.50–139.00	$135.84	$704	+16.84
605	605	1	122.50	$122.50	$741	-2.50
605–615	610	2	120.00–128.00	$124.03	$757	-0.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	417	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$549	-3.87
465	465	1	135.00	$135.00	$628	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	200.00	$200.00	$460	—
285–290	288	2	180.00–200.00	$190.09	$547	—
290 fancy	290	1	217.50	$217.50	$631	—
355	355	1	180.00	$180.00	$639	-3.67
380 fancy	380	1	210.00	$210.00	$798	-7.50
400–447	434	27	170.00–187.50	$179.59	$779	+0.92
455–485	469	10	168.00–185.00	$173.70	$815	-6.56
505–545	523	31	155.00–172.50	$162.76	$851	-4.87
555–595	573	13	140.00–170.00	$155.44	$891	-1.69
605 fancy	605	1	144.00	$144.00	$871	—
600–645	635	22	125.00–152.50	$144.37	$917	-3.43
660–675	665	3	140.00–142.50	$140.85	$937	+3.83
700–746	731	19	116.00–137.00	$127.53	$932	-7.47
785	785	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,001	+4.50
820–845	833	2	110.00–120.00	$114.92	$957	—
962–995	968	6	105.00–115.00	$113.12	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	154.00	$154.00	$654	-18.50
450–485	465	8	140.00–177.50	$153.35	$713	-11.36
505–540	512	15	146.00–157.50	$148.81	$762	-9.19
575–595	585	2	150.00–152.50	$151.27	$885	—
625	625	1	139.00	$139.00	$869	—
670–680	675	4	129.00–138.00	$134.36	$907	—
730	730	1	113.00	$113.00	$825	—
771–795	775	6	125.00–129.00	$128.32	$994	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	155.00	$155.00	$450	—
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
485	485	1	148.00	$148.00	$718	—
520	520	1	134.00	$134.00	$697	—
563–585	570	3	130.50–131.00	$130.67	$745	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	140.00–155.00	$147.19	$615	—
590	590	1	130.00	$130.00	$767	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1405	1205	80-85%	10	58.00–70.00	$65.87	$794	—
955–1585	1253	80-85%	27	68.00–88.50	$79.01	$990	+1.15
1155–1440	1326	80-85%	5	87.00–89.50	$88.63	$1,175	+3.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1095	983	85-90%	5	41.00–55.00	$48.84	$480	—
920–1410	1125	85-90%	22	59.00–78.00	$68.41	$770	—
1215–1425	1320	85-90%	2	81.00–82.00	$81.54	$1,076	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1885	1468	75-80%	16	72.00–86.00	$80.75	$1,185	+3.89
1510	1510	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$966	—
1610–1750	1691	75-80%	4	89.00–92.00	$90.25	$1,526	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	96.50	$96.50	$960	—
1145–1910	1484	9	92.00–118.00	$100.59	$1,493	—
1265–1860	1645	5	80.00–94.00	$86.36	$1,421	—
1580–1785	1683	2	108.00–122.00	$115.43	$1,943	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
700	700	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	1	90.00	$90.00	$886	—
1005	1005	1	98.00	$98.00	$985	—
1085–1090	1088	2	89.00–97.00	$92.99	$1,012	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	98.00	$98.00	$632	—

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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.