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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

2,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.14/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 519 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.52/cwt +11.75 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 575 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.05/cwt +13.35 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 607 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,222 2,170 1,798
Feeder cattle 1,844 1,601 1,316
Slaughter cattle 270 352 191
Replacement cattle 108 217 291

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 200.00 $200.00 $496 —
250–280 271 9 175.00–200.00 $186.74 $506 -5.27
300–344 328 23 172.50–211.00 $197.76 $649 +15.26
350–385 363 13 190.00–201.00 $194.64 $707 —
413–430 value added 419 5 200.00 $200.00 $838 —
400–448 422 26 180.00–197.50 $191.49 $808 +8.49
458 value added 458 3 199.00 $199.00 $911 —
455–498 481 25 179.00–190.00 $184.10 $886 +4.28
503–521 value added 513 15 175.00–190.00 $183.10 $939 +0.10
500–545 525 30 166.00–180.00 $174.21 $915 +6.04
550–575 value added 574 27 170.00–175.00 $174.00 $999 —
550–595 576 49 154.00–171.00 $162.40 $935 +7.63
604–637 value added 617 19 162.00–170.00 $165.62 $1,022 —
600–649 636 38 150.00–166.00 $160.57 $1,021 +3.89
650–690 665 16 144.00–159.00 $150.44 $1,000 +5.52
660–694 value added 688 6 150.00–167.00 $152.72 $1,051 -0.23
703–749 value added 726 15 145.00–150.00 $147.44 $1,070 —
706–748 730 18 135.00–146.00 $143.39 $1,047 +0.68
755–790 774 5 138.00–143.00 $140.59 $1,088 +1.58
813 value added 813 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,098 -2.45
850 850 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 —
288–295 290 4 170.00–190.00 $177.58 $515 +17.58
310–345 328 14 150.00–190.00 $177.84 $583 +13.83
350–395 377 14 150.00–185.00 $175.02 $660 —
400–445 416 11 160.00–185.00 $173.03 $720 —
453–491 476 16 140.00–174.00 $169.68 $808 +15.52
500–545 514 14 144.00–173.00 $161.81 $832 —
563 value added 563 6 163.00 $163.00 $918 —
550–593 576 9 142.00–155.00 $149.07 $859 +1.06
610–625 618 3 140.00–145.00 $142.33 $880 —
733–741 738 6 133.00–137.00 $134.32 $991 —
915 915 1 102.00 $102.00 $933 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 191.00 $191.00 $653 —
380 380 1 155.00 $155.00 $589 -17.50
410–425 417 3 170.00–175.00 $173.36 $723 —
450–490 470 2 165.00–170.00 $167.39 $787 —
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 155.00 $155.00 $408 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 166.00 $166.00 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 175.00 $175.00 $420 —
250–285 275 10 154.00–172.50 $163.96 $451 +9.24
300–348 332 37 150.00–172.00 $162.26 $539 +1.97
353–395 370 56 147.50–165.00 $157.67 $583 +0.99
400–448 425 72 146.00–161.00 $155.15 $659 +7.19
458 value added 458 6 158.00 $158.00 $724 —
450–498 475 54 143.00–156.00 $151.19 $718 -0.25
500–539 518 70 138.00–154.00 $146.69 $760 -1.19
515–528 value added 527 13 155.00–156.00 $155.92 $822 —
550–595 571 30 134.00–146.00 $141.45 $808 +5.52
602 value added 602 56 144.00 $144.00 $867 +7.00
600–645 624 18 127.00–138.00 $131.88 $823 +5.06
650 value added 650 10 140.00 $140.00 $910 +10.02
650–687 671 48 125.00–136.00 $132.50 $889 +5.14
703–745 716 11 123.00–136.00 $129.30 $926 +14.11
714–725 value added 717 26 130.00–132.00 $131.53 $943 —
759–785 766 11 125.00 $125.00 $958 +9.51
802 value added 802 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,023 —
818–845 827 3 125.00–126.00 $125.66 $1,039 +20.66
850–868 862 3 119.00–125.00 $123.03 $1,061 +22.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 225 3 140.00–155.00 $144.89 $326 —
280–295 288 2 145.00–160.00 $152.30 $439 —
305–345 328 13 130.00–161.00 $151.18 $496 —
355–390 377 15 140.00–155.00 $147.47 $556 —
403–440 415 15 125.00–152.50 $142.67 $592 -5.83
461–495 470 7 127.50–146.00 $139.26 $655 -0.74
512–545 526 10 112.00–143.00 $135.48 $713 —
555–580 564 7 117.50–135.00 $131.18 $740 +6.18
630 630 2 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
650–675 668 5 120.00–130.00 $127.98 $855 +12.98
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 130.00 $130.00 $332 —
313 313 2 130.00 $130.00 $407 —
380 380 2 130.00 $130.00 $494 —
413 413 2 130.00 $130.00 $537 —
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 —
630 630 2 125.00 $125.00 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 9 175.00–194.00 $183.46 $688 +2.63
405–440 423 10 170.00–196.00 $181.06 $766 +5.53
455–495 474 16 174.00–192.00 $180.08 $854 +6.49
500–545 521 15 160.00–175.00 $169.31 $882 +4.27
550–580 564 13 151.00–170.00 $162.41 $916 +13.53
600–635 619 9 138.00–150.00 $143.94 $891 -4.62
655–680 663 13 125.00–149.00 $140.92 $934 -1.67
700–735 722 8 130.00–141.00 $136.41 $985 +14.81
815–845 832 3 116.00–125.00 $120.95 $1,006 -13.05
865 865 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,003 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 381 7 155.00–170.00 $164.20 $626 +24.20
400–440 422 12 160.00–172.00 $165.23 $697 +8.28
455–490 476 17 146.00–175.00 $166.21 $791 +15.21
500–535 514 11 130.00–159.00 $145.42 $747 -2.02
553–595 572 4 130.00–140.00 $137.40 $786 +15.40
610 610 1 134.00 $134.00 $817 -5.11
700–725 710 3 122.00–130.00 $127.28 $904 +14.28
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 170.00 $170.00 $731 —
463 463 2 152.00 $152.00 $704 —
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1175 1085 80-85% 9 58.00–70.00 $62.22 $675 —
905–1650 1205 80-85% 78 68.00–83.00 $75.50 $910 —
925–1780 1332 80-85% 13 82.00–91.00 $87.01 $1,159 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1240 973 85-90% 8 44.00–60.00 $50.07 $487 +3.30
795–1470 1014 85-90% 51 53.00–70.00 $60.63 $615 -4.80
1060–1345 1163 85-90% 3 65.00–69.00 $66.85 $777 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $888 —
1160–1780 1453 75-80% 14 84.00–89.00 $85.24 $1,239 +8.46
1155–1775 1458 75-80% 24 72.00–83.50 $78.82 $1,149 +2.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1515 1388 4 80.00–89.00 $84.67 $1,175 —
1185–2245 1723 9 91.00–106.00 $98.15 $1,691 —
1780–2240 2027 3 108.00–123.00 $114.56 $2,322 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1032–1390 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 900.00–1,250.00 $996.73
1025–1265 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $927.62
1055–1400 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 900.00–1,160.00 $1,003.69
1570 1570 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1095 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 700.00–900.00 $771.45
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1190–1222 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–800.00 $775.49

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–843 798 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 775.00–800.00 $791.19
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
718 718 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00 $610.00

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1000–1190 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,247.45 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 88.00 $88.00 $647 —

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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.