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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

1,447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.25/cwt ≈ $878/hd at 541 lb · 100 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.02/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 476 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.37/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 579 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,447 2,222 1,798
Feeder cattle 1,212 1,844 1,316
Slaughter cattle 116 270 191
Replacement cattle 119 108 291

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeders not well established due to light receipts. Knoxville - Compared to last week, on a heavier test, feeder steers and bulls measuring 1.00 lower overall with feeder heifers 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 421 12 181.00–197.50 $190.75 $803 -0.74
470–490 value added 481 5 195.00–204.00 $196.96 $947 -2.04
455–497 484 27 174.00–193.00 $183.99 $891 -0.11
490 490 1 162.00 $162.00 $794 -22.10
500–545 519 33 168.00–187.00 $178.52 $927 +4.31
505–540 value added 526 8 190.00–198.00 $192.49 $1,012 +9.39
550–575 value added 561 10 177.50–188.00 $180.00 $1,010 +6.00
550–596 568 43 160.00–174.50 $168.90 $959 +6.50
600–645 622 27 153.00–166.00 $159.06 $989 -1.51
616–627 value added 624 17 168.00–170.00 $169.06 $1,055 +3.44
650–690 674 14 142.00–170.00 $151.36 $1,020 +0.92
703 value added 703 5 152.50 $152.50 $1,072 +5.06
700–730 724 6 135.00–157.50 $140.88 $1,020 -2.51
750–795 771 7 125.00–153.00 $138.99 $1,072 -1.60
835 835 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 —
865 865 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,211 +10.00
900–910 905 3 110.00–141.00 $127.04 $1,150 —
1110 1110 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 174.00–181.00 $177.28 $493 -0.30
315–345 330 2 176.00–187.50 $181.49 $599 +3.65
420 420 1 170.00 $170.00 $714 -3.03
450–460 455 2 150.00–164.00 $156.92 $714 -12.76
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 -1.81
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 174.00 $174.00 $496 —
305 305 1 185.00 $185.00 $564 —
440 440 1 166.00 $166.00 $730 -7.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 -13.96
305–340 326 6 149.00–160.00 $155.99 $509 -6.27
376 value added 376 15 163.00 $163.00 $613 —
350–395 383 18 145.00–160.00 $150.36 $576 -7.31
400–445 value added 417 3 160.00–162.50 $161.45 $673 —
400–447 426 37 142.00–159.00 $152.19 $648 -2.96
450–498 476 68 145.00–159.00 $154.02 $733 +2.83
500–515 value added 505 10 155.00–157.50 $156.55 $791 +0.63
500–545 523 31 140.00–152.00 $145.56 $761 -1.13
550–590 value added 577 20 148.50–154.50 $150.82 $870 —
550–595 580 46 139.00–148.00 $143.00 $829 +1.55
607–635 value added 618 13 142.00–143.50 $143.31 $886 -0.69
600–640 627 19 133.00–143.00 $137.16 $860 +5.28
650–691 667 16 125.00–142.00 $131.58 $878 -0.92
669–680 value added 670 21 137.00–138.00 $137.10 $919 -2.90
709–720 value added 711 11 125.00–129.00 $128.26 $912 -3.27
715–740 725 3 120.00 $120.00 $870 -9.30
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 value added 541 100 162.25 $162.25 $878 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 148.00 $148.00 $363 +3.11
360–390 371 4 140.00–145.00 $141.56 $525 -5.91
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 +0.74
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 —
435 435 1 141.00 $141.00 $613 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 3 175.00–190.00 $180.00 $585 —
350–380 fancy 365 2 197.50 $197.50 $721 —
371–395 378 7 175.00–187.50 $182.52 $690 -0.94
415–445 432 16 170.00–187.50 $179.04 $773 -2.02
450–495 465 17 170.00–180.00 $176.24 $820 -3.84
500–540 521 19 150.00–175.00 $166.53 $868 -2.78
550–595 577 18 140.00–157.00 $151.94 $877 -10.47
600–645 622 20 130.00–150.00 $140.61 $875 -3.33
665–690 676 14 125.00–147.50 $135.89 $919 -5.03
710–745 722 6 127.50–137.00 $131.14 $947 -5.27
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
800–825 813 3 110.00–119.00 $115.32 $938 -5.63
860–875 866 5 114.00–118.00 $116.40 $1,008 +0.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 174.00 $174.00 $766 +8.77
460–480 470 2 150.00–159.00 $154.40 $726 -11.81
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 +2.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1310 1238 80-85% 4 93.00–100.50 $96.17 $1,191 +20.67
1060–1570 1248 80-85% 31 70.00–89.00 $81.02 $1,011 —
1210–1375 1270 80-85% 4 57.00–68.00 $64.19 $815 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1735 1409 75-80% 25 75.00–88.00 $80.85 $1,139 +17.85
1410 1410 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,198 +22.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–915 873 85-90% 2 81.00–84.00 $82.43 $720 —
815–1235 1074 85-90% 17 55.00–79.00 $72.12 $775 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1510 1493 2 90.00–91.00 $90.49 $1,351 —
1400–2310 1716 9 105.00–118.50 $114.53 $1,965 +16.38
1570–2020 1763 4 110.00–124.50 $120.19 $2,119 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 830.00 $830.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,050.00
900–1100 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,050.00
1000–1080 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00–970.00 $924.33
960–1220 1061 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 800.00–975.00 $888.40
1085–1125 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–940.00 $834.45
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
1235 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1140–1570 1299 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 875.00–1,425.00 $1,101.48
1200–1400 1356 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,120.00–1,180.00 $1,167.78
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00
1385–1600 1493 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 990.00–1,400.00 $1,209.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–905 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 760.00–775.00 $767.76
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–890 883 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–875.00 $862.39
885–980 933 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00–1,025.00 $953.82
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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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
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,420.00 $1,420.00 —
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,187.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,370.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00–1,450.00 $1,437.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,780.00 $1,740.00 —

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Heifer 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 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.