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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

1,493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.43/cwt +10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 737 lb · 83 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.45/cwt ≈ $1,036/hd at 776 lb · 83 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.80/cwt ≈ $740/hd at 478 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,493 382 1,675
Feeder cattle 1,328 196 1,455
Slaughter cattle 165 94 220
Replacement cattle — 92 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bull calves steady. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs. 8.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 10.00-15.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 225 4 200.00–215.00 $203.58 $458 —
255–295 279 5 180.00–200.00 $188.15 $525 +23.15
320–345 333 3 190.00–201.00 $196.89 $656 +24.39
358–395 377 11 175.00–210.00 $190.57 $718 —
405 value added 405 4 195.00 $195.00 $790 —
405–448 438 10 178.00–187.00 $181.83 $796 +21.83
460 value added 460 6 190.00 $190.00 $874 —
453–495 469 19 158.00–184.00 $175.94 $825 -1.06
505–548 529 27 160.00–179.00 $169.30 $896 -0.20
535–541 value added 539 24 182.00–184.00 $182.83 $985 —
553–575 value added 556 7 170.00–178.00 $176.82 $983 —
550–580 570 25 155.00–172.00 $166.27 $948 -3.73
606–645 value added 617 22 140.00–164.00 $157.56 $972 —
603–647 620 27 149.00–168.00 $159.02 $986 +12.49
673 value added 673 18 158.50 $158.50 $1,067 —
655–695 678 16 139.00–159.00 $146.33 $992 +15.33
706–719 value added 713 19 140.00–154.00 $150.50 $1,073 —
710–743 725 19 130.00–143.00 $137.90 $1,000 —
750–785 760 6 120.00–142.00 $134.09 $1,019 —
815–825 821 5 130.00–136.00 $134.60 $1,105 —
815–837 value added 832 45 139.00–145.00 $143.56 $1,194 —
885 885 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,097 —
955 955 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 180.00 $180.00 $369 —
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 —
305–345 325 7 150.00–187.50 $170.05 $553 —
355–395 372 9 150.00–170.00 $161.52 $601 —
415–430 428 10 140.00–175.00 $170.07 $728 —
450–495 476 4 142.00–162.00 $153.17 $729 —
512–540 519 4 150.00–157.00 $155.18 $805 —
580–590 585 2 130.00–159.00 $144.38 $845 —
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
665–690 684 8 120.00–141.00 $133.91 $916 —
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 2 175.00 $175.00 $382 +35.00
263–293 280 7 155.00–163.00 $158.22 $443 +19.22
310–345 337 17 155.00–175.00 $166.04 $560 —
350–399 382 17 155.00–172.00 $165.22 $631 +7.72
400–445 425 41 150.00–169.00 $160.44 $682 +11.59
426 thin fleshed 426 14 164.00 $164.00 $699 —
455–496 478 59 150.00–160.00 $154.80 $740 —
500–540 518 28 138.00–150.00 $146.49 $759 +1.56
561 value added 561 9 153.50 $153.50 $861 —
553–598 579 25 130.00–148.00 $141.43 $819 +3.73
614 value added 614 16 145.50 $145.50 $893 —
600–645 625 32 125.00–140.00 $131.56 $822 -3.44
654–698 671 37 115.00–134.00 $128.81 $864 +3.81
705–735 720 13 116.00–130.00 $125.60 $904 +0.60
740 value added 740 70 137.25 $137.25 $1,016 —
776 value added 776 70 135.00 $135.00 $1,048 —
755–790 778 13 122.00–129.00 $125.13 $974 —
810–820 815 2 117.00–124.00 $120.52 $982 +12.52
879 879 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,037 +8.00
1030 1030 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 140.00 $140.00 $333 —
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 —
315–320 318 2 135.00–152.50 $143.82 $457 —
350–395 370 6 130.00–150.00 $138.35 $512 -1.25
400–435 412 6 140.00–148.00 $143.31 $590 +0.06
465–475 470 2 140.00–143.00 $141.52 $665 —
520–535 528 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $700 +5.01
555–580 569 6 120.00–135.00 $128.49 $731 —
640 640 2 120.00–127.00 $123.50 $790 —
680 680 2 114.00 $114.00 $775 —
786 786 5 112.00 $112.00 $880 —
800 800 1 106.00 $106.00 $848 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 384 4 168.00–180.00 $174.85 $671 +9.00
400–445 424 28 160.00–186.00 $177.31 $752 +12.09
450–495 459 27 155.00–180.00 $158.33 $727 -3.06
500–545 523 18 156.00–171.00 $167.18 $874 +31.18
550–595 567 18 153.00–174.00 $163.59 $928 +6.51
600–635 615 5 144.00–148.00 $145.99 $898 —
655–685 663 5 130.00–145.00 $138.87 $921 +12.87
700–743 726 5 125.00–139.00 $130.11 $945 —
765–780 773 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $1,028 +15.99
810–825 815 4 112.00–126.00 $117.54 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 155.00 $155.00 $682 +6.00
555–595 578 6 145.00–152.00 $147.78 $854 +7.78
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
710 710 1 118.00 $118.00 $838 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1325 1276 80-85% 4 87.00–91.00 $89.28 $1,139 —
1025–1635 1308 80-85% 48 73.00–86.00 $79.13 $1,035 —
1090–1460 1335 80-85% 5 69.00–73.00 $70.89 $946 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $672 —
810–1215 990 85-90% 10 45.00–60.00 $51.64 $511 —
840–1300 1026 85-90% 25 53.00–69.00 $64.04 $657 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1595 1381 75-80% 4 89.00–95.00 $91.20 $1,259 —
1240–1735 1453 75-80% 20 75.00–87.00 $79.53 $1,156 -14.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1840 1760 4 101.00–116.00 $108.61 $1,912 +25.67
1555–2085 1809 5 111.00–129.00 $118.98 $2,152 -6.16

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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.