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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.45/cwt +12.63 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 472 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.95/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 472 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.95/cwt +11.37 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 529 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 863 1,583 2,437
Feeder cattle 622 1,104 1,655
Slaughter cattle 189 291 253
Replacement cattle 52 188 529

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady. Heifers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand strong. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 202.50 $202.50 $496 —
270–295 285 4 202.50–227.50 $216.40 $617 +50.40
310–345 324 4 197.50–207.50 $203.80 $660 +27.96
395–397 397 9 187.50–205.00 $203.06 $806 +21.49
400–445 421 8 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $779 +11.34
459 value added 459 9 192.50 $192.50 $884 +0.50
450–495 479 16 177.50–204.00 $188.61 $903 +7.77
480 480 1 162.50 $162.50 $780 -18.34
500–545 519 13 170.00–185.00 $174.60 $906 +3.12
530–540 value added 539 12 181.00–188.00 $181.57 $979 —
550–585 566 10 150.00–175.00 $167.66 $949 +13.53
568 value added 568 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,011 +8.78
640–645 643 2 152.50–160.00 $156.24 $1,005 +0.24
650–685 670 5 145.00–150.00 $148.17 $993 -0.24
760–770 765 2 137.50–140.00 $138.74 $1,061 +2.74
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 -0.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 172.50–185.00 $178.80 $560 —
360–395 380 5 167.50–187.50 $175.69 $668 —
440 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 +15.00
455–495 469 4 167.50–177.50 $170.55 $800 +11.05
555 555 2 140.00–155.00 $147.50 $819 -4.50
615–623 622 8 135.00–147.50 $145.96 $908 +23.96
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 -4.00
705 705 1 135.00 $135.00 $952 -4.00
760 760 1 122.50 $122.50 $931 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 167.50 $167.50 $570 —
385 385 1 162.50 $162.50 $626 —
415 415 1 162.50 $162.50 $674 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 290 3 153.00–180.00 $164.53 $477 —
320 fancy 320 1 163.00 $163.00 $522 —
330–345 335 5 140.00–182.50 $156.57 $525 +4.09
360–395 375 13 150.00–180.00 $161.93 $607 +9.35
405–445 431 15 144.00–170.00 $157.20 $678 +10.31
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 -1.89
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 -6.89
466–490 value added 470 11 148.00–171.00 $166.64 $783 —
470 470 1 142.50 $142.50 $670 -5.22
455–495 474 16 144.00–166.00 $157.31 $746 +9.59
500–545 526 16 130.00–160.00 $149.29 $785 +4.22
550–590 566 15 128.00–152.50 $143.18 $810 +3.09
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 -5.09
610–640 625 4 132.50–135.00 $134.37 $840 +5.00
620–630 625 2 130.00–132.50 $131.26 $820 +1.89
650 650 1 132.50 $132.50 $861 +0.94
690 value added 690 1 134.00 $134.00 $925 —
758 758 2 115.00 $115.00 $872 +6.23
857 857 2 112.50 $112.50 $964 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 152.50 $152.50 $435 —
340 340 1 142.50 $142.50 $484 -0.29
370–390 379 4 134.00–160.00 $145.21 $550 +11.21
405 405 1 142.50 $142.50 $577 —
455–465 458 3 130.00–154.00 $143.91 $659 +13.91
555–595 582 3 135.00–137.50 $135.85 $791 +5.55
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 130.00–141.00 $135.19 $365 —
280 280 1 132.50 $132.50 $371 —
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 —
375 375 1 143.00 $143.00 $536 —
450 450 1 132.50 $132.50 $596 —
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 132.50 $132.50 $550 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 215.00 $215.00 $742 +26.07
370–385 377 3 180.00–197.50 $188.26 $710 +15.81
400–448 435 9 160.00–187.50 $177.19 $771 +6.09
450 fancy 450 1 189.00 $189.00 $850 +16.00
450–490 473 6 162.00–178.00 $171.65 $812 +6.80
500–530 522 8 147.00–180.00 $168.78 $881 +2.36
540 540 1 157.50 $157.50 $850 -8.92
565–570 568 2 160.00–165.00 $162.51 $923 +19.12
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 +10.11
640 640 1 142.50 $142.50 $912 +2.61
655–660 658 2 137.50–142.50 $139.99 $921 -12.61
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 4 167.50–172.50 $170.65 $725 +14.65
465–470 468 3 162.50–175.00 $166.68 $780 +25.19
515–535 525 3 126.00–167.00 $152.93 $803 +12.69
555–560 558 2 145.00–152.50 $148.73 $830 +18.73
620 620 1 137.50 $137.50 $852 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1460 1355 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 132.50–145.00 $138.71 $614 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1385 1163 80-85% 12 85.00–108.00 $92.47 $1,075 +9.86
950–1350 1174 80-85% 7 69.00–76.00 $72.84 $855 -9.77
945–1720 1193 80-85% 43 72.00–90.50 $81.03 $967 -1.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1400 1321 75-80% 5 88.00–95.50 $91.27 $1,206 —
940–1620 1358 75-80% 8 69.00–76.00 $72.21 $981 -23.90
1045–1830 1449 75-80% 23 75.00–89.50 $81.49 $1,181 +0.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1015 915 85-90% 4 52.00–57.00 $54.71 $501 —
885–1270 1026 85-90% 18 58.00–76.00 $67.97 $697 +11.63
1065 1065 85-90% 1 82.00 $82.00 $873 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1795 1532 7 79.00–97.00 $90.18 $1,382 —
1245–2170 1730 16 100.00–119.00 $110.44 $1,911 —
1885 1885 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,187 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 70.00 $70.00 $378 —
635 635 1 72.00 $72.00 $457 —

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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.