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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

1,293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.93/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 627 lb · 102 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.33/cwt +14.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 706 lb · 81 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.32/cwt -4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 578 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,293 1,333 2,320
Feeder cattle 1,045 1,100 1,687
Slaughter cattle 176 188 336
Replacement cattle 72 45 297

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - ompared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 500 lbs 4.00 to 12.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, breaker and boning slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with lean cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
290–295 293 3 177.50–182.50 $179.18 $525 -11.67
305–325 319 4 180.00–187.50 $181.88 $580 —
350–390 367 12 175.00–195.00 $183.12 $672 +4.76
380 thin fleshed 380 1 200.00 $200.00 $760 —
395 value added 395 1 210.00 $210.00 $830 +9.00
400–440 423 11 172.50–185.00 $179.12 $758 -11.18
438 value added 438 4 198.00 $198.00 $867 —
450–495 481 7 177.50–187.50 $180.31 $867 -1.02
500–535 519 11 158.00–182.50 $171.15 $888 -1.52
550–590 569 13 160.00–172.50 $165.19 $940 -6.58
550–580 value added 576 14 175.00–177.00 $176.73 $1,018 -3.72
610–640 622 3 155.00–160.00 $156.65 $974 -3.53
600–647 value added 627 99 160.00–172.10 $170.33 $1,068 -2.65
650–695 676 5 145.00–157.50 $151.43 $1,024 -6.54
678 value added 678 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,051 -3.00
702–707 value added 706 79 158.50–162.50 $162.05 $1,144 +6.54
705–725 715 2 131.00–135.00 $133.03 $951 -2.42
820 820 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,046 -11.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 3 175.00–182.50 $178.49 $496 +3.28
300–345 324 10 162.50–182.50 $174.89 $567 -5.11
350–395 376 8 160.00–177.50 $170.76 $642 -4.24
410–445 423 8 160.00–175.00 $168.42 $712 -4.58
450–495 470 4 160.00–175.00 $167.58 $788 —
520 520 1 165.00 $165.00 $858 +15.00
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
610–635 622 3 142.50–150.00 $145.81 $907 —
710–720 713 3 121.00–135.00 $129.51 $923 —
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 -11.31
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 162.50 $162.50 $463 —
370–390 380 2 160.00–162.50 $161.28 $613 —
430 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 —
460–495 478 2 150.00–167.50 $159.07 $760 —
550–570 560 2 135.00–161.00 $147.77 $828 +3.77
605 605 1 112.50 $112.50 $681 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 165.00 $165.00 $536 —
395 395 1 157.50 $157.50 $622 -10.00
420–430 425 2 145.00–160.00 $152.41 $648 —
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–248 235 4 149.00–158.00 $151.82 $357 —
265–295 283 3 140.00–165.00 $152.06 $430 -14.94
315–345 324 7 141.00–162.50 $156.07 $506 +1.24
370–395 380 11 150.00–170.00 $162.04 $616 +1.49
380 value added 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
405 thin fleshed 405 1 175.00 $175.00 $709 —
420 420 1 147.50 $147.50 $620 -14.50
400–445 430 28 140.00–172.50 $158.14 $680 -3.86
450–455 fancy 453 2 170.00–172.50 $171.24 $776 —
450–497 477 18 134.00–165.00 $150.71 $719 -10.14
480 value added 480 1 154.00 $154.00 $739 -19.53
500–545 519 20 139.00–162.50 $150.45 $781 -2.74
525 value added 525 2 148.50 $148.50 $780 -12.57
535 fancy 535 1 170.00 $170.00 $910 —
550–585 565 17 133.00–155.00 $142.85 $807 -3.68
591 value added 591 16 150.00 $150.00 $886 -9.00
600–645 618 12 125.50–138.00 $131.82 $815 -3.90
614–641 value added 630 11 137.00–142.50 $140.47 $885 -3.53
650–695 674 6 130.00–137.50 $132.10 $890 +0.65
691 value added 691 13 127.00 $127.00 $878 -12.07
720 720 1 113.00 $113.00 $814 -11.00
705–740 727 5 120.00–130.00 $123.14 $895 -0.86
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 -9.33
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 -4.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 150.00 $150.00 $338 —
280 280 1 157.50 $157.50 $441 —
300–320 309 6 140.00–157.50 $151.08 $467 -0.92
350–395 382 9 135.00–157.50 $149.44 $571 +2.64
400–445 422 8 135.00–157.50 $148.22 $625 —
475–490 483 3 145.00–152.50 $149.13 $720 +9.38
505–515 510 4 137.50–145.00 $141.36 $721 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
390 390 1 127.50 $127.50 $497 —
410 410 1 147.50 $147.50 $605 —
480–490 485 2 136.00–150.00 $143.07 $694 —
490 490 1 125.00 $125.00 $612 —
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 +26.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 -2.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 183.00 $183.00 $549 -23.23
340 fancy 340 1 207.00 $207.00 $704 —
355–390 373 2 180.00–190.00 $185.23 $691 +13.62
405–445 423 6 165.00–185.00 $172.25 $729 -3.65
460–485 474 4 162.00–177.50 $170.44 $808 -1.69
500–535 517 11 160.00–180.00 $169.85 $878 +8.20
560–595 575 4 154.00–170.00 $158.91 $914 -0.02
625–645 639 5 135.00–152.50 $143.12 $915 -8.56
655–675 664 4 140.00–152.50 $144.16 $957 +5.06
725–735 730 2 120.00–123.00 $121.51 $887 -11.79
765–785 775 3 116.00–121.00 $118.68 $920 -12.06
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 421 7 155.00–167.50 $159.96 $673 -3.04
450–493 472 8 133.00–167.50 $153.21 $723 -0.01
520–545 531 4 135.00–156.00 $149.49 $794 -0.15
570–580 575 2 142.50–152.50 $147.54 $848 +3.54
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 3 145.00–155.00 $150.72 $648 -19.28
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
670 670 1 140.00 $140.00 $938 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1575 1165 80-85% 34 74.00–86.00 $79.18 $922 —
905–1470 1175 80-85% 6 57.00–78.00 $71.65 $842 —
1050–1425 1216 80-85% 7 86.00–96.00 $90.96 $1,106 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1215 1045 75-80% 2 65.00–73.00 $69.65 $728 —
1175–1365 1244 75-80% 6 87.00–96.00 $91.05 $1,133 +8.13
1065–1720 1425 75-80% 34 74.00–85.00 $76.86 $1,095 -4.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1055 1005 85-90% 4 50.00–62.00 $57.66 $579 -10.12
805–1410 1033 85-90% 29 56.00–79.00 $66.90 $691 -0.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,315 —
1205–2270 1758 8 101.50–113.00 $108.24 $1,903 —
1660–2125 1902 6 113.00–119.50 $116.13 $2,209 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 890.00 $890.00
930–1175 1037 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,106.51
1000–1100 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–1,075.00 $958.33
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00 $775.00
872 872 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1030 940 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–850.00 $838.70
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
1035–1200 1112 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,159.48 —
1135–1255 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,159.36 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.