Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

2,393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.21/cwt ≈ $1,243/hd at 868 lb · 101 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.34/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 524 lb · 92 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.62/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 476 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,393	1,543	1,690
Feeder cattle	1,813	1,253	1,207
Slaughter cattle	384	240	269
Replacement cattle	196	50	214

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Offerings also included 515 Head sold on video. The video sale report can be viewed at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls mostly steady. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	226	8	212.50–225.00	$219.92	$497	—
305–345	321	29	190.00–210.00	$196.07	$629	+3.70
365 value added	365	1	216.00	$216.00	$788	—
355–393	383	18	189.00–197.50	$191.11	$732	-3.09
405–449	432	18	172.50–203.00	$187.25	$809	+9.38
459 value added	459	6	197.00	$197.00	$904	-4.00
455–495	467	18	172.05–187.50	$178.46	$833	+7.04
505–545	526	23	162.00–182.50	$170.65	$898	-0.85
538–548 value added	546	13	177.00–180.00	$177.68	$970	-7.32
550–590	568	14	148.00–178.00	$164.95	$937	-0.96
565–579 value added	574	16	162.00–164.00	$163.51	$939	—
600	600	1	142.50	$142.50	$855	-11.03
611–645 value added	617	21	154.00–164.00	$161.37	$996	-8.36
610–644	631	17	147.00–157.50	$152.47	$962	-1.06
650–690	666	14	137.00–151.00	$147.42	$982	-7.33
674 value added	674	7	159.00	$159.00	$1,072	+0.52
715–720 value added	718	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$1,131	—
716–740	723	13	128.00–140.00	$137.55	$994	-0.65
767–782 value added	770	36	145.00–145.50	$145.42	$1,120	+0.92
755–788	784	11	131.00–140.50	$139.62	$1,095	-6.38
806–810 value added	808	14	137.50–140.50	$139.22	$1,125	-2.53
866–887 value added	868	101	132.50–146.00	$143.21	$1,243	—
1038 value added	1038	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,339	—
1150 value added	1150	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,346	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	177.50–192.50	$184.84	$444	+17.34
250–290	271	7	167.50–185.00	$174.89	$474	-6.56
300–345	326	9	175.00–192.50	$184.17	$600	+15.69
350–390	378	12	165.00–182.50	$175.28	$663	+3.46
403 value added	403	11	195.00	$195.00	$786	—
403–445	415	18	170.00–180.00	$177.72	$738	—
482 value added	482	24	184.00	$184.00	$887	—
470–495	485	4	146.00–167.50	$160.21	$777	-3.38
510–545	528	7	147.50–162.50	$155.98	$824	—
567–585	580	18	135.00–157.50	$139.93	$812	-15.07
620–640	630	2	126.00–142.50	$134.12	$845	-12.88
650	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	—
715–718	718	18	123.00–136.00	$123.72	$888	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	170.00–182.50	$176.14	$502	—
300	300	1	145.00	$145.00	$435	—
345	345	1	180.00	$180.00	$621	—
350–395	374	5	155.00–187.50	$174.69	$653	+2.19
380	380	1	150.00	$150.00	$570	-22.50
440	440	1	170.00	$170.00	$748	—
440	440	1	162.50	$162.50	$715	—
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	—
495	495	1	155.00	$155.00	$767	—
555	555	1	141.00	$141.00	$783	—
605	605	1	145.00	$145.00	$877	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	468	2	157.50–165.00	$161.15	$754	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	231	7	160.00–202.50	$179.94	$416	—
255–265	260	2	152.50–162.00	$157.16	$409	-4.20
305–349	330	24	149.00–174.00	$161.45	$533	-0.09
374 value added	374	4	174.00	$174.00	$651	—
350–396	376	21	147.50–167.00	$159.31	$599	-2.12
405–422 value added	415	12	167.50–171.00	$169.58	$704	+4.58
420	420	1	145.00	$145.00	$609	-14.59
400–443	428	34	146.00–165.00	$155.83	$667	-3.76
450–495	466	33	140.00–163.00	$154.01	$718	-2.34
460–495 fancy	475	3	157.00–162.00	$159.69	$759	—
452–495 value added	486	30	159.00–160.00	$159.19	$774	-8.81
505–511 value added	511	28	156.00	$156.00	$797	-7.00
500–545	529	64	139.00–153.00	$146.42	$775	-6.25
550–595	571	29	139.00–153.00	$146.22	$835	+1.30
560–590	575	2	136.00–137.50	$136.77	$786	-8.15
576 value added	576	8	151.00	$151.00	$870	-6.00
600–640	620	11	120.00–146.00	$134.64	$835	-2.73
619–648 value added	627	18	140.00–148.00	$145.70	$914	—
650–685	669	16	124.00–139.00	$134.65	$901	-0.24
671–695 value added	680	39	127.00–141.50	$140.79	$957	+0.79
685–690	688	3	120.00–126.00	$122.83	$845	-12.06
700–720 value added	710	4	133.00	$133.00	$944	—
710–748	743	7	122.00–133.00	$131.50	$977	+4.15
755–758	757	3	117.00–126.00	$123.01	$931	-6.81
771–790 value added	778	37	127.00–128.00	$127.30	$990	-1.70
823–843 value added	833	4	128.00–129.00	$128.51	$1,070	—
865–880 value added	867	14	119.00–129.25	$127.76	$1,108	—
990	990	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,069	-9.00
1018 value added	1018	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	274	4	145.00–147.50	$145.61	$399	-12.39
300–337	325	11	135.00–157.50	$146.00	$474	—
350–385	363	8	140.00–152.50	$146.09	$530	+0.98
405–430	418	2	140.00–153.00	$146.69	$613	-0.31
450–495	481	12	128.00–148.00	$142.16	$684	+7.16
505–545	526	13	116.00–143.00	$133.44	$702	-13.60
555–590	572	3	132.50–135.00	$133.97	$766	—
615	615	1	118.00	$118.00	$726	—
650–686	684	23	128.00–131.00	$128.12	$876	—
718	718	3	110.00	$110.00	$790	—
772 value added	772	6	115.00	$115.00	$888	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	155.00–157.50	$156.22	$528	—
405	405	1	147.50	$147.50	$597	—
435	435	1	131.00	$131.00	$570	—
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	+11.00
510	510	1	130.00	$130.00	$663	—
535	535	1	140.00	$140.00	$749	—
565	565	1	127.50	$127.50	$720	—
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	130.00	$130.00	$390	-17.50
370	370	1	135.00	$135.00	$500	—
415	415	1	132.50	$132.50	$550	—
475	475	1	127.50	$127.50	$606	+6.50
540	540	1	125.00	$125.00	$675	+22.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	200.00–204.00	$202.00	$667	+21.35
355–390	383	13	172.00–202.00	$186.49	$714	+7.54
405–420 fancy	410	3	193.00–209.00	$198.46	$814	—
405–446	435	39	165.00–185.00	$175.02	$761	-0.35
450–495	473	9	167.50–180.00	$174.19	$824	+5.31
505–540	525	21	160.00–170.00	$161.33	$847	-2.41
550–595	565	8	145.00–157.50	$151.31	$855	-7.46
600–636	626	13	138.00–151.00	$141.32	$885	+1.33
655–693	673	6	129.00–147.00	$135.88	$914	-2.17
730–745	738	2	124.00–125.00	$124.51	$919	-0.86
750–775	765	4	117.00–119.00	$117.99	$903	-4.53

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	7	142.00–177.50	$162.61	$689	+1.92
453–495	475	9	150.00–167.50	$162.12	$770	+2.88
520–542	537	4	137.00–157.50	$141.97	$762	-0.79
575–595	587	6	119.00–152.50	$132.93	$780	-6.78
605–635	620	3	115.00–145.00	$131.24	$814	—
695	695	1	137.50	$137.50	$956	—
735	735	1	119.00	$119.00	$875	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	160.00	$160.00	$408	—
415–435	425	2	155.00–162.50	$158.84	$675	—
460	460	1	155.00	$155.00	$713	-9.00
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	—
530	530	1	143.00	$143.00	$758	—
550–557	556	8	140.00–143.00	$142.63	$793	—
610–620	615	2	134.00–136.00	$135.01	$830	—
620–635	628	2	135.00–137.50	$136.26	$856	—
690–695	693	2	130.00–134.00	$132.01	$915	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1235	1139	80-85%	4	69.00–75.00	$71.18	$811	—
900–1515	1165	80-85%	76	73.00–87.00	$80.26	$935	+10.80
925–1555	1247	80-85%	16	87.00–96.00	$91.11	$1,136	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1415	1232	75-80%	3	70.50–74.00	$72.51	$893	—
1185–1420	1312	75-80%	6	87.50–93.00	$90.56	$1,188	—
1030–1830	1355	75-80%	42	75.00–87.00	$79.22	$1,073	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$763	—
920–1230	1005	85-90%	6	46.00–59.00	$54.70	$550	-16.51
785–1230	1018	85-90%	40	60.00–77.50	$69.35	$706	-1.86
1100	1100	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$902	-5.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,211	—
1085–1820	1579	4	81.00–97.00	$88.13	$1,392	—
1210–1955	1709	10	97.00–111.00	$106.15	$1,814	-7.57
1440–1885	1718	8	113.00–120.50	$116.71	$2,005	+2.99

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
886–1000	921	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	875.00–1,025.00	$983.34
805–1095	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,225.00	$1,058.82
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1115–1185	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,000.00	$974.82
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00
1255–1280	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,050.00	$1,016.61
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
1110–1135	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–850.00	$812.92

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
826	826	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	935.00	$935.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
945–1190	1091	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,234.05	—
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	840.00	$840.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	120.00	$120.00	$342	—

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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.