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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 23, 2022

1,938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.40/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 468 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.88/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 585 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.19/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 572 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,938 2,393 1,690
Feeder cattle 1,344 1,813 1,207
Slaughter cattle 350 384 269
Replacement cattle 244 196 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week. slaughter cows holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week- Easter holiday weekend sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 215.00 $215.00 $473 -4.92
305–348 317 16 177.00–199.00 $185.55 $588 -10.52
363–395 376 10 185.00–193.00 $189.27 $712 -1.84
400–447 441 30 165.00–185.00 $173.44 $765 -13.81
470–490 478 3 160.00–173.00 $168.36 $805 -10.10
514 value added 514 13 180.00 $180.00 $925 +2.32
500–545 525 23 155.00–170.00 $164.43 $863 -6.22
515–540 fancy 528 2 178.00–189.00 $183.63 $970 —
555 fancy 555 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,005 —
550–595 580 45 156.00–178.00 $160.55 $931 -4.40
597 value added 597 24 166.50 $166.50 $994 +2.99
600–630 619 7 154.00–166.00 $160.27 $992 +7.80
615–642 value added 638 6 158.50–169.00 $160.19 $1,022 -1.18
652–665 654 22 144.50–156.00 $151.25 $989 +3.83
654 value added 654 18 157.00 $157.00 $1,027 -2.00
715 715 1 139.00 $139.00 $994 +1.45
760 760 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,094 +4.38
848 848 2 139.50 $139.50 $1,183 —
875 875 1 140.50 $140.50 $1,229 —
896 value added 896 9 141.50 $141.50 $1,268 -1.71
968 value added 968 2 142.50 $142.50 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 157.00 $157.00 $535 -27.17
408 408 2 125.00 $125.00 $510 -52.72
475–492 489 6 155.00–156.00 $155.84 $762 -4.37
545 545 3 150.00 $150.00 $818 -5.98
578 578 2 152.00 $152.00 $879 +12.07
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 ±0.00
730 730 1 129.00 $129.00 $942 +5.28
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 -9.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 6 145.00–195.00 $172.60 $406 -7.34
255–290 279 8 147.50–162.00 $154.33 $431 -2.83
300–325 fancy 312 3 172.00–174.00 $172.64 $539 —
306–345 313 25 140.00–160.00 $155.03 $485 -6.42
373 fancy 373 2 160.00 $160.00 $597 —
350–397 378 48 143.00–168.00 $159.29 $602 -0.02
405–429 fancy 422 7 157.00–159.00 $158.59 $669 —
400–445 427 38 140.00–155.00 $148.78 $635 -7.05
450–497 468 99 140.00–158.00 $153.15 $717 -0.86
460–490 fancy 475 2 162.50–169.00 $165.65 $787 +5.96
505–530 fancy 518 2 153.00 $153.00 $793 —
500–545 522 60 134.00–153.75 $146.91 $767 +0.49
550 fancy 550 1 147.00 $147.00 $808 —
553–569 value added 565 27 149.00–152.00 $149.76 $846 -1.24
550–595 578 38 131.00–145.00 $141.90 $820 +5.13
600–635 623 28 124.00–140.00 $132.69 $827 -1.95
650–685 678 24 120.00–132.00 $128.55 $872 -6.10
710–746 743 12 113.00–128.00 $125.95 $936 -5.55
765 765 3 120.00 $120.00 $918 -3.01
763–785 value added 777 20 127.00 $127.00 $987 -0.30
850–856 854 11 110.00 $110.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–470 461 18 138.00–144.00 $142.07 $655 -0.09
525–531 527 10 127.00–138.00 $133.57 $704 +0.13
642 642 3 125.00 $125.00 $802 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 190.00–197.50 $193.68 $513 —
300–345 319 6 197.50–207.00 $200.31 $639 -1.69
350–380 fancy 363 3 195.00–198.00 $196.87 $715 —
350–395 384 47 173.00–190.00 $180.66 $694 -5.83
405–425 fancy 415 2 185.00 $185.00 $768 -13.46
405–445 431 28 159.00–180.00 $169.75 $732 -5.27
453–495 462 30 155.00–170.00 $163.69 $756 -10.50
472 fancy 472 3 179.00 $179.00 $845 —
500–545 525 47 145.00–168.00 $157.47 $827 -3.86
520–545 fancy 534 4 170.00–175.00 $171.22 $914 —
555–595 576 29 145.00–155.50 $154.42 $889 +3.11
605–620 fancy 610 3 146.00–159.00 $153.93 $939 —
600–645 622 14 128.00–141.00 $136.45 $849 -4.87
655 fancy 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 —
650–690 669 4 130.00–145.00 $137.21 $918 +1.33
700–705 703 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $924 +6.98
775–790 783 2 110.00–121.00 $115.55 $905 -2.44
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 143.00 $143.00 $519 —
402–416 414 17 151.00–153.00 $151.34 $627 -11.27
505–533 518 7 120.00–145.00 $135.40 $701 -6.57
555–584 574 6 135.00–139.00 $137.71 $790 +4.78
615–645 638 6 115.00–127.00 $119.85 $765 -11.39
662 662 8 128.00 $128.00 $847 -9.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1400 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,125.00–1,430.00 $1,277.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1620 1152 80-85% 36 70.00–84.00 $77.30 $890 -2.96
1095–1510 1267 80-85% 11 80.00–91.00 $86.75 $1,099 —
1190–1425 1321 80-85% 5 63.00–72.00 $67.05 $886 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1735 1307 75-80% 32 70.00–81.00 $75.66 $989 -14.90
1325–1530 1416 75-80% 8 80.00–87.00 $83.35 $1,180 —
1295–1605 1435 75-80% 3 73.00–74.00 $73.63 $1,057 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1405 1037 85-90% 32 55.00–72.00 $63.97 $663 -5.38
785–1310 1098 85-90% 5 45.00–53.00 $48.77 $535 —
985–1235 1101 85-90% 5 69.00–74.00 $72.32 $796 -9.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1960 1794 4 94.00–100.00 $97.08 $1,742 —
1485–2280 1902 14 101.00–114.00 $108.11 $2,056 —
1600–2135 1920 7 113.00–120.00 $116.81 $2,243 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
900–1100 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 630.00–975.00 $802.50
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1000–1300 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 955.00–975.00 $965.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,280.00 $1,280.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1050 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–875.00 $812.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,385.00 $1,330.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,235.00 $1,192.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,195.00–1,450.00 $1,322.50 —

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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.