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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

2,216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.72/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 526 lb · 145 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.21/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 779 lb · 83 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.80/cwt +15.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 725 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,216 1,938 1,862
Feeder cattle 1,824 1,344 1,376
Slaughter cattle 224 350 270
Replacement cattle 168 244 216

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sell a week ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not a good comparison with last weeks sale. Steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls mostly steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 11 194.00–215.00 $201.50 $554 —
310–348 332 14 188.00–213.00 $197.90 $657 +12.35
350–395 370 21 176.00–200.00 $193.84 $717 +4.57
410–448 430 27 174.00–200.00 $188.86 $812 +15.42
450–499 481 21 168.00–193.00 $179.79 $865 +11.43
485–495 value added 492 3 192.00–196.00 $193.32 $951 —
515–545 value added 524 9 178.00–193.00 $186.57 $978 +6.57
500–545 527 14 160.00–190.00 $176.02 $928 +11.59
555–580 value added 574 4 176.00–184.00 $179.23 $1,029 +12.73
550–585 576 37 159.00–179.00 $168.73 $972 +8.18
600–640 621 22 148.00–170.00 $158.34 $983 -1.93
607–645 value added 621 6 166.00–180.00 $170.84 $1,061 +10.65
672 value added 672 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,102 +7.00
673–699 688 13 138.00–155.00 $143.88 $990 -7.37
713–725 value added 716 13 153.00–158.00 $154.77 $1,108 —
700–745 719 7 140.00–150.00 $145.84 $1,049 +6.84
765 value added 765 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,170 —
755–793 779 82 133.00–147.00 $145.12 $1,130 +1.12
925 925 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,073 —
980–987 value added 982 10 123.00–125.00 $123.60 $1,214 -18.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
310–325 318 2 180.00 $180.00 $572 +23.00
350–385 367 6 160.00–183.00 $174.30 $640 —
430–445 435 5 150.00–168.00 $163.90 $713 +38.90
455–490 478 6 150.00–162.00 $159.59 $763 +3.75
505–535 519 5 145.00–171.00 $158.49 $823 +8.49
550–595 570 6 140.00–160.00 $151.02 $861 -0.98
715–740 732 3 130.00–136.00 $131.95 $966 +2.95
758 758 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,038 —
872 872 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,107 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 124.00 $124.00 $570 —
515 515 1 132.00 $132.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 165.00–170.00 $167.56 $369 -5.04
260–289 276 12 165.00–180.00 $171.69 $474 +17.36
325–345 340 7 150.00–179.00 $171.99 $585 +16.96
350–395 369 29 150.00–175.00 $163.17 $602 +3.88
402–415 value added 404 18 165.00–168.00 $166.83 $674 —
400–445 424 56 150.00–165.00 $158.75 $673 +9.97
450–495 473 60 148.00–168.00 $157.28 $744 +4.13
526–545 value added 526 80 156.00–158.00 $157.95 $831 —
500–548 527 65 140.00–156.00 $148.52 $783 +1.61
550–598 569 49 138.00–153.00 $144.43 $822 +2.53
600–645 624 24 130.00–141.00 $136.18 $850 +3.49
620–643 value added 640 22 145.00–150.00 $145.33 $930 —
668–692 682 27 126.00–136.00 $130.83 $892 +2.28
700–735 706 7 125.00–133.00 $129.82 $917 —
727 value added 727 70 143.00 $143.00 $1,040 —
755–795 774 14 115.00–130.00 $124.22 $961 +4.22
820–835 830 3 110.00–114.00 $112.35 $933 —
874 value added 874 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,092 —
870–890 878 3 112.00–121.00 $117.69 $1,033 +7.69
915 915 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,052 —
990 990 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,168 —
1119 1119 4 89.00 $89.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 140.00–150.00 $144.92 $471 —
360–390 379 8 140.00–154.00 $144.48 $548 —
400–443 428 15 140.00–160.00 $152.20 $651 —
450–490 467 8 128.00–146.00 $139.81 $653 -2.26
505–545 524 6 130.00–148.00 $139.06 $729 +5.49
560–590 574 5 125.00–136.00 $130.98 $752 —
600–645 625 4 118.00–128.00 $123.50 $772 -1.50
655 655 1 124.00 $124.00 $812 —
710–730 720 2 104.00–114.00 $109.07 $785 —
750 750 1 112.50 $112.50 $844 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 130.00 $130.00 $537 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 6 177.00–188.00 $182.16 $679 +1.50
400–445 420 30 170.00–186.00 $180.60 $759 +10.85
450–496 482 22 160.00–184.00 $170.33 $821 +6.64
503–545 526 31 140.00–170.00 $157.42 $828 -0.05
550–595 571 29 148.00–163.00 $154.96 $885 +0.54
610–635 623 7 130.00–151.00 $139.94 $872 +3.49
650–690 669 9 130.00–149.00 $138.48 $926 +1.27
730 730 1 132.00 $132.00 $964 +0.51
755–790 770 3 128.00–138.00 $132.59 $1,021 +17.04
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 376 5 154.00–170.00 $165.51 $622 +22.51
405–435 420 8 152.00–168.00 $162.29 $682 +10.95
450–497 478 19 140.00–170.00 $156.85 $750 —
515–545 534 8 130.00–148.00 $141.47 $755 +6.07
550–597 580 31 130.00–150.00 $139.46 $809 +1.75
613–645 630 12 120.00–132.00 $123.68 $779 +3.83
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 +2.00
725–736 735 9 110.00–135.00 $132.26 $972 —
763–798 775 9 110.00–135.00 $126.42 $980 —
823 823 3 110.00 $110.00 $905 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 4 150.00 $150.00 $788 —
595 595 1 132.00 $132.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 2 112.00 $112.00 $614 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1565 1151 80-85% 84 71.00–84.00 $78.00 $898 +0.70
1105–1380 1229 80-85% 5 61.00–68.00 $65.21 $801 —
1160–1595 1297 80-85% 8 86.00–96.00 $90.61 $1,175 +3.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1137–1680 1386 75-80% 37 72.00–84.00 $80.02 $1,109 —
1430–1500 1475 75-80% 3 86.00–88.00 $87.02 $1,284 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1315 970 85-90% 28 56.00–72.00 $63.99 $621 —
835–1175 987 85-90% 6 43.00–58.00 $51.73 $511 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $770 -2.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1905 1516 4 86.00–93.00 $89.44 $1,356 —
1345–2275 1721 10 103.00–110.00 $105.57 $1,817 —
1735–2145 1990 4 115.00–121.00 $118.09 $2,350 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1072 1072 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
1055–1120 1077 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1055–1210 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1310–1335 1318 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 935.00–950.00 $944.94

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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.