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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

1,397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.64/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 523 lb · 74 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.85/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 428 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.73/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 471 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,397 2,216 1,862
Feeder cattle 1,075 1,824 1,376
Slaughter cattle 255 224 270
Replacement cattle 67 168 216

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate. Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower with 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
360–390 375 4 170.00–183.00 $176.50 $662 -17.34
405 fancy 405 1 195.00 $195.00 $790 —
400–446 430 6 170.00–185.00 $181.04 $778 -7.82
450–495 487 13 170.00–186.00 $180.89 $881 +1.10
525 fancy 525 3 190.00 $190.00 $998 —
526 value added 526 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,057 +14.43
505–545 529 12 168.00–181.00 $174.56 $923 -1.46
551–595 568 12 165.00–179.00 $174.37 $990 +5.64
560–570 value added 568 6 166.00–185.50 $182.30 $1,035 +3.07
600–640 619 21 154.00–167.50 $160.04 $991 +1.70
610–640 value added 631 12 158.00–173.00 $166.28 $1,049 -4.56
644 644 5 140.00 $140.00 $902 -18.34
650–670 660 2 150.00–152.50 $151.23 $998 +7.35
658–687 value added 673 6 158.00–173.00 $165.34 $1,113 +1.34
701–742 value added 717 11 144.50–157.00 $151.58 $1,087 -3.19
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 -15.12
755–790 773 2 138.00–150.00 $143.86 $1,112 -1.26
805 805 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,119 —
890 890 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,068 —
895 value added 895 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,155 —
980 value added 980 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,225 +1.40
1075 value added 1075 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 174.00 $174.00 $687 -0.30
405–435 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 -3.90
475 475 1 149.00 $149.00 $708 -10.59
530 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 +6.51
550 550 1 165.00 $165.00 $908 +13.98
630 630 2 142.50–145.00 $143.75 $906 —
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
790 value added 790 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 159.00 $159.00 $461 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 -21.69
315–330 320 4 150.00–165.00 $155.19 $497 -16.80
353–390 377 23 150.00–171.00 $164.82 $621 +1.65
400–445 426 58 150.00–170.00 $161.18 $687 +2.43
445 value added 445 5 157.00 $157.00 $699 —
450–495 471 50 142.00–165.00 $156.73 $738 -0.55
500–545 520 55 144.00–160.00 $152.02 $791 +3.50
526–537 531 19 138.00–139.00 $138.84 $737 -9.68
566 value added 566 4 157.00 $157.00 $889 —
550–595 573 39 138.00–153.00 $143.14 $820 -1.29
610 fancy 610 2 146.00 $146.00 $891 —
600–645 617 18 130.00–143.00 $136.39 $842 +0.21
645 645 1 127.50 $127.50 $822 -8.68
655 655 1 127.50 $127.50 $835 -3.33
650–698 686 18 122.00–135.00 $131.13 $900 +0.30
705–735 720 2 124.00–128.00 $125.96 $907 -3.86
735 735 2 110.00 $110.00 $808 -19.82
800–840 820 3 117.00–120.00 $118.98 $976 +6.63
945 value added 945 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 336 4 137.00–150.00 $141.27 $475 -3.65
355–390 373 2 140.00–146.00 $143.14 $534 -1.34
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 -8.20
485–490 488 2 140.00–145.00 $142.49 $695 +2.68
505–545 528 8 131.00–147.00 $140.12 $740 +1.06
550–590 570 2 126.00–138.00 $131.79 $751 +0.81
630 630 1 129.00 $129.00 $813 +5.50
655–670 663 2 115.00–120.00 $117.53 $779 -6.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 121.00–123.00 $122.01 $541 —
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 —
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 +20.00
625 625 1 112.00 $112.00 $700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 5 175.00–192.50 $182.24 $618 —
350–353 fancy 352 5 190.00–197.00 $195.61 $689 —
360–390 376 21 170.00–185.00 $179.50 $675 -2.66
400–440 418 12 165.00–185.00 $174.30 $729 -6.30
450–490 466 25 157.00–175.00 $169.53 $790 -0.80
466 fancy 466 3 185.00 $185.00 $862 —
490 490 4 157.00 $157.00 $769 -13.33
500–540 522 28 150.00–178.00 $167.43 $874 +10.01
555–595 578 20 145.00–167.00 $156.62 $905 +1.66
600–640 620 10 135.00–155.00 $146.08 $906 +6.14
650–695 673 4 136.00–140.00 $137.45 $925 -1.03
720–740 730 2 127.00–129.00 $127.99 $934 -4.01
755–785 765 4 122.00–130.00 $126.23 $966 -6.36
820–840 830 2 114.00–117.00 $115.48 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 165.00 $165.00 $569 —
410–415 413 2 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $650 -4.81
470–495 485 5 148.00–160.00 $152.61 $740 -4.24
510–520 515 2 140.00–149.00 $144.46 $744 +2.99
596 596 1 135.00 $135.00 $805 -4.46
620–630 625 2 125.00–134.00 $129.46 $809 +5.78
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 167.50 $167.50 $553 —
375 375 1 165.00 $165.00 $619 —
440 440 2 152.00 $152.00 $669 —
510 510 1 123.00 $123.00 $627 -27.00
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 +8.00
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1160 1138 80-85% 3 72.00–74.50 $73.67 $838 —
920–1785 1197 80-85% 63 73.00–89.00 $81.22 $972 —
1110–1600 1312 80-85% 15 81.50–104.50 $94.71 $1,243 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1260 1200 75-80% 3 73.00–75.50 $74.21 $891 —
1230–1480 1355 75-80% 2 81.00–94.50 $88.37 $1,197 +8.35
1100–1800 1428 75-80% 40 75.00–89.50 $82.35 $1,176 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $798 —
890–1220 1043 85-90% 28 58.00–77.00 $72.41 $755 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1900 1655 3 92.00–100.00 $97.01 $1,606 —
1270–2425 1818 26 110.00–121.50 $115.81 $2,105 —
1610–2270 1918 7 111.00–129.00 $121.01 $2,321 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
970–1080 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 740.00–820.00 $782.15
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1020–1310 1172 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 960.00–1,300.00 $1,093.46
1175–1370 1267 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–1,025.00 $903.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 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
1065–1130 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 970.00–1,100.00 $1,033.08 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,240.00 $1,145.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–920.00 $906.67 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 940.00 $940.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —

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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.