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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 30, 2022

1,662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.47/cwt +9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 471 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.94/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 531 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.59/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 465 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,662 1,090 1,862
Feeder cattle 1,256 783 1,376
Slaughter cattle 299 241 270
Replacement cattle 107 66 216

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261–277 268 7 187.50–195.00 $191.68 $514 +1.64
318–339 332 10 172.50–185.00 $175.29 $582 -14.13
380–395 388 2 176.00–177.00 $176.51 $685 +1.51
405–435 426 8 169.00–187.00 $182.84 $779 +7.00
460–493 484 12 160.00–174.00 $171.22 $829 -1.28
465–495 value added 488 23 182.00–187.00 $183.81 $897 —
500–542 520 14 157.00–174.00 $166.14 $864 -1.47
533 fancy 533 2 181.00 $181.00 $965 —
548 value added 548 2 178.00 $178.00 $975 —
555–565 fancy 558 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,038 —
555–597 593 14 157.00–171.00 $159.70 $947 -4.72
600–645 615 6 149.00–159.00 $152.50 $938 -0.47
621–635 value added 622 10 160.50–165.00 $160.96 $1,001 —
670–680 671 22 143.00–155.50 $152.51 $1,023 +8.13
688 value added 688 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,108 —
715–746 740 5 140.00–143.00 $142.42 $1,054 +2.62
745 value added 745 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,065 —
750–770 763 3 133.00–136.00 $135.02 $1,030 —
883 883 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,183 —
990 990 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 -2.16
450 450 1 152.00 $152.00 $684 -14.72
560–590 574 7 131.00–142.00 $134.91 $774 -14.49
640 640 2 136.00 $136.00 $870 -9.00
690 690 2 131.00 $131.00 $904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 144.00–150.00 $147.00 $360 -15.72
260–297 276 8 157.50–173.00 $169.74 $468 +12.89
300–343 319 32 140.00–171.00 $160.56 $512 +9.11
318–330 fancy 322 3 161.00–163.00 $161.68 $521 —
360–395 384 41 140.00–167.00 $157.17 $604 +4.81
355–398 fancy 389 5 158.00–160.00 $159.64 $621 —
410 fancy 410 2 156.00–158.00 $157.00 $644 —
400–445 423 28 139.00–154.00 $149.47 $632 -1.42
450–495 466 74 143.00–157.00 $152.13 $709 +6.71
457–492 value added 487 23 162.00 $162.00 $789 —
500–545 531 57 137.00–152.00 $148.94 $791 +1.92
557 value added 557 3 152.00 $152.00 $847 —
552–593 583 37 133.00–149.00 $142.84 $833 +26.84
600–637 619 27 130.00–139.00 $135.36 $838 +0.19
655–685 672 14 120.00–135.00 $127.27 $855 -2.26
700–743 723 8 115.00–125.00 $120.90 $874 -1.60
742 value added 742 6 130.50 $130.50 $968 —
765–785 772 7 112.00–124.00 $119.40 $922 -3.10
817 value added 817 3 120.00 $120.00 $980 —
823 823 2 111.00 $111.00 $914 —
902 902 5 102.00 $102.00 $920 —
1131 value added 1131 4 114.00 $114.00 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 140.00–144.00 $141.92 $525 -1.18
415 415 1 142.00 $142.00 $589 -3.23
454–461 457 14 141.00–149.00 $144.46 $660 +7.33
536–548 543 10 141.00–142.00 $141.61 $769 +5.91
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 187.50 $187.50 $534 —
305–335 321 6 175.00–187.50 $181.72 $583 -18.28
365 fancy 365 1 192.50 $192.50 $703 —
350–393 383 29 170.00–187.50 $176.90 $678 +2.33
405–445 427 23 168.00–181.00 $172.83 $738 -2.96
453–495 465 55 158.00–171.00 $162.59 $756 -1.33
500–545 518 49 147.00–163.00 $159.36 $825 -1.80
500–533 fancy 524 5 165.00–169.00 $165.79 $869 —
555–595 588 35 148.00–158.00 $153.76 $904 +1.33
593–595 594 3 132.00–134.00 $133.33 $792 -19.10
605–640 fancy 623 2 154.00–158.00 $155.94 $972 —
600–645 624 22 125.00–151.00 $141.93 $886 -6.80
653–655 fancy 654 3 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $961 —
651–695 659 19 131.00–141.00 $135.84 $895 -0.30
700–748 738 18 112.00–134.00 $120.94 $893 -11.56
750–795 764 7 117.00–126.00 $122.40 $935 +1.87
853 853 3 110.00 $110.00 $938 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 421 8 135.00–150.00 $145.08 $611 -13.40
465–468 467 3 148.00–150.00 $148.66 $694 -8.77
515–525 520 4 131.00–135.00 $132.98 $691 -12.69
560–590 576 5 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $763 -2.56
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 -4.00
658–668 662 5 127.00–130.00 $128.79 $853 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 —
370–373 372 4 130.00–163.00 $154.80 $576 +12.30
410 410 1 138.00 $138.00 $566 -1.00
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 +30.00
500 500 2 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
668 668 2 125.00 $125.00 $835 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1385 1160 80-85% 43 73.00–85.00 $79.43 $921 +2.33
915–1410 1176 80-85% 9 67.00–73.00 $69.68 $819 -7.42
1045–1660 1286 80-85% 19 85.00–98.00 $90.04 $1,158 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1055 977 85-90% 3 55.00–58.00 $55.96 $547 —
910–1130 1002 85-90% 9 74.00–82.00 $78.49 $786 +24.40
770–1350 1027 85-90% 47 60.00–75.00 $68.52 $704 +2.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1615 1383 75-80% 8 86.00–94.00 $89.92 $1,244 +11.29
1090–1685 1399 75-80% 36 73.00–87.00 $79.44 $1,111 +0.81
1515 1515 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,136 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1705 1481 4 93.00–103.00 $96.05 $1,423 —
1295–2250 1633 18 102.00–116.00 $109.67 $1,791 +21.12
1610–2015 1776 8 116.00–125.00 $120.11 $2,133 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 855.00 $855.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,090.00 $995.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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 1,275.00–1,285.00 $1,280.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.