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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

1,434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.95/cwt +8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 476 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.78/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 567 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.03/cwt +9.21 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 525 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,434 638 1,503
Feeder cattle 1,180 471 1,070
Slaughter cattle 200 167 247
Replacement cattle 54 — 186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls under 600 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; 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
200–230 218 5 191.00–215.00 $202.90 $442 —
275–295 290 5 190.00–220.00 $201.76 $585 +11.76
305–345 327 11 190.00–210.00 $200.22 $655 +24.22
351 value added 351 4 213.00 $213.00 $748 —
355–395 378 27 192.50–210.00 $199.31 $753 —
409 value added 409 14 208.00 $208.00 $851 —
409–446 431 22 174.00–199.00 $184.18 $794 +9.37
455–473 value added 465 15 185.00–187.00 $185.86 $864 +5.86
460–495 475 23 170.00–181.00 $176.37 $838 —
500–545 524 18 168.00–181.00 $175.88 $922 +8.06
513–540 value added 526 30 175.00–190.00 $177.72 $935 —
550–588 value added 568 7 179.00–186.00 $181.82 $1,033 +14.63
550–595 578 24 160.00–178.00 $165.85 $959 +6.35
615–630 618 10 160.00–170.00 $163.02 $1,007 +18.02
615–621 value added 620 14 170.00–180.00 $173.28 $1,074 —
656–665 658 5 147.00–160.00 $157.37 $1,035 +8.37
650–693 value added 674 14 159.50–172.00 $161.85 $1,091 +8.35
740 740 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,073 +1.17
765 765 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,102 +13.00
789 value added 789 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,176 +4.00
870 value added 870 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,218 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 192.50 $192.50 $414 —
280 280 1 180.00 $180.00 $504 —
350–395 368 5 179.00–188.00 $183.28 $674 —
410–433 427 7 170.00–185.00 $182.51 $779 —
495 495 2 174.00 $174.00 $861 +39.00
500–540 517 5 150.00–164.00 $160.22 $828 +17.68
570–593 587 5 148.00–155.00 $152.63 $896 +11.63
605–630 618 2 150.00–155.00 $152.45 $942 —
750 750 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,028 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 170.00 $170.00 $595 —
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 —
510–515 513 2 150.00–166.00 $158.04 $811 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 160.00–205.00 $182.26 $425 —
265–285 272 4 165.00–195.00 $174.89 $476 +20.98
300–346 332 12 155.00–174.00 $166.94 $554 —
345 value added 345 2 181.00 $181.00 $624 —
350–397 381 24 158.00–177.00 $170.39 $649 +12.46
400–448 426 33 157.50–170.00 $164.58 $701 +7.58
445 value added 445 4 167.00 $167.00 $743 —
450–495 475 48 152.00–165.00 $159.61 $758 +6.93
455–494 value added 479 13 164.00–170.00 $165.92 $795 —
515–525 value added 518 23 158.00–162.00 $160.30 $830 -4.20
500–540 519 23 145.00–161.00 $151.44 $786 -4.31
555–585 value added 563 26 155.00–160.00 $158.80 $894 +3.41
550–595 571 33 140.00–157.00 $144.46 $825 +1.88
608 value added 608 8 155.00 $155.00 $942 —
600–635 623 13 132.00–144.00 $138.47 $863 +4.97
650–680 664 6 130.00–138.00 $134.00 $890 -1.80
668–682 value added 673 9 140.00–144.00 $141.35 $951 —
705–745 718 9 121.00–130.00 $127.83 $918 —
761 value added 761 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,020 +4.00
760–790 778 3 120.00–129.00 $126.07 $981 +8.41
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 160.00 $160.00 $400 —
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
353 thin fleshed 353 3 160.00 $160.00 $565 —
355–398 376 9 132.50–164.00 $154.05 $579 +9.48
400–420 409 8 147.50–157.00 $152.69 $625 +3.19
450–495 470 6 140.00–150.00 $145.33 $683 —
500–545 518 10 122.00–156.00 $141.93 $735 -0.07
570–598 589 6 128.00–142.00 $137.36 $809 —
615–640 628 2 122.00–128.00 $125.06 $785 —
673–695 680 3 117.50–129.00 $125.08 $851 —
770 770 1 116.00 $116.00 $893 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 144.00 $144.00 $511 —
425 425 1 138.00 $138.00 $586 —
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 185.00–192.00 $188.64 $707 +10.10
400–448 424 42 174.00–196.00 $183.94 $780 +28.94
450–498 483 18 172.00–183.00 $178.11 $860 +18.75
500–545 522 27 160.00–175.00 $168.81 $881 +6.95
550–588 566 14 156.00–175.00 $162.83 $922 +11.60
600–645 618 22 140.00–151.00 $145.79 $901 +8.40
655–690 673 7 137.00–151.00 $142.70 $960 +6.88
700–740 717 6 125.00–146.00 $137.11 $983 +7.11
780–795 788 2 132.00–136.00 $133.98 $1,056 +18.10
830 830 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,062 —
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
910 910 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 172.00 $172.00 $645 +23.17
410–445 430 7 150.00–180.00 $169.82 $730 +27.32
455–490 468 9 160.00–181.00 $171.30 $802 —
500–545 527 7 140.00–158.00 $149.19 $786 +4.19
560–585 574 4 136.00–152.00 $144.69 $831 —
640–645 643 2 136.00–139.00 $137.49 $884 —
655–680 665 4 124.00–136.00 $129.44 $861 —
720–730 725 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $964 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 176.00 $176.00 $792 —
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1730 1184 80-85% 63 71.00–83.00 $77.45 $917 —
1060–1375 1248 80-85% 3 87.00–89.00 $88.26 $1,101 -2.91
1130–2090 1371 80-85% 5 60.00–70.00 $65.31 $895 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1235 936 85-90% 11 45.00–58.00 $52.98 $496 -21.46
730–1415 942 85-90% 30 58.00–70.00 $64.62 $609 -9.82
1000–1090 1045 85-90% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.52 $779 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $925 —
1170–1930 1467 75-80% 30 74.00–85.00 $79.09 $1,160 —
1475–1620 1543 75-80% 3 87.00–90.00 $88.47 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1375 1265 2 85.00–88.00 $86.37 $1,093 —
1480–1870 1699 7 98.00–113.00 $107.26 $1,822 +13.56
1725–1925 1825 2 116.00–120.50 $118.37 $2,160 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
960–1125 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 725.00–925.00 $862.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1345 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 885.00–1,000.00 $955.83
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.