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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

1,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.33/cwt +14.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 576 lb · 111 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.60/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 476 lb · 62 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.25/cwt +12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 713 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,174 1,434 1,503
Feeder cattle 954 1,180 1,070
Slaughter cattle 198 200 247
Replacement cattle 22 54 186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate. Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 4.00 higher, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 -2.90
265–275 269 4 190.00–195.00 $192.49 $518 -9.27
320–345 333 2 195.00–198.00 $196.44 $654 -3.78
353–395 367 9 187.00–200.00 $194.28 $713 -5.03
400–440 427 7 180.00–202.50 $190.39 $813 +6.21
455–496 480 15 173.00–188.00 $182.28 $875 +5.91
505 value added 505 27 193.75 $193.75 $978 +16.03
500–535 523 9 175.00–182.50 $179.05 $936 +3.17
550–595 569 24 162.00–181.00 $173.76 $989 +7.91
578 value added 578 87 187.25 $187.25 $1,082 +5.43
600–625 611 7 150.00–169.00 $160.46 $980 -2.56
605–644 value added 641 15 171.00–173.00 $171.13 $1,097 -2.15
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 -12.37
660–680 671 7 146.00–167.00 $153.99 $1,033 -3.38
715–740 718 10 146.50–155.00 $147.38 $1,058 +2.38
720 720 1 114.00 $114.00 $821 -31.00
717–742 value added 729 21 153.50–155.25 $154.40 $1,126 —
750 750 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,080 ±0.00
765 value added 765 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 -1.00
805–815 810 2 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $1,122 —
905 905 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,195 —
1125 1125 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 190.00 $190.00 $551 +10.00
320 320 1 185.00 $185.00 $592 —
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 -23.28
413 413 2 162.00 $162.00 $669 -20.51
470 470 2 165.00–175.00 $170.00 $799 -4.00
565 565 1 165.00 $165.00 $932 +12.37
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 181.00 $181.00 $534 —
425 425 1 164.00 $164.00 $697 -6.00
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 —
660 660 1 140.00 $140.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 332 4 160.00–171.00 $165.33 $549 -1.61
373 value added 373 4 167.00 $167.00 $623 —
350–395 378 8 150.00–165.00 $158.68 $600 -11.71
400–440 423 28 152.00–166.00 $161.60 $684 -2.98
432 value added 432 4 169.00 $169.00 $730 +2.00
440 440 1 152.00 $152.00 $669 -12.58
450–475 462 3 146.00–150.00 $147.63 $682 -11.98
468–490 value added 473 11 165.00–167.50 $166.46 $787 +0.54
450–497 477 48 149.00–164.00 $158.78 $757 -0.83
500–520 value added 510 2 158.00–163.00 $160.55 $819 +0.25
500–545 519 22 148.00–157.00 $151.84 $788 +0.40
530 530 1 137.00 $137.00 $726 -14.44
550–595 569 23 143.00–150.00 $145.80 $830 +1.34
618 value added 618 10 150.00 $150.00 $927 -5.00
602–640 622 29 137.00–148.00 $142.22 $885 +3.75
650–680 665 11 133.00–142.00 $139.08 $925 +5.08
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 -14.00
701–718 value added 709 34 141.50–144.00 $142.62 $1,011 —
700–739 729 8 125.00–143.00 $130.19 $949 +2.36
760 760 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,034 +9.93
810–840 825 2 127.50–132.00 $129.71 $1,070 —
875 875 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,111 +7.00
905 905 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,086 —
990 990 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 154.00 $154.00 $447 —
375–395 387 3 144.00–148.00 $145.99 $565 -8.06
420–445 428 6 139.00–151.00 $145.19 $621 -7.50
470–485 477 3 140.00–148.00 $143.97 $687 -1.36
500–525 513 3 138.00–144.00 $140.69 $722 -1.24
555–575 565 2 135.00–146.00 $140.40 $793 +3.04
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 +4.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 152.00 $152.00 $562 +8.00
410 410 2 140.00 $140.00 $574 +2.00
467 467 2 140.00 $140.00 $654 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 135.00 $135.00 $506 —
420 420 1 121.00 $121.00 $508 —
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 320 4 180.00–197.50 $187.51 $600 —
380–390 386 6 177.50–196.00 $183.33 $708 -5.31
400–445 423 13 170.00–180.00 $173.23 $733 -10.71
450–495 467 27 168.00–182.00 $175.96 $822 -2.15
486 486 3 162.00 $162.00 $787 -16.11
490 fancy 490 1 187.00 $187.00 $916 —
520 fancy 520 1 180.00 $180.00 $936 —
505–545 525 12 160.00–176.00 $168.61 $885 -0.20
550–570 560 11 152.00–168.00 $158.17 $886 -4.66
600–645 617 13 145.00–158.00 $150.85 $931 +5.06
665 fancy 665 1 150.00 $150.00 $998 —
670–695 682 6 131.00–143.00 $136.46 $931 -6.24
710–745 732 3 127.50–131.00 $129.19 $946 -7.92
855–865 860 3 114.00–119.00 $116.34 $1,001 +6.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 154.00–168.00 $160.96 $769 -10.34
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 +0.81
620–635 628 2 133.00–141.00 $137.05 $861 -0.44
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 +6.01
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 155.00 $155.00 $814 +25.00
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 —
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1380 1099 80-85% 36 73.00–90.50 $82.01 $901 —
995–1595 1277 80-85% 10 84.50–102.00 $95.55 $1,220 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1880 1442 75-80% 28 75.00–87.00 $80.76 $1,165 —
1335–1870 1614 75-80% 5 90.00–95.50 $92.09 $1,486 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1290 1010 85-90% 28 58.00–82.00 $72.10 $728 -2.42
955–1280 1102 85-90% 3 84.00–89.00 $86.26 $951 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1385 1263 2 90.00–91.00 $90.55 $1,144 +4.18
1150–2415 1650 28 95.00–117.00 $109.87 $1,813 —
1715–2010 1843 3 121.00–124.00 $122.66 $2,261 +4.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,340.00 $1,340.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 +80.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00 —

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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.