Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

2,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.48/cwt +16.36 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 428 lb · 98 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.80/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 818 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.36/cwt +10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 520 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,125 1,775 1,885
Feeder cattle 1,706 1,382 1,422
Slaughter cattle 312 274 263
Replacement cattle 107 119 200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to sale last week, Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs 6.00 higher. Bulls calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 1.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 224 11 180.00–210.00 $207.02 $464 —
270–290 281 6 195.00–235.00 $208.29 $585 —
308–340 321 20 190.00–210.00 $197.67 $635 +15.25
365–395 387 25 182.00–196.00 $191.37 $741 —
405–449 432 41 175.00–197.00 $184.33 $796 +9.15
474–477 value added 475 14 185.00–188.00 $186.08 $884 -8.42
450–495 478 28 174.00–188.00 $181.50 $868 -6.37
500–545 517 38 150.00–184.00 $176.55 $913 +2.77
518–525 value added 522 10 180.00–186.00 $183.18 $956 +3.18
550–555 value added 552 3 181.00–183.00 $182.33 $1,006 +1.02
550–595 563 21 168.00–176.00 $173.25 $975 +12.86
603–630 616 26 150.00–175.00 $168.20 $1,036 +18.96
610–642 value added 628 19 166.00–171.00 $167.03 $1,049 +6.84
653–695 683 25 149.00–165.00 $158.41 $1,082 +8.32
700–735 721 26 144.00–162.00 $155.21 $1,119 +11.50
750–795 773 18 134.00–157.00 $150.10 $1,160 +10.60
813–830 value added 815 67 139.50–144.50 $144.04 $1,174 +9.04
810–836 834 13 137.00–143.00 $142.55 $1,189 —
915–935 922 3 126.00–130.00 $128.65 $1,186 —
965 965 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,216 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 261 4 160.00–185.00 $176.63 $461 —
305–335 319 7 180.00–188.00 $185.71 $592 +12.21
370–390 380 2 170.00 $170.00 $646 —
400–430 422 10 150.00–180.00 $170.81 $721 —
460–490 479 9 140.00–173.00 $165.95 $795 —
500–530 520 9 130.00–165.00 $155.01 $806 -3.29
570–585 578 2 148.00–158.00 $152.94 $884 —
600–640 615 5 136.00–151.00 $143.30 $881 +12.30
665–680 673 2 134.00–140.00 $136.97 $922 -3.03
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 —
810 810 1 95.00 $95.00 $770 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 —
545 545 1 138.00 $138.00 $752 —
560 560 1 138.00 $138.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 140.00 $140.00 $732 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 237 3 195.00–205.00 $201.62 $478 —
263–285 279 13 170.00–195.00 $179.81 $502 —
300–340 316 23 160.00–177.50 $169.62 $536 +14.00
350–395 383 41 158.00–170.00 $161.53 $619 +2.07
400–449 428 92 152.00–170.00 $163.06 $698 +17.81
405–434 value added 429 6 170.00 $170.00 $729 —
463–473 value added 468 6 167.00–172.50 $168.24 $787 +6.24
450–495 470 54 154.00–167.00 $160.09 $752 +5.79
500–545 518 61 142.00–163.00 $156.87 $813 +10.87
522–532 value added 527 18 158.00–160.00 $159.01 $838 +3.01
559–563 value added 560 9 153.00–156.00 $155.22 $869 +1.23
550–590 568 39 140.00–154.00 $147.74 $839 +3.22
600–645 613 21 128.00–134.00 $132.42 $812 +7.09
625 value added 625 34 150.00 $150.00 $938 —
650–695 669 18 120.00–135.00 $131.01 $876 -2.72
715–745 724 4 124.00–130.00 $127.53 $923 +3.11
738 value added 738 8 135.00 $135.00 $996 —
765 765 2 126.00–135.00 $130.50 $998 +20.50
805 805 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 —
846 value added 846 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,083 —
850–875 868 5 118.00–123.00 $121.02 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 9 130.00 $130.00 $296 —
265–290 281 4 130.00–170.00 $149.16 $419 —
310–340 330 3 140.00–157.50 $149.44 $493 —
360–395 384 7 140.00–170.00 $161.40 $620 —
400–445 421 14 130.00–154.00 $148.34 $625 -2.66
450–485 471 18 127.50–158.00 $143.40 $675 -5.00
512–545 526 12 122.50–150.00 $141.02 $742 +3.02
554–595 571 11 120.00–148.00 $137.57 $786 +2.57
605–635 619 7 120.00–137.00 $131.56 $814 —
683–695 685 7 116.00–130.00 $120.01 $822 —
705–710 706 5 110.00–120.00 $117.60 $830 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–590 573 3 110.00–140.00 $126.45 $725 —
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
680 680 2 104.00–120.00 $112.00 $762 —
715 715 1 97.50 $97.50 $697 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
687 687 3 93.00 $93.00 $639 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 379 7 180.00–195.00 $184.97 $701 +5.68
405–448 424 18 170.00–188.00 $181.71 $770 -0.75
450–495 477 43 160.00–184.00 $170.69 $814 -5.71
500–545 531 21 150.00–170.00 $157.18 $835 -4.38
550–595 575 26 133.00–159.00 $152.88 $879 +3.87
600–625 614 7 140.00–150.00 $144.85 $889 +3.97
655–677 669 6 135.00–145.00 $137.48 $920 -3.35
700–725 708 7 120.00–141.00 $133.75 $947 +5.75
770 770 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,016 +3.77
808 808 3 115.00 $115.00 $929 —
875–890 885 3 100.00–110.00 $103.30 $914 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 374 4 170.00–177.50 $173.78 $650 —
400–418 410 5 156.00–180.00 $170.45 $699 -2.55
450–480 465 4 140.00–162.00 $154.09 $717 -10.91
505–525 518 5 132.00–140.00 $137.98 $715 -11.02
575–595 588 3 130.00–144.00 $137.93 $811 -1.07
600–645 626 5 117.00–139.00 $131.93 $826 -1.64
650–660 658 4 120.00–130.00 $127.53 $839 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 126.00 $126.00 $743 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1390 1123 80-85% 22 69.00–74.00 $72.18 $811 —
1020–1425 1171 80-85% 17 88.00–97.00 $91.14 $1,067 +8.69
850–1580 1183 80-85% 62 73.00–87.00 $80.09 $947 -2.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1080 891 85-90% 18 40.00–62.00 $56.42 $503 —
820–1260 955 85-90% 61 58.00–74.00 $66.58 $636 —
895–1165 1042 85-90% 6 76.00–83.00 $79.32 $827 -3.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1500 1366 75-80% 9 88.00–97.50 $93.11 $1,272 +10.48
1135–1680 1434 75-80% 45 79.00–89.00 $82.97 $1,190 —
1475 1475 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,106 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1635 1426 5 84.00–104.00 $94.16 $1,343 —
1320–2030 1677 19 101.00–116.00 $108.90 $1,826 -2.09
1615–1820 1708 4 116.00–126.50 $121.70 $2,079 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1125 1012 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–975.00 $912.07
1063 1063 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00 $875.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 925.00 $925.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1050 917 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 500.00–1,025.00 $815.00 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 117.00 $117.00 $532 —
515–545 530 2 110.00–116.00 $113.08 $599 —
580 580 1 94.00 $94.00 $545 —
601 601 4 111.00 $111.00 $667 —

↑ Back to top

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.