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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

1,131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.65/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 430 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.33/cwt -5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 466 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.94/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 516 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,131 2,125 1,885
Feeder cattle 889 1,706 1,422
Slaughter cattle 205 312 263
Replacement cattle 37 107 200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 lower. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 8.00 to 9.00 higher overall, with lean cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and bulls sharply higher. Pulaski - Compared to the last reported date from this sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 2 180.00–192.50 $186.40 $382 -20.62
260–295 282 3 180.00–185.00 $182.59 $515 -25.70
340 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 -17.67
350–390 380 4 177.50–194.00 $185.32 $704 -6.05
410–444 431 7 181.00–193.00 $184.52 $795 +0.19
450–497 480 13 170.00–187.50 $180.36 $866 -1.14
515 515 1 163.00 $163.00 $839 -13.55
507–540 524 19 155.00–175.00 $169.13 $886 -7.42
553–570 558 12 162.50–176.00 $170.45 $951 -2.80
585 585 1 164.00 $164.00 $959 -9.25
610 610 1 149.00 $149.00 $909 -19.20
604–640 614 11 149.00–160.00 $155.71 $956 -12.49
625 fancy 625 2 154.00 $154.00 $962 —
605–637 value added 629 9 169.00–178.00 $174.03 $1,095 +7.00
677 677 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,036 -5.41
665–690 value added 678 2 160.00–163.00 $161.47 $1,095 —
695 695 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,015 -12.41
718 value added 718 3 150.50 $150.50 $1,081 —
700–735 719 14 125.00–142.00 $132.40 $952 -22.81
752–765 754 6 135.00–140.00 $139.15 $1,049 -10.95
828 828 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,110 -8.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 167.50 $167.50 $477 -9.13
390 390 2 168.00–171.00 $169.50 $661 -0.50
430–445 438 3 160.00–177.50 $170.46 $747 -0.35
488 488 2 157.50 $157.50 $769 -8.45
570 570 1 146.00 $146.00 $832 -6.94
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 -16.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 180.00 $180.00 $378 -21.62
260 260 1 155.00 $155.00 $403 -24.81
300–340 323 4 150.00–162.50 $156.31 $505 -13.31
350–397 383 15 155.00–167.50 $160.89 $616 -0.64
400–447 430 38 153.00–166.00 $162.65 $699 -0.41
450–497 466 27 141.00–160.00 $155.33 $724 -4.76
500–545 519 25 139.00–157.50 $147.02 $763 -9.85
520 fancy 520 1 162.50 $162.50 $845 —
550–570 563 10 136.00–147.00 $140.37 $790 -7.37
605–645 627 15 120.00–144.00 $135.43 $849 +3.01
650–685 661 7 124.00–136.00 $132.51 $876 +1.50
700 700 2 134.00 $134.00 $938 +6.47
760 760 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,018 +3.50
845 845 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,031 —
855 value added 855 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 7 147.50 $147.50 $440 -1.66
355–377 371 4 138.00–145.00 $142.72 $529 -18.68
400–440 413 3 137.50–150.00 $145.00 $599 -3.34
460–480 470 2 118.00–135.00 $126.32 $594 -17.08
505–525 512 3 118.00–132.00 $125.34 $642 -15.68
575–595 587 3 105.00–130.00 $118.91 $698 -18.66
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 -21.56
650–670 660 2 113.00–118.00 $115.46 $762 -4.55
835 835 1 108.00 $108.00 $902 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 107.50 $107.50 $613 -18.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 4 170.00–180.00 $175.29 $571 —
350–395 374 8 170.00–180.00 $172.97 $647 -12.00
400–445 416 16 160.00–182.50 $172.76 $719 -8.95
450–495 474 16 159.00–172.50 $165.39 $784 -5.30
500–545 516 25 147.00–167.00 $158.38 $817 +1.20
525 fancy 525 1 173.00 $173.00 $908 —
565 fancy 565 7 166.00 $166.00 $938 —
560–580 573 12 143.00–159.00 $153.29 $878 +0.41
600 fancy 600 1 163.00 $163.00 $978 —
600–625 615 3 135.00–146.00 $141.41 $870 -3.44
650 fancy 650 1 146.00 $146.00 $949 —
670–690 682 8 125.00–139.00 $132.74 $905 -4.74
700–740 718 6 119.00–134.00 $124.37 $893 -9.38
750–790 764 6 121.00–125.00 $123.23 $941 -8.77
815–832 824 4 116.00–117.50 $116.76 $962 +1.76
855–875 867 3 107.00–117.50 $112.51 $975 +9.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $658 -7.92
450–470 460 3 145.00–160.00 $150.57 $693 -3.52
515–525 520 2 132.50–135.00 $133.76 $696 -4.22
550–590 575 4 129.00–144.00 $134.10 $771 -3.83
600–645 623 4 120.00–131.00 $124.97 $779 -6.96
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 142.50 $142.50 $606 —
645 645 1 119.00 $119.00 $768 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1390 1184 80-85% 36 74.00–99.00 $87.81 $1,040 +7.72
1160–1480 1285 80-85% 4 66.00–72.00 $68.92 $886 —
1135–1500 1293 80-85% 12 85.00–112.00 $101.53 $1,313 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1400 1377 75-80% 3 68.00–70.00 $68.68 $946 -24.43
1190–1745 1421 75-80% 35 74.00–96.00 $87.66 $1,246 +4.69
1470–1635 1527 75-80% 3 85.00–105.00 $97.22 $1,485 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1095 986 85-90% 4 46.00–54.00 $50.78 $501 -15.80
800–1170 996 85-90% 20 66.00–86.00 $75.73 $754 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1655 1439 5 88.00–107.00 $96.42 $1,387 +2.26
1320–2160 1714 17 100.00–129.00 $116.42 $1,995 -5.28
1795–2010 1918 3 113.00–134.50 $126.82 $2,432 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1100 1078 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–840.00 $825.31
1075–1155 1124 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 970.00–1,175.00 $1,043.30
1045–1255 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,200.00 $1,072.79
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.