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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 21, 2022

1,504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.35/cwt -9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 462 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.81/cwt -12.24 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 581 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.95/cwt -9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 521 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,504 1,519 1,885
Feeder cattle 1,101 1,135 1,422
Slaughter cattle 344 295 263
Replacement cattle 59 89 200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers and feeder bulls weighing over 450 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher, with lean cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher, and bulls 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 181.00 $181.00 $440 —
285 285 3 169.00 $169.00 $482 -8.50
321 321 8 178.00 $178.00 $571 +8.02
350 350 1 180.00 $180.00 $630 +2.93
400 400 1 155.00 $155.00 $620 -17.18
403–428 423 10 169.00–189.00 $179.54 $759 +7.36
450 450 1 162.00 $162.00 $729 -7.25
450–490 461 29 165.00–181.00 $172.50 $795 +3.25
528 fancy 528 2 179.00 $179.00 $945 -9.00
510–545 533 33 156.00–171.00 $167.63 $893 +0.05
550–595 571 22 150.00–166.00 $159.43 $910 -1.03
559–585 value added 575 24 162.00–173.00 $166.10 $955 -0.90
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 -12.42
600–645 627 17 146.00–165.00 $150.12 $941 -2.30
638 value added 638 5 156.00 $156.00 $995 -7.71
650–684 666 15 139.00–155.00 $144.78 $964 -7.68
709 value added 709 5 148.00 $148.00 $1,049 +6.00
705–730 720 5 130.00–139.00 $134.99 $972 +0.26
782–791 789 11 135.00–137.00 $136.46 $1,077 +1.44
830 value added 830 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,170 -5.00
983–990 985 3 123.00–129.00 $125.01 $1,231 +2.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 162.50 $162.50 $488 —
483 483 2 154.00 $154.00 $744 -1.00
516 516 5 152.00 $152.00 $784 —
615–630 623 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $878 +0.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
221 221 4 164.00 $164.00 $362 +8.57
305–317 316 12 150.00–154.00 $153.68 $486 -11.85
365–395 376 22 144.00–166.00 $153.65 $578 +6.15
410 fancy 410 1 161.00 $161.00 $660 —
400–445 425 24 140.00–158.00 $153.22 $651 +1.54
454–495 462 74 134.00–150.00 $148.35 $685 -3.50
500–545 521 53 127.00–148.00 $140.95 $734 -8.02
560–595 fancy 578 5 145.00–149.00 $146.82 $849 —
554–595 581 69 129.00–141.00 $135.01 $784 -10.27
605–645 620 12 125.00–136.00 $131.66 $816 -3.37
651 value added 651 17 137.50 $137.50 $895 -1.91
650–680 667 21 127.00–132.00 $128.78 $859 -6.73
715–743 735 4 112.00–121.00 $118.56 $871 -2.95
793 793 7 123.00 $123.00 $975 —
798 value added 798 13 129.50 $129.50 $1,033 —
830 830 1 110.00 $110.00 $913 -12.98
1005 1005 1 95.00 $95.00 $955 —
1067 1067 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,067 -5.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 7 142.50 $142.50 $472 —
358 358 2 127.00 $127.00 $455 -6.21
403–437 429 15 140.00–149.00 $146.98 $631 +9.75
495 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 +13.51
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -9.62
573 573 3 120.00 $120.00 $688 -16.29
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 122.50 $122.50 $514 —
555 555 1 116.00 $116.00 $644 —
555 555 1 107.50 $107.50 $597 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 175.00 $175.00 $359 —
255 255 1 177.50 $177.50 $453 —
330–345 340 3 162.50 $162.50 $552 —
378–385 378 28 160.00–178.00 $177.35 $670 +7.48
405 fancy 405 1 188.00 $188.00 $761 —
400–440 428 10 152.00–167.00 $158.51 $678 -6.42
450–495 463 27 155.00–173.00 $163.61 $758 -1.44
505–520 fancy 513 2 164.00–168.00 $165.97 $851 —
500–545 515 28 146.00–160.00 $152.85 $787 -9.41
550–590 579 20 138.00–149.00 $145.17 $841 -9.43
580 fancy 580 1 158.00 $158.00 $916 —
605–640 620 4 129.00–143.00 $136.57 $847 -7.58
651–680 658 22 130.00–145.00 $135.43 $891 +0.60
705–740 719 7 125.00–138.00 $129.42 $931 +0.70
750–795 774 9 120.00–132.00 $126.32 $978 +5.32
815–830 823 2 116.00–123.00 $119.53 $984 +10.50
850–870 860 2 110.00–119.00 $114.45 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 423 6 158.50–160.00 $158.74 $671 +7.50
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 +2.15
505 505 4 147.00 $147.00 $742 +4.47
576–579 578 12 137.00–144.00 $141.67 $819 -3.33
625 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 -7.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1410 1135 80-85% 34 81.00–98.00 $89.55 $1,016 —
895–1405 1155 80-85% 5 70.00–78.00 $73.89 $853 +3.35
1035–1400 1182 80-85% 13 96.00–113.00 $105.23 $1,244 +34.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1750 1407 75-80% 31 82.00–96.00 $89.83 $1,264 —
1435–1610 1522 75-80% 3 74.00–78.00 $75.92 $1,156 —
1295–1815 1529 75-80% 10 94.00–110.00 $102.17 $1,562 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1280 1037 85-90% 5 45.00–55.00 $50.38 $522 —
875–1405 1042 85-90% 23 60.00–84.00 $70.63 $736 —
875–1210 1063 85-90% 5 72.00–81.00 $76.24 $810 -3.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,247 —
1525–1845 1686 4 88.00–96.00 $91.93 $1,550 —
1400–2105 1817 19 102.00–121.00 $112.04 $2,036 -3.96
1680–2010 1874 4 119.00–129.00 $122.57 $2,297 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,370.00 $1,370.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —

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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.