Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 4, 2022

1,403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.47/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 532 lb · 114 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.11/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 467 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.37/cwt -9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 590 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,403	1,668	2,226
Feeder cattle	1,041	1,369	1,711
Slaughter cattle	306	240	381
Replacement cattle	56	59	134

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - No trends could be established due to this sale being closed last week in observance of Memorial Day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	3	175.00	$175.00	$406	+10.00
350–370	360	2	165.00–179.00	$171.81	$619	-18.25
422–445	430	10	165.00–179.00	$171.82	$739	-14.37
473–495	482	4	153.00–155.00	$154.50	$745	-23.15
495 value added	495	2	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
518 value added	518	12	180.75	$180.75	$936	—
505–540	521	27	156.00–169.00	$161.50	$841	-9.15
530 fancy	530	1	173.00	$173.00	$917	—
566–574	570	28	156.50–167.25	$161.34	$920	-0.48
605–645	627	26	145.00–161.00	$151.42	$949	-5.73
670–690	680	27	134.00–154.75	$151.81	$1,032	-2.81
690 value added	690	2	139.00	$139.00	$959	—
705	705	1	122.00	$122.00	$860	-23.59
708–735	718	8	127.00–139.50	$131.37	$943	-14.22
752–768 value added	759	12	143.50–148.00	$145.40	$1,104	—
755–793	780	3	129.00–141.00	$132.87	$1,036	-6.89
845 value added	845	2	139.50	$139.50	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	145.00	$145.00	$718	-30.87
500	500	1	155.00	$155.00	$775	+4.42
560–590	580	3	120.00–145.00	$136.95	$794	-24.13
678	678	2	139.00	$139.00	$942	+1.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	139.00	$139.00	$403	-12.28
316	316	4	150.00	$150.00	$474	-4.50
362–390	375	17	140.00–160.00	$155.58	$583	-6.47
400–445	417	14	140.00–157.00	$146.95	$613	-15.81
450–495	464	61	143.00–156.00	$147.95	$686	+5.45
499 value added	499	5	150.00	$150.00	$748	—
500–548	529	71	137.00–153.00	$142.77	$755	+0.02
532–547 value added	538	43	150.50–154.00	$152.59	$821	-1.41
555–596	590	45	133.00–146.00	$136.37	$805	-8.07
603 value added	603	8	140.00	$140.00	$844	-8.50
600–649	637	28	123.00–134.00	$129.62	$826	-3.62
655–687	666	30	117.00–128.00	$125.78	$838	-14.28
678 value added	678	7	130.00	$130.00	$881	-22.36
729–745	735	12	112.00–122.00	$115.42	$848	-11.15
783 value added	783	4	123.00	$123.00	$963	—
839 value added	839	7	120.50	$120.50	$1,011	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429–443	439	18	130.00–141.00	$138.46	$608	-17.11
545	545	1	128.00	$128.00	$698	-9.98
561	561	7	127.00	$127.00	$712	-10.62

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	2	119.00	$119.00	$660	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,237	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	170.00	$170.00	$442	—
305–340	323	2	155.00–160.00	$157.64	$509	-20.36
355–390	382	19	160.00–180.50	$176.47	$674	-0.75
410–449	440	31	160.00–185.00	$178.65	$786	+9.81
463–490	467	14	154.00–168.00	$162.67	$760	-1.34
500–545	526	32	145.00–160.00	$153.17	$806	-12.61
550–595	581	29	136.00–147.50	$144.91	$842	-13.09
600 fancy	600	1	157.00	$157.00	$942	—
610–648	636	12	135.00–150.00	$143.48	$913	+3.48
650–695	662	22	126.00–138.00	$133.48	$884	-11.60
715–745	732	10	125.00–141.00	$134.07	$981	-1.93
750–795	768	13	121.00–139.00	$128.94	$990	+9.67
825–830	828	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$985	—
885	885	3	109.00	$109.00	$965	+4.00
940	940	1	105.00	$105.00	$987	—
970	970	1	101.00	$101.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	152.50	$152.50	$534	—
429–440	431	5	151.00–153.00	$152.59	$658	-10.68
535–538	537	8	139.00–141.00	$140.50	$754	-0.30
574	574	6	137.00	$137.00	$786	-15.50
600–645	615	3	122.00–131.00	$127.85	$786	—
710	710	1	126.00	$126.00	$895	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	121.00	$121.00	$678	-25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1180	1118	80-85%	3	72.00–75.00	$73.63	$823	-3.48
840–1675	1179	80-85%	73	78.00–91.00	$85.39	$1,007	—
1040–1435	1212	80-85%	16	92.00–101.00	$95.39	$1,156	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1675	1395	75-80%	51	80.00–92.00	$85.88	$1,198	—
1230–1610	1418	75-80%	10	93.00–101.00	$95.73	$1,357	—
1350–1585	1468	75-80%	2	77.00	$77.00	$1,130	-6.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1175	1008	85-90%	5	55.00–66.00	$61.64	$621	-7.68
875–1255	1024	85-90%	29	66.00–80.00	$73.11	$749	+3.79
950–1235	1080	85-90%	9	80.00–89.00	$84.32	$911	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1140	1130	2	87.00–97.00	$92.04	$1,040	—
1160–2045	1701	14	105.00–118.00	$112.52	$1,914	—
1690–2230	1955	7	119.00–132.00	$122.89	$2,402	—
2450–2540	2495	2	84.00–94.00	$89.09	$2,223	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
950–1300	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–1,020.00	$897.50
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.