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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

2,765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.90/cwt +9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 475 lb · 145 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.33/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 528 lb · 117 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.72/cwt +7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 575 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,765 1,403 1,746
Feeder cattle 2,297 1,041 1,251
Slaughter cattle 400 306 361
Replacement cattle 68 56 134

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good. Unionville - No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 232 3 175.00–205.00 $186.91 $434 +11.91
255–298 283 10 190.00–225.00 $209.58 $593 —
300–345 321 14 175.00–200.00 $185.48 $595 —
350–385 371 22 180.00–200.00 $192.69 $715 +20.88
386 value added 386 13 210.00 $210.00 $811 —
400–445 426 41 174.00–194.00 $184.51 $786 +12.69
400–445 value added 428 13 184.00–186.00 $185.28 $793 —
450–498 474 35 168.00–188.00 $181.43 $860 +26.93
488–495 value added 490 23 185.00 $185.00 $906 +25.00
500–545 523 70 160.00–180.00 $172.48 $902 +10.98
510–548 value added 531 22 175.00–186.00 $180.56 $959 -0.19
558–595 573 45 158.00–175.00 $167.97 $962 +6.63
558–593 value added 575 19 174.00–180.00 $175.43 $1,009 —
600–638 value added 619 24 167.00–175.00 $170.73 $1,057 —
600–642 619 40 150.00–170.00 $161.43 $999 +10.01
650–695 672 30 144.00–163.00 $152.20 $1,023 +0.39
660–695 value added 681 18 160.00–169.00 $162.68 $1,108 +23.68
719–727 value added 720 41 152.00–164.50 $163.10 $1,174 —
700–743 721 11 135.00–148.00 $145.19 $1,047 +13.82
790 790 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,074 +3.13
820–826 826 62 142.00–149.00 $148.89 $1,230 —
1045 1045 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 170.00–182.50 $176.10 $569 —
365–395 383 13 144.00–182.50 $176.26 $675 —
425–444 436 13 162.50–185.00 $175.05 $763 —
453–490 476 24 159.00–180.00 $169.57 $807 +24.57
505–528 522 16 147.50–160.00 $150.17 $784 -4.83
568–570 568 11 149.00–150.00 $149.18 $847 +12.23
635–640 636 6 143.00–149.00 $144.01 $916 —
657 657 5 139.00 $139.00 $913 ±0.00
683–684 value added 684 10 144.00–150.00 $148.80 $1,018 —
735 735 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,022 —
830–840 837 3 123.00–138.00 $133.04 $1,114 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 146.00 $146.00 $620 —
458 458 1 139.00 $139.00 $637 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 160.00–172.50 $166.59 $458 +27.59
300–345 326 15 165.00–180.00 $170.58 $556 +20.58
359–397 value added 374 26 180.00–185.00 $182.96 $684 —
350–398 375 43 154.00–177.00 $163.98 $615 +8.40
410–445 433 53 152.00–164.00 $158.52 $686 +11.57
440 thin fleshed 440 3 168.00 $168.00 $739 —
434–448 value added 442 7 166.00–168.00 $166.84 $737 —
455 thin fleshed 455 12 163.00 $163.00 $742 —
450–498 477 107 150.00–163.00 $156.07 $744 +8.12
454–481 value added 477 24 165.00 $165.00 $787 +15.00
493 493 2 140.00 $140.00 $690 -7.95
515 value added 515 1 160.00 $160.00 $824 +7.41
521 thin fleshed 521 5 159.00 $159.00 $828 —
500–549 528 110 144.00–156.00 $149.91 $792 +7.14
540 540 1 144.00 $144.00 $778 +1.23
551 value added 551 4 157.00 $157.00 $865 —
550–598 576 101 137.00–150.00 $143.19 $825 +6.82
600–640 624 75 134.00–145.00 $140.18 $875 +10.56
632 value added 632 9 148.00 $148.00 $935 +8.00
659 value added 659 17 148.00 $148.00 $975 +18.00
650–688 671 14 125.00–134.50 $131.82 $885 +6.04
700–745 727 6 126.00–132.00 $128.47 $934 +13.05
760 value added 760 67 144.25 $144.25 $1,096 +21.25
753–795 771 8 121.00–130.00 $126.51 $975 —
813 value added 813 11 129.00 $129.00 $1,049 +8.50
815–840 828 2 123.00–124.00 $123.51 $1,023 —
855–870 863 2 113.00–121.00 $117.03 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 147.50–160.00 $153.69 $373 —
280 280 1 164.00 $164.00 $459 —
315–328 322 6 151.00–170.00 $159.51 $514 —
370–398 380 8 147.00–161.00 $150.40 $572 —
400–425 420 13 139.50–155.00 $143.88 $604 +5.42
460–495 486 22 139.50–154.00 $144.49 $702 —
515–540 533 14 128.00–148.00 $132.97 $709 +4.97
558–580 562 6 132.00–135.00 $132.52 $745 +5.52
621–645 625 11 121.00–130.00 $125.76 $786 —
675 675 2 123.00 $123.00 $830 —
790–795 793 2 117.00–121.00 $119.01 $944 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 130.00 $130.00 $481 —
410–445 428 2 145.00 $145.00 $621 —
460–475 470 3 148.00–150.00 $148.65 $699 —
525 525 1 126.00 $126.00 $662 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 145.00 $145.00 $609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 372 3 166.00–180.00 $172.78 $643 -3.69
400–448 428 40 162.00–188.00 $177.04 $758 -1.61
450–495 465 26 162.00–184.00 $175.42 $816 +12.75
500–545 522 23 149.00–170.00 $157.85 $824 +4.68
550–597 575 32 144.00–158.00 $152.35 $876 +7.44
600–645 621 17 143.00–154.00 $148.27 $921 +4.79
655–695 669 15 133.00–153.00 $143.83 $962 +10.35
745 745 1 134.00 $134.00 $998 -0.07
755–790 779 4 127.00–132.00 $129.97 $1,012 +1.03
845 845 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,039 +4.00
850–865 858 4 121.00–127.00 $123.97 $1,064 +14.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 424 9 154.00–175.00 $164.14 $696 +11.55
455–490 471 19 145.50–170.00 $161.61 $761 —
507–545 520 17 138.00–155.00 $146.75 $763 +6.25
550–580 570 11 130.00–151.00 $141.30 $805 +4.30
613–620 615 3 128.00–140.00 $132.03 $812 +4.18
670–678 674 4 130.00–140.00 $135.03 $910 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 138.00 $138.00 $580 —
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 —
618 618 3 140.00 $140.00 $865 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1555 1137 80-85% 151 70.00–87.00 $79.01 $898 +5.38
885–1370 1198 80-85% 12 66.00–73.50 $70.46 $844 -14.93
1045–1500 1253 80-85% 15 84.00–95.00 $90.23 $1,131 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1235 947 85-90% 21 48.00–61.00 $57.14 $541 —
805–1315 1032 85-90% 63 61.00–73.50 $68.40 $706 -4.71
985–1350 1133 85-90% 5 74.50–82.50 $77.27 $875 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–2055 1394 75-80% 29 83.00–98.00 $89.41 $1,246 +3.53
1210–1850 1469 75-80% 33 78.50–89.00 $84.61 $1,243 +7.61
1355–1885 1565 75-80% 5 74.00–76.00 $75.11 $1,175 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1825 1345 7 90.00–103.00 $96.77 $1,302 —
1200–1965 1619 10 104.00–116.00 $108.40 $1,755 —
1580–2105 1836 8 118.00–129.50 $121.90 $2,238 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1170–1370 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 975.00–1,100.00 $998.72
1180–1265 1223 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $925.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1130 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–900.00 $859.09
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
1030–1045 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,260.00 $1,219.81 —
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724 724 4 92.00 $92.00 $666 —

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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.