Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

1,288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.72/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 625 lb · 80 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.85/cwt +21.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 791 lb · 62 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.75/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 573 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,288	1,437	1,746
Feeder cattle	1,004	1,152	1,251
Slaughter cattle	220	249	361
Replacement cattle	64	36	134

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 650 lbs steady to 7.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 8.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls not well established last week. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, breaker and lean cows mostly steady with boning cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	190.00	$190.00	$456	—
265–295	280	2	190.00–195.00	$192.37	$539	-1.72
300–330	310	3	190.00–197.50	$194.27	$602	+8.87
380	380	1	192.50	$192.50	$732	+11.22
405–440	426	4	160.00–190.00	$179.88	$766	-0.64
450–475	458	13	156.00–191.00	$184.58	$845	+7.16
505–545	523	13	160.00–173.00	$169.44	$886	-8.91
508–546 value added	525	12	176.00–184.00	$178.12	$935	-16.38
540	540	2	152.50	$152.50	$824	-25.85
550–595	565	10	156.00–178.00	$169.33	$957	-0.84
600–645	608	11	155.00–169.00	$162.10	$986	+0.99
608–638 value added	628	69	165.50–176.00	$170.94	$1,074	—
665–695	675	7	148.00–152.50	$151.84	$1,025	+1.22
705–743	712	20	141.00–146.00	$144.97	$1,032	+2.92
738 value added	738	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,107	-5.00
760–780	768	6	132.50–147.00	$142.41	$1,094	+5.93
793 value added	793	56	159.50	$159.50	$1,265	—
828	828	3	132.50	$132.50	$1,097	-5.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	215	3	175.00–195.00	$183.06	$394	+10.56
265	265	1	190.00	$190.00	$504	+17.50
305–345	328	8	167.50–182.50	$176.87	$580	+11.87
350–395	373	8	167.50–187.50	$176.99	$660	+5.07
400–430	414	5	172.50–182.50	$175.95	$728	—
455–480	468	7	162.50–178.00	$173.13	$810	+7.31
505 value added	505	2	170.00	$170.00	$858	—
500–545	522	3	157.50–165.00	$161.73	$844	+10.54
560–595	581	7	145.00–157.50	$152.82	$888	+0.82
600–615	608	2	147.50–149.00	$148.24	$901	+7.74
740	740	1	133.00	$133.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	165.00	$165.00	$437	—
395	395	1	175.00	$175.00	$691	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	170.00	$170.00	$357	+11.67
250–290	268	4	140.00–172.50	$159.37	$427	-6.17
305–343	324	5	141.00–167.50	$147.26	$477	-12.26
355–395	380	5	135.00–165.00	$147.32	$560	-9.28
410–445	434	13	148.00–165.00	$155.10	$673	-1.82
450–495	472	24	144.00–160.00	$153.32	$724	-0.86
455–495	472	3	140.00–147.50	$143.43	$677	-10.75
500–540	520	3	130.00–136.00	$133.74	$695	-14.84
500–548	523	16	135.00–160.00	$146.73	$767	-1.85
560–570	565	2	132.50	$132.50	$749	-12.46
557–595	567	16	131.00–148.00	$143.84	$816	-1.12
582 value added	582	12	148.00	$148.00	$861	—
607–638	624	18	129.00–144.00	$136.52	$852	-4.31
640 value added	640	3	140.00	$140.00	$896	-12.25
650	650	1	129.00	$129.00	$838	-7.95
663 value added	663	5	135.00	$135.00	$895	-16.46
700–747	719	6	125.00–127.50	$126.03	$906	-1.10
746 value added	746	3	128.00	$128.00	$955	-7.82
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	-6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	237	3	142.50–160.00	$150.76	$357	—
250–275	261	4	147.50–160.00	$152.93	$399	+10.43
325–340	333	2	142.50–147.50	$145.06	$483	—
350–370	362	3	145.00–150.00	$147.49	$534	+7.49
405–445	418	4	142.50–147.50	$144.45	$604	-5.55
455–490	473	2	135.00–147.50	$141.02	$667	+0.37
510–545	523	9	130.00–147.50	$136.45	$714	-2.52
550–585	568	7	130.00–140.00	$132.83	$754	—
645	645	1	124.00	$124.00	$800	—
710–735	723	2	115.00–119.00	$117.03	$846	—
775	775	1	112.50	$112.50	$872	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	—
305–330	318	2	140.00–147.50	$143.90	$458	-1.10
370	370	1	122.50	$122.50	$453	-29.50
400–440	420	3	132.50–137.50	$135.91	$571	—
475	475	1	112.50	$112.50	$534	-28.99
475	475	1	130.00	$130.00	$618	-11.49
510–530	520	2	127.50–137.50	$132.60	$690	-5.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	145.00	$145.00	$377	—
415–440	428	2	120.00–130.00	$125.15	$536	—
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	168.00–176.00	$172.06	$559	-5.94
340 fancy	340	1	190.00	$190.00	$646	—
365–383	380	7	160.00–168.00	$166.33	$632	-13.98
435–445	442	4	153.00–165.00	$159.51	$705	-9.98
458–490	472	11	144.00–176.00	$161.54	$762	-9.36
500–545	513	12	138.00–165.00	$157.59	$808	-5.36
555–595	580	8	138.00–156.00	$151.61	$879	+0.61
620–645	633	5	130.00–151.00	$145.49	$921	-3.11
690	690	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,070	+8.62
700–720	710	2	125.00–137.50	$131.16	$931	—
810	810	1	113.00	$113.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	2	157.50–167.50	$162.35	$679	—
455–495	479	8	152.50–167.50	$161.22	$772	+21.22
510–545	528	4	142.50–155.00	$150.70	$796	+4.70
635	635	1	148.00	$148.00	$940	—
650	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	147.50	$147.50	$435	—
420	420	1	167.50	$167.50	$704	—
460–470	465	2	132.50–145.00	$138.82	$646	-25.18
515	515	1	142.50	$142.50	$734	+2.50
550	550	1	130.00	$130.00	$715	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	157.50	$157.50	$772	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1540	1135	80-85%	52	71.00–93.50	$80.13	$909	—
990–1310	1154	80-85%	4	65.00–74.00	$69.32	$800	-15.36
1075–1575	1235	80-85%	28	83.00–102.00	$90.43	$1,117	+24.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1705	1377	75-80%	16	86.00–96.00	$89.94	$1,238	—
1020–1740	1380	75-80%	33	75.00–93.50	$82.46	$1,138	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–945	876	85-90%	4	45.00–55.00	$48.97	$429	—
820–1240	1028	85-90%	28	58.00–80.50	$69.82	$718	-7.01
1055–1240	1153	85-90%	3	84.50–85.00	$84.83	$978	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,317	—
1005–1930	1297	6	80.00–96.00	$90.49	$1,174	—
1595–1885	1695	3	114.00–120.00	$117.49	$1,991	—
1235–2050	1719	4	100.00–124.00	$113.59	$1,953	+14.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
950–1150	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,075.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
1000–1200	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,485.00	$1,415.59	—
1060–1210	1157	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,383.65	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,040.00–1,250.00	$1,123.33	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–980	928	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,276.42	—

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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.