Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

1,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.52/cwt +7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 635 lb · 116 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.41/cwt +9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 578 lb · 83 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.24/cwt +8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 623 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,975	1,317	1,599
Feeder cattle	1,553	956	1,235
Slaughter cattle	318	246	315
Replacement cattle	104	115	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 4.00-10.00 lower; Feeder heifers 2.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	216	7	200.00–220.00	$207.46	$448	—
260–290	275	14	185.00–217.00	$203.33	$559	—
308–345	331	15	170.00–210.00	$193.22	$640	+18.76
350–395	373	48	174.00–205.00	$189.42	$707	—
400–438	414	40	170.00–190.00	$184.56	$764	+4.56
460–495	476	25	151.00–190.00	$169.92	$809	-1.90
500–546	527	22	154.00–175.00	$163.89	$864	-0.04
530–546 value added	540	17	166.00–175.00	$171.21	$925	+2.71
550–599	574	30	151.00–170.00	$160.64	$922	+4.71
551–590 value added	580	53	172.00–180.50	$179.08	$1,039	+8.65
600–640	616	25	145.00–165.00	$155.95	$961	+2.75
611–640 value added	627	41	160.00–166.75	$164.46	$1,031	—
659–675 value added	663	15	155.00–168.00	$158.02	$1,048	-6.23
650–695	683	35	140.00–167.00	$154.79	$1,057	+1.55
705–715	710	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,044	+15.46
710 value added	710	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,100	+2.22
798 value added	798	5	138.50	$138.50	$1,105	—
903	903	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,111	-17.00
950–975	963	2	116.00–125.00	$120.44	$1,160	—
1033	1033	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,167	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	150.00–170.00	$160.44	$454	—
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	+30.00
355–395	378	5	167.50–181.00	$172.63	$653	—
478–495	484	3	138.00–165.00	$155.79	$754	+0.79
505–540	518	3	139.00–150.00	$146.18	$757	—
565–593	587	15	130.00–150.00	$146.78	$862	-3.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	3	140.00	$140.00	$360	—
370	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
410	410	1	134.00	$134.00	$549	—
528	528	3	110.00	$110.00	$581	—
637	637	2	130.00	$130.00	$828	—
665	665	1	130.00	$130.00	$864	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	223	4	160.00–200.00	$179.66	$401	+16.66
250–293	281	13	162.50–180.00	$174.06	$489	+29.06
305–345	330	33	150.00–180.00	$166.32	$549	+24.47
355–399	390	50	150.00–171.00	$163.66	$638	+19.12
400–448	423	36	140.00–165.00	$153.69	$650	+9.47
450–495	472	50	138.00–165.00	$153.54	$725	+5.32
501–547	521	53	131.00–155.00	$147.28	$767	+5.68
543 value added	543	2	150.00	$150.00	$814	+2.00
552–590	570	38	130.00–150.00	$140.14	$799	+0.95
590 value added	590	11	148.00	$148.00	$873	—
600–642	622	34	126.00–141.00	$133.84	$832	-1.14
611–642 value added	640	82	146.00–148.00	$146.12	$935	—
650–690	672	9	128.00–135.00	$131.87	$886	+1.61
735 value added	735	2	125.00	$125.00	$919	-1.00
718–741	739	43	126.00–139.00	$137.96	$1,020	+24.94
770–780	773	3	115.00–123.00	$117.69	$910	+2.34
785–790 value added	788	2	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$993	—
835	835	1	105.00	$105.00	$877	-1.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	155.00	$155.00	$442	—
358	358	2	136.50	$136.50	$489	+2.46
410–445	426	4	140.00–152.00	$147.10	$627	+11.43
450–495	472	9	130.00–149.00	$140.34	$662	—
530–535	532	3	130.00–134.00	$132.33	$704	-6.67
565–588	582	4	130.00–140.00	$132.43	$771	+1.53
630	630	4	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
685	685	1	114.00	$114.00	$781	—
815	815	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	127.00	$127.00	$419	—
392	392	5	115.00	$115.00	$451	—
493	493	2	120.00	$120.00	$592	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	381	7	164.00–175.00	$170.15	$648	-1.17
405–435	421	8	160.00–183.00	$170.96	$720	+10.31
455–498	472	13	156.00–180.00	$173.52	$819	+13.42
501–545	521	24	136.00–160.00	$149.78	$780	-3.91
555–590	575	8	134.00–155.00	$147.79	$850	+2.84
600–635	621	19	134.00–148.00	$141.53	$879	+4.12
650–675	659	7	128.00–140.00	$136.13	$897	-0.15
735	735	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,000	+6.02
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	+5.52
840	840	1	109.00	$109.00	$916	—
860	860	1	112.00	$112.00	$963	+4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	433	3	137.50–158.00	$147.14	$637	-10.11
470–490	479	5	138.00–154.00	$146.63	$702	—
500–505	503	3	126.00–135.00	$129.68	$652	-13.31
605–638	628	5	126.00–132.00	$130.43	$819	—
660	660	1	128.00	$128.00	$845	—
715–735	723	4	118.00–133.00	$126.69	$916	—
790	790	1	106.00	$106.00	$837	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	—
533	533	2	130.00	$130.00	$693	—
615	615	1	110.00	$110.00	$676	—
705	705	3	110.00	$110.00	$776	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	-11.00
550	550	1	130.00	$130.00	$715	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502–1205	879	80-85%	25	40.00–75.00	$65.25	$574	—
935–1668	1182	80-85%	101	74.00–89.00	$80.51	$952	-0.51
980–1385	1200	80-85%	18	85.00–95.00	$90.04	$1,080	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1455	1353	75-80%	7	90.00–97.00	$93.38	$1,263	+12.21
1040–1680	1361	75-80%	42	78.00–90.50	$83.49	$1,136	+2.32
1130–1770	1362	75-80%	10	67.00–77.00	$73.86	$1,006	-7.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
599–1175	835	85-90%	20	37.00–63.00	$52.58	$439	—
875–955	915	85-90%	2	81.00–85.00	$83.09	$760	—
800–1250	977	85-90%	31	63.00–74.00	$67.45	$659	+15.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1720	1487	10	87.00–103.00	$96.38	$1,433	—
1230–1925	1557	28	98.00–115.00	$105.88	$1,649	—
1530–1925	1710	5	115.00–125.00	$119.91	$2,050	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1000	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–750.00	$698.85
1025	1025	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	750.00	$750.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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
900–1200	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,316.32	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.