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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 14, 2022

750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.64/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 480 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.27/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 518 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.40/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 567 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 750 1,975 1,599
Feeder cattle 549 1,553 1,235
Slaughter cattle 181 318 315
Replacement cattle 20 104 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers not well established. Heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady. Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply lower overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 450 lbs. sharply lower. Decreased demand was noted due, in part, to extreme heat wave. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 8.00 higher with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 4 166.00–172.50 $169.53 $548 -23.69
350–365 358 2 172.00–172.50 $172.26 $617 -17.16
400–430 411 5 168.00–177.00 $172.11 $707 -12.45
470 value added 470 1 185.00 $185.00 $870 —
460–490 475 2 171.00–174.00 $172.45 $819 +2.53
515–530 520 4 149.00–161.00 $153.46 $798 -10.43
580–583 581 17 150.00–155.00 $152.12 $884 -8.52
607 value added 607 4 153.00 $153.00 $929 -11.46
611–645 618 10 140.00–144.00 $142.78 $882 -13.17
655–685 663 9 140.00–161.00 $148.19 $982 -6.60
705–730 718 2 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $1,013 -5.98
750–775 763 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $1,034 —
840 value added 840 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,134 —
855 855 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,120 —
860–885 value added 873 6 132.00–136.50 $135.27 $1,181 —
975 value added 975 2 130.50 $130.50 $1,272 —
1032 value added 1032 2 126.50 $126.50 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 490 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $740 -4.80
555 555 1 143.00 $143.00 $794 -3.78
600 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 —
895 895 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $531 -6.82
365–395 378 5 150.00–161.00 $154.58 $584 -9.08
400–445 421 19 140.00–159.00 $153.07 $644 -0.62
450–498 480 27 140.00–158.00 $150.96 $725 -2.58
490 490 1 142.00 $142.00 $696 -11.54
500–548 518 23 140.00–149.00 $143.63 $744 -3.65
525 525 1 135.00 $135.00 $709 -12.28
550–591 567 21 139.50–143.00 $140.40 $796 +0.26
600–635 620 13 130.00–141.00 $136.04 $843 +2.20
655–695 677 6 124.00–139.00 $132.54 $897 +0.67
685 685 1 91.00 $91.00 $623 -40.87
735–745 740 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $906 -15.48
765 value added 765 2 120.00 $120.00 $918 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 3 141.00–144.00 $142.34 $626 -4.76
460–485 473 2 142.00–143.00 $142.51 $674 +2.17
500 500 1 131.00 $131.00 $655 -1.33
510 510 1 102.00 $102.00 $520 -30.33
550–580 566 7 125.00–135.00 $129.02 $730 -3.41
710 710 2 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 135.00 $135.00 $371 —
310 310 1 135.00 $135.00 $418 +8.00
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 137.00 $137.00 $466 —
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 190.00 $190.00 $542 —
327–345 334 4 170.00–185.00 $179.16 $598 —
367–385 372 4 170.00–183.00 $176.41 $656 +6.26
400–445 418 9 158.00–174.00 $166.32 $695 -4.64
450–495 473 8 154.00–161.00 $157.33 $744 -16.19
500–545 536 15 143.00–155.00 $148.22 $794 -1.56
560–570 564 4 140.00–152.00 $145.28 $819 -2.51
600–630 615 6 137.00–146.00 $141.30 $869 -0.23
660–670 664 7 131.00–148.00 $136.41 $906 +0.28
715–745 728 4 120.00–140.00 $128.67 $937 -7.33
755–760 758 2 118.00–123.00 $120.49 $913 -4.51
805 805 1 119.00 $119.00 $958 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 442 3 140.00–161.00 $154.03 $681 +6.89
455–465 460 2 130.00–141.00 $135.44 $623 -11.19
500–530 520 3 141.00–146.00 $143.98 $749 +14.30
730–740 735 3 120.00–125.00 $123.00 $904 -3.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 +15.00
555–575 563 5 126.00–135.00 $129.68 $730 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1490 1173 80-85% 45 71.50–101.00 $91.32 $1,071 +10.81
935–1345 1185 80-85% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.36 $810 -12.15
1170–1365 1266 80-85% 11 83.00–107.00 $100.64 $1,274 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1205 1018 85-90% 26 62.50–91.00 $84.03 $855 —
1030–1235 1120 85-90% 6 92.00–96.00 $94.16 $1,055 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1425 1385 75-80% 2 85.00–102.00 $93.75 $1,298 +19.89
1185–1760 1404 75-80% 25 80.00–98.00 $90.69 $1,273 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–2355 1831 10 100.00–125.00 $116.45 $2,132 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1045 938 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $922.13
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1105–1200 1153 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,052.06
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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.