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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

1,595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.08/cwt +11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 744 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.38/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 581 lb · 72 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.73/cwt ≈ $1,322/hd at 907 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,595 750 1,599
Feeder cattle 1,337 549 1,235
Slaughter cattle 202 181 315
Replacement cattle 56 20 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 6.00-145.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 474 head sold on video. The video sale report can be viewed at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls on a limited test steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for slaughter cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 176.00 $176.00 $480 —
334 334 4 167.00 $167.00 $558 -2.53
370–388 385 6 166.00–177.50 $169.76 $654 -2.50
410–442 434 6 168.00–187.50 $174.07 $755 +1.96
455–485 467 3 154.00–159.00 $157.38 $735 -15.07
500–543 526 27 152.00–172.00 $157.87 $830 +4.41
544 value added 544 4 160.00 $160.00 $870 —
554–598 576 31 142.00–160.00 $149.87 $863 -2.25
576 value added 576 4 160.00 $160.00 $922 —
601–645 614 31 145.00–159.00 $154.91 $951 +12.13
648 value added 648 8 157.00 $157.00 $1,017 —
663–685 667 12 137.50–151.00 $144.36 $963 -3.83
659–675 value added 671 16 153.00 $153.00 $1,027 —
705–742 735 23 134.00–143.00 $138.50 $1,018 -2.52
710–748 value added 747 64 138.00–157.25 $156.96 $1,172 —
765–770 768 2 145.00–151.00 $148.01 $1,137 +12.50
804 804 8 123.00 $123.00 $989 —
841 value added 841 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,152 +2.00
875 value added 875 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,199 +1.73
907 907 3 122.50 $122.50 $1,111 —
907 value added 907 55 147.00 $147.00 $1,333 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 154.00–165.00 $159.84 $519 —
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
430 430 1 165.00 $165.00 $710 —
450–489 474 13 147.00–165.00 $158.23 $750 +7.24
500–545 529 10 123.00–150.00 $142.03 $751 —
546 value added 546 8 148.00 $148.00 $808 —
568–595 583 14 130.00–155.00 $147.18 $858 +4.18
600–625 612 8 118.00–147.50 $136.09 $833 -8.91
665–693 691 15 129.00–135.00 $129.38 $894 —
730 730 2 115.00 $115.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 122.50 $122.50 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 151.00 $151.00 $415 —
307–325 316 6 140.00–155.50 $147.53 $466 -11.97
360–385 380 11 142.00–153.00 $150.36 $571 -4.22
405–445 427 15 138.00–155.00 $147.81 $631 -5.26
415–440 428 2 130.00–142.00 $135.82 $581 -17.25
450–495 474 48 141.00–159.00 $151.55 $718 +0.59
504 value added 504 4 146.00 $146.00 $736 —
500–549 524 49 137.50–148.00 $144.57 $758 +9.57
510–545 528 2 132.50–135.00 $133.71 $706 -1.29
560 value added 560 6 142.00 $142.00 $795 —
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 -10.40
550–598 583 65 134.50–146.00 $140.39 $818 -0.01
600 600 1 122.50 $122.50 $735 -13.54
621 value added 621 7 139.00 $139.00 $863 —
600–649 629 15 125.00–137.50 $131.42 $827 -4.62
645 645 2 125.00 $125.00 $806 -11.04
661 value added 661 26 135.00–138.00 $136.38 $901 —
652–679 663 22 120.00–135.00 $129.98 $862 -2.56
720–723 721 12 119.50–122.00 $120.96 $872 -1.52
728–739 value added 733 14 120.00–133.50 $127.66 $936 —
760–783 774 6 119.00–128.00 $123.72 $958 —
817 value added 817 9 122.00 $122.00 $997 —
827–835 828 6 105.00–115.00 $106.68 $883 —
945 945 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 134.00 $134.00 $359 —
310–345 328 2 137.00–145.00 $141.21 $463 —
365–395 379 8 130.00–142.00 $135.33 $513 —
400–445 418 5 135.00–143.00 $138.60 $579 -3.74
450–495 474 12 127.00–147.50 $138.19 $655 -4.32
500–540 515 16 120.00–142.50 $133.33 $687 +31.33
550–591 572 12 130.00–134.00 $131.08 $750 +2.06
600–635 613 5 121.00–133.00 $126.93 $778 —
667–693 687 12 117.50–119.00 $117.86 $810 —
710–730 720 3 108.00–115.00 $112.67 $811 -12.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 +5.00
460 460 1 125.00 $125.00 $575 —
535 535 1 122.50 $122.50 $655 —
570 570 1 122.50 $122.50 $698 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 —
450 450 1 127.50 $127.50 $574 —
670 670 1 90.00 $90.00 $603 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 335 4 153.50–182.50 $160.54 $538 -18.62
355–380 372 6 155.00–183.00 $163.41 $608 -13.00
415–440 423 6 144.00–185.00 $155.75 $659 -10.57
453–495 462 21 152.00–172.50 $162.82 $752 +5.49
505–533 524 29 143.00–160.00 $154.56 $810 +6.34
550–586 579 23 135.00–149.00 $142.89 $827 -2.39
648 648 17 140.00 $140.00 $907 -1.30
653 653 6 131.50 $131.50 $859 -4.91
715–735 725 2 110.00–132.50 $121.09 $878 -7.58
750 750 3 114.00 $114.00 $855 -6.49
855 855 1 109.00 $109.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–439 434 13 139.00–160.00 $155.14 $673 +1.11
450–490 471 4 145.00–160.00 $152.33 $717 +16.89
500–545 519 6 127.00–141.00 $132.25 $686 -11.73
558–575 564 3 131.00–135.00 $132.36 $747 —
603–625 612 6 107.00–143.00 $123.93 $758 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
970 970 1 96.00 $96.00 $931 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 3 148.00–152.00 $149.42 $475 —
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 —
485 485 1 152.50 $152.50 $740 —
585 585 1 132.50 $132.50 $775 —
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1305 1119 80-85% 12 57.00–75.00 $67.53 $756 —
845–1500 1152 80-85% 13 72.00–91.00 $80.47 $927 -10.85
1135–1520 1287 80-85% 15 86.00–110.50 $93.00 $1,197 -7.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1515 1383 75-80% 3 87.00–91.00 $89.23 $1,234 -4.52
1160–1865 1419 75-80% 34 77.00–94.50 $85.49 $1,213 -5.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1245 1041 85-90% 10 49.00–60.00 $56.94 $593 -27.09
920–1320 1053 85-90% 12 59.00–80.00 $68.07 $717 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1570 1365 3 92.00–95.00 $93.26 $1,273 —
1260–1860 1615 10 99.00–125.00 $108.66 $1,755 —
1645–2065 1855 2 112.00–120.00 $116.45 $2,160 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1050 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 920.00–950.00 $935.00

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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
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,090.00 $1,090.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,090.00–1,180.00 $1,135.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.