Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 18, 2022

1,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.32/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 584 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.28/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 524 lb · 57 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.65/cwt -8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 463 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,250	1,595	1,599
Feeder cattle	879	1,337	1,235
Slaughter cattle	276	202	315
Replacement cattle	95	56	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sharply higher overall, with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	177.00	$177.00	$469	+1.00
314–320	315	6	157.00–170.00	$167.80	$529	+0.80
365–390	380	3	141.00–170.00	$159.70	$607	-10.06
403–440	422	4	167.00–180.00	$174.22	$735	+0.15
450–496	468	18	158.00–170.00	$167.42	$784	+10.04
500 fancy	500	1	174.00	$174.00	$870	—
511 value added	511	9	166.00	$166.00	$848	+6.00
510–545	530	37	154.00–170.00	$160.17	$849	+2.30
550–580	570	11	147.00–159.00	$149.51	$852	-0.36
573–582 value added	580	9	165.00–166.00	$165.78	$962	+5.78
606–648	632	28	140.00–153.50	$150.59	$952	-4.32
648 value added	648	16	159.25	$159.25	$1,032	+2.25
655–666	664	7	145.00–150.00	$145.70	$967	+1.34
708 value added	708	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,062	—
710–745	738	5	130.00–140.50	$136.26	$1,006	-2.24
770	770	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,032	-14.01
808 value added	808	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,172	+8.00
870–880	875	2	128.00–133.00	$130.49	$1,142	—
1087 value added	1087	6	120.50	$120.50	$1,310	—
1090	1090	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	137.50	$137.50	$474	-22.34
355	355	2	150.00	$150.00	$532	—
475	475	3	140.00	$140.00	$665	-18.23
503–545	517	3	140.00–141.00	$140.35	$726	-1.68
595	595	2	138.00	$138.00	$821	-9.18
668–695	675	6	123.00–145.00	$134.12	$905	+4.74
770	770	2	111.00	$111.00	$855	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	139.00	$139.00	$653	—
720	720	1	128.00	$128.00	$922	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	130.00	$130.00	$358	-21.00
305–330	321	12	137.50–142.00	$139.96	$449	-7.57
350–396	391	12	141.00–154.00	$142.20	$556	-8.16
410–445	428	7	145.00–156.00	$151.25	$647	+15.43
451–475	463	53	136.00–154.00	$142.65	$660	-8.90
500–540	523	45	132.00–146.00	$136.02	$711	-8.55
526 value added	526	12	142.00	$142.00	$747	-4.00
555–595	583	60	130.00–142.00	$133.91	$781	-6.48
551–598 value added	588	23	141.00–143.00	$142.59	$838	+0.59
602–645	628	20	126.00–138.00	$132.45	$832	+1.03
670–685	682	17	129.00–137.50	$133.68	$912	+3.70
705–740	718	9	116.00–125.00	$120.81	$867	-0.15
775	775	2	121.00	$121.00	$938	-2.72
808	808	8	115.00	$115.00	$929	+8.32
925	925	2	105.00–112.00	$108.50	$1,004	-12.50
1020	1020	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	136.00	$136.00	$462	-5.21
358–363	361	8	137.00–138.00	$137.50	$496	+2.17
420–437	435	7	131.00–133.00	$132.72	$577	-5.88
473	473	9	133.50	$133.50	$631	-4.69
514–546	527	12	120.00–125.00	$122.97	$648	-10.36
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	-2.67
812	812	1	96.00	$96.00	$780	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–392	382	23	156.00–180.00	$174.48	$667	+11.07
410–449	437	10	154.50–169.00	$160.37	$701	+4.62
450–490	475	5	158.00–163.00	$160.22	$761	-2.60
505 value added	505	1	165.00	$165.00	$833	—
507–545	523	16	145.00–155.00	$149.79	$783	-4.77
565–590	570	15	135.00–151.50	$146.09	$833	+3.20
620–645	628	3	131.00–142.00	$137.91	$866	-2.09
650–685	667	18	128.00–138.00	$133.73	$892	+2.23
720–738	732	3	128.00–132.00	$129.31	$947	+8.22
756	756	6	114.00	$114.00	$862	±0.00
923	923	2	98.00	$98.00	$905	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	158.50	$158.50	$642	+3.36
488–498	496	11	137.00–140.00	$137.54	$682	-14.79
565–591	586	5	125.00–135.00	$133.07	$780	+0.71
845	845	1	106.00	$106.00	$896	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	145.00	$145.00	$580	—
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1500	1378	75-80%	8	94.00–106.00	$100.16	$1,380	+10.93
1155–1700	1409	75-80%	37	83.00–98.00	$91.12	$1,284	+5.63
1410–1605	1508	75-80%	2	75.00–78.00	$76.60	$1,155	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1450	1123	80-85%	29	83.00–99.00	$89.93	$1,010	+22.40
985–1360	1139	80-85%	5	72.00–80.00	$76.03	$866	+8.50
1095–1420	1239	80-85%	6	96.00–114.00	$102.53	$1,270	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1100	951	85-90%	4	65.00–70.00	$67.87	$645	—
830–1305	1023	85-90%	25	72.00–83.00	$77.05	$788	+20.11
1025–1210	1123	85-90%	3	83.00–88.00	$85.40	$959	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–2025	1698	5	118.00–130.00	$121.53	$2,064	—
1120–2220	1726	19	105.00–118.00	$110.20	$1,902	—
1610–1960	1804	4	100.00–106.00	$102.94	$1,857	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1100–1400	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,275.00	$1,133.33

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.