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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

1,972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.31/cwt +10.99 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 577 lb · 122 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.09/cwt +13.51 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 527 lb · 87 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.64/cwt +17.99 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 477 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,972 1,250 1,148
Feeder cattle 1,561 879 823
Slaughter cattle 357 276 144
Replacement cattle 54 95 181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
204 204 4 195.00 $195.00 $398 —
255–295 273 3 180.00–190.00 $183.60 $501 +6.60
300–335 323 11 170.00–216.00 $193.88 $626 +26.08
358–396 384 27 160.00–210.00 $196.54 $755 +36.84
423 value added 423 3 206.00 $206.00 $871 —
400–445 425 16 164.00–204.00 $178.75 $760 +4.53
450–488 471 47 156.00–192.00 $180.87 $852 +13.45
503–545 524 38 156.00–177.00 $172.25 $903 +12.08
516–548 value added 529 49 175.00–180.00 $177.30 $938 +11.30
550–595 566 67 150.00–173.00 $169.45 $959 +19.94
589–598 value added 592 8 163.00–170.00 $167.35 $991 +1.57
608–638 631 26 148.00–165.00 $160.70 $1,014 +10.11
631 value added 631 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,041 +5.75
662 thin fleshed 662 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,059 —
652–686 value added 670 36 157.00–162.00 $160.29 $1,074 —
650–694 676 26 144.00–160.00 $156.65 $1,059 +10.95
703–740 722 5 147.00–155.00 $151.37 $1,093 +15.11
700–740 value added 730 5 155.00–158.00 $156.18 $1,140 +6.18
785 785 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,123 +9.00
800–812 value added 812 57 153.00–153.75 $153.74 $1,248 +8.74
800–845 816 9 130.00–153.00 $139.80 $1,141 —
898 value added 898 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,194 —
935 935 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 343 4 180.00–190.00 $182.52 $626 +45.02
375–390 380 3 180.00–186.00 $184.03 $699 +34.03
400–438 430 5 160.00–180.00 $175.02 $753 —
460–490 474 7 148.00–168.00 $157.00 $744 +17.00
500–545 524 13 138.00–170.00 $152.05 $797 +11.70
550–580 565 2 136.00–137.00 $136.51 $771 -1.49
610–645 618 14 136.00–160.00 $151.55 $937 —
698 698 2 141.00 $141.00 $984 +6.88
720 720 1 130.00 $130.00 $936 —
795 795 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,018 +17.00
815 815 1 119.00 $119.00 $970 —
880 880 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,056 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 —
445 445 1 155.00 $155.00 $690 —
478 478 4 175.00 $175.00 $836 +36.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 —
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 230 6 160.00–190.00 $170.34 $392 —
250–295 277 13 170.00–185.00 $175.53 $486 +45.53
300–344 333 18 160.00–175.00 $170.95 $569 +30.99
350–399 384 17 150.00–170.00 $162.86 $625 +20.66
407 value added 407 3 170.00 $170.00 $692 —
400–448 423 53 145.00–168.00 $159.62 $675 +8.37
465 465 2 153.00 $153.00 $711 +10.35
475 value added 475 16 162.00 $162.00 $770 —
453–498 478 67 144.00–165.00 $160.54 $767 +17.89
500–548 524 77 140.00–156.00 $152.00 $796 +15.98
535 value added 535 2 156.00 $156.00 $835 +14.00
555 555 1 138.00 $138.00 $766 +4.09
555–596 574 98 137.00–150.00 $146.77 $842 +12.86
588–591 value added 589 23 150.00 $150.00 $884 +7.41
625–628 627 4 130.00 $130.00 $815 -2.45
610–645 632 22 126.00–140.00 $134.84 $852 +2.39
650–685 672 20 120.00–135.00 $131.02 $880 -2.66
680 value added 680 13 138.00 $138.00 $938 —
685 685 1 124.00 $124.00 $849 -9.68
708–725 712 14 126.00–133.00 $130.79 $931 +9.98
725–743 value added 729 14 132.00–136.50 $135.52 $988 —
775–780 777 3 120.00–125.00 $122.34 $951 +1.34
805–810 808 2 110.00–116.00 $112.99 $913 -2.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 145.00–152.50 $149.17 $500 +13.17
360–375 367 5 130.00–162.00 $148.07 $543 +10.57
400–445 426 8 130.00–161.00 $150.76 $642 +18.04
450–495 475 10 125.00–157.00 $145.87 $693 +12.37
500–543 533 8 130.00–140.00 $137.50 $733 +14.53
550–580 566 8 127.00–140.00 $132.22 $748 —
635–640 638 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $791 —
650–685 659 5 129.00–133.00 $131.58 $867 —
745 745 1 116.00 $116.00 $864 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 152.50 $152.50 $493 —
568 568 2 126.00 $126.00 $716 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
505 505 1 114.00 $114.00 $576 —
615–645 630 2 115.00–120.00 $117.44 $740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–393 373 8 160.00–175.00 $167.88 $626 -6.60
405–430 417 9 166.00–176.00 $173.22 $722 +12.85
453–485 468 13 155.00–180.00 $171.83 $804 +11.61
505–549 522 26 150.00–164.00 $156.71 $818 +6.92
550–590 571 12 140.00–157.00 $149.86 $856 +3.77
610–635 618 7 138.00–150.00 $145.68 $900 +7.77
655–695 668 10 136.00–142.00 $138.68 $926 +4.95
703–745 721 7 125.00–135.00 $130.14 $938 +0.83
755–780 767 7 118.00–131.00 $125.11 $960 +11.11
895 895 1 109.00 $109.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 147.50 $147.50 $553 —
400–440 418 4 137.50–158.00 $148.24 $620 -10.26
510–530 522 3 140.00–150.00 $143.39 $748 —
550–598 573 9 130.00–145.00 $138.59 $794 +5.52
631 631 4 133.00 $133.00 $839 —
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
880 880 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,082 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1255 1128 80-85% 10 66.00–77.00 $73.89 $833 -16.04
875–1700 1162 80-85% 144 76.00–89.00 $80.96 $941 —
1005–1535 1230 80-85% 18 87.00–96.00 $91.41 $1,124 -11.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1080 887 85-90% 13 51.00–63.00 $60.79 $539 —
765–1640 1016 85-90% 62 64.00–78.00 $70.51 $716 -6.54
890–1340 1054 85-90% 9 76.00–83.00 $78.66 $829 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $969 —
1185–1865 1417 75-80% 21 80.50–91.00 $84.11 $1,192 -7.01
1150–1670 1440 75-80% 15 87.00–100.00 $93.60 $1,348 +2.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1600 1408 8 97.00–105.00 $99.32 $1,398 —
1275–2015 1642 13 105.00–118.00 $112.31 $1,844 —
1395–2040 1767 12 114.00–127.00 $120.80 $2,135 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1165 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 960.00–975.00 $967.48
1178–1273 1226 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,051.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1035 1035 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00 $810.00
1040–1145 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–925.00 $913.10
Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
833 833 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00 $725.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.