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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 25, 2022

1,347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.78/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 522 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.96/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 462 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.31/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 527 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,347 904 1,148
Feeder cattle 914 689 823
Slaughter cattle 358 180 144
Replacement cattle 75 35 181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts from last week, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–291 277 11 170.00–182.00 $175.12 $485 +0.12
472–485 476 16 148.00–172.00 $166.10 $791 -8.05
500–538 531 18 141.00–165.00 $156.05 $829 -10.48
520–545 fancy 533 2 162.00–165.00 $163.46 $871 —
537 value added 537 3 182.00 $182.00 $977 —
574 value added 574 5 178.00 $178.00 $1,022 —
558–595 584 22 151.00–166.00 $161.49 $943 -1.88
615 fancy 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 —
636 value added 636 7 165.50 $165.50 $1,053 +8.00
615–647 641 19 155.00–162.00 $157.61 $1,010 +8.73
660–670 665 3 149.00–160.00 $155.31 $1,033 +16.60
713 value added 713 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,048 —
745–748 747 3 136.00–141.50 $139.67 $1,043 +2.67
775 value added 775 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 145.00 $145.00 $505 -27.50
485 485 1 147.50 $147.50 $715 -10.00
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 -22.44
580 580 1 134.00 $134.00 $777 -11.86
620 620 2 140.00 $140.00 $868 +0.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 140.00 $140.00 $340 -5.00
305–340 316 18 135.00–142.50 $140.92 $445 -1.96
360–395 384 17 130.00–144.00 $137.54 $528 -3.74
400–445 416 11 140.00–146.00 $142.44 $593 -0.35
450–498 462 56 135.00–151.00 $146.96 $679 +2.88
500–540 522 59 131.00–150.50 $142.71 $745 +1.75
545 fancy 545 1 147.00 $147.00 $801 —
560–590 576 25 131.00–142.00 $135.83 $782 +3.18
595–599 value added 597 13 142.00–143.00 $142.46 $850 —
610 fancy 610 1 138.00 $138.00 $842 —
608–640 627 11 124.00–134.00 $130.94 $821 -1.40
658 value added 658 10 145.00 $145.00 $954 —
660–690 666 22 131.50–139.50 $136.90 $912 +11.36
733 733 2 125.50 $125.50 $920 —
745 value added 745 2 127.00 $127.00 $946 —
750–780 756 11 122.00–135.00 $125.17 $946 —
934 934 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,018 —
1093 1093 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 125.00 $125.00 $356 -8.36
368–375 370 3 125.00 $125.00 $462 -10.03
454–485 461 10 125.00–135.00 $132.38 $610 -6.53
536–547 543 15 125.00–133.00 $128.16 $696 -5.19
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 -3.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 —
350–395 370 20 160.00–180.50 $174.68 $646 +17.92
400–445 426 5 150.00–165.00 $155.59 $663 -12.10
440 fancy 440 1 180.00 $180.00 $792 —
450–465 fancy 458 2 170.00–171.00 $170.49 $781 +9.49
450–498 464 27 147.00–169.50 $161.73 $750 +11.42
505–540 526 37 135.00–163.00 $154.82 $814 -2.55
525–540 fancy 533 3 159.00–165.00 $161.35 $860 —
560 fancy 560 1 153.00 $153.00 $857 —
558–585 578 24 136.00–150.50 $148.03 $856 +1.01
605–640 620 5 129.00–143.00 $133.50 $828 -5.26
615–630 fancy 623 2 148.00–154.00 $150.96 $940 —
650 fancy 650 1 149.00 $149.00 $968 —
650–690 659 19 130.00–142.00 $134.91 $889 —
762–785 768 9 112.50–122.00 $117.37 $901 +2.37
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 —
415–436 427 17 140.00–147.00 $144.60 $617 -14.16
495 495 1 141.00 $141.00 $698 -15.16
521 521 8 140.00 $140.00 $729 -3.79
558 558 6 135.00 $135.00 $753 -10.83
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 140.00–147.50 $143.70 $546 —
415 415 2 136.00–145.00 $140.50 $583 —
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 -22.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1100 1075 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,237.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1780 1385 75-80% 72 87.00–101.00 $92.98 $1,288 -8.11
1290–1575 1397 75-80% 10 99.00–111.00 $105.54 $1,474 —
1285–1520 1410 75-80% 4 77.00–84.00 $80.39 $1,133 -14.62
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1610 1214 80-85% 34 87.00–102.00 $93.26 $1,132 -4.61
1175–1410 1271 80-85% 9 100.00–116.00 $107.03 $1,360 —
1275–1405 1328 80-85% 4 78.00–85.00 $81.23 $1,079 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1205 989 85-90% 5 65.00–70.00 $67.26 $665 -4.06
885–1305 1059 85-90% 23 74.00–87.00 $79.22 $839 —
935–1210 1120 85-90% 5 86.00–93.00 $89.37 $1,001 +1.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–2005 1845 5 100.00–107.00 $103.42 $1,908 —
1615–2105 1849 14 109.00–121.00 $114.96 $2,126 —
1850–2030 1925 6 121.00–126.00 $123.69 $2,381 —
2345 2345 1 106.00 $106.00 $2,486 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1370 1298 2 102.00–109.00 $105.30 $1,367 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 107.00 $107.00 $578 —

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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.