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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

2,249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.26/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 780 lb · 152 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.47/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 568 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.45/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 524 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,249 1,519 1,190
Feeder cattle 1,748 1,113 985
Slaughter cattle 372 373 151
Replacement cattle 129 33 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Offerings also included 316 head sold on video, the video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 229 4 176.00–195.00 $180.84 $414 —
260–280 277 7 164.00–177.50 $167.40 $464 —
315–321 320 11 168.00–175.00 $168.81 $540 —
370–385 378 2 175.00–185.00 $180.10 $681 +6.68
407–435 415 6 161.00–177.50 $170.35 $707 -4.78
450–497 472 9 160.00–172.50 $167.42 $790 -6.43
453–483 value added 474 28 171.00–191.00 $181.82 $862 -5.47
500–549 526 30 162.50–182.50 $169.88 $894 +0.80
505–545 value added 543 23 177.50–181.00 $180.86 $982 —
565 value added 565 5 168.00 $168.00 $949 +0.83
550–595 583 14 155.00–172.50 $159.94 $932 -8.66
600–630 value added 611 29 159.00–168.00 $164.94 $1,008 -0.06
600–646 620 20 152.00–167.50 $158.26 $981 -10.21
653–687 value added 675 40 157.00–169.00 $161.00 $1,087 -2.00
654–696 677 20 147.00–157.00 $153.44 $1,039 -6.07
703–744 value added 719 57 148.00–160.00 $153.12 $1,101 -11.88
705–745 729 20 136.00–150.00 $143.51 $1,046 -2.07
750–777 759 16 142.00–147.00 $144.25 $1,095 -5.48
757–799 value added 783 136 157.50–166.00 $162.14 $1,270 —
808–820 810 7 130.00–137.00 $135.99 $1,102 -5.01
845 value added 845 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,191 —
898 value added 898 14 144.00 $144.00 $1,293 —
930 value added 930 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 172.50–175.00 $173.70 $400 —
255–285 278 4 150.00–170.00 $154.59 $430 —
300–335 315 3 150.00–170.00 $162.01 $510 -2.99
350–390 365 5 148.00–170.00 $160.96 $588 +2.70
400 400 1 172.50 $172.50 $690 —
450–490 470 2 160.00 $160.00 $752 +6.75
510 510 1 157.50 $157.50 $803 —
550–560 553 3 142.00–150.00 $144.70 $800 -5.30
620 620 1 157.50 $157.50 $976 +14.00
650–680 660 6 134.00–152.50 $140.41 $927 -8.57
755 755 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,076 —
810 810 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 165.00–170.00 $167.41 $365 —
265–286 281 13 149.00–155.00 $152.37 $428 -6.63
314 314 5 146.00 $146.00 $458 -6.68
379–385 380 20 140.00–157.50 $141.54 $538 -15.62
400–444 427 29 147.50–157.50 $154.53 $660 -3.53
450–495 470 38 145.00–160.00 $153.72 $722 -3.43
480–490 485 2 137.50–142.50 $140.03 $679 -17.12
515–520 518 2 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $712 -18.22
500–545 524 54 142.50–155.00 $147.48 $773 -8.25
524 value added 524 23 162.00 $162.00 $849 —
558–566 value added 561 23 151.50–159.00 $156.37 $877 —
550–586 570 57 138.50–150.00 $144.67 $825 -3.70
560–590 575 2 115.00–135.00 $124.74 $717 -23.63
600–647 626 23 130.00–143.00 $136.90 $857 -4.78
622–635 value added 632 28 141.00–146.00 $144.37 $912 -3.94
650–695 663 62 125.00–141.00 $135.74 $900 -0.62
682–698 value added 690 14 135.00–144.00 $139.55 $963 +0.34
709–736 value added 729 21 128.00–135.00 $131.78 $961 —
710–735 731 12 125.00–130.00 $128.85 $942 -2.18
760 value added 760 8 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 —
751–778 766 9 115.00–124.00 $120.08 $920 -4.86
833–845 837 4 115.00–122.50 $117.14 $980 -8.82
841 value added 841 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,060 —
977 value added 977 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 170.00 $170.00 $374 —
255–265 260 2 135.00–140.00 $137.55 $358 —
300–330 319 4 137.50–145.00 $143.12 $457 -7.88
350–390 373 7 129.00–142.50 $138.84 $518 -11.16
400–440 413 12 115.00–150.00 $137.35 $567 -12.65
450–490 469 4 130.00–145.00 $139.53 $654 —
500–545 519 4 132.50–145.00 $140.94 $731 +0.92
550–585 570 13 125.00–142.50 $133.75 $762 -4.25
600–635 624 4 119.00–130.00 $126.72 $791 -3.28
655–695 677 8 112.00–130.00 $119.47 $809 -5.53
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 +2.00
775 775 1 111.00 $111.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 377 5 127.50–135.00 $131.49 $496 -11.51
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 +10.52
510–545 528 3 120.00 $120.00 $634 -1.00
550–575 560 3 120.00–130.00 $123.42 $691 -6.58
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
450–480 465 2 140.00–142.50 $141.21 $657 —
545 545 1 132.50 $132.50 $722 —
580 580 1 137.50 $137.50 $798 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–392 377 22 160.00–173.00 $168.03 $633 -1.72
420–442 434 23 152.00–170.00 $159.97 $694 -7.50
450–475 459 21 155.00–172.50 $156.82 $720 -4.18
500–540 527 25 147.50–165.00 $158.97 $838 +4.41
550–595 566 36 145.00–157.50 $154.36 $874 -3.80
615–645 633 5 142.50–150.00 $146.59 $928 -2.19
650–675 653 19 133.00–148.00 $138.72 $906 -0.53
705–740 721 7 129.00–137.00 $133.70 $964 +4.08
780–785 783 2 120.00–136.00 $128.03 $1,002 -6.47
820 820 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,017 +5.08
855 855 1 110.00 $110.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 3 152.50–160.00 $156.59 $666 -3.41
450–490 476 9 155.00–162.50 $157.88 $752 —
505–545 520 11 135.00–152.50 $144.67 $752 —
550–595 574 5 116.00–147.50 $134.78 $774 -11.41
605–645 619 6 113.00–137.50 $121.97 $755 -11.09
660–670 665 2 130.00–137.50 $133.72 $889 +12.71
720 720 1 132.50 $132.50 $954 +17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 140.00–154.00 $147.04 $651 —
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
510 510 1 135.00 $135.00 $688 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
480–495 488 2 150.00–152.50 $151.23 $738 —
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1425 1112 80-85% 29 59.00–75.00 $67.60 $752 —
895–1430 1171 80-85% 42 71.00–88.00 $81.07 $949 -9.91
1045–1420 1243 80-85% 15 89.00–99.00 $92.49 $1,150 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1105 956 85-90% 17 49.00–62.00 $54.59 $522 —
895–1185 1036 85-90% 30 59.00–75.00 $65.60 $680 -15.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1520 1366 75-80% 8 90.00–99.00 $93.48 $1,277 —
1170–1580 1399 75-80% 17 79.00–87.00 $82.29 $1,151 —
1315–1500 1423 75-80% 3 73.00–78.00 $75.90 $1,080 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1730 1406 7 85.00–102.00 $95.45 $1,342 —
1010–2005 1536 9 100.00–114.00 $106.31 $1,633 —
1590–2100 1858 4 115.00–125.00 $121.55 $2,258 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —
1000–1250 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,050.00–1,450.00 $1,250.42 —
980–1250 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,235.00 $1,229.39 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,485.00 $1,485.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.