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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 9, 2022

1,777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.81/cwt -5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 587 lb · 94 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.83/cwt -6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 532 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $159.62/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 473 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,777 2,249 1,153
Feeder cattle 1,293 1,748 898
Slaughter cattle 402 372 169
Replacement cattle 82 129 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of July 4th Independence Day Holiday. Greeneville - **No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of July 4th holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–290 270 6 165.00–180.00 $177.31 $479 +9.91
311 311 7 175.00 $175.00 $544 +6.19
425–445 435 2 153.00–170.00 $161.70 $703 -8.65
473 value added 473 12 187.00 $187.00 $885 +5.18
470–498 475 18 159.00–180.00 $176.75 $840 +9.33
500–545 529 24 157.00–166.00 $164.47 $870 -5.41
526–538 value added 532 10 172.00–175.00 $173.52 $923 -7.34
550–589 574 34 150.00–171.00 $164.80 $946 +4.86
611–645 616 7 147.50–155.00 $148.94 $917 -9.32
637 value added 637 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,057 +1.06
645 645 1 145.00 $145.00 $935 -13.26
650–690 659 26 145.00–160.50 $156.86 $1,034 +3.42
692 692 6 133.00 $133.00 $920 -20.44
701–735 704 15 137.00–163.00 $159.00 $1,119 +15.49
728 value added 728 36 164.75 $164.75 $1,199 +11.63
760 760 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,117 +2.75
758–790 value added 782 19 149.75–159.50 $152.24 $1,191 -9.90
845 value added 845 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,234 +5.00
895 value added 895 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,307 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 11 163.00 $163.00 $554 +0.99
470–495 483 2 146.00–148.00 $147.03 $710 -12.97
500–520 511 9 140.00–158.00 $155.36 $794 -2.14
603–643 628 6 139.00–150.00 $143.20 $899 -14.30
668–686 680 6 143.50–145.00 $143.99 $979 +3.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 135.00–140.00 $137.63 $385 -14.74
310–339 334 13 135.00–149.00 $143.87 $481 -2.13
360–391 378 37 135.00–149.00 $146.00 $552 +4.46
402 value added 402 6 154.00 $154.00 $619 —
425 fancy 425 1 151.00 $151.00 $642 —
400–443 427 25 134.00–152.00 $145.53 $621 -9.00
455–495 464 49 135.00–144.00 $141.70 $657 -12.02
458–494 value added 477 23 152.00–156.50 $154.43 $737 —
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -17.51
520 value added 520 14 155.50 $155.50 $809 -6.50
500–541 534 71 135.00–146.50 $143.07 $764 -4.41
574 value added 574 9 150.50 $150.50 $864 -5.87
550–596 588 85 130.00–143.00 $140.89 $828 +16.15
605–645 617 9 126.00–142.00 $130.52 $805 -6.38
655–673 value added 660 26 129.00–138.00 $136.66 $902 -2.89
652–677 670 31 127.00–134.00 $130.28 $873 -5.46
705–730 723 15 120.00–130.00 $126.84 $917 -2.01
763 763 3 120.00 $120.00 $916 -0.08
810–835 823 2 115.00–123.00 $118.94 $979 +1.80
860–895 864 8 116.00–119.00 $116.39 $1,006 —
920 920 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 135.00 $135.00 $412 -8.12
379–397 386 8 134.00–135.00 $134.61 $520 -4.23
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 -17.35
465–479 477 9 125.00–126.00 $125.89 $600 -13.64
530 530 3 130.00 $130.00 $689 -10.94
590–593 593 10 130.00–134.00 $133.60 $792 -0.15
665 665 1 124.00 $124.00 $825 +4.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 388 44 150.00–184.50 $177.25 $688 +9.22
405–445 420 15 140.00–157.00 $145.82 $612 -14.15
453–496 473 79 140.00–165.00 $159.67 $755 +2.85
485 fancy 485 1 156.00 $156.00 $757 —
500–545 536 39 140.00–156.25 $152.84 $819 -6.13
550–595 577 43 140.00–153.00 $150.92 $871 -3.44
600 fancy 600 1 155.00 $155.00 $930 —
600–643 623 14 136.00–151.00 $144.75 $902 -1.84
652–674 661 22 130.00–145.00 $141.00 $932 +2.28
710–733 724 6 122.00–133.00 $129.19 $935 -4.51
750–790 770 2 116.00–119.00 $117.54 $905 -10.49
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 -10.00
870–895 883 2 112.00–117.00 $114.46 $1,011 +4.46
905 905 3 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 377 3 141.00–155.00 $148.40 $559 —
437–445 439 4 141.00–147.00 $145.48 $639 -11.11
585–590 589 6 126.00–143.00 $140.19 $826 +5.41
648 648 2 130.00 $130.00 $842 +8.03
665–690 678 2 121.00–132.00 $126.40 $857 -7.32
756 756 4 122.00 $122.00 $922 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 3 130.00–134.00 $131.66 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1490 1191 80-85% 74 77.00–93.00 $85.53 $1,019 +4.46
1090–1305 1210 80-85% 9 69.00–77.00 $75.49 $913 -17.00
1115–1460 1210 80-85% 12 94.00–106.00 $98.35 $1,190 +5.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,096 —
1055–1615 1386 75-80% 9 95.00–105.00 $99.87 $1,384 +17.58
1100–1840 1392 75-80% 54 76.00–93.00 $85.73 $1,193 +3.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1050 877 85-90% 6 54.00–64.00 $61.02 $535 —
810–1185 982 85-90% 11 78.00–87.00 $81.07 $796 +26.48
735–1370 1007 85-90% 36 65.00–80.00 $74.37 $749 +8.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1620 1483 3 95.00–106.00 $98.45 $1,460 —
1355–1830 1590 4 120.00–126.00 $123.17 $1,958 —
1170–2345 1718 16 106.00–119.00 $112.14 $1,927 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1250–1300 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00–890.00 $830.00

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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.