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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 16, 2022

1,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.94/cwt -4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 529 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.38/cwt -8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 580 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.98/cwt -10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 457 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,640 3,074 1,760
Feeder cattle 1,208 2,418 1,326
Slaughter cattle 350 549 321
Replacement cattle 82 107 113

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 7.00-10.00 lower. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 11.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 6 165.00 $165.00 $396 -16.82
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 -31.40
314–343 320 10 161.00–171.00 $168.85 $540 -17.76
424–435 426 6 158.00–164.00 $162.98 $694 -22.69
450–490 463 28 153.00–170.00 $168.03 $778 -11.14
510–530 526 16 150.00–160.00 $159.07 $837 -15.12
550 value added 550 12 163.00 $163.00 $896 -14.99
570–585 576 19 147.00–165.00 $153.54 $884 -16.52
615–638 value added 630 22 163.00–165.00 $163.71 $1,031 -10.72
605–643 639 34 150.00–162.00 $158.93 $1,016 -7.12
655–677 662 16 144.50–156.00 $151.40 $1,002 -8.56
698 value added 698 10 161.25 $161.25 $1,126 -6.64
711 value added 711 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,102 —
710–733 726 8 142.00–148.00 $143.84 $1,044 -8.97
871 871 4 130.50 $130.50 $1,137 -15.32
905 905 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 150.00 $150.00 $492 -7.09
475–484 482 5 131.00–142.50 $133.27 $642 -26.52
520 520 2 135.00–144.00 $139.50 $725 -12.90
633 633 2 131.00 $131.00 $829 -16.99
687 687 3 143.00 $143.00 $982 +0.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 135.00 $135.00 $351 -23.59
305–320 312 12 136.00–145.00 $140.36 $438 -20.84
356–390 372 32 140.00–156.50 $149.45 $556 -15.20
400–445 430 33 138.00–153.00 $143.13 $615 -13.22
450–495 457 69 141.00–151.00 $142.98 $653 -10.03
500–545 525 73 134.00–150.00 $140.68 $739 -8.06
534–546 value added 542 20 153.00–157.00 $155.82 $845 —
550–595 580 56 133.00–149.00 $138.18 $801 -6.41
578–583 value added 580 18 146.00–148.00 $147.22 $854 -12.78
600–645 629 7 131.00–140.00 $135.01 $849 -6.63
635 fancy 635 1 143.00 $143.00 $908 —
650–696 666 28 128.00–134.00 $129.82 $865 -8.54
663–677 value added 668 24 139.00–145.50 $141.47 $945 -2.97
700–740 731 8 120.00–125.00 $120.96 $884 -6.36
750–785 774 11 116.00–127.00 $125.85 $974 +6.84
805–825 815 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $941 +5.49
883 883 6 105.00 $105.00 $927 -8.03
905 905 1 110.00 $110.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–443 433 5 125.00–134.00 $128.48 $556 -13.48
450–468 467 14 133.00–136.00 $135.79 $634 -2.88
535 535 1 128.00 $128.00 $685 -9.82
585 585 10 137.50 $137.50 $804 +5.39
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 +10.42
675 675 2 120.00 $120.00 $810 -14.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 3 150.00–153.00 $151.07 $488 —
365–395 390 13 148.00–181.00 $170.47 $665 +5.52
405–444 421 28 140.00–153.00 $146.55 $617 -20.12
440 fancy 440 2 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
452–495 459 39 141.00–166.50 $160.29 $736 -8.60
500–545 526 49 142.00–153.00 $147.02 $773 -11.38
555–595 580 42 135.50–154.00 $144.33 $837 -6.10
595 595 1 138.00 $138.00 $821 -12.43
600–640 622 8 142.00–149.00 $145.24 $903 -0.07
650–695 661 28 125.00–140.00 $136.07 $899 -4.86
750–785 771 14 117.00–135.00 $132.54 $1,022 +1.91
830–845 835 3 102.00–110.00 $107.30 $896 -13.37
854 854 4 110.00 $110.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 141.00 $141.00 $550 -17.00
413–415 414 3 130.00–140.00 $136.66 $566 -14.98
480–495 489 8 125.00 $125.00 $611 -24.39
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 -12.23
578 578 4 124.00 $124.00 $717 -15.18
665 665 2 127.00 $127.00 $845 -6.69
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 135.00 $135.00 $668 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1420 1149 80-85% 43 69.00–84.00 $75.15 $863 —
1015–1250 1163 80-85% 3 65.00–67.00 $66.28 $771 -14.25
1075–1435 1270 80-85% 13 81.00–87.00 $84.45 $1,073 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1475 1340 75-80% 5 84.00–93.00 $87.16 $1,168 +13.47
1130–1630 1408 75-80% 45 70.00–84.00 $75.90 $1,069 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1185 1003 85-90% 20 61.00–75.00 $67.20 $674 -4.26
900–1280 1048 85-90% 9 49.00–59.00 $56.04 $587 —
900–1200 1063 85-90% 5 72.00–83.00 $75.90 $807 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,356 —
1445–1885 1662 5 105.00–115.00 $110.33 $1,834 —
1260–2175 1730 17 90.00–109.00 $99.47 $1,721 -6.02

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
1400–1600 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 830.00–950.00 $890.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 119.00 $119.00 $440 —

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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.