Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 23, 2022

1,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.86/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 582 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.48/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 529 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $165.35/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 463 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,051	1,551	1,414
Feeder cattle	889	1,232	1,190
Slaughter cattle	162	257	224
Replacement cattle	—	62	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 higher with feeder bulls unevenly steady, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	150.00	$150.00	$345	—
325–345	335	2	150.00–165.00	$157.72	$528	-26.09
375	375	1	181.00	$181.00	$679	-9.52
445	445	1	169.00	$169.00	$752	-12.88
452–475	462	7	166.00–177.00	$172.90	$799	-10.75
507–535	527	36	157.50–167.75	$166.30	$876	+6.91
565–590	579	9	150.50–173.00	$154.70	$896	-5.97
602–640	616	35	146.00–163.00	$153.58	$946	-8.44
630 fancy	630	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,058	—
655	655	1	150.00	$150.00	$982	-4.00
650–690	671	20	145.00–163.00	$151.76	$1,018	-2.24
738	738	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,166	+8.58
765–775	773	4	135.00–161.00	$144.20	$1,115	+1.11
810	810	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	—
852–870	857	4	120.00–155.00	$146.11	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	4	138.00–140.00	$139.05	$452	-38.01
435	435	1	145.00	$145.00	$631	—
500	500	1	144.00	$144.00	$720	-6.00
555	555	1	156.00	$156.00	$866	—
615	615	1	148.00	$148.00	$910	+8.00
860	860	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,170	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	—
505–535	520	3	140.00–159.00	$151.64	$789	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	2	125.00	$125.00	$322	—
318–345	324	11	135.00–140.00	$136.37	$442	-19.93
350–395	372	34	140.00–153.00	$146.05	$543	-11.33
400–443	431	11	140.00–154.00	$148.28	$639	-8.73
450–495	460	36	143.00–153.00	$148.44	$683	-5.30
510–545	529	44	139.00–154.00	$144.48	$764	-1.91
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	-12.90
550–587	582	52	138.00–153.00	$141.07	$821	+6.07
620 fancy	620	1	153.00	$153.00	$949	—
610–640	631	8	134.00–145.00	$138.07	$871	-2.72
665 value added	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	±0.00
655–695	669	31	120.00–140.00	$130.50	$873	-5.02
675 fancy	675	1	146.00	$146.00	$986	—
705–730	713	12	120.00–139.00	$125.04	$892	-9.82
755 value added	755	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,102	—
764	764	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,100	+9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–341	337	6	125.00–132.00	$129.73	$437	-17.77
472	472	8	136.00	$136.00	$642	-4.64
535	535	3	135.00	$135.00	$722	-4.34
552	552	3	135.00	$135.00	$745	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	130.00	$130.00	$390	—
395	395	1	130.00	$130.00	$514	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	4	155.00–165.00	$160.05	$504	-9.76
375–388	386	22	163.00–181.50	$178.23	$688	+8.00
420–443	434	6	140.00–150.00	$143.71	$624	-26.34
450–490	463	40	142.00–170.00	$165.35	$766	-5.03
500–545	518	33	140.00–160.50	$154.93	$803	-2.57
550–595	581	31	140.00–154.00	$147.19	$855	-1.75
600–647	620	28	138.00–154.00	$146.83	$910	+4.79
650–695	664	20	128.00–139.50	$138.63	$921	+1.02
670 fancy	670	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,005	—
700–745	730	13	130.00–137.00	$133.97	$978	+6.21
760–765	763	2	129.00–131.00	$130.00	$992	+3.60
800–810	805	3	107.00–115.00	$112.00	$902	-8.00
909	909	8	105.50	$105.50	$959	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–448	427	12	141.00–145.00	$144.13	$615	-15.10
478	478	4	144.00	$144.00	$688	-8.11
567–590	575	6	133.00–142.00	$139.83	$804	-0.83
663	663	2	127.00	$127.00	$842	-10.46

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	150.00	$150.00	$525	—
383	383	2	125.00	$125.00	$479	—
503	503	2	120.00	$120.00	$604	-18.56

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1045	990	85-90%	5	48.00–56.00	$51.96	$514	—
875–1310	1065	85-90%	20	59.00–69.00	$65.08	$693	-6.41
1005–1210	1107	85-90%	3	72.00–76.00	$74.06	$820	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1405	1161	80-85%	19	67.00–79.00	$72.31	$840	-4.10
1090–1405	1237	80-85%	5	76.00–84.00	$79.83	$987	—
1210–1325	1265	80-85%	3	60.00–65.00	$62.41	$789	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1420	1346	75-80%	4	77.00–82.00	$79.24	$1,067	—
1095–1775	1347	75-80%	20	67.00–75.00	$72.06	$971	—
1345–1445	1400	75-80%	3	60.00–65.00	$62.73	$878	+2.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1925	1719	5	80.00–88.00	$84.16	$1,447	—
1680–2105	1865	10	93.00–104.00	$98.19	$1,831	—
1865–1985	1926	4	106.00–117.00	$110.27	$2,124	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	95.00	$95.00	$598	—
780	780	1	88.00	$88.00	$686	—

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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.