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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 30, 2022

1,195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.39/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 522 lb · 82 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.30/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 469 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.35/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 586 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,195 1,259 1,220
Feeder cattle 976 1,044 908
Slaughter cattle 147 168 249
Replacement cattle 72 47 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls under 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 15.00 higher. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 8.00 to 9.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls unevenly steady, and no comparisons available for feeder bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–293 282 4 162.50 $162.50 $458 -33.81
391 391 4 165.00 $165.00 $645 -14.13
434 value added 434 6 176.50 $176.50 $766 -11.50
441 441 6 173.00 $173.00 $763 -8.53
477 value added 477 3 178.00 $178.00 $849 —
460–495 486 8 155.00–160.00 $157.33 $765 -18.99
505–530 513 20 155.00–168.00 $162.23 $832 -7.37
555–590 577 31 151.00–170.00 $164.66 $950 +23.66
599 value added 599 20 172.50 $172.50 $1,033 —
630 630 1 127.00 $127.00 $800 -25.83
605–647 639 34 146.00–160.00 $158.88 $1,015 +6.05
662–683 667 17 149.00–160.50 $157.06 $1,048 +6.74
744 744 8 137.00–145.00 $141.00 $1,049 +16.00
761 761 10 149.50 $149.50 $1,138 —
920 value added 920 3 139.50 $139.50 $1,283 —
1003 value added 1003 2 135.50 $135.50 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 155.00 $155.00 $574 -24.18
515–535 522 3 150.00–161.00 $157.24 $821 +4.74
591 591 4 141.00 $141.00 $833 -14.31
615 615 1 148.00 $148.00 $910 +6.29
691 691 5 138.50 $138.50 $957 +2.65
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —
555 555 1 137.00 $137.00 $760 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–297 277 10 135.00–139.00 $137.14 $380 -25.36
320–345 330 10 137.00–147.00 $144.28 $476 -6.89
355–381 378 18 136.00–150.00 $148.41 $561 -3.79
418 value added 418 6 158.00 $158.00 $660 —
410–438 435 10 139.00–149.00 $146.23 $636 -0.69
455–495 465 41 134.00–154.50 $149.70 $696 +4.49
465 fancy 465 1 146.00 $146.00 $679 —
464–492 value added 477 18 155.00–159.00 $156.97 $749 —
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 -25.21
515 value added 515 6 155.00 $155.00 $798 +5.98
500–548 523 76 137.00–152.00 $145.71 $762 +2.61
550–590 584 47 128.00–144.00 $140.39 $820 +7.20
596 value added 596 8 147.00 $147.00 $876 +1.00
600 value added 600 1 147.00 $147.00 $882 +6.75
600–632 610 32 127.00–145.00 $139.76 $853 +9.24
653–685 664 39 121.00–135.00 $131.72 $875 +6.38
700 700 2 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
748 748 2 123.00 $123.00 $920 —
750–795 761 17 121.00–127.00 $124.89 $950 -0.11
902 902 3 105.00 $105.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 132.50 $132.50 $417 -8.37
375–395 385 2 110.00–130.00 $119.74 $461 -22.56
452–465 456 14 146.00–148.00 $147.42 $672 +13.59
531–540 532 8 136.00–140.00 $139.49 $742 +6.96
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 -1.66
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 170.00–180.00 $174.89 $591 -5.11
355–395 375 20 157.50–172.50 $166.50 $624 +6.50
405–446 433 36 151.00–164.00 $160.75 $696 -9.84
455 fancy 455 1 171.00 $171.00 $778 —
451–498 467 16 141.00–157.00 $152.06 $710 -7.26
505–545 530 32 144.00–158.00 $155.81 $826 +11.34
570–579 577 28 145.00–158.00 $156.43 $903 +10.59
615–645 630 5 133.00–146.00 $137.73 $868 +3.39
652–670 658 26 124.00–145.00 $140.29 $923 +19.13
700–725 713 2 110.00–121.00 $115.60 $824 —
755–785 774 14 115.00–136.00 $126.94 $983 +4.44
990 990 1 100.00 $100.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–560 559 3 137.00–138.00 $137.67 $770 +1.74
620–645 628 3 135.00–138.00 $136.03 $854 -5.25
695 695 1 126.00 $126.00 $876 -5.15
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 -30.00
520 520 1 138.00 $138.00 $718 -7.00
560 560 2 110.00 $110.00 $616 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1405 1170 80-85% 32 74.00–84.00 $79.40 $929 +17.64
1100–1375 1214 80-85% 8 85.00–93.00 $87.30 $1,060 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1075 967 85-90% 6 50.00–60.00 $53.72 $519 —
885–1215 1040 85-90% 6 76.00–83.00 $77.92 $810 +27.97
850–1315 1045 85-90% 23 65.00–75.00 $70.45 $736 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1620 1321 75-80% 14 74.00–83.00 $78.85 $1,042 -9.02
1080–1640 1386 75-80% 7 85.00–101.00 $89.22 $1,237 —
1485 1485 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,025 -5.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1395 1320 2 95.00–103.00 $98.77 $1,304 —
1435–2195 1758 10 104.00–118.00 $112.73 $1,982 —
1615–2015 1815 2 124.00–129.00 $126.78 $2,301 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1100–1200 1167 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,010.00 $978.33
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.