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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

2,151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.28/cwt +16.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,184/hd at 683 lb · 260 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.52/cwt +25.16 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 573 lb · 197 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.37/cwt +22.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 676 lb · 193 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,151 1,195 1,170
Feeder cattle 1,951 976 852
Slaughter cattle 186 147 235
Replacement cattle 14 72 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall. Pulaski - No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts. Columbia - Cattle were gathered at UPI Columbia and Cookeville. Cattle were weighted on ground and graded. Mostly black, Black white face and few charlois cross steers and heifers. Cattle were under strict vaccination program and weaned 60 days.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 185.00–198.00 $191.65 $629 —
370–385 374 8 177.00–205.00 $188.61 $705 +23.61
400–435 409 5 178.00–193.00 $185.51 $759 +12.51
410 fancy 410 1 207.50 $207.50 $851 —
456–462 value added 459 8 186.00–196.00 $191.03 $877 +13.03
450–490 467 21 174.00–185.00 $183.21 $856 +25.88
500–540 517 11 165.00–177.50 $170.56 $882 +8.33
545 value added 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 —
551–589 value added 574 10 183.00–185.00 $184.42 $1,059 +11.92
550–581 580 103 155.00–185.25 $182.64 $1,059 +17.98
632 value added 632 9 186.50 $186.50 $1,179 —
610–645 634 10 162.00–173.00 $167.09 $1,059 +40.09
661–686 683 260 140.00–175.00 $173.28 $1,184 +16.22
715–723 720 6 150.00–157.50 $154.59 $1,113 +13.59
763–775 value added 768 5 165.00–173.00 $168.23 $1,292 —
766–790 770 183 140.00–164.60 $163.34 $1,258 +13.84
805 value added 805 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,344 —
830 830 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,137 —
874 874 54 161.50 $161.50 $1,412 —
965 965 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 157.50 $157.50 $583 +2.50
405 405 1 174.00 $174.00 $705 —
455 455 1 167.00 $167.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 163.00 $163.00 $611 —
490 490 1 132.00 $132.00 $647 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 162.50 $162.50 $447 +25.36
300–345 328 5 157.50–178.00 $171.59 $563 +27.31
360–397 384 16 155.00–177.00 $168.33 $646 +19.92
400–449 431 22 146.00–174.00 $167.08 $720 +20.85
452–486 value added 453 115 171.00–191.25 $190.49 $863 +33.52
450–497 476 35 141.00–169.00 $158.67 $755 +8.97
500–545 518 36 141.00–160.00 $154.32 $799 +8.61
533 value added 533 95 184.35 $184.35 $983 +29.35
562–572 value added 564 83 160.00–169.50 $168.20 $949 +21.20
550–592 580 114 129.00–168.00 $165.29 $959 +24.90
613 613 2 108.00 $108.00 $662 -31.76
611–623 value added 616 10 154.50–160.00 $156.73 $965 +9.73
615–641 632 16 118.00–149.00 $141.74 $896 +1.98
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 -13.72
650–695 676 186 135.00–156.00 $154.75 $1,046 +23.03
688–695 value added 692 6 145.00–152.50 $148.73 $1,029 —
700–710 705 3 132.50–135.00 $133.50 $941 +18.50
765–785 765 69 125.00–153.50 $153.08 $1,171 +28.19
800–815 808 2 122.00–124.00 $122.99 $994 —
865–878 877 13 132.00–135.00 $134.77 $1,182 —
980 980 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 141.00 $141.00 $402 —
320–345 333 2 143.00–144.00 $143.48 $478 +10.98
353 353 2 140.00 $140.00 $494 +20.26
410–435 423 2 145.00–150.00 $147.43 $624 —
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 -14.49
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 139.00 $139.00 $595 —
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 —
755 755 1 102.00 $102.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 127.50 $127.50 $472 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 3 170.00–180.00 $175.80 $585 +0.91
360–395 378 6 173.00–185.00 $178.82 $676 +12.32
400 fancy 400 1 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
400–445 429 14 167.00–180.00 $172.62 $741 +11.87
450–485 468 12 156.00–174.00 $166.56 $780 +14.50
470 fancy 470 1 180.00 $180.00 $846 +9.00
500–545 515 22 153.00–165.00 $158.94 $819 +3.13
505–545 fancy 525 2 172.50–175.00 $173.70 $912 —
550–595 574 15 134.00–164.00 $154.63 $888 -1.80
600–630 612 9 148.00–164.00 $155.26 $950 +17.53
660–690 682 9 121.00–147.00 $137.90 $940 -2.39
705–745 719 9 134.00–140.00 $135.83 $977 +20.23
775 775 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,027 +5.56
800–825 813 2 118.00–128.00 $122.92 $999 —
865 fancy 865 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,233 —
865–870 868 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
475–495 487 3 135.00–154.00 $146.32 $713 —
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 —
665 665 1 116.00 $116.00 $771 -10.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 465 5 128.00–153.00 $142.32 $662 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1300 1145 80-85% 2 61.00–68.00 $64.97 $744 —
925–1655 1193 80-85% 34 65.00–94.00 $84.17 $1,004 +4.77
1055–1460 1247 80-85% 14 75.00–104.00 $94.23 $1,175 +6.93
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1145 973 85-90% 16 43.00–81.50 $70.34 $684 +16.62
915–1140 1036 85-90% 4 85.00–89.00 $87.36 $905 +9.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1875 1489 75-80% 17 78.00–92.00 $84.11 $1,252 +15.11
1390–1660 1550 75-80% 3 78.00–102.00 $93.14 $1,444 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,208 —
1270–2025 1728 5 124.00–130.00 $125.59 $2,170 —
1325–2200 1797 12 92.00–122.00 $114.56 $2,059 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1100 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 820.00–875.00 $849.09
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–890 833 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $786.64
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.