Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 6, 2022

913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.80/cwt -17.71 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 577 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.25/cwt -8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 581 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.88/cwt -28.22 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 521 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	913	2,151	1,087
Feeder cattle	746	1,951	852
Slaughter cattle	167	186	235
Replacement cattle	—	14	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, with higher-quality feeder offerings noted, feeder heifers measuring 7.00 higher overall with feeder bulls sharply higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher 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
243	243	3	187.00	$187.00	$454	—
295–298	298	6	181.00–190.50	$188.93	$563	—
370–385	375	3	175.00–187.50	$181.68	$681	-6.93
413 value added	413	4	194.50	$194.50	$803	—
405–445	428	4	165.00–178.00	$169.72	$726	-15.79
455 value added	455	1	183.00	$183.00	$833	-8.03
450–495	457	13	161.00–182.00	$178.56	$816	-4.65
501 value added	501	4	180.00	$180.00	$902	—
505–544	533	18	164.00–175.00	$167.68	$894	-2.88
563 value added	563	2	172.00	$172.00	$968	-12.42
560–590	584	15	155.00–160.00	$158.05	$923	-24.59
605–645	616	20	156.00–166.00	$160.01	$986	-7.08
653–690	664	29	155.00–168.00	$162.22	$1,077	-11.06
715–733	726	20	149.00–155.00	$151.88	$1,103	-2.71
758 value added	758	7	158.50	$158.50	$1,201	-9.73
760–798	784	4	137.00–148.00	$143.30	$1,123	-20.04
843 value added	843	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	155.00–170.00	$162.09	$515	—
465–490	478	2	150.00–155.00	$152.43	$729	-14.57
545	545	1	135.00	$135.00	$736	—
550–570	560	2	145.00	$145.00	$812	—
603	603	2	148.00	$148.00	$892	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	155.00	$155.00	$643	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	285	4	151.00	$151.00	$430	-11.50
340	340	1	137.00	$137.00	$466	-34.59
365–390	377	6	130.00–152.00	$145.46	$548	-22.87
390 fancy	390	1	153.00	$153.00	$597	—
410 value added	410	2	161.00	$161.00	$660	—
410–449	433	22	140.00–155.00	$150.57	$652	-16.51
450–498	470	30	145.00–159.00	$153.06	$719	-5.61
500–547	521	33	136.00–153.00	$147.88	$770	-6.44
562 value added	562	12	165.50	$165.50	$930	-2.70
553–595	581	52	134.00–155.00	$144.95	$842	-20.34
620 fancy	620	1	150.00	$150.00	$930	—
603–645	638	30	133.00–142.00	$137.81	$879	-3.93
651–695	660	12	129.00–145.00	$138.63	$915	+20.63
754–771	762	19	125.00–132.00	$128.98	$983	-24.10
765	765	1	119.00	$119.00	$910	-34.08
845	845	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,082	—
847 value added	847	6	130.50	$130.50	$1,105	—
856	856	5	115.00	$115.00	$984	-19.77
995	995	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,104	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	140.00	$140.00	$518	±0.00
450–455	455	10	135.00–142.00	$141.31	$643	—
535	535	1	130.00	$130.00	$696	+5.00
577	577	3	133.00	$133.00	$767	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	165.00–175.00	$170.35	$550	-5.45
350–395	385	10	169.00–179.00	$175.48	$676	-3.34
400–445	429	7	164.00–175.00	$170.57	$732	-2.05
450–460	459	15	156.00–179.00	$174.22	$800	+7.66
460–465 value added	463	6	181.00	$181.00	$838	—
503–520 fancy	509	3	164.00–173.00	$167.07	$850	-6.63
500–545	531	21	144.00–159.00	$155.10	$824	-3.84
550–586	581	35	142.00–157.00	$146.25	$850	-8.38
600–615	606	5	143.00–159.00	$152.94	$927	-2.32
650–695	670	17	134.00–152.00	$145.24	$973	+7.34
705–710	708	2	138.00	$138.00	$977	+2.17
756–758	757	8	122.00–132.50	$128.56	$973	-3.94
852	852	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,014	-5.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–420	412	5	152.50–167.50	$158.74	$654	-1.26
490–495	491	5	142.00–156.00	$150.78	$740	+4.46
565	565	1	141.00	$141.00	$797	—
600	600	1	132.50	$132.50	$795	—
652–680	659	4	131.00–141.00	$138.42	$912	+22.42
825	825	1	118.00	$118.00	$974	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	157.50–162.50	$159.98	$493	—
450	450	1	145.00	$145.00	$652	+2.68
520	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1525	1369	75-80%	5	92.00–103.00	$96.69	$1,324	—
1195–1650	1390	75-80%	28	82.00–97.00	$89.26	$1,241	—
1305–1610	1440	75-80%	4	74.00–80.00	$76.91	$1,108	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1245	1066	85-90%	5	50.00–58.00	$53.69	$572	—
875–1320	1095	85-90%	26	62.00–85.00	$73.54	$805	—
990–1310	1159	85-90%	4	74.00–79.00	$76.72	$889	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1505	1212	80-85%	21	81.00–97.00	$88.90	$1,077	-5.33
1105–1520	1274	80-85%	9	92.00–110.00	$99.53	$1,268	—
1165–1405	1287	80-85%	5	70.00–76.00	$73.47	$946	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,015	—
1235–1860	1533	6	85.00–104.00	$96.75	$1,483	—
1050–2010	1711	13	106.00–117.00	$112.21	$1,920	-13.38
1795–2040	1900	5	120.00–126.00	$123.40	$2,345	—

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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.