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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.53/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 563 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.74/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 512 lb · 38 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.34/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 428 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 916 1,075 1,640
Feeder cattle 717 847 1,198
Slaughter cattle 177 198 362
Replacement cattle 22 30 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows 5.00 to sharply higher, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for both.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 7 202.50 $202.50 $642 +27.50
355–365 360 3 187.50–192.50 $190.81 $687 +14.81
435 435 1 195.00 $195.00 $848 —
455–475 462 13 175.00–190.00 $187.25 $865 +10.76
520–545 529 12 160.00–175.00 $172.04 $910 -1.96
550–590 568 3 157.50–172.50 $166.81 $947 -4.41
605 value added 605 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 -5.00
600–635 621 6 147.50–167.50 $157.32 $977 -9.32
650 value added 650 11 175.00 $175.00 $1,138 -2.20
667–680 669 8 145.00–160.00 $152.48 $1,020 —
700–745 715 3 140.00–152.50 $145.82 $1,043 -10.12
723 value added 723 13 167.50 $167.50 $1,211 -9.50
790 790 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,106 -19.95
857 857 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,200 -10.00
900 value added 900 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 190.00 $190.00 $408 —
255–280 272 3 165.00–190.00 $173.59 $472 —
305–345 323 8 165.00–192.50 $177.00 $572 —
365–395 375 4 172.50–185.00 $179.98 $675 +7.16
400–430 415 2 177.50–180.00 $178.80 $742 +5.84
530 530 1 162.50 $162.50 $861 —
560–590 577 3 147.50–155.00 $150.87 $871 —
625 625 1 142.50 $142.50 $891 —
840 840 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 162.50 $162.50 $520 —
565 565 1 152.50 $152.50 $862 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 —
710 710 1 129.00 $129.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 167.50 $167.50 $494 +6.05
305–340 332 9 161.00–180.00 $171.79 $570 +14.03
355–395 367 11 155.00–177.50 $164.17 $603 +0.84
385 fancy 385 1 180.00 $180.00 $693 +5.00
400 fancy 400 1 182.50 $182.50 $730 —
427 value added 427 11 168.00 $168.00 $717 —
415–445 432 8 148.00–172.50 $159.53 $689 -2.77
450–485 467 19 152.50–166.00 $160.77 $751 +3.23
500–545 512 38 140.00–162.50 $156.74 $803 +4.77
550 fancy 550 1 155.00 $155.00 $852 —
562 value added 562 37 167.00 $167.00 $939 —
550–595 566 12 133.00–153.00 $145.22 $822 -8.65
602–633 value added 615 12 148.00–150.00 $148.86 $915 -10.14
600–635 623 3 138.00–142.50 $139.85 $871 -5.67
626 fancy 626 4 145.50 $145.50 $911 —
650–675 663 7 129.00–142.50 $137.07 $909 -4.31
708–720 711 5 108.00–133.00 $117.45 $835 -18.98
765 765 2 114.00–130.00 $122.00 $933 +0.97
810 810 1 106.00 $106.00 $859 -17.00
927 927 8 110.00 $110.00 $1,020 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
330–340 335 3 130.00–155.00 $141.41 $474 -8.59
355–395 373 4 139.00–159.00 $149.83 $559 -4.14
410–445 418 13 139.00–162.50 $148.83 $622 —
465–490 478 4 135.00–155.00 $142.51 $681 +11.83
500–515 508 2 145.00–147.50 $146.23 $743 +15.23
560–595 583 4 125.00–143.00 $135.68 $791 -4.32
630–645 638 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $845 —
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 —
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 —
570 570 1 105.00 $105.00 $598 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 193.00 $193.00 $540 +6.26
355–385 370 2 181.00–183.00 $181.96 $673 +3.29
410–445 428 9 170.00–183.00 $176.27 $754 -1.21
460–490 470 7 165.00–172.50 $169.42 $796 -8.31
515 fancy 515 1 164.00 $164.00 $845 —
500–545 525 16 145.00–167.50 $159.34 $837 -3.79
565–570 568 3 152.50–157.50 $155.84 $885 -7.31
600–640 618 10 131.00–147.50 $141.44 $874 -16.59
675–687 685 8 131.00–140.00 $138.88 $951 -11.07
705–725 715 2 137.00–144.00 $140.45 $1,004 -0.01
830–836 835 6 118.00–125.00 $119.16 $995 -2.07
965–990 971 5 92.50–98.00 $93.90 $912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 +1.00
360–395 378 2 157.50–160.00 $158.69 $600 -11.12
410–430 419 7 155.00–165.00 $157.13 $658 -13.11
450–480 468 5 145.00–165.00 $159.48 $746 +2.24
535–540 538 2 136.00–145.00 $140.52 $756 —
555–585 570 4 142.50–150.00 $145.67 $830 -2.33
650–680 665 2 114.00–123.00 $118.60 $789 —
700 700 1 132.50 $132.50 $928 —
855–860 858 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 127.50 $127.50 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1440 1134 80-85% 41 73.00–97.00 $83.42 $946 —
955–1285 1135 80-85% 3 65.00–73.00 $70.41 $799 —
1105–1390 1267 80-85% 7 88.00–110.50 $100.48 $1,273 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1370 1066 85-90% 43 55.00–84.00 $71.82 $766 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1745 1358 75-80% 25 78.00–97.00 $89.53 $1,216 —
1240–1505 1363 75-80% 6 88.00–105.00 $97.53 $1,329 —
1810 1810 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,321 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1110 1065 2 96.00–100.00 $98.08 $1,045 —
1270 1270 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,168 —
1305–1895 1595 7 95.00–118.00 $101.65 $1,621 —
1610–1885 1748 2 110.00–127.00 $117.83 $2,060 -3.63

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.