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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 13, 2022

1,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.47/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 520 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.22/cwt -13.31 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 587 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.40/cwt -7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 462 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,168 916 1,640
Feeder cattle 901 717 1,198
Slaughter cattle 231 177 362
Replacement cattle 36 22 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Greeneville - Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply higher overall, with slaughter classes 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 210.00 $210.00 $483 —
255 255 3 187.50 $187.50 $478 —
321–325 322 5 170.00–187.00 $183.57 $591 -18.93
385 385 2 192.00–200.00 $196.00 $755 +5.19
405–441 434 13 180.00–190.00 $184.24 $800 -10.76
455 fancy 455 1 202.00 $202.00 $919 —
464–475 468 6 166.00–178.00 $169.89 $795 -17.36
505–545 526 10 160.50–197.00 $176.05 $926 +4.01
574–595 585 30 160.00–188.00 $174.65 $1,022 +7.84
610 value added 610 2 173.50 $173.50 $1,058 -1.50
615–635 626 21 170.00–180.00 $171.70 $1,075 +14.38
665 665 2 155.00–158.00 $156.50 $1,041 +4.02
700–738 729 6 151.00–159.00 $157.68 $1,149 +11.86
745 value added 745 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,199 -6.50
780 780 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,217 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 341 7 140.00–152.50 $149.67 $510 -27.33
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 -9.98
485 485 1 155.00 $155.00 $752 —
582 582 3 155.00 $155.00 $902 +4.13
625–630 628 4 138.00–141.00 $139.51 $876 -2.99
655 655 2 144.00 $144.00 $943 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 165.00 $165.00 $701 —
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 +5.00
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 —
715 715 1 136.00 $136.00 $972 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 157.50 $157.50 $383 —
297 297 5 170.00 $170.00 $505 +2.50
305–345 319 8 153.00–162.50 $159.91 $510 -11.88
380 value added 380 1 182.50 $182.50 $694 —
365–398 387 36 150.00–158.75 $157.65 $610 -6.52
400–445 422 15 152.00–166.00 $157.44 $664 -2.09
450–495 462 62 150.00–161.00 $153.40 $709 -7.37
500–548 529 46 147.00–162.00 $152.26 $805 -4.48
555–595 586 60 140.00–159.00 $147.44 $864 +2.22
595 value added 595 4 160.00 $160.00 $952 -7.00
600–635 615 6 148.00–159.00 $152.97 $941 +13.12
655 fancy 655 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 —
650–690 666 19 139.00–145.00 $139.93 $932 +2.86
669 value added 669 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,010 —
710–740 734 6 135.00–140.00 $136.31 $1,001 +18.86
767–775 770 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 +18.00
930 930 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,088 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 146.00 $146.00 $402 -9.00
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 -18.83
464–470 465 18 125.00–149.50 $146.75 $682 +4.24
563–580 565 7 125.00–130.00 $129.27 $730 -6.41
607–625 609 11 125.00–136.00 $134.97 $822 +2.50
675–680 678 2 117.00–133.00 $125.03 $848 -4.97
760 760 1 127.00 $127.00 $965 +17.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 126.00 $126.00 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 175.00 $175.00 $551 —
350–390 368 28 165.00–186.00 $173.20 $637 -8.76
385 fancy 385 1 192.00 $192.00 $739 —
400–420 fancy 407 3 192.00 $192.00 $781 —
400–440 420 3 175.00–183.00 $178.94 $752 +2.67
450–495 471 27 167.00–185.00 $174.79 $823 +5.37
510–525 fancy 518 3 178.00–181.00 $179.68 $931 +15.68
500–548 520 70 155.00–174.00 $161.73 $841 +2.39
550 fancy 550 1 179.00 $179.00 $984 —
555–590 577 31 150.50–175.00 $159.34 $919 +3.50
605–645 625 10 164.00–176.00 $170.12 $1,063 +28.68
653–690 657 33 134.00–155.00 $151.05 $992 +12.17
700–740 724 10 131.00–143.00 $135.80 $983 -4.65
765–790 772 16 126.00–138.00 $133.61 $1,031 —
800 800 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 +5.84
900 900 2 105.00 $105.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–440 425 7 130.00–145.00 $137.26 $583 -19.87
453–497 468 9 135.00–150.00 $144.69 $677 -14.79
652 652 3 130.00 $130.00 $848 +11.40
703 703 2 133.00 $133.00 $935 +0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 151.00 $151.00 $732 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1070 1055 80-85% 2 74.00–79.00 $76.46 $807 —
920–1430 1158 80-85% 40 81.00–98.00 $89.22 $1,033 —
1005–1515 1189 80-85% 21 96.00–108.00 $101.58 $1,208 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1915 1444 75-80% 38 87.00–99.00 $93.35 $1,348 —
1280–1910 1491 75-80% 14 99.00–109.00 $102.45 $1,528 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1015 926 85-90% 5 50.00–65.00 $59.77 $553 —
855–1055 955 85-90% 2 79.00–84.00 $81.76 $781 —
830–1165 1017 85-90% 21 68.00–87.00 $79.69 $810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1560 1460 2 93.00–95.00 $94.07 $1,373 —
1295–2150 1649 16 109.00–121.00 $116.61 $1,923 —
1640–2270 1846 7 124.00–135.00 $128.63 $2,375 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1050–1300 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,012.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,885.00 $1,885.00 —

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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.