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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

1,379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.98/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 530 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.79/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 576 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $172.28/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 526 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,379 1,996 1,764
Feeder cattle 1,078 1,624 1,254
Slaughter cattle 265 337 333
Replacement cattle 36 35 177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady overall, with lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 199.00 $199.00 $587 -6.05
305–330 318 6 200.00–225.00 $210.71 $670 +17.00
355–395 374 8 187.50–210.00 $197.02 $737 +2.65
400–440 422 12 180.00–195.00 $189.62 $800 +1.86
405–443 fancy 426 6 201.00–215.00 $207.71 $885 —
460–478 473 9 185.00–196.00 $190.62 $902 +3.90
501–540 519 18 168.00–191.00 $178.02 $924 +1.54
550 value added 550 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,106 —
565 fancy 565 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,074 —
555–595 574 11 158.00–179.00 $167.94 $964 -3.99
595 595 1 154.00 $154.00 $916 -17.93
600–638 619 16 147.00–180.00 $166.41 $1,030 -4.34
620 value added 620 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,159 +10.40
650–693 681 21 145.00–173.50 $165.66 $1,128 +5.18
722–726 value added 723 9 165.00–167.50 $166.66 $1,205 -13.37
705–737 728 7 147.00–163.00 $156.74 $1,141 -0.98
750–768 763 11 152.00–166.00 $157.64 $1,203 +8.67
800 value added 800 2 158.50 $158.50 $1,268 -19.50
815–835 825 2 134.00–146.00 $140.07 $1,156 —
872–893 881 7 145.00–148.00 $146.70 $1,292 —
929 929 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,310 —
965 965 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 196.00 $196.00 $529 +7.45
360–385 373 2 175.00–187.50 $181.04 $675 +1.03
405–430 422 3 164.00–175.00 $168.86 $713 -6.21
450–495 465 3 170.00–177.50 $174.92 $813 +8.97
505 505 1 171.00 $171.00 $864 +10.43
555 555 1 154.00 $154.00 $855 +6.00
600–640 625 5 138.00–148.00 $143.34 $896 -12.25
680 680 2 145.00–157.00 $151.00 $1,027 +3.00
745 745 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,013 -10.05
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 190.00 $190.00 $598 —
370 370 1 165.00 $165.00 $610 —
370–375 374 4 170.00–177.50 $175.64 $657 —
450 450 1 177.50 $177.50 $799 —
545 545 1 151.00 $151.00 $823 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 185.00 $185.00 $583 —
300–335 318 2 167.50–174.00 $170.57 $542 -4.38
350–370 fancy 360 2 178.00–189.00 $183.65 $661 —
355–395 384 16 157.50–175.00 $168.40 $647 -0.51
405–445 427 38 160.00–170.00 $166.34 $710 +1.72
450 fancy 450 2 173.00 $173.00 $778 —
450–495 470 32 152.00–167.50 $160.18 $753 -1.71
490 490 1 145.00 $145.00 $710 -16.89
528 value added 528 15 175.50 $175.50 $927 +11.40
505–545 531 35 144.00–166.00 $156.19 $829 -3.44
550–595 576 44 140.00–163.00 $151.79 $874 -2.62
600–610 value added 605 14 155.00–165.00 $160.94 $974 +2.17
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 -24.32
600–647 614 22 135.00–150.00 $143.49 $881 -5.83
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 -17.79
650 fancy 650 1 147.50 $147.50 $959 —
662–695 673 7 130.00–144.00 $138.39 $931 -9.40
705–740 726 4 129.00–139.00 $133.59 $970 -3.98
755–790 768 6 130.00–137.00 $132.64 $1,019 +4.07
820–825 823 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,070 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 137.50–157.00 $146.98 $536 -6.52
405–440 427 5 146.00–160.00 $150.48 $643 -0.53
450–495 467 3 143.00–154.00 $148.19 $692 +3.05
520–545 534 6 135.00–145.00 $138.98 $742 -10.05
550–595 578 7 133.00–142.00 $136.24 $787 -1.80
620 620 2 119.00–126.00 $122.50 $760 -14.91
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 423 3 146.00–156.00 $151.51 $641 —
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 -2.00
570 570 1 132.00 $132.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 117.00 $117.00 $591 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 fancy 315 2 217.50–220.00 $218.71 $689 —
315–320 318 2 182.50–200.00 $191.32 $608 —
350 fancy 350 1 220.00 $220.00 $770 —
350–392 382 10 177.50–195.00 $180.90 $691 -2.20
410 fancy 410 1 201.00 $201.00 $824 —
400–440 428 7 173.00–192.00 $180.21 $771 -6.65
450 fancy 450 1 195.00 $195.00 $878 —
450–495 469 24 164.00–187.50 $177.69 $833 +4.03
515–535 fancy 523 6 182.50–185.00 $184.15 $963 —
500–545 527 32 158.00–180.00 $170.05 $896 +7.54
555 fancy 555 1 175.00 $175.00 $971 —
550–590 570 21 146.00–172.50 $162.94 $929 +4.07
620 fancy 620 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,038 —
600–645 627 9 146.00–161.00 $153.91 $965 +3.13
650–695 671 9 147.00–162.00 $154.34 $1,036 +9.24
675 fancy 675 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,120 —
705–745 730 8 140.00–148.00 $144.38 $1,054 +9.10
750–795 773 6 127.50–148.00 $134.56 $1,040 +6.06
800–815 806 6 120.00–131.00 $125.84 $1,014 +6.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 154.00–168.00 $161.00 $636 -14.00
430–445 436 4 162.50–173.00 $167.65 $731 +1.78
455–495 475 9 156.00–164.00 $160.55 $763 +1.95
510–540 525 2 140.00–155.00 $147.29 $773 +1.46
610–645 630 3 142.00–143.00 $142.68 $899 +5.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230 1230 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,490.00 $1,490.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 152.50 $152.50 $740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1480 1343 75-80% 4 68.00–71.00 $70.01 $940 —
1070–1600 1376 75-80% 6 85.00–107.00 $97.25 $1,338 —
955–1745 1435 75-80% 52 72.00–100.00 $91.28 $1,310 +13.59
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1230 1155 80-85% 4 67.00–72.00 $69.93 $808 —
1020–1480 1205 80-85% 43 74.00–99.00 $89.32 $1,076 +14.99
1040–1445 1264 80-85% 7 87.00–115.50 $101.96 $1,289 +10.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1160 1035 85-90% 24 65.00–91.00 $85.40 $884 +20.67
980–1145 1067 85-90% 3 51.00–82.00 $64.78 $691 —
1015–1235 1136 85-90% 5 93.00–96.00 $94.36 $1,072 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2230 1792 21 96.00–129.00 $119.72 $2,145 -2.19
1700–2315 1938 6 111.00–135.00 $126.49 $2,451 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1030–1260 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,460.00 $1,309.32
1105–1220 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,260.00 $1,133.98
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1215–1385 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 870.00–970.00 $912.44
1285–1295 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,020.00 $1,009.96
1385 1385 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–915 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 620.00–770.00 $692.46

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
965–1165 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–925.00 $870.31

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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 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Heifer 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 1,230.00 $1,230.00 —

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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.