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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

1,172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.26/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 587 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.61/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 526 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.84/cwt +18.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 524 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,172 1,780 734
Feeder cattle 907 1,365 560
Slaughter cattle 234 311 126
Replacement cattle 31 104 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trends for feeder cattle could not be established due to inadequate receipts. Demand strong. Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady overall, with feeder heifers 5.00 to 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 205.00 $205.00 $410 —
280 280 1 222.50 $222.50 $623 +15.86
300–345 323 2 205.00–212.50 $209.01 $675 +3.93
366–395 376 6 187.00–210.00 $203.80 $766 —
437 fancy 437 2 205.00 $205.00 $896 +4.00
400–447 438 11 180.00–197.50 $188.85 $827 +4.19
460–480 value added 468 5 201.00–206.00 $203.95 $954 +2.45
450–495 475 18 179.00–197.50 $187.43 $890 -3.93
515 value added 515 15 208.00 $208.00 $1,071 —
515–535 fancy 525 4 192.00–192.50 $192.25 $1,009 —
500–545 532 18 172.00–187.00 $180.33 $959 +6.09
550–596 583 22 167.50–184.00 $174.07 $1,015 +4.08
575–585 fancy 583 4 183.00–187.00 $183.99 $1,073 -0.01
587–598 value added 590 43 169.50–200.50 $197.52 $1,165 +15.38
610–630 value added 617 3 177.00–195.00 $188.87 $1,165 +4.97
611–635 619 6 169.00–185.00 $179.79 $1,113 +15.06
650–680 value added 665 2 166.00–167.00 $166.49 $1,107 -15.48
650–695 678 8 160.00–169.00 $165.56 $1,122 -9.30
705–745 718 13 160.00–164.00 $161.78 $1,162 -4.54
750–755 753 3 155.00–160.00 $158.34 $1,192 -1.64
835 835 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,219 -9.00
890 890 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,326 +1.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 164.00 $164.00 $566 —
482 482 2 174.00 $174.00 $839 +18.00
515 515 2 156.00 $156.00 $803 -4.00
650 value added 650 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,020 —
725 725 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,044 —
840 840 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,243 +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
240 240 1 173.00 $173.00 $415 —
270–278 276 4 176.00–183.00 $177.71 $490 -2.29
300–345 339 16 180.00–193.00 $189.53 $643 +30.01
365–375 fancy 370 2 191.00–192.00 $191.49 $709 +16.81
350–395 372 11 165.00–182.00 $170.61 $635 +6.17
400–440 fancy 413 3 180.00–183.00 $180.97 $747 —
404–446 430 27 164.00–177.50 $169.45 $729 +13.21
450–495 473 34 160.00–175.00 $167.45 $792 +12.57
500–547 526 46 152.50–178.00 $159.61 $840 +10.15
550–595 572 25 156.00–176.00 $160.92 $920 +13.44
600–645 624 30 144.00–165.00 $152.33 $951 +11.64
655–682 668 11 140.00–153.00 $146.17 $976 +3.98
720–740 727 3 137.00–147.00 $141.72 $1,030 +5.09
780 780 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,030 -4.54
815–845 830 2 120.00–144.00 $131.78 $1,094 -16.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 177.00 $177.00 $487 —
395 395 1 158.00 $158.00 $624 +10.50
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
550–570 560 2 150.00 $150.00 $840 +20.00
560 value added 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 190.00–202.50 $196.36 $560 —
316–341 326 8 190.00–200.00 $195.83 $638 +10.24
362 value added 362 12 205.00 $205.00 $742 —
365–390 376 9 177.50–194.00 $185.04 $696 +0.51
380–390 fancy 385 2 202.50–210.00 $206.20 $794 —
410 fancy 410 1 212.50 $212.50 $871 +14.83
402–445 425 12 177.50–198.00 $189.77 $807 +13.15
450–495 469 13 177.00–195.00 $187.98 $882 +12.16
505–530 fancy 517 3 180.00–182.50 $181.17 $937 +0.95
500–540 521 20 165.00–178.00 $172.13 $897 +7.94
550–585 571 7 163.00–175.00 $166.95 $953 +8.91
605–640 622 13 158.00–170.00 $165.87 $1,032 +25.09
650–685 663 5 143.00–172.00 $159.12 $1,055 +12.38
700–735 719 7 132.50–148.00 $138.53 $996 -7.50
773–780 775 4 132.00–150.00 $145.47 $1,127 +18.20
800–815 807 3 118.00–124.00 $121.34 $979 -7.42
965 965 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 427 5 160.00–182.00 $171.60 $733 +15.60
465–485 473 3 155.00–172.00 $162.62 $769 +13.62
505–510 508 2 158.00–169.00 $163.47 $830 +13.26
560–570 565 2 159.00–166.00 $162.47 $918 +14.42
615 615 1 145.00 $145.00 $892 +10.00
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 +0.61
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1255 1087 80-85% 5 65.00–76.00 $72.63 $789 —
910–1505 1192 80-85% 53 75.00–96.50 $86.65 $1,033 +8.81
1150–1595 1345 80-85% 10 88.00–106.00 $96.05 $1,292 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1275 1013 85-90% 38 59.00–89.00 $79.07 $801 —
965–1150 1058 85-90% 2 52.00–59.00 $55.19 $584 -4.70
1145–1205 1175 85-90% 2 95.50–99.50 $97.55 $1,146 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1940 1398 75-80% 35 80.00–97.50 $90.54 $1,266 -11.88
1345–1580 1480 75-80% 4 86.50–111.00 $95.90 $1,419 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2045 1615 2 94.00–114.00 $106.66 $1,723 +3.30
1200–2335 1818 14 103.00–129.50 $122.12 $2,220 —
1815–2075 1953 4 115.00–132.00 $124.49 $2,431 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
1070–1290 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 975.00–1,350.00 $1,126.56
1280–1405 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,060.00–1,470.00 $1,250.35
1155–1500 1363 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,380.93

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.