Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

1,628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.93/cwt +13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 610 lb · 112 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.55/cwt -7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 588 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.81/cwt -9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 528 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,628	1,172	734
Feeder cattle	1,339	907	560
Slaughter cattle	248	234	126
Replacement cattle	41	31	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good. Sweetwater - **No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	200.00–202.50	$201.32	$650	-7.69
350–390	377	23	190.00–210.00	$205.52	$775	+1.72
420–445	432	5	187.50–202.50	$195.50	$845	+6.65
435 fancy	435	2	206.00	$206.00	$896	+1.00
468 value added	468	22	202.00	$202.00	$945	-1.95
450–495	471	16	180.00–197.50	$190.37	$897	+2.94
500–545	518	25	172.50–188.00	$183.12	$949	+2.79
520 fancy	520	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,001	+0.25
529–548 value added	535	35	177.50–190.00	$184.47	$987	-23.53
535	535	1	169.00	$169.00	$904	-11.33
550 fancy	550	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,059	+8.51
550–595	571	12	162.50–177.50	$168.77	$964	-5.30
550–590 value added	581	28	174.00–185.00	$176.23	$1,024	-21.29
605–635	610	23	160.00–172.00	$162.53	$991	-17.26
620 fancy	620	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,153	—
658 value added	658	18	168.00	$168.00	$1,105	+1.51
650–690	670	2	158.00–159.00	$158.49	$1,062	-7.07
700	700	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,102	-4.28
743 value added	743	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,189	—
767	767	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,112	-13.34
910	910	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	11	160.00–200.00	$184.89	$608	+20.89
350–395	383	12	172.50–195.00	$180.96	$693	—
400–445	423	10	160.00–190.00	$175.87	$744	—
450–495	480	13	167.50–186.00	$176.30	$846	+2.30
510	510	2	172.50–175.00	$173.75	$886	+17.75
572–598	580	10	155.00–160.00	$156.55	$908	—
605	605	2	150.00–152.50	$151.25	$915	—
665–690	678	2	135.00–155.00	$144.82	$982	—
719–745	723	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,048	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	3	170.00–187.50	$180.68	$596	—
375	375	1	165.00	$165.00	$619	—
480	480	1	172.50	$172.50	$828	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	172.50	$172.50	$664	—
430	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	160.00	$160.00	$448	-17.71
310–345	335	13	162.50–177.50	$169.07	$566	-20.46
350–395	368	13	162.50–174.00	$167.23	$615	-3.38
400–445	424	37	156.00–175.00	$164.69	$698	-4.76
450–490	470	32	152.50–175.00	$162.79	$765	-4.66
480 fancy	480	1	170.00	$170.00	$816	—
500–505 fancy	503	3	154.00–171.00	$165.31	$832	—
500–543	525	37	137.00–161.00	$155.12	$814	-4.49
550 fancy	550	1	148.00	$148.00	$814	—
550–598	584	31	130.00–157.00	$149.05	$870	-11.87
580–592 value added	592	35	147.00–158.00	$157.69	$934	—
605 value added	605	86	172.50	$172.50	$1,044	—
601–645	628	26	131.00–151.00	$144.18	$905	-8.15
650–690	682	12	127.00–145.00	$141.92	$968	-4.25
687 value added	687	9	145.00	$145.00	$996	—
715	715	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,001	-1.72
800	800	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,040	-1.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$329	—
260–295	278	3	142.50–155.00	$148.16	$412	-28.84
305–345	316	6	152.50–162.50	$156.37	$494	—
350–390	365	11	140.00–165.00	$155.65	$568	-2.35
400–445	425	15	140.00–160.00	$153.22	$651	—
450–495	476	13	135.00–157.50	$148.37	$706	-11.63
500–545	524	14	125.00–154.00	$140.64	$737	—
550–580	562	5	127.50–146.00	$136.64	$768	-13.36
605–645	626	8	125.00–135.00	$131.55	$824	—
660–695	678	6	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$898	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	165.00	$165.00	$536	—
355	355	1	132.50	$132.50	$470	—
410–430	417	3	132.50–157.50	$142.34	$594	—
455–495	473	5	122.50–142.50	$133.11	$630	—
620	620	1	132.50	$132.50	$822	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	150.00	$150.00	$428	—
370–380	375	2	132.50–142.50	$137.43	$515	—
400–420	410	2	135.00–150.00	$142.32	$584	—
540	540	1	122.50	$122.50	$662	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	-1.36
315–340	332	3	190.00–210.00	$196.33	$652	+0.50
355–380	368	3	197.00–200.00	$198.97	$732	+13.93
410 fancy	410	1	189.00	$189.00	$775	-23.50
400–440	424	13	166.00–187.50	$177.38	$752	-12.39
450–495	476	20	167.50–188.00	$178.44	$849	-9.54
505–545	528	14	156.00–172.50	$165.30	$873	-6.83
538–545 value added	540	3	160.00–163.00	$161.01	$869	—
550–580	560	10	149.00–162.50	$159.65	$894	-7.30
600–630	609	17	155.00–167.50	$159.47	$971	-6.40
650–670	663	6	140.00–158.00	$150.43	$997	-8.69
730	730	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,022	+1.47
755–760	758	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$917	-24.47
990	990	1	100.00	$100.00	$990	-4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	169.00	$169.00	$608	—
400–445	432	7	160.00–177.50	$167.19	$722	-4.41
465–490	474	9	150.00–170.00	$161.98	$768	-0.64
505–540	524	9	143.00–157.50	$150.33	$788	-13.14
555–595	574	5	147.50–157.50	$153.45	$881	-9.02
610–635	625	8	145.00–155.00	$148.47	$928	+3.47
655–685	670	2	137.50–146.00	$141.85	$950	+1.85
705	705	1	140.00	$140.00	$987	—
765	765	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,102	+24.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	150.00	$150.00	$765	—
550	550	1	145.00	$145.00	$798	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	122.00	$122.00	$720	—
600	600	1	129.00	$129.00	$774	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1180	1094	80-85%	4	67.00–74.00	$70.33	$769	-2.30
945–1580	1194	80-85%	32	74.00–96.50	$83.72	$1,000	-2.93
1070–1470	1314	80-85%	27	85.00–110.50	$98.63	$1,296	+2.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1330	1206	75-80%	4	75.00–86.50	$81.97	$989	—
1050–1575	1359	75-80%	25	78.00–97.00	$86.88	$1,181	—
1240–1485	1385	75-80%	8	88.00–109.50	$100.22	$1,388	+9.68
1705–2005	1845	75-80%	3	85.00–87.50	$85.82	$1,583	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$498	—
740–1365	1000	85-90%	34	52.00–89.50	$70.93	$709	-8.14
1425	1425	85-90%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,496	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1195	1165	4	102.00–110.00	$106.98	$1,246	—
1145–1655	1477	5	95.00–100.00	$97.71	$1,443	—
1570–1940	1721	4	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$2,150	—
1135–2225	1725	15	97.00–115.00	$106.27	$1,833	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	790.00	$790.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1000–1300	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,090.00	$1,050.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,325.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
935–1055	982	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–950.00	$869.44
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,380.00	$1,380.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.