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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 27, 2022

1,418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.10/cwt -4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 576 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.56/cwt -7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 465 lb · 85 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.98/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 526 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,418 1,628 734
Feeder cattle 1,065 1,339 560
Slaughter cattle 254 248 126
Replacement cattle 99 41 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 6.00 higher overall with feeder bulls 4.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Regarding slaughter classes- boning and breaker cows sharply lower with lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and bulls 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 —
305–340 321 7 179.00–201.00 $183.49 $589 -17.83
360–365 363 2 192.00–196.00 $194.01 $704 -11.51
400–404 403 5 186.00–198.00 $195.62 $788 +0.12
443 value added 443 4 203.00 $203.00 $899 —
471 value added 471 23 201.00 $201.00 $947 -1.00
450–492 479 5 171.00–198.00 $177.84 $852 -12.53
509–545 529 40 175.00–183.00 $176.64 $934 +7.64
565–597 591 28 161.00–175.00 $168.97 $999 +0.20
600–632 623 20 168.50–170.00 $169.16 $1,054 +6.63
650–680 665 46 161.00–168.50 $165.28 $1,099 +6.79
705–710 708 2 133.00–149.00 $141.03 $998 -16.47
703–735 value added 715 13 158.50–163.50 $161.25 $1,153 +1.25
715–725 720 2 160.00–163.00 $161.49 $1,163 +3.99
760 760 5 148.50 $148.50 $1,129 +3.50
800–830 813 3 140.00–145.00 $142.97 $1,162 —
819–839 value added 828 14 155.00–159.00 $157.12 $1,301 —
935 935 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,346 +9.00
950 950 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,282 —
1035 1035 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 160.00 $160.00 $773 -16.30
510–515 513 2 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $798 -18.25
603–620 609 3 142.00–150.00 $147.28 $897 -3.97
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 155.00–170.00 $162.85 $350 —
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 —
570 570 1 161.00 $161.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–295 272 5 155.00–165.00 $158.14 $430 -1.86
305–315 309 4 151.00–170.00 $157.57 $487 -11.50
350–380 375 25 151.00–161.00 $158.90 $596 -8.33
400–449 432 21 153.00–162.00 $158.00 $683 -6.69
450–495 465 85 154.50–161.00 $155.56 $723 -7.23
518 value added 518 13 160.00 $160.00 $829 —
510–548 528 47 147.00–165.00 $153.59 $811 -1.53
551 value added 551 8 160.00 $160.00 $882 —
560–588 579 81 140.00–162.00 $148.02 $857 -1.03
600–645 632 23 144.50–162.00 $150.50 $951 +6.32
655–695 666 11 138.00–157.00 $150.52 $1,002 +8.60
700–745 730 10 135.00–153.00 $141.49 $1,033 +1.49
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 —
824 824 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,071 ±0.00
859 859 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,031 —
1228 value added 1228 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 142.50 $142.50 $463 -13.87
350–390 377 4 130.00–140.00 $135.64 $511 -20.01
410 410 1 143.00 $143.00 $586 -10.22
458–465 464 14 140.00–142.00 $140.28 $651 -8.09
510–525 518 2 137.00–142.00 $139.46 $722 -1.18
575–588 584 3 130.00–135.00 $131.64 $769 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 198.00 $198.00 $564 +3.00
340 340 1 187.50 $187.50 $638 -8.83
368–383 378 17 196.00–205.50 $201.12 $760 +2.15
405–445 428 8 180.00–195.00 $188.30 $806 +10.92
435 fancy 435 1 202.00 $202.00 $879 +13.00
450 fancy 450 1 194.00 $194.00 $873 —
455–498 464 37 176.00–190.00 $184.65 $857 +6.21
500–525 513 2 155.00–158.00 $156.46 $803 -8.84
500–541 529 25 160.00–169.00 $166.04 $878 +0.74
560 fancy 560 1 171.00 $171.00 $958 —
550–595 572 25 150.00–169.00 $158.11 $904 -1.54
605–630 620 8 150.00–163.00 $158.18 $981 -1.29
655–685 661 19 130.00–155.50 $149.73 $990 -0.70
680 fancy 680 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,013 —
725 725 1 132.00 $132.00 $957 -8.00
755–760 755 12 120.00–135.00 $133.66 $1,009 +12.66
805–835 813 6 118.00–120.00 $118.68 $965 —
855 855 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 -19.00
419–430 421 8 151.00–172.00 $166.67 $702 -0.52
464–495 480 8 155.50–157.00 $156.27 $750 -5.71
520 520 2 141.00 $141.00 $733 -9.33
573–575 574 5 144.50–146.00 $145.40 $835 -8.05
658–680 673 9 131.00–136.00 $135.16 $910 -6.69
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 -20.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 265 3 160.00–177.50 $166.38 $441 —
470 470 1 170.00 $170.00 $799 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1510 1189 80-85% 32 74.00–94.00 $83.71 $995 -0.01
1030–1415 1227 80-85% 8 91.00–103.00 $97.79 $1,200 —
1105–1405 1232 80-85% 5 75.00–80.00 $77.27 $952 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1410 1337 75-80% 3 72.00–76.00 $73.95 $989 —
1095–1710 1373 75-80% 34 75.00–88.00 $82.60 $1,134 -17.62
1245–1855 1485 75-80% 7 87.00–92.00 $89.54 $1,330 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1105 954 85-90% 5 52.00–60.00 $56.18 $536 —
985–1210 1056 85-90% 7 75.00–84.00 $79.35 $838 —
810–1360 1065 85-90% 21 62.00–82.00 $71.23 $759 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1985 1718 5 100.00–108.00 $103.86 $1,784 -21.09
1200–2205 1736 22 104.00–125.00 $113.72 $1,974 +7.45
1535–2075 1825 3 129.00–144.50 $136.17 $2,485 —
2255 2255 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,255 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 770.00 $770.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1600 1600 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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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 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.