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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

1,281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.77/cwt -9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 529 lb · 79 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.75/cwt -4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 468 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $172.33/cwt +11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 568 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,281 1,898 979
Feeder cattle 1,081 1,598 830
Slaughter cattle 171 274 121
Replacement cattle 29 26 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher, with feeder heifers 4.00 lower, and feeder bulls 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 202.50 $202.50 $526 -0.78
310–312 311 3 202.50–212.50 $209.18 $651 -3.25
345 value added 345 1 217.50 $217.50 $750 —
365 value added 365 1 232.50 $232.50 $849 —
360–390 371 5 202.50–218.00 $210.73 $782 +9.05
405–425 value added 413 3 197.50–210.00 $201.75 $833 —
420 fancy 420 1 210.00 $210.00 $882 —
400–440 421 10 176.00–195.00 $187.84 $791 -4.25
460–490 482 9 175.00–195.00 $184.54 $889 -1.70
490 value added 490 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,054 +23.00
518–527 value added 520 8 201.00–204.50 $203.61 $1,059 +15.32
515–540 532 18 167.00–192.50 $181.51 $966 +1.10
550–592 579 23 166.00–192.00 $180.86 $1,047 +2.36
606–615 value added 608 6 194.00–202.00 $195.35 $1,188 +17.00
600–635 621 25 154.00–187.00 $180.78 $1,123 +6.64
650–680 668 11 153.00–183.00 $169.90 $1,135 +1.63
650–690 value added 682 5 185.00–186.00 $185.81 $1,267 +13.11
705–710 708 2 162.00–167.50 $164.76 $1,167 -3.34
724 724 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,079 -19.10
700–748 value added 736 4 170.50–174.00 $173.17 $1,275 -4.83
795 795 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,264 +0.49
870 870 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 182.50 $182.50 $402 —
325–345 335 2 182.50–195.00 $188.94 $633 +8.04
360–390 375 2 180.00–190.00 $184.80 $693 -0.60
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 -12.97
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 141.00–175.00 $158.30 $678 —
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 282 3 165.00–173.00 $167.79 $473 -12.52
318 value added 318 3 181.00 $181.00 $576 —
310–345 330 4 160.00–172.50 $164.87 $544 -15.86
355–395 372 17 165.00–177.50 $173.86 $647 -3.77
425 value added 425 2 175.00 $175.00 $744 —
400–448 430 41 157.00–169.00 $163.89 $705 -7.44
450 fancy 450 1 173.00 $173.00 $778 —
450–497 468 56 148.00–169.00 $161.00 $753 -3.81
475 475 2 147.00–148.00 $147.50 $701 -17.31
504 value added 504 5 170.00 $170.00 $857 -1.56
500–549 531 74 145.00–166.00 $158.01 $839 -7.04
561–580 569 7 150.00–154.00 $151.60 $863 -7.45
550–598 581 19 143.00–162.50 $156.56 $910 -2.49
600–635 614 23 135.00–158.00 $147.66 $907 -3.27
605–630 615 3 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $744 -29.94
652–695 665 13 140.00–152.00 $148.28 $986 +0.60
710–745 729 10 138.00–145.00 $142.12 $1,036 +6.15
751 751 6 130.00 $130.00 $976 -3.57
838 838 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,073 +1.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 -24.26
400–435 410 6 149.00–153.00 $149.83 $614 -13.27
455–490 468 5 129.00–150.00 $139.69 $654 -15.38
505–545 531 6 143.00–148.00 $144.62 $768 -2.27
595 595 1 122.00 $122.00 $726 -22.20
600 600 1 121.00 $121.00 $726 -15.69
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 -8.66
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 145.00 $145.00 $486 —
420–435 428 2 140.00–142.50 $141.27 $605 —
463 463 2 141.00 $141.00 $653 —
505–515 510 2 136.00–140.00 $138.02 $704 —
560–595 578 2 114.00–142.00 $127.58 $737 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 149.00 $149.00 $566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 288 4 205.00 $205.00 $590 —
295 fancy 295 1 218.00 $218.00 $643 —
305–335 326 6 193.00–200.00 $194.76 $635 —
330 fancy 330 1 225.00 $225.00 $742 —
360 fancy 360 1 208.00 $208.00 $749 —
350–395 375 6 190.00–202.50 $195.29 $732 +9.00
400–445 414 21 176.00–200.00 $190.02 $787 +2.67
450 fancy 450 1 198.00 $198.00 $891 —
452–497 475 25 165.00–192.50 $178.05 $846 -3.71
505–545 524 25 160.00–184.00 $173.56 $909 +1.45
550–597 568 45 158.00–178.00 $172.33 $979 +11.07
600–640 613 14 148.00–174.00 $163.03 $999 +7.71
617 fancy 617 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,117 —
650–695 668 18 145.00–165.00 $158.96 $1,062 +10.81
705 705 5 104.00 $104.00 $733 -41.97
710–745 721 6 138.00–151.00 $144.92 $1,045 -1.05
775 775 2 141.00–147.00 $144.00 $1,116 -3.00
830–845 838 2 135.00–141.00 $137.97 $1,156 +6.97
873 873 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,117 -0.47
900–905 903 3 115.00–123.00 $120.34 $1,087 +4.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 177.50 $177.50 $746 +2.34
580–595 588 2 135.00–141.00 $137.96 $811 -10.92
615–640 628 2 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $917 +3.35
655 655 1 139.00 $139.00 $910 -1.72
720 720 1 136.00 $136.00 $979 +7.47
758 758 2 126.00 $126.00 $955 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–590 588 2 143.00–150.00 $146.49 $861 —
710 710 1 133.00 $133.00 $944 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1460 1326 75-80% 6 75.00–81.00 $77.17 $1,023 —
1130–1750 1368 75-80% 35 80.00–92.00 $87.02 $1,190 —
1185–1635 1410 75-80% 2 93.00–94.00 $93.42 $1,317 +6.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1340 1073 85-90% 28 58.00–85.50 $76.49 $821 -5.51
1095 1095 85-90% 1 87.50 $87.50 $958 +16.33
1335 1335 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $734 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1205 1053 80-85% 2 76.00–80.50 $77.92 $820 —
955–1380 1174 80-85% 20 75.00–93.00 $85.29 $1,001 +3.96
1275–1465 1376 80-85% 5 88.00–99.50 $94.61 $1,302 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,575 -29.46
1435–2030 1787 23 105.00–124.00 $118.08 $2,110 -1.38
1835–1965 1908 3 115.00–126.00 $119.21 $2,275 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–945 943 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 910.00–990.00 $949.89
840–1180 978 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 830.00–1,090.00 $964.19
1175–1315 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,020.00–1,050.00 $1,035.84
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.