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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

1,613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.83/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 474 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.98/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 524 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.07/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 522 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,613 1,428 1,650
Feeder cattle 1,405 1,191 1,312
Slaughter cattle 158 192 250
Replacement cattle 50 45 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 260 Head also sold on video, the video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 220.00–230.00 $224.73 $512 —
265–290 278 2 165.00–205.00 $185.90 $517 -22.51
300–345 320 7 176.00–215.00 $202.11 $647 -6.98
350–398 378 9 187.00–215.00 $201.11 $760 -0.28
425 value added 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 —
400–445 429 6 185.00–195.00 $186.73 $801 -3.75
450–454 value added 453 5 198.00–200.00 $199.60 $904 -4.81
470–490 480 3 175.00–185.00 $179.93 $864 -9.62
519–538 value added 523 16 185.00–200.00 $194.40 $1,017 +0.82
505–540 529 20 172.50–189.00 $180.49 $955 +1.27
555–595 575 5 154.00–172.50 $166.87 $960 -12.13
553–595 value added 581 6 175.00–184.00 $181.14 $1,052 -6.86
605–645 623 11 149.00–175.00 $166.39 $1,037 -9.31
600–627 value added 625 20 174.00–179.00 $176.45 $1,103 —
653–698 668 18 150.00–165.00 $157.54 $1,052 -15.70
705–715 708 3 145.00–157.50 $150.81 $1,068 -18.94
720–736 value added 731 12 160.00–165.00 $161.64 $1,182 —
750 value added 750 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 —
765–785 772 3 149.00–153.00 $150.65 $1,163 +6.65
820–825 823 2 137.50–142.50 $139.99 $1,152 -14.01
815–846 value added 841 34 146.00–154.00 $151.49 $1,274 —
850 value added 850 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,173 -22.00
935 935 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,332 +2.00
1027 value added 1027 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,397 —
1050 1050 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 180.00 $180.00 $423 —
280 280 1 195.00 $195.00 $546 —
325–340 335 3 200.00–215.00 $208.46 $698 +22.49
360–395 382 5 172.50–197.50 $182.31 $696 -0.44
410 410 1 167.50 $167.50 $687 -17.50
450–495 476 13 156.00–175.00 $170.64 $812 -1.77
500–540 529 9 153.00–169.00 $164.19 $869 +5.19
560–595 571 7 140.00–160.00 $146.79 $838 -1.21
605 605 1 150.00 $150.00 $908 -12.48
665 665 2 135.00–144.00 $139.50 $928 -2.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411 —
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 -15.00
915–920 918 2 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 187.50 $187.50 $562 —
425 425 1 165.00 $165.00 $701 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1425 1330 2 115.00–119.00 $116.86 $1,554 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–319 313 9 160.00–182.50 $167.42 $524 -0.15
365–395 381 14 145.00–167.50 $163.05 $621 -2.14
420 420 1 134.00 $134.00 $563 -31.49
400–445 427 15 142.00–172.50 $161.92 $691 -3.57
450–497 474 58 148.00–168.00 $161.83 $767 -2.71
512 value added 512 5 165.00 $165.00 $845 -2.54
510–545 525 51 147.00–162.50 $156.19 $820 -0.42
550–596 572 37 132.00–162.50 $147.48 $844 +13.48
575 fancy 575 1 149.00 $149.00 $857 —
603 value added 603 6 159.00 $159.00 $959 -3.00
623–645 629 9 131.00–143.00 $140.91 $886 -7.65
650 value added 650 1 150.00 $150.00 $975 -3.25
650–674 663 27 133.00–149.00 $145.45 $964 +0.72
705–744 736 15 139.00–148.00 $143.38 $1,055 +0.39
755 755 1 126.00 $126.00 $951 -20.00
758 value added 758 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,054 —
800–820 810 3 111.00–137.50 $126.91 $1,028 -6.09
855–870 863 2 127.00–127.50 $127.25 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 160.00–165.00 $162.36 $446 —
300–325 313 3 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $509 —
360–390 373 13 130.00–160.00 $150.68 $562 -2.24
405–425 410 5 125.00–155.00 $141.66 $581 -2.18
465–495 480 6 142.50–157.50 $149.12 $716 +1.12
503–544 528 20 130.00–152.50 $138.03 $729 -0.28
585–595 590 3 120.00–135.00 $128.29 $757 -15.74
650 650 1 138.00 $138.00 $897 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 —
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 -2.50
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -4.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1345 1283 2 108.00–121.00 $114.18 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–386 385 10 181.00–204.00 $193.70 $746 -2.63
400 fancy 400 1 205.00 $205.00 $820 —
400–448 426 14 178.00–197.50 $186.21 $793 +0.70
450–498 480 20 161.00–184.50 $175.25 $841 -1.19
510–530 fancy 520 2 169.00–170.00 $169.49 $881 —
500–545 522 41 150.00–172.50 $166.95 $871 -1.60
550–590 575 24 152.50–170.00 $160.65 $924 -8.25
605–647 630 12 134.00–157.50 $146.38 $922 -6.99
654–695 663 15 126.00–152.00 $143.43 $951 -6.23
705–745 725 2 124.00–127.00 $125.54 $910 -21.45
735 fancy 735 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,088 —
760–780 766 20 123.00–136.50 $134.12 $1,027 —
813 813 3 107.00 $107.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 427 8 160.00–177.50 $167.53 $715 +2.53
455–495 475 12 153.00–172.50 $163.81 $778 +7.22
515–548 533 7 143.00–159.00 $149.87 $799 +13.06
550–595 571 5 147.50–152.50 $150.98 $862 +6.60
615–645 635 4 120.00–140.00 $133.90 $850 —
650–676 660 3 120.00–139.00 $132.06 $872 -6.94
700–705 703 2 105.00–127.50 $116.21 $817 —
845 845 1 92.00 $92.00 $777 —
903 903 2 94.00 $94.00 $849 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 138.00–175.00 $156.50 $618 —
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
485 485 1 167.50 $167.50 $812 —
555 555 1 107.50 $107.50 $597 —
620–630 625 2 130.00–141.00 $135.54 $847 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 155.00 $155.00 $682 —
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1385 1147 80-85% 21 74.00–86.00 $79.97 $917 —
1060–1275 1193 80-85% 4 88.00–93.00 $89.90 $1,073 +20.90
1145–1625 1385 80-85% 2 74.00–76.00 $75.17 $1,041 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1430 1388 75-80% 4 89.00–97.00 $93.45 $1,297 —
1145–1670 1420 75-80% 18 75.00–89.50 $83.21 $1,182 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1380 1045 85-90% 6 53.00–67.50 $62.58 $654 —
825–1425 1063 85-90% 14 62.00–81.50 $73.18 $778 -2.32
1235 1235 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $963 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,320 -16.00
1165–2015 1578 9 95.00–116.00 $108.58 $1,713 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
980–1100 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,550.00 $1,420.43 —
1105–1180 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–1,825.00 $1,708.81 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.