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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 10, 2022

1,697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.84/cwt -6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 470 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.88/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 527 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $192.55/cwt +17.30 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 463 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,697 1,613 1,650
Feeder cattle 1,331 1,405 1,312
Slaughter cattle 285 158 250
Replacement cattle 81 50 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows gauging 1.00 higher with lean cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 6.00 to 9.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week, however, a higher undertone was noted. Increased buyer activity was also noted due, in part, to the Customer Appreciation event held during today's sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 4 195.00 $195.00 $523 +9.10
300–317 315 7 185.00–199.00 $197.09 $621 -5.02
372 fancy 372 3 215.00 $215.00 $800 —
380–395 388 2 191.00–194.00 $192.53 $747 -8.58
410 410 1 195.00 $195.00 $800 +8.27
460–485 468 42 184.00–209.00 $196.42 $919 +16.49
508 value added 508 4 190.00 $190.00 $965 -4.40
505–535 528 29 173.00–194.00 $176.63 $933 -3.86
535 fancy 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 —
550–570 fancy 560 2 186.00–191.00 $188.46 $1,055 —
550–595 581 45 162.00–178.00 $168.28 $978 +1.41
592 value added 592 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,048 -4.14
600–615 612 13 166.00–175.00 $171.61 $1,050 +5.22
620 fancy 620 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,159 —
663 value added 663 11 172.50 $172.50 $1,144 —
655–695 665 33 156.00–171.00 $162.07 $1,078 +4.53
705–740 722 15 151.00–163.00 $154.59 $1,116 +3.78
726–739 value added 728 21 160.00–165.00 $164.03 $1,194 +2.39
755–790 770 3 150.00–160.00 $154.68 $1,191 +4.03
800–810 803 3 148.00–158.00 $154.64 $1,242 +14.65
880 880 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,329 —
915 915 2 146.00–153.00 $149.50 $1,368 +7.00
1110 1110 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–334 330 6 157.50–170.00 $168.04 $555 -40.42
503–545 520 5 157.50 $157.50 $819 -6.69
590 590 2 142.50 $142.50 $841 -4.29
618 618 2 140.00 $140.00 $865 -10.00
680 680 3 139.00 $139.00 $945 -0.50
746 746 5 131.00 $131.00 $977 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 172.50 $172.50 $457 —
302–330 314 19 150.00–173.00 $159.27 $500 -8.15
353–395 383 44 157.00–175.50 $171.33 $656 +8.28
400–445 416 13 154.00–167.00 $159.51 $664 +25.51
450–498 469 85 150.00–165.00 $155.44 $729 -6.39
494 thin fleshed 494 4 142.00 $142.00 $701 —
500–536 527 75 145.00–160.50 $157.88 $832 +1.69
550–595 579 59 140.00–155.00 $149.06 $863 +1.58
600 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 -4.91
602–630 value added 616 16 153.00 $153.00 $942 -6.00
600–645 622 12 141.00–154.00 $147.77 $919 +6.86
650–695 660 51 138.00–156.00 $146.53 $967 +1.08
705–739 732 9 137.50–149.00 $142.33 $1,042 -1.05
750–790 765 10 135.00–147.00 $138.18 $1,057 +12.18
825–847 840 6 129.00–149.00 $136.81 $1,149 +9.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 140.00 $140.00 $458 -22.57
374 374 8 156.00 $156.00 $583 +5.32
423–443 427 10 146.00–147.00 $146.79 $627 +5.13
475–495 482 3 135.00–140.00 $136.71 $659 -12.41
520–529 528 6 133.00–138.00 $137.18 $724 -0.85
560–577 572 16 139.00–141.00 $140.39 $803 +12.10
636 636 4 110.00 $110.00 $700 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 -20.00
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–283 272 6 215.00–218.00 $216.56 $589 —
338 338 2 217.00 $217.00 $733 —
360–388 375 32 194.50–216.25 $210.77 $790 +17.07
400–449 435 9 180.50–209.00 $193.57 $842 +7.36
445 fancy 445 1 214.00 $214.00 $952 —
450–489 461 49 174.00–196.00 $188.81 $870 +13.56
450–490 fancy 470 10 201.00–215.00 $210.90 $991 —
500–545 519 46 167.00–187.00 $173.77 $902 +6.82
555–581 fancy 577 14 172.00–176.00 $173.56 $1,001 —
560–585 580 37 155.00–166.00 $163.30 $947 +2.65
605–631 629 11 147.00–150.00 $147.26 $926 +0.88
661–680 662 29 131.00–151.00 $150.05 $993 +6.62
700 fancy 700 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 -3.00
710–741 730 10 120.00–136.00 $127.97 $934 +2.43
755–796 789 9 126.00–134.00 $132.49 $1,045 -1.63
890 890 2 119.50 $119.50 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–420 414 6 141.00–155.00 $150.27 $622 -17.26
505–540 517 14 143.00–162.50 $152.59 $789 +2.72
590–592 591 8 136.00–139.00 $137.13 $810 -13.85
638 638 2 132.00 $132.00 $842 -1.90
658 658 2 125.00 $125.00 $822 -7.06
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 —
510 510 2 137.00 $137.00 $699 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1425 1359 75-80% 4 75.00–81.00 $77.96 $1,059 -15.49
1125–1675 1364 75-80% 25 78.00–90.00 $84.12 $1,147 -9.33
1325–1610 1490 75-80% 7 93.00–97.00 $95.26 $1,419 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1510 1192 80-85% 20 79.00–89.00 $84.56 $1,008 -5.34
1065–1410 1228 80-85% 3 73.00–77.00 $74.92 $920 —
1145–1385 1238 80-85% 9 91.00–97.00 $93.73 $1,160 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1035 960 85-90% 5 60.00–69.00 $64.39 $618 —
945–1210 1078 85-90% 7 81.00–86.00 $83.48 $900 +10.30
900–1410 1122 85-90% 15 71.00–79.00 $76.02 $853 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1750 1560 6 85.00–97.00 $90.93 $1,419 -17.65
1505–2060 1817 14 107.00–120.00 $112.09 $2,037 —
1710–2060 1928 5 122.00–125.00 $123.42 $2,380 —

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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 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 2 119.00 $119.00 $783 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 —

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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.