Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

2,674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.41/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 520 lb · 131 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.44/cwt +11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 477 lb · 96 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.11/cwt +15.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 578 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,674	1,697	1,077
Feeder cattle	2,330	1,331	753
Slaughter cattle	302	285	120
Replacement cattle	42	81	204

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, all classes higher with limited comparison from last weeks sale. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls calves 2.00 higher. Unionville - No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	281	6	175.00–225.00	$207.48	$583	+12.48
305–345	335	14	190.00–222.50	$199.11	$667	+2.02
350–395	374	29	183.00–214.00	$198.04	$741	+5.51
400–445	430	17	175.00–195.00	$185.57	$798	-9.43
453–490	466	27	174.00–200.00	$184.38	$859	-12.04
450–498 value added	491	27	192.00–204.00	$200.58	$985	—
505–545	525	42	171.00–200.00	$185.05	$972	+8.42
528 fancy	528	3	203.00	$203.00	$1,072	+3.00
505–547 value added	531	6	188.00–196.00	$190.36	$1,011	+0.36
552–590 value added	573	24	185.00–196.00	$192.77	$1,105	+15.77
553–599	580	72	168.00–194.00	$182.55	$1,059	+14.27
600–617 value added	608	9	180.00–187.00	$181.54	$1,104	—
601–649	624	47	160.00–187.00	$173.02	$1,080	+1.41
660–674 value added	671	27	174.50–180.00	$176.32	$1,183	+3.82
660–685	679	21	161.00–180.00	$173.17	$1,176	+11.10
700–718 value added	708	7	167.00–173.00	$170.70	$1,209	+6.67
705–749	732	22	156.00–177.00	$168.21	$1,231	+13.62
755–795	767	11	154.00–172.00	$163.45	$1,254	+8.77
783 value added	783	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,300	—
806 value added	806	64	170.00	$170.00	$1,370	—
825	825	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,172	-12.64
875–880	878	2	143.00–157.00	$150.02	$1,317	-0.98
910	910	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,138	-24.50
975	975	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	1	195.00	$195.00	$542	—
310–330	318	6	170.00–195.00	$178.21	$567	+10.17
360–388	373	9	162.50–190.00	$177.11	$661	—
420–440	430	4	148.00–172.00	$163.73	$704	—
450–495	481	8	162.00–180.00	$170.58	$820	—
500–548	521	28	140.00–180.00	$159.75	$832	+2.25
550–575	563	8	140.00–180.00	$160.44	$903	+17.94
610–640	626	12	139.00–164.00	$148.94	$932	+8.94
650–690	669	5	146.00–156.00	$150.75	$1,009	+11.75
730	730	1	134.00	$134.00	$978	+3.00
750–780	770	4	139.00–150.00	$143.75	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	530	2	130.00–140.00	$135.05	$716	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	278	4	150.00–174.00	$158.62	$441	-13.88
300–348	334	21	160.00–190.00	$173.17	$578	+13.90
354–395	378	43	155.00–181.00	$171.53	$648	+0.20
400–446	430	77	155.00–176.00	$168.35	$724	+8.84
435 value added	435	6	179.00	$179.00	$779	—
450–498	476	87	150.00–175.00	$165.55	$788	+10.11
489 value added	489	9	175.00	$175.00	$856	—
500–543 value added	517	24	165.00–171.00	$166.80	$862	—
500–548	521	107	150.00–172.00	$161.43	$841	+3.55
553–569 value added	563	15	163.00–165.00	$163.71	$922	—
550–598	578	69	145.00–165.00	$155.94	$901	+6.88
611 value added	611	10	160.00	$160.00	$978	+7.00
600–645	627	62	138.00–155.00	$147.59	$925	-0.18
653 value added	653	4	149.00	$149.00	$973	—
650–685	672	25	135.00–155.00	$145.69	$979	-0.84
710–730	721	8	134.00–144.00	$140.27	$1,011	-2.06
750–790	778	5	137.00–144.00	$141.83	$1,103	+3.65
825–845	833	3	128.00–135.00	$130.98	$1,091	-5.83
880	880	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,091	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	—
250–263	259	3	150.00	$150.00	$388	—
300–335	325	5	130.00–171.00	$154.86	$503	+14.86
350–395	375	13	130.00–171.00	$148.77	$558	-7.23
400–444	429	11	137.50–161.00	$147.28	$632	+0.49
455–498	477	13	135.00–154.00	$146.91	$701	+10.20
505–542	523	20	130.00–156.00	$145.83	$763	+8.65
555–590	570	17	125.00–153.00	$138.52	$790	-1.87
600–640	618	9	114.00–138.00	$127.09	$785	+17.09
685	685	3	130.00–134.00	$131.33	$900	—
710–725	718	2	125.00–130.00	$127.53	$916	—
765	765	1	120.00	$120.00	$918	—
800	800	1	120.00	$120.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	120.00–135.00	$127.73	$409	—
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	—
430	430	7	127.50–130.00	$129.64	$557	—
585	585	1	125.00	$125.00	$731	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	—
465	465	1	140.00	$140.00	$651	—
565	565	1	145.00	$145.00	$819	+25.00
610	610	1	126.00	$126.00	$769	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	370	3	175.00–187.50	$180.92	$669	-29.85
400–445	417	12	174.00–195.00	$186.00	$776	-7.57
450–496	479	51	172.00–187.00	$179.05	$858	-9.76
505–541	527	32	163.00–178.00	$168.82	$890	-4.95
550–598	577	37	152.00–175.00	$162.16	$936	-1.14
600–645	617	35	143.00–170.00	$156.54	$966	+9.28
650–695	671	19	144.00–163.00	$155.22	$1,042	+5.17
700–728	715	17	135.00–160.00	$150.09	$1,073	+22.12
750–790	771	4	131.00–138.00	$134.45	$1,037	+1.96
925	925	1	105.00	$105.00	$971	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	377	3	165.00–172.50	$167.73	$632	—
405–435	415	4	160.00–168.00	$165.48	$687	+15.21
450–495	472	19	150.00–170.00	$162.11	$765	—
500–545	525	20	140.00–167.00	$154.23	$810	+1.64
550–590	570	19	138.00–165.00	$150.91	$860	+13.78
600–645	620	14	120.00–154.00	$139.75	$866	+7.75
665–697	690	10	136.00–153.00	$147.56	$1,018	+22.56
700–745	728	6	120.00–150.00	$131.28	$956	—
825	825	1	112.00	$112.00	$924	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	131.00	$131.00	$701	—
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	—
610–621	619	5	120.00	$120.00	$743	—
745	745	2	100.00	$100.00	$745	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	112.50	$112.50	$585	-24.50
580	580	1	140.00	$140.00	$812	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1595	1197	80-85%	50	72.00–88.00	$81.04	$970	-3.52
1185–1220	1203	80-85%	2	70.00–71.00	$70.49	$848	-4.43
1115–1590	1325	80-85%	8	87.00–91.00	$89.67	$1,188	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1200	988	85-90%	18	49.00–65.00	$57.83	$571	-6.56
895–1285	1087	85-90%	20	65.00–76.00	$69.92	$760	-13.56
1145	1145	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$939	+5.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1695	1376	75-80%	25	78.00–91.00	$84.08	$1,157	-0.04
1355–1510	1413	75-80%	4	91.00–96.00	$93.92	$1,327	—
1290–1610	1478	75-80%	6	73.00–77.00	$74.85	$1,106	-20.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–2320	1450	15	85.00–101.00	$94.69	$1,373	—
1645–2100	1869	14	105.00–119.00	$109.68	$2,050	—
1985	1985	1	117.00	$117.00	$2,322	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1335	1335	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1355	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	105.00	$105.00	$872	—
895	895	1	110.00	$110.00	$984	—

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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.