Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

1,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.89/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 471 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.29/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 521 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.20/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 526 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,589	1,467	1,958
Feeder cattle	1,309	1,124	1,467
Slaughter cattle	230	270	283
Replacement cattle	50	73	208

Market comments — USDA reporter

Lafayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-15.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 14.00 lower. Offerings also included 5 Load lots sold on video. The video sale report can be viewed at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf Savannah - This sale was not reported last week, therefore no trends could be established. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	205.00	$205.00	$472	—
255–275	270	4	152.00–185.00	$159.79	$431	—
307–345	318	13	157.00–212.50	$176.74	$562	-32.26
353 thin fleshed	353	4	207.50	$207.50	$732	—
355–395	374	11	165.00–197.50	$178.42	$667	-0.76
410–440	418	10	172.50–190.00	$185.70	$776	+9.19
422–433 value added	428	6	182.50–192.50	$187.56	$803	—
451 value added	451	4	175.00	$175.00	$789	-10.00
450–485	464	7	155.00–180.00	$168.79	$783	-6.80
505–524 value added	522	8	159.00–175.00	$173.06	$903	-4.29
510–545	531	36	149.00–170.00	$157.26	$835	-11.95
554–587 value added	569	25	158.00–165.00	$163.32	$929	—
550–595	579	17	143.00–160.00	$150.10	$869	-14.33
604–640 value added	609	18	165.00–170.50	$168.86	$1,028	-12.14
610–643	637	19	150.00–160.00	$156.42	$996	-4.57
650–690	661	20	145.00–161.50	$157.48	$1,041	+0.44
660–695 value added	671	21	149.00–165.00	$161.47	$1,083	-11.53
705–732 value added	727	15	149.00–154.50	$154.14	$1,121	-9.86
738–744	743	10	139.00–151.00	$148.62	$1,104	-10.38
753–775	757	6	143.00–147.50	$143.77	$1,088	—
760 value added	760	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,178	—
830	830	2	141.00–148.00	$144.50	$1,199	—
1005	1005	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,306	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	177.50	$177.50	$373	—
280	280	1	175.00	$175.00	$490	-4.87
315–345	330	2	170.00–180.00	$174.77	$577	—
350–395	375	6	138.00–182.50	$167.02	$626	-0.48
415–440	426	4	160.00–167.50	$163.14	$695	—
470–490	480	4	135.00–150.00	$142.50	$684	-20.06
510–535	523	2	150.00–152.50	$151.22	$791	+1.22
570–595	574	6	131.00–147.50	$135.34	$777	-7.66
635	635	2	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$914	—
665	665	1	141.00	$141.00	$938	+3.00
760	760	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,007	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	149.00	$149.00	$499	—
415	415	1	165.00	$165.00	$685	—
525	525	1	154.00	$154.00	$808	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	133.00	$133.00	$313	—
290 value added	290	1	144.00	$144.00	$418	—
314–335	319	6	141.00–165.00	$147.18	$470	—
360–365	363	2	142.50–145.00	$143.74	$522	-11.76
350–398	380	38	136.00–167.00	$157.02	$597	+1.52
400–440	420	2	140.00	$140.00	$588	-15.63
400–445	427	16	140.00–157.50	$148.63	$635	-7.00
450–490	465	56	138.00–156.00	$150.89	$702	-1.85
475–486 value added	484	26	152.50–167.00	$164.26	$795	-0.74
490	490	1	135.00	$135.00	$662	-4.45
505–543	521	59	130.00–152.50	$144.29	$752	-0.77
555	555	1	130.00	$130.00	$722	-13.85
564–574 value added	570	22	150.50–157.00	$154.66	$882	—
550–585	571	30	130.00–149.00	$138.36	$790	-5.49
605–645	621	11	127.00–135.00	$130.15	$808	-13.54
602–647 value added	631	31	142.50–155.00	$149.70	$945	-6.02
650–695	657	22	125.00–141.00	$138.50	$910	+24.52
668–678 value added	673	25	147.50–153.00	$150.16	$1,011	-3.69
735	735	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,007	+4.00
725–742 value added	740	7	139.00–141.00	$139.28	$1,031	-10.72
765	765	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,071	+4.34
788 value added	788	6	134.00	$134.00	$1,056	-11.00
838–840	839	3	128.00–130.00	$128.67	$1,080	—
1015	1015	3	108.00	$108.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	142.50–152.50	$147.45	$410	+23.45
310–313	312	5	127.00–132.00	$127.99	$399	-9.51
360–390	382	5	121.00–150.00	$135.25	$517	-14.75
405–445	419	4	135.00–140.00	$138.53	$580	-4.15
450–493	481	11	117.50–140.00	$131.57	$633	-8.15
505–542	532	6	129.00–140.00	$131.07	$697	+0.07
580–590	585	2	121.00–130.00	$125.54	$734	-0.72
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	-3.55
650–660	655	2	105.00–125.00	$114.92	$753	—
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	—
861	861	6	110.50	$110.50	$951	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	142.50	$142.50	$349	—
390	390	2	140.00	$140.00	$546	—
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	-19.00
500–530	515	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$631	+3.57
535	535	1	124.00	$124.00	$663	+5.00
625	625	1	121.00	$121.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	155.00	$155.00	$364	—
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	177.00	$177.00	$611	—
380–385	384	9	171.00–180.00	$172.17	$661	-5.68
400–435	418	10	155.00–177.50	$167.01	$698	-4.58
450–495	455	40	150.00–177.50	$173.30	$789	+7.34
500–530	526	58	142.00–160.00	$158.20	$832	+7.00
550–595	579	21	135.00–150.00	$140.25	$812	-10.47
600–640	618	7	135.00–142.50	$140.15	$866	-8.41
665–669	668	7	128.00–135.00	$128.99	$862	-17.19
710–743	729	14	111.00–129.00	$120.92	$882	-15.03
755	755	4	127.00	$127.00	$959	+7.00
805–830	825	6	119.00–125.00	$120.14	$991	—
940	940	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,062	—
975	975	1	102.50	$102.50	$999	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	4	138.00–154.00	$145.74	$558	-22.26
465–495	485	10	136.00–155.00	$139.84	$678	-2.65
505–535	521	17	132.00–150.00	$143.63	$748	+4.34
575–595	588	3	129.00–130.00	$129.33	$760	-6.43
630–635	633	2	115.00–132.50	$123.78	$784	+1.71
656	656	23	110.00	$110.00	$722	-27.00
735	735	1	117.50	$117.50	$864	+12.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	150.00	$150.00	$525	-12.52
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	155.00	$155.00	$651	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1530	1197	80-85%	28	68.00–88.50	$75.38	$902	-5.68
865–1365	1202	80-85%	9	79.00–106.50	$90.16	$1,084	—
925–1460	1261	80-85%	8	55.00–68.00	$63.38	$799	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1720	1394	75-80%	18	72.00–89.00	$82.17	$1,145	—
1290–1660	1461	75-80%	6	79.00–97.50	$89.72	$1,311	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1335	1049	85-90%	14	45.00–80.00	$65.62	$688	-7.02
1480	1480	85-90%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,154	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	96.50	$96.50	$1,197	-3.50
1220–1865	1536	5	89.00–95.00	$91.77	$1,410	—
1300–2085	1735	10	95.00–114.00	$101.94	$1,769	—
2465	2465	1	106.50	$106.50	$2,625	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
700–900	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1225–1300	1263	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,197.77
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1120	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–875.00	$811.79

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	3	102.50	$102.50	$469	—

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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.