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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 24, 2022

1,817 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.16/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 514 lb · 95 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.59/cwt -7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 465 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.14/cwt -6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 580 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,817 1,589 1,958
Feeder cattle 1,447 1,309 1,467
Slaughter cattle 268 230 283
Replacement cattle 102 50 208

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 8.00-15.00 with instances of over 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder steers holding mostly steady, with feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 500 lbs. 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls measuring 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 4 157.50 $157.50 $394 -2.29
303–340 322 6 160.00–167.00 $163.30 $526 -13.44
395 395 1 188.00 $188.00 $743 +9.58
445 445 1 175.00 $175.00 $779 -10.70
460–495 474 13 161.00–172.00 $165.15 $783 -3.64
485 fancy 485 1 192.50 $192.50 $934 —
515 fancy 515 1 185.00 $185.00 $953 —
505–535 518 11 155.00–175.00 $164.03 $850 +6.77
544 value added 544 8 165.00 $165.00 $898 -8.06
567–595 589 32 140.00–150.00 $146.18 $861 -3.92
600–605 603 2 150.00 $150.00 $904 -6.42
615–646 634 15 140.00–160.00 $147.96 $938 -8.46
639–648 value added 644 16 155.00–157.00 $155.99 $1,005 -12.87
650–680 665 29 140.00–160.00 $152.60 $1,015 -4.88
700–745 737 13 135.00–155.00 $143.78 $1,060 -4.84
760 760 1 129.00 $129.00 $980 -14.77
750–766 764 10 149.50–150.00 $149.55 $1,143 +5.78
778 value added 778 7 154.50 $154.50 $1,202 -0.50
820–840 828 11 136.00–145.00 $142.81 $1,182 -1.69
889–893 890 8 135.00–138.00 $135.75 $1,208 —
910 910 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–345 332 10 130.00–137.50 $136.72 $454 -38.05
370 370 1 165.00 $165.00 $610 -2.02
463–495 471 4 135.00–143.00 $137.10 $646 -5.40
545 545 3 155.00 $155.00 $845 +3.78
570–580 575 2 139.00 $139.00 $799 +3.66
617–637 631 13 119.00–135.00 $123.92 $782 -20.08
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 -14.00
590 590 1 134.00 $134.00 $791 —
630 630 1 142.50 $142.50 $898 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
241 241 6 125.00 $125.00 $301 -8.00
265–295 280 4 145.00–152.50 $148.66 $416 —
308–348 321 13 140.00–153.00 $142.91 $459 -4.27
359–390 367 34 140.00–160.00 $153.98 $565 +10.24
400–445 425 28 140.00–154.00 $148.83 $633 +0.20
453–485 465 73 140.00–151.00 $147.59 $686 -3.30
500–528 value added 514 15 145.00–149.00 $147.98 $761 —
502–540 514 80 134.00–143.00 $141.07 $725 -3.22
563 value added 563 9 146.00 $146.00 $822 -8.66
550–592 582 60 133.00–142.00 $136.96 $797 -1.40
610–635 625 6 120.00–130.00 $125.16 $782 -4.99
650–692 664 61 123.00–136.00 $130.51 $867 -7.99
680–695 fancy 685 3 140.00–145.00 $141.65 $970 —
725–738 730 15 115.00–129.50 $126.01 $920 -10.99
761–775 762 12 122.00–125.50 $125.20 $954 -14.80
796 value added 796 7 124.50 $124.50 $991 -9.50
854–860 855 8 109.00–122.00 $110.63 $946 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 137.50 $137.50 $371 -9.95
315–340 337 8 117.00–126.00 $124.95 $421 -3.04
350–393 379 3 125.00–140.00 $129.62 $491 -5.63
405–425 412 4 107.00–130.00 $117.37 $484 -21.16
457–480 460 15 126.00–140.00 $138.05 $635 +6.48
520–530 525 2 110.00 $110.00 $578 -21.07
555–588 571 17 110.00–133.00 $129.64 $740 +4.10
625 625 4 117.00 $117.00 $731 -3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 124.00 $124.00 $415 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 172.50 $172.50 $345 —
280–290 288 4 160.00–171.00 $162.77 $469 —
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 -7.00
370–398 386 29 158.00–175.00 $168.53 $651 -3.64
400–449 426 26 157.00–177.50 $164.79 $702 -2.22
440 fancy 440 1 183.00 $183.00 $805 —
450–465 fancy 457 3 182.00–185.00 $183.18 $837 —
455–490 460 35 160.00–174.00 $165.00 $759 -8.30
500–515 fancy 508 6 158.00–170.00 $165.08 $839 —
505–530 521 35 136.00–150.00 $144.19 $751 -14.01
555–595 583 52 125.00–146.00 $134.86 $786 -5.39
605 fancy 605 1 156.00 $156.00 $944 —
605–641 627 13 136.00–150.00 $146.26 $917 +6.11
650–695 665 46 125.00–150.00 $132.33 $880 +3.34
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 -0.92
700–735 714 5 130.00–141.00 $136.78 $977 +15.86
750 750 1 118.00 $118.00 $885 -9.00
755–790 778 16 120.00–135.00 $125.16 $974 -1.84
800–830 813 4 114.00–128.00 $121.43 $987 +1.29
871 871 5 113.00 $113.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 140.00 $140.00 $542 -5.74
408–445 425 6 120.00–140.00 $130.14 $553 —
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 -9.84
503–545 513 11 120.00–142.00 $135.93 $697 -7.70
550–570 557 3 125.00–127.00 $126.32 $704 -3.01
635–644 642 17 110.00–125.00 $122.96 $789 -0.82
725–748 740 3 98.00–116.00 $103.88 $769 -13.62
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 150.00–160.00 $154.81 $500 —
355–365 360 3 140.00–150.00 $146.62 $528 -3.38
430 430 2 147.50–156.00 $151.75 $653 —
475–485 481 5 146.00–150.00 $149.21 $718 —
535 535 1 134.00 $134.00 $717 —
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1720 1398 75-80% 36 74.00–86.00 $79.70 $1,114 -2.47
1395–1455 1415 75-80% 3 70.00–73.00 $72.01 $1,019 —
1295–1720 1492 75-80% 9 87.00–94.00 $90.14 $1,345 +0.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1445 1198 80-85% 30 74.00–86.00 $81.00 $970 +5.62
1075–1475 1240 80-85% 6 64.00–73.00 $70.20 $870 —
1155–1440 1242 80-85% 9 87.00–95.00 $89.05 $1,106 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1210 1049 85-90% 5 78.00–83.00 $80.51 $845 +14.89
935–1305 1124 85-90% 19 65.00–78.00 $70.59 $793 —
990–1375 1154 85-90% 5 57.00–64.00 $61.08 $705 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1995 1557 7 88.00–100.00 $96.10 $1,496 —
1400–2245 1800 24 102.00–119.00 $110.39 $1,987 —
1635–2215 1982 3 116.00–121.00 $117.75 $2,334 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00

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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.