Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

2,654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.29/cwt +25.15 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 571 lb · 216 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.45/cwt +14.86 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 485 lb · 91 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.81/cwt +19.35 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 527 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,654	1,817	1,580
Feeder cattle	2,321	1,447	1,161
Slaughter cattle	269	268	298
Replacement cattle	64	102	121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale one week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady with lean cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers under 550 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 lower, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	3	197.50–200.00	$199.17	$438	—
275–295	286	7	185.00–200.00	$190.44	$545	—
300–338	322	14	180.00–200.00	$191.85	$618	+28.55
355–375	364	8	177.50–195.00	$187.57	$683	-0.43
400–448	421	30	171.00–195.00	$182.50	$768	+7.50
450–495	472	22	170.00–196.00	$184.16	$869	+19.01
520–535 value added	525	37	180.00–197.00	$196.15	$1,030	+31.15
500–548	529	53	170.00–184.00	$176.90	$936	+12.87
559–598 value added	566	17	179.00–189.00	$186.94	$1,058	—
553–595	576	40	164.00–188.00	$181.16	$1,043	+34.98
600–608 value added	601	26	168.00–189.00	$186.55	$1,121	—
605–648	621	33	160.00–190.00	$175.29	$1,089	+27.33
664 value added	664	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,149	—
650–690	666	16	154.00–179.00	$165.49	$1,102	+12.89
714–745 value added	716	28	156.00–173.00	$170.79	$1,223	—
700–745	724	6	139.00–152.00	$144.96	$1,050	+1.18
750–788	769	4	158.00–171.00	$167.10	$1,285	+17.55
825–835	830	2	139.00–145.00	$141.98	$1,178	-0.83
855–870	863	2	126.00–154.00	$139.88	$1,207	+4.13
923 value added	923	55	170.00	$170.00	$1,569	—
945	945	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,228	+1.00
950	950	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
278–293	284	6	170.00–190.00	$179.82	$511	—
325–345	338	5	150.00–170.00	$165.64	$560	+28.92
357–398	375	14	169.00–189.00	$177.33	$665	+12.33
410–425	420	3	165.00–170.00	$167.34	$703	—
469–485	472	6	150.00–170.00	$165.25	$780	+28.15
500–545	525	5	140.00–168.00	$153.67	$807	-1.33
565–590	574	10	134.00–165.00	$155.02	$890	+16.02
605	605	1	138.00	$138.00	$835	+14.08
655	655	1	150.00	$150.00	$982	—
713	713	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,162	—
870	870	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,044	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	—
400	400	1	125.00	$125.00	$500	—
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	160.00	$160.00	$336	+35.00
250–290	273	10	170.00–180.00	$171.47	$468	+22.81
305–345	315	14	168.00–182.50	$171.89	$541	+28.98
355–395	374	38	150.00–173.00	$165.16	$618	+11.18
423 value added	423	6	168.00	$168.00	$711	—
400–445	425	52	148.00–175.00	$162.28	$690	+13.45
475 value added	475	4	166.00	$166.00	$788	—
455–497	485	87	147.00–175.00	$162.29	$787	+14.70
500–548	522	56	144.00–162.00	$153.03	$799	+11.96
564–577 value added	568	137	169.00–170.00	$169.65	$964	+23.65
550–598	575	79	142.00–160.00	$152.26	$875	+15.30
623 value added	623	3	150.00	$150.00	$934	—
605–648	625	29	130.00–155.00	$141.94	$887	+16.78
650–695	679	33	136.00–153.00	$145.92	$991	+15.41
692 value added	692	25	144.00	$144.00	$996	—
700–740	712	17	120.00–150.00	$143.83	$1,024	+17.82
760–798	785	3	128.00–130.00	$129.35	$1,015	+4.15
800–810	805	3	128.00–138.00	$134.67	$1,084	—
870	870	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,044	+9.37
913–922	918	6	120.00	$120.00	$1,102	—
953	953	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	140.00	$140.00	$280	—
278	278	2	140.00	$140.00	$389	+2.50
300–345	314	7	115.00–165.00	$139.39	$438	+14.44
375–395	381	29	132.50–162.00	$151.92	$579	+22.30
400–445	427	15	120.00–161.00	$138.58	$592	+21.21
450–485	472	8	127.50–157.00	$141.10	$666	+3.05
510–535	522	5	122.50–140.00	$134.13	$700	+24.13
550–590	569	8	117.50–145.00	$134.94	$768	+5.30
600–620	617	7	120.00–130.00	$122.54	$756	+5.54
650–665	657	3	120.00–130.00	$126.00	$828	—
700–710	707	3	122.00–130.00	$127.36	$900	—
765	765	1	127.00	$127.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208	208	3	130.00	$130.00	$270	—
265–298	287	3	105.00–135.00	$125.77	$361	—
330	330	1	130.00	$130.00	$429	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	4	100.00	$100.00	$314	-24.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	160.00	$160.00	$592	-8.53
410–435	424	10	166.00–184.00	$178.85	$758	+14.06
455–495	476	26	160.00–183.00	$175.91	$837	+10.91
500–545	532	28	149.00–175.00	$157.87	$840	+13.68
550–598	574	44	144.00–175.00	$158.62	$910	+23.76
600–648	620	27	140.00–164.00	$149.66	$928	+3.40
650–699	672	17	140.00–157.00	$143.97	$967	+11.64
700–745	727	5	120.00–145.00	$134.69	$979	-2.09
750–785	768	5	128.00–138.00	$133.26	$1,023	+8.10
810–845	827	5	110.00–130.00	$119.29	$987	-2.14
870–875	873	2	120.00–124.00	$121.99	$1,065	+8.99
910	910	1	106.00	$106.00	$965	—
995	995	1	100.00	$100.00	$995	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	147.50–150.00	$148.73	$558	+8.73
400–445	418	8	147.50–173.00	$161.88	$677	+31.74
465–475	470	4	155.00–167.00	$159.26	$749	+29.26
500–545	521	15	130.00–170.00	$144.86	$755	+8.93
550–596	576	15	132.00–160.00	$144.17	$830	+17.85
600–645	627	10	130.00–148.00	$135.69	$851	+12.73
675	675	1	132.00	$132.00	$891	—
725	725	1	120.00	$120.00	$870	+16.12
768	768	4	120.00–135.00	$127.50	$979	—
820	820	1	115.00	$115.00	$943	—
865	865	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,038	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	160.00	$160.00	$664	+8.25
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	125.00	$125.00	$762	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1395	1155	80-85%	16	65.00–75.00	$70.41	$813	—
1110–1210	1163	80-85%	6	83.00–90.00	$86.66	$1,008	+5.66
960–1530	1177	80-85%	64	71.00–86.00	$77.61	$913	-3.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1325	1290	75-80%	2	71.00–72.00	$71.49	$922	—
1140–1840	1385	75-80%	49	73.00–87.50	$83.61	$1,158	+3.91
1320–1515	1395	75-80%	3	84.00–85.00	$84.32	$1,176	+4.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1385	986	85-90%	25	50.00–74.00	$58.57	$578	—
798–1210	1025	85-90%	27	62.00–73.00	$67.73	$694	-12.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1865	1549	11	71.00–97.00	$87.66	$1,358	—
1355–2160	1774	15	95.00–109.00	$101.53	$1,801	—
1560–2080	1915	5	107.00–110.00	$108.94	$2,086	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	560.00	$560.00
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	85.00	$85.00	$421	—

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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.