Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

2,195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.62/cwt -9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 525 lb · 97 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.74/cwt -5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 580 lb · 90 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.46/cwt -10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 465 lb · 87 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,195	2,845	1,454
Feeder cattle	1,813	2,258	1,099
Slaughter cattle	307	484	239
Replacement cattle	75	103	116

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Offerings also included a video sale. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 350 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 350 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 2.00 to 12. 00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–244	241	10	151.00–182.50	$165.97	$400	—
275–278	278	6	158.00–177.50	$161.22	$448	-41.10
305–345	322	18	154.00–185.00	$166.27	$535	-32.39
355–399	382	18	160.00–177.50	$172.93	$661	-18.61
381–387 fancy	382	25	180.00–185.00	$181.21	$692	—
410–440	424	4	150.00–180.00	$166.56	$706	-14.97
460 fancy	460	1	177.50	$177.50	$816	—
468 value added	468	4	179.00	$179.00	$838	—
450–495	477	13	155.00–172.50	$163.44	$780	-12.99
515–545	525	23	154.00–167.50	$158.09	$830	-15.72
555–598	589	30	146.00–165.00	$150.13	$884	-21.57
596 value added	596	15	155.50	$155.50	$927	—
600–640	612	15	131.00–152.50	$146.45	$896	-23.03
615–645 value added	635	31	162.50–170.00	$167.88	$1,066	-1.86
660–680	670	2	130.00	$130.00	$871	-30.17
667–685 value added	675	40	157.50–166.50	$165.00	$1,114	—
655–695	679	8	134.00–152.50	$141.30	$959	-18.87
725	725	1	115.00	$115.00	$834	-49.58
725–749	738	25	132.00–143.00	$139.05	$1,026	-25.53
750–770 value added	754	5	144.00–152.50	$145.74	$1,099	-3.26
775	775	1	115.00	$115.00	$891	-42.05
816–835 value added	820	21	145.00–154.50	$152.66	$1,252	—
820	820	2	137.00–139.00	$138.00	$1,132	-16.87
891	891	4	126.00	$126.00	$1,123	-16.39
931	931	10	114.50	$114.50	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	3	165.00–175.00	$170.03	$413	—
270–295	284	5	165.00–177.50	$170.56	$484	+0.56
310–344	334	14	165.00–175.00	$168.06	$561	—
355–365	362	3	155.00–167.50	$162.57	$589	+4.17
410–430	422	3	152.50–162.50	$156.74	$661	-10.38
475–495	488	6	142.00–160.00	$152.90	$746	-5.53
535	535	1	155.00	$155.00	$829	+1.65
565–590	578	2	140.00–152.50	$146.11	$845	—
585 value added	585	1	147.50	$147.50	$863	—
615–648	637	3	132.50–135.00	$133.30	$849	-20.11
700–725	713	2	122.50–125.00	$123.77	$882	+3.77
1000	1000	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,150	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
216–237	224	14	143.00–177.50	$164.43	$368	+3.53
250–295	274	9	147.50–157.50	$152.15	$417	-19.27
300–345	322	35	149.00–167.50	$159.82	$515	-5.93
350–398	381	21	150.00–165.00	$156.54	$596	-12.49
350–385 fancy	384	24	167.50	$167.50	$643	—
405–445	423	22	137.50–151.00	$145.28	$615	-17.67
447 fancy	447	14	156.00	$156.00	$697	—
463 fancy	463	29	155.00	$155.00	$718	-16.00
450–490	466	58	135.00–153.00	$146.69	$684	-13.14
502–545 value added	516	27	142.50–153.50	$150.13	$775	-9.87
500–545	526	58	131.00–143.00	$139.97	$736	-16.07
560 fancy	560	1	145.00	$145.00	$812	-15.00
550–598	578	51	130.00–143.00	$136.84	$791	-8.36
550–587 value added	583	38	140.00–148.50	$145.87	$850	-4.13
605–640	622	17	125.00–135.00	$131.49	$818	-3.43
629–648 value added	644	51	140.50–154.00	$150.90	$972	—
656–680	660	18	120.00–137.00	$134.02	$885	-2.50
670–673 value added	672	14	143.50–146.50	$145.86	$980	—
700–732	726	17	116.00–130.00	$125.25	$909	-5.60
764	764	5	131.00	$131.00	$1,001	-4.58
767 value added	767	2	125.00	$125.00	$959	—
836 value added	836	10	143.00	$143.00	$1,195	—
855–885	865	3	118.00–121.00	$119.98	$1,038	-4.02
905–912	911	12	112.00–120.50	$119.80	$1,091	+18.83
1035	1035	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,025	—
1053	1053	2	94.00	$94.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	230	3	132.00–155.00	$146.96	$338	+12.23
250–295	271	9	114.00–150.00	$133.21	$361	-1.79
300–330	315	5	112.00–147.50	$128.13	$404	-13.41
355–395	374	10	119.00–152.50	$139.26	$521	+1.93
410–445	429	6	120.00–135.00	$129.46	$555	-17.15
450–495	466	12	121.00–140.00	$131.46	$613	-10.06
520–545	532	7	106.00–130.00	$121.09	$644	-10.00
565–590	576	8	115.00–132.50	$125.27	$722	-4.74
620–639	629	13	112.00–125.00	$118.87	$748	-3.73
660–685	673	2	115.00–123.00	$118.93	$800	-2.10
720	720	2	112.50–120.00	$116.25	$837	-3.75

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	147.50	$147.50	$531	+27.50
405	405	1	132.50	$132.50	$537	—
465–490	482	3	122.50–130.00	$125.04	$603	—
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	—
690	690	1	80.00	$80.00	$552	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	127.50	$127.50	$293	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–393	391	10	149.00–160.00	$157.79	$617	-25.12
407–446	431	56	164.50–178.00	$167.68	$723	-6.46
460–495	478	10	147.50–162.50	$159.21	$761	-8.30
511 fancy	511	28	157.00	$157.00	$802	—
500–545	530	69	132.50–157.00	$149.44	$792	-11.73
555–595	581	43	125.00–145.00	$139.21	$809	-15.17
600–639	627	15	125.00–135.00	$129.08	$809	-17.99
653–690	655	34	120.00–139.00	$137.65	$902	-7.26
700–745	725	19	122.50–126.00	$125.72	$911	-14.52
780–790	782	6	115.00–117.50	$115.42	$903	-15.45
805–840	817	3	115.00–117.00	$116.31	$950	-2.28
850–885	868	2	105.00–115.00	$109.90	$954	-1.60
938	938	2	95.00	$95.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–383	374	3	117.50–125.00	$119.88	$448	-28.78
430–446	441	11	100.00–157.50	$124.53	$549	-29.37
450–495	471	13	120.00–140.00	$133.18	$627	-14.00
500–540	525	6	125.00–135.00	$129.21	$678	-6.39
550–595	565	10	111.00–130.00	$123.51	$698	-8.76
600–645	612	7	100.00–122.50	$107.76	$659	-32.71
700–735	713	3	101.00–122.50	$111.12	$792	-11.66
765	765	1	117.00	$117.00	$895	-0.24
825–838	835	5	100.00–105.00	$104.01	$868	—
868	868	3	105.00	$105.00	$911	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	120.00	$120.00	$588	-24.00
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	-3.00
570	570	1	125.00	$125.00	$712	±0.00
730–740	735	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$827	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	140.00	$140.00	$623	—
500	500	1	115.00	$115.00	$575	—
595	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1605	1137	80-85%	14	52.00–64.00	$59.26	$674	—
990–1385	1174	80-85%	18	60.00–72.00	$66.43	$780	—
1170–1430	1299	80-85%	4	72.00–75.00	$74.01	$961	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1535	1280	75-80%	2	72.00–73.00	$72.40	$927	—
1200–1830	1424	75-80%	15	65.00–72.00	$68.14	$970	-8.61
1295–1695	1473	75-80%	5	64.00–65.00	$64.60	$952	+1.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1365	1029	85-90%	14	52.00–62.00	$56.51	$581	—
960–1315	1086	85-90%	4	45.00–50.00	$46.23	$502	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1680	1314	15	80.00–94.00	$88.52	$1,163	—
1100–1970	1451	47	95.00–105.00	$98.56	$1,430	—
1470–1785	1578	6	105.00–112.00	$108.20	$1,707	+20.80

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1205	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–950.00	$880.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
995–1105	1057	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–725.00	$657.89

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1110	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–925.00	$853.10

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.