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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

3,203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.12/cwt +19.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 669 lb · 127 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.49/cwt +23.24 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 621 lb · 115 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.46/cwt +15.89 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 526 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,203 1,565 831
Feeder cattle 2,409 1,161 617
Slaughter cattle 547 329 159
Replacement cattle 247 75 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week Slaughter cows were 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Steers 2.00 to 8.00 lower, instances 12.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls calves steady to 5.00 lower, instances 7.00 lower. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 10.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 3 165.00–185.00 $177.40 $381 —
265–280 275 3 150.00–190.00 $177.15 $487 +47.15
300–345 314 14 160.00–200.00 $187.37 $588 +24.87
350–399 371 44 165.00–200.00 $180.32 $669 +20.32
400–448 425 25 157.50–190.00 $175.85 $747 +14.98
460–490 467 38 150.00–183.00 $174.93 $817 +15.16
520–535 value added 529 5 161.00–180.00 $168.47 $891 —
500–548 532 39 145.00–180.00 $162.84 $866 +17.66
555–599 576 44 140.00–171.00 $160.16 $923 +14.17
565–580 value added 578 6 162.00–167.00 $166.18 $961 —
603–640 617 30 140.00–167.00 $158.05 $975 +30.05
600–637 value added 633 18 149.00–172.00 $168.46 $1,066 —
650–695 669 48 140.00–167.00 $156.29 $1,046 +9.62
665–671 value added 669 79 165.00–173.00 $172.09 $1,151 —
700–740 value added 715 21 150.00–163.00 $159.33 $1,139 —
715–740 732 8 128.00–159.00 $146.08 $1,069 -0.90
765–785 775 2 157.00–159.00 $158.01 $1,225 +14.01
800–835 807 10 120.00–162.00 $142.15 $1,147 -1.00
813 value added 813 52 164.00 $164.00 $1,333 —
850–895 875 4 117.50–140.00 $128.91 $1,128 -12.42
918 value added 918 57 167.00 $167.00 $1,533 —
940 940 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,010 —
969 value added 969 57 164.50 $164.50 $1,594 —
970 970 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,212 —
1010 1010 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 160.00–180.00 $170.18 $477 +60.18
300–345 322 9 145.00–185.00 $167.40 $539 —
365–388 377 7 140.00–175.00 $156.49 $590 +6.69
415–435 425 6 140.00–155.00 $150.14 $638 —
465–498 478 8 130.00–164.00 $157.81 $754 +21.81
510–540 526 13 118.00–158.00 $141.09 $742 —
550–595 574 6 126.00–150.00 $139.00 $798 +9.51
600 600 3 110.00–127.50 $115.83 $695 —
655–685 670 2 128.00–140.00 $134.13 $899 +4.13
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 —
770–790 783 3 120.00–144.00 $136.14 $1,066 —
1070 1070 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,134 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
500–540 520 2 120.00–125.00 $122.40 $636 —
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 122.00–130.00 $126.00 $662 —
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 132.50 $132.50 $662 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227–245 232 4 160.00 $160.00 $371 —
260–295 272 9 147.50–172.50 $159.01 $433 +24.95
303–349 328 29 142.50–173.00 $159.56 $523 +22.15
360–395 373 20 140.00–170.00 $156.12 $582 +17.16
401–445 423 78 135.00–171.00 $156.75 $663 +15.03
450–498 466 89 137.50–165.00 $153.87 $717 +14.59
500–548 526 90 135.00–159.00 $150.46 $791 +16.41
565 value added 565 2 147.00 $147.00 $831 —
550–599 573 82 128.00–150.00 $139.83 $801 +7.24
613–635 value added 616 74 135.00–156.00 $152.78 $941 —
605–647 629 41 120.00–150.00 $135.13 $850 +25.13
650–695 679 33 115.00–140.00 $131.15 $891 +4.88
700–730 711 20 115.00–138.00 $128.11 $911 +10.26
760–789 781 9 115.00–140.00 $131.24 $1,025 +15.05
810–840 830 5 115.00–127.00 $120.94 $1,004 —
875 875 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,085 —
900–933 922 3 110.00–130.00 $123.49 $1,139 +22.49
985 985 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 269 7 135.00–160.00 $151.97 $409 —
300–340 326 14 110.00–158.00 $134.59 $439 +5.59
360–394 383 9 120.00–150.00 $138.66 $531 +16.53
415–447 438 14 117.50–162.00 $144.07 $631 +32.07
450–495 475 21 112.50–153.00 $130.18 $618 -3.79
520–545 536 19 110.00–148.00 $130.97 $702 —
550–595 575 27 110.00–138.00 $120.14 $691 -5.08
605–645 623 10 115.00–135.00 $126.76 $790 +6.76
660–690 672 5 110.00–130.00 $115.43 $776 —
710 710 3 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 130.00 $130.00 $368 —
356 356 5 150.00 $150.00 $534 —
420 420 1 117.50 $117.50 $494 —
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 —
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
560 560 2 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 120.00 $120.00 $432 ±0.00
425 425 2 100.00 $100.00 $425 -21.23
483 483 2 130.00 $130.00 $628 —
515–545 530 2 97.00–120.00 $108.17 $573 —
550–575 563 2 95.00–130.00 $112.11 $631 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 360 4 160.00–172.50 $163.13 $587 +3.63
400–449 435 25 147.50–180.00 $168.74 $734 +11.84
450–495 471 23 140.00–180.00 $164.96 $777 +10.24
500–540 521 33 125.00–169.00 $153.95 $802 +11.58
550–596 568 37 120.00–165.00 $140.51 $798 +10.19
601–648 624 51 120.00–154.00 $137.95 $861 +20.35
650–687 672 24 120.00–147.00 $133.21 $895 +8.22
700–745 720 13 117.50–167.00 $140.55 $1,012 +35.80
750–765 760 3 107.50–130.00 $118.42 $900 +9.18
805–820 815 6 102.50–142.00 $119.17 $971 +18.80
850–880 865 2 125.00–129.00 $126.97 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–397 380 5 140.00–160.00 $154.42 $587 +13.72
405–445 419 12 120.00–153.00 $137.61 $577 +0.11
450–490 470 24 120.00–164.00 $149.59 $703 +7.59
500–548 527 20 120.00–162.00 $137.93 $727 +11.28
570–584 579 14 110.00–140.00 $130.70 $757 +10.83
600–648 617 12 115.00–140.00 $133.74 $825 +18.74
660–680 677 8 115.00–130.00 $124.92 $846 -8.08
720–735 728 2 112.50–115.00 $113.74 $828 -11.26
750 750 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $788 —
805 805 2 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 110.00–130.00 $120.10 $576 -5.90
560–595 578 2 100.00 $100.00 $578 —
625–645 638 3 100.00–115.00 $104.90 $669 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
702 702 3 115.00 $115.00 $807 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
876–1510 1220 80-85% 74 64.00–77.00 $68.64 $837 -3.75
1010–1550 1222 80-85% 56 58.00–67.50 $66.10 $808 -6.29
1070–1580 1325 80-85% 2 75.00 $75.00 $994 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1325 954 85-90% 30 35.00–57.00 $49.59 $473 —
875–1300 1098 85-90% 75 54.00–68.00 $60.97 $669 +6.16
1080–1240 1160 85-90% 2 65.00 $65.00 $754 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1890 1407 75-80% 68 64.00–77.00 $70.45 $991 -2.94
1215–1695 1408 75-80% 5 55.00–64.00 $61.02 $859 -12.37
1370–1655 1527 75-80% 3 76.00–79.00 $77.38 $1,182 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1960 1631 10 60.00–87.00 $75.22 $1,227 —
1295–2095 1686 16 82.00–93.00 $87.15 $1,469 —
1620–2090 1824 4 94.00–98.00 $95.42 $1,740 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00 $575.00
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
973–1326 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 600.00–900.00 $794.08

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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.