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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

1,485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.56/cwt +17.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 567 lb · 129 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.36/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 531 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.85/cwt -10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 524 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,485 3,203 831
Feeder cattle 1,247 2,409 617
Slaughter cattle 181 547 159
Replacement cattle 57 247 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago and on a light test, Slaughter cows 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and bulls 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand weak to moderate. Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 4.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 7.00 to 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 6.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 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
310–340 316 6 164.00–176.00 $171.25 $541 -16.12
375–395 388 5 166.00–177.50 $172.02 $667 -8.30
450–495 476 18 160.00–176.00 $167.52 $797 -7.41
480 value added 480 2 182.00 $182.00 $874 —
510 fancy 510 1 173.00 $173.00 $882 —
505–547 531 20 152.50–168.00 $160.34 $851 -2.50
529–539 value added 531 50 180.00 $180.00 $956 +11.53
555 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 -20.16
563 value added 563 92 187.25 $187.25 $1,054 +21.07
550–597 579 36 150.00–164.00 $157.43 $912 -2.73
600–645 616 21 145.00–162.00 $153.33 $945 -4.72
612–630 value added 622 11 165.00–170.00 $167.76 $1,043 -0.70
655–695 674 18 140.00–152.00 $145.63 $982 -10.66
689 value added 689 9 157.00 $157.00 $1,082 -15.09
700–746 735 10 135.00–145.00 $139.22 $1,023 -6.86
738–744 value added 743 18 150.00 $150.00 $1,114 -9.33
750–785 764 7 132.00–147.50 $139.27 $1,064 -18.74
765 value added 765 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,224 —
800 800 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 -7.15
873 value added 873 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,231 —
1115 1115 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 -10.18
315–330 323 2 156.00–160.00 $157.95 $510 -9.45
395 395 1 165.00 $165.00 $652 +8.51
405–430 415 3 150.00–151.00 $150.33 $624 +0.19
462–490 471 3 150.00–157.00 $154.57 $728 -3.24
505–545 528 5 140.00–154.00 $146.98 $776 +5.89
575 575 3 141.00–145.00 $142.33 $818 +3.33
635 635 1 145.00 $145.00 $921 +29.17
685–697 693 3 120.00–130.00 $126.71 $878 -7.42
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
485 485 1 147.50 $147.50 $715 —
605 605 1 142.00 $142.00 $859 —
665 665 1 122.00 $122.00 $811 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 282 3 140.00–155.00 $148.99 $420 -10.02
300–345 320 7 142.50–155.00 $148.09 $474 -11.47
375–395 386 5 135.00–143.00 $139.04 $537 -17.08
400–448 424 33 135.00–145.00 $141.72 $601 -15.03
465 fancy 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 —
450–495 472 25 134.00–145.00 $140.69 $664 -13.18
470–495 483 2 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $654 -18.38
500–545 522 40 130.00–142.50 $136.67 $713 -13.79
513–548 value added 529 11 150.00–153.00 $151.41 $801 —
560 value added 560 2 140.00 $140.00 $784 -7.00
551–595 573 41 125.00–138.00 $132.70 $760 -7.13
601–602 value added 601 9 140.00–154.00 $150.88 $907 -1.90
600–645 620 23 120.00–135.00 $129.13 $801 -6.00
659 659 5 139.00 $139.00 $916 +7.85
650–680 665 34 121.00–134.00 $127.81 $850 -3.34
700–743 724 10 122.00–132.00 $123.56 $895 -4.55
752 value added 752 2 126.00 $126.00 $948 —
755–775 768 4 117.00–124.00 $121.52 $933 -9.72
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 -0.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
310–320 315 2 136.00–141.00 $138.46 $436 +3.87
365–395 379 4 128.00–139.00 $131.90 $500 -6.76
415–445 435 4 125.00–135.00 $132.20 $575 -11.87
450–490 478 4 125.00–136.00 $129.65 $620 -0.53
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 +35.00
455–490 473 2 125.00–135.00 $129.81 $614 -0.19
500–545 530 3 130.00–132.00 $131.37 $696 +23.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 175.00 $175.00 $490 —
370–395 379 6 160.00–165.00 $162.81 $617 -0.32
400–445 421 12 153.00–169.00 $161.98 $682 -6.76
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 -28.74
450–470 fancy 460 2 162.00–167.00 $164.55 $757 —
450–498 476 16 147.50–158.00 $151.91 $723 -13.05
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 -14.96
500–545 517 17 140.00–155.00 $146.41 $757 -7.54
550 value added 550 1 147.50 $147.50 $811 —
550–596 574 19 132.50–150.00 $139.76 $802 -0.75
600 600 2 122.00 $122.00 $732 -15.95
600–645 621 24 124.00–140.00 $132.66 $824 -5.29
660–695 676 12 117.00–135.00 $125.46 $848 -7.75
700 fancy 700 1 132.50 $132.50 $928 —
700–745 723 10 114.00–125.00 $118.50 $857 -22.05
765–790 774 4 110.00–113.00 $111.36 $862 -7.06
805–820 813 2 106.00–109.00 $107.49 $874 -11.68
875 875 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,032 -8.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 143.00 $143.00 $479 —
360 360 1 141.00 $141.00 $508 -13.42
400–447 432 5 140.00–159.00 $148.31 $641 +10.70
455 455 1 146.00 $146.00 $664 -3.59
500–530 515 7 135.00–141.00 $137.62 $709 -0.31
555–596 578 7 125.00–140.00 $128.63 $743 -2.07
635–640 638 2 114.00 $114.00 $727 -19.74
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 —
480 480 1 157.00 $157.00 $754 +36.90
505 505 1 121.00 $121.00 $611 —
520–540 533 3 120.00–133.00 $127.60 $680 —
555 555 1 126.00 $126.00 $699 +26.00
555–590 573 2 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $759 +32.42
610–645 628 2 115.00–120.00 $117.43 $737 +12.53

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1475 1350 75-80% 3 78.00–85.00 $80.90 $1,092 —
1355 1355 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $854 —
1190–1820 1433 75-80% 42 65.00–76.00 $71.15 $1,020 +10.13
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1255 1187 80-85% 22 63.00–77.00 $69.10 $820 —
1165–1365 1238 80-85% 3 81.50–85.00 $82.93 $1,027 +16.83
1260–1335 1298 80-85% 2 54.00–62.50 $58.13 $755 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1030 975 85-90% 2 50.00–52.00 $51.06 $498 +1.47
810–1140 1000 85-90% 18 53.00–71.50 $64.37 $644 —
985–1055 1020 85-90% 2 76.50–80.50 $78.43 $800 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1840 1675 3 82.00–87.00 $84.62 $1,417 -2.53
1565–2150 1827 14 91.00–109.00 $102.76 $1,877 +7.34
2285 2285 1 114.00 $114.00 $2,605 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1345 1131 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 975.00–1,080.00 $1,006.24
1080–1175 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 740.00–880.00 $798.00
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1095–1320 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 850.00–975.00 $901.82
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
1095–1405 1254 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 860.00–1,050.00 $969.83
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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.