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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

2,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.59/cwt +16.58 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 519 lb · 98 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.31/cwt +13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 572 lb · 95 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.68/cwt +19.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 682 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,054 1,368 2,123
Feeder cattle 1,752 1,080 1,550
Slaughter cattle 245 222 335
Replacement cattle 57 66 238

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower with the exception of Heifers weighing between 600-700 lbs. being 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 217 3 175.00–180.00 $178.15 $387 +18.15
280–295 284 4 185.00–190.00 $188.77 $536 —
308–345 332 20 165.00–200.00 $187.41 $622 +22.41
350–398 369 23 170.00–191.00 $181.83 $671 +26.83
400–447 418 47 160.00–184.00 $178.66 $747 —
480 fancy 480 3 180.00 $180.00 $864 —
455–495 483 41 160.00–180.00 $173.95 $840 +20.36
510–548 535 41 150.00–165.00 $160.66 $860 +9.67
565 fancy 565 15 170.00 $170.00 $960 —
550–593 576 25 152.00–165.00 $159.09 $916 +15.93
605–615 value added 609 5 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $980 —
600–649 623 27 146.00–163.00 $157.33 $980 +28.33
674 fancy 674 27 161.00 $161.00 $1,085 —
655–698 676 8 142.00–160.00 $149.01 $1,007 +19.01
673–695 value added 690 37 160.50–163.00 $161.03 $1,111 +15.03
700–705 value added 701 4 143.00–148.00 $146.74 $1,029 —
702 fancy 702 9 158.50 $158.50 $1,113 —
701–749 722 33 132.00–157.00 $151.60 $1,095 +12.10
750–788 768 7 130.00–150.00 $143.42 $1,101 +7.92
845 845 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,098 —
861–880 864 6 140.00–142.00 $141.66 $1,224 +10.66
868 fancy 868 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,293 —
897 value added 897 59 165.75 $165.75 $1,487 —
900 900 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 —
1095 1095 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 278 6 170.00 $170.00 $473 —
350–380 365 2 155.00–160.00 $157.60 $575 —
420–440 430 2 150.00–160.00 $155.12 $667 —
498 498 2 155.00 $155.00 $772 +27.00
500–548 529 5 135.00–155.00 $151.22 $800 +26.22
552–580 560 5 140.00–150.00 $145.62 $815 —
605–645 629 9 126.00–144.00 $132.77 $835 —
655 655 1 124.00 $124.00 $812 —
720 720 1 106.00 $106.00 $763 -14.00
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
867 867 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 165.00 $165.00 $380 —
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 2 157.00 $157.00 $805 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 264 4 145.00–170.00 $156.30 $413 +23.80
300–348 334 29 150.00–172.00 $167.39 $559 +33.71
353–385 371 32 140.00–170.00 $163.16 $605 +24.04
400–445 431 52 135.00–164.00 $157.90 $681 +17.25
450–498 472 62 140.00–155.00 $147.07 $694 +11.58
518 value added 518 15 159.00 $159.00 $824 +15.32
500–543 519 83 135.00–152.00 $146.71 $761 +36.71
550–598 571 87 130.00–144.00 $138.70 $792 +20.70
581 value added 581 8 146.00 $146.00 $848 —
601–645 614 27 125.00–144.00 $133.64 $821 +8.25
650–695 673 14 120.00–133.00 $125.88 $847 -5.92
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 -21.80
700–735 716 14 116.00–135.00 $121.05 $867 +11.58
750–775 value added 767 3 121.00–128.00 $123.28 $946 —
760–793 785 8 120.00–135.00 $129.25 $1,015 +11.15
800–805 803 2 116.00–125.00 $120.51 $968 +14.16
850–870 863 3 110.00–116.00 $111.97 $966 -0.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 160.00 $160.00 $368 —
253–295 273 4 140.00–150.00 $147.34 $402 —
345 345 2 145.00–161.00 $153.00 $528 +28.74
350–395 374 24 122.50–160.00 $143.07 $535 +22.07
410–448 433 15 120.00–155.00 $141.28 $612 —
450–495 465 12 115.00–140.00 $135.85 $632 +11.11
500–535 518 9 110.00–140.00 $127.12 $658 +10.08
555–595 570 5 120.00–128.00 $125.75 $717 —
600–640 613 4 120.00–130.00 $125.42 $769 —
702 702 3 125.00 $125.00 $878 —
790 790 1 104.00 $104.00 $822 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
500–530 515 2 120.00–130.00 $125.15 $645 +35.15
550–565 558 2 130.00 $130.00 $725 +40.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 165.00–185.00 $175.00 $639 +14.55
405–438 418 20 164.00–175.00 $169.21 $707 +21.63
452–498 478 35 147.00–168.00 $158.86 $759 +9.51
500–545 521 39 138.00–155.00 $147.14 $767 +9.63
550–595 569 18 135.00–150.00 $143.50 $817 +12.84
600–645 618 19 127.00–141.00 $134.02 $828 +20.04
650–694 677 13 124.00–130.00 $126.97 $860 +2.36
700–738 719 6 120.00–139.00 $123.41 $887 +14.52
785 785 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 +16.06
827–830 828 6 115.00–118.00 $115.50 $956 —
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 135.00–150.00 $142.09 $526 +12.87
400–445 432 15 126.00–165.00 $150.40 $650 +17.87
460–495 475 13 127.50–155.00 $142.03 $675 +17.03
520–545 527 13 120.00–150.00 $141.99 $748 +19.95
560–595 584 12 127.50–140.00 $134.56 $786 +16.29
645 645 1 122.00 $122.00 $787 +8.37
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 +9.00
715–730 725 3 110.00–120.00 $115.37 $836 —
750 750 4 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
895 895 1 105.00 $105.00 $940 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 100.00 $100.00 $575 -18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1450 1250 80-85% 15 57.00–65.00 $60.69 $759 -0.51
1030–1720 1263 80-85% 55 58.00–75.00 $65.13 $823 +3.93
1240–1785 1480 80-85% 3 70.00–74.00 $71.44 $1,057 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1465 1435 75-80% 2 73.00–74.00 $73.51 $1,055 —
1190–1795 1453 75-80% 41 60.00–74.00 $68.01 $988 -11.02
1210–2025 1570 75-80% 8 55.00–63.00 $59.38 $932 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1070 954 85-90% 8 39.00–53.00 $45.21 $431 —
810–1300 1059 85-90% 27 52.00–65.00 $57.03 $604 -5.04
1130 1130 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $734 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1700 1513 9 71.00–85.00 $77.08 $1,166 —
1515–2475 1972 10 83.00–93.00 $88.94 $1,754 —
2080 2080 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,080 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1219 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1184–1298 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 925.00–935.00 $930.95
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1130 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–850.00 $789.94
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 97.50 $97.50 $561 -2.50

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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.