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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1,437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.37/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 476 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.09/cwt -12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 523 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.25/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 525 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,437 2,054 2,123
Feeder cattle 1,165 1,752 1,550
Slaughter cattle 223 245 335
Replacement cattle 49 57 238

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 4 162.50–177.00 $170.93 $462 -17.84
320–340 335 5 172.50–180.00 $178.48 $598 -8.93
355–380 372 10 165.00–180.00 $170.55 $634 -11.28
410–445 429 12 157.50–178.00 $164.98 $708 -13.68
445 fancy 445 3 185.00–194.00 $188.00 $837 —
450–487 465 10 165.00–184.00 $171.90 $799 -2.05
455–485 fancy 476 4 188.00–190.00 $189.27 $901 +9.27
500–545 525 23 143.00–169.00 $158.55 $832 -2.11
505–530 value added 525 19 174.00–180.00 $177.78 $933 —
550–590 569 20 143.00–165.00 $159.71 $909 +0.62
600 fancy 600 1 165.00 $165.00 $990 —
600–645 617 16 134.00–159.00 $150.41 $928 -6.92
667 667 2 128.00 $128.00 $854 -21.01
650–695 671 10 135.00–155.00 $143.61 $964 -5.40
710–735 721 4 130.00–146.00 $139.54 $1,006 -12.06
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 -21.60
750–785 762 5 127.00–135.00 $130.85 $997 -12.57
815 value added 815 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 —
872 value added 872 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,230 -24.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 3 142.50–160.00 $150.73 $479 —
350–395 380 7 137.50–167.00 $153.39 $583 -4.21
410 410 1 152.50 $152.50 $625 -2.62
475–490 485 5 140.00–158.00 $149.81 $727 -5.19
500–505 503 2 125.00–138.00 $131.53 $662 -19.69
555 555 1 131.00 $131.00 $727 -14.62
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -7.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 147.50 $147.50 $339 -17.50
530 530 1 117.00 $117.00 $620 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 137.50 $137.50 $694 -19.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 279 5 147.50–158.00 $150.25 $419 -6.05
305–326 316 8 140.00–150.00 $146.72 $464 -20.67
350–395 371 23 140.00–152.50 $146.05 $542 -17.11
395 value added 395 3 155.00 $155.00 $612 —
400–445 427 31 130.00–150.00 $142.48 $608 -15.42
432 value added 432 4 153.00 $153.00 $661 —
450–495 474 64 128.00–148.00 $142.66 $676 -4.41
497 value added 497 6 151.00 $151.00 $750 —
507–530 value added 515 3 146.00–150.00 $147.37 $759 -11.63
500–545 523 51 126.00–142.00 $135.43 $708 -11.28
550–575 563 5 121.00–127.50 $124.13 $699 -14.57
550–595 567 30 125.00–140.00 $134.64 $763 -4.06
591 value added 591 3 146.00 $146.00 $863 ±0.00
600 fancy 600 1 144.00 $144.00 $864 —
605–641 623 29 117.00–140.00 $133.21 $830 -0.43
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 -23.64
655–695 679 9 114.00–133.00 $128.33 $871 +18.33
705–710 707 3 81.00–98.00 $88.98 $629 -32.07
700–740 718 9 105.00–130.00 $119.05 $855 -2.00
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 -4.25
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 -39.25
810 810 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,053 +9.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 132.00–135.00 $133.47 $451 -19.53
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 -18.07
425 425 1 127.00 $127.00 $540 -14.28
500–510 507 3 110.00–127.00 $117.02 $593 -10.10
560–575 570 3 115.00–126.00 $120.62 $688 -5.13
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 117.50 $117.50 $376 —
365–380 373 2 117.00–127.00 $122.10 $455 —
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 —
460–495 478 4 108.00–129.00 $120.22 $575 -19.78
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 -15.00
630 630 1 111.00 $111.00 $699 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 119.00 $119.00 $393 —
545 545 1 101.00 $101.00 $550 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 177.50–182.50 $179.87 $504 —
300–347 323 7 170.00–175.00 $172.17 $556 —
325 fancy 325 1 207.00 $207.00 $673 —
355 fancy 355 1 182.50 $182.50 $648 —
365–395 383 6 165.00–171.00 $168.29 $645 -6.71
400–445 423 20 155.00–169.00 $161.87 $685 -7.34
437 fancy 437 2 172.50 $172.50 $754 —
450 fancy 450 1 167.00 $167.00 $752 —
450–490 471 19 150.00–165.00 $157.41 $741 -1.45
500–545 521 18 135.00–157.50 $146.33 $762 -0.81
550–595 575 15 129.00–146.00 $139.20 $800 -4.30
615 fancy 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 —
600–641 621 20 117.00–135.00 $124.98 $776 -9.04
650–680 668 4 115.00–127.50 $122.50 $818 -4.47
700–745 715 8 111.00–125.00 $119.42 $854 -3.99
765–795 783 9 107.00–116.00 $111.99 $877 -18.01
800–810 805 2 106.00–108.00 $107.01 $861 -8.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 485 2 130.00–145.00 $137.35 $666 -4.68
500–545 524 7 124.00–138.00 $130.04 $681 -11.95
560–595 579 5 116.00–123.00 $119.00 $689 -15.56
725 725 2 111.00–112.50 $111.75 $810 -3.62
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 137.50–140.00 $138.72 $652 —
525 525 1 117.00 $117.00 $614 —
615–640 628 2 114.00–120.00 $116.94 $734 —
680 680 1 101.00 $101.00 $687 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1855 1445 75-80% 60 58.00–75.00 $69.46 $1,004 -4.05
1345–1755 1518 75-80% 4 76.00–79.00 $77.85 $1,182 —
1630–1650 1640 75-80% 2 53.00–56.00 $54.51 $894 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1220 1218 80-85% 2 76.50 $76.50 $932 —
1040–1630 1222 80-85% 20 60.00–75.00 $68.46 $837 —
960–1490 1227 80-85% 12 47.00–57.00 $52.27 $641 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1255 1119 85-90% 14 47.00–69.50 $59.63 $667 -5.37
1145 1145 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $847 +9.00
1035–1265 1158 85-90% 4 41.00–46.00 $44.61 $517 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–2275 1657 22 84.00–104.50 $97.23 $1,611 —
1560–1945 1790 4 107.00–114.00 $109.87 $1,967 —
2110 2110 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,625 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00
1035–1350 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–980.00 $957.38
1045–1310 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 875.00–1,025.00 $952.43
1175–1445 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–930.00 $892.73
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1335–1380 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 930.00–1,070.00 $1,001.16
1325–1410 1368 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,161.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1150–1210 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 720.00–810.00 $766.14

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.