Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 22, 2022

1,720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.62/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 470 lb · 76 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.91/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 531 lb · 62 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.82/cwt +5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 521 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,720	1,787	2,123
Feeder cattle	1,193	1,409	1,550
Slaughter cattle	355	294	335
Replacement cattle	172	84	238

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 4.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 8.00 higher and those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	3	167.50	$167.50	$466	-2.22
319	319	4	172.50	$172.50	$550	+9.68
385	385	1	185.00	$185.00	$712	+13.85
444	444	4	171.50	$171.50	$761	+2.03
455–495	468	13	155.00–178.00	$170.91	$800	+6.05
514–535	520	10	160.00–165.00	$162.90	$847	+3.13
555–580	568	15	148.00–159.50	$151.74	$862	-12.41
610–635	618	4	139.00–158.00	$149.08	$921	+2.02
650–685	670	20	133.00–149.00	$145.16	$973	+3.94
695 fancy	695	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,063	—
715–748	740	4	137.00–145.00	$143.07	$1,059	+5.10
763–765	763	8	136.00–144.00	$143.00	$1,091	+13.79
808–831	825	8	126.00–145.00	$138.77	$1,145	+12.39
873–890	876	5	137.00–140.00	$139.39	$1,221	—
925	925	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,249	+16.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	125.00	$125.00	$369	-34.57
445	445	1	154.00	$154.00	$685	+1.59
495	495	1	145.00	$145.00	$718	+5.00
550–585	566	4	140.00–145.00	$141.72	$802	+1.13
650–680	670	3	129.00–135.00	$130.94	$877	+15.62
725	725	1	126.00	$126.00	$914	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	—
590	590	1	115.00	$115.00	$678	-35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	126.00	$126.00	$302	-21.50
320 fancy	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	—
305–345	322	11	130.00–145.50	$140.46	$452	-5.58
350–390	375	19	134.00–155.00	$149.45	$560	+5.17
405–440	428	8	134.00–146.00	$138.97	$595	+0.47
450–495	470	76	132.00–149.00	$138.62	$652	+18.62
515	515	1	120.00	$120.00	$618	-11.13
525 fancy	525	1	152.50	$152.50	$801	—
500–548	531	60	125.00–140.00	$133.83	$711	+2.70
580 fancy	580	1	145.00	$145.00	$841	—
550–595	584	50	124.00–143.00	$135.06	$789	+16.31
600–605	602	3	114.00–121.00	$116.99	$704	-6.98
600–640	620	19	124.00–136.00	$129.35	$802	+5.38
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	-21.72
654–695	666	50	120.00–135.00	$127.05	$846	-4.67
730	730	1	108.00	$108.00	$788	-24.70
735 fancy	735	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,007	—
700–746	736	20	119.00–131.00	$124.96	$920	-7.74
755–760	758	2	114.00–117.00	$115.50	$875	+0.50
805–830	824	8	108.00–126.00	$119.85	$988	+11.61
935	935	4	120.50	$120.50	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	112.50–130.00	$121.37	$461	-1.35
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	-3.06
565	565	4	123.00	$123.00	$695	+5.19
607–635	615	7	112.00–115.00	$114.11	$702	-0.06

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	120.00	$120.00	$588	—
760–775	768	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$833	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	185.00	$185.00	$546	—
310–330	321	4	162.50–182.50	$168.76	$542	+18.52
340 fancy	340	1	192.50	$192.50	$654	—
360–395	389	17	165.00–183.00	$171.53	$667	+13.98
400 fancy	400	1	185.00	$185.00	$740	+26.00
400–445	429	18	157.50–179.00	$167.33	$718	+12.26
450–495	463	42	145.50–171.00	$153.05	$709	-2.23
475–485 fancy	480	2	175.00	$175.00	$840	—
500–540 fancy	511	7	153.00–167.50	$158.82	$812	—
510–535	522	46	135.00–150.00	$142.69	$745	+3.52
560–597	585	47	120.00–144.00	$133.30	$780	+4.73
620 fancy	620	8	141.00–144.00	$141.38	$877	—
600–646	629	25	119.00–139.00	$125.44	$789	-0.56
650–675	664	31	121.00–138.00	$123.92	$823	-4.62
665–670 fancy	668	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$939	—
710 fancy	710	1	140.00	$140.00	$994	—
705–745	731	5	122.00–126.00	$123.79	$905	+9.25
750–795	774	24	116.00–130.00	$122.33	$947	+17.33
825–840	832	5	119.00–127.00	$122.01	$1,015	+27.01
865–894	887	19	101.00–122.00	$106.24	$942	+2.81
905–910	908	2	110.00–117.00	$113.49	$1,030	—
1049	1049	6	80.50	$80.50	$844	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	137.50	$137.50	$495	+16.50
400–418	414	5	130.00–155.00	$150.17	$622	-3.52
508–521	517	7	120.00–131.00	$127.91	$661	+6.25
580–582	582	8	123.00–125.50	$125.19	$729	+4.63
649	649	5	120.00	$120.00	$779	-2.44
665–680	670	9	105.00–118.00	$116.11	$778	+2.25

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	132.50	$132.50	$464	+7.50
420	420	1	150.00	$150.00	$630	+16.00
485	485	1	140.00	$140.00	$679	+25.00
580	580	1	115.00	$115.00	$667	—
723	723	2	111.00	$111.00	$803	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1585	1419	75-80%	6	72.00–85.00	$78.51	$1,114	+11.45
1320–1525	1421	75-80%	4	58.00–61.00	$59.47	$845	-7.59
1170–1880	1432	75-80%	47	64.00–79.00	$71.52	$1,024	+4.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1040	963	85-90%	7	25.00–40.00	$33.27	$320	—
930–1205	1040	85-90%	4	60.00–75.00	$65.28	$679	+9.63
795–1465	1060	85-90%	29	45.00–73.00	$60.51	$641	-13.34

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1040	988	80-85%	2	85.00–95.00	$89.73	$887	—
1105–1205	1154	80-85%	4	55.00–60.00	$57.48	$663	—
995–1430	1201	80-85%	22	62.00–78.00	$68.89	$827	+4.91
1160–1315	1233	80-85%	5	70.00–81.00	$75.66	$933	+11.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	84.00	$84.00	$932	—
1425–1875	1643	4	70.00–78.00	$74.08	$1,217	—
1300–2105	1763	22	80.00–105.00	$92.26	$1,627	—
1765–2020	1892	6	92.00–113.00	$101.87	$1,927	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	690.00–700.00	$695.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1050–1100	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,262.50
950–1200	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00–1,050.00	$975.00
1000–1200	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,068.75
1050–1200	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,200.00	$1,075.00
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,125.00	$1,040.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.