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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

2,504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.15/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 571 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.17/cwt +12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 522 lb · 81 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.15/cwt +27.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 832 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,504 1,720 1,229
Feeder cattle 2,041 1,193 941
Slaughter cattle 373 355 187
Replacement cattle 90 172 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 2.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218–245 227 3 180.00–190.00 $186.40 $423 —
260–295 288 11 170.00–200.00 $188.37 $543 +20.87
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 +17.50
350–398 380 18 170.00–196.00 $182.65 $694 -2.35
415–449 434 20 165.00–185.00 $176.39 $766 +4.89
450–498 482 23 160.00–180.00 $172.43 $831 +1.52
500–548 524 34 156.00–180.00 $166.45 $872 +3.55
515–545 value added 530 2 171.00–174.00 $172.46 $914 —
555–585 value added 573 3 168.00–171.00 $169.31 $970 —
553–595 575 38 142.00–165.00 $156.78 $901 +5.04
615 value added 615 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,015 —
600–645 621 45 145.00–170.00 $158.92 $987 +9.84
653–658 value added 656 4 151.00–155.00 $153.01 $1,004 —
658–693 675 10 142.00–165.00 $148.10 $1,000 +2.94
700–742 727 12 143.00–158.00 $148.38 $1,079 +5.31
755–775 763 12 141.00–155.00 $153.00 $1,167 +10.00
757–768 value added 763 6 146.50–155.00 $150.78 $1,150 —
800–845 820 6 122.00–153.00 $139.00 $1,140 +0.23
814–834 value added 833 64 141.00–170.50 $168.70 $1,405 —
860 860 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,324 +14.61
1000 1000 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 180.00 $180.00 $441 —
295 295 1 145.00 $145.00 $428 +20.00
320–340 330 2 140.00–165.00 $152.88 $505 —
350–390 377 14 150.00–170.00 $167.69 $632 —
400–445 411 4 130.00–165.00 $155.53 $639 +1.53
460–485 472 5 152.00–157.00 $155.03 $732 +10.03
525–540 533 4 130.00–152.50 $145.70 $777 —
550–590 568 6 134.00–152.00 $142.60 $810 +0.88
600–610 605 2 140.00–148.00 $143.97 $871 —
660–685 674 5 130.00–136.00 $133.18 $898 +2.24
700 700 1 140.00 $140.00 $980 +14.00
960 960 1 100.00 $100.00 $960 —
1080 1080 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 150.00 $150.00 $447 —
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
483 483 2 125.00 $125.00 $604 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 137.00 $137.00 $534 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 231 4 170.00 $170.00 $393 +44.00
265–298 277 7 169.00–170.00 $169.69 $470 —
300–345 334 21 152.50–180.00 $170.11 $568 +29.65
350–395 374 28 140.00–170.00 $160.90 $602 +11.45
400–445 431 45 140.00–165.00 $152.57 $658 +13.60
440 value added 440 1 158.00 $158.00 $695 —
450–495 466 63 140.00–162.00 $151.92 $708 +13.30
505–506 value added 506 6 145.00–148.00 $145.50 $736 —
500–547 523 75 130.00–156.00 $146.22 $765 +12.39
550–597 570 79 130.00–152.00 $142.97 $815 +7.91
585 value added 585 3 148.00 $148.00 $866 —
605–623 value added 620 14 137.00–146.00 $143.49 $890 —
600–643 623 29 130.00–144.00 $136.43 $850 +7.08
650–695 669 28 130.00–140.00 $132.94 $889 +5.89
650–695 value added 673 2 142.00–144.00 $143.03 $963 —
705 value added 705 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,001 —
700–748 728 17 120.00–134.00 $129.69 $944 +21.69
750–790 763 6 118.00–130.00 $125.62 $958 +10.12
772 value added 772 7 134.50 $134.50 $1,038 —
815–840 829 8 116.00–125.00 $121.85 $1,010 +2.00
850–895 872 3 110.00–118.00 $114.07 $995 —
910–930 920 2 114.00–116.00 $115.01 $1,058 -5.49
950–970 960 2 100.00–120.00 $109.90 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 145.00 $145.00 $406 —
307–345 322 5 135.00–153.00 $146.90 $473 —
360–390 378 6 120.00–130.00 $127.03 $480 +5.66
410–445 429 7 112.50–140.00 $124.69 $535 —
460–495 476 7 112.50–137.50 $127.64 $608 —
500–545 523 15 112.50–139.00 $126.09 $659 +16.09
555–595 569 12 110.00–132.00 $121.27 $690 -1.73
603–635 614 8 112.50–130.00 $121.25 $744 +7.14
655–695 678 6 110.00–128.00 $119.70 $812 —
705–730 720 4 90.00–112.50 $100.47 $723 —
940 940 1 97.50 $97.50 $916 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 134.00–137.00 $135.47 $580 —
465 465 1 122.00 $122.00 $567 +2.00
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
565–575 570 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 145.00 $145.00 $326 —
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 167.50 $167.50 $645 -4.03
400–445 416 29 168.00–182.00 $176.10 $733 +8.77
450–495 473 29 150.00–170.00 $158.85 $751 +5.80
505–545 527 25 138.00–164.00 $149.40 $787 +6.71
553–595 575 37 136.00–154.00 $142.89 $822 +9.59
600–648 628 30 125.00–148.00 $134.63 $845 +9.19
650–690 671 20 120.00–144.00 $132.59 $890 +8.67
703–745 726 8 120.00–134.00 $125.52 $911 +1.73
750–795 773 2 116.00–118.00 $116.97 $904 -5.36
805–835 822 3 115.00–129.00 $120.58 $991 -1.43
850 850 1 98.00 $98.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 130.00–145.00 $137.35 $533 -0.15
410–445 429 11 142.50–158.00 $151.39 $649 +1.22
450–495 471 14 130.00–159.00 $141.38 $666 —
500–545 520 17 120.00–154.00 $136.42 $709 +8.51
555–595 572 14 122.50–140.00 $130.32 $745 +5.13
605–648 629 10 110.00–132.00 $125.01 $786 +5.01
650–690 676 8 110.00–124.00 $119.27 $806 +3.16
720–735 726 8 100.00–120.00 $113.96 $827 —
765–770 766 4 120.00 $120.00 $919 —
800–838 820 5 107.00–120.00 $113.42 $930 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 4 128.00 $128.00 $701 —
578 578 2 113.00 $113.00 $653 —
725–748 733 6 104.00–110.00 $107.96 $791 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 120.00–130.00 $125.21 $523 -24.79
505 505 1 100.00 $100.00 $505 —
570–575 573 2 115.00–130.00 $122.47 $702 +7.47
630 630 1 112.50 $112.50 $709 —
690 690 1 90.00 $90.00 $621 —
700–740 717 3 90.00–115.00 $104.55 $750 -6.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808–1855 1316 80-85% 73 56.00–72.00 $64.47 $848 —
1215–1575 1333 80-85% 10 51.00–63.00 $56.34 $751 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1280 994 85-90% 22 34.00–51.00 $42.46 $422 +9.19
815–1480 1092 85-90% 55 47.00–61.00 $55.75 $609 -4.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1475 1407 75-80% 5 55.00–63.00 $57.40 $808 -21.11
1100–1770 1425 75-80% 37 58.00–75.00 $65.10 $928 +5.63
1060–1905 1510 75-80% 4 70.00–79.00 $72.60 $1,096 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1900 1508 10 68.00–83.00 $75.43 $1,137 —
1495–1795 1645 2 96.00–103.00 $99.82 $1,642 +25.74
1500–2605 1838 19 81.00–92.00 $86.58 $1,591 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–850 847 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–675.00 $658.46
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 1 87.50 $87.50 $739 —

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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.