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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

1,809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.17/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 527 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.50/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 473 lb · 74 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.37/cwt +20.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 769 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,809 2,504 1,229
Feeder cattle 1,471 2,041 941
Slaughter cattle 264 373 187
Replacement cattle 74 90 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate. Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with increased and higher-quality offerings noted. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with lean cows 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 -20.00
375–390 385 14 169.00–177.00 $174.96 $674 -7.69
415–430 fancy 423 2 185.00–197.50 $191.36 $809 —
400–445 426 10 160.00–178.00 $170.01 $724 -6.38
475–495 490 11 157.00–180.00 $173.06 $848 +0.63
502 fancy 502 2 185.00 $185.00 $929 —
505–540 523 35 145.00–179.00 $164.78 $862 -1.67
555–595 572 26 153.00–164.00 $158.44 $906 +1.66
575–590 583 2 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $810 -17.77
626 value added 626 33 181.25 $181.25 $1,135 +16.25
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 -23.92
600–645 631 16 140.00–162.50 $155.36 $980 -3.56
650–690 673 13 135.00–148.00 $144.85 $975 -3.25
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 -13.10
710–730 720 2 142.50–152.50 $147.43 $1,061 -0.95
706–748 value added 740 45 157.50–166.00 $164.38 $1,216 —
769 value added 769 62 173.50 $173.50 $1,334 +22.72
775–780 778 2 135.00–140.00 $137.49 $1,070 -15.51
800 800 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 -14.00
815–835 825 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,155 +1.00
875 875 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,050 -34.00
900 900 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 —
965 965 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,206 —
965–985 975 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $1,297 —
1080 1080 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 3 140.00–165.00 $154.75 $508 +1.87
355–370 363 3 139.00–160.00 $151.57 $550 -16.12
400–405 403 2 150.00–156.00 $153.02 $617 -2.51
460–480 470 3 155.00–158.00 $156.98 $738 +1.95
510 510 1 150.00 $150.00 $765 +4.30
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 -3.18
820–825 823 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $1,066 —
880 880 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,135 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1387 1387 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,734 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
370 370 1 163.00 $163.00 $603 +26.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 10 142.00–165.00 $154.75 $494 -15.36
355–395 379 30 141.00–157.50 $152.11 $576 -8.79
391 fancy 391 3 162.50 $162.50 $635 —
400–447 429 29 135.00–152.50 $145.47 $624 -7.10
450–496 473 73 135.00–154.00 $147.68 $699 -4.24
485 485 1 134.00 $134.00 $650 -17.92
500–513 fancy 510 4 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
500–545 523 51 133.00–146.00 $141.35 $739 -4.87
535 value added 535 30 163.00 $163.00 $872 +17.50
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 -16.22
550–595 576 38 135.00–147.50 $141.83 $817 -1.14
590 fancy 590 1 149.00 $149.00 $879 —
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 -6.43
605–640 630 41 130.00–144.00 $136.95 $863 +0.52
610–640 630 3 127.50–130.00 $129.19 $814 -7.24
650–690 666 13 126.00–136.50 $131.23 $874 -1.71
675 675 2 122.50 $122.50 $827 -10.44
712–740 720 9 120.00–135.00 $127.48 $918 -2.21
760 760 1 118.00 $118.00 $897 -7.62
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 140.00 $140.00 $294 —
325–340 332 3 140.00 $140.00 $465 -6.90
523–530 525 4 118.00–133.00 $121.79 $639 -4.30
555–580 568 4 122.50–132.00 $127.15 $722 +5.88
616 616 5 119.00 $119.00 $733 -2.25
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 —
450–495 473 2 135.00–137.00 $135.95 $643 +13.95
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 308 6 170.00–175.00 $172.44 $531 —
320 fancy 320 1 195.00 $195.00 $624 —
375–385 380 7 162.50–170.00 $167.17 $635 -0.33
402–442 423 18 160.00–172.00 $165.72 $701 -10.38
410–445 fancy 428 2 176.00–187.00 $181.27 $776 —
450–498 474 36 143.00–175.00 $166.92 $791 +8.07
505–530 fancy 518 2 162.50–167.50 $165.06 $855 —
500–547 520 29 140.00–159.00 $150.49 $783 +1.09
560 fancy 560 2 155.00 $155.00 $868 —
550–596 575 23 135.00–146.00 $140.29 $807 -2.60
600–647 631 28 134.00–147.50 $141.65 $894 +7.02
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 -14.63
655 fancy 655 1 144.00 $144.00 $943 —
655–695 670 23 123.00–140.00 $130.99 $878 -1.60
700 fancy 700 6 134.00 $134.00 $938 —
705–730 718 2 111.00–115.00 $112.97 $811 -12.55
705–745 721 7 120.00–127.50 $123.22 $888 -2.30
750–785 768 15 111.00–120.00 $116.25 $893 -0.72
800–842 825 9 109.00–120.00 $113.84 $939 -6.74
845 845 1 107.00 $107.00 $904 -13.58
850–885 860 4 104.00–109.00 $106.97 $920 +8.97
900–930 918 3 102.50–108.00 $105.14 $965 —
980–985 983 2 95.00–102.00 $98.51 $968 —
1000–1010 1005 2 95.00–98.00 $96.51 $970 —
1065 1065 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 150.00–160.00 $155.08 $481 —
355–375 362 3 150.00–155.00 $153.36 $555 +16.01
415–430 423 2 150.00–152.00 $151.02 $639 -0.37
480–490 485 2 125.00–145.00 $135.10 $655 -6.28
520–525 523 2 132.00–135.00 $133.49 $698 -2.93
550–583 569 8 120.00–130.00 $121.21 $690 -9.11
840 840 1 106.00 $106.00 $890 -7.42
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 120.00–139.00 $129.50 $732 +7.03

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1770 1334 75-80% 5 48.00–61.00 $53.13 $709 —
1095–1890 1382 75-80% 53 55.00–74.00 $66.49 $919 —
1370–1560 1448 75-80% 5 62.50–84.00 $75.12 $1,088 +10.02
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1525 1155 80-85% 48 54.00–74.00 $63.99 $739 —
1020–1595 1233 80-85% 11 50.00–55.50 $53.10 $655 —
1210–1450 1337 80-85% 3 60.00–65.50 $63.34 $847 +7.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1240 1033 85-90% 19 49.00–64.50 $56.80 $587 —
1035–1115 1075 85-90% 2 53.00 $53.00 $570 -2.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1195 1092 3 87.00–96.00 $91.79 $1,002 —
1470–2040 1656 4 70.00–82.00 $74.53 $1,234 —
1615–1860 1740 4 106.00–132.00 $112.71 $1,961 —
1575–2375 1880 17 84.00–104.00 $94.46 $1,776 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–880 848 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 700.00–825.00 $761.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
870–1185 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 850.00–1,010.00 $937.26
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1000–1240 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 820.00–975.00 $905.80
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1205–1290 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–900.00 $816.19
1445 1445 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1050–1100 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–900.00 $851.16 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,190.00 $1,057.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 105.00 $105.00 $478 —
550 550 1 101.00 $101.00 $556 —

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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.