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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

1,024 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.86/cwt -15.32 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 529 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.67/cwt -7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 565 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.75/cwt -10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 475 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,024 1,809 1,229
Feeder cattle 736 1,471 941
Slaughter cattle 208 264 187
Replacement cattle 80 74 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Bulls mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances 15.00 higher. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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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 1 185.00 $185.00 $638 +15.00
350–390 380 9 177.50–190.00 $185.29 $704 +10.33
385 fancy 385 1 197.50 $197.50 $760 —
405 fancy 405 1 187.50 $187.50 $759 -3.86
400–430 416 7 165.00–182.50 $174.59 $726 +4.58
450–470 461 5 160.00–180.00 $170.28 $785 -2.78
515–545 529 8 157.50–167.50 $163.64 $866 -1.14
550–585 575 4 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $891 -3.44
630 630 1 153.00 $153.00 $964 +18.00
630 630 1 129.00 $129.00 $813 -6.00
720 720 1 132.50 $132.50 $954 -14.93
765 765 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,017 -4.49
845 845 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,090 -11.00
910 910 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,092 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 152.00 $152.00 $441 —
305–330 318 2 162.50–172.50 $167.30 $532 +12.55
360–390 371 5 150.00–172.50 $161.56 $599 +9.99
405–440 431 4 152.00–167.50 $159.23 $686 +6.21
455–475 465 2 150.00–152.50 $151.22 $703 -5.76
540 540 1 155.00 $155.00 $837 +5.00
655–665 660 2 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $825 -5.04
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 3 142.50–162.50 $151.55 $505 -8.45
380–390 385 2 152.50–172.00 $162.38 $625 -0.62
440 440 1 155.00 $155.00 $682 —
460 460 1 162.50 $162.50 $748 —
505 505 1 152.50 $152.50 $770 —
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 133.00 $133.00 $339 —
330–345 340 4 140.00–155.00 $149.43 $508 -5.32
350–395 368 8 140.00–152.50 $145.22 $534 -6.89
420 fancy 420 1 154.00 $154.00 $647 —
400–445 430 11 142.50–151.00 $146.77 $631 +1.30
450–495 475 17 124.00–145.00 $136.75 $650 -10.93
500 fancy 500 1 148.00 $148.00 $740 -2.00
505–540 530 31 120.00–142.50 $133.40 $707 -7.95
550–590 565 18 115.00–143.00 $134.67 $761 -7.16
600–630 620 6 119.00–133.00 $125.63 $779 -11.32
650–685 670 7 115.00–132.00 $126.66 $849 -4.57
715–740 725 3 110.00–119.00 $114.34 $829 -13.14
760–790 772 3 111.00–125.00 $120.37 $929 +2.37
890 890 1 100.00 $100.00 $890 —
905–930 920 3 92.00–97.00 $94.98 $874 —
965 965 1 95.00 $95.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 130.00 $130.00 $260 -10.00
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 —
350–385 373 3 130.00–142.50 $133.91 $499 —
405–440 417 3 125.00–130.00 $128.38 $535 —
470 470 1 116.00 $116.00 $545 —
500–540 527 3 120.00–132.50 $125.85 $663 +4.06
550–560 555 2 120.00–132.50 $126.19 $700 -0.96
605 605 1 117.50 $117.50 $711 -1.50
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 137.50–140.00 $138.80 $462 +3.80
365 365 1 110.00 $110.00 $402 —
400–415 408 2 132.50–135.00 $133.77 $546 —
470–475 473 2 127.50–130.00 $128.74 $609 -7.21
510 510 2 126.00–132.50 $129.25 $659 -5.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 -15.00
325–345 335 2 159.00–170.00 $164.34 $551 -8.10
375 375 1 152.50 $152.50 $572 -14.67
410–440 427 5 160.00–170.00 $164.98 $704 -0.74
440 440 1 144.00 $144.00 $634 -21.72
460–490 474 6 147.00–172.50 $157.02 $744 -9.90
525 fancy 525 1 160.00 $160.00 $840 -5.06
510–545 526 9 141.00–155.00 $147.02 $773 -3.47
550 fancy 550 1 157.00 $157.00 $864 +2.00
550–585 561 8 120.00–160.00 $145.73 $818 +5.44
600–645 621 9 122.00–147.50 $132.46 $823 -9.19
655–695 675 10 119.00–130.00 $124.64 $841 -6.35
705–738 724 6 106.00–116.00 $112.19 $812 -11.03
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 -6.25
840 840 1 94.00 $94.00 $790 -13.00
885 885 1 91.00 $91.00 $805 -15.97
1070 1070 1 90.00 $90.00 $963 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 160.00 $160.00 $464 —
415 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 +3.98
450–495 465 6 140.00–157.50 $150.10 $698 +15.00
505–545 525 2 127.50–131.00 $129.32 $679 -4.17
555–590 577 5 125.00–132.50 $128.47 $741 +7.26
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712 —
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
585 585 1 147.50 $147.50 $863 +18.00
630 630 1 117.50 $117.50 $740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 135.00–140.00 $137.41 $650 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1415 1149 80-85% 12 42.00–56.00 $51.42 $591 —
835–1390 1156 80-85% 36 54.00–70.50 $62.50 $722 -1.49
1140–1490 1290 80-85% 4 63.00–68.00 $65.30 $842 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1405 1223 75-80% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.57 $655 —
1045–1970 1421 75-80% 41 58.00–72.00 $64.84 $921 -10.28
1695 1695 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,153 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1310 1059 85-90% 31 48.00–65.00 $56.38 $597 +3.38
995–1155 1078 85-90% 3 41.00–45.00 $43.57 $470 -9.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–2010 1427 3 75.00–85.00 $79.47 $1,134 —
1250–2145 1835 7 85.00–102.00 $94.67 $1,737 —
1925–2525 2225 2 95.00–100.00 $97.84 $2,177 —
2410 2410 1 90.50 $90.50 $2,181 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1125–1380 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–975.00 $916.63
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1150–1600 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 875.00–1,100.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
850 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
1230–1285 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,112.77 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 105.00 $105.00 $556 —
575 575 1 95.00 $95.00 $546 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 102.50 $102.50 $543 —

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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.