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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

2,017 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.70/cwt +38.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 720 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.93/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 577 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.12/cwt +13.27 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 527 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,017 1,024 2,540
Feeder cattle 1,745 736 1,956
Slaughter cattle 238 208 417
Replacement cattle 34 80 167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers and bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 650 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher, over 650 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 234 4 165.00–200.00 $191.39 $448 —
250–260 257 3 167.50–200.00 $185.65 $477 —
320–337 329 7 185.00–200.00 $194.42 $640 +9.42
358–395 373 9 170.00–195.00 $184.93 $690 -0.36
400–445 418 25 170.00–188.00 $180.73 $755 +6.14
450–499 479 52 165.00–183.00 $174.31 $835 +4.03
500–548 value added 518 12 173.00–178.00 $176.29 $913 —
500–547 524 35 158.00–175.00 $166.28 $871 +2.64
550–598 571 34 159.00–172.00 $165.36 $944 +10.36
551–598 value added 572 25 165.00–178.00 $173.82 $994 —
600–623 value added 617 15 165.00–172.00 $166.91 $1,030 —
609–643 620 35 155.00–166.00 $162.53 $1,008 +9.53
651–695 670 22 155.00–164.00 $160.93 $1,078 —
683 value added 683 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,147 —
708–740 value added 723 13 157.00–168.00 $163.70 $1,184 —
710–745 723 14 151.00–160.00 $157.33 $1,137 +24.83
750 750 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,192 +26.00
758–788 value added 776 11 154.00–168.00 $161.05 $1,250 —
810 value added 810 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,304 —
820–830 825 2 141.00–149.00 $144.98 $1,196 +15.98
1230 1230 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–273 270 3 155.00–190.00 $178.56 $482 +26.56
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 -7.30
350–390 370 2 160.00 $160.00 $592 -1.56
410–445 426 9 127.50–170.00 $152.34 $649 -6.89
470–475 473 2 120.00–156.00 $137.90 $652 -13.32
500–540 519 5 120.00–156.00 $139.68 $725 -15.32
558 558 2 144.00 $144.00 $804 —
610–643 631 8 127.00–144.00 $134.75 $850 —
653–678 666 9 122.50–140.00 $128.88 $858 +3.92
710–745 722 3 115.00–129.00 $119.82 $865 —
770 770 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 —
860–870 865 2 116.00–118.00 $117.01 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 140.00 $140.00 $441 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 2 150.00 $150.00 $837 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 272 9 150.00–175.00 $165.85 $451 +32.85
302–342 325 22 152.50–173.00 $166.44 $541 +17.01
350–395 375 31 159.00–174.00 $168.15 $631 +22.93
400–448 426 47 150.00–168.00 $159.18 $678 +12.41
450–498 470 48 148.00–160.00 $152.89 $719 +16.14
500–545 524 59 138.00–152.00 $144.75 $758 +11.35
525–544 value added 535 18 153.00–156.00 $154.90 $829 —
550–599 575 76 131.00–150.00 $139.84 $804 +5.17
560–597 value added 592 8 151.00–153.00 $151.24 $895 —
600–648 621 43 125.00–145.00 $136.66 $849 +11.03
650–698 667 26 125.00–138.00 $131.80 $879 +5.14
670–683 value added 676 7 130.00–139.00 $133.89 $905 —
680 680 2 146.00 $146.00 $993 +19.34
700–745 718 16 116.00–135.00 $126.27 $907 +11.93
719–748 value added 721 74 140.00–159.50 $158.41 $1,142 —
763–790 772 5 114.00–129.00 $119.40 $922 -0.97
805 805 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $958 —
885 885 1 94.00 $94.00 $832 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 154.00 $154.00 $370 —
300–335 311 8 120.00–158.00 $144.48 $449 —
355–393 378 9 135.00–155.00 $145.76 $551 +11.85
410–448 428 14 127.50–147.50 $139.80 $598 +11.42
450–495 470 13 117.50–150.00 $135.82 $638 +19.82
510–540 523 9 110.00–135.00 $125.71 $657 -0.14
550–590 566 12 110.00–134.00 $120.47 $682 -5.72
598 value added 598 2 149.00 $149.00 $891 —
615–645 627 9 115.00–130.00 $125.55 $787 +8.05
655–695 673 4 107.50–126.00 $118.73 $799 +8.73
725–730 727 3 110.00–130.00 $117.36 $853 —
795 795 1 104.00 $104.00 $827 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
505 505 1 131.00 $131.00 $662 +1.75
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
643 643 2 120.00 $120.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 150.00 $150.00 $412 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 7 168.00–185.00 $176.89 $672 +24.39
400–440 423 19 165.00–180.00 $174.56 $738 +9.58
455–495 463 19 162.00–174.00 $169.23 $784 +12.21
500–548 524 33 150.00–162.00 $157.05 $823 +10.03
550–593 569 30 145.00–156.00 $148.62 $846 +2.89
605–645 620 20 130.00–148.00 $136.81 $848 +4.35
650–690 676 20 125.00–145.00 $138.73 $938 +14.09
705–740 724 4 121.00–130.00 $125.82 $911 +13.63
760–795 776 6 120.00–130.00 $124.76 $968 +14.76
840 840 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 +36.00
870–875 873 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $1,069 +31.49
900 900 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,044 —
990 990 1 96.00 $96.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–445 426 11 135.00–170.00 $157.89 $673 +2.89
455–485 474 9 140.00–164.00 $154.23 $731 +4.13
500–540 510 12 122.50–155.00 $143.64 $733 +14.32
550–595 579 12 122.50–150.00 $140.03 $811 +11.56
605–640 623 6 110.00–130.00 $123.87 $772 -6.13
667–668 668 6 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $852 +7.50
710 710 2 105.00–116.00 $110.50 $785 —
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 164.00 $164.00 $722 +4.00
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 -7.50
660 660 1 104.00 $104.00 $686 —
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 —
545 545 1 135.00 $135.00 $736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1445 1058 85-90% 30 30.00–53.00 $44.52 $471 -11.86
820–1590 1097 85-90% 33 50.00–63.00 $55.70 $611 +12.13
1160 1160 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $731 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1710 1236 80-85% 40 55.00–72.00 $63.33 $783 —
1015–1520 1274 80-85% 14 45.00–63.00 $57.18 $728 -8.12
1305–1515 1404 80-85% 5 69.00–74.00 $71.60 $1,005 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1715 1429 75-80% 4 52.00–65.00 $59.49 $850 -5.35
1150–1735 1455 75-80% 25 57.00–72.00 $64.42 $937 —
1320–1770 1456 75-80% 6 68.00–77.00 $71.51 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–2135 1696 11 65.00–85.00 $77.29 $1,311 —
1340–2555 1857 12 82.00–93.00 $87.74 $1,629 —
2025–2510 2268 2 94.00–100.00 $97.32 $2,207 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
985–1065 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 785.00–875.00 $828.24 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.