Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 5, 2022

1,814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.91/cwt -6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 528 lb · 63 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.09/cwt -6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 464 lb · 56 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.39/cwt +8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 572 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,814	2,131	2,540
Feeder cattle	1,281	1,628	1,956
Slaughter cattle	360	380	417
Replacement cattle	173	123	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers unevenly steady, with feeder bulls 5.00 lower overall, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Offerings of feeder cattle were moderate with notable poor quality in the bulk of the offerings, with the remainder mostly good and a few fancy. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls holding 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
240	240	4	150.00	$150.00	$360	-22.50
293	293	3	162.50	$162.50	$476	—
334–343	337	6	161.00–180.00	$167.45	$564	+4.90
410–445	439	8	170.00–177.00	$175.41	$770	-1.81
450 fancy	450	1	187.50	$187.50	$844	—
450–495	465	10	165.00–177.50	$169.26	$787	-2.50
505–543	532	27	148.00–167.50	$155.32	$826	-3.05
550–598	567	38	150.00–166.00	$159.03	$902	+5.38
590 value added	590	11	174.00	$174.00	$1,027	—
633 value added	633	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,019	-4.00
620–643	635	3	152.00–152.50	$152.16	$966	+4.77
660–695	668	12	140.00–150.00	$148.73	$994	+7.73
720–730	725	2	142.00–143.00	$142.50	$1,033	+3.19
745 value added	745	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	—
783–788	786	5	148.00	$148.00	$1,163	+14.63
970	970	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,436	—
1065	1065	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,491	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	145.00	$145.00	$413	-22.50
335	335	1	131.00	$131.00	$439	-25.34
510–540	528	3	120.00–141.00	$129.09	$682	+2.73
560–596	587	6	131.00–150.00	$143.60	$843	+25.96
640	640	1	131.00	$131.00	$838	+1.00
695	695	1	130.00	$130.00	$904	—
723	723	2	130.00	$130.00	$940	+6.83

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	—
541	541	5	140.00	$140.00	$757	—
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	2	134.00	$134.00	$326	—
250–265	258	2	130.00–137.50	$133.86	$345	-11.14
300–327	320	10	136.00–140.00	$138.58	$443	-5.80
370 fancy	370	1	148.00	$148.00	$548	—
360–395	386	21	133.00–145.00	$139.12	$537	-8.53
430 fancy	430	1	147.50	$147.50	$634	—
430–445	438	13	130.00–144.00	$134.02	$587	-12.38
450–490	464	56	130.00–142.00	$138.09	$641	-6.48
500–545	528	63	130.00–143.00	$135.91	$718	-6.77
550–595	586	37	128.00–143.00	$136.14	$798	-2.36
610–649	640	28	128.00–136.50	$132.30	$847	-2.02
653–695	667	6	120.00–129.00	$126.43	$843	-5.60
715–735	723	15	121.00–133.00	$130.40	$943	+1.61
768–792	776	11	126.00–129.00	$126.81	$984	+3.31
870–885	878	2	111.00–118.00	$114.53	$1,006	—
900–940	913	6	112.00–115.50	$114.41	$1,045	-3.59
979	979	4	110.00	$110.00	$1,077	-3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	120.00	$120.00	$384	-20.99
448	448	8	126.00	$126.00	$564	-10.69
512	512	3	125.00	$125.00	$640	-4.02
573	573	3	115.00	$115.00	$659	-12.80
610–615	611	9	122.00	$122.00	$745	+1.17

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	110.00	$110.00	$654	-20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	170.00	$170.00	$391	—
350–395	379	22	164.50–177.50	$167.81	$636	-2.09
400–445 fancy	421	5	180.00–186.00	$182.54	$768	—
403–442	430	17	164.00–177.50	$168.99	$727	+1.28
450–495	463	32	150.00–160.00	$158.17	$732	-3.40
500–540	525	34	133.00–162.50	$148.14	$778	-12.22
555–595	579	43	128.00–141.00	$136.39	$790	-3.48
620–640	634	8	131.00–142.00	$137.14	$869	+1.26
650–695	672	36	115.00–129.00	$125.28	$842	-9.65
700–735	718	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$797	-10.24
715–725	720	4	118.00–132.00	$124.28	$895	+3.02
750–775	771	13	111.50–122.00	$112.50	$867	-4.77
805	805	2	108.50	$108.50	$873	+0.50
916	916	4	93.00	$93.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	4	157.50	$157.50	$351	—
270	270	1	162.50	$162.50	$439	—
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	-26.00
409–440	414	6	125.00–131.00	$129.94	$538	+12.35
450–490	464	5	128.00–145.00	$136.25	$632	-4.97
520–540	524	13	118.00–139.00	$132.32	$693	+2.15
555–573	569	8	120.00–125.00	$123.78	$704	-6.77
610–633	617	9	113.00–121.00	$116.09	$716	+0.28
670–691	687	11	110.00–111.00	$110.18	$757	-4.16
725	725	1	109.00	$109.00	$790	-1.60

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	125.00	$125.00	$531	—
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1315	1157	80-85%	6	51.00–62.00	$58.09	$672	-10.49
955–1635	1226	80-85%	41	59.00–73.00	$66.47	$815	—
1075–1505	1310	80-85%	15	70.00–80.00	$74.19	$972	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1880	1412	75-80%	39	63.00–75.00	$67.65	$955	—
1270–1600	1430	75-80%	4	52.00–62.00	$58.96	$843	—
1340–1570	1442	75-80%	6	71.00–77.00	$72.79	$1,050	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1265	1034	85-90%	12	37.00–52.00	$46.82	$484	-3.23
855–1300	1067	85-90%	24	54.00–68.00	$60.55	$646	—
1005–1160	1090	85-90%	3	66.00–72.00	$69.48	$757	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1425	1313	3	83.00–86.00	$84.40	$1,108	—
1280–2025	1585	10	69.00–84.00	$79.16	$1,255	-13.61
1260–2060	1607	23	85.00–104.00	$93.27	$1,499	—
1315–2075	1787	5	102.00–107.00	$105.40	$1,883	—
2315	2315	1	87.00	$87.00	$2,014	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1050	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–1,050.00	$937.50
900–1150	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$900.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1050–1300	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–975.00	$900.00
1150–1350	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–740.00	$720.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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 $
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	5	90.00	$90.00	$842	—

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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.