Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

2,972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.95/cwt +30.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 782 lb · 190 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.98/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 571 lb · 96 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.64/cwt +16.55 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 473 lb · 93 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,972	1,814	2,349
Feeder cattle	2,580	1,281	1,856
Slaughter cattle	329	360	310
Replacement cattle	63	173	183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate. Unionville - Compared to last week Feeder Steers 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	237	3	190.00–215.00	$204.65	$485	+54.65
255–295	276	8	180.00–202.00	$192.70	$532	+30.20
300–340	325	8	170.00–190.00	$180.96	$588	+13.51
365–390	382	11	177.00–190.00	$183.91	$703	—
403–447	425	18	170.00–186.00	$178.71	$760	+3.30
450–495	466	27	168.00–183.00	$175.93	$820	+6.67
490–493 value added	491	6	182.00–186.00	$184.66	$907	—
510 value added	510	2	180.00–182.00	$181.00	$923	—
505–546	530	62	160.00–178.00	$170.33	$903	+15.01
550–595	575	36	155.00–176.00	$165.13	$949	+6.10
554–596 value added	587	23	170.00–175.00	$173.01	$1,016	-0.99
608–640 value added	622	16	170.00	$170.00	$1,057	+9.00
600–648	624	35	152.00–168.00	$160.14	$999	+7.98
650–685 value added	664	13	165.00–168.00	$166.89	$1,108	—
655–699	676	41	150.00–164.00	$159.27	$1,077	+10.54
725 value added	725	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,088	-10.00
700–743	728	12	136.00–164.00	$150.87	$1,098	+8.37
756–790	770	12	140.00–152.00	$147.52	$1,136	-0.48
763–790 value added	780	78	156.00–175.50	$172.63	$1,347	—
800–825	818	9	136.00–158.00	$142.68	$1,167	—
845 value added	845	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,183	—
855	855	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,112	—
871–875 value added	871	62	143.00–159.00	$158.74	$1,383	—
907 value added	907	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,315	—
925	925	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,202	—
1160	1160	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–218	215	4	160.00–170.00	$162.39	$349	—
255–270	263	2	165.00–180.00	$172.71	$454	+27.71
310–345	336	20	140.00–180.00	$172.48	$580	+41.48
360–390	375	8	140.00–168.00	$161.79	$607	—
403–430	416	7	160.00–169.00	$165.69	$689	—
450–490	472	9	137.50–163.00	$154.81	$731	—
510–545	533	6	134.00–162.00	$150.53	$802	+21.44
550–595	581	11	140.00–160.00	$153.92	$894	+10.32
600–640	624	12	130.00–151.00	$143.89	$898	+12.89
665–680	670	3	128.00–148.00	$138.68	$929	+8.68

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	388	4	160.00–170.00	$167.11	$648	—
465	465	1	115.00	$115.00	$535	—
540	540	1	126.00	$126.00	$680	-14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	185.00	$185.00	$388	+51.00
285–295	288	3	160.00–180.00	$172.36	$496	+38.50
305–345	325	13	160.00–172.50	$165.79	$539	+27.21
350–399	374	45	157.50–177.50	$166.85	$624	+27.73
400–445	423	53	148.00–167.50	$157.09	$664	+23.07
450–498	473	93	147.00–162.00	$154.64	$731	+16.55
500–530 value added	511	17	155.00–157.00	$156.25	$798	—
500–546	520	76	140.00–155.00	$147.22	$766	+11.31
568 value added	568	4	149.00	$149.00	$846	—
550–598	571	92	134.00–149.00	$142.72	$815	+6.58
600–643	625	39	130.00–147.00	$139.74	$873	+7.44
608–639 value added	629	9	140.00–145.00	$143.39	$902	—
661 value added	661	8	136.00	$136.00	$899	—
650–698	675	21	130.00–146.00	$135.77	$916	+9.34
710–728 value added	715	42	138.00–153.00	$152.21	$1,088	—
700–743	722	16	126.00–137.00	$130.79	$944	+0.39
750–770	761	7	120.00–130.00	$125.86	$958	-0.95
754–784 value added	783	183	150.00–158.50	$158.14	$1,238	—
800–810	805	4	116.00–120.00	$117.37	$945	—
885	885	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,106	+10.47
945	945	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,087	+0.59
990	990	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,188	+10.00
1120	1120	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,154	—
1190 value added	1190	4	99.00	$99.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	—
318–345	330	4	140.00–155.00	$146.47	$483	+26.47
350–395	378	16	115.00–153.00	$142.49	$539	—
400–443	422	11	122.50–152.50	$144.99	$612	+18.99
450–472	457	8	127.50–145.00	$138.06	$631	—
500–545	520	40	120.00–140.00	$130.96	$681	+5.96
550–598	578	23	124.00–141.00	$131.49	$760	+16.49
600–645	617	12	120.00–130.00	$123.48	$762	+1.48
650–695	676	9	120.00–130.00	$125.07	$845	—
718–725	720	3	120.00–130.00	$126.65	$912	—
760–770	765	2	114.00–126.00	$120.04	$918	—
845	845	1	110.00	$110.00	$930	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	130.00	$130.00	$618	—
515–535	525	2	120.00	$120.00	$630	—
575–580	578	2	120.00	$120.00	$694	+10.00
615–635	625	2	100.00–102.50	$101.23	$633	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	135.00	$135.00	$580	—
535	535	1	120.00	$120.00	$642	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	6	175.00–191.00	$179.90	$671	+12.09
405–440	417	35	160.00–179.00	$170.56	$711	+1.57
450–498	480	61	158.00–175.00	$166.43	$799	+8.26
500–545	525	40	145.00–166.00	$156.09	$819	+7.95
550–599	578	35	140.00–160.00	$149.81	$866	+13.42
608–645	629	27	132.00–142.00	$136.73	$860	-0.41
650–690	672	14	127.00–144.00	$131.74	$885	+6.46
700–720	715	9	120.00–144.00	$129.91	$929	+18.89
765–790	776	16	120.00–129.00	$125.39	$973	+12.89
800–845	834	11	110.00–120.00	$116.21	$969	+7.71
885	885	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,062	—
945	945	1	105.00	$105.00	$992	+12.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	382	3	140.00–165.00	$151.59	$579	+26.59
415–445	433	6	145.00–161.00	$156.86	$679	+26.92
450–495	472	16	132.00–164.00	$151.99	$717	+15.74
510–545	531	23	122.00–150.00	$135.59	$720	+3.27
560–595	582	13	126.00–140.00	$133.92	$779	+10.14
601–645	620	15	122.50–135.00	$128.63	$798	+12.54
655–695	675	5	120.00–125.00	$123.19	$832	+13.01
705–745	725	2	112.00–114.00	$112.97	$819	+3.97
760	760	1	108.00	$108.00	$821	—
805–813	812	6	105.00–115.00	$109.16	$886	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	150.00	$150.00	$645	+25.00
460	460	1	159.00	$159.00	$731	—
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	—
555–585	570	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$783	—
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	±0.00
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1590	1177	80-85%	69	58.00–68.00	$62.61	$737	+4.52
920–1445	1179	80-85%	20	51.00–57.00	$54.61	$644	-3.48
1065–1490	1272	80-85%	8	67.00–75.00	$69.21	$880	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1335	974	85-90%	62	43.00–61.00	$49.66	$484	—
825–1135	990	85-90%	26	36.00–49.00	$44.40	$440	—
1040–1060	1050	85-90%	2	62.00–64.00	$62.99	$661	+2.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1635	1390	75-80%	3	53.00–56.00	$54.45	$757	—
1210–1810	1433	75-80%	38	59.00–67.00	$64.38	$923	+5.42
1305–1740	1544	75-80%	10	66.00–75.00	$69.34	$1,071	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1805	1416	6	65.00–82.00	$73.76	$1,044	—
1165–2180	1711	18	83.00–93.00	$86.82	$1,485	—
2105	2105	1	100.00	$100.00	$2,105	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1250	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,125.00	$965.32
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1025	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–750.00	$737.12

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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
900–1200	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,143.28	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.