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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

2,907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.50/cwt +20.44 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 475 lb · 189 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.07/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 579 lb · 130 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.94/cwt +10.89 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 521 lb · 128 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,907 1,082 2,081
Feeder cattle 2,492 800 1,635
Slaughter cattle 360 211 258
Replacement cattle 55 71 188

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale one week ago, Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower with 600-650 steers being 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00-4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 210.00 $210.00 $510 +37.50
260–298 280 7 180.00–200.00 $191.52 $536 —
300–345 316 24 175.00–202.50 $191.26 $604 +24.87
350–395 376 45 170.00–200.00 $184.21 $693 +5.75
410 value added 410 3 191.00 $191.00 $783 —
403–448 419 20 170.00–190.00 $182.64 $765 +6.21
459–480 value added 461 38 181.00–187.00 $181.65 $837 —
450–495 475 40 170.00–184.00 $177.16 $842 +13.36
501–529 value added 522 29 175.00–180.00 $176.16 $920 -1.84
500–545 523 50 160.00–180.00 $170.19 $890 -3.17
550–595 572 50 155.00–173.00 $166.51 $952 +11.71
578–588 value added 580 12 169.50–171.00 $169.75 $985 +3.75
600–647 624 71 140.00–169.00 $162.93 $1,017 +20.37
650–697 673 41 150.00–168.00 $159.57 $1,074 +8.41
700–738 718 14 138.00–164.00 $153.17 $1,100 +9.00
750–795 776 7 134.00–165.00 $154.77 $1,201 +4.26
808–838 826 13 130.00–148.00 $139.66 $1,154 —
870–880 877 3 123.00–147.00 $139.06 $1,220 —
930 930 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,190 -4.00
983–985 983 5 120.00–128.00 $126.40 $1,243 —
1010 1010 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,283 —
1110 1110 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–244 239 8 150.00–185.00 $179.97 $430 —
308–345 319 6 155.00–175.00 $167.29 $534 —
365–385 369 8 155.00–180.00 $160.69 $593 —
410–445 430 3 130.00–162.50 $147.86 $636 —
473–493 478 10 142.00–166.00 $153.11 $732 —
505–540 521 9 125.00–155.00 $145.04 $756 -3.46
550–588 569 7 130.00–152.50 $141.68 $806 +3.06
605 605 4 138.00–150.00 $145.50 $880 —
655–685 663 8 120.00–147.00 $135.87 $901 +10.87
735 735 1 130.00 $130.00 $956 —
780 780 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 +3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 —
595 595 1 138.00 $138.00 $821 +28.00
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 —
785 785 1 122.00 $122.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 6 165.00–185.00 $171.48 $400 —
265–298 286 12 164.00–180.00 $168.90 $483 —
305–340 327 7 162.50–175.00 $171.90 $562 +41.90
351–397 376 51 150.00–170.00 $163.04 $613 +18.68
400–445 425 42 150.00–167.50 $158.26 $673 +23.17
448 value added 448 6 160.00 $160.00 $717 —
470–495 value added 471 71 155.00–172.50 $169.37 $798 —
450–497 477 118 143.00–166.00 $155.16 $740 +14.89
500–549 521 128 136.00–156.00 $147.94 $771 +10.45
550–599 576 106 130.00–147.00 $139.73 $805 +6.43
565–597 value added 594 24 140.00–148.00 $147.00 $873 —
608 value added 608 7 144.00 $144.00 $876 +4.12
600–645 622 49 130.00–145.00 $134.98 $840 +7.54
650–693 669 39 128.00–140.00 $133.22 $891 +4.50
708 value added 708 3 134.00 $134.00 $949 —
700–745 717 32 118.00–135.00 $127.16 $912 -3.22
765–780 770 6 120.00–126.00 $121.85 $938 +0.85
805–848 828 7 105.00–125.00 $118.45 $981 +8.45
855–860 857 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,046 +12.00
910–935 920 3 115.00–118.00 $116.32 $1,070 —
994 994 11 100.00 $100.00 $994 —
1010 1010 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–248 244 3 140.00–150.00 $143.21 $349 —
253–290 269 6 155.00–177.50 $167.98 $452 —
310–333 324 6 140.00–150.00 $144.20 $467 +14.20
360 360 1 152.50 $152.50 $549 —
405–440 427 7 133.00–150.00 $141.89 $606 +19.47
455–495 478 12 132.50–146.00 $142.75 $682 +27.75
500–540 526 17 120.00–140.00 $133.09 $700 —
555–595 576 11 115.00–136.00 $126.79 $730 —
610–645 632 6 120.00–128.00 $124.36 $786 —
650–690 662 9 120.00–130.00 $125.16 $829 —
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
800–825 815 4 110.00–115.00 $112.53 $917 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 120.00 $120.00 $420 —
428 428 2 130.00 $130.00 $556 —
497 497 3 142.00 $142.00 $706 —
525 525 1 117.50 $117.50 $617 +13.50
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 128.00 $128.00 $486 —
495 495 1 127.00 $127.00 $629 —
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
614 614 4 120.00 $120.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 167.50–170.00 $168.74 $613 -8.19
400–440 422 32 160.00–190.00 $173.89 $734 +9.02
454–498 477 44 150.00–182.00 $166.94 $796 +10.03
500–545 520 30 146.00–170.00 $157.64 $820 +2.84
550–599 579 34 143.00–155.00 $148.27 $858 +8.18
610–635 622 19 130.00–149.00 $142.83 $888 +18.57
655–695 682 21 128.00–145.00 $135.83 $926 +5.75
715–744 740 21 120.00–146.00 $138.97 $1,028 +18.97
750–785 769 9 120.00–158.00 $134.45 $1,034 +18.75
820–825 823 3 114.00–131.00 $125.36 $1,032 +5.36
850–865 858 3 110.00–126.00 $117.85 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 427 10 140.00–162.50 $152.72 $652 +15.07
455–498 474 20 135.00–160.00 $152.38 $722 —
505–540 529 9 120.00–150.00 $137.36 $727 +5.81
555–585 570 12 120.00–145.00 $133.57 $761 +13.57
605–645 628 8 130.00–136.00 $132.50 $832 +21.50
655–695 667 5 120.00–133.00 $126.53 $844 +26.53
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 +15.00
930 930 1 100.00 $100.00 $930 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 475 3 140.00–145.00 $141.72 $673 +41.72
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 -5.00
555–590 573 2 102.50–130.00 $115.83 $664 —
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 —
505–545 528 6 110.00–140.00 $126.71 $669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1480 1174 80-85% 62 58.00–72.00 $64.14 $753 —
995–1485 1273 80-85% 8 70.00–79.00 $74.32 $946 —
1120–1610 1278 80-85% 8 53.00–64.00 $57.79 $739 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1420 995 85-90% 25 33.00–54.00 $46.24 $460 —
780–1380 1095 85-90% 50 43.00–63.00 $57.10 $625 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $751 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $710 —
1235–1718 1416 75-80% 32 60.00–74.00 $67.44 $955 -2.66
1270–1775 1526 75-80% 7 72.00–78.00 $75.30 $1,149 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2295 1541 9 73.00–80.00 $77.68 $1,197 -2.26
1372–2265 1748 19 87.00–95.00 $90.67 $1,585 —
1530–2295 1973 3 96.00–103.00 $98.58 $1,945 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 755.00 $755.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 665.00 $665.00

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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.