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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 19, 2022

1,504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.28/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 669 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $136.38/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 588 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.66/cwt -6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 530 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,504 2,412 2,081
Feeder cattle 1,059 1,947 1,635
Slaughter cattle 369 357 258
Replacement cattle 76 108 188

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-9.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls unevenly steady, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 270 3 167.50–170.00 $169.10 $457 -3.40
309 309 7 174.00 $174.00 $538 ±0.00
420 420 1 152.00 $152.00 $638 -20.93
460–475 471 4 174.00–184.00 $178.96 $843 +19.41
481 value added 481 10 185.00 $185.00 $890 +2.50
490 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 +0.45
505–545 519 6 145.00–160.00 $151.33 $785 +17.33
534–540 value added 538 12 166.00–171.00 $169.35 $911 -7.80
551–595 580 16 144.00–161.00 $153.54 $891 -5.46
587–588 value added 587 16 160.00–165.00 $161.56 $948 -8.72
605–610 608 2 143.00–145.00 $144.00 $876 -2.86
608–613 value added 610 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,006 +8.00
660–671 value added 667 15 150.00–155.50 $151.81 $1,013 -5.21
650–684 681 28 129.00–145.00 $142.30 $969 -7.35
710–731 value added 725 20 151.50–152.25 $152.03 $1,102 +2.67
730 730 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,015 -7.11
752–774 767 10 136.50–140.50 $139.32 $1,069 -1.45
790 value added 790 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,169 -21.27
835–840 837 3 126.00–133.00 $128.34 $1,074 —
860 860 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,058 -14.50
883 883 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,214 ±0.00
923 923 3 131.50 $131.50 $1,214 +2.50
956 956 4 123.00 $123.00 $1,176 +3.00
980 value added 980 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 157.50 $157.50 $465 —
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
460 460 2 150.00 $150.00 $690 ±0.00
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 —
590–595 591 5 123.00–140.00 $126.42 $747 -8.10
712 712 3 121.00 $121.00 $862 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 -30.00
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -30.00
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 —
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 142.50 $142.50 $328 —
260–285 274 4 135.00–152.50 $143.60 $393 +3.25
300–330 320 15 130.00–142.50 $139.14 $445 -9.81
350–390 378 19 130.00–146.00 $140.16 $530 -8.10
400–448 432 20 130.00–142.00 $136.81 $591 -9.09
435 fancy 435 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $635 —
445 445 1 112.50 $112.50 $501 -33.40
450–485 461 46 128.00–143.50 $139.80 $644 -2.30
470 fancy 470 2 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
510–545 530 44 130.00–142.00 $137.16 $727 -4.91
530 value added 530 8 150.00 $150.00 $795 -5.57
530 530 1 114.00 $114.00 $604 -28.07
575 fancy 575 1 143.00 $143.00 $822 —
580 580 1 113.00 $113.00 $655 -24.21
555–598 587 39 125.00–139.00 $133.71 $785 -3.50
600 600 2 112.00–120.00 $116.00 $696 -19.67
600–638 620 10 128.00–137.00 $132.97 $824 -2.70
650–662 658 44 118.00–138.00 $132.71 $873 -0.47
689 value added 689 24 140.00 $140.00 $965 +0.13
710–725 714 4 110.00–125.00 $119.95 $856 -8.44
734 value added 734 5 130.00 $130.00 $954 -7.50
762 762 3 118.00 $118.00 $899 -3.65
835–846 844 5 115.00–120.00 $119.01 $1,004 -5.99
916 916 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 138.00 $138.00 $494 +13.92
461–493 476 14 121.00–130.00 $125.21 $596 -1.29
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 -1.38
550–558 553 5 110.00–122.00 $117.16 $648 -9.68
750 750 1 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 110.00 $110.00 $427 -20.35
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 -9.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 192.50 $192.50 $558 —
355–390 382 14 167.50–180.00 $176.92 $676 +12.31
425–445 436 5 158.00–170.00 $163.47 $713 +7.37
460 fancy 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
450–495 471 28 145.00–167.00 $162.16 $764 +8.43
520 fancy 520 1 157.50 $157.50 $819 —
513–545 528 27 129.00–157.50 $144.91 $765 -2.95
560 fancy 560 1 144.00 $144.00 $806 —
555–598 588 56 124.00–144.00 $136.57 $803 -6.00
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 -24.57
600–635 609 9 126.00–135.00 $130.03 $792 -2.40
653–685 659 20 117.00–130.00 $126.90 $836 -0.16
705–740 734 12 110.00–120.00 $117.89 $865 -5.86
753–798 776 4 110.00–114.50 $112.18 $871 -11.24
871 871 6 103.00 $103.00 $897 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 157.50 $157.50 $536 —
388 388 2 155.00 $155.00 $601 +35.00
415–440 433 6 132.50–152.50 $137.33 $595 +8.43
450–497 486 7 128.00–149.00 $132.62 $645 -9.87
510 510 2 120.00 $120.00 $612 -16.96
600–640 614 8 110.00 $110.00 $675 -17.21
700 700 1 108.00 $108.00 $756 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 147.50 $147.50 $627 —
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 -22.50
475–495 483 3 130.00–137.00 $134.04 $647 -8.46
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
628 628 2 110.00 $110.00 $691 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1510 1195 80-85% 10 55.00–66.00 $60.22 $720 -9.05
1090–1555 1228 80-85% 16 74.00–90.00 $80.58 $990 —
930–1730 1232 80-85% 55 63.00–79.00 $69.13 $852 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1715 1425 75-80% 56 66.00–80.00 $73.77 $1,051 —
1145–1945 1443 75-80% 22 77.00–88.00 $81.21 $1,172 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $896 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1370 1018 85-90% 12 45.00–57.00 $51.03 $519 -7.44
1045–1085 1065 85-90% 2 66.00–69.00 $67.53 $719 +21.94
830–1445 1089 85-90% 41 54.00–71.00 $60.95 $664 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1855 1496 11 65.00–89.00 $85.08 $1,273 —
1225–2125 1705 14 91.00–105.00 $96.20 $1,640 —
1660–1810 1731 4 104.00–118.00 $109.61 $1,897 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,532 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1050–1400 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–925.00 $917.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 97.00 $97.00 $718 —

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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.