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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 26, 2022

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.06/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 582 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.00/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 462 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.28/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 460 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 1,504 833
Feeder cattle 289 1,059 739
Slaughter cattle 96 369 94
Replacement cattle — 76 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Trends on Feeder Cattle this week are on a light test due to having a lighter run of Feeder Cattle due to it being a Holiday week. Feeder Steers uneavenly steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 6 169.00 $169.00 $512 -5.00
413 413 4 175.00 $175.00 $723 +23.00
455–490 479 6 151.00–162.00 $158.10 $757 -20.86
532 532 12 160.00 $160.00 $851 +8.67
559 value added 559 4 160.00 $160.00 $894 -1.56
598 598 2 146.00 $146.00 $873 -7.54
654–665 656 5 150.00–157.00 $151.42 $993 +9.12
700 value added 700 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 -0.03
713–743 734 7 154.00 $154.00 $1,130 +15.00
795 795 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,121 +1.68
845 845 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,225 +16.66
987 987 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,421 +21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 122.50 $122.50 $404 —
517 517 3 146.00 $146.00 $755 +21.00
555 555 1 136.00 $136.00 $755 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 132.00 $132.00 $719 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 138.00 $138.00 $367 -5.60
310–318 316 4 130.00–135.00 $133.77 $423 -5.37
388 388 2 139.00 $139.00 $539 -1.16
445 445 1 146.00 $146.00 $650 +33.50
460 460 18 135.00–142.00 $139.28 $641 -0.52
526–548 534 14 128.00–139.00 $136.54 $729 -0.62
570–587 582 20 125.00–138.00 $134.06 $780 +21.06
615–623 620 3 130.00–135.00 $133.35 $827 +0.38
655–687 670 11 134.50–138.00 $136.37 $914 +3.66
739 739 5 132.00 $132.00 $975 +12.05
750–780 765 2 128.00 $128.00 $979 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 127.50 $127.50 $491 -10.50
480–495 486 5 120.00–131.00 $126.52 $615 +1.31
580 580 1 119.00 $119.00 $690 +1.84
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 117.50 $117.50 $499 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 387 6 166.00–174.00 $170.12 $658 -6.80
462 462 19 158.00 $158.00 $730 -4.16
510 510 5 159.00 $159.00 $811 +14.09
568–596 586 8 130.00–145.00 $139.54 $818 +2.97
655–664 663 8 126.00–140.00 $138.27 $917 +11.37
725 725 9 133.00 $133.00 $964 +15.11
778–780 779 4 119.00–126.00 $124.25 $968 +12.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 134.00 $134.00 $482 -21.00
410–445 428 2 135.00–155.00 $144.59 $619 +7.26
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
538 538 2 136.00 $136.00 $732 +16.00
606 606 4 121.00 $121.00 $733 +11.00
805 805 3 91.00 $91.00 $733 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 131.00 $131.00 $590 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1380 1200 80-85% 13 76.00–84.00 $78.80 $946 -1.78
985–1555 1268 80-85% 16 64.00–75.00 $70.46 $893 —
1100–1535 1301 80-85% 7 56.00–63.00 $59.40 $773 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1505 1025 85-90% 7 38.00–54.00 $46.78 $479 -4.25
945–1370 1096 85-90% 19 55.00–62.00 $58.62 $642 -2.33
1085–1270 1170 85-90% 3 66.00–68.00 $67.05 $784 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1730 1426 75-80% 11 77.00–85.00 $79.66 $1,136 +5.89
1165–1665 1429 75-80% 17 67.00–76.00 $72.57 $1,037 -1.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1885 1633 4 76.00–83.00 $79.34 $1,296 —
1520–1880 1711 4 90.00–102.00 $95.50 $1,634 -0.70
1610–1920 1765 2 104.00–107.00 $105.63 $1,864 —

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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.