Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

2,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.73/cwt +7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 480 lb · 114 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.65/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 425 lb · 109 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.48/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 526 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,424	2,859	2,498
Feeder cattle	2,074	2,395	1,942
Slaughter cattle	296	395	355
Replacement cattle	54	69	201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders mostly steady. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	8	170.00–190.00	$180.92	$593	-9.99
350–370	358	6	167.50–188.00	$175.85	$630	-13.80
364 fancy	364	1	201.00	$201.00	$732	—
407–430 value added	419	4	200.00	$200.00	$838	—
400–435	425	12	167.50–192.50	$178.08	$757	-9.16
410–445 fancy	428	2	197.50	$197.50	$845	—
455–470 value added	466	6	196.00–202.00	$200.69	$935	—
456–495	471	10	160.00–172.00	$167.98	$791	-10.31
495 fancy	495	2	180.00	$180.00	$891	—
500–542	521	17	146.00–171.00	$164.14	$855	-7.46
525–531 value added	527	11	185.00	$185.00	$975	+4.24
560–586 value added	567	11	168.00–175.00	$173.03	$981	-0.97
558–590	571	29	138.00–166.00	$162.76	$929	-1.96
578	578	3	152.50	$152.50	$881	-12.22
605–635	618	12	144.00–159.00	$150.80	$932	-8.67
605–627 value added	621	18	163.00–164.50	$163.24	$1,014	-6.01
650–690	667	12	146.00–158.00	$155.38	$1,036	+2.86
650–693 value added	680	23	162.00–163.00	$162.70	$1,106	—
705	705	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,093	+6.90
700–716 value added	710	5	159.00–161.00	$160.21	$1,137	—
770–775 value added	775	76	153.00–172.50	$170.87	$1,324	+17.87
780–798	791	6	147.00–150.00	$149.18	$1,180	+1.54
805–837 value added	814	31	152.00–154.00	$153.40	$1,249	—
812–820	818	7	142.50–150.00	$147.87	$1,210	+5.90
913 value added	913	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,324	—
945	945	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,228	+5.00
970	970	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,261	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	160.00–172.50	$166.09	$478	-3.30
305–345	329	5	160.00–165.00	$162.08	$533	-9.23
360–395	372	10	150.00–170.00	$160.81	$598	-7.57
400–440	425	5	160.00–172.50	$166.29	$707	+2.89
520	520	1	142.50	$142.50	$741	-6.83
785	785	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,060	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	2	155.00–165.00	$160.23	$606	+10.23
400	400	1	167.50	$167.50	$670	—
410	410	2	170.00	$170.00	$697	—
455	455	1	145.00	$145.00	$660	-7.00
460	460	1	137.50	$137.50	$632	-14.50
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	-20.00
555	555	1	127.00	$127.00	$705	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	145.00–150.00	$147.52	$417	-12.67
325–345	335	5	148.00–167.50	$153.68	$515	-11.19
350–390	372	15	148.00–161.00	$153.32	$570	-9.52
380 fancy	380	2	170.00	$170.00	$646	—
400–445	421	50	144.00–160.00	$152.15	$641	-9.70
405–429 value added	429	59	168.00–188.50	$188.17	$807	+20.17
450–495	468	48	135.00–157.50	$148.75	$696	-3.89
466–492 value added	488	66	160.00–178.00	$171.17	$835	+9.03
500–545	525	73	128.00–149.00	$140.96	$740	-5.55
510–548 value added	527	17	151.00–158.00	$155.79	$821	-2.21
540	540	1	118.00	$118.00	$637	-28.51
551–590 value added	564	30	146.00–154.00	$150.37	$848	—
550–597	575	57	132.00–144.00	$137.52	$791	-6.47
607–620 value added	613	9	145.00–152.00	$149.30	$915	—
600–643	622	42	126.00–142.00	$134.51	$837	-2.09
650–698	667	22	127.00–141.00	$135.25	$902	+3.03
653–699 value added	678	23	144.00–147.00	$145.99	$990	—
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	-12.22
710–720 value added	713	4	135.00–142.50	$140.61	$1,003	—
710–730	720	2	127.50–132.00	$129.78	$934	-1.92
745	745	1	124.00	$124.00	$924	-7.70
760–795	778	2	123.00–128.00	$125.44	$976	-4.11
785–792 value added	791	5	139.50–140.00	$139.60	$1,104	—
1060	1060	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	-3.33
310–345	326	4	130.00–145.00	$136.98	$447	-9.47
360–390	378	5	125.00–145.00	$139.66	$528	-1.30
420–445	430	6	125.00–147.50	$138.04	$594	-10.30
450–495	474	8	117.00–136.00	$123.91	$587	-15.42
530–548	543	4	117.00–130.00	$122.22	$664	-11.77
570–585	578	2	118.00–126.00	$122.05	$705	-10.42
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	-25.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	—
370–380	375	2	125.00–135.00	$130.07	$488	-19.60
420–445	433	3	122.50–135.00	$128.39	$556	-8.30
450–495	478	3	105.00–135.00	$118.16	$565	-19.29
510–545	522	3	112.00–129.00	$120.15	$627	+0.15
555–590	573	2	101.00–131.00	$116.46	$667	-10.01
655–675	665	2	113.00–120.00	$116.45	$774	-8.55
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	118.00–122.00	$119.91	$396	-10.09
350–395	375	4	115.00–120.00	$117.93	$442	-12.07
440	440	1	107.50	$107.50	$473	—
485	485	1	107.50	$107.50	$521	—
510	510	4	119.00	$119.00	$607	—
590	590	1	105.00	$105.00	$620	—
615	615	1	110.00	$110.00	$676	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	177.50–200.00	$189.05	$535	—
305–335	320	2	180.00	$180.00	$576	—
360–395	378	6	187.50–201.00	$194.42	$735	+3.49
400–440 fancy	422	5	180.00–187.50	$183.68	$775	-14.32
410–445	430	22	160.00–177.50	$170.22	$732	-10.46
467 fancy	467	2	176.00	$176.00	$822	—
450–490	469	16	160.00–173.00	$165.94	$778	-7.35
500–545	522	18	137.50–165.00	$156.43	$817	-8.60
545 fancy	545	1	172.00	$172.00	$937	-12.00
550–590	569	31	140.00–163.00	$154.93	$882	+3.45
600–645	618	30	128.00–154.00	$140.78	$870	-4.96
670 fancy	670	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,025	—
655–690	671	13	133.00–150.00	$141.02	$946	+0.94
700–745	721	13	125.00–137.50	$130.27	$939	-2.25
750–767	762	4	117.50–127.00	$123.16	$938	+0.98
800–835	825	9	107.50–112.00	$110.84	$914	-9.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	413	3	135.00–155.00	$141.77	$586	-3.20
450–495	474	12	138.00–159.00	$150.72	$714	-8.16
505–535	524	4	125.00–136.00	$130.56	$684	-9.15
555–595	569	7	120.00–140.00	$129.51	$737	-15.63
600–630	612	3	121.00–131.00	$124.43	$762	-10.29
680	680	1	119.00	$119.00	$809	-10.41

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	3	125.00–137.50	$131.82	$573	+1.82
460–475	468	2	140.00–160.00	$150.16	$703	—
515–540	523	3	112.00–135.00	$124.02	$649	-0.98
580–585	583	2	115.00–123.00	$118.98	$694	-11.02
710–730	720	2	120.00–127.00	$123.55	$890	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	125.00	$125.00	$612	—
540	540	1	129.00	$129.00	$697	—
565–590	577	3	110.00–125.00	$118.58	$684	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1660	1454	75-80%	8	49.00–64.00	$58.68	$853	—
1115–1950	1490	75-80%	50	61.00–75.00	$69.13	$1,030	—
1475–1780	1642	75-80%	3	78.00–83.00	$80.59	$1,323	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1395	1076	85-90%	28	47.00–71.50	$59.26	$638	—
830–1430	1095	85-90%	6	40.00–51.00	$45.92	$503	—
1065–1295	1180	85-90%	2	75.00–77.00	$75.90	$896	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1365	1188	80-85%	10	48.00–60.00	$53.56	$636	—
1015–1635	1243	80-85%	21	60.00–74.50	$67.41	$838	-1.38
1290–1735	1449	80-85%	5	68.00–80.00	$74.32	$1,077	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1715	1313	8	70.00–94.00	$83.52	$1,097	—
1295–2120	1766	18	84.00–109.00	$101.07	$1,785	—
1835–2280	2113	3	112.00–125.00	$116.85	$2,469	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1155	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,034.62
1095–1265	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–1,000.00	$895.97
1100–1275	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,050.00	$996.32
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,180.00	$1,180.00
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
965–1015	990	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	780.00–875.00	$828.70
805–1190	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	790.00–810.00	$801.93

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,187.50	—

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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.