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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

2,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.47/cwt +19.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 661 lb · 186 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.31/cwt +14.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 840 lb · 137 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.35/cwt +21.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 619 lb · 102 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,289 2,424 2,498
Feeder cattle 1,969 2,074 1,942
Slaughter cattle 244 296 355
Replacement cattle 76 54 201

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 249 head sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/3467 Sweetwater - **No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 171.00 $171.00 $390 —
270–295 283 3 192.50–205.00 $196.84 $557 —
305–330 326 14 177.50–207.50 $185.03 $603 +4.11
341 value added 341 5 205.00 $205.00 $699 —
350–385 373 7 175.00–205.00 $185.01 $690 +9.16
386 value added 386 4 205.00 $205.00 $791 —
410 thin fleshed 410 1 195.00 $195.00 $800 —
400–440 422 15 165.00–194.00 $171.89 $725 -6.19
450 value added 450 1 192.50 $192.50 $866 -8.19
460–495 468 8 175.00–182.50 $179.96 $842 +11.98
501–545 522 28 167.00–177.50 $170.81 $892 +6.67
530 value added 530 7 184.00 $184.00 $975 -1.00
560 value added 560 62 184.75 $184.75 $1,035 +11.72
550–596 586 10 144.00–177.50 $164.44 $964 +11.94
618–623 value added 618 91 170.00–183.75 $182.53 $1,128 +19.29
606–635 623 11 143.00–157.50 $153.05 $954 +2.25
651–689 value added 672 37 155.00–167.50 $161.01 $1,082 -1.69
650–690 675 19 140.00–156.00 $149.98 $1,012 -5.40
700–730 718 17 132.50–153.00 $144.62 $1,038 -10.38
735 value added 735 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,066 -15.21
750 750 1 122.50 $122.50 $919 —
755–762 761 12 135.00–144.00 $136.83 $1,041 -12.35
772 value added 772 71 174.50 $174.50 $1,347 +3.63
820 820 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,128 -10.37
830–847 value added 840 136 142.00–170.00 $167.53 $1,407 +14.13
911 value added 911 9 143.00 $143.00 $1,303 -2.00
945 945 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,266 +4.00
980–995 985 3 120.00–121.00 $120.34 $1,185 -9.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
234 234 4 190.00 $190.00 $445 —
260–290 280 5 126.00–180.00 $155.43 $435 -10.66
300–325 308 3 170.00–185.00 $177.30 $546 +15.22
360–390 374 5 162.50–177.50 $167.03 $625 +6.22
400–445 423 5 141.00–160.00 $152.41 $645 -13.88
455–495 478 6 129.00–162.50 $139.66 $668 —
505–531 515 5 142.00–152.00 $144.16 $742 +1.66
590 590 2 142.00–150.00 $146.00 $861 —
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 162.50 $162.50 $544 —
385–395 390 2 150.00–152.50 $151.27 $590 -8.96
435 435 1 155.00 $155.00 $674 -15.00
471–490 476 6 145.00–150.00 $146.70 $698 +9.20
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 +40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 160.00 $160.00 $688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 295 10 150.00–176.00 $173.44 $512 +25.92
320–330 326 10 144.00–165.00 $147.27 $480 -6.41
360 value added 360 33 177.50 $177.50 $639 —
355–395 380 23 127.00–150.00 $142.86 $543 -10.46
424 value added 424 28 181.00 $181.00 $767 -7.17
405–445 430 21 126.00–160.00 $149.63 $643 -2.52
450–492 468 54 128.00–157.50 $143.52 $672 -5.23
496 value added 496 23 176.00 $176.00 $873 +4.83
515 515 1 112.50 $112.50 $579 -28.46
500–545 526 51 122.00–148.00 $140.98 $742 +0.02
500–541 value added 531 30 152.50–160.00 $156.95 $833 +1.16
570 570 1 132.50 $132.50 $755 -5.02
550–597 581 41 124.00–146.00 $136.73 $794 -0.79
578–592 value added 589 26 147.00–150.00 $148.50 $875 -1.87
620 620 1 138.00 $138.00 $856 +3.49
620 value added 620 1 146.00 $146.00 $905 -3.30
605–645 632 47 119.00–140.00 $134.58 $851 +0.07
656–695 value added 660 160 142.00–164.75 $163.69 $1,080 +17.70
650–695 670 26 125.00–139.00 $133.53 $895 -1.72
704 value added 704 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,007 +2.39
705–745 735 14 126.00–135.00 $129.21 $950 +5.21
755–790 759 21 120.00–139.00 $136.86 $1,039 +11.42
803 value added 803 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,108 —
830 830 2 113.00 $113.00 $938 —
861–875 863 9 120.00–124.00 $123.55 $1,066 —
863 value added 863 8 131.50 $131.50 $1,135 —
922 value added 922 15 125.50 $125.50 $1,157 —
984 984 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 239 6 137.50–165.00 $152.22 $364 —
275–295 285 2 130.00–140.00 $134.82 $384 -0.18
300–335 315 5 130.00–145.00 $138.17 $435 +1.19
350–395 373 8 130.00–140.00 $135.39 $505 -4.27
400–435 422 3 120.00–140.00 $133.12 $562 -4.92
453–490 467 8 115.00–147.00 $133.08 $621 +9.17
500–543 524 14 101.00–142.50 $124.87 $654 +2.65
560–575 570 3 115.00–135.00 $126.77 $723 +4.72
702 702 3 103.00 $103.00 $723 +3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 105.00 $105.00 $289 —
305–310 308 2 122.50–140.00 $131.32 $404 -3.68
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 -15.00
395 395 1 122.00 $122.00 $482 -8.07
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 -0.07
410–440 423 3 121.00–142.50 $135.39 $573 +7.00
450–485 468 2 137.50–143.00 $140.15 $656 +21.99
530–545 536 4 122.50–132.50 $129.36 $693 +9.21
555 555 1 141.00 $141.00 $783 +24.54
605 605 1 108.00 $108.00 $653 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 120.00 $120.00 $270 —
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 +20.09
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 +12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 ±0.00
370–374 374 9 181.00–190.00 $181.99 $681 -12.43
415–445 431 4 151.00–157.50 $155.52 $670 -14.70
450–495 466 29 135.00–173.00 $163.84 $763 -2.10
505–545 522 34 142.50–167.50 $154.12 $805 -2.31
575–590 579 15 138.00–145.00 $143.38 $830 -11.55
600–631 626 11 142.50–146.00 $144.97 $908 +4.19
651–685 655 25 135.00–142.00 $139.11 $911 -1.91
705–739 736 11 127.00–136.00 $135.22 $995 +4.95
765–795 771 11 114.00–139.00 $135.43 $1,044 +12.27
805–830 825 5 108.00–124.00 $120.88 $997 +10.04
900 900 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 147.50 $147.50 $487 —
425 425 1 137.00 $137.00 $582 -4.77
415–438 426 5 132.00–165.00 $147.49 $628 +5.72
455–485 470 4 126.00–157.50 $146.15 $687 -4.57
555 555 2 114.00 $114.00 $633 -15.51
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 +5.57
659–665 661 8 115.00–127.50 $124.06 $820 +5.06
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
838 838 2 104.00 $104.00 $872 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 140.00 $140.00 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1340 1179 80-85% 7 74.00–84.00 $76.87 $906 +23.31
850–1520 1191 80-85% 34 61.00–79.00 $70.08 $835 +16.52
1105–1355 1226 80-85% 5 55.00–65.00 $58.97 $723 -8.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1715 1342 75-80% 30 63.50–75.00 $70.36 $944 —
1385–1490 1438 75-80% 2 55.00–62.00 $58.37 $839 —
1195–1645 1444 75-80% 4 75.00–76.00 $75.48 $1,090 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1060 993 85-90% 7 45.00–52.00 $49.23 $489 —
850–1360 1068 85-90% 21 52.00–68.00 $59.88 $640 +0.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1240 1218 2 79.00–80.00 $79.49 $968 —
1100–2115 1673 7 84.00–104.00 $93.25 $1,560 —
2450 2450 1 97.00 $97.00 $2,376 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
965–1230 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–975.00 $931.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00 $12,350
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $9,900
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00

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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
1005–1275 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,475.00 $1,408.88 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 —

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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.