Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

3,338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.42/cwt -13.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 628 lb · 169 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.89/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 472 lb · 155 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.54/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 580 lb · 147 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,338	2,289	1,323
Feeder cattle	2,884	1,969	1,154
Slaughter cattle	407	244	108
Replacement cattle	47	76	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs were unevenly steady with some instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers over 550 lbs were mostly 5.00-7.00 higher with the heaviest test on steers weighing 550-700 lbs. Feeder heifers 550 lbs and under were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00-3.00 higher to 2.00-3.00 lower, and heifers over 550 lbs were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality was mostly good and buyers showed the best interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Offerings were heavy again this week despite the colder temperatures and significant rain throughout the region forecasted through the week, but the moisture is a welcome sight to producers. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand for slaughter classes. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	6	190.00–220.00	$206.89	$575	+10.05
305–343	325	14	175.00–220.00	$189.75	$617	+4.72
375 fancy	375	1	195.00	$195.00	$731	—
350–393	377	36	170.00–192.00	$186.08	$702	+1.07
400–445	420	57	158.00–194.00	$183.83	$772	+11.94
439 fancy	439	4	200.00	$200.00	$878	—
473 value added	473	2	184.00	$184.00	$870	-8.50
450–493	477	30	168.00–190.00	$180.42	$861	+0.46
515 value added	515	2	181.00	$181.00	$932	-3.00
500–548	522	81	165.00–180.00	$174.98	$913	+4.17
552–575 value added	557	22	160.00–180.00	$175.31	$976	-9.44
550–593	575	90	155.00–176.00	$169.45	$974	+5.01
603–636 value added	627	53	165.00–175.00	$171.76	$1,077	-10.77
600–648	628	116	150.00–170.00	$162.52	$1,021	+9.47
650–695	666	61	149.00–167.00	$159.63	$1,063	+9.65
668 value added	668	6	162.50	$162.50	$1,086	+1.49
700–740	716	15	141.00–160.00	$154.49	$1,106	+9.87
711–745 value added	735	24	151.00–160.00	$153.54	$1,129	+8.54
754–798	769	47	147.00–161.50	$158.48	$1,219	+21.65
753–783 value added	778	13	150.00–150.50	$150.07	$1,168	-24.43
802–827 value added	825	70	153.50–162.00	$160.93	$1,328	-6.60
820–830	827	9	152.00–155.00	$152.66	$1,262	+15.16
853–865	855	6	145.00–146.00	$145.17	$1,241	—
905–928 value added	921	7	140.00–145.00	$141.40	$1,302	-1.60

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	155.00	$155.00	$326	-35.00
340–345	343	2	160.00	$160.00	$549	-17.30
353–388	374	5	170.00–177.00	$172.64	$646	+5.61
420	420	4	165.00	$165.00	$693	+12.59
450–497	480	17	140.00–167.00	$159.85	$767	+20.19
505–545	527	5	150.00–162.00	$156.69	$826	+12.53
552–590	563	28	130.00–160.00	$153.81	$866	+7.81
600–645	626	11	130.00–155.00	$146.72	$918	+16.72
650–690	677	12	130.00–150.00	$144.31	$977	+14.31
743–745	744	4	130.00–140.00	$132.51	$986	—
751–795	771	11	134.00–140.00	$139.44	$1,075	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	-12.50
370	370	1	160.00	$160.00	$592	+8.73
420	420	1	120.00	$120.00	$504	-35.00
455	455	2	170.00	$170.00	$774	+23.30
505	505	1	120.00	$120.00	$606	-30.00
565	565	1	160.00	$160.00	$904	—
570	570	1	142.00	$142.00	$809	—
690	690	1	135.00	$135.00	$932	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	3	70.00	$70.00	$169	—
368	368	2	60.00	$60.00	$221	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–285	270	10	160.00–170.00	$161.43	$436	-12.01
317–348	332	22	161.00–180.00	$168.35	$559	+21.08
350–398	373	58	155.00–171.00	$166.98	$623	+24.12
400–448	427	60	147.50–165.00	$158.88	$678	+9.25
450–495	472	155	145.00–162.00	$155.89	$736	+12.37
512–523 value added	517	13	153.00–160.00	$158.37	$819	+1.42
500–547	521	70	138.00–154.00	$146.29	$762	+5.31
550–596	580	123	134.00–152.00	$146.66	$851	+9.93
580	580	1	133.00	$133.00	$771	-3.73
555–599 value added	581	23	150.50–160.00	$152.90	$888	+4.40
600–645	610	29	133.00–150.00	$140.62	$858	+2.62
613–628 value added	622	25	145.00–150.00	$148.38	$923	+2.38
650–698	671	50	130.00–140.00	$135.84	$911	+2.31
678–687 value added	686	92	145.00–165.75	$162.63	$1,116	-1.06
704–717 value added	713	13	140.00–145.00	$143.48	$1,023	+0.48
705–745	723	24	120.00–135.00	$127.31	$920	-1.90
755–785	768	3	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$991	-7.87
800–840	811	11	125.00–133.00	$127.93	$1,038	+14.93
858	858	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,115	+6.45
1030	1030	1	94.00	$94.00	$968	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	130.00–135.00	$132.36	$302	-19.86
250–280	265	4	135.00–150.00	$144.86	$384	+10.04
305–340	322	6	140.00–155.00	$146.40	$471	+8.23
355–385	369	8	130.00–161.00	$147.75	$545	+12.36
400–445	429	14	120.00–150.00	$134.02	$575	+0.90
453–485	461	21	115.00–145.00	$138.56	$639	+5.48
510–540	522	15	120.00–139.00	$132.98	$694	+8.11
550–595	571	10	130.00–135.00	$133.99	$765	+7.22
613–645	620	7	112.00–130.00	$125.91	$781	—
650–676	670	7	110.00–117.50	$111.39	$746	—
735	735	1	122.00	$122.00	$897	+19.00
890	890	1	100.00	$100.00	$890	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	140.00	$140.00	$448	+8.68
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	-20.15
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	-10.15
580	580	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	$740	-13.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	2	130.00	$130.00	$602	+10.00

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	140.00	$140.00	$378	—
510	510	1	134.00	$134.00	$683	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	70.00	$70.00	$192	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	236	4	170.00–180.00	$174.92	$413	—
278 fancy	278	3	215.00	$215.00	$598	—
280–288	285	6	175.00–185.00	$181.70	$518	—
310–348	330	18	170.00–190.00	$180.38	$595	+0.38
345 fancy	345	3	195.00	$195.00	$673	—
350–395	372	18	170.00–185.00	$182.39	$678	+0.40
400–445	419	18	165.00–181.00	$174.88	$733	+19.36
450–495	475	37	164.00–180.00	$171.49	$815	+7.65
500 fancy	500	1	175.00	$175.00	$875	—
500–540	518	33	150.00–165.00	$158.72	$822	+4.60
550–588	570	42	134.00–160.00	$149.56	$852	+6.18
600–648	624	51	133.00–151.00	$141.73	$884	-3.24
655–695	677	17	131.00–151.00	$139.06	$941	-0.05
705–724	721	9	122.00–134.00	$131.81	$950	-3.41
765–790	779	7	120.00–131.00	$124.83	$972	-10.60
815	815	1	114.00	$114.00	$929	-6.88
863–890	867	9	108.00–130.00	$125.26	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–390	377	4	160.00–165.00	$163.71	$617	—
400–435	417	7	150.00–162.50	$155.74	$649	+18.74
450–490	469	7	130.00–155.00	$143.97	$675	-2.18
500–545	522	11	128.00–148.00	$138.32	$722	—
550–580	562	10	124.00–140.00	$135.07	$759	+21.07
625–648	643	9	124.00–132.00	$130.47	$839	+0.47
700–720	709	5	112.00–130.00	$116.45	$826	-8.55

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–595	590	2	110.00–124.00	$116.94	$690	—
670–690	674	6	120.00	$120.00	$809	—
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	—
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
188	188	5	80.00	$80.00	$150	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	4	130.00	$130.00	$610	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1395	1187	80-85%	21	51.00–60.00	$56.93	$676	-13.15
1020–1610	1249	80-85%	66	57.00–72.00	$64.47	$805	+5.50
1120–1505	1281	80-85%	6	70.00–79.00	$74.32	$952	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1270	1013	85-90%	40	31.00–56.00	$48.25	$489	—
800–1435	1144	85-90%	36	53.00–67.00	$58.92	$674	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1535	1402	75-80%	3	58.00–65.00	$61.58	$863	—
1225–1855	1423	75-80%	44	60.00–75.00	$67.71	$964	+9.34
1495–1790	1643	75-80%	3	71.00–80.00	$74.73	$1,228	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1945	1518	15	70.00–85.00	$77.15	$1,171	—
1185–2225	1835	15	80.00–96.00	$89.28	$1,638	—
2065	2065	1	100.00	$100.00	$2,065	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Cows

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	385.00–450.00	$417.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	535.00	$535.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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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.