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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

1,839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.82/cwt +13.30 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 624 lb · 199 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.26/cwt +17.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 822 lb · 142 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.60/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 577 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,839 1,621 1,702
Feeder cattle 1,585 1,399 1,375
Slaughter cattle 220 176 263
Replacement cattle 34 46 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 to6.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $462 ±0.00
310–345 329 5 170.00–200.00 $187.37 $616 -7.49
350–398 381 14 175.00–197.50 $186.18 $709 +7.99
404–440 424 19 160.00–195.00 $179.52 $761 -4.18
455–495 478 22 170.00–192.50 $183.23 $876 +12.55
470–498 value added 489 6 175.00–176.00 $175.32 $857 -13.05
500–510 value added 505 2 185.00–186.00 $185.50 $937 +6.44
509 fancy 509 5 182.00 $182.00 $926 —
500–548 523 33 165.00–188.00 $173.36 $907 +3.83
560 value added 560 2 170.00 $170.00 $952 -7.42
550–595 575 22 155.00–179.00 $168.49 $969 +4.18
610–628 value added 613 11 165.00–171.50 $170.29 $1,044 +4.49
600–640 620 16 140.00–166.00 $157.22 $975 +4.65
653–683 value added 670 14 159.00–167.50 $160.96 $1,078 +0.41
655–691 674 19 150.00–160.00 $153.96 $1,038 +2.44
700–745 711 17 135.00–155.00 $146.02 $1,038 +0.12
702–740 value added 724 25 153.00–163.00 $158.90 $1,150 +3.90
752–795 768 13 140.00–156.00 $150.14 $1,153 +5.82
755–777 value added 772 4 156.50–158.00 $156.87 $1,211 +3.77
803–845 804 60 135.00–167.00 $166.15 $1,336 +19.52
800–845 value added 836 82 150.50–168.00 $164.61 $1,376 +16.28
870–880 value added 875 2 148.00–150.00 $149.01 $1,304 +8.03
878 878 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,141 —
1150–1155 1153 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–231 227 5 170.00–175.00 $170.93 $388 +5.93
305–335 326 6 150.00–180.00 $157.95 $515 -10.10
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 -26.30
410–430 422 3 130.00–172.50 $151.17 $638 -8.88
450–495 473 2 150.00–151.00 $150.48 $712 -7.95
500–535 514 9 130.00–162.00 $148.28 $762 -8.82
555–590 570 8 130.00–156.00 $150.08 $855 +16.49
600–640 623 3 132.00–152.00 $144.24 $899 +13.98
665–675 670 2 132.00–144.00 $137.96 $924 -2.04
720 720 2 110.00–122.00 $116.00 $835 —
755–785 770 4 110.00–137.50 $129.43 $997 -10.57
800–830 815 2 110.00–130.00 $120.18 $979 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–288 285 4 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
300–345 325 11 151.00–180.00 $166.05 $540 +6.05
355–395 378 24 155.00–182.50 $163.45 $618 +8.83
400–445 424 20 143.00–174.00 $158.98 $674 +5.28
450–497 475 65 135.00–162.50 $154.34 $733 +1.87
503–525 value added 507 8 164.00 $164.00 $831 +10.25
500–546 524 54 140.00–160.00 $150.95 $791 +6.41
555–593 571 56 135.00–154.00 $144.43 $825 +8.21
555–595 value added 588 32 153.00–156.00 $153.15 $901 +4.15
600–642 623 51 130.00–147.00 $139.02 $866 +2.03
600–645 value added 624 148 158.00–163.00 $160.27 $1,000 +14.33
678 value added 678 5 145.00 $145.00 $983 -7.59
650–697 681 33 132.00–153.00 $144.05 $981 +12.19
700–746 730 19 125.00–138.00 $133.03 $971 +4.01
755–790 value added 775 3 135.00–137.00 $135.67 $1,051 -4.76
760–795 779 4 125.00–132.00 $128.21 $999 +0.23
800–840 value added 825 3 132.00–135.00 $133.66 $1,103 —
815–840 831 4 122.50–132.00 $128.89 $1,071 —
860–870 865 2 120.00–130.00 $125.03 $1,082 +10.03
890 value added 890 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217–230 221 5 130.00–150.00 $145.93 $323 —
340 340 2 130.00–157.50 $143.75 $489 -3.75
375–385 378 3 140.00–160.00 $151.56 $573 +10.40
405–435 421 4 130.00–152.00 $143.16 $603 +6.35
450–465 458 2 142.50–152.50 $147.42 $675 +23.66
500–540 522 9 130.00–144.00 $137.94 $720 +4.41
550–595 569 11 130.00–139.00 $135.34 $770 +11.10
600–645 617 5 120.00–135.00 $125.39 $774 +1.19
670–695 677 7 120.00–130.00 $124.27 $841 —
715 715 1 124.00 $124.00 $887 —
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 136.00 $136.00 $524 -16.50
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 +14.91
600 600 1 92.00 $92.00 $552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 —
670 670 1 99.00 $99.00 $663 —
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 381 4 180.00–195.00 $187.95 $716 +12.23
410–440 424 12 167.50–185.00 $175.13 $743 +3.85
465 fancy 465 3 187.50 $187.50 $872 —
450–495 470 14 162.00–180.00 $171.81 $808 +11.08
500–548 528 21 150.00–174.00 $157.97 $834 +7.05
555–595 576 14 144.00–156.00 $150.59 $867 -1.44
600–645 617 26 138.00–151.00 $142.91 $882 +4.24
660–695 679 40 130.00–140.00 $135.69 $921 -6.31
715–738 734 10 124.00–135.00 $132.43 $972 +7.79
750 750 2 130.00 $130.00 $975 +7.50
810–830 823 3 115.00–127.00 $121.98 $1,004 +9.48
875 875 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 147.50 $147.50 $487 —
365–390 375 3 137.50–170.00 $158.44 $594 —
405–430 417 3 155.00–165.00 $158.24 $660 +8.24
455–495 477 8 142.00–162.50 $152.68 $728 -3.04
505–540 522 6 118.00–150.00 $140.13 $731 +7.33
560–585 571 5 128.00–145.00 $135.25 $772 +5.25
600–645 624 10 120.00–138.00 $130.34 $813 +9.11
675 675 2 120.00 $120.00 $810 -4.36
753 753 2 110.00 $110.00 $828 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 3 110.00 $110.00 $693 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1480 1150 80-85% 10 53.00–63.00 $59.55 $685 -8.89
1095–1445 1243 80-85% 4 73.00–78.00 $75.82 $942 —
1035–1740 1246 80-85% 50 62.00–76.00 $68.08 $848 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1110 889 85-90% 8 35.00–52.00 $46.38 $412 —
825–1515 1051 85-90% 33 51.00–65.00 $58.19 $612 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–2035 1503 75-80% 33 62.00–78.00 $71.97 $1,082 —
1575–1590 1583 75-80% 2 78.00–81.00 $79.49 $1,258 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1810 1467 12 68.00–85.00 $79.00 $1,159 —
1125–2080 1840 7 84.00–101.00 $89.90 $1,654 -6.54
1885 1885 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,979 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
855–1250 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,125.00 $1,013.30
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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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.