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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

1,526 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $207.57/cwt +28.05 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 434 lb · 123 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.54/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 734 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.80/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 523 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,526 1,839 1,702
Feeder cattle 1,319 1,585 1,375
Slaughter cattle 145 220 263
Replacement cattle 62 34 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts. Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 5.00 higher overall with feeder heifers holding mostly steady. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1-2 Steers, 436 lbs., $211.75, thin to average flesh, mostly black and 1 load ML 1-2 Steers, 737 lbs., $170.10, thin to average flesh, mostly black.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 283 3 160.00–171.00 $164.06 $464 -13.44
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 -17.37
360 fancy 360 1 202.50 $202.50 $729 —
360–395 387 5 170.00–190.00 $180.33 $698 -5.85
415 fancy 415 1 199.00 $199.00 $826 —
405–447 426 19 178.00–196.00 $185.36 $790 +5.84
436 value added 436 103 211.75 $211.75 $923 —
450–475 fancy 463 2 190.00–194.00 $192.05 $889 —
460–495 477 12 171.00–185.00 $178.74 $853 -4.49
505–535 522 15 150.00–180.00 $172.72 $902 -0.64
505–537 value added 523 6 185.00 $185.00 $968 -0.50
557–570 value added 563 6 178.00–187.00 $182.17 $1,026 +12.17
565–595 586 23 161.00–170.00 $167.14 $979 -1.35
600 600 2 136.00 $136.00 $816 -21.22
615–635 value added 619 29 171.00–176.50 $175.10 $1,084 +4.81
605–640 621 39 155.00–170.00 $164.66 $1,023 +7.44
655–690 674 32 154.00–169.00 $164.52 $1,109 +10.56
700–747 721 13 149.00–166.00 $153.74 $1,108 +7.72
737 value added 737 70 170.10 $170.10 $1,254 +11.20
815 815 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,182 -21.15
820 value added 820 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,214 -16.61
887 887 9 148.00 $148.00 $1,313 +18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 160.00–165.00 $162.41 $455 —
505–540 519 4 150.00–162.50 $157.51 $817 +9.23
565 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 +9.92
660 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 +6.04
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–580 573 3 132.50–149.00 $143.63 $823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 148.00 $148.00 $592 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 -10.00
315–325 320 2 162.50 $162.50 $520 -3.55
350–395 378 13 147.50–160.00 $153.66 $581 -9.79
400–447 429 41 148.00–160.00 $154.88 $664 -4.10
463–485 value added 468 19 163.00–170.00 $166.76 $780 —
450–498 474 39 145.00–158.00 $152.91 $725 -1.43
500–545 521 61 140.00–154.00 $147.15 $767 -3.80
506–545 value added 528 20 152.50–159.00 $153.82 $812 -10.18
555–563 value added 561 7 152.50–154.00 $153.36 $860 +0.21
550–595 570 74 139.00–152.00 $146.33 $834 +1.90
600–645 622 34 133.00–153.00 $142.72 $888 +3.70
627 value added 627 2 155.00 $155.00 $972 -5.27
655–663 value added 659 4 144.00–147.50 $145.74 $960 +0.74
655–695 668 15 133.00–148.00 $140.14 $936 -3.91
705–710 707 3 132.00–139.00 $136.66 $966 +3.63
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 +6.79
755–795 value added 775 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 -5.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 +6.25
360–370 365 2 136.00–140.00 $138.03 $504 -13.53
400–425 413 2 130.00–150.00 $140.30 $579 -2.86
465–495 483 5 137.50–142.50 $139.47 $674 -7.95
550 thin fleshed 550 1 148.00 $148.00 $814 —
595 595 1 127.00 $127.00 $756 -8.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 185.00–197.50 $190.86 $611 —
350–395 373 6 177.50–197.00 $185.32 $691 -2.63
400–435 421 7 170.00–195.00 $187.74 $790 +12.61
450–495 482 35 162.50–190.00 $178.05 $858 +6.24
517 value added 517 2 181.00 $181.00 $936 —
510–545 529 18 153.00–175.00 $163.04 $862 +5.07
560–597 582 13 150.00–164.00 $159.31 $927 +8.72
606 fancy 606 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,000 —
600–635 612 13 145.00–161.00 $153.17 $937 +10.26
662–690 670 7 130.00–145.00 $141.69 $949 +6.00
705–745 733 7 127.50–139.00 $132.99 $975 +0.56
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 425 5 157.50–170.00 $165.92 $705 +7.68
455 455 1 157.50 $157.50 $717 +4.82
510–535 523 2 142.50–145.00 $143.72 $752 +3.59
555–565 560 4 139.00–150.00 $144.13 $807 +8.88
628–639 636 8 127.00–137.50 $134.91 $858 +4.57
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
365 365 1 158.00 $158.00 $577 —
402 402 2 150.00 $150.00 $603 —
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
575–585 580 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $768 —
642 642 2 119.00 $119.00 $764 +9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1620 1620 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $655 —
895–1500 1192 80-85% 26 61.00–70.50 $65.47 $780 —
925–1420 1219 80-85% 5 50.00–62.50 $56.39 $687 -19.43
1180–1505 1343 80-85% 2 74.00–74.50 $74.22 $997 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1865 1458 75-80% 21 62.00–73.00 $67.30 $981 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $436 —
910–1290 1048 85-90% 11 49.00–63.00 $55.40 $581 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1215 1149 4 85.00–91.00 $87.98 $1,011 —
1540–1880 1710 2 77.00–80.00 $78.65 $1,345 —
1510–2180 1795 7 93.50–103.50 $99.03 $1,778 —
2130 2130 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,960 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00
1035–1250 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,250.00 $1,091.47
1035–1505 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 875.00–1,150.00 $998.09
1120–1175 1148 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–730.00 $690.96
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00
1165 fancy 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00
1035–1525 1276 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 880.00–1,075.00 $965.95
1065–1470 1299 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–960.00 $918.65
1140–1565 1303 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–920.00 $825.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
940–1055 998 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 810.00–840.00 $824.14
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,180.00 $1,180.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.