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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 7, 2023

1,959 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.32/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 568 lb · 99 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.49/cwt -8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 669 lb · 96 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.63/cwt -7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 466 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,959 2,554 0
Feeder cattle 1,445 2,228 0
Slaughter cattle 404 239 0
Replacement cattle 110 87 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays, hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. Greeneville - **No comparisons available due to no sale the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286–290 287 8 145.00–194.00 $181.62 $521 -1.47
375 375 1 182.50 $182.50 $684 -10.78
425–430 428 2 173.00–180.00 $176.52 $756 -24.37
459 value added 459 27 200.50 $200.50 $920 -9.23
450–495 462 18 180.00–195.00 $188.08 $869 +4.89
500–549 533 28 177.00–186.00 $182.68 $974 +14.81
536–537 value added 536 18 188.00–196.00 $194.66 $1,043 +3.24
550–568 value added 565 60 183.25–191.50 $184.47 $1,042 +10.26
550–585 571 38 152.00–177.50 $173.93 $993 +5.66
595 fancy 595 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,035 —
600–645 615 15 152.00–172.50 $164.95 $1,014 +0.71
615–647 value added 642 25 174.00–178.50 $176.62 $1,134 +1.75
650–685 655 19 144.00–166.00 $163.17 $1,069 +4.01
653–692 value added 678 48 172.50–176.50 $175.45 $1,190 +0.96
712 value added 712 5 174.50 $174.50 $1,242 +7.83
714–725 715 10 140.00–165.00 $161.27 $1,153 +3.50
755–796 781 22 155.00–164.00 $161.56 $1,262 +8.54
801 value added 801 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,322 +3.50
825 825 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,097 -7.77
850–860 855 3 120.00–137.00 $128.98 $1,103 —
888 value added 888 14 164.50 $164.50 $1,461 —
998 value added 998 6 155.50 $155.50 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 142.50 $142.50 $492 —
430 430 1 166.00 $166.00 $714 -13.97
488–489 489 8 139.00–151.00 $143.49 $702 -9.82
583–590 584 6 160.00 $160.00 $934 +8.44
648 648 2 138.00 $138.00 $894 —
725 725 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,073 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 168.00 $168.00 $806 —
595 595 1 142.00 $142.00 $845 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–325 320 17 162.00–166.00 $163.01 $522 -11.29
351–395 370 18 149.00–161.00 $151.01 $559 -13.35
400–449 435 29 144.00–159.00 $153.88 $669 -9.32
450–495 465 71 143.00–157.00 $149.50 $695 -7.98
466–493 value added 470 21 160.00–164.00 $163.22 $767 -3.85
517 value added 517 5 157.00 $157.00 $812 -9.00
500–543 530 66 145.00–158.00 $153.76 $815 +8.75
550 value added 550 12 161.00 $161.00 $886 -6.45
560–598 573 50 143.00–155.50 $152.87 $876 +10.28
601–630 612 28 124.00–155.50 $151.05 $924 +16.05
650–690 value added 668 53 137.00–162.00 $155.29 $1,037 -1.84
650–685 671 43 124.00–151.00 $137.87 $925 +7.49
715 value added 715 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,080 -11.39
710–740 737 11 129.00–131.00 $129.18 $952 -5.65
776–781 value added 778 17 141.50–142.50 $142.15 $1,106 -7.41
827 value added 827 20 145.50 $145.50 $1,203 —
874 value added 874 8 131.00 $131.00 $1,145 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 137.50 $137.50 $468 -14.09
485 485 1 127.00 $127.00 $616 -16.91
526–545 529 17 122.00–140.00 $137.02 $725 +0.57
570–588 584 14 129.00–142.50 $140.48 $820 +0.49
678 678 2 120.00 $120.00 $814 —
703 703 2 123.00 $123.00 $865 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 120.00 $120.00 $540 -19.99
510 510 1 138.00 $138.00 $704 +0.45
568 568 2 120.00 $120.00 $682 —
550–590 577 3 120.00 $120.00 $692 —
615 615 2 113.00 $113.00 $695 -9.50
685 685 1 117.00 $117.00 $801 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 199.00 $199.00 $647 —
360–393 381 32 180.00–208.00 $197.52 $753 +9.46
400–445 429 8 178.00–188.00 $183.12 $786 +0.07
450–495 467 33 170.00–185.00 $180.08 $841 +2.52
490 fancy 490 1 190.00 $190.00 $931 —
504–545 519 41 150.00–173.00 $168.53 $875 +3.21
573 value added 573 3 165.00 $165.00 $945 —
560–595 587 28 150.00–162.00 $159.35 $935 -1.87
605–630 fancy 618 2 148.00–149.00 $148.51 $918 —
600–645 624 10 130.00–144.00 $134.56 $840 -11.05
650–655 fancy 653 2 144.00 $144.00 $940 —
655–683 659 23 120.00–153.00 $143.03 $943 +5.46
710–744 740 17 120.00–145.50 $139.78 $1,034 +2.04
880 880 3 124.50 $124.50 $1,096 +6.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 162.50 $162.50 $520 —
380–385 383 2 147.00–160.00 $153.54 $588 —
424–443 428 9 138.00–159.00 $154.17 $660 +11.32
480 480 1 163.00 $163.00 $782 —
500–521 515 14 125.00–140.00 $136.40 $702 -16.11
555–588 580 4 134.00 $134.00 $777 -1.38
665 665 2 127.00 $127.00 $845 -0.28
700–735 718 2 115.00–125.00 $119.88 $861 -5.48
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 147.50 $147.50 $516 —
438 438 2 115.00 $115.00 $504 -34.00
465–470 468 2 164.00–167.50 $165.74 $776 +27.74
570–595 583 2 131.00–138.00 $134.42 $784 -10.58
620 620 1 114.00 $114.00 $707 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $757 —
1005–1735 1229 80-85% 78 68.00–85.00 $76.83 $944 —
985–1840 1255 80-85% 20 81.00–94.00 $86.42 $1,085 +0.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1705 1373 75-80% 10 84.00–91.00 $86.49 $1,188 —
1155–1840 1441 75-80% 50 72.00–86.00 $79.57 $1,147 -4.03
1530 1530 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1130 946 85-90% 7 54.00–63.00 $59.18 $560 —
775–1290 1067 85-90% 48 60.00–76.00 $67.31 $718 —
975–1190 1095 85-90% 5 75.00–79.00 $76.08 $833 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2035 1565 14 80.00–94.00 $88.05 $1,378 —
1475–1995 1754 23 99.00–114.00 $106.69 $1,871 —
1885 1885 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,168 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1050–1300 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,375.00 $1,150.00
1200–1250 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,375.00–1,420.00 $1,397.50
1200–1400 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,200.00
1000–1600 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,210.00–1,425.00 $1,375.50
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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 4 1,490.00–1,800.00 $1,635.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,575.00 $1,362.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 128.00 $128.00 $602 —
620 620 3 112.00 $112.00 $694 —
795 795 2 111.00 $111.00 $882 —

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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.