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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

2,288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.46/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 627 lb · 140 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.03/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 627 lb · 137 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.48/cwt +3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 522 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,288 1,959 332
Feeder cattle 1,877 1,445 207
Slaughter cattle 337 404 114
Replacement cattle 74 110 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with lean cows 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 229 8 200.00–230.00 $212.21 $486 —
255–293 280 3 200.00–220.00 $213.94 $599 +32.32
300–345 323 17 182.00–220.00 $202.02 $653 —
355–385 371 7 190.00–220.00 $207.00 $768 +24.50
403–435 value added 407 9 210.00–211.00 $210.88 $858 —
410–448 426 23 184.00–202.50 $195.00 $831 +18.48
452–495 470 36 182.00–201.00 $193.76 $911 +5.68
475–499 value added 488 13 201.00–205.00 $203.55 $993 +3.05
500–548 524 37 165.00–194.00 $181.33 $950 -1.35
505–540 value added 528 3 196.00–198.00 $197.36 $1,042 +2.70
564–597 580 31 169.00–188.00 $178.55 $1,036 +4.62
600–645 625 43 150.00–180.00 $172.39 $1,077 +7.44
609–630 value added 628 97 175.00–183.00 $178.26 $1,119 +1.64
652–695 671 25 140.00–169.00 $162.02 $1,087 -1.15
650–697 value added 688 21 170.00–173.00 $171.18 $1,178 -4.27
701–734 value added 711 23 165.00–173.00 $170.49 $1,212 -4.01
709–736 719 33 151.00–169.00 $164.12 $1,180 +2.85
765–799 784 11 155.00–166.00 $161.21 $1,264 -0.35
792 value added 792 63 171.00 $171.00 $1,354 —
805–808 value added 808 64 160.00–177.50 $177.23 $1,432 +12.23
800–840 818 6 137.00–169.00 $153.80 $1,258 +20.80
860 860 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,281 +20.02
895 value added 895 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,378 -10.50
957 value added 957 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,196 —
990 990 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 223 3 179.00–185.00 $181.36 $404 —
305–330 322 3 150.00–187.00 $167.68 $540 +25.18
350–395 376 7 145.00–177.00 $164.98 $620 —
430 430 1 170.00 $170.00 $731 +4.00
455–495 482 7 152.00–180.00 $169.54 $817 +26.05
515–548 540 10 132.00–170.00 $162.80 $879 —
565–595 578 4 140.00–158.00 $151.90 $878 -8.10
610–648 632 21 120.00–156.00 $142.53 $901 +4.53
658–695 664 13 130.00–155.00 $151.24 $1,004 —
705–715 713 6 130.00–145.00 $142.49 $1,016 -5.51
803 803 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,084 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 -48.00
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 2 160.00 $160.00 $843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 5 220.00 $220.00 $495 —
258–290 270 10 165.00–200.00 $185.91 $502 —
305–345 332 29 156.00–187.50 $171.90 $571 +8.89
350–397 377 40 150.00–190.00 $170.90 $644 +19.89
400–445 420 51 152.00–176.00 $166.68 $700 +12.80
415–445 value added 430 3 180.00–185.00 $182.53 $785 —
450–479 value added 471 11 175.00–179.00 $176.25 $830 +13.03
450–495 475 51 154.00–174.00 $165.41 $786 +15.91
500–545 522 90 145.00–165.00 $157.48 $822 +3.72
563 value added 563 4 164.00 $164.00 $923 +3.00
550–598 568 39 140.00–161.00 $148.93 $846 -3.94
600–648 619 59 130.00–152.00 $142.87 $884 -8.18
608–643 value added 633 78 154.00–163.00 $162.47 $1,028 —
655 value added 655 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 -0.29
653–695 666 18 130.00–148.00 $141.59 $943 +3.72
703–740 709 12 134.00–148.00 $140.94 $999 +11.76
753–790 764 31 130.00–144.00 $137.76 $1,052 —
810–840 824 4 128.00–136.00 $132.74 $1,094 —
873 873 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,135 —
940 940 1 100.00 $100.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 150.00–155.00 $152.61 $336 —
325 325 1 155.00 $155.00 $504 +17.50
350–390 378 5 150.00–163.00 $157.21 $594 —
410–445 428 6 150.00–162.50 $159.46 $682 —
460–495 482 6 135.00–155.00 $145.20 $700 +18.20
505–549 533 16 135.00–150.00 $142.41 $759 +5.39
550–595 579 15 120.00–148.00 $131.94 $764 -8.54
630–645 639 4 125.00–139.00 $132.52 $847 —
650–675 668 4 120.00–133.00 $125.96 $841 +5.96
710–735 721 5 100.00–132.00 $112.29 $810 -10.71
773 773 2 125.00 $125.00 $966 —
855 855 2 105.00 $105.00 $898 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 145.00 $145.00 $747 +7.00
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 ±0.00
655 655 1 108.00 $108.00 $707 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 379 6 180.00–202.50 $188.02 $713 -9.50
400–445 422 23 180.00–205.00 $187.87 $793 +4.75
450–495 469 31 168.00–192.00 $180.23 $845 +0.15
514–535 value added 519 7 186.00–191.00 $189.41 $983 —
500–535 520 12 155.00–180.00 $172.53 $897 +4.00
552–588 570 20 150.00–174.00 $161.77 $922 +2.42
605–640 626 18 140.00–162.00 $155.24 $972 +20.68
668–690 670 10 145.00–153.00 $151.68 $1,016 +8.65
708–740 719 6 130.00–145.00 $139.14 $1,000 -0.64
750–790 760 5 135.00–143.00 $139.96 $1,064 —
820 820 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,000 —
860–890 866 5 119.00–120.00 $119.79 $1,037 -4.71
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 +6.46
440–445 441 4 153.00–172.50 $161.41 $712 +7.24
460–490 469 12 153.00–170.00 $164.06 $769 +1.06
505–525 517 7 135.00–170.00 $160.54 $830 +24.14
563–580 568 5 144.00–150.00 $146.40 $832 +12.40
615–645 636 4 121.00–143.00 $135.41 $861 —
705–725 717 3 125.00–134.00 $130.37 $935 +10.49
758 758 2 120.00 $120.00 $910 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 2 115.00–130.00 $122.69 $593 -43.05
612 612 3 124.00 $124.00 $759 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1825 1237 80-85% 56 67.00–82.00 $74.99 $928 -1.84
1000–1610 1237 80-85% 10 61.00–72.00 $65.04 $805 -11.79
1120–1890 1394 80-85% 9 81.00–88.00 $85.51 $1,192 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1230 958 85-90% 20 43.00–71.00 $54.87 $526 —
810–1565 1066 85-90% 53 57.00–73.00 $65.22 $695 -2.09
1320 1320 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $964 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $884 —
1215–1765 1448 75-80% 10 82.00–88.00 $84.77 $1,227 +5.20
1240–1760 1493 75-80% 23 72.00–84.00 $77.32 $1,154 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1263–1920 1532 11 90.00–106.00 $96.60 $1,480 —
1510–1985 1700 9 71.00–90.00 $82.78 $1,407 —
2000–2325 2115 4 105.00–110.00 $107.82 $2,280 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 380.00 $380.00
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
865 865 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00

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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.