Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

2,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.24/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 661 lb · 124 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.77/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 624 lb · 110 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.76/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 475 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,111	2,795	1,222
Feeder cattle	1,760	2,378	1,010
Slaughter cattle	274	344	126
Replacement cattle	77	73	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Offerings also included 12 Lots sold on video. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Heifers mostly steady with instances 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls holding steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone, increased buyer activity, and hiqher-quality offerings were noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	192.50	$192.50	$520	-22.05
315–345	319	15	194.00–215.00	$197.01	$628	-12.45
320	320	1	180.00	$180.00	$576	-29.46
350	350	1	173.00	$173.00	$606	-23.56
363 value added	363	4	211.00	$211.00	$766	—
350–395	384	18	182.00–220.00	$205.28	$788	+8.72
400–447	432	11	158.00–211.00	$184.25	$796	-14.37
440 value added	440	3	200.00	$200.00	$880	—
453–490	465	23	178.00–187.50	$182.15	$847	-9.08
500–533	522	21	166.00–187.50	$176.79	$923	-7.03
500–543 value added	527	60	179.00–187.50	$183.42	$967	-3.63
565–592	579	46	164.00–185.00	$173.36	$1,004	-1.09
603–629 value added	623	101	169.50–180.00	$177.86	$1,108	+0.13
605–648	639	9	156.00–167.50	$164.57	$1,052	+0.19
652–679 value added	660	110	167.00–178.00	$172.24	$1,137	+5.27
660–683	672	14	159.00–170.00	$163.37	$1,098	-0.33
726–740	728	8	154.00–155.00	$154.13	$1,122	-2.41
733–742 value added	739	7	167.00	$167.00	$1,234	+1.09
755–798 value added	762	32	152.00–164.00	$161.69	$1,232	—
750–797	791	8	150.00–152.50	$152.20	$1,204	-4.52
800	800	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,112	—
851 value added	851	5	154.50	$154.50	$1,315	-14.50
870–890	880	4	135.00–140.00	$138.24	$1,217	-12.97
995	995	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,318	-0.55

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	175.00–195.00	$185.09	$524	-16.99
300–345	322	6	142.50–205.00	$177.24	$571	-7.48
355–390	366	6	147.50–210.00	$194.07	$710	+13.75
415–425	420	2	175.00–180.00	$177.47	$745	+1.62
450–495	468	6	135.00–180.00	$163.78	$766	-10.71
505–545	524	4	160.00–170.00	$164.90	$864	-8.62
550–578	569	3	157.00–170.00	$161.19	$917	-1.58
600–647	631	4	150.00–153.00	$150.71	$951	-4.29
725	725	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,015	-1.20
750	750	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,050	—
855	855	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,112	—
1090	1090	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,199	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	180.00–187.50	$183.55	$602	—
355	355	1	150.00	$150.00	$532	-30.00
475	475	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$772	—
615	615	1	140.00	$140.00	$861	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	165.00	$165.00	$404	—
325 fancy	325	1	181.00	$181.00	$588	—
320–345	329	18	160.00–177.50	$171.97	$566	-4.92
335	335	1	149.00	$149.00	$499	-27.89
355–390	380	42	157.50–186.00	$169.27	$643	-1.11
419 value added	419	9	185.00	$185.00	$775	+4.13
400–446	438	18	145.00–172.50	$159.45	$698	-7.84
450–498	470	54	141.00–170.00	$161.51	$759	-1.53
453–495 value added	482	42	150.00–183.00	$175.57	$846	+4.57
485 fancy	485	1	177.50	$177.50	$861	—
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	-28.26
510 fancy	510	1	161.00	$161.00	$821	—
503–532 value added	515	23	160.00–175.00	$171.49	$883	+1.65
500–540	525	58	137.00–158.00	$149.78	$786	-8.48
565–580	573	2	132.50–135.00	$133.77	$767	-16.49
550–598	576	55	135.00–154.00	$147.95	$852	-2.31
581–598 value added	585	26	153.00–160.50	$158.96	$930	+0.23
613 value added	613	6	163.00	$163.00	$999	—
600–648	629	21	130.00–150.00	$138.95	$874	-9.19
660–666 value added	662	14	150.00–157.00	$154.49	$1,023	+5.43
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-20.95
653–699	671	46	128.00–147.50	$143.33	$962	+2.38
700–734	719	13	127.50–140.00	$135.26	$973	-4.11
724 value added	724	15	152.00	$152.00	$1,100	+12.00
745	745	1	119.00	$119.00	$887	-20.37
760	760	1	118.00	$118.00	$897	-19.10
754–795	762	5	120.00–135.00	$131.87	$1,005	-5.23
807–821 value added	813	45	142.00–145.50	$143.55	$1,167	+3.55
815	815	2	100.00–122.50	$111.25	$907	-23.16
850	850	1	106.00	$106.00	$901	—
855–880	871	4	110.00–125.00	$116.27	$1,013	+4.27
900	900	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,152	+11.20
960	960	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,056	±0.00
1000	1000	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,010	-9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	155.00	$155.00	$395	-9.14
315–335	321	4	150.00–167.50	$158.11	$508	-3.99
360–395	377	7	135.00–160.00	$145.34	$548	-11.99
400–440	427	12	142.50–160.00	$150.67	$643	-5.04
465–480	474	28	147.50–156.00	$152.09	$721	+1.51
560–585	571	8	135.00–142.50	$137.49	$785	-2.29
625	625	1	131.00	$131.00	$819	+0.32
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	140.00	$140.00	$301	—
370	370	1	130.00	$130.00	$481	—
415	415	1	147.50	$147.50	$612	+7.50
420–435	428	2	130.00–140.00	$134.91	$577	-5.09
470–490	480	2	140.00–150.00	$144.90	$696	-3.10
510	510	1	132.50	$132.50	$676	-12.50
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	-5.51
620–640	632	3	115.00–120.00	$116.68	$737	-13.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
355	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	±0.00
430–440	435	2	130.00–140.00	$135.06	$588	—
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	272	3	200.00–220.00	$207.42	$564	—
325	325	1	195.00	$195.00	$634	—
355–390	384	20	175.00–208.00	$182.19	$700	-19.01
410–445	422	7	166.00–200.00	$178.68	$754	-8.65
445	445	1	175.00	$175.00	$779	-12.33
450–495	459	43	167.00–187.50	$179.28	$823	-5.87
500–540	523	35	157.00–177.50	$166.55	$871	-5.98
552–597	570	53	149.00–162.50	$154.01	$878	-12.35
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	-36.36
607–646	632	51	134.00–160.00	$150.42	$951	-1.23
655–695	669	17	130.00–148.00	$143.24	$958	-2.70
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	-18.05
764	764	9	145.50	$145.50	$1,112	+14.10
820–835	824	5	115.00–140.00	$130.36	$1,074	+8.37
925	925	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,018	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	147.00	$147.00	$569	-25.57
400–443	429	9	120.00–175.00	$158.49	$680	-17.97
470–495	481	7	130.00–177.50	$165.12	$794	+1.56
500–548	530	6	117.50–156.00	$138.23	$733	-12.48
595	595	1	147.50	$147.50	$878	-1.16
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	-27.93
650–685	670	3	125.00–135.00	$129.91	$870	-1.62
730–743	739	5	115.00–127.50	$124.71	$922	+3.26
765–785	778	3	116.00–117.50	$116.49	$906	-5.51
835	835	1	112.50	$112.50	$939	-2.21
930	930	1	102.50	$102.50	$953	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	162.50	$162.50	$358	—
350	350	1	163.00	$163.00	$570	—
420	420	1	170.00	$170.00	$714	+25.00
465	465	1	150.00	$150.00	$698	—
570	570	1	150.00	$150.00	$855	+8.00
735	735	1	112.00	$112.00	$823	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	145.00	$145.00	$710	—
550	550	1	130.00	$130.00	$715	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,559	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1490	1208	80-85%	23	67.50–79.00	$73.74	$891	-6.97
1055–1500	1253	80-85%	10	55.00–70.00	$64.67	$810	—
1235–1435	1326	80-85%	7	79.00–87.50	$83.13	$1,102	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1825	1389	75-80%	17	68.50–78.00	$72.95	$1,013	—
1000–1775	1423	75-80%	6	68.00–71.00	$69.74	$992	-11.77
1225–1750	1485	75-80%	3	80.50–82.00	$81.50	$1,210	+5.56

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	77.00	$77.00	$689	—
840–1265	1066	85-90%	8	48.00–57.50	$53.13	$566	—
985–1400	1143	85-90%	15	61.00–73.00	$66.89	$765	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,186	—
1105–1830	1509	8	95.00–105.00	$101.46	$1,531	+17.07
1485–2255	1929	4	100.00–110.00	$105.25	$2,030	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1050–1100	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	880.00–930.00	$905.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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.