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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

1,903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.65/cwt +11.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 840 lb · 129 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.28/cwt +5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 526 lb · 75 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.22/cwt +17.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 754 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,903 1,747 2,874
Feeder cattle 1,631 1,252 2,481
Slaughter cattle 209 329 262
Replacement cattle 63 166 131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week , Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 higher, with instances 4.00 lower. Heifers mostly 5.00 higher, instances 3.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 4.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 279 10 185.00–220.00 $197.78 $552 +19.01
303–330 fancy 312 3 230.00 $230.00 $718 —
300–345 322 15 200.00–218.00 $207.79 $669 +15.66
350–395 371 27 180.00–217.00 $200.18 $743 +1.71
403 value added 403 6 216.00 $216.00 $870 +14.10
405–448 431 29 180.00–211.00 $198.46 $855 +16.49
454–495 467 30 180.00–200.00 $188.04 $878 -9.65
500–545 519 29 180.00–200.00 $188.06 $976 -0.81
520–535 thin fleshed 528 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,003 —
525–528 value added 528 6 194.00–200.00 $195.00 $1,030 +2.50
550–595 568 25 170.00–185.00 $178.44 $1,014 +6.07
605–640 value added 618 17 177.00–186.00 $179.47 $1,109 -6.60
605–640 621 15 158.00–178.00 $168.64 $1,047 +3.06
635 thin fleshed 635 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,105 —
656 thin fleshed 656 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,194 —
655–688 679 6 156.00–169.00 $162.84 $1,106 -5.16
690 value added 690 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,187 —
700–745 727 13 150.00–169.00 $159.75 $1,161 +8.90
752 value added 752 69 180.00 $180.00 $1,354 —
760–779 775 6 150.00–161.00 $157.70 $1,222 -3.30
800 800 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,224 —
815–845 value added 840 128 157.00–173.00 $168.77 $1,418 +11.54
850–883 869 5 144.00–153.00 $150.64 $1,309 +5.88
872 value added 872 60 171.00 $171.00 $1,491 —
915 915 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,281 +13.60
957 value added 957 57 172.50 $172.50 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 170.00 $170.00 $366 —
265–295 283 4 170.00–190.00 $176.00 $498 —
300–340 324 8 160.00–185.00 $170.49 $552 +17.99
350–390 379 16 165.00–185.00 $181.84 $689 —
400–440 422 5 175.00–185.00 $180.85 $763 —
450–495 477 14 151.00–175.00 $168.94 $806 +21.44
520–535 528 4 144.00–170.00 $154.77 $817 +14.77
565–590 578 3 155.00–161.00 $158.67 $917 +9.45
610–640 630 3 130.00–155.00 $138.07 $870 —
650–675 663 2 135.00–152.00 $143.66 $952 -15.34
770 770 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,155 —
835 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 2 140.00 $140.00 $774 —
829 829 6 119.00 $119.00 $987 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 150.00 $150.00 $588 —
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–292 290 7 170.00–205.00 $181.79 $527 +34.50
300–345 324 17 161.00–197.50 $175.70 $569 +24.47
371 value added 371 7 188.00 $188.00 $697 —
350–394 378 29 157.50–180.00 $170.99 $646 +1.49
397 thin fleshed 397 6 182.00 $182.00 $723 —
404–429 value added 417 12 178.00–180.00 $178.97 $746 +5.74
400–445 419 58 153.00–174.00 $168.46 $706 +27.81
457 value added 457 3 173.00 $173.00 $791 +9.67
450–495 469 58 154.00–170.00 $162.88 $764 +6.82
505–520 value added 513 2 161.00–169.00 $165.06 $847 +2.65
500–547 526 73 147.00–165.00 $157.07 $826 +8.10
550–590 575 40 144.00–160.00 $151.91 $873 +1.67
580 value added 580 3 155.00 $155.00 $899 -11.55
600–645 627 26 135.00–151.00 $144.75 $908 +7.08
642 value added 642 11 154.00 $154.00 $989 +8.00
650–695 671 9 130.00–145.00 $136.26 $914 -7.08
655–683 value added 673 8 148.00–150.00 $148.73 $1,001 -6.27
700 value added 700 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 —
700–740 726 9 130.00–142.00 $136.82 $993 +6.24
755–796 789 6 128.00–134.00 $133.04 $1,050 +7.46
810 810 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,077 +15.98
900–905 903 2 121.00–137.00 $128.98 $1,165 +1.98
990 990 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,148 —
1070 1070 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 150.00 $150.00 $315 —
300–345 327 3 142.50–165.00 $158.11 $517 +15.91
360–390 382 5 145.00–160.00 $156.17 $597 —
400 400 2 153.00–156.00 $154.50 $618 +4.55
450–495 470 11 130.00–156.00 $145.09 $682 +5.09
525–545 537 5 141.00–156.00 $146.77 $788 +13.29
565–570 568 2 133.00–141.00 $136.98 $778 +3.89
645 645 1 138.00 $138.00 $890 +6.00
650–690 669 4 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $820 -10.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 156.00 $156.00 $688 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 145.00 $145.00 $686 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 371 8 188.00–214.00 $202.69 $752 +21.29
400–445 426 24 180.00–205.00 $193.40 $824 +29.58
450–495 466 16 175.00–195.00 $182.80 $852 -1.12
510–545 531 22 160.00–178.00 $173.54 $921 +5.92
550–590 568 12 150.00–172.00 $161.10 $915 +1.34
614–645 625 16 146.00–158.00 $153.43 $959 -2.39
650–665 661 5 137.00–145.00 $140.78 $931 -12.07
710–720 715 2 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $1,012 +9.66
770–785 776 5 139.00–159.00 $145.18 $1,127 +12.90
800 800 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,064 —
860 860 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,066 —
1010 1010 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 383 6 161.00–177.00 $169.58 $649 +4.58
400–446 428 14 151.00–180.00 $171.60 $734 —
460–495 483 12 143.00–177.00 $160.77 $777 +16.18
500–540 518 5 130.00–161.00 $145.84 $755 —
555–595 578 12 134.00–155.00 $141.35 $817 +2.86
610–620 615 3 129.00–143.00 $138.00 $849 —
720 720 1 130.00 $130.00 $936 —
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1675 1192 80-85% 57 69.00–81.00 $74.17 $884 -2.05
1075–1545 1285 80-85% 13 80.00–85.00 $82.76 $1,063 —
960–1635 1341 80-85% 12 59.00–73.00 $65.60 $880 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1250 949 85-90% 14 45.00–59.50 $52.46 $498 —
860–1305 1074 85-90% 35 55.00–74.00 $65.02 $698 -0.89
980–1340 1111 85-90% 4 71.50–72.50 $72.06 $801 +14.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1940 1464 75-80% 16 73.50–84.00 $77.74 $1,138 -6.01
1215–1745 1478 75-80% 3 82.50–85.00 $83.52 $1,234 -0.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1730 1490 7 81.00–89.00 $86.07 $1,282 —
1485–2020 1720 4 105.00–116.00 $110.99 $1,909 —
1515–2245 1871 9 89.00–102.50 $96.61 $1,808 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00 $875.00
1245 1245 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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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.