Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.69/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 507 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.61/cwt -29.43 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 474 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.08/cwt -8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 576 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	757	1,419	1,007
Feeder cattle	594	1,250	804
Slaughter cattle	128	142	144
Replacement cattle	35	27	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cow 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Quality average to fancy. Demand good. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, trends are not available in feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls were too few to trend, however, a higher undertone was 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
335–347	345	5	212.50–222.50	$214.44	$740	+4.21
360–395	383	9	185.00–230.00	$211.96	$812	+13.45
420–449	439	14	197.50–217.50	$206.49	$906	+26.49
450–490	466	5	177.50–195.00	$186.44	$869	-10.11
503 value added	503	22	195.00	$195.00	$981	—
500–540	520	6	172.50–190.00	$184.22	$958	-5.07
560–587 value added	572	11	185.00	$185.00	$1,058	-10.50
550–595	580	9	151.00–185.00	$169.63	$984	-12.29
605–647	633	9	149.00–167.50	$157.74	$998	-11.98
605–649 value added	638	8	165.00–180.00	$168.56	$1,075	-16.43
658–698 value added	685	10	158.00–163.00	$160.61	$1,100	-15.90
690	690	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,035	-20.00
700–730	717	3	136.00–145.00	$140.40	$1,007	-29.79
770 value added	770	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,194	—
789	789	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,144	-15.99
838 value added	838	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,182	-35.00
850	850	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,088	—
930–945	938	2	122.50–125.00	$123.74	$1,161	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	190.00–200.00	$195.05	$474	—
265–280	273	2	180.00–195.00	$187.29	$511	-11.05
320	320	1	185.00	$185.00	$592	+6.80
375–380	378	2	157.50–180.00	$168.68	$638	-16.82
410	410	2	177.50–180.00	$178.75	$733	—
435 value added	435	2	186.00	$186.00	$809	—
530–540	535	2	152.50	$152.50	$816	—
560	560	1	155.00	$155.00	$868	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	190.00	$190.00	$446	—
250–295	273	2	165.00–175.00	$170.41	$465	—
300	300	1	210.00	$210.00	$630	+50.00
460–465	463	2	172.50–175.00	$173.76	$805	—
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–397	393	4	112.00–117.00	$115.79	$455	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	5	150.00–172.50	$166.96	$479	-9.05
305–340	314	6	165.00–195.00	$171.22	$538	-2.26
358 fancy	358	2	181.00	$181.00	$648	—
355–395	372	12	159.00–177.50	$171.18	$637	-1.42
400–440	418	9	151.00–172.50	$162.46	$679	-7.49
422 value added	422	3	169.00	$169.00	$713	—
470–475 value added	473	2	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$733	-32.93
450–495	474	17	135.00–180.00	$147.04	$697	-14.99
485	485	1	162.50	$162.50	$788	+0.47
520–530	525	2	142.50–147.50	$144.98	$761	-13.67
515–546	531	14	148.00–163.00	$157.18	$835	-1.47
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	-12.06
550–595	572	14	128.00–157.50	$145.94	$835	-6.12
575 value added	575	2	157.50	$157.50	$906	-2.31
600–625 value added	610	12	135.00–149.00	$145.87	$890	-12.69
600–645	613	6	124.00–151.00	$138.34	$848	-5.11
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	-18.73
705–735	720	2	130.00	$130.00	$936	-4.63
730 value added	730	16	142.00	$142.00	$1,037	-0.15
780–795	788	2	120.00	$120.00	$946	—
1083	1083	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,094	—
1210	1210	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	155.00	$155.00	$411	—
300–345	331	4	141.00–177.50	$159.36	$527	—
350–355	353	2	160.00–167.50	$163.78	$578	—
400–440	416	5	130.00–157.50	$141.43	$588	-8.57
465–485	475	2	137.50–147.50	$142.61	$677	-5.58
500–525	513	3	132.50–146.00	$140.45	$721	-2.23
550–560	555	5	120.00–146.00	$135.73	$753	-1.77

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	155.00	$155.00	$423	—
375–395	385	3	130.00–162.50	$145.11	$559	-22.39
490	490	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$662	-5.00
500–515	507	3	120.00–151.00	$137.08	$695	-2.92
565	565	1	137.50	$137.50	$777	—
665	665	1	132.00	$132.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	130.00	$130.00	$507	—
415	415	1	130.00	$130.00	$540	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	220.00	$220.00	$715	—
355–385	367	3	200.00–210.00	$206.40	$757	+36.40
405–433	418	8	150.00–215.00	$188.45	$788	+1.51
455 fancy	455	1	205.00	$205.00	$933	+12.06
472–495	475	17	155.00–199.00	$194.06	$922	+17.24
500–525	514	4	150.00–182.50	$161.64	$831	-13.31
560–580	570	4	149.00–160.00	$154.13	$879	-11.95
605–635	623	3	140.00–157.50	$149.06	$929	-1.64
650	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	-10.98
810	810	1	113.00	$113.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	177.50	$177.50	$710	-1.96
460	460	1	137.50	$137.50	$632	-25.54
553–595	574	7	137.00–152.50	$144.93	$832	-4.45
650–695	673	3	130.00–137.50	$132.58	$892	—
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	145.00	$145.00	$551	—
495	495	1	167.50	$167.50	$829	—
535	535	1	125.00	$125.00	$669	—
740	740	1	102.50	$102.50	$758	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1360	1165	80-85%	11	60.00–68.50	$65.75	$766	-14.19
990–1515	1246	80-85%	18	69.50–81.50	$75.98	$947	-1.44
1015–1655	1258	80-85%	13	82.00–93.00	$86.13	$1,084	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–995	983	85-90%	2	46.00–51.50	$48.78	$480	—
765–1305	991	85-90%	24	53.00–71.00	$61.92	$614	—
1425	1425	85-90%	1	73.50	$73.50	$1,047	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1290	1213	75-80%	2	86.00–88.00	$87.06	$1,056	—
1115–1575	1365	75-80%	12	71.50–81.00	$76.24	$1,041	—
1475–1710	1596	75-80%	7	72.00–74.00	$72.87	$1,163	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1525	1305	4	80.00–90.00	$86.61	$1,130	—
1310–1980	1541	7	93.00–107.00	$98.88	$1,524	—
1775–2035	1933	3	104.00–113.00	$107.39	$2,076	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1065–1250	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
925–1110	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	625.00–900.00	$783.64

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1100–1165	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1080	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–825.00	$811.63	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	—

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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.