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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 28, 2023

1,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.51/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 523 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.26/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 574 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $176.06/cwt -18.61 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 465 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,133 757 1,353
Feeder cattle 754 594 943
Slaughter cattle 297 128 218
Replacement cattle 82 35 192

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 4.00-8.00 lower, over 550 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 higher, with feeder bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, and no comparisons for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sharply higher overall with slaughter bulls holding steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
318 318 5 182.50 $182.50 $580 -31.94
360–375 value added 368 2 202.00–216.00 $208.86 $769 —
370–380 375 2 186.00–191.00 $188.47 $707 -23.49
425–440 433 3 180.00–200.00 $192.79 $835 -13.70
455–490 470 5 187.50–199.00 $192.07 $903 +5.63
495 value added 495 4 197.00 $197.00 $975 —
504–515 value added 506 12 185.00–207.00 $203.27 $1,029 +8.27
502–539 518 13 164.00–190.00 $180.31 $934 -3.91
550–585 566 11 165.00–178.00 $174.15 $986 +4.52
610 value added 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 +21.44
640 640 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,043 +5.26
662 662 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,119 +19.00
663–695 value added 671 4 178.00–187.00 $184.67 $1,239 +24.06
700 700 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,113 +18.60
761–765 value added 762 10 163.00–165.00 $163.40 $1,245 +8.40
800 800 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,208 —
1070 1070 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,338 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 130.00–165.00 $147.09 $632 -31.66
532–540 534 4 149.00–160.00 $151.78 $811 -0.72
605 605 1 150.00 $150.00 $908 —
703 703 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 228 6 150.00–162.50 $153.33 $350 —
250–295 273 2 141.00–167.50 $153.16 $418 -13.80
310 fancy 310 1 162.50 $162.50 $504 —
310–345 321 10 145.00–159.00 $154.55 $496 -16.67
355–385 379 21 140.00–160.00 $151.31 $573 -19.87
385 fancy 385 1 163.00 $163.00 $628 -18.00
420 fancy 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
400–445 433 33 145.00–171.00 $162.64 $704 +0.18
454–478 value added 460 13 171.00–180.00 $177.84 $818 +22.81
455–495 475 18 157.00–163.00 $159.88 $759 +12.84
520 520 1 132.00 $132.00 $686 -12.98
500–545 523 36 148.00–159.00 $154.11 $806 +9.13
560 value added 560 4 163.00 $163.00 $913 +5.50
550–590 576 33 140.00–155.00 $152.08 $876 +6.14
600–645 608 13 127.00–142.00 $135.75 $825 -2.59
650–684 682 19 132.00–138.00 $137.69 $939 +17.69
720–723 value added 722 4 140.00–143.00 $140.75 $1,016 -1.25
708–740 729 6 120.00–125.00 $121.62 $887 -8.38
754–758 value added 755 10 141.00–144.00 $143.10 $1,080 —
765–775 770 3 116.00–135.00 $123.04 $947 +3.04
860–888 879 3 111.00–121.00 $114.26 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 477 3 130.00–142.50 $138.39 $660 -4.22
533 533 2 120.00 $120.00 $640 -20.45
587 587 3 132.00 $132.00 $775 -3.73
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 —
673 673 6 128.00 $128.00 $861 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 152.50 $152.50 $427 -2.50
375 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 -25.11
445 445 1 123.00 $123.00 $547 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 fancy 310 1 212.50 $212.50 $659 —
300–345 318 3 182.50–190.00 $185.37 $589 -34.63
335 335 1 162.50 $162.50 $544 -57.50
360 fancy 360 1 205.00 $205.00 $738 —
353–395 370 8 177.50–200.00 $187.13 $692 -19.27
401–445 412 19 170.00–193.50 $189.74 $782 +1.29
461–490 464 32 155.00–178.00 $173.87 $807 -20.19
460–485 fancy 473 4 191.00–196.00 $193.59 $916 -11.41
505 fancy 505 1 191.00 $191.00 $965 —
500–545 519 16 145.00–175.00 $162.30 $842 +0.66
555–590 578 27 147.00–173.00 $164.36 $950 +10.23
600–635 618 2 159.00–161.00 $159.97 $989 +10.91
650–685 654 17 159.00–163.00 $159.60 $1,044 +24.60
710–741 736 7 134.50–156.00 $142.06 $1,046 —
755–780 764 10 135.00–148.00 $137.61 $1,051 —
805 805 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,071 +20.00
925 925 2 100.00 $100.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 170.00 $170.00 $456 —
370–395 376 6 150.00–166.00 $154.07 $579 —
405–428 423 5 140.00–160.00 $143.83 $608 -33.67
480 480 1 157.50 $157.50 $756 +20.00
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 —
570 570 1 122.50 $122.50 $698 -22.43
635 635 2 105.00 $105.00 $667 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 152.50 $152.50 $404 —
305–330 316 4 152.50–172.50 $160.69 $508 —
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 ±0.00
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1600 1232 80-85% 71 69.00–95.00 $81.91 $1,009 +5.93
995–1495 1269 80-85% 5 60.00–67.00 $63.54 $806 -22.59
1150–2145 1463 80-85% 11 83.00–108.00 $94.29 $1,379 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $756 —
785–1145 968 85-90% 17 40.00–67.00 $53.89 $522 +5.11
855–1255 1060 85-90% 34 60.00–81.00 $68.50 $726 —
895–1405 1100 85-90% 4 76.00–92.00 $83.51 $919 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $942 —
1100–1845 1410 75-80% 41 72.00–97.00 $85.06 $1,199 —
1300–1990 1548 75-80% 4 85.00–112.00 $92.50 $1,432 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2065 1608 9 94.00–107.00 $100.70 $1,619 —
1380–1795 1635 4 75.00–94.00 $88.38 $1,445 —
1710–2175 1915 3 108.00–118.00 $113.73 $2,178 +6.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1100 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 820.00–985.00 $902.50
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 116.00 $116.00 $470 —
605 605 1 108.00 $108.00 $653 —
790 790 1 106.00 $106.00 $837 —

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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.