Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

1,428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.87/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 527 lb · 84 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.48/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 471 lb · 62 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.00/cwt ≈ $1,516/hd at 897 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,428	1,133	2,928
Feeder cattle	1,235	754	2,520
Slaughter cattle	130	297	272
Replacement cattle	63	82	136

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-7.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady on a light test due to light offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	235.00	$235.00	$552	—
265–293	283	5	180.00–225.00	$200.97	$569	+30.97
315–345	330	12	185.00–220.00	$200.73	$662	+18.23
350–395	378	17	180.00–225.00	$205.66	$777	+17.19
400–440	415	5	190.00–200.00	$193.93	$805	+1.14
440 value added	440	4	200.00	$200.00	$880	—
459 value added	459	8	210.00	$210.00	$964	—
455–495	465	17	180.00–197.00	$192.41	$895	+0.34
500–525	508	6	182.00–191.00	$186.85	$949	+6.54
515–522 value added	520	4	190.00–195.00	$193.76	$1,008	-9.51
554–598	576	30	165.00–188.00	$175.53	$1,011	+1.38
583 value added	583	6	183.00	$183.00	$1,067	—
600–635 value added	612	6	170.00–181.00	$174.29	$1,067	-15.71
600–645	620	18	165.00–179.00	$173.62	$1,076	+10.62
655–695	671	7	161.00–175.00	$166.72	$1,119	-2.28
656–693 value added	682	45	168.00–177.00	$171.41	$1,169	-13.26
700–740	719	4	142.00–151.00	$147.26	$1,059	-11.74
736–740 value added	737	5	156.00–165.00	$157.81	$1,163	—
764–770 value added	764	15	161.00–165.50	$165.20	$1,262	+1.80
785–790	787	3	154.00–157.00	$156.00	$1,228	—
800–833 value added	823	29	154.00–164.00	$161.15	$1,326	—
897 value added	897	59	169.00	$169.00	$1,516	—
908–945	920	3	145.00–146.00	$145.66	$1,340	—
1030	1030	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–218	217	3	175.00–200.00	$191.74	$416	—
265–283	273	8	180.00–200.00	$197.53	$539	—
315–345	325	7	160.00–190.00	$178.54	$580	—
368–370	369	3	170.00–190.00	$183.31	$676	—
400–440	424	7	160.00–190.00	$173.00	$734	+25.91
460–480	468	8	170.00–183.00	$180.38	$844	—
510–545	532	5	157.00–170.00	$166.55	$886	+14.77
545 value added	545	1	175.00	$175.00	$954	—
560–595	576	7	150.00–165.00	$159.10	$916	—
615–630	623	2	140.00–160.00	$149.88	$934	-0.12
820	820	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	6	180.00	$180.00	$401	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	—
375	375	2	170.00	$170.00	$638	—
685	685	1	138.00	$138.00	$945	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–296	292	12	160.00–180.00	$175.77	$513	+22.61
320–345	336	11	165.00–186.00	$180.31	$606	+25.76
355–398	380	28	166.00–180.00	$174.33	$662	+23.02
400–445	421	24	160.00–175.00	$168.42	$709	+5.78
412–438 value added	428	23	176.00–181.00	$179.97	$770	—
452–483 value added	465	15	170.00–176.00	$174.84	$813	-3.00
450–495	473	47	160.00–171.00	$163.81	$775	+3.93
500–545	526	62	150.00–167.00	$161.77	$851	+7.66
519–541 value added	528	22	164.00–170.00	$165.98	$876	—
550–595	573	18	146.00–160.00	$152.07	$871	-0.01
591–596 value added	594	17	157.00–160.00	$158.42	$941	-4.58
600–619 value added	611	13	150.00–160.00	$158.00	$965	—
600–640	618	11	138.00–150.00	$144.28	$892	+8.53
670–680	677	10	136.00–148.00	$142.40	$964	+4.71
673–690 value added	679	9	147.00–152.00	$150.31	$1,021	—
722 value added	722	34	157.50	$157.50	$1,137	+16.75
723–743	734	7	130.00–137.00	$132.83	$975	+11.21
756 value added	756	28	155.00	$155.00	$1,172	+11.90
760	760	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,056	+15.96
850	850	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,054	+9.74
932 value added	932	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	160.00	$160.00	$453	—
355–390	373	14	140.00–172.00	$158.76	$592	—
405–445	425	6	140.00–163.00	$152.23	$647	—
455–485	466	5	132.50–162.50	$147.79	$689	+9.40
500–540	518	7	142.00–155.00	$146.01	$756	+26.01
570–593	584	6	127.50–150.00	$136.13	$795	+4.13
600–630	609	5	135.00–143.00	$140.15	$854	+10.15
650–655	653	2	130.00–137.00	$133.49	$872	+5.49
787	787	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,094	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—
660–680	670	2	130.00	$130.00	$871	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	145.00	$145.00	$508	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–397	384	12	190.00–210.00	$202.00	$776	+14.87
400–443	422	18	180.00–202.00	$191.99	$810	+2.25
455–490	476	25	175.00–195.00	$186.23	$886	+12.36
515–545	533	16	160.00–175.00	$164.00	$874	+1.70
555–575	562	3	162.00–175.00	$168.92	$949	+4.56
602–640	614	9	145.00–155.00	$149.01	$915	-10.96
680	680	2	135.00–148.00	$141.50	$962	-18.10
700	700	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,092	—
925	925	2	100.00	$100.00	$925	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	2	160.00–175.00	$167.25	$641	+13.18
400–448	429	6	152.50–180.00	$167.71	$719	+23.88
460–495	479	11	140.00–182.00	$165.51	$793	+8.01
505–545	527	14	132.50–160.00	$143.16	$754	+13.16
555–590	569	7	124.00–150.00	$143.02	$814	+20.52
615	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	+40.00
665–683	679	5	124.00–130.00	$128.83	$875	—
790	790	1	114.00	$114.00	$901	—
805–840	823	2	110.00–118.00	$114.09	$939	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	150.00	$150.00	$615	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1340	1122	80-85%	30	73.00–86.00	$78.65	$882	—
920–1285	1131	80-85%	5	66.00–71.00	$68.53	$775	—
965–1560	1167	80-85%	9	86.00–95.00	$89.39	$1,043	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1750	1483	75-80%	12	85.00–94.00	$87.93	$1,304	—
1060–1720	1490	75-80%	20	74.00–87.00	$82.89	$1,235	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1165	934	85-90%	18	60.00–74.00	$67.33	$629	—
765–1220	981	85-90%	5	48.00–61.00	$52.63	$516	-1.26
1070–1135	1098	85-90%	3	74.00–76.00	$74.99	$823	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1655	1570	2	81.00–85.00	$82.89	$1,301	—
1610–2520	1864	4	90.00–101.00	$97.27	$1,813	—
1840–1915	1875	3	107.00–113.00	$109.34	$2,050	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
791	791	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	900.00	$900.00
804	804	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	950.00	$950.00
855	855	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00	$550.00
818–975	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1060–1190	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,129.33

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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
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–580	565	2	102.50	$102.50	$579	—
640	640	1	102.50	$102.50	$656	—

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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.