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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 4, 2023

983 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $182.48/cwt -13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 468 lb · 37 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.24/cwt -8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 379 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $211.86/cwt -13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 432 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 983 1,037 2,170
Feeder cattle 616 879 1,601
Slaughter cattle 222 106 352
Replacement cattle 145 52 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 4.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. and feeder bulls weighing up to 650 lbs. sharply higher, with limited comparable receipts for heavier classes of heifers and bulls and a lower undertone noted. No comparisons available for feeder steers due also to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 3 202.50 $202.50 $531 —
299 value added 299 7 245.00 $245.00 $733 —
315 315 5 224.00 $224.00 $706 -12.51
360–390 375 2 212.50–217.00 $214.66 $805 -13.92
420–440 430 2 210.00–220.00 $215.12 $925 -3.58
453–492 477 10 206.00–231.00 $212.49 $1,014 -34.21
520 value added 520 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,165 -17.36
503–545 521 8 209.00–216.00 $211.69 $1,103 -21.07
515–535 525 2 162.00–190.00 $176.27 $925 -56.49
550–588 576 7 198.00–215.00 $203.58 $1,173 +0.08
580 580 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,021 -27.50
603 value added 603 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,260 —
610 610 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,183 -10.44
655–694 686 14 185.00–195.00 $188.86 $1,296 +16.36
710–715 value added 714 15 179.00–187.50 $186.14 $1,329 —
760–775 768 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,344 -2.50
890 890 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,468 +7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 334 4 187.50–192.50 $191.30 $639 —
370 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 —
465 465 2 195.00 $195.00 $907 —
545 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 —
565 565 1 142.50 $142.50 $805 —
690 690 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,173 —
725 725 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,138 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 180.00 $180.00 $945 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–289 283 12 187.50–211.00 $201.10 $569 -3.78
300–340 327 14 195.00–212.00 $206.30 $675 -0.13
355–388 379 33 182.50–205.00 $201.24 $763 -4.47
402 value added 402 3 204.00 $204.00 $820 —
425–445 435 5 180.00–186.00 $182.62 $794 +10.12
450–490 467 33 170.00–186.50 $181.96 $850 -9.56
477 value added 477 3 195.00 $195.00 $930 -15.00
490 490 1 162.00 $162.00 $794 -29.52
502 fancy 502 3 188.00 $188.00 $944 —
507–533 value added 517 5 176.00–186.00 $181.88 $940 +1.88
500–540 521 16 161.00–184.00 $171.84 $895 -14.00
564–590 569 12 157.00–166.00 $163.80 $932 -8.77
595 595 1 153.00 $153.00 $910 -19.57
595 value added 595 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,000 -11.11
623–643 value added 628 8 164.00–168.00 $165.02 $1,036 —
620–645 633 5 146.00–159.00 $155.64 $985 -6.55
655 fancy 655 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,074 —
665–670 667 3 144.00–160.00 $154.64 $1,031 +3.99
710–745 733 8 140.00–153.50 $149.71 $1,097 +10.76
890 890 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 3 150.00–172.50 $159.93 $600 -25.50
426 426 5 172.00 $172.00 $733 -8.49
457 457 3 160.00 $160.00 $731 -17.00
515–540 528 2 158.00–162.50 $160.20 $846 —
555–595 573 3 144.00–154.00 $149.30 $855 -8.01
655 655 1 131.00 $131.00 $858 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 +6.00
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 ±0.00
620–635 628 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $882 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 215.00 $215.00 $720 -8.93
360–390 fancy 375 2 221.00–224.00 $222.44 $834 —
360–395 386 15 200.00–216.00 $212.66 $821 -14.84
400 fancy 400 1 212.00 $212.00 $848 -32.55
400–448 433 29 198.00–220.00 $211.86 $917 -10.16
450–485 474 14 197.50–208.00 $203.59 $965 -12.30
505 fancy 505 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,091 -19.06
500–545 522 18 180.00–207.00 $202.18 $1,055 -4.68
575–580 578 2 188.00–193.00 $190.49 $1,101 -7.72
605–635 610 6 183.00–191.00 $187.53 $1,144 +3.22
653–680 657 11 160.00–181.00 $177.44 $1,166 +5.44
688 688 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,025 -23.00
715 715 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,037 -20.83
753 753 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,182 +2.00
895 895 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 172.50 $172.50 $681 —
435 435 1 175.00 $175.00 $761 —
455–485 466 4 175.00–177.50 $176.48 $822 -15.51
525 525 1 175.00 $175.00 $919 -17.00
570 570 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,037 +10.00
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 170.00–190.00 $179.87 $675 +4.87
565 565 1 167.50 $167.50 $946 —
620–645 633 2 142.50–154.00 $148.36 $939 -6.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1420 1186 80-85% 29 82.00–94.00 $88.13 $1,045 +1.72
1180–1305 1248 80-85% 8 96.00–110.00 $101.77 $1,270 —
1160–1405 1298 80-85% 4 76.00–82.00 $79.06 $1,026 -20.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1410 1357 75-80% 3 78.00–82.00 $80.06 $1,086 —
1240–1510 1373 75-80% 6 95.00–105.00 $98.23 $1,349 —
1190–1740 1433 75-80% 21 84.00–95.00 $89.63 $1,284 -10.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
866 866 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $736 —
785–1105 940 85-90% 4 55.00–62.00 $58.80 $553 —
970–1210 1074 85-90% 5 78.00–90.00 $82.82 $889 +22.82
845–1410 1110 85-90% 17 66.00–86.00 $74.72 $829 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,054 +14.00
1285–1810 1580 6 98.00–113.00 $104.11 $1,645 —
1145–2250 1734 20 108.00–124.00 $116.47 $2,020 —
1465–2150 1898 7 122.00–138.00 $129.86 $2,465 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,250.00 $1,125.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–1,185.00 $980.83
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–1,000.00 $925.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00–975.00 $868.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 785.00–800.00 $792.50
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $812.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.