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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.98/cwt -8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 420 lb · 49 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.22/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 331 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $193.88/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 518 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 885 1,671 863
Feeder cattle 661 1,413 622
Slaughter cattle 183 211 189
Replacement cattle 41 47 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 lower, with heifers weighing between 400-500 lbs. being 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, boning and lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with breaker cows 2.00 lower, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 255.00–260.00 $257.55 $605 —
275–280 277 5 240.00–255.00 $250.04 $693 -3.19
315 value added 315 13 260.00 $260.00 $819 -11.33
300–345 324 4 230.00–255.00 $245.25 $795 -0.82
355–385 value added 370 2 265.00 $265.00 $980 —
360–390 371 5 235.00–260.00 $248.83 $923 -2.65
405–420 415 5 235.00–247.50 $240.52 $998 -3.86
450–485 469 6 225.00–247.50 $239.07 $1,121 +4.82
515–520 value added 516 8 240.00–262.50 $242.84 $1,253 +3.74
500–535 522 5 215.00–230.00 $224.44 $1,172 +4.28
555–580 563 3 208.00–222.50 $216.70 $1,220 -7.50
605–610 value added 605 11 205.00–217.50 $213.63 $1,292 -2.24
605–645 630 3 180.00–230.00 $199.42 $1,256 -4.16
655 655 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 +6.00
678 value added 678 8 192.50 $192.50 $1,305 -3.89
700 700 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,211 -7.00
714 value added 714 26 183.00 $183.00 $1,307 -9.59
775 775 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,337 —
846 value added 846 13 167.00 $167.00 $1,413 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 225.00 $225.00 $529 +10.00
260–285 276 5 205.00–225.00 $216.87 $599 +16.87
310–325 319 4 200.00–225.00 $213.90 $682 +6.40
400–440 418 3 200.00–220.00 $207.01 $865 -18.99
460–475 468 2 210.00–220.00 $214.92 $1,006 -0.08
525–535 530 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 —
575–595 585 2 170.00–180.00 $175.09 $1,024 —
625 625 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,094 -4.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 200.00 $200.00 $880 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 226 4 205.00–235.00 $218.26 $493 —
260–290 282 8 205.00–222.50 $217.14 $612 -20.65
300–345 318 12 190.00–218.00 $206.56 $657 -12.57
336 value added 336 28 227.50 $227.50 $764 —
350–380 364 4 205.00–215.00 $209.95 $764 -3.00
400–445 417 18 185.00–210.00 $196.85 $821 -15.95
415–437 value added 422 31 215.00–222.50 $220.76 $932 -6.74
450–495 462 14 182.00–205.00 $193.03 $892 -5.68
500–517 value added 516 21 195.00–197.50 $195.12 $1,007 -9.09
505–545 521 9 180.00–208.00 $191.00 $995 +5.36
550–590 565 13 167.50–185.00 $174.08 $984 -5.12
591 value added 591 4 187.50 $187.50 $1,108 -1.63
603 value added 603 6 172.50 $172.50 $1,040 —
605–645 624 8 160.00–173.00 $167.08 $1,043 -9.14
660–673 671 8 152.50–160.00 $154.68 $1,038 -9.82
700–720 708 3 145.00–155.00 $149.96 $1,062 -11.11
750–770 760 3 145.00–152.50 $147.50 $1,121 +0.46
813 813 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,057 -5.41
857 857 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,071 -20.00
940 940 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,128 —
985 985 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,182 +1.00
1030 1030 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 180.00 $180.00 $441 -5.45
255–290 277 6 175.00–200.00 $192.74 $534 +17.74
310–325 316 4 180.00–190.00 $186.26 $589 -8.34
355–385 369 4 170.00–195.00 $182.32 $673 -8.98
405–445 419 6 150.00–187.50 $169.76 $711 -17.49
465–490 481 7 160.00–180.00 $170.30 $819 -6.89
515–540 528 2 140.00–172.50 $156.64 $827 -15.88
560–585 572 5 150.00–162.50 $158.50 $907 —
701–710 703 5 130.00–137.50 $131.52 $925 +16.52
780 780 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 180.00 $180.00 $468 —
375 375 3 170.00–180.00 $173.33 $650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 fancy 363 2 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $925 +2.40
350–395 373 6 220.00–240.00 $231.51 $864 -5.32
405–440 fancy 423 2 250.00–252.50 $251.20 $1,063 +6.79
405–445 425 13 210.00–235.00 $221.36 $941 -9.41
455–495 472 10 210.00–230.00 $218.43 $1,031 -5.40
515–535 521 7 185.00–225.00 $205.97 $1,073 -10.99
535 fancy 535 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,118 —
550–555 553 5 193.00–210.00 $197.77 $1,094 +2.43
605–645 631 4 180.00–199.00 $188.51 $1,189 +1.92
655–695 672 3 170.00–189.00 $177.90 $1,195 +0.91
790 790 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,264 -1.23
805 805 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,127 -13.88
975 975 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 366 5 175.00–220.00 $200.71 $735 -12.02
415–430 423 2 210.00–215.00 $212.46 $899 +2.32
475–495 485 2 190.00–200.00 $194.90 $945 -13.81
510–545 533 6 170.00–195.00 $176.54 $941 -3.40
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 200.00 $200.00 $480 -20.00
385 385 1 220.00 $220.00 $847 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1515 1313 75-80% 4 98.00–108.00 $103.95 $1,365 —
1255–1825 1481 75-80% 32 85.00–100.50 $92.01 $1,363 -10.42
1265–1925 1534 75-80% 5 82.00–88.50 $86.14 $1,321 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–1095 887 85-90% 12 50.00–72.50 $58.44 $518 —
780–1125 931 85-90% 19 70.00–82.00 $76.07 $708 +15.21
900–1070 978 85-90% 6 82.00–85.00 $83.19 $814 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1110 1037 80-85% 3 79.00–83.50 $80.83 $838 —
940–1525 1189 80-85% 30 86.00–98.50 $93.47 $1,111 +2.31
1155–1280 1211 80-85% 4 98.00–103.00 $100.81 $1,221 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 104.50 $104.50 $1,045 —
1115–1390 1240 5 95.00–107.00 $102.59 $1,272 —
1165–2000 1629 7 111.00–123.00 $114.09 $1,859 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1225 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–1,150.00 $989.61
990–1205 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–1,350.00 $1,133.00
1080–1150 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,219.08
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.