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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 25, 2023

1,367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.68/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 462 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $212.33/cwt -6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 467 lb · 53 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $231.59/cwt -5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 376 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,367 885 1,789
Feeder cattle 912 661 1,233
Slaughter cattle 246 183 379
Replacement cattle 209 41 177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers sharply higher overall, with feeder bulls 2.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Let it be noted that today's replacement offerings included receipts from a herd dispersal with fancy offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 5 230.00 $230.00 $653 -20.04
318 318 10 220.00 $220.00 $700 -25.25
370–390 381 5 212.00–230.00 $220.80 $841 -28.03
410 value added 410 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,013 —
410–448 434 7 196.00–224.00 $212.93 $924 -27.59
462 value added 462 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,155 —
450–495 468 20 209.00–226.00 $217.57 $1,018 -21.50
500–545 523 17 200.00–221.00 $217.65 $1,138 -6.79
550–590 563 16 170.00–218.00 $193.16 $1,087 -23.54
563 value added 563 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,233 —
605–636 630 11 194.00–210.00 $198.90 $1,253 -0.52
665 fancy 665 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,377 —
655–693 684 15 186.00–195.00 $188.26 $1,288 +8.26
720–740 730 2 180.00–186.00 $183.04 $1,336 +10.04
778 778 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,229 -14.50
822 value added 822 27 179.00 $179.00 $1,471 +12.00
1550 value added 1550 2 134.00 $134.00 $2,077 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 210.00 $210.00 $672 -3.90
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 -64.92
538–545 540 3 164.00–175.00 $171.30 $925 -38.70
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 329 13 175.00–227.50 $200.36 $659 -6.20
355 value added 355 1 229.00 $229.00 $813 —
350–395 379 37 176.00–221.00 $207.52 $787 -2.43
420 value added 420 3 222.00 $222.00 $932 +1.24
400–446 432 22 190.00–209.00 $202.35 $874 +5.50
459 value added 459 11 206.75 $206.75 $949 —
450–490 463 45 180.00–200.00 $195.46 $905 +2.43
500–540 520 26 180.00–198.00 $185.44 $964 -5.56
545 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 -21.00
570 fancy 570 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,134 —
560–588 583 23 170.00–191.00 $176.08 $1,027 +2.00
611 value added 611 4 189.50 $189.50 $1,158 +17.00
600–648 631 5 161.00–173.00 $165.85 $1,047 -1.23
655 fancy 655 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,225 —
650–683 672 7 162.00–170.00 $168.46 $1,132 +13.78
905 905 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,050 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 376 4 150.00–190.00 $160.50 $603 -21.82
410–440 421 6 165.00–187.50 $169.75 $715 -0.01
455–485 465 3 160.00–175.00 $169.78 $789 -0.52
525–545 533 5 140.00–170.00 $154.63 $824 -2.01
575 575 2 141.00 $141.00 $811 -17.50
645 645 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 185.00 $185.00 $592 —
385 385 1 180.00 $180.00 $693 +6.67
475 475 1 173.00 $173.00 $822 —
520 520 1 171.00 $171.00 $889 —
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 277 7 202.50–222.50 $215.24 $596 —
305 fancy 305 1 240.00 $240.00 $732 —
300–340 327 3 215.00–220.00 $218.47 $714 —
353–380 value added 363 4 240.00–246.00 $242.92 $882 —
350–395 377 41 210.00–237.00 $230.48 $869 -1.03
405–445 424 11 205.00–221.00 $212.99 $903 -8.37
458 value added 458 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,081 —
455–495 467 52 200.00–220.00 $211.87 $989 -6.56
500–545 512 42 185.00–211.00 $202.50 $1,037 -3.47
560 fancy 560 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,243 —
560–590 570 25 165.00–209.00 $188.28 $1,073 -9.49
610 value added 610 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,275 —
615–645 638 11 160.00–203.00 $180.11 $1,149 -8.40
665 665 2 172.00–186.00 $179.00 $1,190 +1.10
730–745 738 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,210 —
755–795 768 3 141.00–148.00 $145.59 $1,118 -14.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 370 4 180.00–191.00 $185.21 $685 -15.50
415 415 3 180.00 $180.00 $747 -32.46
450 450 1 185.00 $185.00 $832 -9.90
500–535 518 3 160.00–172.00 $165.73 $858 -10.81
605–648 637 5 150.00–171.00 $157.04 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,225.00–2,700.00 $2,462.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 146.00 $146.00 $518 -74.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1785 1187 80-85% 36 88.00–102.00 $94.06 $1,116 +0.59
1000–1425 1250 80-85% 8 83.00–89.00 $84.86 $1,061 —
1110–1405 1259 80-85% 17 102.00–115.00 $107.10 $1,348 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1835 1427 75-80% 24 89.00–101.00 $96.31 $1,374 —
1185–1665 1443 75-80% 6 75.00–92.00 $86.58 $1,249 —
1255–1610 1448 75-80% 10 102.00–107.00 $104.74 $1,517 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1305 1013 85-90% 9 66.00–76.00 $71.01 $719 —
895–1385 1097 85-90% 21 77.00–89.00 $81.87 $898 —
1035–1245 1150 85-90% 5 88.00–98.00 $92.32 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,455 —
1500–1910 1759 5 100.00–111.00 $105.65 $1,858 —
1200–2285 1849 22 110.00–133.00 $120.10 $2,221 —
1630–2240 1900 9 128.00–142.00 $135.58 $2,576 —
2530 2530 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,935 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,425.00 $1,274.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,175.00–1,600.00 $1,361.25
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,325.00–1,425.00 $1,375.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,450.00 $1,400.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,285.00–1,875.00 $1,589.17
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,237.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00–2,000.00 $1,566.67 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,525.00–2,325.00 $2,047.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,950.00–2,195.00 $2,011.25 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,720.00 $2,720.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00–1,950.00 $1,937.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 167.50 $167.50 $461 —
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 —

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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.