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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

2,547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $193.03/cwt -12.24 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 517 lb · 102 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.53/cwt -12.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 631 lb · 80 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.05/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,569/hd at 886 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,547 2,360 2,894
Feeder cattle 2,129 2,053 2,471
Slaughter cattle 341 183 340
Replacement cattle 77 124 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Offerings also included 796 head sold on video in 7 Lots. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with 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
212–248 231 7 245.00 $245.00 $566 —
263–289 279 8 245.00–270.00 $261.15 $729 —
325 value added 325 1 255.00 $255.00 $829 —
310–346 328 21 225.00–252.50 $242.91 $797 +13.11
350–380 364 15 230.00–260.00 $245.06 $892 +2.23
400–440 418 10 224.00–245.00 $231.02 $966 -4.95
455–495 471 29 220.00–240.00 $231.02 $1,088 -1.79
468–499 value added 477 24 239.00–244.00 $242.47 $1,157 -4.77
500–545 529 33 210.00–228.00 $220.33 $1,166 +6.64
510–545 value added 531 15 230.00–240.00 $232.59 $1,235 -6.84
568–585 value added 572 4 225.00–230.00 $228.72 $1,308 -10.28
555–598 585 17 200.00–220.00 $211.57 $1,238 -12.21
600 value added 600 35 221.00–239.50 $233.16 $1,399 +11.23
600–642 623 34 197.50–227.00 $211.25 $1,316 -2.99
655–690 671 20 184.00–197.50 $190.04 $1,275 +1.76
675–696 value added 691 47 202.00–212.50 $202.38 $1,398 -11.97
700–740 730 28 167.50–180.00 $177.34 $1,295 -14.35
755–790 778 11 167.50–178.00 $175.57 $1,366 -15.29
768–786 value added 782 22 172.50–190.00 $185.62 $1,452 —
800–825 814 4 150.00–177.50 $167.43 $1,363 -15.17
807–836 value added 824 69 174.00–184.00 $177.24 $1,460 —
875–890 883 2 162.50–172.50 $167.46 $1,479 -11.04
867–890 value added 886 76 165.00–180.00 $177.30 $1,571 —
942 value added 942 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,601 +0.50
959 value added 959 44 169.50 $169.50 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 245.00 $245.00 $490 +20.00
255–290 273 3 230.00–240.00 $236.89 $647 —
300–345 329 10 200.00–245.00 $227.86 $750 -9.17
360–390 375 10 177.50–230.00 $217.20 $814 -9.75
415–430 422 9 205.00–225.00 $210.02 $886 -17.98
480–485 483 6 192.50–210.00 $197.93 $956 -16.87
525–545 536 4 185.00–200.00 $193.79 $1,039 +0.54
575–590 580 3 190.00–200.00 $196.61 $1,140 -10.54
600–635 620 5 165.00–197.50 $180.78 $1,121 -8.19
660–676 674 7 172.50–185.00 $179.63 $1,211 +2.66
730 730 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,241 -10.00
775–790 785 3 164.00–170.00 $167.99 $1,319 —
810 810 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,316 —
870 870 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,414 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 225.00 $225.00 $596 —
305–315 308 3 220.00–230.00 $225.05 $693 +0.05
325 325 1 217.50 $217.50 $707 -7.50
350–385 368 6 180.00–210.00 $196.56 $723 —
415–445 430 2 160.00–200.00 $180.70 $777 -34.24
475 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 ±0.00
823 823 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,341 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 185.00 $185.00 $832 -15.00
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1420 1308 2 115.00–120.00 $117.28 $1,534 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208–240 217 4 200.00–235.00 $209.87 $455 —
255–295 271 10 203.00–230.00 $209.74 $568 —
306–322 thin fleshed 317 9 220.00–222.50 $221.69 $703 +1.69
300–345 324 26 195.00–220.00 $204.58 $663 -0.88
364–386 value added 372 14 221.00–234.00 $229.18 $853 +1.24
350–398 381 24 184.00–217.50 $201.75 $769 -10.76
396 396 3 190.00 $190.00 $752 -22.51
410–425 thin fleshed 418 2 210.00–217.50 $213.68 $893 -0.32
402–439 value added 420 32 205.00–225.00 $216.53 $909 -0.47
400–445 431 18 178.00–217.50 $199.57 $860 -8.27
455–495 461 44 184.00–210.00 $196.05 $904 -6.11
480–495 485 3 180.00–195.00 $189.90 $921 -12.26
494 value added 494 20 229.50 $229.50 $1,134 —
504–540 value added 516 35 192.50–211.00 $204.28 $1,054 -3.13
500–545 517 66 170.00–195.00 $187.37 $969 -7.04
540 540 1 172.50 $172.50 $932 -21.91
550–555 fancy 553 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,051 —
552–577 value added 572 25 192.50–196.00 $193.18 $1,105 -7.40
555–590 575 38 172.50–188.00 $182.18 $1,048 -10.74
590 590 1 167.50 $167.50 $988 -25.42
603–646 value added 617 22 179.00–185.00 $183.00 $1,129 —
635 635 1 152.50 $152.50 $968 -19.50
605–646 636 57 150.00–172.50 $166.04 $1,056 -5.96
651–680 657 12 158.00–167.00 $163.60 $1,075 -9.44
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 -33.04
675–695 685 2 147.50–150.00 $148.73 $1,019 -10.27
670–699 value added 690 47 171.00–175.00 $173.90 $1,200 —
722 value added 722 22 165.00 $165.00 $1,191 —
705–735 724 11 143.50–157.50 $146.16 $1,058 -19.38
758 value added 758 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,198 —
769–796 781 28 140.00–152.50 $143.70 $1,122 -16.90
810 value added 810 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,296 +7.00
815 815 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,080 —
860–880 871 7 125.00–140.00 $129.63 $1,129 —
953 value added 953 3 133.50 $133.50 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 275 5 180.00–210.00 $197.96 $544 —
305–335 316 9 145.00–210.00 $191.77 $606 —
320 thin fleshed 320 1 215.00 $215.00 $688 —
350–360 thin fleshed 355 2 210.00–212.50 $211.23 $750 —
355–395 377 9 169.00–210.00 $197.02 $743 +11.63
400–435 417 13 161.00–195.00 $180.22 $752 -11.36
425 thin fleshed 425 1 210.00 $210.00 $892 +9.50
455–495 475 10 170.00–190.00 $180.80 $859 -4.03
505–540 527 15 153.00–175.00 $166.34 $877 -15.97
555–595 577 9 151.00–175.00 $167.73 $968 -16.06
600–645 626 5 130.00–162.50 $147.85 $926 -12.66
675 675 1 147.50 $147.50 $996 -22.76
700–730 718 3 132.50–147.50 $138.36 $993 -5.64
783 783 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,018 —
895 895 1 103.00 $103.00 $922 -17.00
1085 1085 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,096 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 —
315 315 1 175.00 $175.00 $551 -12.50
310–330 320 2 185.00 $185.00 $592 -2.50
350–395 370 3 180.00–210.00 $191.10 $707 -1.25
375 375 1 185.00 $185.00 $694 -7.35
405–440 423 4 140.00–190.00 $174.53 $738 —
465–485 475 3 165.00–185.00 $173.30 $823 —
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 —
555–595 570 3 147.50–160.00 $152.46 $869 -7.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 190.00 $190.00 $456 —
420 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 —
485–495 490 2 160.00 $160.00 $784 -13.51
570–580 575 2 140.00–157.50 $148.67 $855 —
645 645 3 135.00 $135.00 $871 -2.00
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 162.00 $162.00 $664 —
585 585 1 154.00 $154.00 $901 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 241.00 $241.00 $711 -0.27
340 340 1 247.50 $247.50 $842 +14.12
360–380 375 38 199.00–237.50 $229.61 $861 -6.96
435–447 446 51 190.00–230.00 $212.85 $949 -14.15
460–470 fancy 465 2 230.00–240.00 $234.95 $1,093 —
460–485 468 30 200.00–234.00 $221.24 $1,035 -11.46
513–534 529 46 191.00–216.00 $206.82 $1,094 -5.95
550–599 583 21 187.00–212.00 $199.30 $1,162 +25.30
600 fancy 600 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,236 —
610–643 628 9 165.00–189.00 $176.49 $1,108 -10.95
635 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 -22.44
658–675 659 21 161.00–183.00 $181.30 $1,195 -1.30
700–747 728 13 160.00–162.50 $161.21 $1,174 -11.79
763–790 769 5 145.00–151.00 $148.41 $1,141 +8.41
800 800 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,168 -1.47
850–893 873 4 135.00–150.00 $139.39 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 191.00–196.00 $192.25 $740 -16.48
400–432 421 5 196.00–220.00 $205.23 $864 +1.79
452–495 472 10 190.00–212.50 $198.36 $936 -15.13
500–515 508 4 180.00–195.00 $188.69 $959 -15.62
550–595 575 13 150.00–190.00 $170.32 $979 -5.29
600–640 631 5 152.50–165.00 $156.39 $987 -22.85
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 217.50 $217.50 $544 —
430 430 1 190.00 $190.00 $817 —
465 465 1 180.00 $180.00 $837 —
525–535 530 2 145.00–170.00 $157.38 $834 -15.62
565 565 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,017 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 200.00 $200.00 $480 —
460 460 1 195.00 $195.00 $897 —
510 510 1 180.00 $180.00 $918 —
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 $920 —
705 705 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,079 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1610 1149 80-85% 49 84.00–96.00 $90.51 $1,040 —
1010–1470 1245 80-85% 11 96.00–109.00 $102.04 $1,270 —
1105–1520 1293 80-85% 8 79.00–86.00 $82.66 $1,069 -18.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1575 1443 75-80% 6 77.00–87.00 $82.05 $1,184 —
1340–1560 1443 75-80% 5 97.00–108.00 $103.14 $1,488 —
1145–1810 1450 75-80% 26 85.00–96.00 $90.01 $1,305 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1210 1011 85-90% 22 69.00–88.00 $80.47 $814 —
790–1280 1049 85-90% 5 70.00–74.00 $71.47 $750 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1210 1138 2 114.00–119.00 $116.34 $1,324 —
1245–1680 1513 5 90.00–115.00 $103.53 $1,566 —
1360–2025 1740 10 105.00–128.00 $112.10 $1,951 —
1535–2285 1891 7 111.00–134.50 $124.64 $2,357 -7.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
995–1145 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,181.37
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 -497.78
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,330.00 $1,330.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 85.00 $85.00 $293 —

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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.