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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

2,712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.65/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 471 lb · 121 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.75/cwt +19.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 898 lb · 114 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.91/cwt +17.93 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 425 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,712 2,386 2,216
Feeder cattle 2,080 1,552 1,824
Slaughter cattle 422 407 224
Replacement cattle 210 427 168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bull calves steady to 7.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 450 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, over 450 lbs. mostly steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 1.00-3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00-7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 232 5 250.00–290.00 $264.91 $615 +11.81
260–295 284 19 240.00–275.00 $257.33 $731 -20.17
300–348 326 25 230.00–290.00 $251.66 $820 +7.56
350–398 365 38 225.00–292.50 $267.11 $975 +54.61
400–447 422 52 225.00–273.00 $247.72 $1,045 +5.39
450–495 474 35 210.00–253.00 $236.16 $1,119 -2.93
501–540 value added 512 7 230.00–235.00 $231.51 $1,185 -14.87
500–548 523 55 210.00–245.00 $232.12 $1,214 +3.99
550–591 573 22 215.00–238.00 $229.04 $1,312 +8.60
610–635 value added 616 10 222.00–235.00 $229.70 $1,415 —
600–648 619 57 196.00–230.00 $215.08 $1,331 -5.02
652–695 674 22 187.00–219.00 $203.69 $1,373 -8.95
710–730 718 12 194.00–203.00 $197.48 $1,418 +7.88
754 value added 754 6 199.50 $199.50 $1,504 —
760 760 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,505 +5.98
830 830 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,560 —
855 855 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,454 -8.00
898 value added 898 113 198.00 $198.00 $1,778 —
925 925 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,388 -14.00
950–995 965 3 150.00–152.00 $151.31 $1,460 -1.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 279 6 215.00–260.00 $237.38 $662 —
300–345 332 6 200.00–230.00 $222.09 $737 +13.72
375–395 385 3 185.00–235.00 $212.10 $817 —
400–445 422 8 185.00–230.00 $208.91 $882 —
450–498 478 12 200.00–227.50 $210.38 $1,006 —
500–530 507 10 195.00–227.50 $215.48 $1,092 +9.12
552–585 561 10 190.00–222.50 $206.88 $1,161 —
623 623 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,258 -4.00
650–663 659 3 190.00–200.00 $193.29 $1,274 +43.29
720 720 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,022 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 4 210.00–220.00 $214.93 $817 —
490–495 493 2 190.00–210.00 $200.05 $986 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 223 4 230.00–250.00 $240.22 $536 +27.50
250–298 277 24 232.50–255.00 $246.16 $682 +39.89
300–346 331 33 215.00–261.00 $241.68 $800 +22.08
350–395 375 76 210.00–245.00 $231.87 $870 +23.95
400–448 424 82 205.00–243.00 $222.40 $943 +16.22
427 value added 427 17 237.00 $237.00 $1,012 +27.43
450–495 470 107 195.00–229.00 $210.43 $989 +6.28
455–497 value added 478 14 210.00–216.00 $212.33 $1,015 -2.84
500–515 value added 503 14 205.00–220.00 $216.28 $1,088 +1.18
500–547 526 63 185.00–212.00 $201.89 $1,062 +0.35
550–598 571 61 180.00–210.00 $192.79 $1,101 +8.51
615–618 value added 618 6 194.00–195.00 $194.17 $1,200 —
600–645 620 38 165.00–189.00 $178.38 $1,106 -2.43
645 645 1 150.00 $150.00 $968 -30.81
650–680 665 7 160.00–176.00 $168.61 $1,121 -1.65
660–697 value added 691 15 175.00–192.00 $179.17 $1,238 —
765–790 780 3 150.00–170.00 $159.22 $1,242 +0.62
800 800 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,200 -8.00
860 860 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,204 ±0.00
915 915 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,107 -3.00
955 955 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,242 —
1119 1119 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,365 —
1408 1408 7 120.00 $120.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 227 3 180.00–220.00 $192.94 $438 —
265–295 277 6 180.00–225.00 $205.50 $569 —
305–345 329 7 185.00–216.00 $207.30 $682 +9.72
365–390 376 6 200.00–205.00 $201.68 $758 +25.72
405–445 426 6 185.00–200.00 $193.26 $823 +7.23
450–495 460 19 185.00–221.00 $203.20 $935 +23.87
505–533 527 8 170.00–190.00 $177.27 $934 +0.82
550–595 573 11 142.50–180.00 $169.27 $970 +4.95
605–635 619 5 160.00–170.00 $164.52 $1,018 +22.50
650–670 660 2 140.00–157.50 $148.62 $981 -1.38
705–740 723 2 135.00–150.00 $142.68 $1,032 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 200.00 $200.00 $976 —
625 625 2 145.00 $145.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 137.00 $137.00 $274 —
285 285 1 172.50 $172.50 $492 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 369 10 230.00–250.00 $241.59 $891 +9.62
400–447 420 45 220.00–261.00 $244.18 $1,026 +19.09
450–490 465 46 210.00–240.00 $225.71 $1,050 +9.93
500–543 520 28 205.00–230.00 $217.50 $1,131 +7.02
550–595 566 27 205.00–236.00 $217.63 $1,232 +12.09
600–645 621 17 190.00–205.00 $200.08 $1,242 +1.28
650–685 674 8 178.00–194.00 $188.48 $1,270 +1.28
701–735 713 8 185.00–193.00 $187.28 $1,335 +3.89
765–775 768 3 170.00–184.00 $178.96 $1,374 +10.24
900–920 910 2 110.00–120.00 $114.95 $1,046 -4.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 220.00–227.50 $224.24 $825 +24.24
400–445 420 12 175.00–246.00 $217.49 $913 +7.49
455–480 467 16 180.00–220.00 $200.41 $936 +19.00
500–540 518 7 162.50–207.50 $190.45 $987 —
560–565 562 3 185.00–198.00 $192.68 $1,083 +27.60
610–630 622 3 166.00–188.00 $178.79 $1,112 +45.79
740 740 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,302 +36.00
775 775 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,286 —
815 815 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,288 —
885 885 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,150 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 185.00–200.00 $192.34 $904 —
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 703 2 133.00 $133.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–1075 863 85-90% 22 50.00–77.00 $64.22 $554 —
745–1330 946 85-90% 56 73.00–88.00 $80.18 $759 +3.06
1000–1290 1135 85-90% 5 85.00–88.00 $85.93 $975 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
856–1280 928 80-85% 12 74.00–91.00 $85.19 $791 —
940–1400 1152 80-85% 66 84.00–98.00 $89.66 $1,033 +6.52
1090–1510 1280 80-85% 4 95.00–103.00 $99.79 $1,277 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1860 1383 75-80% 39 88.00–103.00 $94.31 $1,304 —
1290–1525 1411 75-80% 4 95.00–104.00 $97.87 $1,381 +2.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1725 1463 7 97.00–111.00 $105.20 $1,539 -4.11
1160–2315 1633 18 110.00–123.00 $115.17 $1,881 —
1495–2145 1858 4 124.00–137.00 $131.00 $2,434 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 820.00 $820.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,078.57
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,130.00 $1,130.00

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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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1100–1150 1125 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,522.22 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 362 3 160.00–165.00 $161.71 $585 —

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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.