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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 20, 2023

1,465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.43/cwt -2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 467 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $215.37/cwt -19.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 524 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.24/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 528 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,465 1,689 1,504
Feeder cattle 1,066 1,350 1,101
Slaughter cattle 269 222 344
Replacement cattle 130 117 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls 6.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sharply higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–283 264 5 230.00–240.00 $235.72 $622 -19.68
300–309 308 7 247.00–266.00 $249.65 $769 -7.70
405–445 429 4 232.50–247.50 $238.23 $1,022 +3.07
460–497 470 14 217.50–247.00 $240.95 $1,132 +0.37
501–540 522 30 215.00–235.00 $230.23 $1,202 -11.25
555–595 582 18 211.00–229.00 $222.48 $1,295 +5.78
600 600 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,215 -6.78
600–645 627 13 211.00–225.00 $221.23 $1,387 +11.95
669 value added 669 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,525 +7.00
660–695 678 8 196.00–215.00 $202.05 $1,370 -10.01
726–733 value added 727 23 203.00–212.00 $211.21 $1,535 +10.21
725–736 734 5 189.00–197.00 $195.42 $1,434 +1.87
775 775 2 185.00–190.00 $187.50 $1,453 —
840 840 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,562 —
905 905 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,548 —
995 995 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,692 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 210.00 $210.00 $756 -21.84
490 490 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,122 —
510–530 523 4 171.00–210.00 $197.85 $1,035 —
560 560 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,154 +0.63
635–643 640 3 200.00–201.00 $200.33 $1,282 —
875 875 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,479 +8.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 150.00 $150.00 $998 -47.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–296 287 9 210.00–223.00 $218.24 $626 -9.78
305 value added 305 1 222.50 $222.50 $679 —
300–315 307 8 197.50–228.00 $216.66 $665 -4.80
315 315 1 190.00 $190.00 $598 -31.46
350–397 387 38 200.00–232.00 $224.45 $869 +7.69
400–448 424 16 197.00–216.00 $203.94 $865 -8.48
440 value added 440 5 225.00 $225.00 $990 —
450–497 467 72 199.00–217.00 $206.43 $964 -1.60
518–525 value added 520 12 210.50–214.00 $211.38 $1,099 -0.62
500–545 530 36 185.00–210.00 $197.86 $1,049 +7.86
550 value added 550 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,177 —
557–595 581 45 179.00–198.00 $187.87 $1,092 -8.02
600–647 637 20 173.00–193.00 $181.97 $1,159 -2.51
650–685 680 15 170.50–188.00 $179.33 $1,219 +5.20
700 value added 700 2 188.50 $188.50 $1,320 —
705–725 718 4 160.00–170.00 $162.46 $1,166 -7.00
750–757 755 4 159.00–170.00 $167.27 $1,263 —
777 value added 777 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,406 —
804 value added 804 4 150.50 $150.50 $1,210 —
835 835 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 —
877 value added 877 9 149.00 $149.00 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 175.00 $175.00 $490 -27.45
315 315 1 185.00 $185.00 $583 -26.63
385 385 1 202.50 $202.50 $780 +9.88
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 -5.47
740 740 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,036 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 187.50 $187.50 $638 -27.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 275 3 232.50–252.50 $246.08 $677 —
300 value added 300 2 277.50 $277.50 $832 —
310–345 332 3 240.00–244.00 $242.11 $804 —
355–397 382 38 220.00–259.00 $247.32 $945 +18.93
420–430 fancy 425 2 240.00–242.50 $241.26 $1,025 —
405–445 426 12 212.50–234.00 $220.84 $941 -11.66
450–495 468 38 211.00–231.00 $222.80 $1,043 +0.12
450–495 fancy 473 2 238.00–245.00 $241.33 $1,141 —
505 fancy 505 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,202 +8.00
500–545 524 52 209.00–226.00 $214.93 $1,126 -19.90
550–595 581 28 194.00–218.00 $204.75 $1,190 -0.02
607 fancy 607 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,317 —
600–636 629 11 184.00–200.00 $190.55 $1,199 -4.59
658–670 659 18 193.00–200.00 $197.38 $1,301 +6.07
700–725 713 2 183.00–194.00 $188.40 $1,343 +12.99
755–780 767 14 156.00–170.00 $164.27 $1,260 -16.73
770 fancy 770 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,517 —
877 877 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 5 218.00 $218.00 $863 —
400–440 417 7 207.00–210.00 $208.86 $871 -2.11
468 468 2 200.00 $200.00 $936 -18.80
500 500 1 198.00 $198.00 $990 +7.19
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 3 210.00–220.00 $213.96 $695 —
395 395 3 200.00–210.00 $203.33 $803 —
450 450 1 204.00 $204.00 $918 —
555 555 1 166.00 $166.00 $921 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1380 1160 80-85% 42 95.00–111.00 $101.90 $1,182 +5.82
885–1415 1168 80-85% 26 110.00–118.00 $113.40 $1,325 +17.32
980–1475 1177 80-85% 5 91.00–94.00 $92.41 $1,088 -3.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–950 836 85-90% 7 71.00–79.00 $75.08 $628 —
765–1405 966 85-90% 37 81.00–100.00 $90.73 $876 +18.35
880–1255 1015 85-90% 14 94.00–114.00 $101.47 $1,030 +14.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1510 1214 75-80% 6 91.00–96.00 $93.27 $1,132 —
870–1750 1369 75-80% 36 98.00–122.00 $110.28 $1,510 +15.22
1230–1630 1406 75-80% 14 111.00–130.00 $114.61 $1,611 +6.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1095 973 5 98.00–111.00 $103.52 $1,007 —
1105–1785 1521 18 117.00–130.00 $125.13 $1,903 —
1550–1870 1677 10 132.00–140.00 $135.59 $2,274 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1100 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–1,175.00 $1,050.00
1050–1200 1133 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,103.33
1000–1300 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,300.00 $1,141.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,025.00–1,175.00 $1,110.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Young (2-4 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.