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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 24, 2023

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $218.30/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 666 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $216.59/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 569 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.31/cwt +14.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 608 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 2,090 965
Feeder cattle 412 1,694 695
Slaughter cattle 60 302 196
Replacement cattle 33 94 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter classes- breaker/boning gauging 4.00 to 6.00 higher with lean cows being steady, and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No comparisons available for 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
220 value added 220 1 200.00 $200.00 $440 —
225 225 1 270.00 $270.00 $608 +18.21
280–295 288 2 265.00–280.00 $272.30 $784 +28.59
300–345 320 10 200.00–285.00 $251.01 $803 -1.85
351–395 374 9 255.00–285.00 $272.45 $1,019 +16.15
400–445 424 6 260.00–275.00 $267.58 $1,135 +10.72
458 458 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,191 +18.45
505–540 518 8 229.00–240.00 $237.99 $1,233 +1.96
565–570 568 2 225.00–230.00 $227.49 $1,292 -4.93
606–645 621 15 225.00–237.50 $227.93 $1,415 -3.34
652–690 666 25 185.00–225.00 $218.30 $1,454 +1.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 175.00 $175.00 $420 —
255–270 263 2 225.00–240.00 $232.71 $612 +7.71
305–345 326 5 175.00–245.00 $218.39 $712 +1.14
350 350 1 240.00 $240.00 $840 +11.44
465 465 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,000 -9.01
549 549 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,153 —
560 560 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,204 +15.06
685 685 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,302 —
780 780 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,306 -25.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 —
310 310 1 225.00 $225.00 $698 —
360 360 1 220.00 $220.00 $792 —
435 435 1 210.00 $210.00 $914 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–293 283 5 150.00–250.00 $202.79 $574 -35.25
300 value added 300 1 239.00 $239.00 $717 —
315–325 318 3 235.00–242.50 $237.55 $755 +12.09
365–390 378 5 223.00–235.00 $226.94 $858 -6.57
410 410 1 205.00 $205.00 $840 -20.56
405–445 433 13 205.00–217.50 $214.65 $929 -10.91
455–495 475 2 140.00–155.00 $147.82 $702 -61.30
460–495 478 15 185.00–220.00 $208.72 $998 -0.40
500–542 520 11 200.00–220.00 $209.22 $1,088 +2.81
545 545 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,063 -11.41
550–598 570 11 170.00–217.50 $204.82 $1,167 +7.36
600–630 608 18 198.00–208.00 $199.31 $1,212 +14.90
650–660 655 2 180.00–187.50 $183.78 $1,204 -3.88
655–682 value added 668 15 190.00–200.00 $195.23 $1,304 —
725 725 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,341 +15.40
795 795 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,073 -32.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 220.00–225.00 $222.47 $518 -17.53
290 290 2 215.00 $215.00 $624 +5.00
305–345 327 3 195.00–215.00 $203.49 $665 +2.10
355–390 380 4 170.00–215.00 $187.48 $712 -21.78
460–495 483 3 185.00–205.00 $194.76 $941 +9.00
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 -56.79
570 thin fleshed 570 7 207.50 $207.50 $1,183 —
610–640 633 5 160.00–175.00 $172.11 $1,089 +9.66
730 730 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,095 -4.40
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 205.00 $205.00 $461 —
390 390 1 205.00 $205.00 $800 —
430 430 1 160.00 $160.00 $688 —
460 460 1 195.00 $195.00 $897 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 220.00 $220.00 $704 —
385–390 387 3 224.00–245.00 $234.62 $908 -13.54
405–445 423 9 227.50–260.00 $238.98 $1,011 +0.86
432 fancy 432 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,156 —
450–485 471 8 220.00–240.00 $232.37 $1,094 +2.22
510–545 527 8 205.00–239.00 $218.46 $1,151 -6.83
555–595 569 20 213.00–233.00 $216.59 $1,232 +5.90
605–620 615 3 190.00–221.00 $202.10 $1,243 +1.20
690 690 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,259 -15.72
737 737 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,345 +7.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 423 3 170.00–220.00 $198.76 $841 -19.40
426 thin fleshed 426 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,033 —
450–490 477 3 162.00–215.00 $186.33 $889 -25.21
525–545 535 2 190.00–210.00 $199.81 $1,069 +5.40
580–590 585 2 170.00–207.50 $188.91 $1,105 -7.27
635–640 638 4 160.00–187.00 $172.37 $1,100 -11.93
660 660 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,204 +8.91
890 890 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,446 —
935 935 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,262 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 215.00 $215.00 $882 —
550 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 —
625 625 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 190.00 $190.00 $846 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1265 1077 80-85% 8 81.00–89.00 $84.96 $915 —
880–1520 1186 80-85% 29 89.00–115.00 $100.03 $1,186 +12.20
1105–1480 1254 80-85% 8 98.00–110.00 $103.39 $1,297 -6.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1200 1029 85-90% 20 80.00–93.50 $87.25 $898 -3.08
725–1475 1100 85-90% 2 75.00 $75.00 $825 —
1055–1385 1220 85-90% 2 94.50–96.00 $95.35 $1,163 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,028 —
1070–1615 1327 75-80% 9 95.00–115.00 $103.20 $1,369 —
1590–1705 1648 75-80% 2 100.00–118.00 $108.69 $1,791 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1550 1462 3 110.00–118.00 $114.85 $1,679 —
1345–2370 1812 10 116.00–135.50 $124.26 $2,252 —
2060 2060 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,678 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,220.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,730.00 $1,730.00 —

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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.