Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 30, 2023

937 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.16/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 476 lb · 44 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.52/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 425 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $231.14/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 475 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	937	1,074	817
Feeder cattle	700	703	579
Slaughter cattle	206	183	197
Replacement cattle	31	188	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 7.00 to 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355 value added	355	2	257.50	$257.50	$914	+4.18
350–390	373	5	242.50–287.50	$274.60	$1,024	+36.08
422 value added	422	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,072	+5.73
415–430	424	6	235.00–250.00	$241.64	$1,025	-1.37
450–480	462	6	227.50–249.00	$238.30	$1,101	+8.99
500–545	531	22	225.00–243.00	$235.25	$1,249	+13.71
550–595	568	4	213.00–240.00	$229.74	$1,305	+6.77
610–640	620	4	220.00–237.50	$229.90	$1,425	+18.64
630–645 value added	639	7	249.00–250.50	$249.63	$1,595	+20.50
665	665	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,470	+0.11
695 value added	695	2	229.50	$229.50	$1,595	—
705–727	720	3	212.00–222.00	$218.73	$1,575	+27.38
751–783	759	13	190.00–223.00	$206.24	$1,565	—
810	810	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,478	—
930	930	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,628	—
1105	1105	2	137.50	$137.50	$1,519	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	255.00	$255.00	$599	—
280	280	1	240.00	$240.00	$672	—
335	335	1	245.00	$245.00	$821	+12.00
365	365	1	250.00	$250.00	$912	+27.50
490	490	4	219.00–230.00	$221.75	$1,087	+11.75
510	510	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,117	+16.50
675	675	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	185.00	$185.00	$546	—
355	355	1	190.00	$190.00	$674	—
350–365	358	2	227.50–230.00	$228.78	$819	-3.74
425	425	1	197.50	$197.50	$839	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	225.00	$225.00	$484	+15.00
250	250	1	210.00	$210.00	$525	-6.59
305–345	320	13	212.50–247.00	$242.36	$776	+24.34
355 value added	355	1	247.50	$247.50	$879	+22.14
357–395	383	18	220.00–237.50	$229.09	$877	+15.30
400–445	425	35	210.00–229.00	$223.02	$948	+3.78
440	440	1	205.00	$205.00	$902	-14.24
450	450	1	202.50	$202.50	$911	-5.94
450–495	477	43	210.00–227.50	$219.55	$1,047	+11.11
520	520	1	182.50	$182.50	$949	-25.43
504–546	521	25	190.00–220.00	$210.19	$1,095	+2.26
525 value added	525	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,168	+7.97
550–595	563	20	199.00–210.00	$205.74	$1,158	+2.54
578	578	3	192.00	$192.00	$1,110	-11.20
605	605	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,192	+10.04
616 value added	616	3	207.00	$207.00	$1,275	-5.32
605–635	623	7	190.00–204.00	$196.51	$1,224	+9.55
655	655	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,159	+1.00
683 value added	683	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,332	±0.00
680–695	688	2	187.50–189.00	$188.26	$1,295	+12.26
700–730	713	3	166.00–187.00	$176.48	$1,258	-7.08
735 value added	735	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,323	—
769 value added	769	15	180.00	$180.00	$1,384	—
780	780	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,268	-7.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	190.00	$190.00	$494	—
310–340	325	2	185.00–195.00	$189.77	$617	—
370	370	1	187.50	$187.50	$694	—
400–440	417	3	210.00–215.00	$212.42	$886	—
500–545	525	4	181.00–196.00	$190.35	$999	+4.25
550	550	1	162.50	$162.50	$894	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,136	—
605	605	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,089	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	175.00	$175.00	$569	—
570	570	1	167.50	$167.50	$955	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	160.00	$160.00	$504	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–293	290	4	257.50–278.00	$273.05	$792	+25.13
320–340	330	2	247.50–267.50	$257.80	$851	+18.53
365–375	368	3	232.50–242.50	$235.89	$868	+4.84
380–385	383	2	220.00–225.00	$222.52	$852	-8.53
400–437	420	5	240.00–252.50	$245.47	$1,031	+18.86
420–439	436	7	210.00–222.50	$211.72	$923	-14.89
450	450	1	213.00	$213.00	$958	-12.89
450–495	476	32	220.00–242.50	$231.71	$1,103	+5.82
510–520 fancy	513	3	237.50–240.00	$239.16	$1,227	+8.16
500–547	523	13	214.00–229.00	$221.91	$1,161	+9.97
550–590	568	8	210.00–225.00	$217.15	$1,233	+4.62
570	570	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,183	-5.03
600–640	620	12	203.00–225.00	$212.51	$1,318	+20.83
655–685	673	10	190.00–212.50	$207.28	$1,395	—
730	730	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,424	+19.49
790	790	14	172.50	$172.50	$1,363	-0.50
945	945	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,559	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	5	217.50–222.50	$219.84	$934	—
460–490	472	3	205.00–217.00	$210.63	$994	—
505–535	518	3	210.00–220.00	$213.94	$1,108	+22.92
625	625	2	187.50–192.50	$190.00	$1,188	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	211.00	$211.00	$981	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1455	1191	80-85%	49	94.00–110.50	$102.14	$1,216	-10.25
935–1440	1269	80-85%	12	105.00–129.00	$115.17	$1,462	-17.36
1115–1560	1326	80-85%	6	85.00–92.00	$89.65	$1,189	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1290	1044	85-90%	32	82.00–100.00	$90.03	$940	-4.09
1110–1225	1149	85-90%	4	69.00–74.50	$72.66	$835	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,038	—
1200–1615	1442	75-80%	26	95.00–114.00	$105.61	$1,523	-8.02
1210–1605	1455	75-80%	6	112.00–119.00	$116.23	$1,691	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1165	1112	3	111.00–116.00	$113.27	$1,260	-7.73
1020–1575	1404	8	91.00–118.00	$112.10	$1,574	-3.88
1525–1945	1743	13	123.00–134.00	$129.20	$2,252	—
1785–2155	1970	2	136.00–140.00	$137.81	$2,715	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
945	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
933–1152	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,106.51

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.