Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

2,429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.62/cwt +12.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 574 lb · 169 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.24/cwt +9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 469 lb · 125 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.90/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 577 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,429	2,767	1,975
Feeder cattle	2,076	2,092	1,553
Slaughter cattle	295	569	318
Replacement cattle	58	106	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Steers and bull calves under 450 lbs 3.00 to 10.0 lower, over 450 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 11.00 lower, over 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	230	9	265.00–300.00	$277.68	$639	—
255–290	283	7	265.00–280.00	$271.25	$768	+22.41
310–345	326	26	250.00–300.00	$276.39	$901	+1.66
350–388	375	17	260.00–290.00	$273.86	$1,027	+31.81
400–449	427	34	240.00–285.00	$262.10	$1,119	+27.03
428 value added	428	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,177	-2.95
455–498	476	62	230.00–273.00	$250.22	$1,191	-1.85
512 fancy	512	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,306	—
509–530 value added	519	10	250.00–261.00	$255.54	$1,326	+2.32
500–548	523	30	224.00–255.00	$243.47	$1,273	-2.56
553–594	577	87	215.00–258.00	$238.43	$1,376	+7.05
573–585 value added	577	12	250.00–268.00	$258.77	$1,493	+9.27
600–648	628	49	220.00–250.00	$233.65	$1,467	+15.23
605–636 value added	631	24	240.00–262.00	$242.49	$1,530	+5.49
655 value added	655	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,513	+1.00
655–695	675	24	185.00–236.00	$223.51	$1,509	+15.51
700–740	721	20	185.00–220.00	$212.77	$1,534	+11.84
763 value added	763	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,648	-5.00
750–785	774	8	205.00–210.00	$208.76	$1,616	+17.20
835–844	843	8	190.00–193.00	$192.63	$1,624	—
865	865	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,644	+1.68
905	905	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,683	—
1145	1145	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,809	-2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	225.00	$225.00	$641	+5.06
305–343	320	6	200.00–260.00	$240.77	$770	+9.09
370–395	389	4	220.00–240.00	$235.24	$915	+6.00
415–445	433	5	225.00–235.00	$233.08	$1,009	+16.99
480–495	490	10	215.00–236.00	$225.83	$1,107	-1.39
515–535	523	3	205.00–210.00	$208.30	$1,089	-1.93
565–585	577	3	200.00–220.00	$210.09	$1,212	+1.44
605–640	623	8	200.00–232.50	$215.08	$1,340	—
690	690	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,380	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,425	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	180.00	$180.00	$972	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	230.00–265.00	$247.69	$577	—
250–295	266	15	230.00–285.00	$258.90	$689	+45.14
315 value added	315	3	260.00	$260.00	$819	—
300–345	324	19	230.00–270.00	$251.86	$816	+31.69
350–395	368	25	228.00–260.00	$242.18	$891	+27.23
413–425 value added	416	4	225.00–245.00	$239.89	$998	—
400–445	426	54	210.00–245.00	$226.37	$964	+12.22
460–465 value added	463	2	232.00–235.00	$233.51	$1,081	+9.35
450–496	469	123	200.00–235.00	$222.06	$1,041	+9.72
500–545	521	74	200.00–222.00	$212.11	$1,105	+1.84
545 value added	545	5	218.00	$218.00	$1,188	-5.52
550–599	573	156	200.00–222.00	$211.33	$1,211	+12.34
578–595 value added	581	13	210.00–216.00	$215.05	$1,249	—
611–630 value added	614	9	206.00–224.00	$209.83	$1,288	+29.83
600–645	620	14	190.00–220.00	$209.66	$1,300	+10.15
650–695	677	42	175.00–212.50	$194.02	$1,314	+2.18
684 value added	684	11	200.00	$200.00	$1,368	+24.00
705–710 value added	706	5	200.00–201.00	$200.80	$1,418	—
700–740	722	17	174.00–187.00	$184.09	$1,329	+4.78
753–755	754	5	180.00–186.00	$182.40	$1,375	+28.40
800–845	823	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,399	—
893	893	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,518	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	200.00–205.00	$202.43	$563	—
310–335	323	4	200.00–215.00	$209.98	$678	+3.60
350–398	383	10	210.00–222.00	$217.06	$831	+17.98
400–448	425	13	165.00–220.00	$209.84	$892	+15.58
450–499	484	18	187.50–215.00	$203.86	$987	+1.83
500–545	528	6	190.00–205.00	$198.42	$1,048	+10.48
555–585	568	5	187.50–196.00	$192.91	$1,096	+8.30
613–640	621	10	172.50–200.00	$187.87	$1,167	+23.68
700–735	718	4	157.50–170.00	$162.34	$1,166	+8.34
770–790	780	3	150.00–170.00	$159.42	$1,243	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	—
455	455	1	181.00	$181.00	$824	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	180.00	$180.00	$945	-12.00
590	590	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,003	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–395	375	4	250.00–280.00	$260.31	$976	+9.71
400–445	427	33	240.00–275.00	$253.67	$1,083	+18.46
450–497	476	35	235.00–254.00	$243.88	$1,161	+10.14
500–545	527	40	222.00–238.00	$230.13	$1,213	+6.87
550–599	576	27	208.00–232.00	$219.80	$1,266	-2.93
600–635	615	13	205.00–217.50	$209.70	$1,290	+6.45
674–693	681	9	180.00–219.00	$204.28	$1,391	+3.52
705–710	709	4	182.00–190.00	$186.25	$1,321	+1.07
770–795	784	9	177.50–190.00	$182.76	$1,433	+14.76
803–840	815	3	160.00–182.00	$174.44	$1,422	—
860–875	868	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,562	+21.00
925	925	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–387	385	7	212.50–240.00	$216.32	$833	-5.69
400–425	414	4	200.00–237.50	$222.82	$922	+3.82
450–495	480	11	215.00–227.00	$220.71	$1,059	+12.05
503–548	532	22	190.00–222.00	$212.60	$1,131	+13.69
550–595	568	6	180.00–213.00	$201.17	$1,143	-6.37
610	610	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,159	—
665–690	669	14	180.00–200.00	$197.05	$1,318	+5.49
710	710	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,207	-11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–425	410	6	162.00–210.00	$187.25	$768	—
952	952	25	125.00	$125.00	$1,190	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1290	920	85-90%	16	57.00–80.00	$71.91	$662	—
785–1495	1023	85-90%	53	77.00–99.00	$88.64	$907	+8.34
1115–1170	1143	85-90%	2	95.00–97.00	$95.98	$1,097	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1745	1180	80-85%	41	94.00–107.00	$99.34	$1,172	-4.29
1125–1325	1248	80-85%	5	87.00–95.00	$91.48	$1,142	—
1160–1520	1276	80-85%	7	108.00–116.00	$111.84	$1,427	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	75-80%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,305	—
1155–1595	1356	75-80%	11	109.00–115.00	$112.19	$1,521	—
1010–1840	1384	75-80%	32	99.00–109.00	$105.20	$1,456	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1815	1456	5	104.00–115.00	$108.22	$1,576	—
1315–2170	1837	18	116.00–129.00	$123.24	$2,264	—
1525–2135	1864	5	129.00–139.00	$132.96	$2,478	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00

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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
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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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.