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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

1,825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.76/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 611 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.67/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 481 lb · 69 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.26/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 430 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,825 2,429 750
Feeder cattle 1,434 2,076 549
Slaughter cattle 347 295 181
Replacement cattle 44 58 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Huntingdon - Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls, feeder steers and feeder bulls not well established. Heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate. Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 265.00 $265.00 $623 -12.68
250–295 278 6 250.00–310.00 $275.81 $767 +4.56
300–330 316 5 231.00–295.00 $260.53 $823 -15.86
355–370 fancy 363 2 265.00–277.50 $271.38 $985 —
355–390 373 6 230.00–285.00 $260.23 $971 -13.63
375 375 1 240.00 $240.00 $900 -33.86
416 value added 416 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,136 -2.00
405–448 426 20 242.50–262.50 $257.29 $1,096 -4.81
457–495 470 14 230.00–257.00 $243.79 $1,146 -6.43
500 value added 500 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,270 -1.54
505–535 519 16 227.50–249.00 $239.69 $1,244 -3.78
550–560 value added 551 11 247.00–253.00 $251.04 $1,383 -7.73
555–595 573 27 222.50–251.00 $235.30 $1,348 -3.13
600 value added 600 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,422 -5.49
610–645 622 10 220.00–235.00 $229.71 $1,429 -3.94
650–691 678 10 220.00–227.50 $220.72 $1,496 -2.79
684 value added 684 12 233.00 $233.00 $1,594 +2.00
700–734 728 11 200.00–215.00 $207.04 $1,507 -5.73
752 value added 752 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,617 -1.00
785–790 788 2 204.00–206.00 $205.00 $1,615 -3.76
820–825 value added 823 2 190.00–193.00 $191.50 $1,576 —
910 910 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,856 +18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 3 223.00–262.50 $246.63 $821 +5.86
350–390 374 7 227.50–256.00 $241.60 $904 +6.36
460–490 479 9 207.50–235.00 $220.38 $1,056 -5.45
632–645 636 3 202.50–212.50 $205.88 $1,309 -9.20
685 685 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 +15.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 212.50 $212.50 $701 —
360 360 2 215.00–220.00 $217.50 $783 —
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 —
410 410 1 227.50 $227.50 $933 —
595 595 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 —
665 665 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,297 —
765 765 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,461 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–295 273 6 237.50–247.50 $243.47 $665 -15.43
305–345 327 12 220.00–243.00 $232.25 $759 -19.61
352–397 374 54 220.00–245.00 $234.64 $878 -7.54
400–449 430 67 210.00–240.00 $224.26 $964 -2.11
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 -22.06
450–498 481 68 210.00–231.00 $219.96 $1,058 -2.10
500–520 value added 515 14 222.50–227.00 $224.51 $1,156 +6.51
500–545 522 41 205.00–225.00 $213.56 $1,115 +1.45
551–560 value added 554 6 222.00–225.00 $223.99 $1,241 +8.94
550–590 563 33 205.00–220.00 $211.63 $1,191 +0.30
602–620 value added 605 41 213.00–225.00 $222.96 $1,349 +13.13
600–648 619 29 195.00–215.00 $203.17 $1,258 -6.49
652–697 681 17 187.00–200.00 $194.28 $1,323 +0.26
700–730 718 3 181.00–197.50 $189.15 $1,358 +5.06
765 765 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,454 +7.60
805 805 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,377 +1.00
860 860 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,608 +17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 210.00 $210.00 $682 +0.02
355–395 370 4 210.00–231.00 $216.24 $800 -0.82
400–442 419 8 205.00–210.00 $205.60 $861 -4.24
450–495 473 4 204.00–216.00 $207.47 $981 +3.61
525–545 537 6 192.50–216.00 $201.00 $1,079 +2.58
550–580 563 3 185.00–197.50 $193.36 $1,089 +0.45
605–645 625 3 175.00–200.00 $184.79 $1,155 -3.08
660–675 665 3 176.00–190.00 $183.61 $1,221 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 707 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,202 —
723 value added 723 8 181.00 $181.00 $1,309 —
797 797 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,323 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
345 345 1 205.00 $205.00 $707 —
360–390 380 3 207.50–210.00 $208.29 $792 —
455–475 464 4 190.00–192.50 $191.25 $887 —
450–495 477 3 185.00–215.00 $203.86 $972 —
625–645 635 2 146.00–150.00 $147.97 $940 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–540 523 2 161.00–167.50 $164.14 $858 —
585 585 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,053 —
630 630 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,071 —
675 675 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,148 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 277 3 275.00–290.00 $284.22 $787 —
325 fancy 325 4 280.00–285.00 $283.75 $922 —
305–335 329 10 260.00–275.00 $265.17 $872 —
350 fancy 350 3 285.00 $285.00 $998 —
350–391 378 12 252.50–272.50 $262.79 $993 +2.48
400–445 421 19 227.50–270.00 $240.04 $1,011 -13.63
421–425 fancy 422 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,087 —
450–492 479 25 220.00–247.00 $235.49 $1,128 -8.39
480 fancy 480 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,224 —
500–547 523 37 220.00–240.00 $228.96 $1,197 -1.17
550–598 581 21 210.00–232.00 $224.21 $1,303 +4.41
590 fancy 590 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,401 —
600–648 621 28 200.00–227.50 $219.34 $1,362 +9.64
650–695 671 16 192.50–255.00 $202.16 $1,356 -2.12
705–730 716 6 185.00–197.50 $189.54 $1,357 +3.29
765–780 773 2 177.50–178.00 $177.75 $1,374 -5.01
800–815 805 3 150.00–172.50 $165.05 $1,329 -9.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–362 361 3 215.00–232.50 $220.81 $797 +4.49
400–445 421 5 225.00–240.00 $232.19 $978 +9.37
465–491 483 7 210.00–219.00 $215.21 $1,039 -5.50
500–545 518 10 196.00–215.00 $210.54 $1,091 -2.06
550–595 573 3 207.50–210.00 $209.20 $1,199 +8.03
630 630 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 +15.00
825 825 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120–1385 1253 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,325.00–1,425.00 $1,369.71 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 —
590 590 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,268 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1540 1188 80-85% 102 90.00–110.00 $98.76 $1,173 -0.58
1040–1490 1289 80-85% 12 100.00–117.00 $112.16 $1,446 +0.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1190 1023 85-90% 13 61.00–78.50 $72.97 $746 -15.67
785–1330 1086 85-90% 50 80.00–96.50 $87.37 $949 —
1140–1195 1168 85-90% 2 98.50–102.00 $100.21 $1,170 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1515 1346 75-80% 5 84.00–98.00 $91.67 $1,234 -5.33
1080–1865 1384 75-80% 31 94.00–115.00 $106.65 $1,476 +1.45
1300–1675 1499 75-80% 6 110.00–122.00 $117.19 $1,757 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1190 1147 5 100.00–120.00 $110.46 $1,267 —
1090–1935 1484 8 100.00–116.00 $109.64 $1,627 +1.42
1125–2155 1712 11 118.00–128.00 $121.15 $2,074 —
1680–2080 1837 5 132.00–144.00 $135.21 $2,484 +11.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1090–1195 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,030.00–1,230.00 $1,134.60
1180–1185 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,480.00–1,500.00 $1,490.02
1035–1450 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,525.00 $1,184.26
1110–1265 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,160.00–1,300.00 $1,222.65
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
795–1010 903 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–925.00 $869.94
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,090.00 $1,090.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,130.00–1,230.00 $1,180.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.