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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 20, 2023

1,577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.12/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 527 lb · 107 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.42/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 471 lb · 68 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.85/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 423 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,577 2,426 1,143
Feeder cattle 1,329 2,038 886
Slaughter cattle 199 344 213
Replacement cattle 49 44 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Knoxville - Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply higher, with feeder heifers 4.00 higher overall, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Pulaski - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers not well established. Feeder heifers under 500 steady, over 500 steady-6.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 284.00 $284.00 $809 +17.13
330–340 335 2 260.00–280.00 $269.85 $904 -0.46
355–390 value added 370 4 270.00–282.50 $276.86 $1,024 —
350–395 378 11 245.00–265.00 $258.11 $976 -12.81
400–445 427 19 245.00–262.50 $256.35 $1,095 -5.84
415–433 value added 429 8 275.00–282.50 $276.82 $1,188 —
451–497 467 20 238.00–268.00 $258.94 $1,209 +0.70
467–470 value added 468 6 270.00–283.00 $280.82 $1,314 +20.82
508–536 value added 526 16 269.50–283.00 $277.93 $1,462 +15.76
500–548 528 26 236.00–252.50 $242.86 $1,282 -10.34
550–597 571 29 235.00–257.00 $247.46 $1,413 +6.90
550–583 value added 579 8 259.00–262.00 $259.36 $1,502 +8.60
614–649 627 16 224.00–254.00 $239.45 $1,501 +5.66
630 value added 630 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,657 +22.13
650–697 value added 670 15 243.50–248.00 $244.15 $1,636 +9.07
650–696 686 16 218.00–239.50 $231.09 $1,585 +7.43
705–730 713 3 229.00–230.00 $229.34 $1,635 +13.41
757–785 value added 771 4 227.00–235.00 $230.93 $1,780 +12.02
795 795 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,709 ±0.00
935 935 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,692 +5.00
1031 1031 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,907 +25.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 247.50 $247.50 $582 -32.50
305–345 334 6 210.00–235.00 $228.19 $762 -2.06
350–395 382 10 230.00–250.00 $240.91 $920 -2.51
405–445 425 2 237.50–247.00 $242.03 $1,029 +1.99
460–480 470 3 231.00–241.00 $234.82 $1,104 +5.53
505–520 513 2 225.00–234.00 $229.57 $1,178 -0.31
575 575 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,242 -3.54
620–640 630 2 210.00–220.00 $215.08 $1,355 +11.54
765–776 773 4 170.00–210.00 $200.11 $1,547 +27.61
1025 1025 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,620 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 250.00 $250.00 $975 —
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 —
470 470 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 +6.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 222.50 $222.50 $801 —
480 480 1 200.00 $200.00 $960 —
785 785 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,758 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 15 225.00–247.50 $233.77 $743 -11.80
350–395 375 23 222.50–242.50 $230.75 $865 -10.69
380 value added 380 3 249.00 $249.00 $946 —
405–440 422 41 212.50–232.50 $228.11 $963 -1.83
402–442 value added 426 21 237.50–244.00 $239.15 $1,019 —
458–480 value added 461 22 235.00–247.50 $240.00 $1,106 —
450–496 476 45 212.50–233.00 $224.59 $1,069 -1.01
485 485 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,038 -11.60
505–525 512 3 209.00–210.00 $209.33 $1,072 +4.33
511–546 value added 520 31 231.00–236.00 $233.98 $1,217 +9.93
500–548 531 73 203.00–227.00 $217.61 $1,156 -0.76
555–563 value added 560 5 224.00–228.00 $225.59 $1,263 +4.62
550–597 571 45 207.50–222.50 $215.56 $1,231 -0.40
605–625 value added 609 14 199.00–218.50 $211.42 $1,288 -7.11
600–646 626 21 200.00–212.50 $206.66 $1,294 -1.86
660 660 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,204 -2.50
650–685 672 14 188.00–212.50 $204.82 $1,376 +8.94
685 value added 685 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,490 +7.50
700–736 723 8 169.00–197.50 $187.06 $1,352 -7.49
760 value added 760 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 -5.00
760–772 768 3 177.50–180.00 $179.18 $1,376 -11.01
885 885 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,531 +5.16
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 217.50–227.00 $222.29 $707 -8.33
370–390 378 3 212.00–229.00 $220.88 $835 -7.75
412–440 419 17 195.00–227.00 $210.34 $881 -3.73
455–495 475 3 192.00–210.00 $203.41 $966 -12.97
505–545 521 4 190.00–212.00 $206.42 $1,075 +2.30
580 580 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,224 +10.53
625–640 633 2 183.00–187.00 $184.98 $1,171 -4.75
665 665 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,130 -10.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 -30.00
385–395 390 4 157.50–202.50 $187.90 $733 —
415–435 428 3 190.00–196.00 $194.06 $831 —
500 500 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,030 +26.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 220.00 $220.00 $726 —
400 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 —
485 485 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,018 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 260.00–290.00 $275.32 $647 —
260–290 276 5 265.00–285.00 $274.35 $757 —
305 fancy 305 2 295.00 $295.00 $900 —
308–340 317 5 257.50–285.00 $274.85 $871 —
350–397 373 10 240.00–265.00 $248.66 $928 +3.66
405 fancy 405 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,063 —
400–430 414 15 237.50–264.00 $249.03 $1,031 -3.60
460 fancy 460 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,214 —
450–490 461 16 240.00–258.00 $249.85 $1,152 +8.54
500–540 518 18 215.00–237.50 $224.77 $1,164 -9.55
550–595 574 18 217.50–240.00 $225.00 $1,292 +0.64
610–640 619 10 210.00–226.00 $216.96 $1,343 +3.58
670–690 679 12 198.00–216.00 $205.00 $1,392 +5.38
700 700 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 -0.19
830 830 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,494 +0.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 255.00 $255.00 $701 —
330 330 1 245.00 $245.00 $808 —
365–395 380 3 222.50–230.00 $227.40 $864 +22.40
405–445 426 9 220.00–237.00 $230.12 $980 -4.38
450–495 468 20 205.00–234.00 $221.03 $1,034 +4.48
510–540 531 7 210.00–225.00 $217.30 $1,154 +5.79
550–590 576 9 200.00–228.00 $216.57 $1,247 +4.08
685 685 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,216 -6.67
715 715 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,401 +31.00
780 780 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,404 +7.52
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 215.00–241.00 $228.16 $935 —
475–495 485 2 219.00–230.00 $224.39 $1,088 +19.39
540 540 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,177 —
675 675 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 210.00 $210.00 $934 —
465 465 1 213.00 $213.00 $990 —
520–530 525 2 214.00–227.00 $220.56 $1,158 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1520 1196 80-85% 15 84.00–95.00 $89.24 $1,067 -6.71
945–1500 1230 80-85% 50 89.00–104.00 $95.87 $1,179 —
1030–1670 1335 80-85% 14 103.00–109.50 $106.52 $1,422 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1720 1315 75-80% 4 83.00–108.00 $93.41 $1,228 —
1080–1790 1421 75-80% 25 93.00–106.00 $99.60 $1,415 -0.17
1290–1685 1496 75-80% 4 106.00–109.00 $107.82 $1,613 +21.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1120 963 85-90% 11 65.00–74.00 $70.71 $681 —
935–1290 1060 85-90% 18 79.00–91.50 $86.08 $912 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 114.50 $114.50 $1,534 —
1255–2045 1668 18 113.00–127.00 $121.30 $2,023 —
1530–1915 1770 3 130.00–134.00 $132.23 $2,340 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–930 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 820.00–980.00 $879.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1295–1465 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,090.00–1,500.00 $1,307.63
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1120 983 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–950.00 $907.00

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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
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,370.00 $1,370.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,330.00 $1,330.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 2 125.00 $125.00 $831 —

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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.