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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 28, 2023

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.90/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 571 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.67/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 484 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.41/cwt -10.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 517 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 496 1,774 2,249
Feeder cattle 340 1,524 1,748
Slaughter cattle 118 190 372
Replacement cattle 38 60 129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs 2.00-10.00 higher, over 550lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls 5.00-10.00 higher. 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
255 255 1 270.00 $270.00 $688 +1.56
310–335 330 5 260.00 $260.00 $858 +6.23
362–381 374 6 255.00–270.00 $264.26 $988 +19.26
415–445 436 5 252.50–275.00 $263.35 $1,148 +37.46
436 value added 436 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,243 +29.85
455–480 468 2 257.50–265.00 $261.15 $1,222 +13.72
485 value added 485 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,334 -1.24
515–527 523 3 230.00–250.00 $236.56 $1,237 -5.68
580–595 585 3 235.00–242.50 $239.96 $1,404 -1.90
600–625 616 4 222.50–237.50 $229.99 $1,417 -3.87
790 790 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $1,402 -25.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 245.00 $245.00 $588 —
300 300 1 220.00 $220.00 $660 +1.22
370–395 383 2 220.00–240.00 $230.33 $882 +6.42
440 440 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,166 +52.69
590 590 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,268 +5.00
625 625 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 —
655 655 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 —
800 800 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,400 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 210.00–240.00 $224.40 $842 —
420 420 1 235.00 $235.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 225.00 $225.00 $742 -16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 240.00 $240.00 $564 +8.64
305–337 321 7 240.00–255.00 $247.20 $794 +23.86
370–395 375 7 232.50–245.00 $234.74 $880 +12.77
405–445 429 14 220.00–240.00 $227.61 $976 +14.12
445 445 1 205.00 $205.00 $912 -8.49
460 460 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,035 +3.53
455–495 485 22 220.00–240.00 $230.93 $1,120 +9.46
515 515 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,069 -6.12
500–545 517 21 210.00–237.50 $224.17 $1,159 +10.55
552 value added 552 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,242 -1.69
550–595 573 24 200.00–222.50 $210.81 $1,208 +0.98
600–630 619 5 190.00–205.00 $198.47 $1,229 -0.11
650–685 674 9 185.00–192.50 $190.85 $1,286 -5.23
715 715 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,251 -5.00
782 782 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 224 4 215.00–235.00 $225.50 $505 —
265–285 275 2 230.00–240.00 $234.82 $646 —
305 305 1 215.00 $215.00 $656 +6.23
350–385 364 7 200.00–235.00 $210.68 $767 +2.86
405–420 413 2 215.00–220.00 $217.55 $898 +8.51
455–495 474 4 210.00–215.00 $211.20 $1,001 +7.04
520–545 533 2 200.00–212.50 $206.40 $1,100 +7.39
550–590 567 6 195.00–210.00 $202.39 $1,148 +10.59
610 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 +10.34
665 665 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,164 +2.26
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 225.00 $225.00 $866 —
415 415 1 205.00 $205.00 $851 —
460–475 468 2 210.00–215.00 $212.54 $995 —
505–540 523 2 200.00–212.50 $206.46 $1,080 —
555 555 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 200.00 $200.00 $400 —
475 475 1 180.00 $180.00 $855 +9.51
550 550 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,018 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 230.00–240.00 $235.09 $983 +6.88
455–497 481 7 210.00–240.00 $222.78 $1,072 +11.77
510–540 526 5 190.00–225.00 $205.02 $1,078 -1.94
560–595 574 4 210.00–217.50 $215.03 $1,234 +16.00
620 620 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 +3.00
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 -31.64
780 780 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,287 -12.00
830 830 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,204 -24.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,066 +57.00
460–495 475 6 235.00–255.00 $247.41 $1,175 +29.88
500–515 508 2 235.00–240.00 $237.46 $1,206 +4.62
555–587 571 4 225.00–242.50 $237.64 $1,357 +14.18
625 625 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,297 -9.85
655 655 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 +13.75
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,078 —
505–545 525 2 200.00–225.00 $212.02 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 205.00 $205.00 $882 —
550 550 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,045 +12.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1160 1101 80-85% 5 83.00–90.00 $86.15 $949 —
855–1365 1153 80-85% 26 91.00–102.00 $96.80 $1,116 +6.04
955–1490 1180 80-85% 20 103.00–116.00 $109.33 $1,290 +18.57
1315 1315 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,078 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1090 899 85-90% 12 64.00–82.00 $71.37 $642 —
925–1145 998 85-90% 14 80.00–92.00 $86.96 $868 +16.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1570 1241 75-80% 7 102.00–110.00 $105.75 $1,312 —
1075–1705 1463 75-80% 8 91.00–100.00 $96.87 $1,417 -11.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1710 1298 6 105.00–115.00 $109.16 $1,417 +1.95
1120–1950 1510 7 114.00–125.00 $119.85 $1,810 —
1730–1935 1800 3 133.00–136.00 $134.72 $2,425 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
950–1150 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,575.00–1,800.00 $1,698.21 +398.21
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.