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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 12, 2023

1,329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.50/cwt +35.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,840/hd at 827 lb · 106 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.77/cwt +49.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 735 lb · 71 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $195.00/cwt ≈ $1,882/hd at 965 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,329 2,578 3,074
Feeder cattle 1,158 2,064 2,418
Slaughter cattle 131 442 549
Replacement cattle 40 72 107

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 250.00–265.00 $257.97 $717 +1.79
310–345 336 7 275.00–305.00 $292.08 $981 +55.85
350–385 fancy 362 3 295.00–305.00 $300.00 $1,086 —
365–395 384 7 260.00–280.00 $271.03 $1,041 +15.05
400 value added 400 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,120 —
400–445 417 17 250.00–270.00 $256.51 $1,070 +6.00
450 fancy 450 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 +2.50
450–495 475 23 240.00–265.00 $255.94 $1,216 +15.28
513–514 value added 514 10 260.00–270.00 $263.00 $1,352 -0.46
500–540 523 21 230.00–260.00 $247.09 $1,292 +3.32
550–590 574 10 230.00–250.00 $242.52 $1,392 -0.56
595 595 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,339 -18.08
605–606 value added 606 9 245.00–252.50 $251.67 $1,525 —
600–625 616 12 220.00–240.00 $235.49 $1,451 +2.35
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 -19.19
665–668 value added 667 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,601 -17.00
665–681 673 21 220.00–225.00 $222.83 $1,500 -6.36
745 745 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 +0.36
765 765 2 212.50–225.00 $218.75 $1,673 +7.98
815 815 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,589 —
860–878 value added 871 16 201.00–203.00 $202.26 $1,762 —
930 value added 930 53 212.00 $212.00 $1,972 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 250.00 $250.00 $562 +25.14
265–290 275 3 240.00–250.00 $245.12 $674 —
300–310 303 3 230.00–260.00 $239.89 $727 +15.04
350–395 373 4 240.00–260.00 $249.60 $931 +13.52
373 value added 373 5 260.00 $260.00 $970 —
400–445 425 8 230.00–250.00 $238.75 $1,015 +32.21
450–485 471 5 210.00–240.00 $224.06 $1,055 -14.26
505–515 510 2 205.00–220.00 $212.57 $1,084 -11.11
595 595 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 -17.93
629 629 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,321 —
695 695 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,425 -14.00
715 715 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,502 +3.00
750 value added 750 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,519 —
780 780 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,560 —
835 835 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,586 —
987 value added 987 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,816 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 255.00 $255.00 $867 —
515 515 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,184 —
625 625 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 +18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 250.00 $250.00 $862 +21.14
365–395 383 9 230.00–245.00 $237.75 $911 +20.45
405–446 425 25 217.50–240.00 $229.58 $976 +19.58
433 fancy 433 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,104 —
450–495 470 16 217.50–232.50 $224.01 $1,053 +6.90
500–545 528 15 207.50–227.50 $218.14 $1,152 +5.61
550–595 580 30 200.00–217.50 $211.78 $1,228 +4.27
600–635 614 14 200.00–210.00 $204.99 $1,259 +19.42
602–631 value added 620 33 210.00–224.00 $216.44 $1,342 +17.44
650–655 fancy 653 2 207.50–210.00 $208.75 $1,363 —
650–695 667 12 192.50–205.50 $200.00 $1,334 +9.86
700–735 718 2 190.00–192.50 $191.22 $1,373 +8.73
736 value added 736 69 235.00 $235.00 $1,730 +45.00
755 755 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,246 -8.34
795 795 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,145 -29.34
827 value added 827 106 222.50 $222.50 $1,840 —
965 value added 965 55 195.00 $195.00 $1,882 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 220.00 $220.00 $528 —
305–345 320 3 220.00–230.00 $224.82 $719 +15.68
355–395 374 8 210.00–227.50 $220.18 $823 +8.45
405–445 433 11 200.00–222.50 $210.53 $912 +12.96
450–490 470 12 202.50–217.50 $213.10 $1,002 +15.37
500–540 522 10 190.00–212.50 $204.07 $1,065 —
531 value added 531 18 231.00 $231.00 $1,227 —
555–590 576 8 190.00–205.00 $199.07 $1,147 +19.07
645 645 2 192.50–195.00 $193.75 $1,250 —
650–694 682 7 190.00–200.00 $191.36 $1,305 +7.36
710 710 2 162.50–185.00 $173.75 $1,234 -1.25
744 value added 744 30 207.50 $207.50 $1,544 —
835 835 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,190 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 217.50 $217.50 $783 —
420 420 1 210.00 $210.00 $882 +27.50
460–475 468 2 205.00 $205.00 $959 +25.00
535 535 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,083 —
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 195.00 $195.00 $722 —
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 —
515 515 1 175.00 $175.00 $901 —
565–575 570 2 175.00 $175.00 $998 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 434 5 230.00–250.00 $240.00 $1,042 +4.17
450–492 476 15 225.00–250.00 $237.96 $1,133 +9.58
505–545 519 13 215.00–240.00 $230.32 $1,195 -2.03
553–555 553 7 210.00–230.00 $227.13 $1,256 -1.48
600–640 614 4 210.00–220.00 $213.71 $1,312 -0.89
650–695 668 4 195.00–220.00 $211.02 $1,410 +9.62
830 830 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 426 4 220.00–230.00 $223.84 $954 +1.65
460–470 463 3 220.00–230.00 $223.38 $1,034 +8.38
530–540 535 4 200.00–210.00 $205.02 $1,097 -3.20
560–565 563 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,126 +4.46
612–635 620 3 200.00–210.00 $203.42 $1,261 +29.69
655–680 668 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,202 +19.49
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 190.00 $190.00 $817 —
490–495 493 2 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,048 +2.51
575–585 580 2 175.00–180.00 $177.52 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1585 1585 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1430 1085 80-85% 45 90.00–103.00 $95.96 $1,041 —
1060–1155 1108 80-85% 5 82.00–89.00 $85.53 $948 —
1130–1300 1238 80-85% 5 106.00–108.00 $106.81 $1,322 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1225 1007 85-90% 31 76.00–91.00 $85.68 $863 -17.13
875–1120 1028 85-90% 3 74.00–82.00 $77.19 $794 -25.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,021 —
1210–1425 1332 75-80% 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,385 —
1080–1665 1337 75-80% 8 93.00–101.00 $98.30 $1,314 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1705 1344 6 109.00–117.00 $112.74 $1,515 —
1820–2370 2048 4 121.00–132.00 $125.16 $2,563 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1095–1330 1182 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–1,300.00 $1,183.82
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–936 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,225.00 $1,092.12
921–960 929 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1062 1062 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1140–1250 1209 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,450.00–1,625.00 $1,568.85 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1080 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,500.00 $1,404.55 —

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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.