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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 15, 2023

2,256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.53/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 579 lb · 112 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.99/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 474 lb · 111 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.88/cwt -4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 524 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,256 1,329 1,640
Feeder cattle 1,595 1,158 1,208
Slaughter cattle 445 131 350
Replacement cattle 216 40 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Crossville - Compared to this sale before the July 4th Holiday, trends on feeder steers/bulls were hard to establish as demand for 300lb to 400lb steers and bulls was high trending 15.00 to 30.00 up, while 500lbs and heavier were steady; feeder heifers trended 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter classes were steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Greeneville - **No comparisons available due to no sale last two weeks in observance of the July 4th holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 284 5 218.00–241.00 $231.73 $658 -26.24
310–348 327 18 233.00–251.00 $242.37 $793 -49.71
335 value added 335 1 254.00 $254.00 $851 —
340 thin fleshed 340 2 292.00 $292.00 $993 —
370–385 378 3 252.00–269.00 $260.95 $986 -10.08
415–440 value added 423 3 252.00–261.00 $255.12 $1,079 -24.88
405–449 430 14 220.00–247.00 $239.08 $1,028 -17.43
450–495 470 18 226.00–256.00 $238.93 $1,123 -17.01
468–482 value added 476 9 251.00–260.00 $256.07 $1,219 —
505–545 531 29 222.00–249.00 $242.08 $1,285 -5.01
534 value added 534 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,351 -10.00
550–595 574 39 215.00–241.00 $226.93 $1,303 -15.59
565–598 value added 585 29 234.00–251.50 $246.79 $1,444 —
604–608 value added 607 26 244.75–252.00 $245.86 $1,492 -5.81
600–648 631 13 215.00–234.50 $229.72 $1,450 -5.77
650–675 664 22 220.00–234.00 $226.29 $1,503 +3.46
692 value added 692 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,661 ±0.00
700–725 712 5 203.00–214.00 $208.59 $1,485 -11.41
737 value added 737 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,695 —
770 770 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,540 -18.75
810 810 2 215.50 $215.50 $1,746 +20.50
850 850 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,810 —
915–921 920 7 192.00–193.00 $192.86 $1,774 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 207.50 $207.50 $861 -31.25
460–475 468 3 180.00–210.00 $193.75 $907 -30.31
540 value added 540 1 185.00 $185.00 $999 —
525–545 541 6 200.00–224.00 $215.71 $1,167 +3.14
550–595 576 4 181.00–211.00 $194.31 $1,119 -15.69
600–637 625 8 201.00–214.00 $207.80 $1,299 -2.20
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 7 210.00–219.00 $216.43 $602 —
315–325 322 9 200.00–220.00 $209.06 $673 -40.94
365–383 value added 379 4 226.00–235.00 $232.83 $882 —
350–395 380 35 205.00–227.00 $216.20 $822 -21.55
400–445 428 26 204.00–227.00 $212.91 $911 -16.67
412–445 value added 435 12 225.00–235.00 $229.62 $999 —
450–495 473 95 200.00–226.00 $217.30 $1,028 -6.71
456–490 value added 478 16 228.50–240.00 $235.93 $1,128 —
515 value added 515 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,159 —
505–545 524 89 200.00–219.00 $213.51 $1,119 -4.63
553–596 578 90 197.00–216.00 $210.32 $1,216 -1.46
560–598 value added 585 22 221.00–230.00 $226.64 $1,326 —
600 value added 600 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,308 +1.56
600–640 616 15 182.00–213.00 $199.07 $1,226 -5.92
650–675 657 21 174.50–210.00 $199.70 $1,312 -0.30
652–688 value added 670 7 207.00–208.00 $207.28 $1,389 —
700–745 709 14 164.00–204.00 $190.12 $1,348 -1.10
730 value added 730 10 212.00 $212.00 $1,548 -23.00
783 783 7 187.25 $187.25 $1,466 +43.25
805–820 value added 813 2 174.00–182.00 $178.04 $1,447 -44.46
816–840 821 5 147.00–169.00 $151.50 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 173.00 $173.00 $415 -47.00
300–340 320 2 156.00–161.00 $158.66 $508 -66.16
370–375 373 2 190.00–200.00 $194.97 $727 -25.21
400–445 428 9 196.00–205.00 $202.04 $865 -8.49
455–490 470 4 180.00–200.00 $190.72 $896 -22.38
500–548 520 13 185.00–205.00 $192.26 $1,000 -11.81
550 550 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 +0.93
608 608 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,155 —
660 660 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,109 -23.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 5 222.00–237.50 $227.50 $746 —
351–395 373 35 215.00–266.00 $239.13 $892 —
412–420 fancy 415 5 250.00–261.00 $256.55 $1,065 —
403–446 427 25 212.50–259.00 $229.49 $980 -10.51
451 fancy 451 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,091 —
455–496 469 37 210.00–234.00 $224.88 $1,055 -13.08
500–520 fancy 510 2 235.00–236.00 $235.49 $1,201 —
500–545 522 34 205.00–230.00 $219.87 $1,148 -10.45
527 value added 527 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,238 —
550–595 575 31 204.00–229.00 $214.48 $1,233 -12.65
600–646 632 29 190.00–215.00 $205.00 $1,296 -8.71
650–690 664 9 192.00–219.00 $202.51 $1,345 -8.51
665 fancy 665 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,496 —
710–740 727 5 179.00–215.00 $196.02 $1,425 —
770–777 775 10 165.00–180.00 $176.03 $1,364 —
800–840 820 2 165.00–185.00 $174.76 $1,433 +9.76
860 860 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,488 —
945 945 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 389 7 190.00–222.50 $211.25 $822 —
423 423 3 155.00 $155.00 $656 -68.84
465–486 483 6 200.00–201.00 $200.84 $970 -22.54
525–530 528 2 198.00–207.00 $202.48 $1,069 -2.54
580 580 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,073 -15.00
618–645 627 8 174.00–194.00 $184.65 $1,158 -18.77
705 705 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,191 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1625 1186 80-85% 87 85.50–109.00 $99.93 $1,185 —
995–1405 1197 80-85% 23 97.50–117.00 $110.06 $1,317 —
1035–1390 1228 80-85% 5 83.00–95.00 $88.94 $1,092 -17.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $948 —
1140–1845 1407 75-80% 68 92.50–115.00 $104.65 $1,472 —
1295–1830 1519 75-80% 22 103.50–119.00 $111.66 $1,696 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1155 1000 85-90% 7 70.00–80.00 $74.62 $746 -11.06
880–1075 1008 85-90% 5 94.00–102.00 $99.11 $999 +13.43
810–1310 1042 85-90% 48 74.00–100.00 $89.32 $931 +12.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1175 1098 3 105.50–109.00 $107.05 $1,175 —
1225–1880 1492 3 108.50–121.00 $112.46 $1,678 —
1205–2330 1704 34 112.50–135.00 $126.88 $2,162 —
1675–1790 1742 3 134.00–140.00 $138.08 $2,405 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,123 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
734 734 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 990.00 $990.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
965–1125 1061 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 990.00–1,180.00 $1,066.98
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
1000–1200 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,137.50
1030–1425 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,000.00–1,410.00 $1,234.92
1110–1435 1273 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,210.00–1,540.00 $1,396.07
1150–1500 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,425.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
954 954 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1040–1125 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 920.00–1,110.00 $1,018.73
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
910–1020 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00–870.00 $864.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,510.00–1,530.00 $1,520.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,250.00–1,525.00 $1,355.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,325.00–1,825.00 $1,625.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 154.00 $154.00 $785 —
560 560 1 153.00 $153.00 $857 —

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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.