Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 26, 2023

1,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $230.90/cwt +19.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 507 lb · 41 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $222.64/cwt -18.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 686 lb · 38 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.28/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 613 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,023	2,002	1,259
Feeder cattle	802	1,615	1,044
Slaughter cattle	171	349	168
Replacement cattle	50	38	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate Sweetwater - Compared to last week, breaker and lean cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with boning cows sharply higher. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	295.00	$295.00	$752	—
300–335	318	2	280.00–310.00	$295.83	$941	+25.44
350–390	368	6	270.00–310.00	$294.37	$1,083	+36.65
410–440	423	8	260.00–295.00	$281.65	$1,191	+39.78
435 value added	435	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,327	—
450–490	465	8	255.00–285.00	$273.19	$1,270	+21.34
495 fancy	495	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,436	+20.00
500–515 fancy	508	2	275.00–285.00	$280.07	$1,423	—
510 value added	510	2	277.50	$277.50	$1,415	+0.43
500–545	513	7	232.50–272.50	$251.56	$1,291	+6.34
550–588	584	25	237.50–262.50	$239.80	$1,400	-5.56
604 value added	604	10	250.00	$250.00	$1,510	-6.48
600–625	613	2	240.00–252.50	$246.12	$1,509	+7.87
670–694	686	38	220.00–232.50	$222.64	$1,527	-9.82
730	730	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,642	—
832 value added	832	12	225.00	$225.00	$1,872	—
930	930	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,697	-25.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	260.00	$260.00	$546	+17.00
285–290	288	2	265.00–280.00	$272.57	$785	+11.01
310–340	327	5	240.00–275.00	$259.91	$850	+17.48
350–395	373	8	230.00–270.00	$249.12	$929	+30.93
400–420	416	8	240.00–260.00	$250.03	$1,040	+30.27
475–495	481	4	187.50–245.00	$225.73	$1,086	-1.77
505–530	507	41	220.00–235.00	$230.90	$1,171	+19.29
570–590	582	3	185.00–245.00	$216.72	$1,261	+2.52
605–625	615	5	205.00–230.00	$217.00	$1,335	-3.29
810–840	831	4	175.00–187.50	$181.85	$1,511	—
880	880	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	230.00	$230.00	$794	+15.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	240.00	$240.00	$840	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	5	205.00–265.00	$241.19	$820	+20.90
365–396	386	16	210.00–250.00	$236.58	$913	+11.26
400–445	429	27	220.00–240.00	$228.31	$979	+2.17
445	445	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,001	-1.14
453–498	475	30	210.00–230.00	$222.47	$1,057	+2.23
465–490	478	2	195.00–215.00	$204.74	$979	-15.50
500–535	509	22	210.00–232.50	$222.69	$1,133	+4.07
525	525	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,076	-13.62
543 value added	543	11	227.50	$227.50	$1,235	-18.39
560	560	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,036	-28.52
555–590	573	9	197.00–220.00	$211.79	$1,214	-1.73
575	575	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,150	-13.52
608 value added	608	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,398	+12.50
604–645	613	29	190.00–215.00	$209.51	$1,284	+4.79
615–625	620	2	177.00–187.00	$182.04	$1,129	-22.68
650–685	664	6	200.00–217.50	$210.76	$1,399	+14.82
677 value added	677	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,456	-5.00
700–735	718	7	170.00–192.50	$184.73	$1,326	-12.13
831 value added	831	12	187.50	$187.50	$1,558	—
945	945	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,772	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	230.00	$230.00	$678	+12.14
305–335	319	4	220.00–240.00	$226.09	$721	+16.09
360–390	380	5	210.00–235.00	$222.84	$847	+12.41
400–445	424	11	210.00–225.00	$217.75	$923	+9.28
455–495	480	9	205.00–222.50	$215.03	$1,032	+12.07
500–545	521	9	210.00–220.00	$213.36	$1,112	+15.26
550–595	568	7	190.00–210.00	$202.94	$1,153	+4.37
610	610	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,128	-6.82
680	680	2	185.00–195.00	$190.00	$1,292	—
775	775	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	200.00	$200.00	$440	—
385	385	1	210.00	$210.00	$808	+45.13
415–440	428	2	200.00–210.00	$204.85	$877	+34.85
455–495	475	3	180.00–195.00	$188.47	$895	+48.47
510	510	1	180.00	$180.00	$918	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	220.00	$220.00	$836	+10.00
440	440	1	220.00	$220.00	$968	—
505	505	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,060	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,044	-22.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	2	238.00–255.00	$246.11	$930	-2.23
400–445	426	9	219.00–255.00	$239.64	$1,021	+2.44
450–495	470	18	203.00–267.50	$239.62	$1,126	+15.67
505–545	519	12	197.50–230.00	$216.95	$1,126	-4.22
560–593	585	12	190.00–227.50	$219.47	$1,284	+7.26
620–635	630	3	200.00–215.00	$206.60	$1,302	+3.50
665–675	670	2	205.00–215.00	$210.04	$1,407	+0.58
755–775	765	2	166.00–180.00	$173.09	$1,324	-2.92
810–845	822	3	157.50–175.00	$165.82	$1,363	—
880	880	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	11	225.00–240.00	$232.23	$994	+16.96
460–495	484	4	220.00–230.00	$224.91	$1,089	+7.93
500–545	529	6	200.00–220.00	$210.76	$1,115	+4.09
560–590	570	4	200.00–210.00	$203.79	$1,162	-2.17
650–695	670	6	175.00–200.00	$188.45	$1,263	-16.55
705	705	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	$1,216	—
770	770	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,270	-12.50
855	855	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,325	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	220.00	$220.00	$693	±0.00
395	395	1	210.00	$210.00	$830	-23.09
560	560	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,008	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	225.00	$225.00	$698	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	210.00	$210.00	$924	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1540	1209	80-85%	44	95.00–116.00	$103.40	$1,250	-0.59
925–1430	1229	80-85%	6	82.00–98.00	$91.41	$1,123	-25.02
1220–1455	1334	80-85%	5	109.00–120.00	$114.44	$1,527	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1600	1352	75-80%	9	108.00–120.00	$111.26	$1,504	—
1065–1935	1429	75-80%	36	95.00–115.50	$105.32	$1,505	+13.45
1465–1575	1528	75-80%	3	94.00–99.00	$96.04	$1,467	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–905	873	85-90%	3	75.00–80.00	$76.73	$670	—
700–1310	1012	85-90%	17	81.00–96.00	$87.67	$887	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–2345	1496	11	94.00–119.00	$110.24	$1,649	—
1545–2410	1754	10	117.00–129.00	$125.64	$2,204	—
1965–2045	2008	3	131.00–135.00	$133.03	$2,671	—
2535	2535	1	110.50	$110.50	$2,801	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1000–1350	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,268.75
1080–1240	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
995–1085	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,023.92
1025–1065	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$974.52
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
725–865	812	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–1,100.00	$896.61
840–960	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,100.00	$993.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1315	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,675.00–2,100.00	$1,772.79	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	8	160.00	$160.00	$686	—

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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.