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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

1,461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.20/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 659 lb · 216 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.00/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 531 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.11/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 584 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,461 2,011 2,151
Feeder cattle 1,134 1,571 1,951
Slaughter cattle 265 382 186
Replacement cattle 62 58 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

LaFayette - Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 lower, 0ver 600 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00-12.00 lower. Offerings also included a video sale. The video sale report can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, breaker and boning slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady overall, with boning cows 2.00 to 8.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 6 268.00–282.00 $272.53 $747 —
305–340 323 9 260.00–275.00 $267.12 $863 -3.82
350–395 377 12 240.00–290.00 $274.70 $1,036 +19.01
410–445 432 21 244.00–289.00 $271.84 $1,174 +18.28
475 value added 475 7 257.00 $257.00 $1,221 —
450–495 482 77 240.00–275.00 $267.25 $1,288 +17.48
500–549 531 88 235.00–269.00 $259.63 $1,379 +10.10
532 value added 532 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,319 -22.25
560–595 584 90 230.00–255.00 $248.11 $1,449 -1.90
600–646 629 20 225.00–235.00 $229.15 $1,441 -11.53
652–675 658 181 210.00–245.25 $242.84 $1,598 +3.74
650–696 value added 667 35 236.00–247.00 $238.87 $1,593 —
705 value added 705 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,604 -10.50
705–749 742 25 215.00–232.00 $227.45 $1,688 -7.32
758–793 772 86 215.00–231.00 $226.47 $1,748 +1.48
855–872 868 4 215.00–217.00 $215.49 $1,870 —
892 value added 892 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,838 —
951–952 951 10 189.00–215.00 $207.19 $1,970 —
1070 1070 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,097 +8.50
1100 1100 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,661 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 280.00 $280.00 $560 —
270–290 280 8 250.00–275.00 $269.44 $754 —
310–345 328 4 215.00–255.00 $236.13 $775 -0.09
360–385 367 12 240.00–290.00 $260.98 $958 +27.11
400–440 427 17 230.00–261.00 $247.18 $1,055 +9.68
450–495 479 36 207.00–250.50 $237.85 $1,139 +4.37
505–544 538 6 223.00–227.50 $223.70 $1,204 +7.11
555–590 579 11 188.00–240.00 $213.00 $1,233 -6.79
620–635 628 2 220.00–236.00 $228.10 $1,432 +14.33
659–665 659 15 214.00–242.00 $240.12 $1,582 +30.12
737 737 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,702 +11.00
785 785 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,472 -15.50
890 890 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,762 —
915 915 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,022 —
955 955 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 245.00 $245.00 $625 +7.50
390 390 1 235.00 $235.00 $916 +7.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 235.00 $235.00 $905 —
535 535 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 223 3 195.00–270.00 $242.50 $541 —
250–290 272 6 222.00–255.00 $238.02 $647 +18.02
320 fancy 320 2 247.50 $247.50 $792 —
310–345 327 11 233.00–250.00 $237.67 $777 +13.58
350–397 383 36 216.00–247.50 $232.42 $890 +1.67
404 fancy 404 10 256.00 $256.00 $1,034 —
400–440 422 13 214.00–245.00 $237.06 $1,000 +7.93
450 fancy 450 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,159 —
450–495 463 48 206.00–237.50 $225.07 $1,042 +1.10
485 value added 485 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,018 -30.50
500–545 528 54 204.00–235.00 $222.42 $1,174 +3.65
529 value added 529 11 239.00 $239.00 $1,264 -2.00
553 value added 553 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,272 +4.83
580 580 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,174 -15.94
550–595 584 44 202.50–227.50 $213.92 $1,249 -4.52
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 -4.63
628 value added 628 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,287 -23.00
600–647 635 20 185.00–212.50 $201.79 $1,281 -2.84
662–695 664 27 191.50–215.00 $193.93 $1,288 -3.46
705–725 712 5 174.00–219.00 $195.40 $1,391 -1.49
784 784 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,223 -35.57
768–798 value added 792 37 180.00–185.00 $183.83 $1,456 +0.83
800 value added 800 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 -34.00
805 805 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,296 —
890–895 893 2 158.00–165.00 $161.49 $1,442 -23.51
998 998 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,387 -50.00
1118 1118 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,543 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 3 230.00–250.00 $243.19 $584 —
260–295 272 3 240.00–245.00 $243.40 $662 +43.63
309–345 316 9 193.00–235.00 $211.38 $668 +4.95
355–395 374 6 190.00–230.00 $208.27 $779 -4.83
400–445 419 5 192.50–225.00 $214.79 $900 +5.66
450–495 479 12 182.50–222.50 $206.38 $989 -9.18
505–545 524 21 180.00–212.50 $200.82 $1,052 -2.98
550–591 580 15 195.00–210.00 $199.45 $1,157 +1.36
600–640 623 5 172.00–210.00 $193.37 $1,205 +12.99
690 690 2 140.00 $140.00 $966 -38.28
738 738 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,218 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 182.50 $182.50 $374 —
465 465 1 177.50 $177.50 $825 -39.50
520 520 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,024 -16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 210.00 $210.00 $735 —
460 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 -6.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–393 385 16 232.50–257.00 $251.89 $970 -10.81
400–448 441 24 224.00–250.00 $240.49 $1,061 -4.14
450–475 461 16 230.00–255.00 $241.57 $1,114 +10.76
500–540 524 54 215.00–231.75 $227.74 $1,193 -5.72
561–595 578 42 209.00–226.00 $219.33 $1,268 -5.96
625–645 641 5 207.00–207.50 $207.10 $1,328 -6.57
662–680 666 29 205.00–218.50 $215.60 $1,436 +5.50
745 745 11 194.00 $194.00 $1,445 -4.23
760 760 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,414 -9.78
820–835 824 4 153.00–157.00 $154.01 $1,269 -34.71
850–870 860 2 155.00–159.00 $157.02 $1,350 -25.48
1010 1010 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 182.50 $182.50 $712 -51.23
405–445 427 6 225.00–240.00 $233.28 $996 +0.48
455–480 466 9 186.00–235.00 $210.60 $981 -9.43
505–549 538 9 188.00–215.00 $204.32 $1,099 -6.94
555–581 572 6 205.00–211.00 $209.87 $1,200 +7.15
615–645 633 8 170.00–187.50 $180.94 $1,145 -9.50
650–695 673 2 170.00–193.00 $181.12 $1,219 —
710 710 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,296 +24.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 192.50 $192.50 $424 —
535 535 1 177.50 $177.50 $950 -40.50
655 655 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,205 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1395 1113 80-85% 6 90.00–103.00 $96.02 $1,069 —
885–1510 1206 80-85% 58 96.00–114.00 $105.84 $1,276 -8.80
1055–1410 1245 80-85% 16 111.00–117.50 $114.65 $1,427 +0.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1360 1221 75-80% 5 86.50–104.00 $95.81 $1,170 —
1055–1710 1364 75-80% 24 104.00–114.00 $110.06 $1,501 +11.34
1150–1755 1374 75-80% 8 111.00–128.00 $116.89 $1,606 +18.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 102.00 $102.00 $780 —
855–1175 1016 85-90% 19 87.00–103.00 $93.28 $948 -2.02
740–1245 1051 85-90% 5 85.00–94.00 $88.47 $930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2455 1556 9 120.00–134.00 $126.19 $1,964 —
1660 1660 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,843 —
1745–2005 1874 8 130.00–140.00 $134.46 $2,520 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1120 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,375.00–1,450.00 $1,413.62
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1000–1200 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,240.00 $1,163.33
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–965 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00–1,000.00 $987.73
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,585.00 $1,585.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.