Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

1,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.87/cwt +21.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 743 lb · 144 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.50/cwt +40.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 879 lb · 59 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.69/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 577 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,112	2,037	916
Feeder cattle	901	1,590	717
Slaughter cattle	206	328	177
Replacement cattle	5	119	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well established last week. Quality fair to fancy. demand good. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows mostly steady overall, with lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	275.00	$275.00	$660	—
265	265	1	275.00	$275.00	$729	-5.58
340	340	2	280.00–300.00	$290.00	$986	+10.00
365 fancy	365	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,113	±0.00
375–394	381	5	270.00–285.00	$277.93	$1,059	+7.22
425 fancy	425	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,275	+10.00
415–445	434	6	262.50–285.00	$271.59	$1,179	-0.52
455–495	476	12	240.00–280.00	$265.55	$1,264	+2.53
485 fancy	485	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,431	—
519 value added	519	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,427	+1.00
500–545	522	21	240.00–270.00	$251.41	$1,312	-5.41
560 value added	560	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,456	-4.00
550–595	572	6	230.00–255.00	$240.63	$1,376	-6.13
610–630	620	14	230.00–242.50	$236.25	$1,465	-4.80
630 value added	630	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,575	—
665 value added	665	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,530	-30.50
680–685	682	3	210.00–237.00	$223.97	$1,527	-10.02
743 value added	743	142	252.25	$252.25	$1,874	—
747	747	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,681	-5.73
780	780	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,696	-4.48
800–810	805	2	202.50–207.50	$204.98	$1,650	-10.01
879 value added	879	59	238.50	$238.50	$2,096	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	233	5	245.00–275.00	$260.06	$606	-19.94
260	260	1	245.00	$245.00	$637	-5.00
330–335	333	2	260.00–265.00	$262.52	$874	+22.52
348 value added	348	2	240.00	$240.00	$835	—
360–375	367	5	240.00–255.00	$245.08	$899	-0.01
400–425	410	4	235.00–245.00	$241.31	$989	—
428 value added	428	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,027	—
455–465	460	2	235.00–255.00	$244.89	$1,126	+11.62
525–535	530	4	210.00–240.00	$223.82	$1,186	+13.82
550–580	563	4	215.00–230.00	$223.69	$1,259	—
600 value added	600	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,380	—
600–640	620	2	215.00–230.00	$222.26	$1,378	—
656–695	666	4	200.00–210.00	$207.39	$1,381	-3.62
760	760	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,520	—
945	945	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,786	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	225.00	$225.00	$788	-25.00
390	390	1	240.00	$240.00	$936	-10.00
420	420	1	235.00	$235.00	$987	—
515	515	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,236	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,104	—
500	500	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,175	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	245.00	$245.00	$723	±0.00
320–345	332	3	240.00–260.00	$248.09	$824	+10.09
350–395	373	10	212.00–245.00	$232.21	$866	-3.84
405–445	425	10	210.00–255.00	$228.25	$970	-3.63
435	435	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,011	+0.62
460 fancy	460	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,173	—
460–495	481	33	215.00–245.00	$231.11	$1,112	-0.17
480–490	485	2	222.50–225.00	$223.74	$1,085	-7.54
520	520	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,157	-5.09
505–540	522	10	195.00–240.00	$225.34	$1,176	-2.25
563–579 value added	574	21	230.00–237.50	$236.45	$1,357	—
550–595	579	26	212.50–230.00	$223.15	$1,292	-1.53
590	590	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,239	-14.68
600–645	624	9	210.00–217.50	$215.00	$1,342	+1.40
640 value added	640	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,504	+0.41
654 value added	654	4	210.50	$210.50	$1,377	—
650–680	663	5	200.00–215.00	$209.91	$1,392	+3.33
710–742	735	10	200.00–207.50	$205.01	$1,507	+13.20
755–767	762	4	190.00–207.50	$198.80	$1,515	-4.03
970	970	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	235.00	$235.00	$658	+2.50
305–345	325	2	220.00–245.00	$231.73	$753	+14.16
350–385	366	4	220.00–240.00	$230.17	$842	+16.61
400–430	420	10	217.50–235.00	$227.95	$957	+17.28
455–490	473	2	220.00–230.00	$224.81	$1,063	-2.70
500–545	519	10	202.50–217.50	$212.75	$1,104	+7.81
565–595	578	4	200.00–217.50	$210.56	$1,217	+6.48
610–645	628	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,319	+12.00
680–690	687	3	190.00–205.00	$200.05	$1,374	+7.05
710–745	728	2	175.00–180.00	$177.56	$1,293	-0.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	4	210.00–225.00	$216.45	$716	—
400–445	423	2	215.00–225.00	$219.73	$929	—
470–475	473	2	200.00–210.00	$205.03	$970	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	225.00	$225.00	$664	—
415–430	423	2	215.00–222.50	$218.82	$926	—
510	510	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,135	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	260.00–275.00	$267.39	$882	+34.89
400–435	419	7	235.00–270.00	$262.33	$1,099	+9.76
433	433	2	210.00	$210.00	$909	-42.57
450–495	477	9	230.00–275.00	$246.70	$1,177	+3.64
505–543	533	12	217.00–242.50	$230.51	$1,229	-6.19
550–585	564	10	215.00–230.00	$222.45	$1,255	-6.04
600–645	617	3	205.00–220.00	$211.61	$1,306	-7.68
658	658	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,250	-31.84
650–695	676	4	210.00–217.50	$211.80	$1,432	-10.04
705–735	720	2	192.50–205.00	$198.62	$1,430	-13.02
755	755	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	220.00	$220.00	$759	-14.77
400–430	419	7	235.00–265.00	$246.58	$1,033	+15.75
450–485	467	8	205.00–240.00	$227.10	$1,061	-7.11
515–545	530	10	199.00–225.00	$211.48	$1,121	-4.99
555–575	563	3	205.00–220.00	$213.25	$1,201	+22.16
660	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	+9.69
950	950	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,401	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	—
570	570	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,197	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,129	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1245	1068	80-85%	8	90.00–98.00	$94.86	$1,013	—
855–1570	1173	80-85%	39	96.00–111.50	$103.04	$1,209	+4.19
1210–1570	1388	80-85%	11	109.00–126.00	$113.85	$1,580	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,205	—
1065–1810	1354	75-80%	28	100.00–112.00	$106.65	$1,444	—
1150–1845	1449	75-80%	12	109.00–122.50	$111.86	$1,621	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1055	942	85-90%	5	71.00–85.00	$80.09	$754	—
780–1510	1027	85-90%	28	84.00–97.00	$91.99	$945	+5.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1170	1140	2	124.00–128.00	$126.05	$1,437	—
1320–1580	1462	3	113.00–115.00	$114.28	$1,671	—
1100–2095	1748	13	120.00–135.50	$128.32	$2,243	—
1635–1895	1784	4	129.00–140.00	$134.29	$2,396	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1300	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,350.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	200.00	$200.00	$860	—

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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.