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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 7, 2023

1,952 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $190.41/cwt -20.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 585 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.39/cwt -7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 526 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.23/cwt -29.78 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 465 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,952 2,087 1,565
Feeder cattle 1,463 1,773 1,161
Slaughter cattle 307 246 329
Replacement cattle 182 68 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 4.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher on Boner and Lean Cows, 2.00 lower on Breaker Cows; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower. Crossville - Compared to this sale last week, all feeder classes trended lower however a higher demand was noted for value-added cattle. No trends available on slaughter classes due to limited receipts. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers sharply lower with feeder bulls 2.00 higher overall. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 230.00 $230.00 $552 —
300–340 322 15 202.00–245.00 $219.00 $705 -17.40
355–375 368 8 240.00–246.00 $241.93 $890 -28.20
410–445 438 6 225.00–240.00 $229.87 $1,007 -25.99
450 450 1 197.50 $197.50 $889 -55.61
465–485 value added 473 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,178 —
465–497 483 13 212.50–240.00 $230.27 $1,112 -22.84
500–545 516 19 210.00–243.00 $230.26 $1,188 -16.57
524 fancy 524 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,310 -30.00
550–580 569 19 210.00–236.00 $227.84 $1,296 -14.74
555–595 value added 575 2 223.00–226.00 $224.55 $1,291 -25.45
620–635 631 8 212.00–220.00 $215.25 $1,358 -9.68
650–675 661 20 205.00–226.50 $217.74 $1,439 -0.01
705–728 720 3 213.00–227.50 $222.77 $1,604 +9.88
756–775 761 7 187.00–212.00 $204.73 $1,558 -3.89
915 value added 915 1 223.00 $223.00 $2,040 —
975 975 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 195.00 $195.00 $517 -40.00
375 375 1 207.00 $207.00 $776 -25.08
410 410 1 211.00 $211.00 $865 -4.30
450–475 463 2 173.00–185.00 $179.16 $830 -33.33
535 535 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,145 +6.37
570–595 584 4 170.00–195.00 $185.87 $1,085 -32.61
605–615 610 2 193.00–203.00 $197.96 $1,208 -12.04
690 690 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,401 +13.38
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,212 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 221.00 $221.00 $519 +13.50
275 275 1 217.50 $217.50 $598 —
305–345 315 13 182.00–225.50 $207.36 $653 -2.64
345 value added 345 6 217.00 $217.00 $749 —
350–381 373 21 190.00–227.00 $215.97 $806 -2.74
400–445 423 27 170.00–209.00 $188.01 $795 -30.27
435–438 value added 436 9 210.00–223.00 $217.20 $947 —
452–496 465 58 170.00–206.00 $192.23 $894 -29.86
510 fancy 510 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 —
508–545 520 41 170.00–206.00 $194.01 $1,009 -16.00
540–545 value added 542 17 221.00–224.00 $222.88 $1,208 —
555 fancy 555 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,138 -5.00
550–598 586 51 162.50–197.00 $185.48 $1,087 -19.87
588–595 value added 589 12 204.00–207.00 $206.50 $1,216 -24.00
600–630 fancy 610 6 193.00–201.50 $198.97 $1,214 —
623 value added 623 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,277 —
600–645 628 21 165.00–192.00 $174.24 $1,094 -28.51
645 645 2 163.00–165.00 $164.00 $1,058 -38.75
650 650 2 152.50 $152.50 $991 -37.42
655–690 676 41 162.50–210.00 $181.42 $1,226 -8.50
700–741 728 9 169.00–193.00 $173.07 $1,260 -4.40
750 750 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,080 -31.69
751 value added 751 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,502 +1.00
750–780 756 20 166.00–182.00 $175.83 $1,329 +0.14
810 value added 810 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,482 —
820–845 837 7 150.00–164.00 $159.14 $1,332 -0.86
894 894 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,350 —
930–945 938 2 120.00–132.00 $125.95 $1,181 —
985 985 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 180.00–183.00 $181.59 $590 -25.75
355 355 2 187.00–191.00 $189.00 $671 -17.09
410–444 440 9 177.00–188.00 $186.36 $820 -10.85
455–490 470 3 157.00–181.00 $169.69 $798 -38.63
525 525 3 169.00–184.00 $174.00 $914 -16.06
550–590 570 12 151.00–177.00 $167.75 $956 -1.65
612 612 5 168.50 $168.50 $1,031 -19.23
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 180.00 $180.00 $567 -35.00
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 —
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 245.00 $245.00 $564 —
275–290 282 3 222.50–242.50 $230.67 $650 +7.49
315 fancy 315 1 270.00 $270.00 $850 —
300–345 321 10 205.00–260.00 $239.35 $768 +24.32
365–383 fancy 373 9 251.00–256.00 $253.28 $945 —
355–388 380 24 210.00–238.00 $234.46 $891 +4.89
400–442 427 12 217.50–230.00 $222.20 $949 -12.80
450–495 462 38 182.00–239.00 $226.03 $1,044 +1.46
475 fancy 475 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,183 +14.08
500–545 520 28 207.00–225.00 $217.96 $1,133 +6.57
550–555 fancy 554 6 195.00–234.00 $227.55 $1,261 —
550–599 573 47 165.00–230.00 $198.45 $1,137 +5.29
600–635 fancy 615 4 188.00–200.00 $193.68 $1,191 —
600–643 616 24 162.00–190.00 $175.25 $1,080 -12.19
650–679 660 29 152.50–197.00 $189.25 $1,249 +11.75
675 fancy 675 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,451 —
700–735 714 6 153.00–174.00 $160.83 $1,148 —
750–775 765 22 147.00–190.50 $181.93 $1,392 -10.55
765 fancy 765 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,346 —
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 -52.48
820 820 2 155.00–159.00 $157.00 $1,287 -18.60
904 904 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,275 —
980 980 1 100.00 $100.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 376 6 189.00–209.00 $196.39 $738 —
408–440 424 4 150.00–181.00 $166.08 $704 -41.28
460–490 479 13 181.00–200.00 $186.88 $895 -6.25
505–545 527 8 166.00–195.00 $177.30 $934 -12.56
560–592 584 11 175.00–210.00 $188.72 $1,102 +7.31
740 740 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 -10.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 190.00 $190.00 $842 —
489 489 4 182.00 $182.00 $890 -28.00
505 505 1 116.00 $116.00 $586 —
580–585 583 2 128.00–157.50 $142.69 $832 -37.31

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1660 1399 75-80% 35 87.00–101.00 $92.67 $1,296 +5.88
1320–1610 1433 75-80% 5 80.00–85.00 $82.67 $1,185 —
1245–1695 1459 75-80% 10 97.00–111.00 $103.90 $1,516 -4.60
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1435 1185 80-85% 31 83.00–99.00 $90.93 $1,078 +12.75
1025–1410 1224 80-85% 13 98.00–108.00 $103.54 $1,267 —
1125–1405 1236 80-85% 5 79.00–87.00 $82.72 $1,022 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1205 1057 85-90% 5 65.00–73.00 $69.34 $733 -6.31
895–1325 1119 85-90% 20 73.00–86.00 $80.58 $902 —
1120–1310 1195 85-90% 4 88.00–95.00 $91.15 $1,089 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1865 1653 5 101.00–112.00 $106.83 $1,766 —
1460–2105 1777 23 114.00–131.00 $122.28 $2,173 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1300 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,112.50

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,355.00 $1,355.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 —

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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.