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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

1,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.33/cwt -21.61 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 469 lb · 47 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.21/cwt +11.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 430 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.34/cwt -22.97 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 423 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,030 2,842 1,604
Feeder cattle 827 2,437 1,329
Slaughter cattle 148 353 204
Replacement cattle 55 52 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers to 2.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate. Sweetwater - Compared to this market last week, all feeder classes sharply lower however, value added cattle were in high demand. Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 225.00 $225.00 $506 -59.49
305–340 334 10 250.00–285.00 $253.56 $847 -30.67
353 value added 353 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,077 —
355–396 383 7 250.00–285.00 $258.67 $991 -8.55
410–420 fancy 415 2 290.00–295.00 $292.47 $1,214 —
400–440 417 6 220.00–285.00 $269.61 $1,124 -1.47
424–443 value added 435 22 280.00–292.50 $284.71 $1,238 —
455–495 480 13 183.00–280.00 $250.36 $1,202 -10.03
490 value added 490 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,176 —
500 fancy 500 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,375 —
500–540 526 16 205.00–265.00 $251.11 $1,321 -2.48
555–595 573 17 210.00–260.00 $240.10 $1,376 -8.66
610 value added 610 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,427 -26.00
602–640 614 15 185.00–240.00 $223.34 $1,371 -13.22
650 value added 650 3 212.00–234.00 $226.67 $1,473 -28.33
655 655 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 -21.64
650–695 674 8 167.50–225.00 $198.26 $1,336 -38.38
705–725 715 2 190.00–210.00 $199.86 $1,429 -35.98
750 750 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,425 -43.30
849 value added 849 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 230.00–240.00 $235.17 $524 +9.15
295 295 1 250.00 $250.00 $738 +5.00
315–325 320 3 230.00–275.00 $256.43 $821 +25.34
365–390 375 3 155.00–235.00 $200.38 $751 -27.51
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 -23.93
450–495 479 5 142.50–245.00 $203.10 $973 -14.34
535–545 540 2 140.00–195.00 $167.75 $906 -45.90
550–585 566 4 165.00–220.00 $196.51 $1,112 -20.98
635 635 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,302 -10.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 220.00 $220.00 $869 —
435 435 1 220.00 $220.00 $957 —
595 595 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,220 —
670 670 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 235.00 $235.00 $682 —
355–375 365 2 225.00–230.00 $227.43 $830 +47.43
485 485 1 190.00 $190.00 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 218 2 205.00–230.00 $217.36 $474 -27.21
306–345 316 8 152.50–240.00 $199.75 $631 -38.93
370 value added 370 2 195.00 $195.00 $722 —
350–390 371 17 180.00–235.00 $208.85 $775 -30.53
400–441 423 21 160.00–230.00 $213.17 $902 -21.14
410–435 value added 423 2 180.00–205.00 $192.13 $813 —
450–455 value added 454 6 190.00–197.50 $191.25 $868 —
450–490 470 39 150.00–230.00 $213.79 $1,005 -18.15
490–495 493 2 200.00 $200.00 $986 -31.94
505–545 525 20 147.50–225.00 $207.72 $1,091 -18.53
550–595 571 17 173.00–227.50 $199.97 $1,142 -20.91
613 value added 613 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,257 -31.16
600–640 616 19 122.50–215.00 $195.59 $1,205 -17.66
665 665 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,091 -39.52
650–685 667 7 122.50–190.00 $171.79 $1,146 -31.73
730 730 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 -0.12
753–795 770 4 132.50–175.00 $153.98 $1,186 -37.90
795 value added 795 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,264 —
840 840 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,827 +43.06
880 880 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,144 —
1160 1160 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 190.00 $190.00 $408 —
285 285 2 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $527 -30.00
315–345 333 4 185.00–225.00 $210.38 $701 +10.38
350–395 370 7 170.00–225.00 $200.79 $743 -2.69
400–445 425 8 150.00–217.50 $194.30 $826 -9.44
465 value added 465 1 157.50 $157.50 $732 —
450–490 468 8 150.00–210.00 $192.68 $902 -9.59
500–540 514 4 130.00–200.00 $178.03 $915 -2.08
565–595 582 7 140.00–205.00 $173.05 $1,007 -23.33
580–595 value added 588 2 154.00–160.00 $157.04 $923 —
635 635 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 +14.90
680–690 683 3 115.00–190.00 $160.15 $1,094 -16.71
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 3 215.00–220.00 $216.70 $678 —
350–395 373 3 205.00–225.00 $216.54 $808 +49.04
405 405 1 210.00 $210.00 $850 +80.00
450–485 468 2 169.00–207.50 $188.97 $884 -21.03
570–575 573 2 180.00–190.00 $185.02 $1,060 -24.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 200.00 $200.00 $530 —
355 value added 355 2 235.00 $235.00 $834 —
380–390 385 2 180.00–202.00 $190.86 $735 -54.53
415–440 431 18 209.00–245.00 $222.84 $960 +52.84
465–495 483 4 190.00–220.00 $205.83 $994 -20.56
500–513 fancy 509 3 190.00–198.00 $195.38 $994 —
500–525 515 10 185.00–220.00 $210.01 $1,082 -10.42
555–585 575 4 174.00–212.50 $199.06 $1,145 -10.93
600–645 632 10 166.00–195.00 $172.98 $1,093 -18.87
665–675 670 4 156.00–161.00 $158.74 $1,064 -31.83
710–740 725 3 141.00–200.00 $165.24 $1,198 -14.99
755–790 763 8 137.00–140.00 $137.38 $1,048 -41.33
848 848 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,060 -45.00
945 945 1 90.00 $90.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 145.00–152.50 $148.54 $472 -62.46
350–390 370 2 180.00–207.50 $193.01 $714 -28.13
400–435 423 3 191.00–220.00 $210.07 $889 -8.18
455–495 474 6 140.00–215.00 $193.85 $919 -22.25
505–535 522 8 160.00–210.00 $189.52 $989 -1.17
555–593 581 5 200.00–205.00 $202.51 $1,177 +33.37
640 640 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,120 -27.48
685 685 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 +2.47
705–740 718 3 141.00–170.00 $158.41 $1,137 -5.16
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 —
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1555 1148 80-85% 21 80.50–97.00 $89.87 $1,032 —
1015–1605 1246 80-85% 10 78.00–88.00 $84.62 $1,054 +1.56
1020–1485 1250 80-85% 13 94.50–109.00 $100.05 $1,251 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1630 1065 85-90% 21 73.00–90.00 $81.71 $870 —
955–1140 1065 85-90% 5 68.00–75.00 $72.54 $773 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1445 1270 75-80% 3 83.00–89.00 $87.29 $1,109 —
1135–1595 1371 75-80% 7 97.00–109.50 $103.54 $1,420 +17.50
1240–1975 1568 75-80% 15 85.50–99.00 $91.79 $1,439 -14.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1955 1621 6 100.00–113.00 $105.57 $1,711 —
1540–1760 1650 2 130.00–132.00 $131.07 $2,163 —
1285–2125 1668 13 110.00–129.00 $118.37 $1,974 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 960.00 $960.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 810.00–870.00 $840.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.