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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 14, 2023

1,533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.13/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 581 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.26/cwt -8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 522 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.80/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 478 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,533 1,030 1,368
Feeder cattle 1,069 827 1,080
Slaughter cattle 353 148 222
Replacement cattle 111 55 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550 lbs. 3.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers sharply higher overall, with feeder bulls 1.00 higher overall with exception of those weighing 550 to 700 lbs. sharply higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 5 231.00 $231.00 $545 +6.00
298 298 2 220.00 $220.00 $656 —
308–320 310 5 225.00–242.00 $228.51 $708 -25.05
370–395 383 2 230.00–237.50 $233.87 $896 -24.80
430–443 438 5 227.50–240.00 $235.45 $1,031 -34.16
453–485 458 25 222.50–240.00 $236.21 $1,082 -14.15
500–548 533 18 221.00–232.00 $228.37 $1,217 -22.74
561–590 575 24 215.00–229.50 $225.59 $1,297 -14.51
575 575 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,164 -37.60
577–595 value added 582 4 235.00–238.00 $237.23 $1,381 —
626–645 value added 635 15 227.00–229.00 $227.95 $1,447 -6.05
605–642 638 9 220.00–221.00 $220.89 $1,409 -2.45
658–665 661 10 200.00–210.00 $204.01 $1,349 -10.99
670–672 value added 671 9 225.00–231.00 $227.66 $1,528 +0.99
710–738 731 8 191.00–217.00 $210.18 $1,536 +10.32
732 value added 732 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,632 —
784 value added 784 5 223.50 $223.50 $1,752 —
850 850 1 220.50 $220.50 $1,874 —
911 911 5 199.50 $199.50 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 200.00 $200.00 $580 -50.00
343 343 3 192.00 $192.00 $659 -64.43
350 350 1 202.50 $202.50 $709 +2.12
490 490 1 200.00 $200.00 $980 -3.10
515 515 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,146 +54.75
555–585 572 3 192.50–212.50 $205.52 $1,176 +9.01
705 705 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,428 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 227.50 $227.50 $535 —
315 315 1 205.00 $205.00 $646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 3 200.00 $200.00 $476 -17.36
292 292 5 191.00 $191.00 $558 —
310–343 328 8 203.00–208.00 $204.72 $671 +4.97
351–397 379 24 200.00–227.00 $221.43 $839 +12.58
410–445 432 10 200.00–210.00 $206.41 $892 -6.76
450 value added 450 1 217.00 $217.00 $976 +25.75
450–495 479 50 199.00–216.00 $212.23 $1,017 -1.56
480 480 1 185.00 $185.00 $888 -28.79
500–535 522 60 190.00–212.00 $199.79 $1,043 -7.93
525 525 1 167.50 $167.50 $879 -40.22
565–580 573 2 173.00–180.00 $176.55 $1,012 -23.42
555–595 581 61 190.00–208.00 $197.80 $1,149 -2.17
605–645 617 10 180.00–196.00 $184.61 $1,139 -10.98
625 625 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,112 -17.59
630 value added 630 4 196.50 $196.50 $1,238 -8.50
660–696 665 38 181.00–194.00 $188.45 $1,253 +24.45
705–748 740 13 180.00–188.50 $185.78 $1,375 -4.22
774–783 776 11 182.00–185.50 $185.00 $1,436 +31.02
815–840 828 2 169.00–184.00 $176.61 $1,462 -40.89
885 885 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,381 +26.00
915–922 920 4 131.00–170.00 $140.69 $1,294 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 201.00 $201.00 $734 +0.21
438 438 6 169.00 $169.00 $740 -25.30
450–465 453 5 175.00–180.00 $177.98 $806 -14.70
555–598 584 3 160.00–171.00 $163.49 $955 -9.56
605 605 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 -25.00
792 792 10 155.00 $155.00 $1,228 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–685 675 2 169.00–188.00 $178.36 $1,204 —
835 835 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,336 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 196.00 $196.00 $764 -20.54
425 425 1 180.00 $180.00 $765 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 290 3 227.50–232.50 $230.00 $667 +30.00
350–390 375 24 217.50–231.00 $223.16 $837 +32.30
400–445 426 20 210.00–237.50 $228.74 $974 +5.90
435 435 1 217.50 $217.50 $946 -5.34
450–495 467 39 200.00–233.00 $218.92 $1,022 +13.09
464–495 480 2 209.00–210.00 $209.52 $1,006 +3.69
500 fancy 500 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,112 +27.12
500–540 516 36 190.00–217.50 $205.09 $1,058 -4.92
570–590 582 25 185.00–215.00 $201.03 $1,170 +1.97
600–627 611 16 170.00–200.00 $182.38 $1,114 +9.40
645 645 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,048 -10.48
660–693 671 28 174.00–194.00 $189.08 $1,269 +30.34
700–735 723 4 160.00–173.00 $166.44 $1,203 +1.20
730 730 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,095 -15.24
751–770 753 26 171.00–185.00 $183.35 $1,381 +45.97
885 885 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 187.50 $187.50 $696 -5.51
453–497 479 5 172.00–187.50 $181.64 $870 -12.21
568 568 3 175.00 $175.00 $994 -27.51
653 653 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,077 -5.00
812 812 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,007 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 212.50 $212.50 $808 —
425 425 1 200.00 $200.00 $850 +40.00
455 455 2 213.00 $213.00 $969 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,064 —
665 665 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,077 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1255 1140 80-85% 7 82.00–86.00 $83.94 $957 -5.93
965–1400 1198 80-85% 13 101.00–109.00 $106.37 $1,274 —
1020–1650 1245 80-85% 60 87.00–100.00 $93.59 $1,165 +8.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1560 1355 75-80% 5 84.00–89.00 $86.08 $1,166 -17.46
1215–1780 1436 75-80% 54 89.00–104.00 $96.73 $1,389 —
1255–1715 1496 75-80% 18 102.00–115.00 $106.33 $1,591 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1160 906 85-90% 8 71.00–79.00 $73.36 $665 —
900–1145 1001 85-90% 8 91.00–103.00 $94.98 $951 —
730–1335 1057 85-90% 35 79.00–91.00 $85.23 $901 +3.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1810 1498 8 104.00–115.00 $108.09 $1,619 —
1445–2235 1796 24 114.00–131.00 $121.47 $2,182 —
1810 1810 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,425 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1300 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,237.50
1300–1400 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,120.00–1,250.00 $1,185.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,610.00–1,800.00 $1,705.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.