Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

2,593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.75/cwt +44.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 724 lb · 82 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.08/cwt +15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 568 lb · 78 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.44/cwt +37.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,932/hd at 828 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,593	1,872	2,504
Feeder cattle	2,187	1,258	2,041
Slaughter cattle	352	344	373
Replacement cattle	54	270	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week Slaughter steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower, instances 12.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower,, instances 13.00 lower. Bulls 15.00 to 20.00 lower. McMinnville - No trends available due to limited receipts. Report for video loads: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 7.00 lower with instances of 12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218–240	224	6	250.00–285.00	$274.84	$616	—
263–295	277	13	237.00–302.00	$272.22	$754	+67.19
300–345	329	29	250.00–305.00	$287.08	$944	+64.96
350–390	367	17	250.00–292.00	$273.05	$1,002	+80.64
407–440	421	15	234.00–277.00	$256.09	$1,078	+38.59
450–490	465	15	235.00–280.00	$260.55	$1,212	+29.98
505–548	534	43	230.00–270.00	$252.73	$1,350	+28.63
553–595	576	27	230.00–262.00	$245.79	$1,416	+26.29
580 value added	580	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,473	—
600–645	619	38	194.00–250.00	$236.92	$1,467	+27.30
600–641 value added	635	7	230.00–261.00	$256.82	$1,631	+24.50
650–695	669	30	220.00–253.00	$237.23	$1,587	+33.01
700–730	711	11	200.00–241.00	$222.69	$1,583	+15.69
750–790	763	18	192.00–235.00	$218.33	$1,666	+16.41
800–840	825	10	177.50–230.00	$216.28	$1,784	+19.89
828 value added	828	56	236.50	$236.50	$1,958	—
850–880 value added	868	5	220.00–230.00	$226.08	$1,962	—
895	895	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,611	-27.00
949 value added	949	14	220.00	$220.00	$2,088	—
1080	1080	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	288	4	235.00–241.00	$239.62	$690	—
305–340	322	3	220.00–230.00	$223.16	$719	—
389–390	389	6	220.00–262.00	$234.02	$910	—
430–440	435	2	190.00–230.00	$209.77	$912	+29.87
505–530	515	3	210.00–235.00	$218.25	$1,124	+18.25
570–585	578	3	185.00–220.00	$201.51	$1,165	-15.49
802	802	7	208.00	$208.00	$1,668	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	210.00	$210.00	$714	—
463	463	3	150.00	$150.00	$694	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	232.00	$232.00	$940	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	5	220.00–250.00	$238.15	$579	+44.15
260–295	283	12	230.00–270.00	$250.17	$708	+52.45
310–345	324	13	182.00–262.00	$233.43	$756	+20.60
350–395	375	40	192.00–255.00	$235.23	$882	+15.17
400–445	424	39	176.00–245.00	$231.72	$982	+25.12
450–490	467	49	220.00–245.00	$228.01	$1,065	+63.01
479–490 value added	483	11	225.00–239.00	$233.84	$1,129	—
508–525 value added	514	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,234	+32.50
500–540	519	56	210.00–239.00	$227.99	$1,183	+22.32
550–595	568	73	205.00–228.00	$221.72	$1,259	+19.05
569 value added	569	5	165.00	$165.00	$939	-55.50
600–645	616	36	138.00–231.00	$207.04	$1,275	+32.74
620 value added	620	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,395	+5.69
650–695	666	34	159.50–215.00	$194.17	$1,293	+10.38
670–690 value added	680	2	222.50–227.50	$224.96	$1,530	—
700–740	721	9	147.00–192.50	$183.25	$1,321	+7.42
724 value added	724	73	222.00	$222.00	$1,607	—
750 value added	750	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,538	—
755–795	775	21	125.00–221.00	$204.34	$1,584	+24.34
805–840	817	3	152.50–190.00	$177.14	$1,447	+42.14
860–885	873	3	152.50–189.00	$173.09	$1,511	+27.09

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	—
255–295	282	6	220.00–235.00	$227.72	$642	—
323–345	336	5	170.00–222.00	$201.27	$676	—
380–393	390	5	175.00–210.00	$203.19	$792	+27.59
400–445	427	15	200.00–241.00	$218.28	$932	+37.29
450–482	471	16	170.00–220.00	$190.71	$898	+12.82
505–545	529	14	136.00–210.00	$197.21	$1,043	+18.19
550–591	578	12	182.00–200.00	$189.72	$1,097	+9.14
600–645	626	7	165.00–198.00	$177.29	$1,110	+2.29
655–675	665	4	152.50–180.00	$170.54	$1,134	+4.54
700–745	731	5	155.00–175.00	$167.68	$1,226	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	140.00	$140.00	$567	-42.50
495	495	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,040	+27.00
515–530	523	2	120.00–180.00	$149.57	$782	—
555	555	1	100.00	$100.00	$555	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	184.00	$184.00	$800	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	185.00	$185.00	$740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	382	3	210.00–225.00	$219.83	$840	-19.87
400–445	424	35	210.00–266.00	$243.08	$1,031	+33.80
450–499	471	42	215.00–240.00	$227.77	$1,073	+5.33
500–545	518	55	183.00–230.00	$219.31	$1,136	+10.58
550–595	567	40	190.00–230.00	$212.17	$1,203	+9.35
605–640	625	46	185.00–210.00	$205.83	$1,286	+50.83
660–688	680	15	180.00–207.00	$193.52	$1,316	+6.33
700–745	720	7	170.00–190.00	$177.42	$1,277	+12.95
760–795	770	6	160.00–180.00	$169.24	$1,303	+3.76
800–825	813	3	150.00–180.00	$164.15	$1,335	+22.41
885	885	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,328	—
945	945	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,418	—
985	985	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,084	—
1115	1115	1	82.00	$82.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	156.00–202.50	$180.65	$674	-1.85
400–438	415	9	187.50–255.00	$226.41	$940	+33.74
450–490	464	10	190.00–207.50	$197.61	$917	-9.89
513–540	527	19	180.00–215.00	$204.72	$1,079	+18.90
563–594	581	12	165.00–210.00	$179.95	$1,046	+0.17
600–645	618	20	150.00–190.00	$178.35	$1,102	—
650–695	673	6	164.00–178.00	$171.49	$1,154	-8.51
700–745	730	5	142.50–170.00	$162.35	$1,185	+18.35
760–770	765	2	152.50–160.00	$156.27	$1,195	—
800–840	820	2	140.00–150.00	$145.12	$1,190	—
870	870	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,305	—
900–940	920	2	130.00–142.50	$136.11	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	190.00	$190.00	$874	—
515	515	2	150.00	$150.00	$772	—
678	678	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,017	—
810	810	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	210.00	$210.00	$914	+29.00
460	460	1	175.00	$175.00	$805	—
515	515	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,092	+32.00
785	785	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,178	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1225	974	85-90%	23	54.00–74.00	$66.55	$648	—
785–1645	1092	85-90%	47	73.00–87.00	$77.47	$846	-6.52

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1460	1252	80-85%	12	75.00–83.00	$79.69	$998	-7.85
930–1540	1257	80-85%	51	73.00–99.00	$88.58	$1,113	+1.04
1180–1685	1357	80-85%	6	95.00–102.00	$99.23	$1,347	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1510	1380	75-80%	2	83.00–86.00	$84.64	$1,168	—
1100–1795	1384	75-80%	50	71.00–103.00	$92.84	$1,285	—
1370–1695	1568	75-80%	3	102.00–105.00	$103.08	$1,616	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2445	1681	17	95.00–112.00	$105.21	$1,769	—
1420–2140	1820	21	103.00–124.00	$115.43	$2,101	—
1770–2105	1982	3	122.00–130.00	$125.88	$2,495	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–965	943	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	125.00–128.00	$126.46	$1,193

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
975	975	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1020–1250	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,045.00	$957.38
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1465–1530	1493	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,625.00–1,750.00	$1,690.96	—

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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.