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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 4, 2023

1,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.25/cwt -7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 464 lb · 70 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $184.52/cwt -9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 661 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $225.75/cwt -2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 465 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,365 1,363 1,814
Feeder cattle 1,000 1,049 1,281
Slaughter cattle 270 279 360
Replacement cattle 95 35 173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs. 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 4.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady with lean cows being 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower. Greeneville - **Market trends not available this week due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 222.50 $222.50 $545 —
260 260 1 250.00 $250.00 $650 +20.00
308–340 313 7 220.00–250.00 $235.93 $738 -15.15
405–438 430 7 217.50–229.00 $227.21 $977 -40.98
462 value added 462 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,141 —
452–490 468 18 220.00–245.00 $238.12 $1,114 -29.57
510–521 519 10 200.00–225.00 $222.54 $1,155 -23.44
516–545 value added 528 10 243.00–248.00 $245.85 $1,298 —
555–598 586 17 197.00–229.00 $221.99 $1,301 -11.28
610–645 632 5 195.00–205.00 $199.38 $1,260 -34.24
630–645 value added 638 2 215.00–220.00 $217.47 $1,387 —
655–694 675 19 202.00–221.00 $213.57 $1,442 -9.65
675 value added 675 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 -14.00
745 745 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 -11.05
788 788 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,655 -7.04
815–826 822 6 190.00–200.00 $196.70 $1,617 -11.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 312 3 170.00–205.00 $193.21 $603 -11.07
430 430 1 197.00 $197.00 $847 -37.65
495 495 1 189.00 $189.00 $936 -37.19
500–533 522 3 200.00–202.00 $201.36 $1,051 —
605 605 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,240 -15.00
708 708 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,267 -19.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 212.50 $212.50 $892 —
460 460 1 190.00 $190.00 $874 —
570 570 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,040 —
715 715 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,323 —
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–286 281 5 210.00–227.50 $213.24 $599 —
310–340 331 5 190.00–209.00 $196.62 $651 -17.38
343 343 2 163.00 $163.00 $559 -51.00
360–380 370 2 180.00 $180.00 $666 -36.46
360–399 387 30 192.50–226.50 $219.44 $849 +2.98
400–445 416 9 187.50–228.00 $200.74 $835 -24.91
420 420 1 172.50 $172.50 $724 -53.15
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 -45.00
451–490 463 62 182.50–229.00 $212.77 $985 -5.22
455–470 463 2 170.00–172.50 $171.27 $793 -46.72
450–480 468 3 160.00–167.50 $163.34 $764 -54.65
475 value added 475 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,097 —
500–540 524 34 175.00–202.00 $194.09 $1,017 -25.57
535 535 1 163.00 $163.00 $872 -7.00
540 fancy 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 —
552 value added 552 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,159 -1.25
555–585 571 5 157.00–165.00 $160.98 $919 -42.97
575 575 1 165.00 $165.00 $949 -38.95
550–587 582 27 170.00–200.00 $190.74 $1,110 -13.21
606–640 value added 623 10 197.00–207.00 $202.14 $1,259 —
600–640 624 18 170.00–200.00 $190.38 $1,188 -13.97
653–688 661 23 165.00–193.75 $188.84 $1,248 -0.67
665 value added 665 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 +14.33
703–730 718 10 161.00–176.00 $169.67 $1,218 -11.68
720 fancy 720 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,339 —
755 755 11 171.00 $171.00 $1,291 —
795 value added 795 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,399 —
865–898 877 10 135.00–150.00 $145.47 $1,276 —
1203 1203 5 105.00 $105.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–444 441 8 184.00–185.00 $184.88 $815 -5.36
456 456 4 170.00 $170.00 $775 -35.93
550–589 583 12 170.00–173.00 $172.53 $1,006 -16.77
625 625 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,100 -5.40
750 750 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,245 +20.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 -22.50
600 600 2 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
605 605 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,065 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 172.50 $172.50 $612 —
430 430 1 178.00 $178.00 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 217.50 $217.50 $631 —
300–325 313 2 220.00 $220.00 $689 -42.50
350–395 376 12 210.00–259.00 $245.55 $923 +4.03
400–445 425 15 210.00–236.00 $221.22 $940 -15.78
450–495 465 40 210.00–235.00 $225.75 $1,050 -8.51
500–540 522 27 192.50–214.00 $207.55 $1,083 -21.78
515–540 528 2 176.00–185.00 $180.39 $952 -48.94
560–595 571 31 178.00–205.00 $197.42 $1,127 -21.33
575–595 585 2 152.50–162.50 $157.41 $921 -61.34
590 590 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,003 -48.75
615 fancy 615 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 —
610–645 629 6 164.00–180.00 $171.23 $1,077 -42.43
650 fancy 650 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,112 —
650–680 661 46 145.00–193.00 $184.81 $1,222 -9.19
757–765 758 28 143.00–171.00 $165.73 $1,256 +5.70
876 876 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–423 418 6 185.00–190.00 $188.37 $787 -21.63
470–499 490 15 175.00–185.00 $183.72 $900 -20.49
549 549 5 175.50 $175.50 $963 -24.87
555–570 563 2 175.00 $175.00 $985 -20.00
625 625 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,112 +4.97
653 653 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,143 -5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 383 3 190.00–200.00 $195.02 $747 -24.98
415 415 1 192.50 $192.50 $799 -29.96
440 440 1 175.00 $175.00 $770 -31.00
470–480 475 2 182.50–200.00 $191.34 $909 —
690 690 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,070 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 197.50 $197.50 $820 —
470 470 1 186.00 $186.00 $874 +11.00
555–570 563 2 155.00–165.00 $159.93 $900 —
605 605 1 155.00 $155.00 $938 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1505 1258 75-80% 4 76.00–82.00 $78.49 $987 -22.19
1065–2055 1420 75-80% 56 84.00–99.00 $91.57 $1,300 —
1235–1710 1430 75-80% 7 99.00–105.00 $100.81 $1,442 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1470 1177 80-85% 51 80.00–95.00 $87.84 $1,034 +9.49
1035–1370 1208 80-85% 6 96.00–99.00 $97.70 $1,180 +9.65
1235 1235 80-85% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,025 -5.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1145 959 85-90% 14 50.00–70.00 $62.96 $604 -15.47
840–1275 1033 85-90% 31 72.00–90.00 $81.83 $845 +10.88
1015–1160 1088 85-90% 2 92.00–95.00 $93.60 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1250 1138 2 102.00–105.00 $103.65 $1,180 —
1285–1825 1506 8 101.00–108.00 $105.88 $1,595 —
1065–2225 1710 18 108.00–119.00 $113.67 $1,944 +2.41
1890–2060 1975 2 128.00–129.00 $128.48 $2,537 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1200–1300 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–925.00 $900.00
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —

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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.