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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

3,134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.20/cwt +26.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 575 lb · 99 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.80/cwt +26.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 525 lb · 98 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.62/cwt +27.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 477 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,134 2,076 2,907
Feeder cattle 2,440 1,490 2,492
Slaughter cattle 539 411 360
Replacement cattle 155 175 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Steers 12.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 13.00 lower, instances 18.00 lower. Bulls 20.00 to 28.00 lower. McMinnville - No trends on feeder cattle available due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows down 2.00 to 7.00 with bulls up sharply higher. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 278 15 247.00–300.00 $276.78 $769 +66.03
300–345 326 14 227.00–295.00 $272.58 $889 +56.29
350–398 381 28 227.00–292.50 $268.35 $1,022 +47.35
410–445 424 15 240.00–275.00 $254.89 $1,081 +49.89
451–492 value added 469 7 250.00–263.00 $257.15 $1,206 +21.82
452–495 470 59 220.00–270.00 $249.62 $1,173 +31.34
500–545 520 29 220.00–257.50 $234.03 $1,217 +24.51
554–595 563 77 210.00–255.00 $244.97 $1,379 +26.26
567 value added 567 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,418 +25.26
600–642 622 50 207.00–240.00 $227.91 $1,418 +17.10
650–695 675 25 210.00–225.00 $218.39 $1,474 +7.76
705 value added 705 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,614 —
700–740 724 19 200.00–220.00 $212.98 $1,542 +25.59
753–780 761 33 190.00–225.00 $218.37 $1,662 +38.37
800 800 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 +17.57
806 value added 806 42 225.50 $225.50 $1,818 —
885–890 886 6 195.00–197.00 $196.67 $1,742 —
905–945 925 2 170.00–204.00 $186.63 $1,726 +5.63
985 985 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,872 +42.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 220.00–250.00 $235.00 $517 —
250–290 271 5 190.00–285.00 $232.80 $631 —
303–340 317 8 210.00–265.00 $250.27 $793 —
350–390 371 10 220.00–250.00 $235.84 $875 +34.84
418–445 426 5 230.00–240.00 $233.06 $993 +22.53
450–460 453 4 226.00–240.00 $235.88 $1,069 +30.88
515–540 522 14 204.00–240.00 $222.40 $1,161 +42.40
550–588 572 8 190.00–227.50 $213.15 $1,219 +21.06
603–640 613 11 200.00–215.00 $205.25 $1,258 +20.12
667 667 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,401 +22.76
715 715 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 +36.00
830 830 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 190.00–210.00 $200.14 $721 —
440 440 6 180.00 $180.00 $792 —
540 540 2 170.00 $170.00 $918 —
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 220.00 $220.00 $502 —
265–295 284 8 210.00–230.00 $223.70 $635 +38.62
300–348 321 24 219.00–252.50 $234.13 $752 +35.57
369 value added 369 5 251.00 $251.00 $926 +58.41
350–395 383 36 204.00–252.50 $229.98 $881 +20.80
400–448 431 62 184.00–237.50 $229.02 $987 +47.33
450–497 477 95 169.00–235.00 $220.62 $1,052 +55.62
505–545 value added 519 5 232.50–240.00 $238.04 $1,235 +48.04
500–548 525 93 173.00–227.50 $219.87 $1,154 +24.96
550–599 575 99 180.00–225.00 $214.20 $1,232 +58.58
600–649 632 63 150.00–211.00 $190.75 $1,206 +10.65
649 value added 649 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,330 +34.00
650–695 672 28 180.00–209.00 $191.50 $1,287 +17.89
700–730 718 21 175.00–200.00 $188.67 $1,355 +21.49
750–790 759 8 160.00–186.00 $179.70 $1,364 +31.31
790 value added 790 12 190.00 $190.00 $1,501 +25.00
810 value added 810 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,620 +50.00
800–840 827 7 148.00–190.00 $162.40 $1,343 +38.42
855–895 881 4 120.00–190.00 $160.35 $1,413 +24.49
930 930 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,697 +46.50
990 990 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,287 -7.00
1095 1095 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,533 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–242 232 14 103.00–240.00 $223.28 $518 —
310–345 327 9 174.00–227.00 $208.75 $683 —
350–395 374 12 160.00–235.00 $207.42 $776 +61.06
400–449 432 21 175.00–210.00 $201.87 $872 +36.87
460–490 471 8 182.00–215.00 $204.56 $963 +37.83
500–545 515 9 160.00–205.00 $190.30 $980 +30.47
555–596 582 11 170.00–208.00 $195.40 $1,137 +29.40
603–635 619 11 119.00–197.50 $169.37 $1,048 +15.80
668–670 669 6 170.00–190.00 $175.84 $1,176 +17.34
750–770 758 3 120.00–150.00 $136.79 $1,037 +0.79
860 860 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,440 —
900 900 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,372 —
955 955 1 96.00 $96.00 $917 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 213.00 $213.00 $937 —
495 495 12 180.00 $180.00 $891 —
515–528 524 4 170.00–205.00 $195.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1 1 1 155.00 $155.00 $2 —
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 —
575 575 1 170.00 $170.00 $978 —
640 640 1 150.00 $150.00 $960 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 235.00 $235.00 $646 —
360–387 377 6 219.00–280.00 $268.95 $1,014 +61.11
410–448 432 32 213.00–257.50 $235.69 $1,018 +21.04
450–495 471 44 200.00–262.50 $243.45 $1,147 +29.77
500–545 523 57 203.00–252.50 $227.79 $1,191 +27.24
550–598 573 36 198.00–230.00 $215.62 $1,236 +23.37
600–648 627 27 131.50–217.50 $198.21 $1,243 +16.49
650–695 672 19 170.00–210.00 $189.40 $1,273 +20.49
702–730 715 11 150.00–200.00 $180.98 $1,294 +35.61
755–758 757 6 175.00–180.00 $178.34 $1,350 +26.04
810–845 823 7 150.00–190.00 $167.85 $1,381 —
885 885 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,615 +43.96
1005 1005 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,608 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 —
355–395 376 4 170.00–232.50 $204.31 $768 +13.41
400–440 417 6 144.00–237.50 $207.71 $866 +27.12
450–495 471 22 190.00–237.50 $219.70 $1,035 +45.29
510–545 533 12 166.00–230.00 $209.76 $1,118 +39.76
555–595 584 10 185.00–207.00 $199.87 $1,167 +46.87
602–630 608 5 190.00–200.00 $197.49 $1,201 +30.50
693 693 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,247 +27.95
700–730 715 2 160.00–170.00 $165.10 $1,180 —
930 930 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 155.00 $155.00 $118 —
520–545 533 2 150.00–190.00 $169.53 $904 —
675–680 678 2 135.00–150.00 $142.53 $966 —
820 820 1 97.00 $97.00 $795 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 215.00 $215.00 $989 +65.00
500 500 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,025 +55.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–1615 1197 80-85% 73 70.50–95.00 $86.76 $1,039 +8.52
910–1385 1232 80-85% 19 62.50–87.00 $76.93 $948 —
1205–1450 1264 80-85% 18 95.00–102.00 $96.46 $1,219 +7.45
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1295 986 85-90% 16 50.00–69.00 $58.85 $580 —
1040–1100 1070 85-90% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.51 $883 +2.75
750–1485 1089 85-90% 33 61.50–84.00 $76.45 $833 -3.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1820 1405 75-80% 7 68.00–85.00 $81.45 $1,144 —
875–1915 1457 75-80% 37 71.00–102.00 $89.51 $1,304 -9.43
1370–1615 1457 75-80% 3 100.00–104.00 $101.89 $1,485 +2.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–2130 1594 9 90.00–108.00 $102.54 $1,634 —
770–2395 1731 28 85.00–122.00 $111.96 $1,938 -16.54
1650–2245 1994 4 123.00–126.00 $124.83 $2,489 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–870 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 660.00–890.00 $787.45
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 740.00 $740.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 970.00 $970.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 430.00 $430.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1105 1076 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,020.00–1,230.00 $1,131.59
1000–1300 1098 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,075.00–1,475.00 $1,318.96
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1000–1315 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 830.00–1,575.00 $1,236.54
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1030 973 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–860.00 $854.70
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 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 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00 —
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 970.00 $970.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855–990 923 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,285.00–1,550.00 $1,427.20 —

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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.