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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.57/cwt +2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 380 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.51/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 424 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $236.37/cwt -30.28 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 388 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 477 2,136 723
Feeder cattle 366 1,625 484
Slaughter cattle 92 288 171
Replacement cattle 19 223 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Pulaski - Last reported sale 11/07/23. Therefore due to the significant time frame since the last reported sale no trends were established. Fayetteville - No trends available at this time for feeder cattle but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 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
260–280 270 2 220.00–250.00 $235.56 $636 +25.56
320–340 330 4 267.50–305.00 $284.96 $940 +37.74
380–398 392 3 220.00–255.00 $231.31 $907 -0.19
420–435 428 2 237.50–250.00 $243.64 $1,043 -17.35
465–468 467 3 242.50–245.00 $243.33 $1,136 -19.74
565–570 568 4 222.50–230.00 $226.27 $1,285 -3.49
600–610 607 3 195.00–230.00 $214.97 $1,305 +5.25
660 value added 660 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,551 +21.78
650–673 661 8 210.00–217.50 $213.48 $1,411 —
760 value added 760 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,615 +8.77
780 780 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,580 +22.50
810 810 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,276 —
840 value added 840 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,617 -8.00
1010 1010 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,162 —
1060 1060 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,537 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 270.00–280.00 $274.95 $641 +74.95
340 340 1 235.00 $235.00 $799 +23.42
492 value added 492 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,082 —
540 540 1 170.00 $170.00 $918 -5.00
580 580 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,058 —
620 620 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,085 +17.20
660 660 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,204 -3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 225.00 $225.00 $889 —
420–435 428 2 210.00 $210.00 $899 +20.00
680 680 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 175.00 $175.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 185.00 $185.00 $453 —
265–290 278 3 200.00–245.00 $218.98 $609 +4.19
305–345 317 7 190.00–245.00 $216.59 $687 -0.14
368 value added 368 2 225.00 $225.00 $828 -15.00
350–399 382 14 205.00–245.00 $218.79 $836 +4.80
405–445 424 16 205.00–225.00 $215.51 $914 -2.22
460–495 471 8 205.00–228.00 $211.67 $997 +7.74
485 value added 485 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,067 +0.56
505–530 523 6 196.00–215.00 $209.83 $1,097 +9.43
575 value added 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 -0.85
560–585 576 6 167.50–208.00 $194.87 $1,122 -2.53
600–641 618 12 205.00–214.00 $211.03 $1,304 +19.22
665 665 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,244 +14.45
680 680 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,156 -2.55
765 765 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,167 -10.26
850 850 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,266 -10.56
995 995 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,219 —
1103 1103 3 107.50 $107.50 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 157.50 $157.50 $410 —
335 335 1 190.00 $190.00 $636 -12.50
442 442 2 195.00 $195.00 $862 +12.08
510–535 523 2 200.00–205.00 $202.44 $1,059 +24.71
550 550 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,086 +32.15
665–675 670 2 160.00–168.00 $163.97 $1,099 +26.97
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 -33.96
770 770 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,059 +17.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 175.00 $175.00 $534 —
350 350 1 195.00 $195.00 $682 —
490–495 493 2 195.00–202.50 $198.77 $980 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
640 640 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,043 —
670 670 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,055 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–392 388 14 215.00–245.00 $236.37 $917 -30.28
430–433 432 4 232.50–250.00 $236.85 $1,023 -12.34
472–495 474 13 212.50–223.00 $221.75 $1,051 -20.19
518–535 521 12 207.50–221.00 $218.63 $1,139 -8.49
560–585 566 7 190.00–205.00 $193.98 $1,098 -15.66
605–640 623 2 190.00–195.00 $192.57 $1,200 +0.97
664 664 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,444 +41.93
744 744 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,406 +44.43
755–795 775 2 187.50–200.00 $193.91 $1,503 +11.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 2 190.00–200.00 $195.09 $825 +5.92
450–495 462 5 180.00–210.00 $190.45 $880 -20.55
510–540 522 3 155.00–200.00 $182.60 $953 +8.20
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 +35.00
605 605 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,044 +0.71
715 715 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,090 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 460 2 205.00 $205.00 $943 —
500–530 515 3 175.00–190.00 $184.14 $948 —
568 568 2 170.00 $170.00 $966 —
630 630 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,191 —
690–695 693 2 150.00–152.50 $151.25 $1,048 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1475 1191 80-85% 17 83.00–90.00 $87.29 $1,040 -3.11
1205–1525 1391 80-85% 5 79.00–83.00 $81.03 $1,127 —
1330–1635 1497 80-85% 3 93.00–95.00 $94.07 $1,408 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1085 975 85-90% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.67 $601 —
785–1310 1053 85-90% 3 85.00–88.00 $86.26 $908 +18.59
810–1350 1065 85-90% 13 73.00–82.00 $78.21 $833 -8.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1315 1145 75-80% 3 84.00–87.00 $85.45 $978 —
1260–1730 1475 75-80% 10 86.00–97.00 $90.93 $1,341 +8.85
1495 1495 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,525 -0.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1095 1060 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,113 —
1455–1685 1588 3 99.00–107.00 $104.20 $1,655 —
1440–2100 1731 5 110.00–118.00 $112.17 $1,942 -0.54
1650–2160 1845 3 123.00–124.00 $123.61 $2,281 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1215–1385 1306 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,125.00–1,325.00 $1,203.06
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
875–1340 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–1,280.00 $1,122.31

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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.