Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 9, 2024

1,806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.59/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 572 lb · 88 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $207.38/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 625 lb · 88 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.65/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 523 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,806	2,797	2,023
Feeder cattle	1,586	2,221	1,754
Slaughter cattle	184	336	214
Replacement cattle	36	240	55

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	245.00–251.00	$247.84	$565	-57.16
255–295	272	5	222.50–240.00	$229.47	$624	-52.82
300–335	318	2	280.00	$280.00	$890	+0.07
330–345	339	5	230.00–325.00	$260.86	$884	-19.07
355–395	378	6	250.00–300.00	$275.66	$1,042	-14.38
400–445	433	12	241.00–300.00	$265.41	$1,149	-4.26
435–445 value added	440	4	315.00–317.50	$316.26	$1,392	+59.43
450–495	469	13	235.00–295.00	$263.40	$1,235	+0.88
460–485 value added	476	8	243.00–312.50	$294.82	$1,403	+20.16
505–549	532	35	240.00–267.50	$252.23	$1,342	-6.13
538–548 value added	542	14	253.00–286.00	$261.91	$1,420	-2.99
565–583 value added	573	16	265.00–275.00	$272.20	$1,560	+6.98
550–590	583	32	226.00–255.00	$245.21	$1,430	-1.46
602–620 value added	610	44	239.00–252.00	$248.40	$1,515	+7.80
600–642	619	31	216.00–240.00	$231.49	$1,433	-1.41
656–698 value added	667	42	216.00–241.00	$237.04	$1,581	+4.87
655–695	678	10	215.00–233.00	$221.97	$1,505	-4.92
700–745	716	4	200.00–217.50	$207.40	$1,485	-5.17
700–746 value added	727	27	209.00–225.00	$219.29	$1,594	+7.29
755–795	770	6	194.00–215.00	$203.52	$1,567	-5.95
750–793 value added	779	39	207.50–219.00	$212.37	$1,654	-3.63
800–805	803	2	193.00–205.00	$198.98	$1,598	-5.98
833 value added	833	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,708	-2.00
850–885	864	4	190.00–192.50	$191.88	$1,658	—
950 value added	950	12	194.00	$194.00	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	3	185.00–232.00	$202.77	$669	-47.27
355–390	380	6	231.00–280.00	$245.10	$931	+10.30
490	490	2	230.00–235.00	$232.50	$1,139	+3.72
545	545	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,226	+3.14
580–595	588	2	210.00–220.00	$215.06	$1,265	-10.11
615–642	625	9	192.50–218.00	$211.58	$1,322	-3.96
675–690	685	3	210.00–216.00	$211.97	$1,452	+11.97
760	760	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,444	±0.00
977	977	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,759	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,105	—
495	495	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,200	—
540	540	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,215	—
595	595	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,294	—
597 value added	597	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,403	—
635–640	638	2	212.50–217.50	$214.99	$1,372	—
935–940	938	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,688	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—
572	572	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,160	+15.00
695	695	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,390	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	215.00–220.00	$217.61	$501	-57.76
280 value added	280	1	215.00	$215.00	$602	—
305–325	315	16	230.00–267.50	$259.48	$817	+17.94
350–395	369	32	220.00–260.00	$244.07	$901	+0.78
372–385 fancy	376	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,015	—
405–435 value added	424	9	215.00–264.00	$241.72	$1,025	-1.28
400–446	427	59	210.00–259.00	$243.22	$1,039	+9.82
450–495	474	48	210.00–237.50	$227.18	$1,077	-0.22
455–496 value added	481	11	235.00–247.50	$238.77	$1,148	-6.51
500–548	521	68	206.00–226.00	$220.14	$1,147	+0.58
500–549 value added	535	10	221.00–237.50	$224.08	$1,199	-5.71
552–597 value added	567	22	215.00–232.50	$223.95	$1,270	—
550–597	574	66	200.00–225.00	$212.81	$1,222	-1.70
600–640	620	50	185.00–215.00	$203.42	$1,261	-5.47
615–649 value added	632	38	194.00–229.00	$212.60	$1,344	-6.03
660	660	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,353	+18.10
662–665 value added	663	6	202.00–210.00	$203.34	$1,348	-18.67
655–698	679	18	185.00–210.00	$190.79	$1,295	+3.89
701–707 value added	702	12	190.00–200.00	$191.68	$1,346	—
786 value added	786	4	183.00	$183.00	$1,438	—
805 value added	805	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,401	—
900–925	913	2	145.00–146.00	$145.49	$1,328	+3.49

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	195.00	$195.00	$556	—
330–335	331	5	230.00–236.00	$231.21	$765	+1.96
362–395	374	11	210.00–231.00	$225.76	$844	+11.92
410–425	418	3	205.00–230.00	$220.99	$924	+10.99
450–460	453	3	160.00–227.00	$198.71	$900	-0.47
510–530	518	4	210.00–217.00	$212.53	$1,101	+18.28
550–565	558	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,116	+16.20
625–645	633	3	171.00–203.00	$188.06	$1,190	+13.62
680–685	683	2	185.00–190.00	$187.49	$1,281	+12.49
785	785	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,374	+7.05
815	815	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,011	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	151.00–214.00	$181.88	$697	—
432	432	2	212.50	$212.50	$918	+37.56
438–445	440	3	176.00–212.00	$199.87	$879	+24.93
475	475	1	210.00	$210.00	$998	—
540	540	1	170.00	$170.00	$918	-22.43
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	—
700	700	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,295	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	325.00	$325.00	$829	—
310–340	324	12	300.00–325.00	$316.00	$1,024	—
355 fancy	355	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	—
357–397	368	25	242.00–310.00	$286.24	$1,053	+15.18
405 fancy	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	—
405–440	426	26	241.00–285.00	$265.24	$1,130	+4.39
450–490	468	41	220.00–267.50	$248.79	$1,164	+2.77
500–545	522	29	212.50–237.50	$224.24	$1,171	-9.35
540 fancy	540	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,296	—
555 value added	555	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,332	—
550–597	577	24	208.00–230.00	$217.26	$1,254	-3.74
600–646	616	19	207.50–220.00	$216.27	$1,332	+14.80
655–690	671	15	196.00–211.00	$203.89	$1,368	+0.45
701–735	710	9	177.50–190.00	$183.69	$1,304	-10.55
750–766	762	5	170.00–177.50	$171.48	$1,307	-3.67
807–830	815	6	160.00–165.00	$164.15	$1,338	-17.85

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	290.00	$290.00	$710	—
332	332	2	250.00	$250.00	$830	—
430–440	435	2	222.50–230.00	$226.21	$984	-3.06
450–485	473	4	220.00–232.50	$226.77	$1,073	-3.57
500	500	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,135	+15.55
575	575	1	160.00	$160.00	$920	-40.66
660	660	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,241	-3.19
725	725	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,142	-18.89

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,092	—
595	595	4	207.00	$207.00	$1,232	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110–1210	1160	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,298.92	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	197.50	$197.50	$790	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1510	1231	80-85%	35	83.00–101.00	$91.12	$1,122	—
1025–1480	1252	80-85%	6	75.00–84.00	$80.39	$1,006	—
1095–1720	1321	80-85%	8	93.00–111.00	$103.19	$1,363	+14.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1255	1039	85-90%	9	65.00–77.00	$71.01	$738	—
785–1460	1107	85-90%	23	70.00–89.00	$81.81	$906	+7.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1480	1334	75-80%	4	75.00–89.00	$82.05	$1,095	—
1225–1475	1362	75-80%	3	97.00–103.00	$100.97	$1,375	—
1250–1830	1480	75-80%	25	88.00–100.00	$92.83	$1,374	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1340	1230	2	93.00–95.00	$93.91	$1,155	—
1340–2180	1739	16	105.00–127.00	$117.28	$2,039	—
1320–2230	1758	3	130.00–134.00	$131.31	$2,308	+19.99
1660–2350	1902	3	98.00–104.00	$101.81	$1,936	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–965	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–1,250.00	$1,036.64
985–1070	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,225.00	$1,069.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,275.00	$1,087.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00
1170–1325	1248	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,300.00	$1,112.42

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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
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.