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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 27, 2024

1,516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.63/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 580 lb · 77 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.74/cwt +9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 521 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.44/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 472 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,516 742 1,133
Feeder cattle 1,031 552 754
Slaughter cattle 319 138 297
Replacement cattle 166 52 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed last week because of weather. Crossville - Compared to this market two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, but not enough comparable receipts to trend feeder bulls. Slaughter cows/bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher Greeneville - **No comparisons available as sale for last week was cancelled due to inclement weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 250.00 $250.00 $550 —
272 272 3 290.00 $290.00 $789 +15.00
320–345 328 7 267.50–301.00 $292.88 $961 +24.04
365 365 1 220.00 $220.00 $803 -52.87
350–390 378 8 262.50–287.00 $277.39 $1,049 +4.52
405–444 429 13 252.00–288.00 $271.87 $1,166 +0.57
400–448 value added 432 3 277.00–291.00 $281.32 $1,215 +1.32
455–495 value added 475 2 288.00–290.00 $288.96 $1,373 +28.96
470–495 482 7 252.50–274.00 $265.95 $1,282 +7.09
505 value added 505 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 +40.00
505–540 521 18 233.00–276.00 $262.65 $1,368 +16.74
564–593 value added 573 23 251.00–275.00 $259.48 $1,487 +5.48
550–592 581 14 230.00–255.00 $242.02 $1,406 +2.02
608–649 638 13 226.00–242.50 $231.36 $1,476 -0.49
625–649 value added 639 8 221.00–235.00 $232.78 $1,487 +0.11
653–685 value added 666 5 233.00–262.50 $250.36 $1,667 +25.36
650–690 674 9 210.00–225.00 $218.52 $1,473 +8.52
700–738 value added 719 2 200.00–201.00 $200.51 $1,442 —
715–740 728 2 200.00–216.00 $207.86 $1,513 +12.91
766 value added 766 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,693 —
794–795 794 10 205.00–215.00 $214.00 $1,699 —
800–845 823 2 186.00–207.00 $196.21 $1,615 +10.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 205.00 $205.00 $728 -38.39
430 430 1 230.00 $230.00 $989 -10.00
470 470 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,048 -9.69
500–515 value added 508 2 217.00–219.00 $218.01 $1,107 —
575 575 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,110 —
618–620 619 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,158 -23.00
735 735 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,411 —
750 750 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,402 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 252.50 $252.50 $821 —
400 400 1 249.00 $249.00 $996 —
575 575 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,366 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 212.00 $212.00 $943 -25.65

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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 1 237.50 $237.50 $582 —
294–297 295 11 247.00–250.00 $247.55 $730 +13.79
315 value added 315 1 242.50 $242.50 $764 —
305–335 325 3 210.00–265.00 $234.37 $762 -3.27
350–395 377 21 207.50–247.00 $232.39 $876 -0.94
380–390 value added 385 4 244.00–246.00 $244.99 $943 —
400–445 425 18 205.00–243.00 $222.71 $947 -15.45
425–445 value added 429 6 232.50–246.00 $243.14 $1,043 —
450 value added 450 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,035 —
450–495 472 47 207.00–241.50 $231.47 $1,093 +7.24
503–532 value added 518 15 225.00–244.00 $236.83 $1,227 —
500–540 522 37 205.00–235.00 $224.06 $1,170 +5.36
565–590 value added 569 7 223.00–226.00 $225.28 $1,282 +15.28
550–595 581 70 201.00–231.00 $220.16 $1,279 +5.15
610–645 632 17 186.00–206.00 $201.73 $1,275 +2.87
637 value added 637 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,389 —
650–687 value added 669 35 209.00–220.00 $213.60 $1,429 —
680–697 694 6 186.00–204.00 $201.06 $1,395 —
704–727 value added 711 8 191.00–210.00 $197.71 $1,406 —
710–735 718 3 177.50–191.00 $186.07 $1,336 —
755–788 783 10 164.00–185.00 $182.97 $1,433 +27.97
800–805 803 2 151.00–160.00 $155.49 $1,249 —
893 893 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,429 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 value added 310 1 219.00 $219.00 $679 —
310–338 329 4 200.00–212.50 $206.99 $681 -24.77
388 value added 388 2 202.50 $202.50 $786 —
395 395 1 182.50 $182.50 $721 -39.93
410–445 value added 428 2 201.00–215.00 $207.71 $889 —
410–448 434 4 185.00–211.00 $202.13 $877 -9.50
475–485 482 3 203.00–227.50 $219.45 $1,058 +15.48
505 505 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,035 +1.70
568 568 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,119 +0.59
650 650 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,157 -2.00
805 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 252.50–255.00 $254.11 $788 —
355–385 369 8 247.50–288.00 $264.32 $975 —
380–390 fancy 385 2 282.50–283.00 $282.75 $1,089 —
406–435 fancy 417 5 275.00–286.00 $281.43 $1,174 —
400–448 418 23 245.00–278.00 $267.57 $1,118 +16.02
465 fancy 465 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,293 —
455–495 468 15 237.50–267.50 $253.76 $1,188 +17.23
500–540 524 42 230.00–259.00 $251.05 $1,316 +31.01
552–585 fancy 560 4 236.00–241.00 $239.69 $1,342 —
550–590 582 22 221.00–250.00 $229.76 $1,337 -0.66
600–645 615 4 203.00–237.00 $220.61 $1,357 +15.73
638 value added 638 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,557 —
651–664 658 19 200.00–219.00 $213.76 $1,407 +30.52
660 value added 660 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,511 —
705–715 710 3 180.00–186.00 $184.00 $1,306 +12.00
745 value added 745 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 —
750–766 761 9 152.00–195.00 $184.59 $1,405 +14.60
865 865 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,514 —
950 950 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–365 360 3 219.00–237.50 $231.25 $832 —
405–448 430 7 227.50–239.00 $233.86 $1,006 -5.28
480 480 2 214.00–225.00 $219.50 $1,054 +4.50
545 545 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,183 +3.74
565–577 574 6 169.00–220.00 $204.90 $1,176 -2.53
620–635 625 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 —
775 775 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,341 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,012 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–875 873 80-85% 2 114.00–117.00 $115.50 $1,008 —
930–1575 1190 80-85% 57 100.00–117.00 $108.47 $1,291 —
765–1450 1194 80-85% 19 85.00–104.00 $93.44 $1,116 —
1030–1585 1283 80-85% 15 112.00–130.00 $121.46 $1,558 +35.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1580 1384 75-80% 7 111.50–125.00 $120.38 $1,666 +33.66
1295–1535 1422 75-80% 7 90.50–107.00 $98.94 $1,407 -1.06
1140–1935 1442 75-80% 46 97.50–122.00 $110.18 $1,589 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1205 1003 85-90% 12 70.00–84.00 $77.69 $779 +7.00
880–1210 1024 85-90% 10 94.00–114.00 $106.33 $1,089 +35.64
785–1380 1067 85-90% 27 84.50–107.00 $94.58 $1,009 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,410 —
1435–1870 1620 6 102.50–121.00 $109.20 $1,769 —
1320–2275 1726 20 105.00–135.00 $122.00 $2,106 —
1510–2015 1837 5 120.50–139.00 $128.93 $2,368 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 985.00 $985.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
1040–1310 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,180.00–1,480.00 $1,322.33
1173 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1050–1330 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,380.00–1,450.00 $1,419.12
1050–1400 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,080.00–1,440.00 $1,270.46
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 965.00 $965.00
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00
1280–1415 fancy 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,510.00–1,925.00 $1,777.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
850–865 858 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–880.00 $844.69
865–895 880 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,010.00–1,030.00 $1,019.83
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–915 858 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–910.00 $863.35
1015–1070 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 990.00–1,160.00 $1,069.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
775–910 843 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 820.00–990.00 $911.81
845 fancy 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,610.00–2,100.00 $1,855.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 780.00 $780.00 —

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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.