Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

4,729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.61/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 515 lb · 225 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.10/cwt -5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 616 lb · 215 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.93/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,660/hd at 672 lb · 214 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,729	3,336	1,889
Feeder cattle	4,348	3,086	1,618
Slaughter cattle	322	212	231
Replacement cattle	59	38	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Steers and bulls 4.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong. McMinnville - No trends available for this market due to insufficient comparable receipts. Video Load Report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3665.pdf Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 3.00-8.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	223	3	315.00–355.00	$332.24	$741	-2.76
255–295	282	10	320.00–365.00	$332.39	$937	+14.74
300–345	323	13	290.00–320.00	$301.97	$975	-3.54
350–399	376	33	275.00–324.00	$297.47	$1,118	-7.02
414 value added	414	15	327.00	$327.00	$1,354	+12.85
400–440	418	41	280.00–320.00	$300.33	$1,255	-5.68
457–475 value added	464	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,392	-5.27
450–495	471	25	270.00–302.50	$287.91	$1,356	+1.71
475 thin fleshed	475	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,472	—
500–543 value added	521	43	285.00–295.00	$290.28	$1,512	+0.72
500–545	533	56	250.00–288.00	$274.09	$1,461	-5.06
550–595	572	37	245.00–277.00	$260.75	$1,491	-4.53
567–585 value added	573	37	260.00–281.00	$271.88	$1,558	—
603–630 value added	616	81	258.00–273.00	$267.01	$1,645	+14.35
600–645	631	66	230.00–254.00	$245.20	$1,547	-0.98
650–699 value added	672	145	242.00–264.50	$250.62	$1,684	+7.46
650–695	673	69	225.00–250.00	$239.19	$1,610	+7.85
700–745	719	17	220.00–236.00	$224.55	$1,615	+4.59
701–748 value added	719	55	233.00–245.00	$237.06	$1,704	+8.24
760–792	777	31	210.00–226.00	$217.08	$1,687	+2.35
771–799 value added	785	73	219.00–229.50	$224.58	$1,763	-2.14
812–844 value added	820	76	218.00–221.00	$218.37	$1,791	-2.14
810–843	828	6	210.00–218.00	$213.36	$1,767	+13.06
860–867 value added	864	5	210.00–214.00	$211.59	$1,828	+1.59
853–888	867	19	199.00–211.00	$207.51	$1,799	+8.95
908–916 value added	908	119	196.00–221.00	$219.52	$1,993	+9.41
925–930	928	2	180.00–185.00	$182.51	$1,694	-5.00
978	978	7	181.00	$181.00	$1,770	-9.00
957–985 value added	982	61	198.00–215.50	$213.54	$2,097	—
1195	1195	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,613	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	285.00–320.00	$302.70	$660	-8.37
250–295	284	5	265.00–300.00	$285.53	$811	+19.70
300–345	326	23	230.00–310.00	$263.44	$859	-23.00
350–378	369	3	280.00–285.00	$281.58	$1,039	+8.05
400–448	435	10	240.00–275.00	$259.96	$1,131	-3.48
465–480	470	6	240.00–261.00	$255.95	$1,203	-0.47
500–536	526	16	227.50–257.50	$237.72	$1,250	-5.03
550–590	568	8	220.00–250.00	$239.75	$1,362	-2.24
610–645	639	16	211.00–235.00	$230.52	$1,473	+10.40
665–695	687	8	200.00–233.00	$221.07	$1,519	+3.54
710–745	737	5	210.00–215.00	$212.02	$1,563	+7.02
760	760	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,444	-8.68
910	910	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,492	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	280.00	$280.00	$812	—
325–330	328	2	300.00–310.00	$305.04	$1,001	—
495	495	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,262	—
500–520	510	2	215.00–222.50	$218.68	$1,115	—
555	555	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,360	—
760	760	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,444	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–235	213	9	290.00–360.00	$350.52	$747	+79.04
250–295	274	10	265.00–300.00	$278.06	$762	+30.06
300–345	321	34	250.00–290.00	$268.70	$863	+2.69
362–374 thin fleshed	369	16	270.00–272.00	$271.01	$1,000	—
350–395	377	70	245.00–267.50	$260.96	$984	+1.82
400–445	422	79	240.00–266.00	$257.63	$1,087	+8.06
406–448 value added	426	45	262.00–274.00	$267.44	$1,139	+5.47
450–495	472	115	226.00–265.00	$248.47	$1,173	+11.17
488–494 value added	493	72	269.00–276.00	$274.94	$1,355	+19.28
501–527 value added	505	121	250.00–265.00	$254.07	$1,283	+5.83
500–545	526	104	220.00–248.00	$235.77	$1,240	+1.90
550–595	575	57	215.00–231.00	$226.19	$1,301	-0.24
589 value added	589	51	241.00	$241.00	$1,419	+2.54
602–634 value added	614	156	220.00–236.50	$230.65	$1,416	-4.30
600–647	621	59	200.00–225.00	$217.71	$1,352	+12.85
652–675 value added	664	68	211.00–224.50	$219.11	$1,455	-2.44
650–685	675	34	200.00–217.50	$208.79	$1,409	+3.11
700–740 value added	706	136	205.00–221.50	$217.48	$1,535	+5.55
700–730	721	10	190.00–207.00	$200.82	$1,448	-0.95
753–793 value added	764	91	200.00–217.00	$212.97	$1,627	+6.47
750–789	770	14	185.00–200.00	$192.90	$1,485	—
806 value added	806	6	196.00	$196.00	$1,580	—
870	870	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,235	-36.76
980	980	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,352	-24.46
1050	1050	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,449	—
1180	1180	4	123.00	$123.00	$1,451	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	285.00	$285.00	$570	—
260–295	286	10	230.00–270.00	$256.85	$735	+7.25
300–343	326	11	200.00–260.00	$238.58	$778	-9.71
373–396	388	20	207.00–255.00	$232.80	$903	-4.35
400–445	427	20	220.00–244.00	$234.96	$1,003	+1.82
450–495	482	15	150.00–237.50	$216.87	$1,045	-9.59
510–545	530	13	200.00–232.50	$219.30	$1,162	+3.42
555–593	577	6	187.00–215.00	$200.28	$1,156	-11.56
608–645	622	19	175.00–217.00	$196.56	$1,223	-1.68
650–695	677	8	170.00–201.00	$187.74	$1,271	-6.34
705–746	733	7	160.00–190.00	$169.94	$1,246	-15.56
880	880	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,320	-20.00
950	950	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,235	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	200.00–247.00	$223.32	$744	-9.38
380–395	388	2	220.00–252.00	$235.69	$914	+21.08
455–470	461	4	200.00–231.00	$222.12	$1,024	+5.00
505	505	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,010	-10.00
570–595	583	2	200.00–210.00	$205.11	$1,196	+0.31
615	615	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,138	-11.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	220.00	$220.00	$704	+7.57
465	465	1	202.00	$202.00	$939	-13.03

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,521	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	374	18	290.00–320.00	$305.31	$1,142	+16.39
400–448	426	42	270.00–302.00	$284.42	$1,212	+1.55
450–499	477	63	250.00–290.00	$275.58	$1,315	-6.27
500–546	521	51	240.00–282.00	$264.03	$1,376	+3.02
550–595	577	48	225.00–250.00	$235.88	$1,361	-4.21
600–645	625	40	218.00–235.00	$224.94	$1,406	-10.31
655–697	671	20	207.00–227.00	$217.49	$1,459	-11.16
700–737	728	14	201.00–212.00	$207.06	$1,507	+12.10
752–785	768	21	184.00–215.00	$196.61	$1,510	-1.76
800–845	826	5	157.00–189.00	$176.44	$1,457	+6.44
865	865	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,600	—
920	920	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,343	—
960	960	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	280.00	$280.00	$994	+23.13
405–440	426	14	225.00–267.50	$247.88	$1,056	-13.44
460–495	481	9	227.50–261.00	$245.68	$1,182	+1.67
500–548	533	21	207.50–247.50	$230.09	$1,226	-3.00
550–595	577	18	205.00–230.00	$221.78	$1,280	-6.48
600–635	611	7	205.00–215.00	$208.00	$1,271	-2.99
652–690	662	6	200.00–210.00	$206.12	$1,365	+7.53
730–740	735	2	124.00–187.00	$155.71	$1,144	-39.29
770–775	772	3	151.00–181.00	$167.30	$1,292	—
820–826	824	11	155.00–170.00	$165.93	$1,367	-4.07

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,140	±0.00
560–585	573	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,261	-10.00
600	600	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,020	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1940	1220	80-85%	85	92.00–116.00	$106.37	$1,298	+0.86
1025–1650	1236	80-85%	20	107.00–123.00	$115.94	$1,433	+10.43
1055–1640	1274	80-85%	7	87.00–100.00	$92.60	$1,180	-25.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–1380	927	85-90%	26	59.00–89.00	$73.74	$684	—
760–1510	1020	85-90%	42	66.00–99.00	$89.13	$909	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1705	1411	75-80%	12	110.00–123.00	$117.86	$1,663	+11.18
1245–1710	1508	75-80%	5	88.00–92.00	$90.16	$1,360	—
1095–1925	1527	75-80%	18	83.00–115.00	$104.52	$1,596	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1320	1175	2	96.50–114.00	$104.17	$1,224	—
1250–1295	1273	2	125.50–133.00	$129.32	$1,646	—
1405–1835	1572	10	91.00–114.00	$106.18	$1,669	—
1290–2035	1678	18	107.00–125.00	$117.58	$1,973	—
1805–2325	2026	5	126.50–135.00	$131.62	$2,667	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
983–1145	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,116.58
1030–1150	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,176.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1275–1370	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,410.00	$1,369.03
1345	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

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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.