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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 10, 2024

1,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.36/cwt -8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 572 lb · 83 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.50/cwt -6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 469 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.33/cwt -6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 526 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,322 2,212 1,543
Feeder cattle 1,021 1,998 1,095
Slaughter cattle 193 185 310
Replacement cattle 108 29 138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 3.00-8.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher, with feeder heifers weighing over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing over 450 lbs. 7.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 7 307.00 $307.00 $764 —
318–345 326 12 290.00–326.00 $319.70 $1,042 +10.09
370–395 379 4 270.00–304.00 $285.85 $1,083 -19.14
405–420 413 4 272.50–300.00 $286.34 $1,183 -6.33
450–453 value added 451 5 295.00–310.00 $303.98 $1,371 -5.85
460–494 478 23 272.50–294.00 $288.18 $1,378 -6.28
507–548 524 23 250.00–275.00 $260.03 $1,363 -14.38
505–545 value added 529 5 277.00–285.00 $280.69 $1,485 -12.56
558–585 value added 580 17 254.00–259.00 $256.75 $1,489 -5.24
570–596 591 22 250.00–260.00 $252.47 $1,492 -8.68
620–622 value added 621 5 258.00–263.00 $260.00 $1,615 +4.07
625 625 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,406 -19.13
620–635 627 5 237.00–254.50 $250.26 $1,569 +6.13
653 value added 653 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,672 -1.66
650–695 672 31 235.00–254.00 $248.96 $1,673 +8.26
703–739 value added 725 17 230.00–240.00 $234.88 $1,703 +12.03
734 734 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,652 +6.79
765–770 769 4 218.00–221.00 $220.25 $1,694 -3.74
828–829 value added 829 12 215.00–218.50 $217.33 $1,802 +1.75
875 value added 875 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,794 -12.75
895 895 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,611 —
908 value added 908 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,852 —
975 value added 975 10 206.00 $206.00 $2,008 —
1078 1078 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,736 —
1108 value added 1108 2 186.00 $186.00 $2,061 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 262.50 $262.50 $892 -17.18
440 440 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,016 -40.72
540 540 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,193 -32.90
615 615 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,359 -10.30
655 655 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 +12.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274–280 275 5 265.00–270.00 $266.02 $732 -20.23
300–345 321 14 245.00–267.50 $260.61 $837 +0.17
350–395 381 14 237.50–272.50 $260.36 $992 +10.52
390–393 value added 392 3 262.00–267.50 $265.68 $1,041 -21.32
400–445 423 13 230.00–252.50 $242.98 $1,028 -3.72
410–440 value added 425 5 260.00–263.00 $261.24 $1,110 -15.17
450–495 468 48 220.00–257.00 $244.26 $1,143 +6.68
460–488 value added 479 4 245.00–252.50 $247.39 $1,185 -27.61
510–524 value added 519 13 239.00–252.50 $243.60 $1,264 -4.14
510–540 525 2 200.00–202.50 $201.29 $1,057 -30.38
500–534 529 34 220.00–235.00 $229.84 $1,216 -1.83
555–590 value added 570 44 228.00–250.00 $239.61 $1,366 -0.13
555–588 574 39 200.00–222.00 $217.79 $1,250 -9.40
606–616 value added 610 26 235.00–239.00 $237.29 $1,447 +9.29
605–647 632 9 200.00–219.00 $215.03 $1,359 -2.65
660–673 value added 670 5 225.00–240.00 $234.54 $1,571 +14.40
660–695 681 28 210.00–216.00 $212.79 $1,449 +4.78
702 value added 702 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,460 —
725 725 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,468 +2.79
757 757 8 199.50 $199.50 $1,510 -1.27
759–771 value added 763 11 202.50–209.00 $204.89 $1,563 —
813 813 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,463 -5.84
1192 1192 13 146.50 $146.50 $1,746 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 5 230.00 $230.00 $598 -27.35
352–395 369 5 208.00–244.00 $228.59 $843 -18.05
440–446 443 9 228.00–237.00 $231.97 $1,028 -1.09
463–480 470 5 216.00–233.00 $226.05 $1,062 -4.84
558 558 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,116 -11.96
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,054 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 287.50 $287.50 $819 +4.09
305 fancy 305 1 317.50 $317.50 $968 —
325–345 337 3 280.00–298.00 $291.77 $983 —
350–395 374 27 295.00–335.00 $324.66 $1,214 +20.54
410–445 427 11 255.00–292.50 $276.74 $1,182 -3.23
456–490 464 27 247.00–283.00 $269.93 $1,252 -4.48
475 fancy 475 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,342 —
530 530 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,219 -23.99
520–545 534 36 239.00–255.50 $251.07 $1,341 -2.92
575 575 2 210.00–217.50 $213.75 $1,229 -30.76
550–590 579 27 230.00–257.50 $239.67 $1,388 -4.84
600–625 609 8 230.00–237.50 $234.06 $1,425 +6.95
650–695 665 23 213.00–231.00 $224.57 $1,493 +1.52
776 776 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,552 +3.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 250.00 $250.00 $962 —
510–515 511 6 220.00–225.00 $224.17 $1,146 -19.09
587 587 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,315 —
645 645 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,393 +38.59
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 250.00 $250.00 $688 ±0.00
445 445 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,146 —
595 595 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,190 -35.00
725 725 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,196 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,251 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1490 1158 80-85% 7 89.00–97.00 $93.74 $1,086 -9.41
935–1400 1174 80-85% 39 95.00–110.00 $103.54 $1,216 +0.39
1125–1385 1248 80-85% 9 112.00–121.00 $115.23 $1,438 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–980 890 85-90% 10 70.00–80.00 $76.13 $678 —
925–1225 1024 85-90% 4 96.00–103.00 $99.14 $1,015 -5.86
945–1285 1080 85-90% 22 84.00–94.00 $88.69 $958 -4.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1640 1363 75-80% 2 95.00–96.00 $95.60 $1,303 —
1135–1590 1377 75-80% 20 105.00–117.00 $110.10 $1,516 —
1105–1540 1408 75-80% 6 117.00–120.00 $118.92 $1,674 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1290 1125 3 108.00–117.00 $113.74 $1,280 —
1365–1575 1470 2 105.00–111.00 $108.21 $1,591 +0.06
1340–2405 1754 9 114.00–134.00 $124.61 $2,186 —
1655–2045 1834 5 131.00–141.00 $136.34 $2,500 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.