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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 24, 2024

1,490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.23/cwt -10.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,280/hd at 531 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $271.55/cwt +8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 522 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.54/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,387/hd at 579 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,490 2,698 1,391
Feeder cattle 1,083 2,252 960
Slaughter cattle 255 316 242
Replacement cattle 152 130 189

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 4.00-10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Greenville - Compared to last week, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to light receipts this week, but a lower undertone for heifers and higher undertone for bulls was noted. Also an increased demand by farmer-feeders was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 327.50 $327.50 $852 -17.16
310–320 315 9 327.50–337.00 $332.36 $1,047 -0.69
448 448 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,308 -17.67
450–477 456 14 303.50–335.00 $331.66 $1,512 +27.35
508–518 value added 515 9 307.50–309.50 $308.16 $1,587 -5.37
510–545 533 21 280.00–294.00 $289.94 $1,545 +23.67
580 value added 580 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,647 -19.34
575–586 584 17 267.00–285.00 $270.52 $1,580 +25.01
610–630 621 7 241.00–270.00 $253.34 $1,573 +0.59
611–646 value added 630 11 256.00–260.00 $257.76 $1,624 -2.55
656 value added 656 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,692 +23.60
667–670 667 20 248.00–250.00 $249.80 $1,666 -2.65
715–730 value added 725 19 247.00–247.50 $247.34 $1,793 -5.79
736–745 742 3 231.00–242.50 $234.80 $1,742 +3.52
765 765 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,782 +18.98
905 905 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,937 —
951 value added 951 14 218.00 $218.00 $2,073 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 465 2 267.50–275.00 $271.37 $1,262 +16.37
500–510 505 2 247.50–275.00 $261.11 $1,319 +19.33
553–585 563 4 249.00–255.00 $251.05 $1,413 +1.05
650 650 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,573 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 8 280.00 $280.00 $725 -27.60
307–340 311 15 247.50–288.00 $283.07 $880 -15.77
325 fancy 325 1 282.50 $282.50 $918 -40.00
368–395 375 31 251.00–280.00 $273.71 $1,026 -15.36
370–395 fancy 383 2 279.00–280.00 $279.52 $1,071 -15.48
395 395 1 240.00 $240.00 $948 -49.07
405–440 419 10 217.50–273.00 $252.49 $1,058 -17.12
455–475 fancy 465 2 252.50–264.00 $258.37 $1,201 —
455–490 466 47 220.00–269.00 $262.46 $1,223 -3.07
467 value added 467 9 274.00 $274.00 $1,280 -16.92
500–525 511 4 200.00–205.00 $201.27 $1,028 -48.17
500–543 529 48 215.00–246.50 $241.44 $1,277 -8.00
525–548 value added 544 12 240.00–256.00 $253.73 $1,380 -2.35
550–581 value added 573 27 243.75–247.00 $244.80 $1,403 +0.84
550–590 584 33 215.00–239.75 $235.23 $1,374 +3.23
600–644 640 21 208.00–226.50 $224.25 $1,435 +7.79
654–695 675 36 190.00–220.00 $214.65 $1,449 +3.79
695 value added 695 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,508 —
705–745 726 4 190.00–205.00 $196.20 $1,424 +4.34
760–785 773 6 166.00–182.50 $170.39 $1,317 -14.12
758–781 value added 775 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,364 -7.00
850 850 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 -37.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 232.50 $232.50 $756 -44.98
457–485 464 25 246.00–250.00 $248.87 $1,155 +7.12
553–580 565 14 201.00–236.25 $230.24 $1,301 +1.19
645 645 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,296 -3.19
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 227.50 $227.50 $876 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 285.00–302.50 $293.83 $787 —
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 +2.88
350 350 1 272.50 $272.50 $954 -48.77
365–397 385 38 290.00–327.00 $316.81 $1,220 -4.46
403–449 438 39 290.00–310.00 $300.25 $1,315 -0.88
460 460 2 257.00–260.00 $258.50 $1,189 -34.01
460–485 475 12 275.00–290.00 $286.84 $1,362 -5.67
500–540 522 59 242.50–278.00 $271.49 $1,417 +18.33
530 fancy 530 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,458 —
560 560 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 -17.71
565–595 578 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,329 -9.71
560–591 586 34 247.00–265.00 $253.91 $1,488 +14.20
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 -15.00
600–646 635 26 217.50–239.00 $232.13 $1,474 -4.68
655–680 674 12 210.00–237.00 $230.92 $1,556 +4.00
710 value added 710 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,605 +10.00
713–728 724 20 198.00–227.50 $222.07 $1,608 +13.58
750 750 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,590 +2.13
880 880 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 275.00 $275.00 $921 +20.00
430 430 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,226 —
465 465 2 242.50–265.00 $253.75 $1,180 -4.22
529–530 529 9 222.00–255.00 $251.33 $1,330 +11.33
610 610 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 +0.85
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1620 1167 80-85% 29 104.00–119.00 $112.56 $1,314 —
1055–1410 1269 80-85% 4 105.00–108.00 $106.56 $1,352 —
1145–1410 1281 80-85% 10 118.00–128.00 $123.14 $1,577 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1525 1410 75-80% 5 102.00–106.00 $103.96 $1,466 -15.66
1190–1705 1411 75-80% 24 104.00–119.00 $112.88 $1,593 -6.74
1285–1620 1413 75-80% 12 120.00–126.00 $122.98 $1,738 +3.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1320 1090 85-90% 20 90.00–108.00 $100.58 $1,096 +5.97
785–1210 1098 85-90% 6 80.00–88.00 $84.94 $933 -9.67
970–1235 1099 85-90% 6 110.00–118.00 $113.84 $1,251 +19.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1975 1640 7 110.00–120.00 $115.40 $1,893 —
1275–2130 1744 17 126.00–136.00 $130.42 $2,275 +2.05
1820–2105 1933 8 136.00–144.00 $139.56 $2,698 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–950 883 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,260.00–1,375.00 $1,320.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.