Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

1,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.09/cwt +21.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 603 lb · 97 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $269.27/cwt +18.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 674 lb · 85 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.46/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 482 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,231	2,148	1,037
Feeder cattle	1,021	1,869	879
Slaughter cattle	180	239	106
Replacement cattle	30	40	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs 10.00 to 13.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly stead. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 7.00 higher overall. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Higher-quality feeder offerings for this week's sale was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	320.00	$320.00	$848	-27.50
310–340	320	3	320.00–360.00	$334.69	$1,071	-0.82
355–390 thin fleshed	377	3	350.00–365.00	$354.71	$1,337	—
350–390	383	10	305.00–355.00	$333.46	$1,277	+12.08
422–425 value added	423	5	350.00–370.00	$354.02	$1,498	+27.76
400–445	425	11	317.50–340.00	$326.84	$1,389	+19.50
453–495	467	8	295.00–317.50	$300.38	$1,403	+2.80
490	490	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,176	-41.27
457–499 value added	495	50	311.00–325.00	$311.67	$1,543	-11.56
520–540	527	3	260.00–290.00	$279.75	$1,474	+10.31
505–544 value added	532	19	281.00–308.00	$306.53	$1,631	-6.00
550–585	568	2	261.00–280.00	$270.21	$1,535	-4.53
550–595 value added	573	2	270.00–290.00	$279.61	$1,602	-15.71
575	575	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,466	-19.74
601–625 value added	602	93	268.00–308.00	$305.82	$1,841	+14.24
600–640	621	4	258.00–267.50	$263.83	$1,638	+1.02
655–680	668	2	230.00–245.00	$237.64	$1,587	+2.64
674 value added	674	82	255.00–271.75	$270.52	$1,823	+5.52
685	685	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,576	-20.35
729 value added	729	11	245.00	$245.00	$1,786	±0.00
755	755	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,736	+7.50
805–815	812	3	200.00–212.50	$204.13	$1,658	—
935–940	938	2	160.00–195.00	$177.45	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	340.00	$340.00	$697	—
270	270	1	310.00	$310.00	$837	—
300–340	320	6	260.00–315.00	$289.21	$925	—
465–470	468	2	255.00–275.00	$265.05	$1,240	-5.50
625–635	630	2	230.00–240.00	$234.96	$1,480	+12.96
710–730	720	2	215.00–225.00	$219.93	$1,583	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	280.00–305.00	$291.81	$788	—
300–330	315	3	230.00–310.00	$280.40	$883	—
355–395	365	4	260.00–290.00	$278.24	$1,016	+25.74
430	430	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,096	-20.00
560	560	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,344	-15.00
675	675	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—

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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	220	1	305.00	$305.00	$671	—
265–275	270	2	310.00	$310.00	$837	+13.28
300–345	323	8	270.00–315.00	$298.47	$964	+3.92
355–395	375	18	267.50–300.00	$276.19	$1,036	-11.35
400–440	414	15	244.00–280.00	$262.70	$1,088	-9.61
405–440	423	2	245.00–265.00	$255.41	$1,080	-16.90
405–449 value added	427	11	260.00–295.00	$279.40	$1,193	—
418–445 fancy	427	3	267.50–275.00	$272.39	$1,163	—
458–485	463	5	217.50–220.00	$219.48	$1,016	-40.70
450–490	470	2	230.00–235.00	$232.39	$1,092	-27.79
450–499	482	22	255.00–275.00	$262.49	$1,265	+2.31
480–487 value added	484	54	281.00–285.00	$282.91	$1,369	+3.85
510 value added	510	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,339	-10.04
500–545	523	19	212.00–270.00	$242.25	$1,267	-0.55
514–547 fancy	528	7	250.00–262.50	$256.95	$1,357	—
560 fancy	560	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,322	—
550–595	565	17	210.00–255.00	$230.60	$1,303	+2.22
595	595	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,279	-5.67
605–635	617	9	215.00–240.00	$229.21	$1,414	+1.11
647	647	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,310	-7.50
660	660	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,221	-11.68
660–665	663	2	210.00–213.00	$211.49	$1,402	+14.81
711 fancy	711	6	213.00	$213.00	$1,514	—
710–735	724	5	180.00–225.00	$195.97	$1,419	-6.35
755–770	764	6	180.00–199.00	$186.26	$1,423	—
860 value added	860	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,471	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	265.00	$265.00	$729	-28.96
310–345	328	4	235.00–275.00	$250.99	$823	-17.87
370–390	380	3	230.00–270.00	$246.40	$936	-26.00
400–430	413	7	220.00–260.00	$237.02	$979	-7.49
465–490	480	3	235.00–250.00	$242.37	$1,163	+8.66
505–535	520	2	215.00–230.00	$222.72	$1,158	+2.91
550–595	571	5	210.00–235.00	$227.39	$1,298	+12.19

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	245.00–260.00	$252.42	$613	—
355–390	376	4	215.00–245.00	$227.23	$854	—
405–435	418	4	210.00–230.00	$222.57	$930	+15.07
470	470	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,198	+45.00
535	535	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,257	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	310.00	$310.00	$992	+13.06
325 fancy	325	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,138	—
355–385	375	8	300.00–335.00	$324.52	$1,217	+16.21
400–445	419	7	297.50–340.00	$314.25	$1,317	+17.92
453–487	471	15	270.00–305.00	$292.08	$1,376	+1.47
505–546	522	21	255.00–280.00	$266.31	$1,390	-11.70
555 fancy	555	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,471	—
553–595	575	14	232.50–257.00	$245.16	$1,410	-0.83
593	593	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,328	-34.00
615 fancy	615	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	—
605–645	627	22	216.00–245.00	$234.24	$1,469	-4.19
685	685	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,480	-19.20
720–730	725	2	196.00–222.50	$209.34	$1,518	-1.20
780	780	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,482	-26.62
805–825	810	5	160.00–180.00	$176.00	$1,426	—
970	970	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	2	270.00–285.00	$277.27	$1,145	+23.10
420 thin fleshed	420	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,197	—
470–495	483	4	240.00–270.00	$251.08	$1,213	-16.67
500–540	520	9	235.00–260.00	$250.92	$1,305	+13.28
555–580	571	7	220.00–245.00	$233.58	$1,334	-6.35
620	620	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,302	-11.39
670–695	683	4	210.00–227.50	$215.59	$1,472	+7.88
700–732	724	4	210.00–222.50	$216.32	$1,566	+26.32

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,190	±0.00
450–490	475	3	235.00–250.00	$241.46	$1,147	—
500–530	513	3	190.00–220.00	$206.62	$1,060	-37.40
555	555	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	235.00–275.00	$254.64	$1,064	—
580	580	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,218	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–965	867	85-90%	3	109.00–123.00	$117.23	$1,016	—
715–1070	892	85-90%	13	80.00–91.00	$85.77	$765	—
800–1160	996	85-90%	26	89.00–106.00	$98.06	$977	+24.66
1015	1015	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,157	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1200	1117	80-85%	3	95.00–101.00	$98.03	$1,095	—
940–1375	1125	80-85%	32	101.00–121.00	$111.06	$1,249	—
1080–1375	1255	80-85%	3	120.00–130.00	$123.96	$1,556	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	75-80%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,235	—
1115–1570	1310	75-80%	13	109.00–124.00	$116.60	$1,527	—
1095–1530	1325	75-80%	10	119.00–130.00	$126.16	$1,672	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1490	1358	3	108.00–115.00	$111.07	$1,508	—
1095–1645	1381	8	119.00–134.00	$126.24	$1,743	—
1410–2250	1782	5	133.00–140.00	$136.43	$2,431	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
780	780	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.