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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.96/cwt +24.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 857 lb · 77 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.25/cwt +43.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,209/hd at 931 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $268.89/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 514 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 860 1,839 2,826
Feeder cattle 769 1,608 2,400
Slaughter cattle 73 171 271
Replacement cattle 18 60 155

Market comments — USDA reporter

Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly stead. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 3.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well established. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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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 1 360.00 $360.00 $936 +10.14
300–340 312 10 340.00–360.00 $352.35 $1,099 +2.35
330–340 335 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,038 -40.00
355–390 377 5 335.00–375.00 $347.20 $1,309 -0.92
410 410 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,250 -21.63
405–445 425 22 320.00–355.00 $327.80 $1,393 +1.17
450–495 471 20 315.00–330.00 $320.55 $1,510 +4.43
500–520 508 3 290.00–315.00 $304.84 $1,549 +32.34
500–534 value added 511 15 317.50–320.00 $319.13 $1,631 -12.55
554–580 561 8 280.00–305.00 $298.02 $1,672 +7.34
607 value added 607 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,639 -22.32
605–630 618 2 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $1,575 -21.57
650–651 value added 651 12 257.50–272.50 $265.01 $1,725 +6.72
660–676 673 9 245.00–250.00 $249.45 $1,679 -8.36
710–740 723 3 227.50–242.50 $234.93 $1,699 -10.24
746 value added 746 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,790 -1.23
780 value added 780 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,833 -3.65
780–795 788 2 225.00–232.50 $228.79 $1,803 -1.21
818–838 value added 829 24 230.00–232.50 $231.37 $1,918 -7.63
853–872 value added 857 77 225.00–243.00 $238.96 $2,048 +21.96
931 value added 931 57 237.25 $237.25 $2,209 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
202–245 224 2 305.00–345.00 $326.92 $732 —
275–290 280 4 290.00–360.00 $327.41 $917 -10.09
305–335 326 7 330.00–355.00 $334.77 $1,091 -4.25
350–395 370 12 290.00–335.00 $311.27 $1,152 -9.45
415 415 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,286 +16.99
455–477 474 7 300.00–320.00 $302.74 $1,435 +14.33
500–530 515 2 260.00–280.00 $269.71 $1,389 +15.71
680–685 683 2 220.00–237.50 $228.78 $1,563 -6.22
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 310.00 $310.00 $822 -10.00
325–345 335 2 290.00–320.00 $305.45 $1,023 —
390–392 392 5 290.00–317.50 $312.02 $1,223 -35.48
430 430 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,312 -4.94
530 530 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 265.00 $265.00 $980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–296 286 5 320.00–340.00 $332.90 $952 +5.26
300–345 325 10 300.00–340.00 $313.32 $1,018 -4.77
350–395 374 31 297.50–330.00 $310.15 $1,160 -4.74
375 375 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 -34.89
400–446 423 26 290.00–330.00 $311.87 $1,319 +65.68
440 440 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,232 -15.30
450–490 467 22 270.00–307.50 $285.35 $1,333 -3.83
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 -29.18
504 value added 504 20 276.00 $276.00 $1,391 -5.77
500–545 522 21 247.50–277.50 $263.98 $1,378 +4.57
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 -29.41
553 value added 553 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,427 -20.15
550–590 572 10 240.00–265.00 $251.08 $1,436 +32.78
600 value added 600 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,485 +13.37
605–638 627 10 230.00–240.00 $234.46 $1,470 +23.20
664 value added 664 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,560 -0.22
670–685 678 2 220.00–225.00 $222.47 $1,508 +2.98
720 720 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 -5.59
735 value added 735 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,599 -4.31
763–765 value added 764 13 215.00 $215.00 $1,643 —
770 770 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,502 -8.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 325.00 $325.00 $731 +2.50
255–295 279 9 275.00–330.00 $315.09 $879 +40.09
320–330 325 2 275.00–285.00 $280.08 $910 -10.32
355–390 369 7 245.00–295.00 $275.70 $1,017 -17.10
415–445 431 4 265.00–305.00 $293.42 $1,265 +51.65
460–485 468 3 265.00–272.50 $267.46 $1,252 +6.71
510–530 520 5 210.00–240.00 $233.04 $1,212 +13.04
590–598 596 4 230.00–235.00 $233.76 $1,393 +13.41
615–640 628 2 210.00–225.00 $217.35 $1,365 +14.85
659 value added 659 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,483 —
850 850 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 230.00 $230.00 $777 —
440 440 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 —
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 —
460 460 1 210.00 $210.00 $966 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 428 7 320.00–340.00 $329.18 $1,409 +13.19
455–485 473 16 295.00–320.00 $310.32 $1,468 +26.82
500–540 516 7 292.50–315.00 $300.27 $1,549 +21.24
555–595 580 21 240.00–257.50 $256.22 $1,486 -11.23
635 635 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 -14.89
656–665 658 7 230.00–250.00 $246.40 $1,621 +19.71
770 770 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,771 +7.26
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–430 410 7 290.00–317.50 $312.51 $1,281 +28.13
475 475 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,401 +5.00
530–545 539 5 260.00–285.00 $273.51 $1,474 —
650 650 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,534 —
720 720 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 +38.00
810–835 823 3 190.00–192.50 $190.85 $1,571 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,174 -22.50
450–490 470 2 260.00–297.50 $277.95 $1,306 -13.05
670 670 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1560 1560 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 141.00 $141.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1320 1160 80-85% 6 103.00–110.00 $106.74 $1,238 —
1030–1275 1182 80-85% 5 122.00–130.00 $126.90 $1,500 —
1045–1560 1231 80-85% 18 112.00–124.00 $117.98 $1,452 +1.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1255 1018 85-90% 13 88.00–111.00 $102.48 $1,043 —
995–1085 1040 85-90% 2 85.00–90.00 $87.39 $909 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1520 1406 75-80% 4 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $1,793 +3.91
1175–1870 1445 75-80% 5 115.00–125.00 $119.75 $1,730 -3.83
1520 1520 75-80% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,642 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,522 —
1500–1735 1618 2 133.00–141.00 $137.29 $2,221 —
1590–1955 1753 3 143.00–150.00 $145.90 $2,558 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1260–1320 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,800.00 $1,672.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 -202.06

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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.