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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

1,126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.28/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 616 lb · 108 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $291.10/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 566 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.37/cwt -16.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 633 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,126 1,913 1,575
Feeder cattle 963 1,581 1,275
Slaughter cattle 145 248 237
Replacement cattle 18 84 63

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 332.50 $332.50 $748 —
250–290 273 9 340.00–385.00 $359.59 $982 —
310–345 328 9 330.00–350.00 $338.89 $1,112 -26.79
365–395 381 7 300.00–360.00 $331.08 $1,261 -10.32
410–445 434 15 290.00–317.50 $313.78 $1,362 -12.56
455–485 468 9 290.00–320.00 $306.20 $1,433 -0.87
495 value added 495 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,423 -49.52
505–549 531 16 282.50–300.00 $293.00 $1,556 -8.87
550–572 value added 563 26 290.00–302.00 $299.02 $1,683 +0.69
556–590 568 53 277.50–299.00 $287.21 $1,631 -4.29
609–649 631 20 257.50–279.00 $264.31 $1,668 -16.38
603–646 value added 634 44 272.00–289.00 $276.04 $1,750 -20.72
675 value added 675 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,822 —
655–682 681 42 256.00–264.00 $260.19 $1,772 -10.91
701–710 value added 707 17 255.00–267.00 $260.46 $1,841 -6.25
709–745 722 43 240.00–251.00 $245.46 $1,772 -8.64
765 765 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,882 -17.25
830–840 835 3 213.00–227.00 $218.34 $1,823 —
890 890 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,914 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 293 4 305.00–325.00 $316.35 $927 —
330–340 334 4 275.00–320.00 $302.49 $1,010 —
350 350 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,085 —
435 435 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 -35.00
450–485 466 4 265.00–280.00 $271.39 $1,265 +6.39
505–525 518 3 250.00–252.50 $251.69 $1,304 -5.59
555–580 565 3 240.00–273.00 $254.57 $1,438 -1.02
633 633 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,665 +7.79
660–685 673 2 190.00–200.00 $195.09 $1,313 —
778 778 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,595 —
945 945 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,937 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 284 5 325.00–375.00 $353.56 $1,004 +35.88
315–340 330 5 320.00–340.00 $333.85 $1,102 +24.57
355–365 value added 360 2 300.00–310.00 $305.07 $1,098 -23.89
350–395 375 15 275.00–294.00 $284.72 $1,068 -17.43
385 385 2 240.00 $240.00 $924 -62.15
410–445 435 23 270.00–290.00 $284.22 $1,236 +14.22
460 value added 460 22 280.00 $280.00 $1,288 —
451–491 474 21 250.00–291.00 $269.00 $1,275 -4.65
505–530 value added 518 12 262.50–268.00 $266.84 $1,382 -14.25
500–540 524 25 240.00–265.00 $257.17 $1,348 -7.80
550–599 592 23 245.00–255.00 $252.25 $1,493 +18.31
597 value added 597 8 258.00 $258.00 $1,540 -7.00
605–644 615 98 240.00–250.00 $244.67 $1,505 +16.67
602–636 value added 626 10 251.00–252.00 $251.29 $1,573 —
650 value added 650 4 250.50 $250.50 $1,628 —
663–695 678 13 215.00–240.50 $227.91 $1,545 -7.66
715–741 727 24 204.00–225.00 $217.65 $1,582 —
758 value added 758 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,675 -1.50
765–770 768 2 190.00–220.00 $204.95 $1,574 -14.04
800–845 815 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,548 —
885 885 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,451 -32.00
935 935 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,552 -6.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 300.00–305.00 $302.52 $826 -6.08
330–345 338 2 285.00 $285.00 $963 +13.78
350 thin fleshed 350 1 250.00 $250.00 $875 —
350–395 380 3 250.00–262.50 $257.30 $978 +2.26
405–435 418 5 250.00–267.50 $261.57 $1,093 -0.02
455–495 484 12 200.00–263.00 $251.32 $1,216 -2.43
503–515 507 3 240.00–255.00 $249.92 $1,267 -0.04
555–590 568 5 230.00–237.50 $233.54 $1,327 +0.47
625–635 630 2 210.00–227.00 $218.57 $1,377 -27.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 375 10 300.00–345.00 $318.36 $1,194 -5.15
405–415 412 3 292.00–315.00 $307.27 $1,266 +12.27
455–495 477 19 269.00–300.00 $282.47 $1,347 +2.47
510–545 526 15 275.00–292.50 $283.03 $1,489 -1.60
550–590 576 8 267.50–277.50 $270.82 $1,560 +0.72
602–643 629 14 257.50–267.00 $260.93 $1,641 +0.45
665 665 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 +20.00
700–740 725 7 207.50–224.00 $218.74 $1,586 -12.94
750 750 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,500 -13.62
830 830 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,784 —
852 852 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,542 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,072 -14.24
410–415 413 2 265.00–295.00 $279.91 $1,156 +13.03
460–495 479 5 250.00–270.00 $263.07 $1,260 -11.23
505–540 523 5 260.00–267.50 $264.54 $1,384 +7.15
605–640 623 2 220.00–235.00 $227.71 $1,419 -7.98
670 670 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,424 -22.50
835 835 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,169 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,259 +25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1275 1255 80-85% 2 115.00–119.00 $116.97 $1,468 —
1230–1365 1307 80-85% 3 143.00–147.00 $145.61 $1,903 —
1170–1605 1355 80-85% 17 125.00–140.00 $132.60 $1,797 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,442 +31.33
900–1335 1060 85-90% 13 115.00–130.00 $122.15 $1,295 +2.78
870–1290 1126 85-90% 7 100.00–112.00 $105.77 $1,191 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1655 1423 75-80% 8 132.00–143.00 $138.42 $1,970 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1260 1228 2 149.00–156.00 $152.41 $1,872 —
1625–1930 1741 4 152.00–163.00 $158.25 $2,755 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.