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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 29, 2024

1,456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.02/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 469 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $240.12/cwt -12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 584 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $258.19/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 579 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,456 1,296 496
Feeder cattle 1,033 876 340
Slaughter cattle 354 312 118
Replacement cattle 69 108 38

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 312.50 $312.50 $775 -104.85
298 298 3 317.50 $317.50 $946 -61.84
300–340 323 3 302.50–335.00 $319.85 $1,033 -8.48
350–383 376 17 302.50–318.00 $315.39 $1,186 -17.21
405 405 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,134 -29.75
460–490 465 7 280.00–299.00 $296.06 $1,377 -7.47
520–535 528 2 276.00–280.00 $277.97 $1,468 -19.18
505–548 value added 533 9 288.00–304.00 $298.37 $1,590 +16.62
550–555 value added 553 2 297.50–300.00 $298.76 $1,652 —
550–575 563 7 262.50–283.00 $269.62 $1,518 -9.00
600–610 value added 605 2 290.00–300.00 $295.04 $1,785 —
603–635 610 16 262.50–280.00 $269.99 $1,647 -3.76
658–677 value added 670 6 263.00–277.50 $268.71 $1,800 +3.71
672–685 676 6 260.00–264.00 $261.83 $1,770 +8.30
703–710 value added 705 4 248.00–261.00 $257.73 $1,817 —
750–790 770 4 244.00–247.50 $245.80 $1,893 +13.32
770–788 value added 778 13 250.50–251.00 $250.77 $1,951 -5.23
800–805 802 3 200.00–244.00 $229.27 $1,839 +11.77
905 905 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,919 -14.50
980 980 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,960 —
1088 1088 18 196.50 $196.50 $2,138 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 300.00–302.50 $301.21 $979 —
350 350 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,024 +2.50
445 445 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,213 -17.50
500–545 523 2 247.00–250.00 $248.44 $1,299 -12.65
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 -4.35
633–648 641 4 239.00–240.00 $239.51 $1,535 -13.01
1005 1005 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,658 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 230.00 $230.00 $862 —
585 585 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,243 —
650 650 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,674 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 value added 230 1 310.00 $310.00 $713 —
265 value added 265 2 297.50–300.00 $298.75 $792 —
265 265 1 275.00 $275.00 $729 -41.35
302–345 315 16 280.00–307.50 $286.81 $903 -22.67
350–390 368 12 269.00–302.50 $280.37 $1,032 -7.10
395 value added 395 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,215 —
405–448 426 19 259.00–292.50 $278.11 $1,185 +5.54
432 value added 432 3 302.00 $302.00 $1,305 —
450–498 value added 463 13 280.00–293.00 $290.21 $1,344 +25.21
450–496 471 53 248.00–277.50 $260.09 $1,225 -3.25
500–540 518 21 237.50–261.00 $248.70 $1,288 -6.39
515–536 value added 523 14 265.00–275.00 $268.59 $1,405 —
550–595 583 32 225.00–257.50 $236.95 $1,381 -15.22
550–594 value added 586 20 236.00–270.00 $245.19 $1,437 —
605–635 620 2 209.00–222.50 $215.59 $1,337 -10.41
600–645 631 13 228.00–250.00 $237.31 $1,497 +11.31
650–695 659 21 212.50–230.00 $225.13 $1,484 +11.13
660–683 value added 675 3 242.50–252.50 $245.76 $1,659 +5.01
700–735 720 3 200.00–220.00 $208.18 $1,499 -19.41
707–735 value added 722 7 210.00–240.00 $224.19 $1,619 —
1099 1099 8 178.50 $178.50 $1,962 —
1196 1196 4 181.00 $181.00 $2,165 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 235.00 $235.00 $670 -80.00
365–390 378 2 244.00–257.50 $250.53 $947 -11.50
427 427 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,033 +7.80
465–482 478 4 210.00–225.00 $221.35 $1,058 -23.67
515–539 531 25 220.00–238.00 $233.47 $1,240 +2.95
560 560 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 -38.74
675 675 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,451 +1.27
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 267.50–270.00 $268.71 $900 —
380 380 1 252.50 $252.50 $960 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–560 555 2 212.50–226.00 $219.19 $1,217 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 274 7 312.50–325.00 $320.23 $877 —
300–345 323 6 297.50–317.50 $309.83 $1,001 —
350–395 375 9 292.50–315.00 $303.26 $1,137 +11.96
400–442 429 33 280.00–310.00 $292.52 $1,255 -11.74
450–495 477 12 268.00–292.50 $280.85 $1,340 -27.23
505 505 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,268 -26.28
510 fancy 510 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,479 —
500–535 520 35 257.50–281.00 $274.20 $1,426 -3.08
550–590 579 37 245.00–277.50 $259.69 $1,504 +0.82
560–595 579 5 246.00–250.00 $247.08 $1,431 -11.79
600–640 625 9 222.00–251.00 $237.29 $1,483 -7.70
653–695 661 13 222.00–251.00 $238.98 $1,580 +1.36
763 763 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,824 +11.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 277.50 $277.50 $985 -1.91
400–420 410 2 245.00–270.00 $257.20 $1,055 -1.55
473–495 486 5 245.00–250.00 $248.05 $1,206 -22.05
503 503 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,252 -3.19
551–576 563 14 220.00–236.00 $232.21 $1,307 -7.48
613 613 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,465 +11.52
673 673 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,521 -1.93
705 705 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,480 -8.00
825 825 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,402 —
859 859 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,735 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 460 2 255.00–265.00 $260.05 $1,196 —
500–540 515 3 222.50–250.00 $234.72 $1,209 —
560 560 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1300 1119 80-85% 25 130.00–140.00 $134.72 $1,508 —
885–1410 1138 80-85% 77 134.00–155.00 $145.15 $1,652 —
980–1720 1249 80-85% 21 153.00–164.00 $157.96 $1,973 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,735 —
1065–1895 1388 75-80% 55 139.00–158.00 $147.79 $2,051 —
1150–1930 1418 75-80% 25 154.00–168.00 $158.50 $2,248 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1175 1017 85-90% 5 100.00–110.00 $106.50 $1,083 —
870–1245 1036 85-90% 19 113.00–139.00 $128.55 $1,332 —
915–1270 1103 85-90% 12 125.00–132.00 $128.27 $1,415 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1815 1539 21 154.00–182.00 $167.99 $2,585 —
1225–2115 1628 3 132.00–162.00 $149.28 $2,430 —
1365–2195 1774 11 165.00–201.00 $179.96 $3,192 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1300 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,325.00–2,170.00 $1,747.50

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,475 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,519 —

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,185.00 $2,185.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,669 —
1475–1815 1655 75-80% 3 140.00–142.00 $141.27 $2,338 +13.27

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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.