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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 20, 2024

1,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.99/cwt -24.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 583 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $257.44/cwt -10.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 468 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.49/cwt -14.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,317/hd at 528 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,322 2,455 1,119
Feeder cattle 1,037 1,993 790
Slaughter cattle 183 344 250
Replacement cattle 102 118 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 7.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady. Crossville - Compared to the same sale last week, Breaking Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher with Boner and Lean Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,028 -6.24
441–447 444 9 286.00–299.00 $291.73 $1,295 -20.11
474 474 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,398 -8.04
482 value added 482 7 309.00 $309.00 $1,489 —
518 value added 518 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,476 —
500–527 525 25 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 -23.86
555 value added 555 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 -0.99
554–586 577 32 260.00–271.00 $265.27 $1,531 -7.90
636 636 15 250.00 $250.00 $1,590 -8.88
648 value added 648 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,652 —
733 733 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,715 -3.45
751 value added 751 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,825 -5.00
768 768 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,743 -11.19
803 803 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,775 —
923 923 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,938 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 318.00–320.00 $318.95 $1,005 +10.13
375–395 379 5 293.00–310.00 $298.03 $1,130 —
438 438 2 311.00 $311.00 $1,362 —
455–490 477 7 295.00–318.00 $307.76 $1,468 —
513 513 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,421 -25.00
500–541 525 16 276.00–301.00 $284.90 $1,496 -17.10
567 value added 567 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,542 —
560–595 578 2 265.00–271.00 $267.91 $1,549 —
603 value added 603 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,688 —
613 613 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,490 -27.00
605–645 631 24 256.00–272.00 $264.64 $1,670 -5.36
670–695 677 9 254.00–273.00 $256.99 $1,740 —
708–723 value added 714 5 250.00–257.00 $254.16 $1,815 —
720–740 727 13 237.00–249.00 $244.10 $1,775 -7.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–335 319 5 287.50–311.00 $303.83 $969 -13.17
385–390 388 2 285.00–300.00 $292.55 $1,135 —
405–430 420 3 260.00–290.00 $271.67 $1,141 -8.33
455–480 468 4 291.00–295.00 $292.95 $1,371 +52.95
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 -36.01
552–580 559 4 246.00–260.00 $256.37 $1,433 -24.63
653 653 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,587 —
845 845 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 235.00–250.00 $242.54 $1,038 -28.28
558 558 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,328 -15.78
639 639 10 242.00 $242.00 $1,546 —
720 720 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,512 -8.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 295.00 $295.00 $856 —
405 405 1 240.00 $240.00 $972 —
545 545 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,117 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,036 —
535 535 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,407 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 296.00 $296.00 $924 +19.24
427–440 436 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,090 -23.85
468 468 48 257.00 $257.00 $1,203 -6.11
468–478 value added 471 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,229 -14.68
526 526 25 247.00 $247.00 $1,299 -12.20
521–535 value added 531 16 252.00–254.00 $253.39 $1,346 -13.73
581–583 583 60 223.00–231.00 $228.99 $1,335 -22.93
649 649 21 223.50 $223.50 $1,451 -17.02
659 value added 659 11 226.00 $226.00 $1,489 -16.00
665 665 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 -7.42
732 732 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,464 -4.71
756 756 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,504 -15.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 260.00 $260.00 $827 -32.48
367–380 377 15 260.00–265.00 $261.34 $985 +9.27
405–445 435 6 225.00–231.00 $229.82 $1,000 -28.65
470 470 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,046 -19.54
537–542 539 26 216.00–230.00 $226.21 $1,219 -12.24
585 585 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,185 -29.12
602–625 606 6 185.00–186.00 $185.83 $1,126 -29.17
663 663 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,366 -16.45
720–743 732 4 185.00–190.00 $187.46 $1,372 +5.80
878 878 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 275.00 $275.00 $935 —
350–390 373 6 268.00–271.00 $269.65 $1,006 —
425–430 428 2 262.00–270.00 $266.02 $1,139 —
450–490 474 7 256.00–280.00 $270.70 $1,283 —
487–493 value added 490 6 273.00–286.00 $279.46 $1,369 —
500–549 529 13 244.00–262.00 $255.57 $1,352 —
530–537 value added 535 4 270.00–271.00 $270.75 $1,449 —
553–560 value added 557 6 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $1,462 —
575–580 577 3 245.00–249.50 $247.83 $1,430 —
625–640 630 7 239.00–245.00 $244.13 $1,538 +12.18
690 690 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,532 +40.00
725–748 740 3 208.00–209.50 $209.01 $1,547 -13.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 292.50 $292.50 $717 —
295 295 1 250.00 $250.00 $738 -5.18
345 345 1 250.00 $250.00 $862 -20.00
365 365 1 257.50 $257.50 $940 -12.50
415–440 423 6 231.00–258.00 $242.47 $1,026 -12.37
450–495 472 5 233.00–264.00 $251.85 $1,189 -3.37
510 510 2 230.00–242.00 $236.00 $1,204 -1.17
515 thin fleshed 515 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,396 —
605–620 613 2 220.00–237.00 $228.40 $1,400 +21.62
718 718 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,436 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 219.00 $219.00 $920 —
485 485 5 190.00–199.00 $193.60 $939 -22.40
610 610 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,226 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,157 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 19 329.00 $329.00 $1,300 +9.97
419 419 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,215 -4.30
464 464 13 286.00 $286.00 $1,327 +12.41
529 529 21 266.00 $266.00 $1,407 -9.42
580 580 27 251.00 $251.00 $1,456 -7.30
654 654 29 225.00 $225.00 $1,472 -17.58
766 766 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,616 -3.09
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,003 +4.95
447 447 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,006 -53.95
475–479 478 7 210.00–235.00 $227.90 $1,089 -42.10
514–534 527 11 240.00–255.00 $249.68 $1,316 +5.50
565–588 580 13 173.00–237.00 $214.49 $1,244 -21.49
678–685 681 10 215.00–216.00 $215.30 $1,466 +2.78
854 854 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,494 —
923 923 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 thin fleshed 435 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,409 —
474–495 478 9 281.00–289.00 $287.64 $1,375 —
503–532 515 8 267.00–284.00 $274.09 $1,412 —
558–580 569 7 255.00–260.00 $257.55 $1,465 —
610–640 620 6 246.00–247.00 $246.33 $1,527 -0.67
665–675 670 2 240.00–246.00 $243.02 $1,628 —
730 730 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,438 —
830 830 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 +18.69
450–490 462 5 255.00–278.00 $269.47 $1,245 +9.52
505–540 523 3 243.00–251.00 $247.98 $1,297 +22.98
580 580 2 234.00–240.00 $237.00 $1,375 +1.91
625 625 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,281 -8.99
695 695 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,522 +19.00
705–715 710 2 197.00–201.00 $199.01 $1,413 +19.01
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,367 —
655–660 658 2 231.00–236.00 $233.51 $1,536 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,070 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1540 1149 80-85% 27 128.00–147.00 $139.51 $1,603 —
955–1435 1178 80-85% 20 119.00–136.00 $130.42 $1,536 —
1030–1370 1217 80-85% 8 149.00–157.00 $151.24 $1,841 +8.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1455 1375 75-80% 5 132.00–138.00 $135.98 $1,870 +11.23
1145–1715 1409 75-80% 10 145.50–156.00 $150.84 $2,125 +6.21
1205–1800 1430 75-80% 32 134.50–148.00 $143.27 $2,049 +8.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1215 998 85-90% 6 100.00–110.00 $105.88 $1,057 —
810–1235 1074 85-90% 16 122.00–131.00 $125.95 $1,353 —
935–1310 1094 85-90% 12 110.50–123.00 $116.00 $1,269 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1900 1524 7 139.00–157.00 $147.48 $2,248 —
1035–2180 1738 23 153.00–169.00 $162.94 $2,832 —
1490–2095 1792 3 170.00–173.00 $172.00 $3,082 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1028–1225 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,020.00 $1,882.14
1189 1189 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,925.00 $1,925.00
1130–1270 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,550.00–1,750.00 $1,606.11
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
890–1130 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,260.00–1,570.00 $1,454.94

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1000–1110 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,275.00 $2,239.45 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 -625.00

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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.