Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 24, 2024

1,535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.34/cwt ≈ $1,898/hd at 810 lb · 173 head

heavy 8-weight M 1-2 steers $235.00/cwt ≈ $2,044/hd at 870 lb · 111 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $225.00/cwt ≈ $2,207/hd at 981 lb · 104 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,535	2,062	1,023
Feeder cattle	1,283	1,797	802
Slaughter cattle	201	215	171
Replacement cattle	51	50	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Columbia - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/ Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady; Sale consisted of 8 loads; 111 , 870lbs, 50% blk 50% mixed, M/L, 6 fleshed $235; 57, 921lbs , Steers, Black, M/L, 6 fleshed, $231; 104, 981lbs , Steers, 70% black 30% mixed, M/L, 6 fleshed, $225; 66, 750lbs, Heifers, 100% black, 5 fleshed, M/L, $242.5; 126, 804lbs, Heifers, 100 black 26 mixed, M/L, 6 fleshed, $236; 47, 826lbs, Heifers 50% black 50% mixed, M/L, 5 fleshed, $230. Savannah - Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows 12.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder Steers 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder Heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak. Sweetwater - Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts this week, but a higher undertone was noted. Also, no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,378	—
525	525	4	286.00	$286.00	$1,502	—
561 value added	561	8	284.00	$284.00	$1,593	—
921 value added	921	57	231.00	$231.00	$2,128	—
981 value added	981	104	225.00	$225.00	$2,207	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870 value added	870	111	235.00	$235.00	$2,044	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	319	5	342.50–355.00	$348.50	$1,112	+13.60
360–390	372	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,209	-9.10
400–445	415	6	287.50–317.50	$307.57	$1,276	+0.28
455–495	473	6	282.50–315.00	$300.51	$1,421	-6.11
510 value added	510	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,581	+2.32
505–530	518	7	272.00–305.00	$289.60	$1,500	-8.97
575–595	589	5	250.00–285.00	$275.01	$1,620	-16.42
615 value added	615	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,660	-25.21
605–645	621	10	240.00–275.00	$263.88	$1,639	-1.96
650–693	678	12	245.00–260.00	$254.41	$1,725	+0.21
708–720	709	10	232.50–255.00	$252.12	$1,788	+8.13
810–840	814	12	217.50–225.00	$223.77	$1,821	-11.23
910	910	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,884	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	310.00	$310.00	$666	+25.00
255–285	270	3	272.00–315.00	$299.70	$809	-1.79
305	305	1	282.00	$282.00	$860	-24.69
350–385	374	5	280.00–315.00	$300.84	$1,125	+7.69
415–445	430	6	280.00–300.00	$293.45	$1,262	+17.50
450–495	468	4	257.50–275.00	$267.13	$1,250	-2.14
500–530	523	5	250.00–290.00	$275.20	$1,439	+18.97
595	595	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,488	+2.85
605–645	625	4	227.00–264.00	$240.21	$1,501	+4.80
690	690	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,622	-6.34
715	715	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,662	+7.50
815	815	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,728	—
880	880	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,760	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,045	—
380	380	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,026	—
415	415	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,141	+5.00
495	495	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,361	—
790	790	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,738	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	3	267.00	$267.00	$1,554	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,062	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	13	249.50	$249.50	$1,367	-10.50
620	620	4	232.50	$232.50	$1,442	—
750 value added	750	66	242.50	$242.50	$1,819	—
804–826 value added	810	173	230.00–236.00	$234.34	$1,898	—
858 value added	858	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	325.00	$325.00	$748	—
280	280	1	305.00	$305.00	$854	-5.00
315–348	339	10	288.00–305.00	$291.83	$989	-5.82
350–375	363	4	285.00–300.00	$291.22	$1,057	+11.58
415–445	426	18	265.00–281.00	$274.03	$1,167	+4.02
455–490	469	7	245.00–265.00	$254.97	$1,196	+29.97
470 fancy	470	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	—
495	495	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,213	-20.66
500–540	514	23	235.00–267.50	$256.66	$1,319	-1.70
545	545	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,281	-23.36
550–595	576	20	230.00–255.00	$244.24	$1,407	-4.82
605	605	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,392	-12.29
600–640	617	13	218.00–240.00	$232.69	$1,436	-9.60
655 value added	655	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,572	-8.00
650–695	673	9	215.00–234.00	$226.42	$1,524	+5.43
675	675	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	-10.99
700–715	706	4	202.00–215.00	$210.24	$1,484	-1.24
740	740	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,332	-12.50
754 value added	754	61	245.50	$245.50	$1,851	+18.48
750–785	768	6	199.00–216.00	$208.32	$1,600	-1.68
805–812	810	3	200.00–204.00	$201.33	$1,631	+23.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–232	226	5	255.00–282.00	$269.54	$609	—
280	280	1	275.00	$275.00	$770	—
305–335	325	5	265.00–320.00	$297.02	$965	+34.55
365–395	378	7	250.00–280.00	$266.68	$1,008	+8.54
400–435	423	8	230.00–265.00	$252.75	$1,069	-0.06
450–498	480	12	226.00–255.00	$241.89	$1,161	-6.95
505–545	535	14	202.00–255.00	$229.15	$1,226	-9.31
550–580	561	4	215.00–232.50	$223.02	$1,251	-7.38
625–645	635	4	195.00–222.00	$206.71	$1,313	-17.23
650–690	674	4	210.00–225.00	$214.21	$1,444	+1.05
710–740	725	2	200.00–207.00	$203.43	$1,475	+14.14

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	275.00	$275.00	$866	+10.00
430	430	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,096	+5.00
465	465	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,139	—
535	535	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	260.00	$260.00	$559	—
265	265	1	265.00	$265.00	$702	—
415	415	1	230.00	$230.00	$954	-10.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,389	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	305.00	$305.00	$991	-33.61
365–395	380	4	335.00–340.00	$337.40	$1,282	+15.70
400–445	421	8	300.00–315.00	$306.95	$1,292	+7.94
450–485	466	9	272.50–305.00	$288.57	$1,345	-6.78
515–545	527	5	255.00–275.00	$261.44	$1,378	-6.06
550–585	558	5	235.00–265.00	$249.31	$1,391	-19.58
605–630	615	6	230.00–245.00	$236.64	$1,455	-18.17
655–690	677	3	222.50–230.00	$225.77	$1,528	-19.06
700–740	723	3	212.50–215.00	$213.50	$1,544	—
760–770	765	2	200.00–227.50	$213.84	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	267.50	$267.50	$856	—
400–445	427	9	255.00–285.00	$271.92	$1,161	+7.90
450–496	479	11	255.00–275.00	$269.76	$1,292	+5.88
500–549	535	9	225.00–275.00	$240.06	$1,284	-7.26
570–595	583	4	235.00–250.00	$244.85	$1,427	-0.67
600–605	602	5	221.00–230.00	$224.62	$1,352	-6.28
685	685	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,473	+0.38
750	750	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,594	+43.35
855	855	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,582	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	5	259.00	$259.00	$1,067	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,182	+22.50
490	490	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,210	-28.00
575	575	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	+7.50

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,473	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1540	1132	80-85%	44	115.00–140.00	$128.53	$1,455	—
825–1775	1201	80-85%	8	100.00–129.00	$119.22	$1,432	—
1130–1485	1266	80-85%	8	128.00–146.00	$137.71	$1,743	-5.94

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1695	1449	75-80%	37	115.00–143.00	$130.61	$1,893	-9.86
1565	1565	75-80%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,956	—
1520–1800	1640	75-80%	3	130.00–153.00	$144.90	$2,376	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1045	984	85-90%	7	92.00–114.00	$105.37	$1,037	-5.23
855–1295	1050	85-90%	25	100.00–128.00	$116.47	$1,223	—
945–1185	1068	85-90%	8	120.00–131.00	$124.61	$1,331	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1565	1330	3	145.00–149.00	$146.43	$1,948	—
1410–2445	1835	10	150.00–170.00	$158.15	$2,902	-9.09
2110–2115	2113	2	170.00	$170.00	$3,592	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1230–1430	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,725.00–2,000.00	$1,839.46
1270–1372	1327	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,967.25
1600	1600	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1205	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,525.00–1,650.00	$1,595.34
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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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
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	-300.00
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,800.00	$2,800.00	+550.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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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.