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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 14, 2024

1,412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.92/cwt ≈ $1,171/hd at 523 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.00/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 473 lb · 42 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $255.00/cwt ≈ $1,127/hd at 442 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,412 4,519 2,117
Feeder cattle 1,062 3,675 1,620
Slaughter cattle 258 481 409
Replacement cattle 92 363 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week Feeder Steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs 8.00 lower, over 500lbs, 6.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality good, Demand good. Greeneville - Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 7.00 to 8.00 lower, with feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 4.00 lower and those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher, and feeder bulls sharply lower overall with exception of those weighing 350-500 lbs. 8.00 lower. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower overall, with lean cows 1.00 lower, and bulls 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 4 295.00 $295.00 $643 —
288 288 2 270.00 $270.00 $778 —
311 311 6 270.00 $270.00 $840 —
423 423 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,197 —
454–470 461 7 282.00–288.00 $285.38 $1,316 +27.88
525–540 530 16 248.00–251.00 $249.98 $1,325 —
560–583 573 20 239.00–248.00 $244.44 $1,401 —
576 value added 576 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,457 —
632 632 21 230.00 $230.00 $1,454 —
660–695 675 21 220.00–232.50 $230.82 $1,558 —
765 765 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,645 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 260.00 $260.00 $663 -5.72
350–385 368 2 245.00–260.00 $252.86 $931 -24.75
415–445 435 4 241.00–262.50 $247.93 $1,078 -15.65
460–490 478 5 240.00–265.00 $247.35 $1,182 -11.94
525 525 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,118 -40.28
510–545 529 15 235.00–245.00 $238.29 $1,261 -14.99
560–593 581 7 225.00–237.50 $230.89 $1,341 -15.23
613–633 value added 621 10 223.00–235.00 $227.46 $1,413 -27.50
600–640 628 7 215.00–220.00 $217.09 $1,363 -16.53
665–670 value added 668 3 224.00–234.00 $230.68 $1,541 -17.92
700–730 717 3 192.00–200.00 $195.02 $1,398 -20.15
708–745 value added 726 11 217.00–229.00 $226.03 $1,641 -18.97
750 value added 750 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 -29.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 4 225.00–235.00 $227.56 $712 -30.61
455–465 463 4 232.50–240.00 $238.16 $1,103 -0.55
560–590 575 2 204.00–230.00 $217.34 $1,250 -3.92
705 705 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,311 -10.43
750–765 758 2 197.00–202.00 $199.48 $1,512 —
920 920 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,417 -16.00
1045 1045 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,672 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 225.00 $225.00 $889 +75.00
480 480 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,056 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–301 301 7 232.50–237.50 $236.07 $711 —
375 375 12 236.00 $236.00 $885 —
435 435 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,022 —
473 473 42 230.00 $230.00 $1,088 -11.00
514–529 523 47 220.00–228.00 $223.92 $1,171 —
591 591 32 220.00 $220.00 $1,300 —
605–633 619 4 210.50–218.00 $214.17 $1,326 +2.17
662 662 26 205.50 $205.50 $1,360 —
710–734 724 14 191.00–198.00 $193.74 $1,403 —
754 754 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 314 4 200.00–222.50 $210.54 $661 -40.92
350–390 363 7 207.50–236.00 $224.04 $813 -24.04
400–443 428 10 200.00–229.00 $219.66 $940 -22.34
450–495 480 18 200.00–225.00 $214.32 $1,029 -19.11
515 value added 515 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,172 -26.69
500–545 525 19 200.00–219.00 $212.42 $1,115 -15.57
550–595 575 14 195.00–212.50 $206.46 $1,187 -17.47
578 value added 578 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,266 -3.50
616 value added 616 11 210.50 $210.50 $1,297 -15.31
605–635 620 10 190.00–206.00 $197.90 $1,227 -13.31
655 655 4 206.00–210.00 $207.00 $1,356 +0.63
658 value added 658 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,402 -2.07
720–727 725 4 187.00–196.00 $189.23 $1,372 -0.33
733 value added 733 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,547 +5.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 230.00 $230.00 $559 -45.00
275 275 1 230.00 $230.00 $632 -17.29
388 388 2 223.00 $223.00 $865 -22.88
441 441 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,005 +0.19
456 456 4 206.00 $206.00 $939 -12.34
501–546 532 13 206.50–209.00 $207.22 $1,102 -2.59
565–584 581 13 180.00–201.00 $198.15 $1,151 -8.62
652–695 659 6 187.00–195.00 $193.59 $1,276 +1.35
873 873 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,414 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 13 278.00 $278.00 $1,026 —
439–443 442 39 255.00 $255.00 $1,127 —
515–516 516 25 226.00–233.00 $231.88 $1,197 +4.38
572–579 575 35 225.00–230.50 $227.53 $1,308 —
670 670 23 210.00 $210.00 $1,407 +5.00
766 766 14 201.00 $201.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 235.00–250.00 $242.71 $663 -35.65
320–330 325 3 225.00–230.00 $228.31 $742 -39.49
380–390 385 5 232.50–260.00 $240.48 $926 -42.13
395 395 1 222.50 $222.50 $879 -60.11
400–440 414 9 222.50–250.00 $233.38 $966 -21.16
450–490 472 10 220.00–255.00 $236.13 $1,115 -8.58
500–545 523 7 202.50–222.50 $218.88 $1,145 -12.35
550–595 575 13 192.00–230.00 $210.10 $1,208 -18.96
600–640 619 6 180.00–216.00 $196.76 $1,218 -25.57
650–690 669 9 160.00–190.00 $173.95 $1,164 -33.33
705–725 715 5 145.00–167.00 $156.98 $1,122 -36.43
755 755 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,095 -31.23
820–835 828 3 150.00–162.50 $154.20 $1,277 -23.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 258.00 $258.00 $968 -6.34
421–425 422 5 225.00–227.00 $226.60 $956 -16.81
495 495 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,138 +2.71
510–525 518 2 200.00–210.00 $204.93 $1,062 +0.08
550–563 561 7 200.00–206.00 $205.16 $1,151 -0.48
633 633 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,272 +13.13
738 738 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,395 +14.05
756 756 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,474 +38.18
860 860 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,496 +26.96
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 -54.84
490 490 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,054 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1485 1195 80-85% 33 118.00–140.00 $130.03 $1,554 —
1050–1430 1209 80-85% 18 109.00–132.00 $126.56 $1,530 +2.88
1020–1455 1261 80-85% 10 133.00–150.00 $139.12 $1,754 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1655 1350 75-80% 11 115.00–135.00 $129.33 $1,746 -2.83
1050–1735 1398 75-80% 47 118.00–143.00 $128.66 $1,799 -3.50
1405–1720 1563 75-80% 2 147.00–151.00 $149.20 $2,332 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1250 983 85-90% 24 109.00–125.00 $117.74 $1,157 —
895–1125 995 85-90% 3 100.00–111.00 $105.65 $1,051 —
770–1430 1095 85-90% 14 128.00–135.00 $130.84 $1,433 +5.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,523 —
1205–2070 1510 5 144.00–156.00 $148.49 $2,242 —
1220–2390 1676 29 153.00–170.00 $162.89 $2,730 —
1770–1950 1859 4 173.00–177.00 $174.97 $3,253 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1300 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,275.00–1,725.00 $1,500.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1200–1600 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,875.00 $1,655.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 75-80% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,968 —

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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.