Cattle Market Pulse

Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 28, 2024

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $204.76/cwt +16.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 665 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.13/cwt ≈ $1,147/hd at 519 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.00/cwt ≈ $1,021/hd at 448 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 681 1,187 2,538
Feeder cattle 403 1,011 1,815
Slaughter cattle 102 134 474
Replacement cattle 176 42 249

Market comments — USDA reporter

Carthage - Compared to last week Feeder Steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 550lbs 2.00 lower, over 550lbs 6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 7.00 to 9.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 7.00 to 9.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 higher. Quality good, Demand good. Crossville - No trends could be established due to insufficient receipts.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 4 266.00 $266.00 $835 —
473 473 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,244 —
500–522 520 11 245.00–259.00 $257.68 $1,340 —
535 value added 535 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,418 —
574 574 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,458 —
632 value added 632 5 238.50 $238.50 $1,507 —
643 643 14 232.00 $232.00 $1,492 —
668 668 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,570 —
710 710 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,534 —
849 value added 849 6 220.50 $220.50 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,133 -9.46
450–455 453 3 280.00–286.00 $283.00 $1,282 +17.86
503–505 value added 504 5 282.00–283.00 $282.40 $1,423 +18.95
500–545 523 2 263.00–275.00 $268.74 $1,406 +23.45
570–598 590 5 249.00–260.00 $252.34 $1,489 +6.60
625 625 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 -0.65
665 value added 665 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 +0.08
690 690 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,622 -7.75
700 700 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,519 -11.77
855 855 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,907 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 245.00 $245.00 $632 -5.00
355 355 1 254.00 $254.00 $902 -12.10
475–493 487 3 251.00–260.00 $257.07 $1,252 +3.58
590 590 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,328 ±0.00
700–710 705 2 187.00–219.00 $203.11 $1,432 +3.11
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,236 —
680–685 683 2 200.00–222.00 $210.96 $1,441 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 9 249.00 $249.00 $789 —
385 385 8 238.00 $238.00 $916 —
448 448 19 228.00 $228.00 $1,021 —
510–517 517 22 218.00–221.00 $220.87 $1,142 —
538 value added 538 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,205 —
578 578 14 218.00 $218.00 $1,260 —
613 value added 613 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,367 —
720 720 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 217.50 $217.50 $489 -34.14
360–395 377 4 224.00–251.00 $235.44 $888 +7.54
405 405 1 214.00 $214.00 $867 -4.91
450–498 484 9 212.00–234.00 $221.42 $1,072 +0.49
510–540 534 5 211.00–229.00 $214.44 $1,145 +2.74
573 573 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,192 -2.70
640 640 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,216 -15.93
650–679 665 25 204.00–209.00 $204.76 $1,362 +16.32
770 770 2 165.00–188.00 $176.50 $1,359 +6.50
835 835 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,536 +8.05
900 900 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 240.00 $240.00 $840 -20.38
420–430 427 3 249.00–255.00 $250.97 $1,072 +7.34
498 498 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,240 +29.00
540 540 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,328 +53.19
565 value added 565 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,345 +8.00
575 575 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,368 +11.47
600–625 610 3 220.00–230.00 $226.26 $1,380 -1.00
658–670 665 6 213.00–222.00 $215.49 $1,433 -9.41
665–690 682 3 210.00–211.00 $210.67 $1,437 -14.23
705 705 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,424 -8.10
710 710 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,377 -16.10
800 800 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,536 +13.66
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 488 2 225.00–227.00 $225.98 $1,103 +14.94
530 530 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,039 -29.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 258.00 $258.00 $944 —
448 448 8 246.00 $246.00 $1,102 —
528 528 6 235.50 $235.50 $1,243 —
573 573 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,261 —
640 640 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,350 —
770 770 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,016 -14.23
652–685 667 8 179.00–200.00 $189.73 $1,265 -13.88
893 893 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,554 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1365 1034 85-90% 15 102.00–113.00 $108.95 $1,127 +4.66
870–1375 1085 85-90% 8 89.00–103.00 $96.73 $1,050 -0.28
1150–1250 1200 85-90% 2 116.00–118.00 $117.04 $1,404 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1380 1204 80-85% 9 103.00–116.00 $109.18 $1,315 -10.41
975–1430 1206 80-85% 8 108.50–122.00 $114.74 $1,384 -4.85
1120–1690 1421 80-85% 4 130.00–136.00 $133.72 $1,900 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1715 1468 75-80% 7 121.00–126.00 $123.55 $1,814 —
1360–1540 1471 75-80% 5 130.00–138.00 $132.27 $1,946 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–2035 1575 2 136.00–140.00 $138.58 $2,183 —
1775 1775 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,911 —
1625–2050 1799 5 145.00–158.00 $151.90 $2,733 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00
955–1135 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,130.00–1,200.00 $1,168.01
933–1220 1069 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,475.00–1,600.00 $1,544.86
1108 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1177 1177 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
993–1405 1222 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,675.00–1,875.00 $1,730.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
993–1345 1191 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,625.00–1,775.00 $1,688.41
1255–1485 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,650.00–2,000.00 $1,835.74
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,490.00 $1,490.00
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 940.00–1,375.00 $1,157.50
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 870.00 $870.00
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.