Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

1,033 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.16/cwt +29.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,896/hd at 881 lb · 113 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.36/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 474 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.26/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 529 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,033	3,140	1,030
Feeder cattle	821	2,465	827
Slaughter cattle	174	480	148
Replacement cattle	38	195	55

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	9	325.00–360.00	$340.66	$940	+8.67
305–345	328	8	310.00–345.00	$325.85	$1,069	+1.33
360–397	386	15	300.00–325.00	$309.73	$1,196	-0.40
400–410	403	3	285.00–295.00	$289.96	$1,169	-13.68
460–475	469	5	275.00–285.00	$278.95	$1,308	-1.82
515 value added	515	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,416	+4.57
505–542	527	4	250.00–265.00	$261.30	$1,377	+3.07
550–595	574	7	245.00–255.00	$249.83	$1,434	-2.81
585 value added	585	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,521	-8.51
601–642	625	14	229.00–250.00	$244.05	$1,525	-2.27
645 value added	645	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,580	-9.85
660 value added	660	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,597	-13.45
675	675	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,654	+5.66
700–730	717	3	235.00–236.00	$235.34	$1,687	+3.35
735 value added	735	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,764	-15.09
755 value added	755	2	240.00–242.00	$241.00	$1,820	+1.37
785	785	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,821	+7.07
820	820	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,820	+0.39
925	925	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,924	-7.00
959	959	7	201.00	$201.00	$1,928	—
1000–1005	1003	2	199.00–200.00	$199.50	$2,001	-0.50
1400	1400	1	157.00	$157.00	$2,198	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	282.00	$282.00	$677	—
265–290	273	5	282.00–315.00	$300.58	$821	+10.68
300–340	328	5	275.00–305.00	$288.19	$945	+6.65
365–385	379	7	245.00–290.00	$274.90	$1,042	-9.80
405–445	425	2	255.00–260.00	$257.62	$1,095	-0.36
455–475	465	2	230.00–249.00	$239.30	$1,113	-13.54
562–585	567	5	230.00–240.00	$237.94	$1,349	+7.62
690	690	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,484	-4.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	260.00	$260.00	$884	—
355–390	373	2	230.00–240.00	$235.23	$877	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	250.00	$250.00	$938	-45.00
390	390	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,034	-30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	3	295.00–325.00	$309.06	$850	+18.97
310–345	332	9	252.00–290.00	$270.50	$898	-17.22
360–395	374	16	245.00–290.00	$275.63	$1,031	+10.30
400–440	424	21	241.00–271.00	$260.58	$1,105	+9.95
450–495	474	26	235.00–255.00	$246.36	$1,168	+2.31
505–545	528	23	230.00–245.00	$238.33	$1,258	-5.74
525–545	535	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,204	+13.00
575	575	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,208	-24.78
560–597	578	15	216.00–235.00	$229.01	$1,324	-5.77
605–647	624	9	227.00–230.00	$229.67	$1,433	+2.05
640 value added	640	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,440	-14.00
655–690	675	4	187.00–230.00	$208.02	$1,404	-14.17
675	675	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,451	-7.19
703–720	708	4	191.00–220.00	$203.05	$1,438	-8.05
755–795	775	2	193.00–210.00	$201.72	$1,563	-4.28
810	810	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,539	-12.50
879–883 value added	881	113	213.75–216.50	$215.16	$1,896	—
965	965	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,834	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–297	287	8	255.00–295.00	$264.91	$760	-20.09
300–340	327	9	230.00–260.00	$242.47	$793	-1.41
350–395	373	11	223.00–265.00	$254.14	$948	+8.13
400–445	420	12	210.00–255.00	$239.94	$1,008	+1.39
450–490	468	22	235.00–245.00	$239.75	$1,122	-0.47
506–545	521	10	217.00–230.00	$220.77	$1,150	-7.83
555–595	564	9	220.00–230.00	$223.34	$1,260	+5.63
605–640	623	8	199.00–220.00	$208.46	$1,299	-2.23
650–695	663	10	180.00–219.00	$206.16	$1,367	+6.59
700–735	717	3	170.00–195.00	$185.06	$1,327	-15.94
798	798	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,133	-41.14
865	865	2	150.00–167.00	$158.50	$1,371	-26.50
940–945	943	2	152.00–190.00	$171.05	$1,613	+6.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	240.00	$240.00	$612	—
370	370	1	230.00	$230.00	$851	—
465–485	475	2	210.00–225.00	$217.66	$1,034	+7.66
540	540	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,134	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,343	—
1225	1225	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,642	—
1155–1325	1240	2	141.00–143.00	$142.07	$1,762	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,068	+7.97
495	495	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,114	+14.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	310.00	$310.00	$976	-30.02
360–385	368	6	295.00–312.00	$304.92	$1,122	+5.64
405–445	427	19	260.00–303.00	$289.35	$1,236	+0.12
475	475	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,259	+0.07
450–491	479	13	240.00–280.00	$263.67	$1,263	-1.26
512–543	526	12	240.00–255.00	$247.42	$1,301	-3.28
555 fancy	555	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,526	+12.50
560–590	569	9	235.00–247.00	$239.83	$1,365	-0.48
600–625	611	8	218.00–242.50	$235.01	$1,436	+7.53
650–690	664	15	211.00–238.00	$227.67	$1,512	+2.73
710–735	723	5	205.00–215.00	$211.61	$1,530	-0.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,116	+28.98
400–430	411	7	227.00–275.00	$246.68	$1,014	-23.26
450–495	478	12	221.00–267.00	$246.81	$1,180	+6.03
500–545	527	15	202.00–240.00	$231.78	$1,221	+0.40
550–590	565	14	223.00–235.00	$230.26	$1,301	+7.86
605–610	608	3	217.00–230.00	$224.00	$1,362	+16.98
655–695	668	4	196.00–220.00	$208.38	$1,392	-1.23
715–725	720	2	150.00–175.00	$162.59	$1,171	-34.12
760–798	790	5	152.00–200.00	$161.23	$1,274	-23.70
800–840	820	3	175.00–200.00	$187.13	$1,534	+7.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	426	4	220.00	$220.00	$937	-17.50
465	465	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,023	—
525–530	528	2	215.00–230.00	$222.46	$1,175	—
550–570	563	3	210.00–220.00	$216.75	$1,220	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	225.00	$225.00	$608	—
390	390	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,121	+107.50
445	445	1	220.00	$220.00	$979	-57.50
550	550	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	+15.00
550	550	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	+25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1035	993	80-85%	2	124.00–126.00	$124.96	$1,241	—
870–1630	1177	80-85%	20	108.00–117.00	$113.19	$1,332	—
875–1525	1216	80-85%	30	113.50–128.00	$119.18	$1,449	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1705	1370	75-80%	6	105.00–115.00	$111.57	$1,529	—
1190–1745	1444	75-80%	31	113.00–126.50	$120.52	$1,740	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1190	1021	85-90%	14	84.00–103.00	$94.57	$966	-24.66
875–1260	1067	85-90%	11	105.00–114.00	$108.41	$1,157	-0.36
1095–1335	1189	85-90%	4	113.00–120.00	$115.08	$1,368	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,519	—
1285–1895	1636	7	130.00–143.00	$137.59	$2,251	—
1510–2305	1907	7	144.50–153.00	$148.47	$2,831	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1070–1170	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,556.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	220.00	$220.00	$781	—

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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
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1100–1200	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,975.00–2,050.00	$2,010.87	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	85-90%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,193	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,536	—

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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.