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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

2,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.99/cwt +16.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 524 lb · 108 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.86/cwt +15.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 473 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.47/cwt +13.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 579 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,289 1,573 2,593
Feeder cattle 1,890 1,121 2,187
Slaughter cattle 358 278 352
Replacement cattle 41 174 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Dickson - Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded steady to $2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers under 400lbs $3.00-$8.00 higher, over 400lbs $2.00-$6.00 higher, Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Heifers mostly steady to $5.00 higher with 500-600lbs heifers trading $3.00-$5.00 lower due to lighter demand. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate. Unionville - Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–243 229 6 340.00–365.00 $352.99 $808 —
250–295 271 6 300.00–367.00 $351.19 $952 +68.19
305–345 330 13 290.00–352.00 $308.86 $1,019 —
350–398 376 13 285.00–342.00 $304.06 $1,143 +29.06
400–448 423 28 292.50–320.00 $307.33 $1,300 +26.81
475 value added 475 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 —
450–498 482 33 270.00–297.50 $286.93 $1,383 +54.43
522–530 value added 526 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,499 +15.91
503–548 529 40 255.00–280.00 $273.12 $1,445 +20.67
561–585 value added 575 29 270.00–285.00 $276.65 $1,591 —
550–591 578 36 250.00–285.00 $266.03 $1,538 +15.03
613–623 value added 619 17 266.00–275.00 $272.22 $1,685 —
608–648 629 31 236.00–265.00 $245.97 $1,547 +8.86
650–695 661 21 230.00–262.00 $243.78 $1,611 +2.27
657–675 value added 662 7 267.00–271.00 $269.83 $1,786 —
705–735 728 7 228.00–245.00 $239.75 $1,745 +17.40
753–760 value added 755 4 245.00–252.00 $250.24 $1,889 —
760–795 780 15 220.00–230.00 $224.20 $1,749 +0.20
808–845 818 4 202.50–224.00 $216.47 $1,771 +10.47
850–880 869 5 205.00–222.50 $213.63 $1,856 —
915–938 930 3 205.00–220.00 $209.92 $1,952 -4.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 317.00–325.00 $321.00 $722 —
280–285 283 2 332.00–352.00 $341.91 $968 —
320–345 340 7 265.00–322.00 $288.98 $983 +2.25
360–394 379 15 250.00–312.00 $293.71 $1,113 +12.71
406–445 421 16 270.00–305.00 $276.30 $1,163 -7.70
450–495 474 12 260.00–277.00 $268.51 $1,273 —
500–545 518 8 247.50–257.50 $252.91 $1,310 +22.91
550–585 565 12 235.00–260.00 $255.31 $1,443 +5.31
605–630 625 6 224.00–240.00 $228.46 $1,428 —
685–695 687 5 220.00–222.00 $221.60 $1,522 —
700–740 722 4 220.00–225.00 $222.51 $1,607 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 265.00 $265.00 $742 —
370–390 380 2 220.00–250.00 $235.39 $894 —
435 435 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,240 +60.00
510 510 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,352 —
635 635 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
385 385 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,078 —
530 530 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,246 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 232 3 275.00–350.00 $309.21 $717 +69.21
250–298 284 11 270.00–325.00 $306.63 $871 +49.63
300–340 318 13 275.00–305.00 $289.25 $920 +42.99
350–395 370 34 250.00–302.00 $280.14 $1,037 +44.34
400–445 420 54 240.00–285.00 $268.27 $1,127 +39.72
450–498 473 80 240.00–267.00 $254.86 $1,205 +15.42
523 value added 523 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,297 +3.01
500–548 524 106 230.00–260.00 $246.97 $1,294 +21.49
560 value added 560 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,406 +1.00
550–598 580 72 227.00–250.00 $237.09 $1,375 +16.39
600–645 616 63 215.00–240.00 $227.03 $1,399 +3.44
628–638 633 7 210.00–220.00 $213.58 $1,352 -10.01
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 -0.80
650–695 665 22 214.00–230.00 $225.09 $1,497 +14.29
680–695 value added 694 11 220.00–228.00 $224.36 $1,557 —
705–745 721 19 204.00–220.00 $211.00 $1,521 +17.30
710–745 731 5 205.00–210.00 $206.94 $1,513 +13.24
750–795 768 12 195.00–220.00 $205.02 $1,575 +8.77
800–845 823 2 183.00–207.00 $194.67 $1,602 —
834 value added 834 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,643 —
882–890 884 4 186.00–189.00 $186.76 $1,651 +8.76
917–945 923 8 162.50–190.00 $183.94 $1,698 +16.94
1015 1015 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,563 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 250.00 $250.00 $738 +18.00
303–345 333 10 240.00–282.00 $270.27 $900 +29.27
353–395 367 16 230.00–282.00 $260.39 $956 +36.79
400–445 433 18 230.00–252.50 $246.07 $1,065 +26.07
450–495 471 14 210.00–255.00 $240.76 $1,134 +0.76
505–545 526 26 210.00–240.00 $229.99 $1,210 -5.01
560–595 577 34 212.50–235.00 $223.92 $1,292 -2.59
600–645 627 7 195.00–220.00 $210.81 $1,322 —
650–693 672 7 200.00–210.00 $204.81 $1,376 -4.19
715 715 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,251 —
768–780 771 4 190.00–195.00 $193.74 $1,494 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 242.00–250.00 $246.03 $819 —
450 450 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,170 +22.00
505–545 525 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 —
560–570 567 3 210.00–235.00 $224.94 $1,275 +3.43
665 665 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,264 —
785 785 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 220.00 $220.00 $748 —
385 385 2 245.00 $245.00 $943 —
445 445 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,090 —
450–475 463 2 240.00–245.00 $242.43 $1,122 +26.43
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 2 357.00 $357.00 $939 +57.00
345 345 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,156 +51.53
350–395 383 26 265.00–332.00 $298.58 $1,144 +39.28
400–445 425 35 260.00–290.00 $281.27 $1,195 +9.54
450–495 478 65 250.00–292.00 $266.85 $1,276 +36.85
500–540 516 25 240.00–262.00 $253.77 $1,309 +1.58
550–595 567 41 232.50–270.00 $243.00 $1,378 +5.55
605–645 628 16 215.00–232.00 $220.61 $1,385 +6.93
650–697 669 23 210.00–232.00 $221.47 $1,482 +7.51
705–736 727 12 200.00–212.50 $205.59 $1,495 +23.52
753–775 763 5 200.00–220.00 $211.41 $1,613 +34.41
910 910 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 372 10 247.50–307.00 $277.36 $1,032 —
405–445 434 15 255.00–270.00 $261.96 $1,137 -0.35
455–495 471 16 230.00–275.00 $265.09 $1,249 +10.09
500–545 526 23 220.00–259.00 $240.23 $1,264 —
550–595 577 22 215.00–240.00 $233.15 $1,345 —
600–645 628 15 195.00–220.00 $210.67 $1,323 -7.33
653–687 667 15 192.50–220.00 $211.05 $1,408 -14.95
735 735 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,470 —
776–780 778 10 185.00–200.00 $197.49 $1,536 +16.99
830 830 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,536 —
877 877 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,535 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 290.00–297.00 $293.52 $1,080 +63.52
425 425 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,148 +27.50
450 450 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,292 +20.00
545 545 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,054 +18.00
515 515 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,173 +15.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1790 1201 80-85% 102 115.00–128.00 $122.06 $1,466 -8.50
985–1300 1220 80-85% 20 108.00–119.00 $114.88 $1,402 -15.68
1120–1365 1278 80-85% 15 128.00–137.00 $131.20 $1,677 +21.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1425 1330 75-80% 4 116.00–118.00 $117.48 $1,562 +2.65
1065–1740 1402 75-80% 71 119.00–133.00 $126.07 $1,768 +0.03
1060–1840 1456 75-80% 15 130.00–140.00 $134.63 $1,960 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1224 1010 85-90% 29 80.00–109.00 $98.02 $990 +2.04
830–1205 1076 85-90% 16 100.00–117.00 $111.40 $1,199 +0.48
1020–1215 1125 85-90% 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,282 -0.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2030 1625 8 126.00–145.00 $134.17 $2,180 —
1190–2185 1718 14 140.00–150.00 $145.15 $2,494 —
1795–2250 2023 2 154.00–155.00 $154.44 $3,124 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1395–1455 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,560.00–1,775.00 $1,665.24
1385–1460 1432 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,725.00–1,875.00 $1,815.86
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00
860–1260 1017 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,490.00 $1,243.02

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 172.00 $172.00 $912 —

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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.