Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

2,878 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.60/cwt +22.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 569 lb · 149 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.83/cwt +17.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 524 lb · 134 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.92/cwt +27.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 474 lb · 106 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,878	1,973	1,422
Feeder cattle	2,505	1,311	1,030
Slaughter cattle	287	437	226
Replacement cattle	86	225	166

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	3	362.00	$362.00	$840	—
250–295	269	10	285.00–367.00	$333.22	$896	—
300–347	330	27	270.00–352.00	$316.62	$1,045	+19.36
355–398	385	17	290.00–322.00	$310.56	$1,196	-3.29
408–413 value added	412	8	312.00–317.00	$315.76	$1,301	—
400–445	428	24	290.00–312.00	$297.96	$1,275	-5.91
455–496	472	19	280.00–300.00	$290.01	$1,369	+21.33
458–485 value added	477	7	300.00–307.00	$301.92	$1,440	—
515 value added	515	5	286.00	$286.00	$1,473	—
500–549	523	89	260.00–285.00	$273.03	$1,428	+45.59
563–595	578	34	250.00–272.50	$259.14	$1,498	+11.10
596 value added	596	9	272.00	$272.00	$1,621	—
603–647 value added	614	62	267.00–275.50	$271.15	$1,665	—
600–644	629	33	240.00–260.00	$248.20	$1,561	+7.06
660 value added	660	7	271.00	$271.00	$1,789	—
650–689	677	43	230.00–267.00	$250.97	$1,699	+11.61
700–745	716	23	220.00–240.00	$230.70	$1,652	+0.86
710–728 value added	722	6	249.00–253.00	$250.31	$1,807	—
750–795	765	12	216.00–235.00	$221.27	$1,693	-7.73
760–775 value added	768	2	237.00–241.00	$238.98	$1,835	—
800–830	815	3	205.00–215.00	$209.94	$1,711	-8.06
840 value added	840	20	230.00	$230.00	$1,932	—
845	845	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,690	-18.00
865 value added	865	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,929	—
850–895	879	5	180.00–217.00	$201.68	$1,773	-9.32
900–935	918	2	210.00–213.00	$211.53	$1,942	—
915–946 value added	944	59	224.00–233.00	$232.56	$2,195	—
990	990	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,881	—
1195	1195	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,008	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–288	282	5	255.00–305.00	$269.71	$761	—
330–345	338	8	265.00–300.00	$277.50	$938	—
350–395	370	22	250.00–285.00	$279.21	$1,033	—
400–445	422	8	250.00–262.00	$256.99	$1,084	—
455–490	478	14	255.00–275.00	$270.89	$1,295	—
504 thin fleshed	504	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,411	—
500–535	522	7	240.00–252.50	$246.36	$1,286	+8.78
550–595	568	6	220.00–256.00	$244.56	$1,389	+7.06
615–640	633	6	220.00–232.00	$226.99	$1,437	—
655–690	671	13	215.00–240.00	$232.33	$1,559	—
745	745	2	205.00–220.00	$212.50	$1,583	—
800	800	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,616	—
870	870	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,610	—
975	975	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–318	312	3	210.00	$210.00	$655	—
370	370	1	220.00	$220.00	$814	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	230.00	$230.00	$759	—
375	375	1	245.00	$245.00	$919	-20.93
485	485	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,174	—
510	510	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,173	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	315.00	$315.00	$724	—
260–298	280	11	285.00–300.00	$291.62	$817	+39.12
302–345	325	19	250.00–297.00	$273.89	$890	+18.06
350–395	382	35	250.00–287.00	$265.69	$1,015	+12.02
400–409 value added	406	11	281.00–285.00	$281.90	$1,145	—
400–445	426	72	240.00–280.00	$265.91	$1,133	+30.22
450–495	471	67	235.00–267.00	$250.89	$1,182	+16.23
456–483 value added	480	39	272.00–279.00	$278.15	$1,335	+20.66
500–549	524	124	230.00–252.00	$243.77	$1,277	+16.40
515–532 value added	526	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,315	—
520–535	528	2	220.00–225.00	$222.54	$1,175	-4.83
550–595	569	84	224.00–249.00	$234.62	$1,335	+6.82
555–596 value added	569	63	255.00–268.00	$263.59	$1,500	—
565–590	578	2	210.00–220.00	$214.89	$1,242	-12.91
610–633 value added	622	9	230.00–231.00	$230.34	$1,433	—
600–648	624	52	212.50–233.00	$223.30	$1,393	+18.30
605–643	635	12	200.00–217.00	$210.64	$1,338	+5.64
665–680 value added	667	34	225.00–238.00	$230.63	$1,538	—
650–698	674	29	207.50–220.00	$214.73	$1,447	+5.63
675	675	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,384	-4.10
705–745	723	15	195.00–207.50	$202.16	$1,462	-0.58
725–744 value added	742	24	210.00–221.00	$219.66	$1,630	—
755–785	767	8	192.50–202.50	$197.49	$1,515	+0.50
788 value added	788	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,615	—
820–822 value added	820	74	200.00–215.50	$212.98	$1,746	—
835	835	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,662	+11.57
860–885	870	3	175.00–190.00	$184.23	$1,603	—
885	885	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,328	—
920–943	938	5	180.00–192.00	$189.59	$1,778	—
943 value added	943	6	188.00	$188.00	$1,773	—
965–980	973	2	160.00–162.00	$161.01	$1,567	—
1085–1090	1088	2	150.00–154.00	$152.00	$1,654	—
1185	1185	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,778	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	270.00	$270.00	$783	+40.00
310–330	320	8	230.00–272.00	$254.50	$814	+19.50
355–398	381	10	220.00–255.00	$239.55	$913	+2.05
400–448	424	27	210.00–252.00	$237.97	$1,009	+17.03
455–498	483	34	212.50–242.00	$234.14	$1,131	-0.86
505–545	529	22	210.00–227.00	$221.15	$1,170	-2.85
553–590	570	21	200.00–225.00	$216.97	$1,237	+9.47
610–645	628	9	180.00–210.00	$197.36	$1,239	-2.64
660–690	677	10	180.00–210.00	$201.28	$1,363	+16.28
700–740	721	4	150.00–190.00	$176.54	$1,273	—
760–790	775	5	182.50–200.00	$188.03	$1,457	+18.03
803	803	8	175.00–185.00	$177.50	$1,425	—
810	810	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,458	—
860–885	873	3	160.00–170.00	$165.88	$1,448	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	220.00	$220.00	$730	—
388	388	2	240.00	$240.00	$931	—
565–590	582	3	180.00–200.00	$186.48	$1,085	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,055	—
530–535	533	2	210.00–220.00	$214.98	$1,146	—
595	595	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	-15.00
635	635	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,080	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	378	3	270.00–280.00	$273.39	$1,033	+35.89
400–442	430	35	282.00–300.00	$293.51	$1,262	-12.47
450–499	472	32	260.00–282.50	$271.67	$1,282	+17.30
500–549	524	48	240.00–265.00	$252.46	$1,323	+35.57
550–598	570	51	225.00–250.00	$236.59	$1,349	+4.69
600–645	622	39	210.00–235.00	$221.00	$1,375	+21.00
650–695	666	32	212.00–227.00	$217.91	$1,451	+27.91
700–748	724	17	197.50–217.00	$207.37	$1,501	+13.54
750–795	769	7	190.00–207.50	$199.90	$1,537	+10.20
800–845	811	4	170.00–197.00	$184.26	$1,494	+14.35
850	850	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,615	+14.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	250.00	$250.00	$912	—
400–445	426	29	240.00–275.00	$256.71	$1,094	-25.61
450–495	468	13	240.00–260.00	$252.10	$1,180	-0.37
500–548	529	24	215.00–245.00	$232.77	$1,231	-4.23
550–595	573	17	200.00–225.00	$216.29	$1,239	+5.29
600–640	621	9	200.00–216.00	$208.49	$1,295	+13.57
650–695	677	11	200.00–217.00	$206.46	$1,398	-3.54
705–745	730	3	180.00–200.00	$189.84	$1,386	—
765–793	783	5	167.50–190.00	$181.47	$1,421	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	410	3	200.00–232.50	$210.57	$863	-21.93
515	515	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,159	-7.00
555–570	563	2	210.00–225.00	$217.60	$1,225	+17.60
605–625	615	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,292	+10.00
653	653	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,404	—
705	705	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,283	—
875	875	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,138	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,031	—
450–480	468	3	220.00–242.00	$232.17	$1,087	—
650	650	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,235	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1405	1145	80-85%	71	118.00–129.00	$123.35	$1,412	—
935–1455	1243	80-85%	13	108.00–117.00	$113.18	$1,407	—
1195–1565	1296	80-85%	5	130.00–135.00	$133.29	$1,727	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1295	1003	85-90%	40	80.00–107.00	$99.26	$996	+6.14
805–1280	1057	85-90%	29	102.00–116.00	$109.57	$1,158	+2.05
1115–1140	1128	85-90%	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$1,291	-7.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1660	1354	75-80%	6	115.00–120.00	$117.71	$1,594	—
1055–1885	1419	75-80%	28	118.00–130.00	$125.85	$1,786	+2.54
1225–1800	1523	75-80%	16	131.00–137.00	$132.57	$2,019	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1775	1492	12	120.00–140.00	$134.41	$2,005	—
1390–2380	1890	14	142.00–154.00	$148.54	$2,807	—
1790–2105	1942	7	154.00–174.00	$164.52	$3,195	-2.63

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1063	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	1,110.00	$1,110.00
965–1175	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	940.00–1,330.00	$1,106.74
1045–1365	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,900.00	$1,612.50
980–1465	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,280.00–1,650.00	$1,501.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260–1320	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,175.00	$2,175.00
1310–1465	1388	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,630.00–1,875.00	$1,745.66
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/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	—
1050–1100	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,810.00–1,825.00	$1,817.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.