Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

2,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.38/cwt +19.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 430 lb · 94 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.64/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 520 lb · 90 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $290.73/cwt +21.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 573 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,337	1,310	1,663
Feeder cattle	1,956	944	1,432
Slaughter cattle	296	245	202
Replacement cattle	85	121	29

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	440.00–460.00	$450.21	$1,058	—
250–295	278	5	350.00–425.00	$388.15	$1,079	—
300–346	330	20	365.00–397.00	$384.74	$1,270	—
350–398	381	22	330.00–370.00	$355.89	$1,356	—
400–445	422	29	320.00–362.00	$340.83	$1,438	+8.13
450–495	470	27	310.00–347.00	$322.48	$1,516	-0.17
500–545	521	27	287.00–310.00	$298.46	$1,555	-3.88
559 value added	559	25	312.00	$312.00	$1,744	—
555–595	579	52	272.00–288.00	$280.50	$1,624	+10.79
600–647	623	77	260.00–285.00	$273.42	$1,703	+10.19
665 value added	665	5	282.00	$282.00	$1,875	—
650–697	677	40	248.00–271.00	$260.00	$1,760	—
701 value added	701	4	259.00	$259.00	$1,816	—
705–744	721	39	240.00–270.00	$255.65	$1,843	+25.56
750–795	776	20	228.00–261.00	$242.91	$1,885	—
816 value added	816	12	243.00	$243.00	$1,983	—
830	830	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,942	—
870	870	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,966	—
910–935	923	2	208.00–225.00	$216.38	$1,997	—
1045	1045	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,090	—
1085	1085	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,931	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	390.00	$390.00	$936	—
265–298	287	5	300.00–370.00	$344.23	$988	—
315–347	337	14	295.00–355.00	$329.14	$1,109	—
343 thin fleshed	343	2	362.00	$362.00	$1,242	—
360–390	380	5	280.00–300.00	$293.33	$1,115	-9.17
400–440	427	17	285.00–320.00	$303.55	$1,296	—
460–498	486	19	272.50–310.00	$295.01	$1,434	-4.99
500–540	517	14	267.50–285.00	$279.08	$1,443	—
550–565	558	6	250.00–275.00	$261.64	$1,460	—
600–648	633	18	238.00–265.00	$245.30	$1,553	—
670–690	683	5	236.00–243.00	$239.30	$1,634	—
700–745	723	6	230.00–250.00	$236.85	$1,712	—
755–782	775	6	220.00–232.00	$229.69	$1,780	—
805–820	813	2	197.50–210.00	$203.69	$1,656	—
960	960	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,939	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	217.00–230.00	$223.62	$924	—
473–475	474	3	250.00–260.00	$256.66	$1,217	-15.38
555	555	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,498	—
615	615	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,292	—
700–720	710	2	200.00–220.00	$210.14	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297 thin fleshed	297	5	405.00	$405.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	252.00	$252.00	$958	—
445	445	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,202	—
695	695	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,460	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–298	284	8	320.00–350.00	$336.23	$955	—
305–345	326	9	300.00–335.00	$314.02	$1,024	+25.33
350–390	371	35	290.00–335.00	$310.54	$1,152	+36.24
403–430 value added	427	28	307.00	$307.00	$1,311	—
400–448	431	66	270.00–305.00	$289.03	$1,246	+14.21
450–493	471	36	255.00–290.00	$267.19	$1,258	-5.24
506–507 value added	506	8	269.00–282.00	$273.88	$1,386	—
520	520	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,232	-20.36
500–549	521	81	245.00–265.00	$256.29	$1,335	-1.07
550–598	570	26	240.00–264.00	$249.91	$1,424	-0.09
585–595	590	2	220.00–225.00	$222.48	$1,313	-27.52
600–645	618	28	230.00–242.50	$235.22	$1,454	+8.26
653 value added	653	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,646	—
650–695	674	34	220.00–242.00	$228.43	$1,540	+11.43
703–725	713	7	212.00–225.00	$219.98	$1,568	-1.29
761 value added	761	36	230.00	$230.00	$1,750	—
755–785	764	7	200.00–220.00	$212.53	$1,624	+2.53
800–848	820	15	200.00–212.00	$206.75	$1,695	+17.75
855–875	867	5	206.00–208.00	$207.00	$1,795	—
1065	1065	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,555	—
1115	1115	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,617	—
1200	1200	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,124	—
1305	1305	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,166	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	275	4	250.00–307.00	$287.07	$789	—
292 thin fleshed	292	9	330.00	$330.00	$964	—
305–340	329	6	252.00–287.00	$278.33	$916	—
355–390	373	9	275.00–287.00	$281.80	$1,051	—
400–447	425	30	225.00–272.00	$259.92	$1,105	—
455–495	483	29	238.00–260.00	$248.29	$1,199	—
500–545	525	30	220.00–247.50	$235.99	$1,239	—
550–590	571	21	210.00–240.00	$226.19	$1,292	—
600–645	622	19	200.00–230.00	$223.87	$1,392	—
650–670	661	9	210.00–220.00	$216.98	$1,434	—
705–725	719	5	190.00–210.00	$204.97	$1,474	—
765	765	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,492	—
810	810	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,580	—
850–855	853	2	145.00–180.00	$162.55	$1,387	—
910	910	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,388	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436 thin fleshed	436	14	300.00	$300.00	$1,308	—
541	541	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,298	-27.00
831 value added	831	60	216.00	$216.00	$1,795	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,067	—
518	518	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,166	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,072	-34.11
355–398	378	18	302.00–380.00	$341.94	$1,293	+19.80
400–445	423	37	305.00–357.00	$332.44	$1,406	+18.27
450–495	471	15	290.00–332.00	$311.62	$1,468	+9.00
505–545	530	39	265.00–282.00	$270.74	$1,435	-12.38
550–595	570	28	260.00–282.00	$271.68	$1,549	+10.09
600–635	618	30	242.50–265.00	$257.32	$1,590	+16.16
650–680	666	16	230.00–252.00	$241.70	$1,610	+6.19
710–745	729	6	212.00–230.00	$222.61	$1,623	—
755–765	758	3	216.00–222.00	$219.35	$1,663	+7.97
810	810	3	185.00–187.00	$186.33	$1,509	—
865–890	875	3	175.00–197.50	$184.28	$1,612	+13.28
950	950	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,425	—
1065–1075	1070	2	147.00–149.00	$148.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	373	3	255.00–300.00	$281.81	$1,051	—
400–445	424	7	272.50–320.00	$303.67	$1,288	—
460–495	481	17	260.00–290.00	$278.20	$1,338	—
500–545	519	15	240.00–262.50	$251.87	$1,307	—
555–590	578	15	240.00–260.00	$249.64	$1,443	—
605–645	624	14	212.00–255.00	$236.45	$1,475	—
675–695	688	6	205.00–235.00	$226.79	$1,560	—
715	715	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,337	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401 thin fleshed	401	19	356.00	$356.00	$1,428	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	415	2	270.00–275.00	$272.59	$1,131	—
600–640	620	2	220.00–232.00	$226.19	$1,402	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	220.00–255.00	$237.68	$1,153	—
600	600	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1690	1690	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1990	1370	75-80%	64	113.00–128.00	$121.66	$1,667	—
1160–1680	1402	75-80%	16	125.00–142.00	$130.70	$1,832	—
1240–1625	1462	75-80%	6	103.00–120.00	$112.15	$1,640	-4.37

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1695	1189	80-85%	44	107.00–125.00	$116.21	$1,382	+5.84
1065–1465	1230	80-85%	12	121.00–128.00	$124.77	$1,535	-0.05
985–1745	1271	80-85%	20	94.00–115.00	$105.21	$1,337	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1335	1030	85-90%	14	80.00–97.00	$89.14	$918	—
950–1115	1033	85-90%	2	109.00–111.00	$109.92	$1,135	—
870–1270	1049	85-90%	24	94.00–113.00	$103.67	$1,087	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2040	1539	8	124.00–137.00	$128.52	$1,978	—
1470–2060	1818	13	142.00–151.00	$146.54	$2,664	—
1975–2180	2073	3	150.00–151.00	$150.35	$3,117	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
773	773	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1155–1358	1312	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,950.00–2,150.00	$2,087.89
1470	1470	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	2,175.00	$2,175.00
1633	1633	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
855–1110	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–1,450.00	$1,221.56
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1080–1225	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,525.00	$1,314.51
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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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
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—
1100–1500	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,750.00–3,150.00	$3,018.46	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1200–1500	1346	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,450.00–2,850.00	$2,687.46	—
1100–1575	1368	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,950.00–2,350.00	$2,036.59	—
1230–1500	1369	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,525.00–2,700.00	$2,608.58	—
1200–1900	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,475.00–3,050.00	$2,784.51	—
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.