Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 22, 2025

2,137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $287.40/cwt +39.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,345/hd at 816 lb · 130 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.77/cwt +15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 475 lb · 89 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.96/cwt +13.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,544/hd at 423 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,137	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	455.00–475.00	$464.79	$1,115	-8.15
255–285	270	9	430.00–495.00	$460.05	$1,242	+27.55
310–345	324	8	400.00–495.00	$446.18	$1,446	-3.82
355–395	377	15	400.00–445.00	$422.61	$1,593	—
405–425 value added	410	10	425.00–445.00	$441.99	$1,812	—
405–445	426	15	375.00–427.50	$402.67	$1,715	+16.60
445	445	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,736	+3.93
460–490 value added	465	15	395.00–410.00	$401.05	$1,865	—
450–490	474	19	345.00–405.00	$374.69	$1,776	+29.69
505–547 value added	521	27	387.50–405.00	$398.81	$2,078	—
500–548	526	28	330.00–380.00	$359.44	$1,891	+29.44
550–590 value added	561	29	330.00–375.00	$346.48	$1,944	—
550–595	574	32	300.00–380.00	$344.23	$1,976	+5.50
600–625 value added	603	10	347.50–350.00	$347.76	$2,097	+14.76
600–647	628	29	297.50–340.00	$321.85	$2,021	-0.88
650–692	670	6	250.00–321.00	$289.42	$1,939	-3.58
652–698 value added	674	16	310.00–330.00	$319.65	$2,154	+19.65
701–732 value added	711	16	277.50–310.00	$303.34	$2,157	—
710–745	724	12	247.50–315.00	$297.27	$2,152	+7.27
750–785	764	11	257.50–285.00	$277.98	$2,124	—
790 value added	790	3	272.00	$272.00	$2,149	-7.74
800–830	813	4	211.00–272.00	$250.51	$2,037	—
815–818 value added	816	126	277.50–294.00	$288.57	$2,355	+40.57
865–870	868	2	237.50–275.00	$256.20	$2,224	—
920–925	923	3	230.00–232.50	$230.83	$2,131	—
1035	1035	1	202.50	$202.50	$2,096	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–288	271	5	420.00–470.00	$436.47	$1,183	+22.94
305–310 fancy	308	2	500.00–535.00	$517.36	$1,593	—
305–345	326	13	410.00–460.00	$437.80	$1,427	+10.30
350–395	368	6	405.00–445.00	$427.52	$1,573	—
400–445	427	14	410.00–455.00	$429.48	$1,834	+49.48
465	465	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,697	-30.00
450–487	469	10	380.00–420.00	$397.80	$1,866	+2.80
503–533	519	10	350.00–380.00	$370.50	$1,923	—
500–538 value added	534	22	382.50–390.00	$383.25	$2,047	+4.25
550–590	569	8	330.00–355.00	$343.21	$1,953	-7.79
607–645	617	4	325.00–340.00	$328.92	$2,029	+0.92
675–680	678	2	300.00–335.00	$317.44	$2,152	-2.56
704–710 value added	705	7	315.00	$315.00	$2,221	—
735	735	2	285.00–290.00	$287.50	$2,113	-0.50
785–795	788	3	280.00–285.00	$281.66	$2,219	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	400.00–425.00	$412.62	$1,044	—
320–335	328	2	400.00–405.00	$402.44	$1,320	—
365–385	372	5	335.00–385.00	$362.67	$1,349	—
400–445	425	8	350.00–395.00	$374.13	$1,590	—
460–495	477	5	320.00–365.00	$339.83	$1,621	—
505–545	524	5	300.00–360.00	$338.01	$1,771	—
555–575	569	4	322.50–345.00	$338.69	$1,927	—
600–640	620	2	222.50–301.00	$263.02	$1,631	—
660	660	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,174	+100.00
325–345	339	4	350.00–400.00	$375.35	$1,272	-12.15
350	350	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,260	—
400–435	418	3	300.00–385.00	$330.56	$1,382	—
455–495	479	8	300.00–365.00	$344.90	$1,652	+67.40
525–530	528	2	325.00–330.00	$327.51	$1,729	—
555–590	575	6	280.00–325.00	$309.91	$1,782	-27.59
610–630	620	2	280.00–290.00	$285.08	$1,767	—
675–680	678	2	260.00–270.00	$264.98	$1,797	-10.02
910	910	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,457	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,202	—
410–430	418	3	330.00–337.50	$332.45	$1,390	—
470	470	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,645	—
535	535	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,378	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	270.00	$270.00	$918	—
375	375	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,256	-5.40
435	435	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,544	—
495	495	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,497	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,606	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	271	8	360.00–410.00	$391.62	$1,061	-0.41
291 value added	291	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,237	—
300–345	325	13	350.00–400.00	$372.38	$1,210	-3.48
350 value added	350	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,470	—
350–360	355	2	340.00–350.00	$345.07	$1,225	+4.76
355–398	378	38	340.00–400.00	$371.31	$1,404	+31.00
405–419 value added	414	15	375.00–397.50	$390.17	$1,615	+28.17
405–435	419	5	310.00–325.00	$318.90	$1,336	-27.78
400–447	426	50	330.00–385.00	$362.00	$1,542	+15.32
450–481 value added	469	25	345.00–385.00	$368.10	$1,726	—
450–496	477	61	300.00–360.00	$337.24	$1,609	+7.91
480–495	490	3	300.00–305.00	$303.37	$1,487	-25.96
500–545	516	34	290.00–335.00	$319.30	$1,648	+2.09
510–535 value added	527	29	330.00–347.50	$339.75	$1,790	+11.75
550–590	573	42	280.00–322.50	$303.17	$1,737	+6.71
578 value added	578	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,965	—
600–627 value added	606	12	292.50–309.00	$306.64	$1,858	+15.14
600–640	616	13	255.00–298.00	$284.09	$1,750	+7.07
658 value added	658	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,908	—
650–698	686	32	230.00–292.50	$264.89	$1,817	-0.81
700 value added	700	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,890	+1.58
710–725	716	4	220.00–267.50	$236.33	$1,692	+4.80
762–780	769	4	235.00–252.50	$240.62	$1,850	+24.62
800 value added	800	6	250.00	$250.00	$2,000	—
905	905	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,720	—
985	985	2	206.00	$206.00	$2,029	—
1080	1080	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,160	—
1160	1160	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,204	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,242	+75.00
325–348	337	5	425.00–440.00	$437.06	$1,473	+82.06
350 thin fleshed	350	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,558	—
355–398	384	17	375.00–415.00	$387.50	$1,488	+20.50
400	400	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,200	—
400–445	421	10	345.00–370.00	$357.87	$1,507	—
410–440 thin fleshed	426	8	375.00–390.00	$383.27	$1,633	—
468 thin fleshed	468	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,755	—
450–495	471	24	325.00–365.00	$346.80	$1,633	+13.80
507 value added	507	13	360.00	$360.00	$1,825	—
500–543	520	28	305.00–345.00	$321.84	$1,674	-5.07
535	535	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,391	-66.91
550–575 value added	560	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,876	—
555–595	578	13	310.00–330.00	$320.48	$1,852	+11.48
593	593	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,542	-49.00
600	600	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,620	-25.00
600–645	610	17	275.00–315.00	$299.15	$1,825	+4.15
655	655	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,638	-16.82
650–675	668	4	270.00–285.00	$273.76	$1,829	+6.94
705	705	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,692	+10.00
700–715	708	5	270.00–280.00	$272.01	$1,926	+42.01
765	765	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,836	±0.00
838	838	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,886	—
972	972	3	222.50	$222.50	$2,163	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	5	350.00–405.00	$381.59	$1,065	—
320–345	330	3	330.00–390.00	$367.12	$1,211	—
350–390	367	10	285.00–385.00	$344.03	$1,263	+19.48
400–445	420	13	245.00–380.00	$316.83	$1,331	+10.92
455–495	471	7	270.00–330.00	$312.88	$1,474	+10.76
510–545	528	6	250.00–300.00	$282.44	$1,491	+2.44
550–575	564	4	270.00–305.00	$288.88	$1,629	+10.57
645	645	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,709	+55.00
650–680	664	4	250.00–265.00	$259.93	$1,726	+33.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	284	4	360.00–380.00	$373.90	$1,062	—
305–330	317	6	310.00–362.50	$342.99	$1,087	+12.99
355 thin fleshed	355	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,154	—
355–390	370	5	270.00–370.00	$322.58	$1,194	—
400–445	416	8	300.00–337.50	$323.34	$1,345	—
450–490	476	7	290.00–327.50	$312.27	$1,486	+28.27
510–525	515	3	250.00–310.00	$290.19	$1,494	—
585–595	588	3	250.00–262.00	$257.35	$1,513	—
635	635	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,556	—
665–680	673	3	212.50–265.00	$230.17	$1,549	—
780	780	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,622	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	335.00	$335.00	$988	—
390	390	1	237.50	$237.50	$926	—
400–430	413	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,032	—
475	475	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,235	—
500–510	505	2	230.00–252.50	$241.36	$1,219	—
605	605	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,422	—
685	685	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,541	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,190	—
355–390	383	5	262.50–310.00	$271.31	$1,039	—
430–435	433	2	310.00–325.00	$317.54	$1,375	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,065	—
500	500	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,300	—
555	555	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,443	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,175	—
280–285	283	2	505.00–520.00	$512.57	$1,451	—
320 fancy	320	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,616	—
305–345	323	7	430.00–480.00	$449.23	$1,451	+26.10
350–380	360	4	390.00–395.00	$391.32	$1,409	-19.13
365 thin fleshed	365	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,679	—
380 fancy	380	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,577	—
350–395	383	13	370.00–450.00	$419.46	$1,607	+9.01
402 thin fleshed	402	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,729	—
422 value added	422	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,794	—
400–442	426	30	357.50–420.00	$391.10	$1,666	-6.19
450–490	470	31	347.50–400.00	$372.45	$1,751	+4.03
500–546	526	45	300.00–380.00	$353.55	$1,860	+10.28
560 fancy	560	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,016	—
550–585	567	47	275.00–350.00	$324.56	$1,840	-8.30
570–580	576	4	290.00–312.50	$298.80	$1,721	-34.06
600–645	621	19	237.50–337.50	$311.85	$1,937	+7.19
650–691	668	17	287.50–315.00	$297.17	$1,985	+0.17
675	675	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,451	-82.00
700–745	724	6	230.00–282.50	$252.70	$1,830	-2.67
775	775	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,015	+26.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,357	—
370–398	385	9	390.00–435.00	$401.53	$1,546	-32.62
405–445	427	16	385.00–440.00	$410.28	$1,752	—
450–495	460	15	380.00–430.00	$412.97	$1,900	+45.47
465–490	480	3	365.00–370.00	$366.70	$1,760	-0.80
500–540	517	11	330.00–365.00	$344.46	$1,781	-25.54
552–585	556	9	330.00–340.00	$331.17	$1,841	-12.83
600–649	628	14	285.00–305.00	$295.86	$1,858	—
668–693	681	8	270.00–280.00	$273.78	$1,864	-17.22
740	740	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,998	—
765–780	773	2	240.00–270.00	$254.85	$1,970	—
875	875	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,056	—
920	920	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,162	—
965–990	978	2	225.00–230.00	$227.53	$2,225	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	360.00–390.00	$374.78	$1,274	—
353–390	366	7	330.00–385.00	$371.32	$1,359	-7.41
400–435	414	5	340.00–375.00	$354.12	$1,466	—
460–495	489	9	300.00–380.00	$345.16	$1,688	+12.74
500–545	520	13	255.00–330.00	$310.82	$1,616	-6.54
560–570	568	4	275.00–315.00	$293.79	$1,669	-18.34
600–635	621	6	247.50–285.00	$267.92	$1,664	—
650–690	667	8	240.00–290.00	$264.55	$1,765	-2.78
730	730	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,825	—
825	825	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,021	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	390.00	$390.00	$975	—
370	370	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,314	-30.00
430–440	435	4	330.00–342.50	$338.15	$1,471	—
470–490	484	6	280.00–360.00	$323.42	$1,565	+23.42
500–545	518	3	270.00–300.00	$284.66	$1,475	—
570–595	583	5	255.00–302.50	$270.52	$1,577	—
600–635	623	3	281.00–307.50	$296.90	$1,850	+34.90
670	670	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,842	-1.00
765	765	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1705	1705	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1430–2085	1774	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	4,400.00–5,500.00	$5,018.68	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,107	—
460–490	475	2	272.50–340.00	$305.18	$1,450	-14.82
625	625	1	301.00	$301.00	$1,881	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,035	—
400	400	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,280	—
470	470	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	—
645	645	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,516	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	—
470	470	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,551	—
535	535	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,351	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1730	1248	80-85%	42	149.00–173.00	$159.68	$1,993	+13.38
875–1885	1256	80-85%	28	115.00–140.00	$133.07	$1,671	-26.91
910–1835	1256	80-85%	96	130.00–158.00	$147.23	$1,849	-12.75
1635–1705	1670	80-85%	2	100.00–120.00	$110.21	$1,841	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1840	1441	75-80%	19	155.00–175.00	$160.42	$2,312	—
1155–1700	1459	75-80%	37	132.00–155.00	$147.52	$2,152	+8.15
1220–1720	1479	75-80%	7	133.00–141.00	$138.49	$2,048	-22.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1345	1029	85-90%	26	114.00–144.00	$129.90	$1,337	+22.34
730–1360	1068	85-90%	19	95.00–122.00	$111.50	$1,191	-15.28
965–1365	1105	85-90%	12	138.00–157.00	$145.39	$1,607	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1990	1444	7	143.00–165.00	$156.11	$2,254	—
1270–2185	1711	34	162.00–186.00	$175.38	$3,001	—
1755–2305	2025	5	188.00–201.00	$193.04	$3,909	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1065	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,536.38
955–1335	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,829.15
1035–1350	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1095–1365	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,035.00	$2,015.58
1140–1275	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,120.93
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1035–1365	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,700.00–2,425.00	$2,151.74
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1355	1355	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1265–1450	1358	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,275.00	$2,191.46
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–477	473	4	200.00–350.00	$313.51	$1,483	—
581	581	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,511	—
758	758	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,009	—

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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
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,995	—

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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.