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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

7,230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.42/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 523 lb · 333 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.43/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 470 lb · 266 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.33/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 574 lb · 255 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,230 5,075 7,398
Feeder cattle 5,926 3,828 6,098
Slaughter cattle 919 742 957
Replacement cattle 385 505 343

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's limited test due to the Thanksgiving holiday, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady with good demand. Buyers continue to show the most interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 235 3 152.50–195.00 $173.28 $407 +10.64
250–295 274 20 145.00–190.00 $171.94 $471 +8.82
300–347 326 52 140.00–177.50 $160.35 $523 +3.21
326 value added 326 6 170.00 $170.00 $554 +17.50
355–380 fancy 368 2 175.00 $175.00 $644 —
350–397 377 84 135.00–168.00 $152.45 $575 +2.30
400–447 426 71 130.00–167.50 $147.45 $628 -0.65
430 fancy 430 1 162.50 $162.50 $699 —
422–434 value added 431 21 150.50–166.00 $161.63 $697 —
450–495 470 90 133.00–157.50 $143.39 $674 +3.91
470 thin fleshed 470 2 156.00–158.00 $157.00 $738 —
470–498 value added 492 24 148.00–156.00 $151.31 $744 —
505–515 value added 509 17 140.00–148.00 $145.43 $740 —
515 fancy 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 +7.00
500–547 527 139 128.00–148.00 $136.83 $721 +2.14
566–593 value added 575 34 135.00–144.00 $139.17 $800 +4.17
550–596 577 141 120.00–143.00 $132.90 $767 +0.61
601–645 value added 620 87 129.00–137.50 $133.65 $829 —
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 -7.15
601–648 630 127 117.00–135.00 $127.60 $804 +0.45
650–696 677 91 118.00–131.00 $125.02 $846 -5.40
659–689 value added 679 127 124.00–137.00 $132.75 $901 -0.25
701–739 value added 712 30 122.50–130.00 $125.66 $895 —
700–749 726 78 110.00–127.50 $118.74 $862 -1.61
756–783 value added 763 56 120.00–128.50 $125.04 $954 —
755–797 783 28 100.00–120.00 $112.28 $879 -14.56
815–816 value added 816 9 115.00–127.50 $121.95 $995 -2.05
820–840 831 5 110.00–117.50 $114.61 $952 +5.61
850–880 865 2 113.00–115.00 $114.02 $986 +0.28
893 value added 893 8 115.00 $115.00 $1,027 —
923 value added 923 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,015 +1.00
915–944 937 7 106.00–115.00 $111.60 $1,046 +7.60
1115 1115 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–233 224 9 132.50–165.00 $147.53 $330 —
260–295 283 4 142.50–155.00 $150.10 $425 +13.52
310–345 324 19 119.00–162.50 $140.62 $456 +12.84
350–395 374 38 118.00–157.50 $136.86 $512 +0.47
400–448 426 23 122.00–147.50 $135.77 $578 -4.17
450–495 477 26 111.00–142.50 $132.07 $630 +2.07
501–540 515 19 105.00–135.00 $122.52 $631 -3.33
555–595 571 19 115.00–129.00 $120.21 $686 -0.96
600–640 622 19 101.00–127.50 $115.49 $718 -4.51
650–695 673 4 100.00–117.00 $107.48 $723 —
700–745 726 5 100.00–105.00 $101.50 $737 -10.50
750–770 760 2 111.00–115.00 $112.97 $859 —
845 845 1 102.50 $102.50 $866 —
875 875 1 100.00 $100.00 $875 —
910 910 1 97.00 $97.00 $883 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 —
300–345 330 3 135.00–142.50 $138.14 $456 —
360–375 368 3 127.50–138.00 $131.88 $485 —
370–385 378 2 131.00–137.00 $134.06 $507 —
445 445 1 142.50 $142.50 $634 —
455 455 1 122.50 $122.50 $557 +4.93
535 535 2 122.50–125.00 $123.75 $662 +16.68
615 615 1 115.00 $115.00 $707 —
615 615 1 121.00 $121.00 $744 —
665 665 1 103.00 $103.00 $685 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 127.50 $127.50 $382 —
365 365 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $434 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 3 127.50–152.50 $143.69 $338 -3.81
235 fancy 235 1 145.00 $145.00 $341 —
250–295 271 16 120.00–140.00 $129.39 $351 +1.09
300–347 326 68 110.00–147.50 $128.78 $420 -0.10
315–345 fancy 330 2 130.00–145.00 $137.84 $455 —
350–398 382 115 115.00–144.00 $130.43 $498 +6.15
389 value added 389 10 135.00 $135.00 $525 —
400–449 420 186 113.00–141.00 $126.43 $531 +6.88
418–444 value added 432 28 133.00–144.00 $137.36 $593 —
440–445 443 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $512 -4.05
450–495 469 216 110.00–132.00 $123.50 $579 +2.86
450–487 value added 474 48 131.00–135.00 $134.52 $638 —
470–495 483 2 116.00 $116.00 $560 -4.64
510 fancy 510 1 129.00 $129.00 $658 +10.00
500–548 523 268 105.00–125.50 $120.34 $629 +15.34
502–547 value added 525 64 120.00–129.00 $125.83 $661 —
550–588 value added 556 53 121.00–125.00 $123.62 $687 —
550–599 578 199 105.00–125.00 $115.79 $669 +4.10
580–590 585 3 105.00–111.00 $107.99 $632 +8.99
611–643 value added 617 55 115.00–124.50 $122.53 $756 +7.85
600–649 630 144 97.00–121.00 $109.13 $688 -5.08
650–695 670 88 99.00–118.00 $108.14 $725 +1.35
652–688 value added 679 34 115.00–121.00 $116.59 $792 +8.19
721 value added 721 4 111.00 $111.00 $800 —
700–745 728 56 94.50–128.00 $104.60 $761 +12.16
750 value added 750 12 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
755–785 772 22 90.00–125.50 $107.66 $831 +11.25
803 value added 803 59 122.60 $122.60 $984 —
800–845 814 4 90.00–105.00 $98.84 $805 +10.11
885 885 1 106.00 $106.00 $938 +29.55
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 +9.00
1018–1025 1020 3 78.00–106.50 $96.96 $989 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 9 117.50–135.00 $124.10 $285 —
260–295 277 5 118.00–130.00 $125.59 $348 +0.59
300–345 324 25 110.00–130.00 $119.77 $388 +5.77
350–395 374 27 110.00–132.00 $118.20 $442 +1.82
400–440 418 32 110.00–124.00 $117.80 $492 +8.31
450–495 466 23 105.00–121.00 $112.78 $526 -2.94
500–545 521 38 95.00–121.00 $111.14 $579 +5.07
551–595 573 20 91.00–114.00 $105.84 $606 +5.62
610–640 618 7 90.00–103.00 $95.80 $592 -4.86
650–698 676 6 97.00–104.00 $100.66 $680 +14.66
708 708 4 80.00 $80.00 $566 —
860 860 1 105.00 $105.00 $903 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 2 120.00 $120.00 $250 —
355 355 1 105.00 $105.00 $373 —
410–445 428 2 110.00–112.50 $111.20 $476 +4.20
445 445 1 117.00 $117.00 $521 +10.00
460–480 469 4 112.50–116.00 $114.23 $536 —
505–540 518 3 107.00–120.00 $113.86 $590 —
510–545 527 5 109.00–112.50 $110.30 $581 —
555–595 571 4 100.00–108.00 $103.94 $593 +1.90
615 615 1 105.00 $105.00 $646 +20.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 70.00 $70.00 $812 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 170.00 $170.00 $425 -2.50
265–278 273 7 152.00–162.50 $157.32 $429 +7.84
300 fancy 300 1 163.00 $163.00 $489 +3.24
315–347 334 6 143.00–158.00 $149.38 $499 -3.79
350–395 367 24 137.50–149.00 $143.17 $525 -0.02
400–449 435 84 124.00–161.00 $139.66 $608 -1.00
450–495 467 125 130.00–152.00 $138.91 $649 +3.19
476 value added 476 5 147.00 $147.00 $700 —
500–545 520 125 116.00–146.00 $128.15 $666 +1.53
557 value added 557 3 135.00 $135.00 $752 —
550–595 575 100 112.50–133.00 $120.75 $694 -3.04
600–648 624 57 110.00–126.00 $117.05 $730 +2.60
650–698 663 59 102.00–120.00 $114.48 $759 +0.96
700–740 722 38 91.00–112.50 $109.30 $789 +0.82
750–795 761 32 85.00–109.00 $102.48 $780 -1.49
800–840 821 14 86.00–102.50 $98.28 $807 +7.30
865–890 882 6 85.00–100.00 $89.69 $791 +5.43
945 945 1 95.00 $95.00 $898 +11.35
960–990 975 2 77.00–92.50 $84.87 $827 +0.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 421 35 122.00–142.50 $132.37 $557 +10.65
470–498 492 19 116.00–134.00 $123.39 $607 +2.16
500–545 514 30 112.00–127.00 $117.38 $603 +6.02
550–590 570 12 112.00–121.00 $115.00 $656 +4.60
600–648 635 12 93.00–118.00 $108.29 $688 +1.67
665–690 678 9 102.00–113.00 $105.93 $718 -0.97
705–740 720 4 97.00–110.00 $104.63 $753 —
771–795 779 7 90.00–106.00 $95.16 $741 —
825 825 1 93.00 $93.00 $767 —
907 907 3 80.00 $80.00 $726 —
950 950 2 70.00 $70.00 $665 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 115.00 $115.00 $374 -10.00
403 403 2 135.00 $135.00 $544 —
410–425 415 3 127.50–137.50 $131.74 $547 —
470–475 473 2 125.00–135.00 $129.97 $615 —
485–495 488 3 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $573 —
505–545 521 4 105.00–120.00 $114.67 $597 —
585 585 1 109.00 $109.00 $638 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 108.00 $108.00 $551 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $608 -6.99
990–1520 1216 80-85% 14 54.00–68.00 $59.15 $719 +5.37
1120–1400 1226 80-85% 8 57.00–62.50 $59.78 $733 +6.00
835–1840 1250 80-85% 128 40.00–63.50 $51.20 $640 —
1005–1690 1269 80-85% 28 40.00–47.00 $44.08 $559 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1235 1017 85-90% 37 25.00–41.00 $33.25 $338 -0.47
1020 1020 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $520 +17.28
985–1170 1048 85-90% 4 49.00–58.00 $53.12 $557 -1.88
795–1545 1073 85-90% 131 35.00–57.50 $42.07 $451 -1.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1535 1381 75-80% 7 42.00–46.00 $43.77 $604 -14.69
1390 1390 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $737 -5.46
1215–1665 1424 75-80% 12 55.50–66.50 $59.50 $847 -8.50
980–1925 1449 75-80% 109 45.00–63.50 $53.57 $776 —
1280–1690 1498 75-80% 15 53.00–65.50 $59.87 $897 +4.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1655 1498 2 71.00–71.50 $71.28 $1,068 —
1130–2130 1590 26 55.00–75.00 $67.97 $1,081 —
1150–2305 1664 57 70.00–86.00 $76.62 $1,275 -6.53
1715–2125 1933 8 83.00–90.00 $86.37 $1,670 —
1960 1960 1 76.50 $76.50 $1,499 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00 $875.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
965–1270 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–1,050.00 $843.57
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1160–1325 1243 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–825.00 $731.64
950–1400 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–975.00 $900.00
1165–1640 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 775.00–975.00 $829.12
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1530 1530 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1050 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00–810.00 $760.72
995–1115 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00–725.00 $637.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
988 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 710.00 $710.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1090–1100 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–875.00 $825.15
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
828 828 3 84.00 $84.00 $696 —

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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.