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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

7,069 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.23/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 472 lb · 281 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.32/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 523 lb · 263 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.07/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 581 lb · 223 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,069 8,158 5,883
Feeder cattle 5,767 6,721 4,727
Slaughter cattle 763 973 771
Replacement cattle 539 464 385

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to close last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good with buyers continuing to show the most interest in weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 157.50–160.00 $158.74 $386 -3.76
250–295 279 7 156.00–191.00 $171.78 $479 -1.85
300–345 326 55 130.00–185.00 $156.28 $509 -6.85
355 fancy 355 1 158.00 $158.00 $561 -22.00
350–395 374 53 125.00–185.00 $150.01 $561 -10.73
392 value added 392 14 147.50 $147.50 $578 —
405–410 fancy 408 2 145.00–148.00 $146.51 $598 -18.49
416 value added 416 10 164.00 $164.00 $682 +3.00
400–448 425 92 129.00–167.00 $146.38 $622 -12.12
450 450 1 122.00 $122.00 $549 -27.58
450–497 472 93 125.00–156.00 $143.93 $679 -5.65
483–484 value added 483 19 150.00–157.00 $152.58 $737 +0.58
502–516 value added 508 15 136.50–143.50 $139.35 $708 -10.17
520 fancy 520 1 145.00 $145.00 $754 -5.00
500–548 527 171 122.00–152.50 $136.15 $718 -2.60
535 535 1 122.50 $122.50 $655 -16.25
551–585 value added 564 40 131.00–142.00 $138.99 $784 -5.44
550–597 577 100 121.00–147.50 $131.27 $757 -0.17
605 fancy 605 1 132.00 $132.00 $799 —
600–649 630 128 116.00–133.00 $126.87 $799 -1.49
600–649 value added 633 37 127.00–134.00 $131.54 $833 -0.20
668 value added 668 18 133.50 $133.50 $892 +3.49
650–695 670 84 104.00–131.50 $124.49 $834 -0.77
705–740 value added 711 34 120.00–131.75 $129.17 $918 +8.30
700–748 723 27 110.00–123.00 $118.75 $859 -2.63
750–797 780 44 107.50–127.50 $117.19 $914 -0.07
758–787 value added 782 43 113.00–127.25 $124.10 $970 +0.06
800–828 815 18 100.00–114.00 $104.97 $856 -10.28
858–863 value added 862 8 107.50–115.00 $109.37 $943 —
865–895 884 4 110.00–114.00 $110.98 $981 -0.04
905–945 926 10 97.50–110.00 $103.22 $956 +8.30
950–980 963 3 97.00–108.00 $103.61 $998 -3.41
1030 1030 2 94.00–100.00 $97.00 $999 -0.81
1075 1075 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 170.00 $170.00 $413 +19.05
250–295 269 11 135.00–160.00 $145.08 $390 -3.36
305–345 326 24 122.50–160.00 $138.41 $451 -11.63
350–399 381 21 130.00–152.50 $144.41 $550 -1.75
400–445 421 7 127.00–137.00 $132.45 $558 -5.98
450–480 470 15 124.00–150.00 $137.03 $644 -1.65
502–547 529 15 105.00–129.00 $121.62 $643 -6.08
550–595 566 7 113.00–131.00 $121.82 $690 +0.46
618–637 628 6 105.00–115.00 $112.70 $708 -6.93
670–680 675 2 111.00 $111.00 $749 -3.76
710–720 719 7 102.50–108.00 $107.22 $771 —
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
880 880 2 70.00 $70.00 $616 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 147.50 $147.50 $487 -0.18
390 390 2 140.00 $140.00 $546 -5.29
400–410 405 2 130.00–142.50 $136.33 $552 +10.38
475 475 2 130.00 $130.00 $618 +6.00
505 505 1 105.00 $105.00 $530 -12.42
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 -2.42
630 630 1 95.00 $95.00 $598 -23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 4 123.00–131.00 $126.81 $406 +9.42
435–440 438 2 127.00–130.00 $128.49 $563 +15.99
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 —
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 224 6 135.00–155.00 $144.74 $324 +6.05
270–299 292 32 128.50–145.00 $132.26 $386 -4.55
300–345 326 45 114.00–151.00 $130.60 $426 -3.53
350–395 378 99 118.00–137.00 $128.32 $485 -2.02
389 value added 389 24 133.50 $133.50 $519 -11.50
405–430 fancy 412 5 126.00–133.00 $130.60 $538 -6.05
407–430 value added 423 20 132.50–134.00 $133.85 $566 —
400–449 427 128 112.00–137.00 $124.32 $531 -3.32
445 445 1 118.00 $118.00 $525 +4.53
465 fancy 465 1 118.00 $118.00 $549 -17.00
450–495 472 277 104.00–136.00 $122.17 $577 -0.38
482 value added 482 3 129.00 $129.00 $622 -1.11
500–533 value added 522 27 119.00–124.00 $122.24 $638 -3.77
500–548 523 236 97.00–130.00 $115.64 $605 +4.56
550–595 571 4 95.00–107.50 $101.83 $581 -14.47
550–598 581 213 98.00–124.00 $114.23 $664 +14.23
580–588 value added 585 6 113.50–123.00 $116.64 $682 -5.46
605 605 1 89.00 $89.00 $538 -4.00
604–627 value added 616 55 120.00–124.00 $121.85 $751 +4.61
600–648 627 75 95.00–121.00 $108.74 $682 -3.46
660 660 1 91.00 $91.00 $601 -21.94
650–691 665 124 95.00–124.50 $117.86 $784 +4.92
654–680 value added 665 22 116.00–120.00 $119.41 $794 +2.95
665–695 680 2 80.00–86.00 $83.07 $565 -29.87
700–740 719 16 84.00–107.00 $94.25 $678 -7.45
720 720 1 92.50 $92.50 $666 -9.20
725 value added 725 23 117.00 $117.00 $848 +2.37
750–777 770 33 99.00–108.00 $104.01 $801 -0.14
776–796 value added 784 17 112.00–116.00 $114.33 $896 +6.41
807 value added 807 3 114.00 $114.00 $920 —
802–845 816 21 82.00–102.50 $95.17 $777 +4.53
850–890 871 5 81.00–97.00 $89.58 $780 -1.21
872 value added 872 19 111.50 $111.50 $972 —
905–948 941 6 93.00–105.00 $103.08 $970 +11.32
965–975 970 2 85.00–90.00 $87.51 $849 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–243 238 4 113.00–136.00 $129.68 $309 -10.32
250–295 285 11 115.00–132.50 $126.57 $361 -0.11
305–345 330 22 104.00–133.00 $113.82 $376 -11.82
350–395 381 33 105.00–131.00 $112.22 $428 -6.22
405–445 435 45 104.00–126.00 $115.08 $501 -5.04
450–495 473 11 108.00–118.00 $112.20 $531 -4.44
505–542 531 25 107.00–115.00 $110.97 $589 -1.64
565–595 580 16 100.00–110.00 $105.69 $613 -4.12
610–648 641 24 92.50–103.50 $100.41 $644 -7.30
660–695 678 2 97.50–100.00 $98.78 $670 -0.77
725–735 730 2 84.00–98.00 $91.05 $665 -1.83
759–790 765 5 84.00–90.00 $85.24 $652 —
815 815 2 96.00 $96.00 $782 +6.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 117.00 $117.00 $462 -5.80
420–430 425 2 109.00–110.00 $109.51 $465 +11.59
455–495 472 6 92.50–112.50 $106.17 $501 -6.21
505–510 508 2 82.50–107.50 $94.94 $482 -6.09
560–585 577 3 90.00–102.50 $96.65 $558 +4.65
595 595 1 86.00 $86.00 $512 -6.00
730 730 1 85.00 $85.00 $620 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762–793 776 7 70.00–81.00 $74.03 $574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 152.00 $152.00 $426 -3.82
310–340 333 6 145.00–160.00 $151.74 $505 -2.17
335 fancy 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 +15.26
350–395 380 85 140.00–157.50 $143.77 $546 -5.16
405–410 fancy 408 2 147.00–149.00 $147.99 $604 -7.97
400–448 426 93 128.00–165.00 $144.68 $616 -2.38
450–498 465 157 120.00–153.00 $138.28 $643 +19.80
505–545 fancy 517 8 130.00–135.00 $131.11 $678 -0.89
500–547 525 186 112.00–142.00 $129.03 $677 +0.25
555–565 fancy 558 3 130.00–134.00 $131.33 $733 -0.67
550–595 581 78 111.00–142.50 $121.73 $707 -3.66
600–635 fancy 618 2 117.00–119.00 $117.97 $729 +0.97
600–648 625 62 100.00–127.50 $110.68 $692 -6.64
650–695 663 115 99.00–120.00 $112.95 $749 +2.16
660–665 fancy 663 2 118.00 $118.00 $782 -1.00
700–745 719 54 95.00–117.50 $102.97 $740 +2.25
755–795 780 24 90.00–110.00 $103.89 $810 +2.90
805–835 821 4 93.00–98.00 $94.98 $780 -3.21
835 value added 835 2 86.00 $86.00 $718 —
862 862 3 85.00 $85.00 $733 -3.73
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–433 419 35 110.00–142.50 $126.10 $528 -6.39
452–493 475 55 106.50–133.00 $120.18 $571 -9.89
517–545 523 24 110.00–130.00 $117.91 $617 -6.76
563–595 578 14 102.50–119.00 $112.81 $652 -1.17
602–645 615 14 101.00–115.00 $108.00 $664 -7.43
650–695 671 11 98.00–110.00 $102.58 $688 -6.67
735–745 736 9 87.00–100.00 $98.54 $725 -5.13
756–780 759 7 85.00–106.00 $102.92 $781 —
840 840 2 75.00 $75.00 $630 —
1060 1060 2 64.00 $64.00 $678 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
365–370 368 2 130.00–137.50 $133.72 $492 —
400–440 415 5 113.00–120.00 $118.31 $491 -5.69
420–440 435 4 101.00–126.00 $116.80 $508 -7.20
510–530 520 2 112.50–120.00 $116.32 $605 +0.17
530–540 535 3 103.00–111.00 $107.32 $574 -8.83
575–585 580 2 106.00–109.00 $107.49 $623 -5.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 125.00 $125.00 $506 —
805 805 1 79.00 $79.00 $636 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1230 1113 80-85% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.55 $652 —
850–1850 1148 80-85% 14 37.00–47.00 $43.26 $497 —
1135–1295 1230 80-85% 6 54.00–61.00 $57.18 $703 +6.91
855–1620 1232 80-85% 104 44.00–58.00 $50.74 $625 +0.47
1215–1535 1338 80-85% 6 52.00–61.00 $54.15 $725 -4.95
1460 1460 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $949 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $800 —
1125–1460 1298 75-80% 3 60.00–64.00 $61.50 $798 —
945–1895 1404 75-80% 72 44.00–56.00 $50.50 $709 -2.01
1130–1790 1412 75-80% 32 50.00–60.00 $55.33 $781 +2.82
935–1885 1419 75-80% 8 42.00–47.00 $44.48 $631 -8.03
1115–1580 1436 75-80% 5 54.00–65.50 $58.60 $841 +6.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1165 920 85-90% 4 49.00–56.00 $53.15 $489 —
710–1495 1016 85-90% 18 17.00–43.00 $32.69 $332 -0.70
835–1470 1100 85-90% 69 35.00–50.00 $42.50 $468 —
1050–1160 1105 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $552 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1970 1513 14 53.00–75.00 $66.37 $1,004 -25.12
1300–2205 1634 6 70.00–80.00 $74.15 $1,212 —
1020–2240 1659 27 65.00–82.00 $75.02 $1,245 —
1325–2075 1793 3 82.00–85.00 $83.47 $1,497 +6.83
1960–2010 1985 2 85.00–89.00 $86.97 $1,726 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
900–1320 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 530.00–910.00 $755.95
1095–1225 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–1,050.00 $967.40
1160–1165 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–900.00 $774.73
1000–1400 1167 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 500.00–900.00 $699.14
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1350–1500 1425 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 695.00–700.00 $697.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 460.00 $460.00
850–1135 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 500.00–825.00 $623.91
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1080–1145 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–700.00 $687.87
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
820 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–950 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–1,075.00 $933.33
850–1000 913 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–1,050.00 $931.25
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–850 817 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 575.00–700.00 $650.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–860 838 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 575.00–685.00 $631.48

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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
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 95.00 $95.00 $418 —
940 940 1 79.00 $79.00 $743 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
963 963 2 43.00 $43.00 $414 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 83.00 $83.00 $593 —

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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.