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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

8,523 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.83/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 524 lb · 358 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.75/cwt +3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 574 lb · 356 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.47/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 475 lb · 297 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,523 4,833 6,558
Feeder cattle 7,051 3,779 5,323
Slaughter cattle 894 690 829
Replacement cattle 578 364 406

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were in mostly moderate to good demand, with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 162.50 $162.50 $382 —
290–295 292 3 167.50–182.50 $173.31 $506 +6.07
308 value added 308 5 187.00 $187.00 $576 —
300–348 331 36 158.00–182.00 $169.45 $561 +2.95
365 value added 365 5 184.00 $184.00 $672 —
350–398 378 97 149.50–172.50 $160.40 $606 +1.38
400 thin fleshed 400 1 165.00 $165.00 $660 —
400–448 430 89 145.00–165.00 $155.91 $670 +0.65
436 fancy 436 4 172.50 $172.50 $752 +10.50
448 value added 448 4 166.00 $166.00 $744 —
450 fancy 450 2 163.00 $163.00 $734 +3.00
450–495 470 109 140.00–165.00 $151.43 $712 +4.22
456–498 value added 471 39 154.00–164.50 $157.62 $742 +5.62
505–543 value added 523 35 139.00–158.00 $146.48 $766 —
525 fancy 525 1 153.00 $153.00 $803 +6.51
500–545 527 131 130.00–151.00 $140.75 $742 +2.52
550–596 value added 575 82 136.00–149.00 $141.51 $814 +1.59
550–598 577 157 127.00–147.00 $135.73 $783 +0.64
580 580 1 122.00 $122.00 $708 -13.09
580 580 1 122.00 $122.00 $708 -13.09
606–640 value added 625 116 123.50–142.00 $132.60 $829 —
600–649 628 95 120.00–136.00 $127.31 $800 +1.91
652–693 668 99 118.50–135.00 $125.26 $837 +2.56
653–693 value added 674 89 124.00–137.50 $128.51 $866 -1.49
703–748 731 38 110.00–125.00 $118.51 $866 -0.20
700–745 value added 735 130 119.00–133.50 $126.60 $931 +0.42
750–775 value added 769 52 120.00–132.50 $126.52 $973 —
750–798 780 19 110.00–125.00 $115.68 $902 -4.21
801–848 823 19 101.00–118.00 $111.66 $919 -0.03
805–845 value added 823 91 112.50–124.50 $122.26 $1,006 +5.36
850–870 value added 859 31 119.00–122.00 $120.37 $1,034 +2.37
855–880 863 8 108.00–112.50 $110.95 $957 +4.92
915–933 925 6 101.00–118.00 $113.20 $1,047 +3.20
949 value added 949 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,120 -2.50
960–965 963 2 100.00–110.00 $105.01 $1,011 +0.01
977 value added 977 7 116.00 $116.00 $1,133 -6.50
1035–1040 1037 3 102.00–105.00 $103.00 $1,068 ±0.00
1075 1075 8 104.00 $104.00 $1,118 —
1105 1105 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 237 3 160.00–165.00 $162.60 $385 +10.10
255–283 266 20 131.00–170.00 $146.10 $389 -3.14
305–348 331 28 115.00–165.00 $151.58 $502 +5.52
353–399 384 49 132.50–157.50 $148.26 $569 +4.90
410–447 428 34 125.00–155.00 $142.39 $609 -2.41
450–495 472 26 126.00–149.00 $139.44 $658 +2.30
510–545 524 15 102.50–139.00 $127.17 $666 +3.52
550–595 575 15 114.00–132.00 $124.46 $716 +2.17
600–640 623 6 112.00–124.00 $117.71 $733 -0.31
650–695 668 11 110.00–116.00 $113.86 $761 -0.08
703–745 725 9 100.00–114.00 $107.66 $781 -3.32
772–780 776 4 105.00–107.00 $105.75 $821 +1.33
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 152.50 $152.50 $328 —
270–285 275 4 150.00–167.50 $155.64 $428 —
305–345 330 3 145.00–165.00 $154.55 $510 +2.55
355–390 372 5 137.50–160.00 $143.78 $535 —
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 -7.46
407–445 426 6 140.00–152.50 $147.82 $630 +15.36
460 460 2 131.00 $131.00 $603 -1.50
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 -2.50
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 ±0.00
555–595 572 3 120.00–123.00 $121.70 $696 +6.70
610–630 620 2 102.50–111.00 $106.82 $662 -8.20
700 700 1 108.00 $108.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $499 —
418–440 425 3 130.00 $130.00 $552 +6.45
460 460 1 144.00 $144.00 $662 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 145.00 $145.00 $602 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 233 4 123.00–144.00 $135.98 $317 +1.62
250–295 278 20 118.00–152.50 $136.22 $379 +2.93
305–345 325 56 118.00–145.00 $132.76 $431 +3.34
330 thin fleshed 330 3 110.00 $110.00 $363 —
360 fancy 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 +2.00
350–397 377 130 117.00–148.00 $136.22 $514 +0.10
378 value added 378 3 149.00 $149.00 $563 +30.00
410–433 fancy 425 3 140.00–141.00 $140.32 $596 +0.28
400–449 429 226 116.00–138.00 $128.43 $551 +3.69
430–445 value added 444 23 134.00–138.00 $137.09 $609 +3.37
450–496 value added 465 15 132.00–136.00 $134.89 $627 —
450–499 475 281 115.00–136.50 $128.17 $609 +4.86
485 485 1 116.00 $116.00 $563 -7.31
510 510 4 130.00 $130.00 $663 +12.87
510–515 513 2 112.50–117.00 $114.74 $589 -2.39
500–548 523 288 110.00–131.00 $123.07 $644 +5.94
504–543 value added 527 64 123.00–135.50 $127.15 $670 +1.87
550–598 value added 570 109 121.00–127.50 $124.55 $710 +1.15
550–597 576 246 109.00–127.00 $117.69 $678 +3.46
580 580 1 105.00 $105.00 $609 -9.23
601–640 value added 616 79 114.00–124.50 $118.34 $729 +1.65
600–648 625 183 104.00–123.00 $113.22 $708 +19.22
650–682 value added 661 65 114.50–122.50 $118.41 $783 +6.41
650–698 674 119 97.50–122.00 $111.49 $751 +2.30
700–747 value added 715 122 112.00–126.50 $123.14 $880 +14.14
700–748 721 54 95.00–118.00 $104.21 $751 +1.20
750–788 770 43 97.50–110.00 $104.32 $803 -2.31
770 fancy 770 2 108.00 $108.00 $832 —
760–789 value added 779 9 109.00–114.00 $110.42 $860 -3.13
812–828 value added 819 14 104.50–109.00 $107.38 $879 +7.64
800–845 826 7 92.50–104.00 $98.08 $810 -1.84
861 value added 861 4 101.00 $101.00 $870 —
850–885 872 7 85.00–103.00 $95.73 $835 +0.73
903–905 904 3 95.00–100.00 $98.33 $889 —
1010 1010 1 86.00 $86.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 +6.00
250–290 275 11 118.00–140.00 $131.26 $361 -0.84
300–349 318 26 119.00–135.00 $127.75 $406 +2.23
355–395 383 21 114.00–134.00 $124.45 $477 +4.88
407 thin fleshed 407 3 134.00 $134.00 $545 —
400–445 421 32 112.50–132.00 $123.80 $521 +5.04
450–495 470 41 110.00–128.00 $119.04 $559 +3.33
500–545 525 16 104.00–123.00 $110.25 $579 +3.52
550–595 574 26 105.00–121.00 $110.93 $637 +4.42
603–645 621 11 100.00–111.00 $104.71 $650 +9.22
660–695 678 5 92.50–111.00 $103.74 $703 -1.26
705–730 718 2 92.50–100.00 $96.18 $691 +3.68
755 755 1 85.00 $85.00 $642 -7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 338 3 119.00–134.00 $125.60 $425 -4.40
350–390 369 8 110.00–135.00 $122.14 $451 -0.36
410–445 432 6 115.00–124.00 $118.82 $513 +2.85
455–475 461 4 115.00–120.00 $117.35 $541 -0.31
520–545 529 5 100.00–113.00 $106.56 $564 +6.56
555–585 570 4 102.50–114.00 $109.19 $622 —
605 605 1 101.00 $101.00 $611 —
745 745 1 80.00 $80.00 $596 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 122.50 $122.50 $416 +11.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 147.50 $147.50 $361 —
250–275 263 2 140.00–152.50 $145.95 $384 -29.05
270 fancy 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 —
305 fancy 305 2 172.50–185.00 $178.75 $545 —
305–345 331 8 145.00–165.00 $153.78 $509 -10.20
355–391 380 26 144.00–168.00 $155.27 $590 +1.83
400–448 424 60 139.00–162.00 $152.25 $646 +5.67
425–435 fancy 429 4 158.00 $158.00 $678 -1.51
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 -11.66
450–496 471 146 133.00–158.00 $145.15 $684 +3.49
515 515 1 117.50 $117.50 $605 -12.46
500–548 517 181 122.50–146.00 $134.87 $697 +4.91
550 fancy 550 1 144.00 $144.00 $792 +1.00
550–598 576 132 120.00–137.00 $127.38 $734 +2.70
600–648 619 101 100.00–131.00 $118.99 $737 +3.76
660 fancy 660 1 124.00 $124.00 $818 —
650–695 670 92 99.00–124.00 $115.17 $772 +3.41
688 value added 688 12 111.50 $111.50 $767 —
700–745 720 44 93.00–115.00 $107.41 $773 +4.68
750–795 769 32 99.00–110.00 $105.49 $811 -1.27
800 value added 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —
800–840 826 7 83.00–103.00 $95.11 $786 +0.99
855–895 868 15 80.00–97.00 $93.35 $810 +1.35
905–906 906 7 80.00–85.00 $81.43 $738 -4.57
960 960 1 77.00 $77.00 $739 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 137.50 $137.50 $282 —
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 +9.66
330 330 1 137.00 $137.00 $452 —
355–385 370 2 120.00–138.00 $129.36 $479 -3.97
400–445 427 19 121.00–145.00 $135.05 $577 +1.06
450–495 471 24 125.00–142.50 $134.54 $634 +8.23
500–545 527 34 105.00–132.00 $121.68 $641 —
550–595 578 26 105.00–120.00 $112.92 $653 -6.59
600–648 631 24 98.00–116.00 $108.23 $683 +12.23
655–690 677 7 96.00–111.00 $103.29 $699 -4.77
710–745 726 9 90.00–105.00 $98.98 $719 —
750–760 755 2 92.00–96.00 $94.01 $710 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 130.00 $130.00 $286 —
265 265 1 137.50 $137.50 $364 -10.00
315 315 2 141.00 $141.00 $444 +1.50
365 365 1 137.50 $137.50 $502 +7.50
430–435 433 2 130.00–143.00 $136.54 $591 +12.81
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 +3.02
500–535 515 3 102.50–120.00 $111.31 $573 +1.33
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 -3.45
590–595 593 3 99.00–120.00 $106.69 $633 —
605–615 610 2 99.00–103.00 $100.98 $616 +0.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1165 1064 80-85% 5 68.00–73.00 $71.27 $758 —
965–1540 1198 80-85% 30 40.00–50.00 $45.57 $546 -0.83
1000–1445 1209 80-85% 26 57.00–68.00 $62.52 $756 -5.39
845–1695 1212 80-85% 168 46.00–66.00 $52.55 $637 -15.36
985–1620 1302 80-85% 24 52.00–74.00 $62.11 $809 +2.09
1045–1505 1331 80-85% 12 69.00–76.50 $72.10 $960 +12.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1075 928 85-90% 2 59.00–86.00 $70.35 $653 —
785–1345 1049 85-90% 30 25.00–45.00 $34.05 $357 —
905–1185 1090 85-90% 4 53.00–58.00 $54.58 $595 +0.69
780–1380 1093 85-90% 110 36.00–54.00 $43.74 $478 -10.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1350 1288 75-80% 2 68.00–69.00 $68.52 $883 —
1025–1685 1333 75-80% 6 45.00–51.00 $48.36 $645 —
1120–1585 1353 75-80% 27 57.00–66.00 $60.82 $823 —
1215–1500 1375 75-80% 3 57.00–59.00 $57.93 $797 -0.57
1070–1905 1461 75-80% 84 47.00–65.00 $53.66 $784 -0.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–2105 1545 29 60.00–79.00 $69.31 $1,071 —
1155–2485 1735 53 72.00–92.00 $80.72 $1,400 -1.22
1680–1805 1742 5 90.00–101.00 $95.27 $1,660 +13.33
1450–2205 1813 9 78.00–91.00 $84.14 $1,525 —
1715–1975 1832 7 83.00–95.00 $90.13 $1,651 —
2415 2415 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,739 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–965 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 600.00–610.00 $603.50
1125 1125 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 $
920–1050 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–975.00 $887.50
970–1125 1036 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 975.00–1,000.00 $985.71
915–1300 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 835.00–1,300.00 $987.60
1050–1210 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00–700.00 $641.92
1000–1235 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 640.00–800.00 $734.55
950–1400 1159 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 625.00–1,050.00 $885.97
950–1415 1191 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 600.00–925.00 $763.17
870–1575 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 38 585.00–1,150.00 $870.43
1070–1360 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 575.00–750.00 $665.44
965–1435 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 800.00–1,100.00 $930.94
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 745.00 $745.00
1200–1450 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–825.00 $756.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
855–1250 972 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 550.00–800.00 $721.53
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
925–1250 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 500.00–750.00 $649.26
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,250.00 $1,187.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,287.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,025.00 $987.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–766 764 5 72.00–73.50 $73.20 $559 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 75.00 $75.00 $315 —
457 457 3 74.00 $74.00 $338 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.