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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

5,888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.26/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 470 lb · 218 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.63/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 524 lb · 196 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.51/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 631 lb · 153 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,888 8,523 7,782
Feeder cattle 4,552 7,051 6,473
Slaughter cattle 763 894 944
Replacement cattle 573 578 365

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady with instances of 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower with the most advance noted on steers under 600 lbs. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for feeders was shown throughout the week with buyers showing the best interest and investment on long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 284 4 160.00–177.00 $171.74 $488 -1.57
305–345 325 22 150.00–183.00 $169.01 $549 -0.44
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 -10.40
360–370 fancy 365 2 170.00–180.00 $174.93 $638 —
352–397 374 61 150.00–177.00 $165.30 $618 +4.90
403 value added 403 3 158.00 $158.00 $637 —
400–445 426 45 131.00–172.00 $157.54 $671 +1.63
458–488 value added 472 20 146.00–158.00 $151.65 $716 -5.97
450–497 481 76 130.00–160.00 $147.23 $708 -4.20
500 500 1 136.00 $136.00 $680 -4.75
505–520 fancy 513 2 147.00–155.00 $151.06 $775 -1.94
500–540 value added 522 36 140.00–154.00 $151.38 $790 +4.90
500–546 524 88 130.00–156.00 $144.79 $759 +4.04
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 -10.75
550 fancy 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
550–598 574 57 125.00–151.00 $137.02 $786 +1.29
551–597 value added 576 48 137.00–149.75 $142.92 $823 +1.41
600–649 628 66 119.00–141.00 $130.92 $822 +3.61
602–646 value added 634 87 128.00–140.00 $137.24 $870 +4.64
657–693 value added 669 26 126.00–134.50 $130.61 $874 +2.10
650–697 678 46 115.00–137.00 $125.40 $850 +0.14
698 thin fleshed 698 2 116.00 $116.00 $810 —
700–735 value added 714 62 127.50–131.00 $128.70 $919 +2.10
703–742 727 21 110.00–125.00 $120.45 $876 +1.94
750–795 770 33 105.00–124.00 $120.20 $926 +4.52
753–798 value added 770 57 118.00–128.00 $125.47 $966 -1.05
805–840 821 8 103.00–120.50 $113.67 $933 +2.01
842 value added 842 60 126.00 $126.00 $1,061 +3.74
850–890 869 16 104.00–117.50 $111.48 $969 +0.53
913 913 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,059 +2.80
955 955 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,050 +4.99
1015 1015 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,096 +5.00
1060 1060 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,102 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 150.00–152.50 $151.25 $310 -11.35
255–295 281 17 130.00–160.00 $142.54 $401 -3.56
300–346 329 12 133.00–167.50 $147.28 $485 -4.30
350–395 373 24 130.00–168.00 $152.81 $570 +4.55
400–445 422 13 120.00–151.00 $141.88 $599 -0.51
455–490 469 9 130.00–147.50 $136.24 $639 -3.20
520–542 532 6 128.00–135.00 $132.22 $703 +5.05
553–592 575 16 110.00–135.00 $124.70 $717 +0.24
605–645 618 8 108.00–126.00 $118.38 $732 +0.67
655–695 680 11 109.00–122.50 $116.88 $795 +3.02
730–746 744 7 102.50–110.00 $108.95 $811 +1.29
750–779 761 12 100.00–118.00 $113.62 $865 +7.87
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 312 3 112.50–147.50 $133.22 $416 -21.33
365–370 368 2 130.00–155.00 $142.41 $524 -1.37
405–435 420 2 133.00–146.00 $139.73 $587 -8.09
435 435 1 142.50 $142.50 $620 -5.32
460–480 470 2 111.00–133.00 $121.77 $572 -8.23
460–485 475 3 122.50–151.00 $138.66 $659 +8.66
700–740 725 3 94.00–110.00 $104.56 $758 -3.44
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 3 148.00 $148.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 223 3 125.00–137.50 $130.76 $292 -5.22
252–285 261 8 128.00–142.50 $134.33 $351 -1.89
300–345 327 54 114.00–150.00 $134.59 $440 +1.83
345 fancy 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
375 fancy 375 1 134.00 $134.00 $502 -6.00
350–398 378 64 115.00–140.00 $129.02 $488 -7.20
400–425 fancy 413 5 127.00–134.00 $130.96 $541 -9.36
406–445 value added 415 9 127.00–139.00 $136.73 $567 -0.36
400–446 425 132 113.00–144.00 $128.48 $546 +0.05
458–482 value added 461 19 130.00–135.00 $134.48 $620 -0.41
450–498 471 199 113.00–138.00 $127.67 $601 -0.50
505–530 value added 513 15 122.75–129.00 $126.07 $647 -1.08
500–548 525 179 108.00–135.00 $123.59 $649 +0.52
510–545 528 2 108.00–110.00 $108.97 $575 -14.10
550–560 fancy 555 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $663 —
551–570 value added 561 30 123.00–132.00 $127.43 $715 +2.88
550–595 574 119 104.00–128.00 $118.43 $680 +0.74
605 605 1 103.00 $103.00 $623 -10.22
615 fancy 615 1 116.00 $116.00 $713 —
600–643 value added 618 66 114.00–125.00 $122.59 $758 +4.25
600–648 624 69 99.00–126.00 $115.38 $720 +2.16
630 630 1 123.00 $123.00 $775 +9.78
660 fancy 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
650–698 671 92 94.00–124.00 $112.41 $754 +0.92
658–696 value added 685 52 112.00–121.00 $114.32 $783 -4.09
705–745 724 20 96.00–115.00 $106.67 $772 +2.46
700–736 value added 729 79 107.00–125.00 $120.69 $880 -2.45
750–785 764 11 90.00–110.00 $99.55 $761 -4.77
758–776 value added 768 82 98.00–120.00 $117.56 $903 +7.14
805–815 813 4 94.00–107.00 $102.01 $829 +3.93
850–885 867 11 81.00–105.00 $90.06 $781 -5.67
886 value added 886 3 104.50 $104.50 $926 +3.50
925 value added 925 1 105.00 $105.00 $971 —
930 930 1 93.00 $93.00 $865 -5.33
968 968 2 95.00 $95.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $314 +7.53
250–290 266 5 121.00–140.00 $131.95 $351 +0.69
300–346 324 39 113.00–143.00 $131.93 $427 +4.18
350–390 367 9 110.00–135.00 $122.46 $449 -1.99
400–447 430 25 114.00–133.00 $120.38 $518 -3.42
450–495 477 24 110.00–128.00 $122.92 $586 +3.88
504–540 512 19 105.00–124.00 $112.96 $578 +2.71
560–595 572 17 94.00–122.50 $114.24 $653 +3.31
610–635 616 11 90.00–117.00 $105.85 $652 +1.14
655–670 658 6 90.00–105.00 $97.19 $640 -6.55
720–740 733 3 100.00–104.00 $102.69 $753 +6.51
925 925 1 78.00 $78.00 $722 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 112.50–120.00 $116.18 $308 —
270 270 1 122.50 $122.50 $331 —
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 -12.14
400–415 408 2 100.00–110.00 $104.91 $428 -13.91
410 410 1 122.50 $122.50 $502 +3.68
485 485 1 122.50 $122.50 $594 +5.15
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 -1.56
505–545 520 4 118.00–122.00 $120.53 $627 +13.97
595 595 1 112.50 $112.50 $669 +3.31
660–680 670 2 110.00–113.00 $111.48 $747 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 100.00–115.00 $107.41 $440 —
550 550 1 101.00 $101.00 $556 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1210 1145 2 77.00–84.00 $80.30 $919 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 234 4 150.00–163.00 $158.36 $371 +10.86
300–345 330 17 140.00–157.50 $150.01 $495 -3.77
315–340 fancy 331 7 174.00–202.00 $190.64 $631 +11.89
350–395 373 22 139.00–175.00 $153.84 $574 -1.43
350–395 fancy 373 2 159.00–191.00 $174.03 $649 —
415 415 1 129.00 $129.00 $535 -23.25
419 value added 419 4 159.00 $159.00 $666 —
400–445 420 63 135.00–165.00 $150.22 $631 -2.03
420 fancy 420 1 152.00 $152.00 $638 -6.00
450–498 472 89 132.00–164.00 $144.78 $683 -0.37
485 485 1 128.00 $128.00 $621 -17.15
495 value added 495 1 149.00 $149.00 $738 —
500–525 fancy 510 4 145.00–152.00 $148.80 $759 —
500–549 526 77 125.00–148.00 $136.78 $719 +1.91
550–597 578 65 114.00–139.00 $127.02 $734 -0.36
600 thin fleshed 600 1 106.00 $106.00 $636 —
600–645 621 49 108.00–131.00 $118.20 $734 -0.79
650–695 669 39 97.00–123.00 $114.95 $769 -0.22
700–743 725 31 90.00–112.00 $107.09 $776 -0.32
755–795 772 19 92.00–110.00 $106.35 $821 +0.86
790 790 1 81.00 $81.00 $640 -24.49
800–845 811 6 92.00–100.00 $96.61 $784 +1.50
860–875 870 3 94.00–95.00 $94.67 $824 +1.32
915–918 917 4 87.50–100.00 $90.62 $831 +9.19
950 950 1 87.00 $87.00 $826 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 136.00 $136.00 $422 -1.00
350–375 360 3 130.00–150.00 $138.45 $498 +9.09
400–445 427 18 124.00–145.00 $133.59 $570 -1.46
450–499 480 34 111.00–146.00 $129.00 $619 -5.54
500–540 516 21 115.00–133.00 $122.45 $632 +0.77
550–590 570 9 114.00–122.00 $118.35 $675 +5.43
600–645 627 11 108.00–120.00 $111.44 $699 +3.21
680–690 684 4 94.00–115.00 $103.97 $711 +0.68
725–746 744 10 84.00–100.00 $85.56 $637 -13.42
758 758 3 105.00 $105.00 $796 +10.99
804–810 806 10 96.00–100.00 $98.39 $793 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 -6.00
395 395 1 115.00 $115.00 $454 -22.50
440 440 1 137.00 $137.00 $603 +0.46
440–445 443 2 132.50 $132.50 $587 -4.04
450 450 1 126.00 $126.00 $567 +1.00
470–495 480 3 110.00–132.50 $118.28 $568 -6.72
500 500 1 122.00 $122.00 $610 +10.69
500–520 510 2 110.00–124.00 $116.86 $596 +5.55
565 565 1 108.00 $108.00 $610 +1.31
750 750 1 104.00 $104.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 105.00 $105.00 $709 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 —

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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 68.00 $68.00 $765 —
945–1525 1208 80-85% 18 58.00–70.00 $64.22 $776 +1.70
730–1950 1215 80-85% 131 46.00–66.50 $56.70 $689 +4.15
980–1590 1279 80-85% 48 57.00–75.50 $65.54 $838 —
1080–1940 1346 80-85% 4 44.00–50.00 $48.45 $652 -23.65
1225–1510 1360 80-85% 5 73.00–80.00 $76.04 $1,034 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–890 830 85-90% 4 60.00–70.00 $63.80 $530 —
1000–1070 1035 85-90% 2 53.00–58.00 $55.58 $575 +21.53
785–1500 1040 85-90% 36 25.00–42.00 $33.65 $350 -0.40
800–1450 1067 85-90% 134 37.00–59.50 $45.82 $489 -8.76
1215 1215 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $620 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1685 1462 75-80% 10 60.00–70.00 $66.00 $965 +12.34
1180–1900 1499 75-80% 21 57.00–67.00 $61.68 $925 —
1050–1985 1518 75-80% 65 48.00–66.50 $57.34 $870 —
1245–1890 1599 75-80% 4 68.50–70.00 $69.46 $1,111 —
1520–1865 1647 75-80% 3 50.00–52.00 $50.62 $834 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1315 1313 2 81.00–84.00 $82.50 $1,083 —
1435 1435 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,277 —
1085–1960 1446 16 60.00–80.00 $69.90 $1,011 —
1365–2180 1788 28 75.00–97.00 $84.92 $1,518 —
1485–1970 1788 7 88.00–100.00 $95.07 $1,700 —
1360–2200 1828 12 80.00–99.50 $86.35 $1,578 -3.78
1555–2015 1838 3 96.00–100.50 $97.27 $1,788 +7.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
905–1025 965 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,010.00 $964.86
935–1125 1047 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 750.00–1,060.00 $924.35
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 895.00 $895.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 635.00 $635.00
950–1440 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 880.00–1,000.00 $927.70
1000–1350 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 675.00–875.00 $772.50
1000–1450 1242 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–930.00 $875.83
1250–1300 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 890.00–950.00 $921.67
990–1538 1286 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 32 600.00–1,150.00 $907.95
1200–1450 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 510.00–760.00 $635.00
1325 1325 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1430 1430 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1050 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
1040–1290 1159 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 910.00–1,275.00 $1,075.76 —
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,176.67 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 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
538 538 3 74.50 $74.50 $401 —
615 615 1 85.00 $85.00 $523 —
668 668 4 66.50 $66.50 $444 —
725 725 1 80.00 $80.00 $580 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 4 76.00 $76.00 $403 —

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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.