Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

5,043 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.18/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 575 lb · 186 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.17/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 523 lb · 183 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.39/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 473 lb · 173 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,043	5,888	8,901
Feeder cattle	4,030	4,552	7,118
Slaughter cattle	688	763	1,188
Replacement cattle	325	573	595

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher with the most advance on steers under 500 lbs. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady, and feeder classes were in mostly good demand this week. Buyers showed the most interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 3.00-4.00 higher with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–243	240	3	170.00–184.00	$179.44	$431	—
255–296	281	14	160.00–188.00	$173.38	$487	+1.64
300–345	324	31	162.00–201.00	$176.96	$573	+7.95
358 fancy	358	6	200.00	$200.00	$716	+25.07
350–398	376	70	153.00–185.00	$169.37	$637	+4.07
400 fancy	400	1	175.00	$175.00	$700	—
413	413	2	145.00	$145.00	$599	-12.54
400–445	423	62	148.00–170.00	$158.93	$672	+1.39
457–475 fancy	460	7	165.00–170.00	$169.26	$779	—
450–495	470	70	136.00–163.00	$151.68	$713	+4.45
466–486 value added	475	11	153.00	$153.00	$727	+1.35
510 fancy	510	1	162.00	$162.00	$826	+10.94
504–519 value added	514	20	148.00–150.00	$148.69	$764	-2.69
500–548	521	92	133.00–157.50	$144.18	$751	-0.61
558–580 value added	571	17	136.00–151.00	$143.25	$818	+0.33
550–599	578	102	125.00–151.00	$136.15	$787	-0.87
600–638 value added	613	45	131.50–140.00	$136.02	$834	-1.22
600–645	626	73	120.00–142.00	$131.97	$826	+1.05
650–691 value added	665	26	129.00–137.00	$133.44	$887	+2.83
650–698	672	65	120.00–141.00	$125.93	$846	+0.53
703–724 value added	714	37	125.00–130.50	$127.62	$911	-1.08
700–745	719	18	115.00–125.00	$122.26	$879	+1.81
757–760 value added	757	135	122.00–133.50	$133.33	$1,009	+7.86
750–795	776	33	109.00–123.00	$116.94	$907	-3.26
801–847 value added	817	35	115.00–120.00	$117.31	$958	-8.69
800–849	825	24	105.00–120.50	$115.33	$951	+1.66
859–865 value added	862	63	119.75–122.00	$120.86	$1,042	—
850–885	870	3	110.00–112.00	$111.35	$969	-0.13
900–905	903	2	107.50	$107.50	$971	-8.50
1025	1025	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,051	-5.50
1095	1095	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,095	-4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	232	3	142.50–177.50	$154.33	$358	+3.08
260–295	276	5	142.50–177.50	$156.49	$432	+13.95
305–335	317	10	140.00–169.00	$154.74	$491	+7.46
355–398	378	33	130.00–172.50	$153.35	$580	+0.54
405–445	425	36	125.00–160.00	$148.69	$632	+6.81
455–495	479	25	134.00–145.00	$139.70	$669	+3.46
500–540	518	15	120.00–139.00	$128.60	$666	-3.62
550–585	568	4	115.00–137.50	$128.17	$728	+3.47
600–640	621	12	114.00–125.00	$120.52	$748	+2.14
678–695	684	3	106.00–123.00	$111.76	$764	-5.12
716 value added	716	3	122.00	$122.00	$874	—
710–740	723	8	105.00–121.00	$115.82	$837	+6.87
750–785	763	6	101.00–120.00	$108.31	$826	-5.31
868 value added	868	8	115.00	$115.00	$998	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	145.00–160.00	$152.56	$516	+19.34
338	338	4	151.00	$151.00	$510	+17.78
370–395	383	2	140.00–141.00	$140.48	$538	-1.93
405	405	1	141.00	$141.00	$571	+1.27
400–440	415	4	140.00–157.50	$146.92	$610	+7.19
465–480	473	3	135.00–145.00	$140.02	$662	+1.36
525	525	1	130.00	$130.00	$682	—
605	605	2	112.00–125.00	$118.50	$717	—
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	—
700	700	1	103.00	$103.00	$721	-1.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	150.00	$150.00	$465	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	264	4	126.00–152.50	$135.02	$356	+0.69
300–345	322	46	125.00–147.50	$137.22	$442	+2.63
340 fancy	340	1	155.00	$155.00	$527	+20.00
360 value added	360	2	140.00	$140.00	$504	—
355–399	383	65	120.00–149.00	$135.73	$520	+6.71
415–420 value added	417	13	136.50–140.00	$137.59	$574	+0.86
400–448	424	109	124.00–143.00	$133.03	$564	+4.55
450–498	472	153	112.00–139.50	$129.86	$613	+2.19
453–490 value added	476	18	130.00–140.00	$135.63	$646	+1.15
485 fancy	485	1	133.00	$133.00	$645	—
495	495	1	115.00	$115.00	$569	-12.67
500–548	522	157	115.00–136.00	$124.24	$649	+0.65
500–546 value added	529	26	128.00–135.00	$130.80	$692	+4.73
552–588 value added	569	38	120.00–132.00	$125.68	$715	-1.75
550–595	576	148	110.00–131.00	$120.02	$691	+1.59
604–636 value added	622	60	122.00–128.00	$124.00	$771	+1.41
600–648	623	82	106.00–122.00	$115.39	$719	+0.01
650–695	669	83	102.00–122.00	$112.62	$753	+0.21
655–685 fancy	670	2	117.00–126.00	$121.40	$813	+11.40
661–680 value added	679	38	118.00–121.00	$120.77	$820	+6.45
700–745	721	41	96.00–113.00	$106.43	$767	-0.24
711–743 value added	733	16	103.00–108.00	$106.48	$780	-14.21
750–790	761	37	91.00–113.00	$103.60	$788	+4.05
770–796 value added	789	25	105.50–115.00	$110.18	$869	-7.38
818	818	2	102.00	$102.00	$834	-0.01
851 value added	851	4	102.50	$102.50	$872	-2.00
870	870	1	90.00	$90.00	$783	-0.06
930–945	938	2	93.00–94.00	$93.50	$877	+0.50
948 value added	948	3	103.00	$103.00	$976	-2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	232	3	127.50–152.50	$139.73	$324	+2.20
255–295	279	6	120.00–131.00	$125.53	$350	-6.42
300–345	322	14	115.00–136.00	$126.94	$409	-4.99
355–395	377	27	111.00–137.50	$127.23	$480	+4.77
420 value added	420	6	141.00	$141.00	$592	—
405–440	429	26	116.00–135.00	$126.67	$543	+6.29
450–495	472	26	112.00–127.50	$118.79	$561	-4.13
500–548	529	20	108.00–124.50	$115.72	$612	+2.76
548 value added	548	2	119.00	$119.00	$652	—
555–595	570	21	104.00–129.00	$116.40	$663	+2.16
600–647	628	10	87.00–111.00	$98.14	$616	-7.71
650–695	671	6	90.00–107.00	$96.76	$649	-0.43
703	703	4	87.00	$87.00	$612	-15.69
785	785	1	105.00	$105.00	$824	—
840	840	2	76.00	$76.00	$638	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	122.50	$122.50	$331	±0.00
300	300	1	127.50	$127.50	$382	—
380–395	386	4	112.50–129.00	$120.94	$467	+10.94
440	440	1	107.00	$107.00	$471	-15.50
475–480	478	2	115.00–118.00	$116.51	$557	-5.99
520	520	1	102.00	$102.00	$530	-18.53
560–598	584	4	105.00–109.00	$106.95	$625	-5.55
628	628	1	111.00	$111.00	$697	—
670	670	1	95.00	$95.00	$636	-16.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	117.50	$117.50	$370	—
350–360	355	2	118.00–122.50	$120.28	$427	—
410	410	1	113.00	$113.00	$463	+5.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	200.00	$200.00	$590	—
330 fancy	330	1	195.00	$195.00	$644	+4.36
320–340	332	3	162.50–180.00	$174.37	$579	+24.36
350–395	381	16	150.00–167.50	$159.97	$609	+6.13
400 value added	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	+6.00
400–425 fancy	412	3	162.50–165.00	$163.83	$675	+11.83
400–449	430	67	140.00–161.00	$152.15	$654	+1.93
450–498	470	65	133.00–162.50	$144.34	$678	-0.44
480 fancy	480	2	150.00–153.00	$151.50	$727	—
517 fancy	517	3	144.00	$144.00	$744	-4.80
500–549	520	99	125.00–150.00	$137.84	$717	+1.06
550–595	571	60	121.00–139.00	$130.99	$748	+3.97
600–648	619	55	112.00–130.00	$121.72	$753	+3.52
650–698	669	60	101.00–123.00	$117.87	$789	+2.92
695 thin fleshed	695	2	108.00	$108.00	$751	—
700–745	721	18	100.00–117.50	$109.55	$790	+2.46
755–795	767	10	96.00–113.00	$105.99	$813	-0.36
810–845	833	7	97.00–107.00	$100.60	$838	+3.99
910	910	1	87.00	$87.00	$792	-3.62

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	145.00	$145.00	$413	—
385	385	1	145.00	$145.00	$558	+6.55
408–440	419	13	124.00–151.00	$133.94	$561	+0.35
450–495	470	26	110.00–154.00	$138.29	$650	+9.29
505–545	519	19	117.50–124.00	$120.98	$628	-1.47
550–590	571	12	100.00–125.00	$115.91	$662	-2.44
602–635	609	6	105.00–125.00	$118.18	$720	+6.74
665–680	673	2	104.00–110.00	$106.97	$720	+3.00
700–730	715	2	89.00–101.00	$95.13	$680	+9.57
800	800	1	100.00	$100.00	$800	+1.61

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	2	130.00	$130.00	$321	—
280	280	1	127.50	$127.50	$357	—
335–340	338	2	127.00–135.00	$131.03	$443	-3.97
375	375	1	135.00	$135.00	$506	+20.00
490	490	1	132.50	$132.50	$649	+14.22
535–540	538	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$659	+5.65
580	580	1	126.00	$126.00	$731	+18.00
685	685	1	95.00	$95.00	$651	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1745	1212	80-85%	116	50.00–74.00	$59.84	$725	+3.14
915–1575	1236	80-85%	33	65.00–78.00	$70.95	$877	+14.25
905–1970	1296	80-85%	28	46.00–57.00	$51.59	$669	-13.95
1050–1625	1298	80-85%	16	58.00–87.00	$70.65	$917	+5.11
1230–1510	1302	80-85%	7	78.00–88.00	$82.11	$1,069	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–975	870	85-90%	2	65.00–69.00	$66.76	$581	—
865–1190	983	85-90%	11	55.00–68.00	$60.58	$596	—
810–1355	1033	85-90%	21	30.50–50.00	$38.57	$398	-17.01
705–1495	1109	85-90%	78	41.00–63.00	$49.18	$545	—
1135–1280	1208	85-90%	2	60.00	$60.00	$725	+9.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1655	1403	75-80%	4	46.00–56.00	$52.06	$730	—
1270–1660	1438	75-80%	12	61.00–72.00	$66.66	$959	—
1280–1795	1486	75-80%	9	61.00–78.00	$66.96	$995	+5.28
1140–2055	1497	75-80%	58	52.00–71.00	$60.74	$909	-0.94
1460–1555	1508	75-80%	2	74.00–77.00	$75.55	$1,139	+18.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,494	—
1610	1610	1	78.50	$78.50	$1,264	—
1240–2200	1724	18	65.00–82.00	$75.13	$1,295	—
1250–2170	1758	26	78.00–91.00	$85.14	$1,497	+0.22
1450–2095	1771	9	91.00–108.00	$99.73	$1,766	+14.81
1400–2060	1828	6	81.00–91.00	$84.99	$1,554	-1.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
1000–1400	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–835.00	$811.67
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1100–1440	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–1,025.00	$892.42
1050–1400	1217	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–1,150.00	$983.33
1150–1420	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–735.00	$674.59
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1250–1405	1338	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	850.00–1,000.00	$894.97
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1575	1575	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1275	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–700.00	$620.57

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	490.00	$490.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	—
400	400	1	87.50	$87.50	$350	—
582	582	2	88.00	$88.00	$512	—
685	685	1	86.00	$86.00	$589	—
715	715	4	77.00	$77.00	$551	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	78.00	$78.00	$484	-7.00
695	695	1	88.00	$88.00	$612	+21.50
942	942	2	77.50	$77.50	$730	—
1065–1085	1078	3	70.00–71.00	$70.33	$758	—

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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.