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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

4,875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.09/cwt +17.20 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 627 lb · 172 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.49/cwt +18.71 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 430 lb · 158 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.21/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 526 lb · 154 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,875 412 7,262
Feeder cattle 3,733 246 5,868
Slaughter cattle 787 78 885
Replacement cattle 355 88 509

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to severe winter weather throughout the region two weeks ago which led to closed markets and halted livestock movement, no comparison is available this week due to a lack of comparable sales.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 172.50 $172.50 $411 —
275–290 283 2 155.00–157.00 $155.97 $441 +8.47
300–345 328 16 150.00–177.00 $166.08 $545 +8.16
350–355 fancy 353 2 182.50–185.00 $183.74 $649 —
376–380 value added 376 27 168.00–194.00 $193.03 $726 —
350–395 379 44 146.00–183.00 $162.70 $617 -6.30
400–449 429 44 139.00–174.00 $156.94 $673 +5.92
432 value added 432 9 183.00 $183.00 $791 —
450–495 470 58 142.50–174.00 $156.85 $737 +23.52
455–495 value added 477 57 158.00–184.00 $182.69 $871 —
500–545 526 76 130.00–155.00 $142.53 $750 -0.95
510–545 value added 528 21 145.50–159.00 $149.03 $787 —
535 535 1 128.00 $128.00 $685 -15.48
550–595 578 54 120.00–148.00 $138.19 $799 +3.48
558–598 value added 585 64 139.00–160.00 $154.39 $903 —
601–615 value added 606 19 134.00–140.00 $137.52 $833 —
605–630 thin fleshed 609 6 115.00–135.00 $131.55 $801 —
600–648 625 55 120.00–139.50 $132.71 $829 -1.42
650–682 value added 672 32 110.00–138.00 $131.15 $881 —
650–698 675 55 118.00–141.00 $128.83 $870 +0.46
695 695 1 114.00 $114.00 $792 -14.37
700–748 value added 712 18 119.50–130.00 $124.87 $889 +1.87
700–745 728 20 113.00–125.00 $119.21 $868 +2.21
750–795 766 34 113.00–125.50 $120.90 $926 —
753–795 value added 791 75 123.00–132.00 $130.43 $1,032 —
795 fancy 795 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 —
800–845 818 7 106.00–116.00 $110.70 $906 —
805–845 value added 842 13 117.00–126.00 $125.34 $1,055 —
850–885 870 7 99.00–116.00 $106.76 $929 —
860–890 value added 870 6 110.00–120.00 $116.59 $1,014 —
930–945 938 5 101.00–111.00 $105.20 $987 —
980 980 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,054 —
1093 value added 1093 2 99.00 $99.00 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 172.50 $172.50 $388 —
258–295 274 9 135.00–170.00 $154.08 $422 —
315–325 321 5 156.00–161.00 $158.89 $510 —
355–395 376 21 127.50–170.00 $145.99 $549 —
410–445 423 9 127.50–160.00 $146.36 $619 —
450–490 469 8 123.00–147.50 $138.09 $648 —
500–535 518 8 114.00–138.00 $128.54 $666 —
550–590 573 10 121.00–130.00 $125.64 $720 +6.64
600–645 630 13 115.00–125.00 $121.01 $762 —
690–695 694 8 115.00–119.00 $115.50 $802 —
705–733 721 5 105.00–110.00 $107.81 $777 —
787 787 5 109.00 $109.00 $858 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 329 4 137.50–152.50 $144.38 $475 —
350–390 369 7 140.00–155.00 $147.96 $546 +20.46
415–420 417 3 140.00–155.00 $145.81 $608 —
470–485 478 2 142.50–150.00 $146.31 $699 —
550 550 1 122.50 $122.50 $674 —
630–640 635 4 86.00–111.00 $98.60 $626 —
680–695 688 2 100.00 $100.00 $688 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,167 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 221 9 140.00–150.00 $145.36 $321 +13.72
250–295 274 14 123.00–140.00 $131.05 $359 +2.29
314 value added 314 4 145.00 $145.00 $455 —
315 fancy 315 1 148.00 $148.00 $466 +7.00
325 325 1 127.00 $127.00 $413 -4.40
300–347 329 36 127.00–147.00 $135.42 $446 +4.02
351–355 value added 353 2 145.00–168.50 $156.68 $553 —
350–398 376 68 122.00–148.00 $133.08 $500 +6.06
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 -2.02
395 395 1 122.00 $122.00 $482 -5.02
400–445 424 83 123.00–145.00 $131.97 $560 +7.50
425 425 1 122.50 $122.50 $521 -1.97
435 435 1 126.00 $126.00 $548 +1.53
410–439 value added 436 72 136.00–160.00 $157.37 $686 —
440 fancy 440 1 139.00 $139.00 $612 +9.00
455–485 fancy 468 4 137.00–140.00 $138.25 $647 —
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 +2.56
450–495 471 109 119.00–143.00 $130.45 $614 +13.01
495 495 1 124.00 $124.00 $614 +6.56
515 fancy 515 1 132.50 $132.50 $682 —
500–548 525 119 110.00–136.50 $122.99 $646 +7.58
505–543 value added 530 34 126.00–132.00 $128.23 $680 —
552–592 value added 572 22 123.00–131.00 $126.89 $726 —
550–597 573 81 110.00–126.00 $117.64 $674 +4.26
555–590 575 3 106.00–112.50 $109.46 $629 -3.92
600–603 fancy 602 4 115.00–119.50 $118.38 $713 —
600–648 623 43 102.00–123.00 $111.42 $694 +6.53
600–638 value added 629 125 111.00–129.00 $125.88 $792 —
650–694 666 68 100.00–122.00 $111.11 $740 +2.83
660–690 value added 672 20 113.00–127.00 $116.15 $781 —
650–695 673 2 90.00–96.00 $93.10 $627 -15.18
715 fancy 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
710–725 720 3 92.00–100.00 $94.85 $683 -5.64
700–748 727 28 92.50–120.00 $105.91 $770 +5.42
718–748 value added 730 101 108.00–121.00 $117.75 $860 —
755–795 767 16 95.00–109.50 $103.02 $790 +4.02
822 value added 822 3 102.00 $102.00 $838 —
810–840 825 6 87.00–101.00 $95.99 $792 +2.99
850–895 882 10 84.00–99.00 $94.22 $831 —
900 900 5 99.00 $99.00 $891 —
1012 1012 4 86.00 $86.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 132.50 $132.50 $342 —
300–348 321 26 117.50–145.00 $129.36 $415 +2.18
350–385 375 12 115.00–130.00 $121.98 $457 +0.78
405–441 432 29 103.00–125.00 $120.52 $521 —
460–490 472 13 105.00–125.00 $117.37 $554 —
510–540 528 4 109.00–117.50 $113.10 $597 —
550–590 562 16 100.00–118.50 $107.93 $607 —
605–635 620 4 102.00–105.00 $103.62 $642 —
650–685 665 4 100.00–110.00 $103.20 $686 —
720 720 1 102.50 $102.50 $738 —
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 122.50–132.50 $127.61 $300 —
270 270 1 127.00 $127.00 $343 —
285–290 288 2 100.00–135.00 $117.65 $339 —
300–345 312 5 117.50–130.00 $122.31 $382 —
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 —
350–380 365 2 120.00–132.50 $126.51 $462 —
395 395 1 123.00 $123.00 $486 —
405 405 1 118.00 $118.00 $478 —
485 485 2 112.50–120.00 $116.25 $564 -1.75
535 535 1 112.50 $112.50 $602 —
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,082 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 -10.00
260–295 279 15 150.00–177.50 $159.34 $445 -8.16
305–345 325 16 147.50–180.00 $167.29 $544 +15.11
320–340 fancy 330 2 185.00 $185.00 $610 +5.49
352 fancy 352 3 182.50 $182.50 $642 —
350–395 372 18 141.00–177.50 $154.76 $576 +6.09
410–435 fancy 418 9 154.00–166.00 $161.78 $676 —
405–445 428 38 140.00–157.50 $148.29 $635 +7.14
450–475 fancy 454 7 152.00–161.00 $153.86 $699 —
450–495 469 86 128.00–160.00 $147.34 $691 +10.13
500–548 526 69 125.00–153.00 $137.68 $724 +10.54
510–535 fancy 527 6 141.00–156.00 $147.29 $776 —
553–565 fancy 555 7 141.00–148.00 $146.98 $816 —
570–572 572 4 120.00 $120.00 $686 -4.04
550–598 579 66 117.50–140.00 $129.50 $750 +5.46
610 fancy 610 2 136.00 $136.00 $830 —
615 thin fleshed 615 1 107.00 $107.00 $658 —
600–645 620 25 112.00–133.00 $123.38 $765 +0.72
625 value added 625 1 133.00 $133.00 $831 —
650–690 668 26 110.00–127.00 $118.87 $794 +3.61
700–745 720 21 103.00–116.00 $108.60 $782 -4.40
750–790 778 23 98.00–111.50 $107.04 $833 —
800–835 816 4 89.00–109.00 $98.83 $806 —
1149 1149 4 75.00 $75.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 140.00 $140.00 $371 —
405–440 419 15 132.50–150.00 $143.97 $603 —
468–498 483 6 121.00–148.00 $130.75 $632 -4.25
528–545 532 16 122.00–128.00 $127.22 $677 —
550–575 557 5 112.00–126.00 $122.51 $682 —
605–630 615 3 118.00–122.50 $120.96 $744 —
675–695 685 2 107.00–110.00 $108.48 $743 —
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 +4.00
820 820 1 94.00 $94.00 $771 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 2 132.50 $132.50 $309 —
283 283 2 150.00 $150.00 $424 +20.00
400 400 1 123.00 $123.00 $492 -6.00
405–440 426 6 120.00–144.00 $133.29 $568 +4.29
480 480 1 116.00 $116.00 $557 —
515 515 2 116.00–122.00 $119.00 $613 —
560–595 578 2 115.00–117.00 $116.03 $671 +8.03
630 630 1 109.00 $109.00 $687 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 122.50 $122.50 $570 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1540 1159 80-85% 38 50.00–60.00 $54.81 $635 —
805–2000 1202 80-85% 169 57.00–70.00 $63.62 $765 -8.67
1075–1360 1212 80-85% 8 64.00–73.00 $67.99 $824 -4.30
970–1805 1251 80-85% 44 66.00–79.50 $71.73 $897 +4.49
1285 1285 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $900 -9.11
1110–1635 1295 80-85% 7 75.00–80.00 $77.89 $1,009 -1.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1085 874 85-90% 5 64.00–73.00 $68.97 $603 —
543–1145 892 85-90% 21 25.00–55.00 $42.30 $377 —
885–1075 997 85-90% 6 62.00–68.00 $64.72 $645 -1.49
705–1470 1045 85-90% 116 45.00–63.00 $54.36 $568 -11.46
965–1335 1142 85-90% 5 60.00–64.50 $62.01 $708 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1800 1405 75-80% 83 57.00–72.00 $65.80 $924 -5.28
1055–1780 1421 75-80% 6 50.00–59.00 $54.71 $777 -16.37
1020–1805 1422 75-80% 17 69.00–80.00 $73.39 $1,044 +2.31
1290–1675 1448 75-80% 8 64.00–74.00 $67.07 $971 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2195 1576 16 66.00–85.00 $77.67 $1,224 -5.66
1290–1950 1731 6 89.00–100.00 $94.92 $1,643 —
1295–2535 1803 45 80.00–101.00 $92.73 $1,672 +0.76
1670–1920 1825 4 104.00–108.00 $105.44 $1,924 +13.47
1720–2400 2036 11 93.00–108.00 $101.43 $2,065 +0.76

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
850–1100 933 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 740.00–900.00 $821.67
950–1050 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 625.00–710.00 $678.75
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
930–1200 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–985.00 $870.07
1075–1125 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 745.00–810.00 $776.76
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 790.00 $790.00
900–1400 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 800.00–1,100.00 $957.00
1000–1400 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 790.00–840.00 $813.33
1100–1300 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 730.00–820.00 $766.67
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1050–1450 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 840.00–1,100.00 $945.00
1025–1560 1246 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–1,100.00 $935.53
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 810.00 $810.00
1250–1300 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–850.00 $787.50
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1235–1485 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,076.00–1,100.00 $1,085.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
890–950 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–675.00 $662.09
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 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 $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
800–950 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 790.00–860.00 $825.00
800–1100 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 840.00–1,000.00 $898.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1000–1250 1142 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,085.00–1,160.00 $1,122.59 —
900–1480 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,110.00 $1,084.86 —
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
350 350 4 290.00 $290.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 70.00 $70.00 $287 —
460 460 1 76.00 $76.00 $350 —
515 515 1 79.00 $79.00 $407 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 103.00 $103.00 $417 —
450 450 1 100.00 $100.00 $450 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 98.00 $98.00 $392 —

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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.