Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

9,293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.79/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 526 lb · 452 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.21/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 427 lb · 353 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.20/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 583 lb · 314 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,293	6,159	4,883
Feeder cattle	7,511	4,859	3,989
Slaughter cattle	1,034	746	553
Replacement cattle	748	554	341

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers mostly 4.00-8.00 higher with very good demand, especially for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle, with moderate or less flesh, as grazing season approaches. Slaughter cows were mostly 4.00-6.00 higher, and slaughter 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
215–245	231	8	185.00–210.00	$196.95	$455	-1.35
253–295	269	22	170.00–202.50	$188.92	$508	+5.44
300–345	323	52	160.00–202.00	$183.09	$591	+1.81
324 value added	324	12	202.00	$202.00	$654	+10.00
350–380 fancy	358	4	195.00	$195.00	$698	+11.43
350–395	374	130	161.00–191.00	$178.82	$669	+3.88
415	415	1	167.50	$167.50	$695	-2.57
400–448	430	85	160.00–185.00	$171.73	$738	+1.66
400–444 value added	441	24	182.00–183.00	$182.94	$807	+6.40
455 fancy	455	1	182.50	$182.50	$830	—
455–480 value added	462	42	169.00–184.50	$177.35	$819	+7.41
450–498	477	149	153.50–177.00	$166.52	$794	-1.18
480	480	1	162.00	$162.00	$778	-5.70
520–525 fancy	522	3	170.00	$170.00	$887	+3.73
500–545	525	142	139.00–165.00	$156.20	$820	+0.61
500–548 value added	533	86	162.00–176.00	$167.30	$892	+8.88
550 fancy	550	1	168.00	$168.00	$924	+5.50
550–597	578	170	130.00–162.50	$149.01	$861	-0.77
580	580	1	135.00	$135.00	$783	-14.78
553–599 value added	590	142	157.00–167.00	$162.67	$960	+8.00
610	610	1	122.50	$122.50	$747	-17.90
605–645 fancy	618	3	155.00–156.00	$155.35	$960	—
600–648	627	73	133.50–147.00	$141.65	$888	+1.25
602–646 value added	627	78	146.00–154.00	$149.73	$939	+4.72
650–699	671	72	123.00–147.00	$136.77	$918	-2.74
681–698 value added	694	97	135.00–144.00	$141.05	$979	-1.74
700–720 value added	717	87	128.00–141.50	$138.34	$992	+3.14
700–748	718	71	122.00–145.00	$128.09	$920	-1.91
750–795	769	30	119.00–137.00	$127.80	$983	+5.33
761–795 value added	784	13	130.00–138.00	$133.98	$1,050	+1.87
802–819 value added	817	69	127.00–138.00	$137.22	$1,121	+2.30
800–846	830	36	116.00–130.00	$122.17	$1,014	-4.42
850–880	863	10	112.00–129.00	$119.26	$1,029	+2.76
868 value added	868	5	122.00	$122.00	$1,059	+2.50
915–918	917	4	116.00	$116.00	$1,064	+7.38
952 value added	952	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,133	+1.50
965–995	983	6	87.50–115.00	$107.35	$1,055	-3.65
1005 value added	1005	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,156	+0.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	4	167.50–190.00	$179.21	$427	+3.53
250–280	262	6	170.00–182.50	$176.26	$462	+10.77
303–345	319	21	140.00–179.00	$162.45	$518	+3.44
350–398	382	37	140.00–172.50	$155.89	$595	-4.24
400–447	429	21	150.00–173.00	$160.15	$687	+7.85
450–493	473	24	147.50–167.50	$156.73	$741	+3.77
500–545	522	31	125.00–150.00	$142.88	$746	+0.94
550–598	582	17	122.00–145.00	$136.08	$792	+0.98
600–638	621	9	121.00–130.00	$128.35	$797	+0.88
655–685	669	16	118.00–136.00	$126.95	$849	+0.06
700–745	724	7	120.00–126.00	$123.02	$891	—
775	775	2	105.00	$105.00	$814	-7.00
800–805	803	2	105.00–117.50	$111.27	$893	—
865	865	1	108.00	$108.00	$934	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	273	3	152.50–182.50	$165.30	$451	+15.30
305–345	330	3	137.50–170.00	$155.59	$513	+0.49
330	330	1	157.50	$157.50	$520	+2.40
360–395	378	3	160.00–165.00	$161.74	$611	+13.74
405	405	2	140.00–151.00	$145.50	$589	-3.99
410–437	425	8	142.00–167.50	$157.32	$669	+7.83
455–485	467	3	152.00–162.50	$158.18	$739	+10.18
480	480	1	130.00	$130.00	$624	-18.00
505–535	520	2	130.00–132.50	$131.29	$683	-8.71
560–595	582	3	132.50–141.00	$137.76	$802	+1.72
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	—
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	—
765	765	1	120.00	$120.00	$918	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	167.50	$167.50	$519	—
395	395	2	142.00–162.50	$152.25	$601	+22.25

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1780	1780	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,522	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–242	229	13	140.00–170.00	$159.28	$365	-3.97
250–295	280	34	140.00–172.50	$156.59	$438	+4.46
313–326 fancy	323	9	160.00–166.00	$164.71	$532	+4.71
300–349	328	99	132.00–163.00	$152.29	$500	+3.65
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	-18.64
360 thin fleshed	360	1	160.00	$160.00	$576	—
375 value added	375	3	160.00–162.50	$161.67	$606	-2.76
350–399	376	165	135.00–161.00	$145.94	$549	+1.29
365–390 fancy	378	2	159.00–160.00	$159.52	$603	+7.52
390	390	1	132.50	$132.50	$517	-12.15
405	405	1	140.00	$140.00	$567	-8.21
401–442 value added	421	57	147.00–155.00	$149.80	$631	+2.69
400–449	428	287	130.00–156.00	$141.67	$606	-6.54
432–448 fancy	441	8	151.00–153.00	$151.76	$669	—
450–495	470	239	130.00–155.00	$141.76	$666	+3.38
450–497 value added	470	44	144.00–155.00	$149.12	$701	-6.89
480–490	486	5	128.00–137.50	$131.30	$638	-7.08
500–549	521	292	120.00–150.00	$134.64	$701	-1.32
520–530	525	3	123.00–132.50	$126.81	$666	-9.15
519–549 value added	535	157	136.00–147.00	$143.86	$770	-0.10
550–580	565	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$703	-5.93
552–580 value added	566	29	131.50–139.00	$136.39	$772	-7.61
550–599	577	254	115.00–145.00	$129.15	$745	+11.71
605–620 fancy	611	4	124.00–128.00	$125.74	$768	—
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	-0.10
600–649	627	130	110.00–137.00	$122.27	$767	+2.17
602–646 value added	639	78	127.50–134.00	$131.72	$842	+3.89
652–667 value added	660	117	115.00–132.25	$129.21	$853	+9.21
650–697	668	87	110.00–131.00	$119.83	$800	+18.83
723 value added	723	3	119.00	$119.00	$860	+1.25
700–745	725	38	101.00–128.00	$113.69	$824	+3.14
730	730	1	115.00	$115.00	$840	+10.61
745 fancy	745	1	129.00	$129.00	$961	—
750–793	781	28	105.00–122.00	$110.97	$867	+5.11
765–797 value added	794	11	114.00–117.00	$114.26	$907	—
805–835	821	18	90.00–112.00	$101.31	$832	+8.21
850–885	868	2	101.00–102.00	$101.51	$881	+5.82
890	890	1	80.00	$80.00	$712	-18.00
925	925	2	98.00	$98.00	$906	—
980	980	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,019	+11.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–233	226	4	155.00–165.00	$162.73	$368	+18.55
275–295	285	2	142.50–150.00	$146.12	$416	+2.02
300–340	327	21	124.00–150.00	$137.89	$451	+3.30
350–395	380	14	120.00–150.00	$137.43	$522	+0.80
420	420	1	115.00	$115.00	$483	-18.48
405–445	428	35	120.00–146.00	$136.27	$583	+2.79
450–498	476	27	120.00–143.00	$130.34	$620	-0.20
515–540	525	23	115.00–132.50	$124.66	$654	+3.78
550–598	580	28	105.50–132.50	$118.40	$687	-0.56
600–645	621	7	101.00–119.00	$110.88	$689	+3.79
650–690	673	10	90.00–121.00	$108.99	$734	+3.74
700–740	723	3	90.00–113.00	$104.19	$753	—
760–790	775	2	100.00–108.00	$103.92	$805	—
865	865	4	88.00	$88.00	$761	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	141.00–156.00	$148.73	$483	+13.79
350–390	370	2	131.00–136.00	$133.36	$493	+15.36
370	370	1	122.50	$122.50	$453	+4.50
410–440	423	4	129.00–131.00	$129.73	$549	-1.76
460–475	470	3	128.00–134.00	$129.96	$611	+6.96
535	535	1	125.00	$125.00	$669	+5.07
580	580	1	115.00	$115.00	$667	—
615–640	628	2	110.00–123.00	$116.63	$732	—
675	675	1	108.00	$108.00	$729	+11.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	-12.50
325	325	1	132.50	$132.50	$431	—
375	375	1	127.50	$127.50	$478	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1370	1200	2	79.00–94.00	$85.44	$1,025	—
1230	1230	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,082	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 fancy	220	1	195.00	$195.00	$429	—
200–240	224	7	177.50–192.50	$184.45	$413	—
250–295	274	12	163.00–190.00	$174.52	$478	-4.26
285–295 fancy	290	2	195.00	$195.00	$566	-5.00
305–345 fancy	321	4	180.00–200.00	$193.44	$621	-3.70
300–347	330	30	160.00–190.00	$173.62	$573	-2.52
350–380 fancy	365	7	175.00–189.00	$180.47	$659	-7.88
350–393	370	59	158.00–185.00	$168.74	$624	+2.28
412 value added	412	3	178.00	$178.00	$733	—
410–440 fancy	423	8	173.00–182.00	$175.99	$744	-6.00
400–446	429	116	150.00–182.00	$163.47	$701	+1.52
455	455	1	150.00	$150.00	$682	-11.00
450–498	470	189	141.00–174.00	$159.20	$748	-1.80
455–495 fancy	474	10	165.00–176.00	$169.65	$804	-4.08
510–515 fancy	513	2	158.00–159.00	$158.50	$813	-1.47
500–549	524	165	130.00–160.00	$149.46	$783	+6.19
555 fancy	555	2	152.00–154.00	$153.00	$849	+3.66
570	570	1	122.50	$122.50	$698	-13.05
550–595	575	152	125.00–154.00	$140.74	$809	+5.19
600–635 fancy	610	4	138.00–144.00	$141.48	$863	—
600–645	627	60	120.00–140.00	$132.10	$828	-0.06
650–695	665	65	117.00–141.00	$127.49	$848	+2.21
665 fancy	665	1	136.00	$136.00	$904	—
700–748	725	42	110.00–132.50	$121.66	$882	+4.94
750–795	768	15	108.00–120.00	$113.19	$869	-0.34
803–830	821	9	107.00–114.00	$109.52	$899	+1.96
855–867	864	4	106.00–109.00	$106.74	$922	—
905	905	1	87.00	$87.00	$787	-6.24
1050	1050	1	87.00	$87.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	165.00	$165.00	$412	+2.07
313	313	2	147.50	$147.50	$462	-0.55
380–395	388	2	152.50–155.00	$153.73	$596	-1.78
400–440	426	25	128.00–170.00	$149.30	$636	+0.87
450–498	475	42	127.00–161.00	$145.79	$693	+0.11
500–543	523	15	128.00–143.00	$134.88	$705	-6.84
550–595	580	21	121.00–139.00	$131.42	$762	+2.91
600–645	621	20	108.00–137.50	$121.58	$755	+8.09
653–680	667	5	112.00–127.50	$115.34	$769	+5.77
700–740	710	5	112.00–115.00	$113.03	$803	+5.16

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	170.00–175.00	$172.39	$471	+22.39
310–340	326	4	137.50–157.00	$147.59	$481	—
370	370	1	145.00	$145.00	$536	+2.50
405–440	423	2	131.00–138.00	$134.64	$570	—
410–445	426	4	130.00–147.50	$140.31	$598	—
465–490	480	3	152.50–161.00	$156.55	$751	+20.06
505	505	1	134.00	$134.00	$677	+5.00
550	550	1	131.00	$131.00	$720	+5.28
555–590	573	2	132.50–133.00	$132.76	$761	+7.04
660	660	1	115.00	$115.00	$759	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	137.50	$137.50	$584	—
615	615	1	123.00	$123.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1550–1900	1725	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,540.00–2,100.00	$1,820.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1140	1008	80-85%	3	74.00–75.00	$74.62	$752	-2.35
775–1385	1025	80-85%	14	55.00–66.00	$58.93	$604	-18.04
740–1720	1158	80-85%	237	56.50–75.00	$66.11	$766	—
965–1625	1212	80-85%	61	67.00–89.50	$75.66	$917	+4.15
1105–1335	1232	80-85%	3	68.00–74.00	$70.34	$867	+1.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1505	1370	75-80%	5	66.00–70.00	$67.78	$929	—
1035–1790	1399	75-80%	18	68.00–82.00	$74.66	$1,044	—
965–1865	1419	75-80%	133	60.00–73.00	$66.55	$944	+4.24
1125–1930	1470	75-80%	4	52.00–58.00	$55.63	$818	-11.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–895	835	85-90%	3	69.00–90.00	$82.22	$687	-2.40
735–1305	942	85-90%	13	30.50–54.00	$43.87	$413	—
800–1075	943	85-90%	4	60.00–70.50	$65.16	$614	—
705–1355	979	85-90%	120	47.00–67.50	$57.41	$562	+6.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1705	1324	11	70.00–88.00	$80.42	$1,065	-12.58
1390	1390	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,432	—
1135–2280	1668	63	82.00–101.00	$92.23	$1,538	-9.78
1465–1995	1749	10	88.00–99.00	$92.87	$1,624	—
1655–1950	1782	3	104.00–109.00	$106.15	$1,892	+9.60
1425–2375	1872	19	95.00–106.50	$100.89	$1,889	—
2295	2295	1	82.50	$82.50	$1,893	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00
1000–1050	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–975.00	$966.67
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00
900–1350	1129	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	775.00–1,025.00	$877.14
950–1400	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	710.00–800.00	$753.00
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1085–1375	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	925.00–1,450.00	$1,202.36
1100–1450	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	825.00–850.00	$835.00
1050–1508	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–1,325.00	$1,060.87
950–1500	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	925.00–1,195.00	$1,049.55
1190–1380	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	830.00–900.00	$867.59
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1300–1400	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,010.00–1,150.00	$1,108.00
1550	1550	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
900–1125	1018	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–1,000.00	$817.48
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
850	850	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
930–1050	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,475.00	$1,372.58	—
915–1165	1026	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,228.03	—
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,675.00	$1,625.00	—
1010–1250	1136	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,225.00–1,600.00	$1,470.34	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,308.33	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,300.00	$1,137.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,250.00–1,525.00	$1,417.86	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00–1,250.00	$1,241.67	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–975	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,145.95	—
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1107	1107	9	72.50	$72.50	$803	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	5	107.00	$107.00	$569	—
585	585	6	95.00	$95.00	$556	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	117.00	$117.00	$462	+4.00
427	427	4	115.00	$115.00	$491	—
725	725	1	78.00	$78.00	$566	—
830	830	2	82.00	$82.00	$681	+8.00

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	61.00	$61.00	$293	—
587	587	3	98.00	$98.00	$575	—

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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.