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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

7,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.57/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 469 lb · 291 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.35/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 525 lb · 257 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.48/cwt +4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 422 lb · 256 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,337 9,293 3,766
Feeder cattle 5,921 7,511 2,885
Slaughter cattle 938 1,034 573
Replacement cattle 478 748 308

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with moderate demand. Buyers showed the best demand for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle with moderate or less flesh as spring grazing approaches. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with mostly 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
200–248 231 11 175.00–215.00 $187.59 $433 -9.36
255–290 272 11 175.00–210.00 $193.08 $525 +4.16
301 value added 301 5 192.50 $192.50 $579 -9.50
300–345 320 61 155.00–212.50 $182.07 $583 -1.02
320 fancy 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 —
360 fancy 360 1 190.00 $190.00 $684 -5.00
368 value added 368 4 191.00 $191.00 $703 —
350–398 376 123 160.00–195.00 $179.26 $674 +0.44
400–445 fancy 423 2 168.00–190.00 $178.41 $755 —
400–447 425 95 150.00–188.00 $172.07 $731 +0.34
428 value added 428 7 170.00 $170.00 $728 -12.94
450–498 472 92 140.00–185.00 $165.39 $781 -1.13
450–486 value added 476 13 173.00–181.00 $176.23 $839 -1.12
490 thin fleshed 490 1 175.00 $175.00 $858 —
507 thin fleshed 507 7 170.00 $170.00 $862 —
502–513 value added 508 4 167.00–178.00 $172.44 $876 +5.14
520 520 1 142.50 $142.50 $741 -13.70
500–548 527 118 140.00–169.00 $157.40 $829 +1.20
550–595 576 66 140.00–165.00 $155.65 $897 +6.64
580 fancy 580 1 171.00 $171.00 $992 +3.00
612–613 value added 612 25 151.00–155.00 $151.48 $927 +1.75
600–645 622 107 131.50–152.00 $143.50 $893 +1.85
630 630 1 122.00 $122.00 $769 -19.65
651–695 668 41 126.00–149.00 $140.50 $939 +3.73
665–678 value added 674 52 140.00–149.00 $145.92 $984 +4.87
700–745 728 38 125.00–145.00 $135.31 $985 +7.22
705–746 value added 731 16 138.00–142.50 $140.60 $1,028 +2.26
756–774 value added 771 32 133.50–136.00 $135.48 $1,045 +1.50
750–793 778 84 123.00–136.00 $132.81 $1,033 +5.01
800–823 814 15 114.00–130.00 $123.90 $1,009 +1.73
855–880 866 7 114.00–120.00 $116.55 $1,009 -2.71
910–935 917 5 100.00–114.00 $108.95 $999 -7.05
918–935 value added 921 11 115.00–119.00 $115.74 $1,066 —
960 960 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,104 +7.65
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 165.00–187.50 $176.50 $397 -2.71
280–290 286 8 147.50–192.50 $165.63 $474 -10.63
300–345 316 28 146.00–183.00 $169.65 $536 +7.20
350–391 379 22 148.00–175.00 $160.23 $607 +4.34
400–445 427 12 131.00–168.00 $153.89 $657 -6.26
450–495 472 24 135.00–160.00 $152.23 $719 -4.50
500–540 523 18 132.50–152.00 $144.56 $756 +1.68
550–595 566 7 136.00–150.00 $141.85 $803 +5.77
620–645 634 7 110.00–143.00 $129.66 $822 +1.31
650–690 671 6 110.00–134.00 $124.58 $836 -2.37
700 700 1 127.00 $127.00 $889 +3.98
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 +5.00
815–845 828 3 107.50–111.00 $109.52 $907 -1.75
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 168.00 $168.00 $470 +2.70
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 -25.59
335–345 340 2 151.00–160.00 $155.43 $528 -0.16
410 410 1 162.50 $162.50 $666 +17.00
410–445 429 4 110.00–157.50 $142.64 $612 -14.68
461 461 4 155.00 $155.00 $715 -3.18
495 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 +15.00
550–580 565 2 110.00–137.50 $123.38 $697 -14.38
660 660 1 126.00 $126.00 $832 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 113.00 $113.00 $582 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 235 20 150.00–167.50 $160.92 $378 +1.64
255–295 274 29 142.00–165.00 $155.67 $427 -0.92
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 -26.59
300–345 324 79 135.00–168.00 $151.92 $492 -0.37
315–330 fancy 324 7 154.00–166.00 $158.96 $515 -5.75
343 thin fleshed 343 22 163.00 $163.00 $559 —
350–395 376 145 134.00–166.00 $149.70 $563 +3.76
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -5.94
403–405 fancy 404 3 146.00–150.00 $147.34 $595 —
418 thin fleshed 418 21 161.00 $161.00 $673 —
405–445 value added 421 7 157.00–159.00 $157.70 $664 +7.90
400–449 423 223 130.00–162.00 $146.07 $618 +4.40
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 -26.67
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 -1.67
450–498 468 258 127.00–159.00 $142.09 $665 +0.33
450–499 value added 472 28 142.00–154.00 $149.18 $704 +0.06
455–495 483 5 127.50–133.00 $130.13 $629 -1.17
500–529 511 3 130.00–132.50 $131.15 $670 -3.49
500–529 value added 524 15 143.00–153.00 $151.42 $793 +7.56
500–548 525 236 124.00–152.00 $137.71 $723 +10.90
510–545 fancy 528 2 137.00–139.00 $137.97 $728 —
540 540 1 116.00 $116.00 $626 -10.81
562 562 3 117.00 $117.00 $658 -7.49
557–581 value added 564 17 137.00–139.50 $138.40 $781 +2.01
550–595 572 170 116.00–142.00 $131.99 $755 +2.84
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 -10.00
600–613 609 3 115.00 $115.00 $700 -5.00
610 value added 610 13 135.00 $135.00 $824 +3.28
600–646 623 69 115.00–132.00 $126.36 $787 +6.36
650–690 667 69 107.00–128.00 $120.00 $800 +0.17
656–684 value added 672 143 131.00–135.25 $133.35 $896 +4.14
700–740 719 29 102.00–123.00 $114.47 $823 +0.78
705–733 value added 719 148 121.00–126.00 $125.76 $904 +6.76
753–785 value added 757 25 115.00–120.50 $119.82 $907 —
750–789 772 22 102.00–121.00 $111.04 $857 +0.07
800–837 821 7 97.50–111.00 $105.82 $869 +4.51
855–860 858 9 93.00–107.50 $99.29 $852 -2.22
865 value added 865 1 91.00 $91.00 $787 —
918 value added 918 2 96.00 $96.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 -12.73
260–281 277 5 140.00–160.00 $143.76 $398 -2.36
300–345 319 23 130.00–158.00 $145.86 $465 +7.97
355–390 369 15 128.00–147.50 $140.24 $517 +2.81
405–445 423 24 130.00–148.00 $143.23 $606 +28.23
455–495 472 15 120.00–141.00 $135.01 $637 +4.67
500–548 526 37 115.00–135.00 $129.97 $684 +5.31
550–592 571 12 113.00–132.00 $121.66 $695 +3.26
600–648 621 17 102.00–125.00 $120.06 $746 +9.18
653–695 684 13 105.00–120.00 $112.33 $768 +3.34
720–730 723 3 117.50–120.00 $119.16 $862 +14.97
765 765 1 109.00 $109.00 $834 +5.08
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 130.00 $130.00 $273 —
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 -18.73
360–385 370 3 135.00–145.00 $139.89 $518 +6.53
415 415 1 114.00 $114.00 $473 -15.73
400–430 420 4 122.50–139.00 $131.04 $550 +1.31
620 620 1 97.00 $97.00 $601 -19.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516 —
873 873 2 80.00 $80.00 $698 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 4 168.00–187.50 $176.37 $397 -8.08
265–290 283 8 165.00–180.00 $173.14 $490 -1.38
285 fancy 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 +5.00
300 fancy 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 +6.56
305–345 324 33 158.00–189.00 $168.37 $546 -5.25
350–395 375 44 157.50–180.00 $165.74 $622 -3.00
375 fancy 375 1 193.00 $193.00 $724 +12.53
400–448 418 124 150.00–176.00 $165.90 $693 +2.43
455–465 fancy 460 3 161.00–168.00 $164.69 $758 -4.96
450–495 467 147 142.50–170.00 $157.67 $736 -1.53
480–485 482 3 148.00–154.00 $150.68 $726 -8.52
500–535 fancy 518 4 157.00–167.00 $161.60 $837 +3.10
500–545 523 184 140.00–165.00 $151.84 $794 +2.38
560–565 fancy 563 2 155.00–160.00 $157.51 $887 +4.51
550–595 575 89 134.00–153.00 $142.18 $818 +1.44
580 thin fleshed 580 1 155.00 $155.00 $899 —
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 -10.74
605–625 fancy 616 4 140.00–147.50 $143.86 $886 +2.38
600–647 619 74 125.00–145.00 $137.34 $850 +5.24
660 660 2 123.00 $123.00 $812 -4.49
650–695 669 47 120.00–137.50 $127.80 $855 +0.31
700–745 726 29 113.00–127.50 $118.76 $862 -2.90
750–795 766 17 90.00–125.00 $112.32 $860 -0.87
810–845 825 6 98.00–115.00 $103.93 $857 -5.59
850–880 861 8 102.00–110.00 $106.24 $915 -0.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 158.00 $158.00 $545 +10.50
357 357 2 146.00 $146.00 $521 -7.73
400–445 424 26 142.00–159.00 $154.93 $657 +5.63
450–495 481 57 142.00–163.00 $151.62 $729 +5.83
500–545 517 14 116.00–159.00 $136.01 $703 +1.13
550–595 576 20 130.00–140.00 $136.87 $788 +5.45
600–645 626 9 118.00–132.00 $123.59 $774 +2.01
700–715 704 4 110.00–111.00 $110.25 $776 -2.78
795 795 1 92.50 $92.50 $735 —
885 885 2 80.00 $80.00 $708 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 157.50–165.00 $161.17 $379 —
268–270 269 3 157.50–160.00 $159.16 $428 -13.23
310 310 1 152.50 $152.50 $473 +4.91
373–380 377 4 137.50–159.00 $151.59 $571 +6.59
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 +15.36
415–445 433 3 120.00–165.00 $142.07 $615 +1.76
450–485 463 3 147.50–157.00 $152.32 $705 -4.23
470–480 475 3 127.50–140.00 $134.18 $637 -22.37
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 —
575 575 1 142.50 $142.50 $819 +9.74
635 635 1 121.00 $121.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1000 975 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,012.50 —
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,335.00 $1,335.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 127.00 $127.00 $616 —
690 690 1 104.00 $104.00 $718 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,735.00 $1,735.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1075 1000 80-85% 3 72.00–79.00 $75.45 $754 +0.83
895–1395 1092 80-85% 15 51.00–62.00 $58.45 $638 —
810–1540 1144 80-85% 234 57.00–73.00 $65.27 $747 —
940–1550 1161 80-85% 9 63.00–74.00 $67.65 $785 +1.54
910–1635 1207 80-85% 44 70.50–79.00 $74.07 $894 -1.59
1500 1500 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,230 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–935 899 85-90% 5 67.00–75.00 $71.40 $642 —
720–1190 928 85-90% 22 35.00–52.00 $46.07 $428 +2.20
660–1365 977 85-90% 157 47.00–67.50 $57.19 $559 -0.22
880–1180 1013 85-90% 5 66.50–71.50 $69.00 $699 —
1000–1075 1039 85-90% 5 55.00–64.00 $60.29 $626 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1840 1364 75-80% 94 59.00–74.00 $66.87 $912 -0.91
1205–1480 1365 75-80% 5 71.00–74.00 $72.58 $991 +4.80
1190–1560 1380 75-80% 11 67.00–77.50 $70.97 $979 +3.19
1235–2005 1413 75-80% 6 50.00–66.00 $58.90 $832 -7.65
1700 1700 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,343 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1730 1342 12 74.00–84.00 $79.60 $1,068 -0.82
1520 1520 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,642 —
1145–2250 1658 68 84.00–99.50 $91.67 $1,520 -0.56
1315–2120 1690 26 90.00–114.50 $102.29 $1,729 +10.06
1205–2255 1733 13 85.00–104.00 $93.11 $1,614 +0.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1075 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–975.00 $922.47
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1050–1080 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–830.00 $738.73
1015–1100 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 875.00–1,010.00 $957.43
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 960.00 $960.00
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1100–1175 1138 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–925.00 $852.47
1050–1365 1174 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 785.00–1,150.00 $929.28
1060–1350 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–1,150.00 $971.09
1200–1250 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–890.00 $857.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
965–1025 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–775.00 $732.63
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–870 835 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–950.00 $878.14

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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
880–960 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,186.96 —
1000–1255 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,325.00 $1,313.91 -156.43
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,150.00 $1,081.25 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,260.00–1,500.00 $1,380.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,240.00–1,390.00 $1,301.67 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -60.00

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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.