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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

5,637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.87/cwt -6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 470 lb · 249 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.23/cwt -7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 525 lb · 232 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.64/cwt -6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 421 lb · 170 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,637 8,156 6,831
Feeder cattle 4,445 6,475 5,231
Slaughter cattle 750 1,008 932
Replacement cattle 442 673 668

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 3.00-8.00 lower, and feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-7.00 lower. Buyers showed the most interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle with moderate to thin flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 14 162.50–192.50 $178.17 $428 -0.27
250–295 284 14 162.50–200.00 $180.56 $513 -5.32
300–345 325 44 161.00–186.00 $171.94 $559 -1.11
335 335 1 155.00 $155.00 $519 -18.05
350–397 378 63 155.00–181.00 $167.78 $634 -4.42
370–395 383 2 142.50–150.00 $146.37 $561 -25.83
415 value added 415 1 164.00 $164.00 $681 -9.77
415–435 fancy 425 2 169.00–172.00 $170.54 $725 -6.46
405–445 429 40 148.00–173.00 $160.79 $690 -4.72
455 455 1 142.50 $142.50 $648 -18.58
453–460 fancy 456 5 163.00–170.00 $167.17 $762 -6.59
465 thin fleshed 465 1 160.00 $160.00 $744 —
450–495 472 77 142.50–169.00 $155.37 $733 -5.71
505–530 value added 510 5 166.00–167.00 $166.79 $851 +2.69
500–548 530 100 129.00–161.00 $147.58 $782 -7.01
550–595 576 108 125.00–157.00 $142.32 $820 -6.56
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 -23.88
582 value added 582 6 152.00 $152.00 $885 -3.27
600–645 626 62 124.00–146.00 $135.63 $849 -3.65
650–690 668 64 125.00–137.50 $133.70 $893 +1.71
700–748 726 21 118.00–133.00 $126.72 $920 -4.85
750–795 762 24 115.00–125.00 $122.67 $935 -0.98
805–838 830 13 115.00–124.00 $116.45 $967 -2.74
842 value added 842 15 116.00 $116.00 $977 -10.00
870 870 1 113.00 $113.00 $983 -3.64
935 935 1 96.00 $96.00 $898 -20.44
953–955 954 4 107.00–108.00 $107.50 $1,026 —
1020 1020 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,040 +3.50
1055 1055 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,055 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 286 5 150.00–172.50 $162.38 $464 -14.31
300–348 328 25 140.00–165.00 $151.86 $498 -4.25
350–395 372 24 138.00–161.00 $149.98 $558 -11.02
400–440 421 14 137.50–160.00 $149.51 $629 -3.79
450–495 471 17 131.00–155.00 $142.87 $673 -6.69
500–545 519 14 120.00–145.00 $134.64 $699 -7.05
555–595 568 15 120.00–140.00 $134.35 $763 -3.93
605–630 618 2 125.00–132.00 $128.57 $795 -4.23
668–695 675 6 117.50–129.00 $124.44 $840 -3.58
705–748 734 3 100.00–115.00 $110.20 $809 -9.42
770 770 2 106.00–110.00 $108.00 $832 -8.55
870 870 3 100.00 $100.00 $870 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 +2.50
365–375 370 2 135.00–155.00 $145.14 $537 -6.00
405–440 423 2 126.00–155.00 $139.90 $592 -5.01
450 450 1 131.00 $131.00 $590 -10.21
580–595 588 2 110.00–132.00 $120.86 $711 —
620 620 1 111.00 $111.00 $688 -16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 137.50 $137.50 $529 -17.50
490 490 1 132.00 $132.00 $647 —
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 231 4 142.50–155.00 $146.93 $339 -1.54
250–295 278 22 133.00–172.50 $151.20 $420 -3.73
285 fancy 285 1 157.50 $157.50 $449 —
300–348 324 73 128.00–167.00 $143.29 $464 +5.79
331 fancy 331 3 157.00 $157.00 $520 -10.50
340 340 1 132.50 $132.50 $450 -15.45
347 value added 347 2 151.00 $151.00 $524 -11.50
350–360 fancy 355 2 141.00–150.00 $145.44 $516 —
360–365 363 2 130.00–132.50 $131.24 $476 -14.95
350–398 376 123 126.00–155.00 $138.87 $522 -7.32
405 fancy 405 1 147.00 $147.00 $595 —
400–445 421 166 121.00–151.00 $135.60 $571 -6.75
425–440 433 2 122.50–132.50 $127.41 $552 +4.20
440 thin fleshed 440 1 147.00 $147.00 $647 —
450 fancy 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
450–495 469 231 120.00–145.00 $132.53 $622 +0.38
455–495 value added 478 12 140.00–141.00 $140.32 $671 -13.30
465–495 480 5 125.00–132.50 $129.40 $621 -9.81
500–510 505 2 115.00–117.50 $116.26 $587 -17.15
500–547 525 230 115.00–141.00 $127.33 $668 -6.08
555–580 568 2 117.50–124.00 $120.68 $685 +1.68
550–597 575 143 113.00–133.00 $125.55 $722 -3.29
565–597 value added 585 8 125.00–136.00 $128.98 $755 -10.10
585 thin fleshed 585 1 106.00 $106.00 $620 —
600–645 625 98 108.00–128.00 $119.57 $747 -0.22
645 value added 645 5 132.50 $132.50 $855 +1.81
650–695 671 46 106.00–125.00 $115.11 $772 -1.51
716 value added 716 15 114.00 $114.00 $816 -5.92
700–745 719 31 90.00–115.00 $106.00 $762 -5.66
750–780 757 9 100.00–112.00 $104.53 $791 -3.44
769 value added 769 5 116.00 $116.00 $892 ±0.00
800–848 837 11 90.00–107.00 $97.33 $815 +0.06
855–885 874 5 91.00–95.00 $93.82 $820 -2.80
955–980 968 2 95.00–98.00 $96.52 $934 +4.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–245 233 5 132.50–155.00 $143.24 $334 +13.24
260–295 281 4 120.00–142.50 $129.63 $364 -9.64
300–345 323 17 120.00–142.50 $132.95 $429 -5.15
350–395 371 18 117.00–140.00 $131.90 $489 -10.25
400–445 418 19 119.00–136.00 $130.21 $544 -4.55
470–498 488 18 110.00–132.50 $125.87 $614 -4.73
530–545 537 5 115.00–125.00 $119.38 $641 -6.32
575–580 578 2 110.00–127.00 $118.54 $685 -3.15
610–645 630 11 104.00–114.00 $109.86 $692 -2.76
650–693 677 7 105.00–115.00 $108.39 $734 -1.54
710–730 722 3 80.00–98.00 $90.29 $652 —
790 790 2 92.00 $92.00 $727 -14.90
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 132.50 $132.50 $457 +12.50
470 470 1 112.50 $112.50 $529 -12.02
450–495 473 3 114.00–131.00 $121.39 $574 -3.13
510 510 1 104.00 $104.00 $530 —
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 +50.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–448 435 3 119.00–122.50 $120.10 $522 -2.40
685 685 1 94.00 $94.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 232 3 160.00–162.50 $160.88 $373 -11.79
250–275 260 4 157.50–170.00 $163.81 $426 -6.42
260 fancy 260 1 170.00 $170.00 $442 -15.00
305–345 320 13 147.00–170.00 $161.58 $517 -2.41
315–345 fancy 331 5 172.00–176.00 $174.43 $577 -8.05
350–397 375 34 145.00–165.00 $155.46 $583 -9.05
420 thin fleshed 420 1 129.00 $129.00 $542 —
400–448 422 95 140.00–170.00 $154.50 $652 -6.78
420–445 fancy 430 7 159.00–170.00 $164.69 $708 +0.29
402–442 value added 432 8 161.00–162.50 $161.35 $697 —
450–460 fancy 456 4 154.00–156.00 $155.25 $708 -2.70
450–498 468 153 132.00–169.00 $146.03 $683 -7.01
480 480 1 136.00 $136.00 $653 -17.04
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 -19.94
500–528 value added 520 7 145.00–150.00 $146.37 $761 +3.37
500–545 521 145 126.00–152.00 $139.24 $725 -5.70
550 fancy 550 1 144.00 $144.00 $792 -7.00
555–565 value added 560 2 144.00–146.00 $144.99 $812 -5.01
560 560 1 122.00 $122.00 $683 -16.93
550–595 574 101 123.00–145.00 $131.70 $756 -7.23
605–612 fancy 610 4 135.00–136.00 $135.25 $825 —
600–645 616 85 119.00–135.00 $127.36 $785 -1.55
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -8.91
650–695 666 61 110.00–130.00 $122.18 $814 -3.51
680 680 1 95.00 $95.00 $646 -30.69
681 fancy 681 3 135.00 $135.00 $919 —
700 value added 700 1 122.00 $122.00 $854 —
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 -26.34
700–745 717 24 109.00–124.00 $117.56 $843 +1.22
750–785 766 34 90.00–119.00 $113.60 $870 -1.50
802 fancy 802 2 120.00 $120.00 $962 —
800–835 823 11 92.00–113.00 $105.00 $864 +4.24
860–880 870 10 90.00–104.50 $95.91 $834 -8.64
915–930 925 5 85.00–92.00 $88.59 $819 -6.80
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 323 6 140.00 $140.00 $452 —
355–375 365 2 134.00–140.00 $137.08 $500 -7.84
400–445 423 26 124.00–154.00 $139.40 $590 -11.64
450–498 473 41 110.00–150.00 $136.98 $648 -9.89
500–547 527 15 124.50–138.00 $129.18 $681 -4.66
585–595 588 3 120.00–132.00 $124.31 $731 -7.69
615–640 633 6 111.00–123.00 $116.56 $738 -5.45
650–692 670 11 100.00–110.00 $106.85 $716 -11.55
705–740 716 8 90.00–112.00 $108.65 $778 -0.65
750–780 765 2 95.00–101.00 $97.94 $749 -10.06
805 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 -23.00
850–890 870 2 80.00–94.00 $86.84 $756 +1.84
930 930 1 85.00 $85.00 $790 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 150.00 $150.00 $345 -11.64
260–275 268 3 127.50–149.00 $139.98 $375 -20.02
395 395 2 132.50 $132.50 $523 —
400–405 403 2 142.50–145.00 $143.74 $579 -10.26
445 445 1 139.00 $139.00 $619 +5.66
470–495 483 2 132.50–135.00 $133.78 $646 +0.22
490 490 1 127.50 $127.50 $625 -2.50
550 550 1 108.00 $108.00 $594 —
560–585 575 3 102.00–125.00 $111.15 $639 -8.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1565 1129 80-85% 5 50.00–55.00 $52.41 $592 -8.70
785–1550 1138 80-85% 187 53.00–72.00 $63.57 $723 +2.46
1020–1695 1273 80-85% 45 64.00–79.00 $72.29 $920 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1715 1310 75-80% 9 51.50–59.00 $55.04 $721 —
1155–1605 1359 75-80% 4 63.00–72.00 $65.96 $896 —
1075–1965 1443 75-80% 116 55.00–70.00 $64.12 $925 +4.83
1220–1790 1490 75-80% 14 66.50–74.00 $71.27 $1,062 -0.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1020 831 85-90% 9 40.00–49.00 $45.92 $382 —
810–1020 880 85-90% 3 62.00–67.00 $64.55 $568 +20.66
705–1460 968 85-90% 92 42.00–63.00 $55.21 $534 —
840–1120 996 85-90% 9 61.00–63.50 $62.57 $623 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $691 +0.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1520 1272 9 71.00–86.00 $77.74 $989 —
1105–1395 1304 4 88.50–94.50 $91.23 $1,190 —
1220–1930 1593 11 83.00–93.00 $85.88 $1,368 —
1100–2450 1756 59 78.00–98.00 $89.10 $1,565 +5.20
1535–2140 1772 20 92.00–108.00 $99.72 $1,767 +15.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 933 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,035.00–1,150.00 $1,073.33
850–1150 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–1,100.00 $938.75
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
900–1200 1042 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–1,165.00 $931.67
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
906–1500 1061 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 800.00–1,050.00 $969.58
900–1300 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 830.00–1,200.00 $1,000.00
935–1150 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 775.00–825.00 $810.55
1035–1200 1099 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–900.00 $779.69
1050–1150 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 695.00–875.00 $785.00
1035–1180 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,075.00 $1,028.27
1095–1370 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–800.00 $699.51
1010–1550 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 900.00–1,125.00 $978.20
1000–1400 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–820.00 $760.00
1155–1250 1203 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,075.00 $1,010.03
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1275–1375 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–925.00 $864.86
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
775–870 847 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 625.00–850.00 $762.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1005–1325 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -350.00
1075–1325 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,085.00–1,175.00 $1,133.66 +54.21
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,325.00 $1,243.75 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 970.00–1,075.00 $1,022.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 85.00 $85.00 $183 —
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 —
515 515 1 96.00 $96.00 $494 -11.00
630 630 2 99.00 $99.00 $624 -1.00
675 675 1 96.00 $96.00 $648 -0.49

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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.