Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

4,439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.18/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 519 lb · 171 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.25/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 466 lb · 164 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.00/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 617 lb · 143 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,439	4,043	7,282
Feeder cattle	3,429	3,267	5,802
Slaughter cattle	713	541	882
Replacement cattle	297	235	598

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with mostly moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	155.00–182.50	$168.61	$410	—
265–285	273	6	157.00–180.00	$166.14	$454	+6.90
305–345	327	27	157.50–179.00	$164.98	$539	-6.36
365	365	2	150.00	$150.00	$548	-13.13
350–390	366	15	160.00–176.00	$169.25	$619	+6.12
400 fancy	400	1	173.00	$173.00	$692	—
425 value added	425	2	164.00	$164.00	$697	-9.00
400–445	434	28	149.00–167.50	$158.76	$689	-3.33
450–495	468	44	144.00–166.00	$154.60	$724	-0.81
465–480	470	3	136.00–141.00	$137.70	$647	-17.71
492 thin fleshed	492	2	146.00	$146.00	$718	—
500–548	521	110	137.00–163.00	$149.01	$776	+2.41
513–539 value added	525	24	152.00–159.00	$154.10	$809	-5.54
563–564 value added	564	14	151.50–152.00	$151.71	$856	+2.23
550–599	576	109	130.00–155.00	$142.81	$823	+1.23
600–631 value added	609	26	146.00–151.00	$149.45	$910	+5.45
600–649	628	56	130.00–150.00	$139.31	$875	+3.10
652–679 value added	660	22	140.05–149.00	$144.50	$954	+6.42
650–695	666	80	122.00–145.00	$135.31	$901	+1.88
700–745	722	20	120.00–135.00	$126.34	$912	+0.62
745 value added	745	7	133.50	$133.50	$995	+0.41
757–787 value added	769	22	121.00–130.00	$126.23	$971	-0.77
750–798	779	23	113.00–126.50	$121.55	$947	-5.66
800–810 value added	807	6	126.00–127.25	$126.84	$1,024	+6.84
805–835	820	5	112.00–123.50	$120.17	$985	-2.21
885	885	1	111.00	$111.00	$982	—
904–930	924	16	109.00–114.00	$112.78	$1,042	-0.22
978–990	984	4	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$1,048	—
1025	1025	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,117	+2.88

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	11	134.00–165.00	$142.81	$467	-14.81
375–388	386	13	139.00–150.00	$142.52	$550	-12.96
405–440	427	8	122.50–152.00	$143.83	$614	-3.67
450–495	479	18	135.00–146.00	$140.14	$671	+1.98
510–540	528	5	120.00–145.00	$128.62	$679	-5.18
560–590	575	2	130.00–136.00	$133.08	$765	-0.07
635–645	638	3	122.50–126.00	$124.82	$796	+0.89
655–680	664	4	120.00–130.00	$124.36	$826	-1.59
720	720	1	117.00	$117.00	$842	+0.48
785–790	788	2	110.00–113.00	$111.50	$879	-8.50
820	820	2	106.00–111.00	$108.50	$890	-0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	4	164.00	$164.00	$402	+25.57
250–295	266	10	130.00–148.00	$134.61	$358	-7.45
310–345	331	32	126.00–167.50	$138.26	$458	+0.37
350–395	376	64	130.00–156.00	$137.93	$519	-2.03
401–425 value added	416	8	141.00–142.00	$141.64	$589	—
418 fancy	418	4	143.00	$143.00	$598	-13.00
415–430	423	2	117.50–125.00	$121.32	$513	-17.19
400–449	429	70	123.00–138.00	$133.35	$572	-5.16
462 value added	462	4	140.00	$140.00	$647	-2.00
450–485	465	3	119.00–127.00	$124.04	$577	-1.47
450–496	466	154	121.00–141.00	$135.64	$632	+10.13
495	495	3	118.00–121.00	$120.00	$594	-12.52
505	505	1	121.00	$121.00	$611	-8.02
510 fancy	510	1	132.00	$132.00	$673	—
511 value added	511	4	139.00	$139.00	$710	—
500–548	519	165	115.00–139.00	$131.05	$680	+2.03
550–596	580	142	109.00–135.50	$125.40	$727	+14.38
600–647	614	109	104.00–127.00	$122.96	$755	+4.45
600–627 value added	625	30	109.00–130.50	$125.05	$782	-8.08
635–645	639	4	105.00–110.00	$108.74	$695	-9.77
650–677 value added	659	26	124.50–126.00	$125.47	$827	-3.74
660	660	1	113.00	$113.00	$746	-3.26
650–695	662	66	105.00–124.00	$117.85	$780	+1.59
700–746	731	37	95.00–111.00	$108.28	$792	-2.05
750–790	756	12	90.00–117.00	$110.99	$839	+2.10
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	-8.89
780 value added	780	1	100.00	$100.00	$780	-23.00
800–835	821	10	98.00–106.00	$100.33	$824	-7.29
860	860	1	91.00	$91.00	$783	-4.50
918	918	2	88.00	$88.00	$808	-2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	132.50	$132.50	$371	-0.89
305–330	321	5	122.00–139.00	$133.28	$428	+1.30
350–385	371	7	127.50–132.50	$130.44	$484	-4.08
401–415	406	9	123.00–132.50	$126.92	$515	-3.82
450–485	473	11	120.00–132.50	$127.69	$604	+2.91
505–545	523	7	112.00–122.00	$118.97	$622	-6.85
565–585	574	16	110.00–122.50	$115.32	$662	-4.38
680	680	1	108.00	$108.00	$734	-0.53
750	750	1	106.00	$106.00	$795	+18.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	5	124.50	$124.50	$695	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	2	105.00–121.00	$113.14	$479	-1.86
495	495	1	112.50	$112.50	$557	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	135.00	$135.00	$425	—
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	-10.00
595	595	1	110.00	$110.00	$654	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1075	1063	2	94.00–97.00	$95.48	$1,015	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	238	3	175.00–182.50	$179.93	$428	+17.34
260–295	278	7	167.50–182.50	$172.58	$480	—
275–285 fancy	280	2	187.50	$187.50	$525	—
300–345	326	16	157.50–175.00	$166.55	$543	+6.74
360 fancy	360	1	177.50	$177.50	$639	—
350–397	375	57	152.00–172.50	$165.73	$621	+11.56
405–440 fancy	418	5	162.00–170.00	$165.05	$690	+7.08
400–448	425	29	135.00–162.50	$152.44	$648	+3.92
450–495	468	77	130.00–158.00	$149.04	$698	+1.49
450–495 fancy	472	3	148.00–167.00	$157.83	$745	—
480–495 thin fleshed	490	3	136.00–137.00	$136.33	$668	—
513 fancy	513	2	148.00	$148.00	$759	+1.00
500–545	524	110	126.00–150.00	$140.12	$734	-0.51
525	525	1	127.50	$127.50	$669	-13.13
555 fancy	555	1	148.00	$148.00	$821	—
550–597	580	82	119.00–145.00	$135.13	$784	+4.03
585 thin fleshed	585	1	128.00	$128.00	$749	—
625 thin fleshed	625	1	111.00	$111.00	$694	—
630 fancy	630	1	137.00	$137.00	$863	—
600–646	631	49	116.00–135.00	$126.53	$798	-3.92
650–685	664	43	110.00–130.00	$124.19	$825	+2.49
665 fancy	665	1	134.00	$134.00	$891	—
690	690	1	113.00	$113.00	$780	-8.70
700–736	729	40	107.50–125.00	$116.29	$848	+1.51
755–775	766	6	104.00–114.00	$109.06	$835	+2.16
805–835	824	10	104.00–111.00	$107.70	$887	+13.20
887	887	3	95.00	$95.00	$843	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	418	19	130.00–145.00	$134.56	$562	-7.70
450–497	480	24	127.00–139.00	$131.25	$630	-5.16
501–540	522	23	116.00–133.00	$123.50	$645	-3.70
550–585	575	10	116.00–132.50	$122.82	$706	+0.58
600–630	614	11	110.00–128.00	$118.78	$729	+1.18
665–690	680	3	103.00–115.00	$109.34	$744	-2.25
760–770	765	2	102.00–115.00	$108.54	$830	+23.54

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	130.00–134.00	$131.89	$495	-18.11
465	465	1	124.00	$124.00	$577	-7.16
455–490	473	2	132.50–141.00	$136.91	$648	+5.75
515	515	1	122.50	$122.50	$631	+7.56
540	540	1	119.00	$119.00	$643	+4.06
570	570	1	127.50	$127.50	$727	+5.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1505	1505	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	112.50	$112.50	$771	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1635	1190	80-85%	200	62.00–77.50	$69.31	$825	—
1085–1420	1201	80-85%	4	59.00–61.00	$60.05	$721	+1.52
1060–1620	1264	80-85%	33	71.00–83.50	$77.47	$979	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1565	1423	75-80%	5	73.50–79.50	$76.00	$1,081	+6.33
1100–1900	1436	75-80%	113	62.00–75.00	$69.24	$994	-0.43

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1030	938	85-90%	3	43.00–53.00	$47.06	$441	-2.12
740–1375	1029	85-90%	85	47.00–73.00	$61.91	$637	-12.09
1040–1210	1118	85-90%	6	68.00–77.00	$72.70	$813	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1280	1148	3	83.50–89.00	$86.64	$995	—
1075–1890	1441	9	74.00–87.00	$83.57	$1,204	—
1195–2255	1657	47	88.00–104.50	$95.02	$1,574	—
1365–2120	1849	16	100.00–116.00	$105.84	$1,957	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
945	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
965–1140	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–835.00	$807.49
950–1270	1099	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–1,250.00	$993.61
1000–1300	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–730.00	$690.00
1105–1305	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	885.00–1,110.00	$971.98
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
1130–1295	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$865.05
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–980	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	640.00–950.00	$793.40
990–1090	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	725.00–750.00	$736.90
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1060–1245	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	790.00–1,060.00	$935.84

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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
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+292.73
1080–1335	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,139.44	—
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,441.67	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,260.00–1,400.00	$1,330.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,285.00	$1,217.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–1,125.00	$979.17	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,330.00	$1,330.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,062.50	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.