Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

4,838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.63/cwt +8.45 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 615 lb · 245 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.14/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 578 lb · 240 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.81/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 525 lb · 202 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,838	6,306	7,498
Feeder cattle	3,836	5,172	5,713
Slaughter cattle	729	919	1,109
Replacement cattle	273	215	676

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with moderate to good demand on a lighter test than the previous week. Buyers are showing the most interest in investing in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a lighter test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	221	4	160.00–178.00	$170.26	$376	-12.21
275–290	282	6	153.00–185.00	$169.90	$479	-2.73
300–338	312	17	150.00–180.00	$164.22	$512	-3.88
351–398	379	36	150.00–180.00	$169.80	$644	+6.62
405–410 value added	408	2	162.00–164.00	$163.01	$665	-6.99
405–445	421	42	146.00–174.00	$162.30	$683	+2.04
455–498	479	82	146.00–172.00	$162.02	$776	+4.03
500–545	524	84	138.00–161.00	$151.98	$796	+1.08
502–543 value added	529	13	159.00–163.00	$160.32	$848	+1.23
550–585 value added	568	21	152.00–157.00	$155.28	$882	-4.06
550–598	581	96	136.50–155.00	$144.43	$839	-4.03
617–621 value added	620	10	145.00–146.00	$145.80	$904	+0.13
600–649	624	72	130.00–147.00	$140.38	$876	-3.03
655–693 value added	668	12	137.00–146.00	$142.89	$955	+1.65
650–698	670	124	123.00–142.25	$139.13	$932	+4.09
701–738 value added	716	5	138.00–142.00	$140.35	$1,005	+4.41
705–742	717	66	121.00–140.00	$133.23	$955	+5.21
762–795	774	20	125.00–137.00	$131.49	$1,018	+3.80
803–840	811	11	120.00–125.00	$124.26	$1,008	+4.77
832–842 value added	832	132	124.00–139.75	$139.12	$1,157	+7.91
856–863 value added	860	11	128.00	$128.00	$1,101	—
865–885	872	3	115.00–125.00	$121.36	$1,058	+1.71
901 value added	901	60	136.50	$136.50	$1,230	+12.52
940	940	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,119	+4.38
1195	1195	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	162.50–167.50	$165.00	$421	+6.96
300–340	326	9	150.00–160.00	$153.68	$501	-0.22
350–395	379	5	142.50–156.00	$150.02	$569	+3.19
400–445	428	15	133.00–160.00	$147.24	$630	+0.60
455–490	474	16	120.00–152.50	$142.27	$674	+0.90
505–530	516	5	135.00–146.00	$140.53	$725	+3.21
560–565	563	2	130.00	$130.00	$732	-9.23
600–635	621	10	121.00–135.00	$129.43	$804	+0.28
650–675	667	3	125.00	$125.00	$834	+8.87
765–770	768	2	120.00	$120.00	$922	—
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	144.00	$144.00	$374	+11.50
345	345	2	142.50–150.00	$146.25	$505	-2.73
360–395	378	2	140.00–142.50	$141.19	$534	—
435	435	1	132.50	$132.50	$576	—
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	-15.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	135.00	$135.00	$763	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	140.00	$140.00	$448	-7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	133.00–147.50	$140.10	$336	-10.86
260–285	275	4	140.00–147.50	$142.53	$392	-2.41
310–345	332	36	124.00–157.00	$142.38	$473	+0.93
364 value added	364	11	150.00	$150.00	$546	—
350–396	373	63	124.00–154.00	$141.22	$527	+1.54
410–445	422	3	130.00–131.00	$130.35	$550	-9.42
400–448	426	47	128.00–153.00	$141.22	$602	+1.45
423–435 value added	429	6	144.00–151.00	$147.45	$633	-5.04
420–440 fancy	430	2	157.00–159.00	$157.98	$679	+4.98
450–473 value added	461	14	141.00–156.00	$146.68	$676	+0.80
450–497	472	167	124.00–147.50	$135.21	$638	-1.86
465–490	478	2	122.50–125.00	$123.72	$591	-13.35
506–529 value added	524	30	134.00–145.00	$135.72	$711	-8.81
500–547	525	172	122.00–142.50	$132.30	$695	-1.08
565 thin fleshed	565	1	112.00	$112.00	$633	—
550–598	578	207	119.00–143.00	$130.78	$756	+3.34
573–581 value added	579	32	126.00–135.00	$134.04	$776	-3.56
603–626 value added	610	144	123.00–148.00	$143.12	$873	+9.75
600–645	621	100	117.00–134.00	$127.39	$791	+4.26
640	640	1	125.00	$125.00	$800	+15.00
650–696	670	82	109.00–133.00	$125.30	$840	+5.32
665–694 value added	688	32	123.00–132.00	$130.17	$896	-0.22
716 value added	716	7	124.00	$124.00	$888	+8.50
700–745	723	32	110.00–124.00	$118.88	$860	+5.68
750–795	766	27	104.00–123.00	$116.79	$895	+7.04
795 value added	795	12	122.50	$122.50	$974	+3.50
807–840	809	24	90.00–120.00	$118.24	$957	+16.07
862–885	868	4	104.00–105.00	$104.75	$909	+5.53
940	940	1	105.50	$105.50	$992	+10.00
967 value added	967	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,006	+9.00
1065 value added	1065	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	142.50	$142.50	$292	+11.50
250–270	260	2	122.50–132.50	$127.69	$332	-15.26
305–345	324	5	112.50–137.50	$125.95	$408	-6.77
355–390	372	5	132.00–138.00	$135.26	$503	+1.91
400–440	422	8	117.00–135.00	$126.80	$535	-3.20
455–495	467	13	115.00–135.00	$126.42	$590	+0.04
500–540	530	14	115.00–130.00	$125.05	$663	+5.31
555–595	576	8	108.00–128.00	$120.19	$692	+2.99
600–620	608	6	110.00–122.50	$115.42	$702	-3.75
650–685	668	6	96.00–122.00	$109.68	$733	-2.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	102.50	$102.50	$287	—
320	320	1	122.50	$122.50	$392	—
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	122.50	$122.50	$416	—
545	545	1	119.00	$119.00	$649	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	162.50	$162.50	$512	-5.83
350–395	374	21	145.00–170.00	$154.46	$578	-0.23
400–445	416	25	134.00–175.00	$158.87	$661	+7.99
460 fancy	460	1	147.00	$147.00	$676	-16.51
450–495	469	77	131.00–170.00	$150.02	$704	+2.78
500 fancy	500	2	141.00–156.00	$148.50	$742	-2.72
505–515 value added	510	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$711	—
500–545	523	109	124.00–161.00	$146.37	$766	+3.45
550–597	575	86	124.00–150.00	$136.75	$786	-1.19
605 fancy	605	1	133.00	$133.00	$805	-6.17
600–646	622	73	117.00–142.50	$130.11	$809	+2.23
650–690	666	45	113.00–135.00	$127.11	$847	+5.04
706–745	722	15	112.00–122.00	$117.05	$845	+2.24
725	725	1	107.00	$107.00	$776	-7.81
750–785	766	30	106.00–124.00	$112.69	$863	+1.20
810–845	828	2	100.00–105.00	$102.45	$848	+1.31
855–863	862	7	91.00–108.00	$93.41	$805	-1.59

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–443	435	16	132.50–145.00	$135.98	$592	-0.48
450–495	476	7	125.00–145.00	$134.58	$641	-2.54
500–540	513	23	118.00–142.50	$126.87	$651	-2.17
555–595	571	20	113.00–135.00	$118.81	$678	-5.81
615–645	626	4	114.00–120.00	$117.22	$734	-3.85
650–680	660	6	108.00–113.00	$111.28	$734	+2.82
705–707	707	4	110.00–115.00	$113.75	$804	+1.27
750–785	768	2	94.00–101.00	$97.42	$748	-9.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	5	144.00	$144.00	$618	—
485	485	1	132.50	$132.50	$643	—
625	625	1	127.50	$127.50	$797	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	136.00	$136.00	$605	-12.00
455–475	465	2	132.50–140.00	$136.17	$633	+8.17
685	685	1	109.00	$109.00	$747	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	885.00	$885.00	—
1450	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1440	1144	80-85%	22	58.00–66.00	$61.66	$705	—
880–1705	1186	80-85%	210	60.00–77.00	$69.05	$819	-2.01
1235	1235	80-85%	1	79.00	$79.00	$976	-1.98
1105–1670	1330	80-85%	30	73.00–84.00	$77.22	$1,027	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$604	—
740–1230	958	85-90%	13	45.00–53.00	$49.50	$474	+1.31
865–1085	1000	85-90%	4	67.00–69.00	$68.25	$682	+3.68
800–1600	1037	85-90%	110	53.00–70.50	$60.13	$624	-4.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1990	1423	75-80%	82	63.00–75.00	$69.24	$985	-1.62
1070–1775	1425	75-80%	12	73.50–82.00	$76.54	$1,091	+5.68
1530–1730	1630	75-80%	2	64.00–66.00	$65.06	$1,060	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1185	1121	16	83.00–94.00	$88.27	$990	—
1155	1155	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,132	—
1100–2105	1397	17	70.00–87.00	$82.57	$1,154	—
1175–2315	1643	75	86.00–103.50	$94.84	$1,558	—
1485–2165	1812	17	95.00–111.00	$105.12	$1,905	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	535.00	$535.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
895–1420	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,000.00	$905.62
1055–1260	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	975.00–1,150.00	$1,059.49
1095–1355	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1185–1660	1368	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,114.89

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00
805	805	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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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
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+295.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+146.42
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	+70.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.