Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

4,059 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.49/cwt +10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 525 lb · 272 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.74/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 474 lb · 174 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.84/cwt +11.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 718 lb · 145 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,059	4,838	6,177
Feeder cattle	3,376	3,836	4,785
Slaughter cattle	548	729	919
Replacement cattle	135	273	473

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and were mostly steady, and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	+29.74
250–295	263	4	160.00–190.00	$176.76	$465	+6.86
300–345	324	20	162.00–191.00	$172.08	$558	+7.86
350–395	373	40	155.00–181.00	$169.78	$633	-0.02
410–435 value added	425	20	170.00–175.00	$173.43	$737	+10.42
400–445	427	22	160.00–171.00	$165.98	$709	+3.68
450–498	484	84	140.00–169.00	$159.90	$774	-2.12
500–543	521	63	138.00–164.00	$156.73	$817	+4.75
502–540 value added	523	47	160.00–167.00	$163.96	$858	+3.64
550–595	574	82	130.00–162.50	$151.44	$869	+7.01
560–595 value added	583	17	156.00–161.00	$159.36	$929	+4.08
609–628 value added	617	52	150.00–154.00	$151.75	$936	+5.95
600–640	621	46	130.00–155.00	$142.01	$882	+1.63
627	627	2	138.00	$138.00	$865	-2.38
653–680 value added	662	15	135.00–150.00	$142.65	$944	-0.24
650–695	673	39	127.00–149.00	$140.97	$949	+1.84
707–740 value added	718	130	130.00–152.00	$146.20	$1,050	+5.85
700–740	719	15	127.00–142.50	$133.06	$957	-0.17
750–770	756	7	126.00–132.00	$130.28	$985	-1.21
760–797 value added	776	29	134.00–139.00	$134.85	$1,046	—
800–835 value added	821	4	132.00–144.00	$138.79	$1,139	-0.33
805–843	828	9	117.00–132.00	$124.85	$1,034	+0.59
860–890	876	8	116.00–130.00	$123.34	$1,080	+1.98
900–915 value added	909	6	117.00–123.00	$121.02	$1,100	-15.48
905–920	913	3	108.00–117.00	$112.00	$1,023	-7.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	175.00	$175.00	$385	—
255–293	278	7	150.00–175.00	$161.43	$449	-3.57
305–335	314	6	152.50–165.00	$158.33	$497	+4.65
365–390	375	3	145.00–160.00	$151.56	$568	+1.54
415–445	432	5	142.50–154.00	$147.82	$639	+0.58
450–495	466	15	133.00–156.00	$142.84	$666	+0.57
500–525	506	7	130.00–150.00	$142.76	$722	+2.23
555–595	576	11	130.00–145.00	$138.12	$796	+8.12
605–635	616	14	115.00–138.00	$129.47	$798	+0.04
670–685	677	3	120.00–128.00	$124.69	$844	-0.31
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	—
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	-6.25
445	445	1	126.00	$126.00	$561	-6.50
455–465	460	2	131.00–132.00	$131.51	$605	+1.51
588	588	3	132.00	$132.00	$776	—
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	145.00	$145.00	$631	—
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	6	127.00–170.00	$145.62	$396	+3.09
303–338	320	16	132.00–155.00	$150.07	$480	+7.69
350–397	373	36	130.00–157.00	$143.66	$536	+2.44
403–408 value added	406	44	150.00–154.00	$152.74	$620	+5.29
410	410	1	133.00	$133.00	$545	+2.65
423 thin fleshed	423	2	153.00	$153.00	$647	—
400–445	427	73	127.00–151.00	$141.12	$603	-0.10
430	430	1	121.00	$121.00	$520	-20.22
450–498	473	135	124.00–147.50	$139.49	$660	+4.28
450–476 value added	475	36	150.00–156.50	$156.33	$743	+9.65
480–490	487	3	122.00–130.00	$125.64	$612	+1.92
500–545	522	122	122.00–144.00	$135.03	$705	+2.73
503–546 value added	528	148	130.00–155.00	$150.73	$796	+15.01
520–535	528	2	121.00–126.00	$123.54	$652	-8.76
552–590 value added	565	20	135.00–143.00	$141.57	$800	+7.53
550–595	571	94	117.00–138.00	$130.91	$747	+0.13
590	590	1	121.00	$121.00	$714	-9.78
600–645	616	78	119.00–136.00	$127.27	$784	-0.12
615–635	625	2	105.00–117.50	$111.35	$696	-16.04
613–633 value added	628	20	115.00–134.00	$129.43	$813	-13.69
660	660	1	115.00	$115.00	$759	-10.30
650–695	671	42	110.00–132.00	$121.31	$814	-3.99
700–745	724	16	105.00–123.00	$113.98	$825	-4.90
735	735	1	87.50	$87.50	$643	-31.38
750–785	768	4	104.00–114.00	$106.72	$820	-10.07
775 value added	775	1	121.00	$121.00	$938	-1.50
815–825	822	3	107.00–112.00	$109.33	$899	-8.91
855–860	858	2	91.00–111.00	$101.03	$867	-3.72
925	925	1	99.00	$99.00	$916	-6.50
983	983	2	97.00	$97.00	$954	—
1003	1003	2	93.00	$93.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	280	6	131.00–154.00	$137.42	$385	+9.73
303–345	324	7	127.50–146.00	$138.14	$448	+12.19
360–395	381	9	120.00–132.50	$126.98	$484	-8.28
400–448	428	16	117.50–139.00	$129.76	$555	+2.96
465–497	483	24	112.50–137.00	$129.07	$623	+2.65
500–545	526	15	120.00–135.00	$127.63	$671	+2.58
550	550	1	128.00	$128.00	$704	+7.81
555–595	577	19	106.00–125.00	$119.48	$689	-0.71
600–645	624	13	100.00–120.00	$113.07	$706	-2.35
665–690	677	9	94.00–118.00	$109.61	$742	-0.07
715–725	720	2	100.00–105.00	$102.52	$738	—
770	770	1	91.00	$91.00	$701	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	2	113.00–120.00	$116.38	$440	—
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	—
445	445	1	125.00	$125.00	$556	—
475	475	1	122.00	$122.00	$580	—
475–495	485	3	114.00–120.00	$117.37	$569	—
505–540	520	3	110.00–125.00	$119.15	$620	+0.15
575	575	1	102.50	$102.50	$589	—
620	620	1	90.00	$90.00	$558	—
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
750	750	1	84.00	$84.00	$630	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
983–1090	1037	4	100.00–104.00	$102.10	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	122.50	$122.50	$472	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	146.00	$146.00	$489	-16.50
360–395	381	21	146.00–161.00	$153.56	$585	-0.90
400–445	423	35	136.00–171.00	$152.22	$644	-6.65
450–498	472	53	131.00–162.00	$150.93	$712	+0.91
500–545	520	42	128.00–157.50	$141.39	$735	-4.98
522–533 fancy	529	7	152.00–154.00	$152.71	$808	+4.21
555 fancy	555	1	149.00	$149.00	$827	—
550–598	570	49	128.00–155.00	$138.77	$791	+2.02
600–645	616	45	114.00–144.00	$131.26	$809	+1.15
650–695	671	30	117.50–139.00	$125.89	$845	-1.22
700–745	727	15	101.00–125.00	$116.95	$850	+9.95
760	760	1	102.00	$102.00	$775	-10.69
755–795	780	5	111.00–119.00	$114.14	$890	+1.45
818–845	827	3	103.00–112.00	$108.93	$901	+6.48
850–885	868	2	101.00–105.00	$102.96	$894	+9.55
935–940	938	2	94.00–97.00	$95.50	$896	—
950–975	963	2	88.00–100.00	$93.92	$904	—
1020	1020	1	87.00	$87.00	$887	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	142.50	$142.50	$542	—
415–445	430	12	134.00–145.00	$138.73	$597	+2.75
450–495	471	21	126.00–151.00	$138.04	$650	+3.46
505–548	529	28	119.00–140.00	$131.87	$698	+5.00
560–585	576	7	120.00–140.00	$127.72	$736	+8.91
611–645	622	12	109.00–130.00	$123.38	$767	+6.16
655–665	660	2	119.00–121.00	$120.01	$792	+8.73
715	715	1	118.00	$118.00	$844	+4.25

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
410	410	1	130.00	$130.00	$533	-6.00
425	425	1	135.00	$135.00	$574	-1.00
460–495	478	2	120.00–140.00	$129.63	$620	-6.54
480	480	1	121.00	$121.00	$581	-15.17
525–535	530	2	105.00–122.00	$113.58	$602	—
540	540	1	121.00	$121.00	$653	—
575	575	1	122.00	$122.00	$702	—
565–595	580	2	108.00–128.00	$118.26	$686	—
655	655	1	111.00	$111.00	$727	+2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1615	1184	80-85%	145	60.00–78.00	$68.50	$811	-0.55
895–1535	1184	80-85%	20	51.00–67.00	$60.19	$713	-8.86
1005–1470	1236	80-85%	15	70.00–86.50	$76.92	$951	-2.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1240	1038	85-90%	16	39.00–63.00	$50.34	$523	-9.79
755–1375	1043	85-90%	82	50.00–72.50	$61.90	$646	+1.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1605	1362	75-80%	6	74.00–80.50	$76.59	$1,043	—
1200–1520	1388	75-80%	5	61.00–67.00	$64.08	$889	—
1105–1910	1434	75-80%	65	62.00–77.00	$69.10	$991	-7.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–2060	1518	10	80.00–90.00	$84.98	$1,290	—
1310–2245	1704	32	88.00–108.00	$98.46	$1,678	—
1550–2385	1892	25	98.00–116.00	$105.63	$1,999	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–950	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–810.00	$804.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1035–1100	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.12
975–1215	1102	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–825.00	$756.51
1075–1195	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$852.64
1050–1230	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–960.00	$828.75
1050–1300	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,000.00	$925.00
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1225–1240	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	835.00–860.00	$848.34
1305–1345	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$974.62
1100–1535	1359	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	850.00–1,025.00	$966.24

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1005–1095	1044	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	610.00–875.00	$730.68

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00

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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
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
975–1395	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,325.00	$1,166.78	—
1200–1290	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,170.00	$1,051.93	-448.07
1480	1480	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,335.00	$1,335.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,485.00	$1,485.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	1	79.00	$79.00	$683	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	56.00	$56.00	$358	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	76.00	$76.00	$874	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	92.00	$92.00	$478	—
568	568	2	100.00	$100.00	$568	—
675	675	1	91.00	$91.00	$614	—
730	730	1	82.00	$82.00	$599	—

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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
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.