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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

7,541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.27/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 578 lb · 301 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.34/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 525 lb · 271 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.70/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 474 lb · 262 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,541 3,662 8,530
Feeder cattle 6,205 2,967 7,049
Slaughter cattle 1,038 535 971
Replacement cattle 298 160 510

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were too few to specifically compare due to limited receipts in light of the 4th of July holiday closings, however, a higher undertone was noted on feeder classes, with buyers continuing to show the best demand for preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady based on a limited comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 227 6 157.50–200.00 $175.40 $398 —
265–299 292 15 162.50–195.00 $175.40 $512 +19.40
300–345 326 35 154.00–180.00 $169.01 $551 -0.42
355–397 378 39 160.00–181.00 $169.80 $642 +19.53
400–445 415 38 147.50–180.00 $165.60 $687 +17.42
410–445 value added 424 6 175.00–180.00 $177.45 $752 —
450–495 477 88 145.00–174.00 $161.39 $770 +4.26
500–546 525 122 142.00–169.00 $155.95 $819 +5.93
530 fancy 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 —
511–546 value added 532 14 159.50–172.00 $164.39 $875 +2.82
540 540 1 138.00 $138.00 $745 -12.02
550–598 575 134 137.00–162.00 $151.59 $872 +3.42
577 value added 577 10 161.00 $161.00 $929 +3.00
600–645 621 179 135.00–153.00 $146.45 $909 +9.68
603–638 value added 621 50 145.00–156.00 $152.19 $945 +0.60
635 635 1 132.50 $132.50 $841 -4.27
640 fancy 640 1 156.00 $156.00 $998 —
650 fancy 650 1 147.00 $147.00 $956 —
654–694 value added 676 37 141.00–148.00 $145.42 $983 -3.52
650–697 677 167 130.00–149.50 $143.83 $974 +3.83
700–745 720 101 125.00–145.00 $138.31 $996 +3.59
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 -14.72
703–743 value added 730 108 140.00–144.50 $141.45 $1,033 -2.92
750–795 780 91 120.00–139.75 $137.31 $1,071 +6.55
786 value added 786 4 140.50 $140.50 $1,104 -0.05
800–835 817 28 125.00–135.00 $130.44 $1,066 +8.33
803–848 value added 824 12 129.00–138.50 $133.78 $1,102 +0.69
867–870 868 4 128.00–129.00 $128.75 $1,118 +6.54
888–896 value added 889 69 115.00–138.50 $135.07 $1,201 -2.93
908 value added 908 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,180 +7.32
903–945 929 14 115.00–126.00 $121.14 $1,125 +8.56
953 value added 953 10 115.00 $115.00 $1,096 —
988 988 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,077 —
1005–1015 1010 2 109.00–119.00 $113.98 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 222 3 150.00–175.00 $159.31 $354 —
250–298 284 8 156.00–170.00 $161.33 $458 —
305–345 334 8 140.00–175.00 $159.13 $531 +19.92
350–395 373 22 140.00–165.00 $154.24 $575 +13.94
415–445 425 14 142.00–155.00 $152.28 $647 +18.38
455–498 479 26 130.00–160.00 $143.25 $686 +6.39
500–542 524 24 130.00–158.00 $143.16 $750 +10.26
560–596 586 27 127.00–146.00 $136.68 $801 +6.79
605–645 621 9 125.00–135.00 $128.39 $797 +16.63
650–690 670 4 118.00–123.00 $120.57 $808 -2.43
710 710 1 121.00 $121.00 $859 —
750–785 773 3 123.00–125.00 $124.35 $961 —
840 840 1 111.00 $111.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 368 3 135.00–140.00 $137.11 $505 —
415–440 429 6 125.00–156.00 $145.88 $626 —
455 455 1 132.50 $132.50 $603 —
503 503 2 136.00 $136.00 $684 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
410 410 1 142.50 $142.50 $584 —
450 450 1 142.50 $142.50 $641 —
500 500 1 128.00 $128.00 $640 —
520–540 530 2 122.50–142.50 $132.31 $701 —
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 —
678 678 2 125.50 $125.50 $851 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 285 11 129.00–160.00 $143.34 $409 +8.42
300–345 327 23 128.00–167.50 $148.00 $484 +13.48
350–397 378 71 130.00–155.00 $141.10 $533 +4.01
390 fancy 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 —
400–448 423 130 130.00–151.00 $142.57 $603 +2.62
400–430 fancy 424 5 154.00–156.00 $155.62 $660 —
425–430 value added 426 4 152.00 $152.00 $648 +4.00
453–491 value added 467 16 145.00–154.00 $149.29 $697 +3.29
455–475 fancy 468 6 142.00–155.00 $146.60 $686 +6.60
450–498 474 239 126.00–149.00 $140.05 $664 +6.69
495 495 1 122.00 $122.00 $604 -11.36
515 515 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $644 -6.03
509–547 value added 522 25 142.00–150.50 $145.53 $760 +5.13
500–548 525 244 118.00–146.00 $136.60 $717 +5.57
550–585 572 3 120.00–133.00 $127.58 $730 -1.65
550–598 value added 574 44 141.00–145.00 $141.71 $813 +3.50
550–598 579 254 117.00–140.00 $133.06 $770 +3.83
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 +0.92
603–630 value added 618 36 131.00–141.00 $136.11 $841 +0.47
600–649 625 159 115.00–137.50 $129.84 $812 +5.76
654–698 value added 660 23 127.00–133.00 $129.89 $857 -2.71
650–695 672 91 114.00–130.00 $125.28 $842 +2.16
690 690 1 112.00 $112.00 $773 -11.12
707–731 value added 721 31 123.00–128.00 $125.28 $903 -2.14
700–749 726 82 106.00–125.50 $119.14 $865 +5.41
750–795 773 14 107.50–122.00 $113.68 $879 -5.32
800–830 815 2 102.50–110.00 $106.18 $865 +1.88
860–895 877 14 102.50–110.00 $107.09 $939 +2.09
945 945 1 105.00 $105.00 $992 +15.00
952 952 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 130.00–135.00 $132.63 $309 —
255–295 274 5 130.00–145.00 $133.76 $367 —
305–340 321 14 122.50–140.00 $132.30 $425 —
355–397 379 37 125.00–146.00 $133.62 $506 +10.99
400–448 426 35 122.00–140.00 $132.41 $564 +6.41
450–495 478 41 120.00–142.00 $130.70 $625 +6.70
505–547 531 27 115.00–132.50 $127.61 $678 +8.97
550–598 577 31 111.00–132.50 $120.80 $697 +4.80
600–647 629 8 115.00–121.00 $119.24 $750 +1.02
650–680 666 10 108.00–123.00 $115.51 $769 —
705–720 713 2 110.00–112.50 $111.24 $793 +8.24
775–795 785 4 98.00–115.00 $106.42 $835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 122.50 $122.50 $380 —
390–395 393 2 120.00–122.50 $121.26 $477 —
415 415 1 122.50 $122.50 $508 —
475 475 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $534 —
510–525 518 4 112.50–120.00 $117.12 $607 —
570–580 575 2 112.00–121.00 $116.46 $670 —
620–645 633 2 107.00–107.50 $107.25 $679 —
655 655 2 107.50–115.00 $111.25 $729 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 133.00–136.00 $134.53 $585 —
470 470 1 132.50 $132.50 $623 +6.50
670–675 673 2 90.00–110.00 $99.96 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 6 150.00–167.50 $159.18 $521 -0.50
350–395 382 36 144.00–172.00 $161.86 $618 -1.69
400–445 424 72 138.00–176.00 $152.14 $645 +6.28
435–440 fancy 438 3 156.00–162.50 $160.33 $702 +9.33
465–470 fancy 468 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $751 +8.51
450–499 470 137 136.00–163.00 $150.91 $709 +9.16
500 fancy 500 1 156.00 $156.00 $780 +13.00
525 525 1 128.00 $128.00 $672 -14.18
500–545 527 109 130.00–159.00 $144.66 $762 +2.48
550–555 fancy 553 2 152.00–154.00 $153.00 $846 —
550–598 578 120 128.00–155.00 $137.27 $793 +2.76
600–645 623 51 120.00–140.00 $130.90 $816 +0.11
650–695 666 90 120.00–136.00 $128.54 $856 +0.18
700–745 725 38 113.50–128.00 $121.10 $878 +5.63
735 fancy 735 2 131.00 $131.00 $963 —
750–795 770 11 110.00–132.00 $117.62 $906 +10.45
805–845 820 7 105.00–122.50 $115.14 $944 +24.71
855–895 869 5 87.00–99.00 $94.62 $822 +9.62
925 925 1 87.00 $87.00 $805 —
950–975 964 4 86.00–96.00 $90.28 $870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 424 26 132.50–152.50 $144.01 $611 +9.15
450–495 475 31 120.00–151.00 $136.46 $648 +10.47
500–545 525 21 126.00–146.00 $134.16 $704 +7.02
555–590 575 23 121.00–135.00 $129.50 $745 —
610–647 630 8 119.00–131.00 $123.84 $780 +7.72
650–695 680 6 111.00–122.00 $117.16 $797 +2.54
720–745 731 4 107.50–120.00 $115.82 $847 —
760 760 2 106.00 $106.00 $806 +8.00
810 810 1 98.00 $98.00 $794 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 135.00 $135.00 $472 —
415 415 1 145.00 $145.00 $602 —
470 470 1 137.50 $137.50 $646 +16.50
500–505 503 2 118.00–130.00 $123.97 $624 —
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 +16.00
695 695 1 122.50 $122.50 $851 —
710 710 2 111.00 $111.00 $788 —
875 875 1 86.00 $86.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 137.50 $137.50 $605 —
490 490 1 132.50 $132.50 $649 —
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1455 1120 80-85% 23 52.50–64.00 $60.05 $673 —
925–1600 1206 80-85% 211 60.00–76.50 $68.75 $829 —
1040–1655 1286 80-85% 40 71.00–81.50 $76.09 $979 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 842 85-90% 6 71.00–81.00 $74.90 $631 —
628–1200 930 85-90% 23 35.00–53.00 $46.34 $431 —
790–1515 1045 85-90% 159 45.00–68.50 $59.87 $626 -4.05
995–1315 1127 85-90% 5 67.00–71.00 $68.65 $774 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1455 1358 75-80% 6 58.00–66.00 $62.86 $854 —
1030–1980 1434 75-80% 138 65.00–77.00 $71.18 $1,021 +6.61
1090–2280 1553 75-80% 13 75.00–80.00 $77.81 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1895 1424 17 70.00–94.00 $83.67 $1,191 —
1140–2470 1747 75 86.00–106.00 $97.62 $1,705 —
1120–2140 1787 31 96.00–113.00 $105.05 $1,877 +11.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1000–1150 1067 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–875.00 $861.67
1100–1200 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00–800.00 $742.50
895–1450 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,085.00 $971.39
1080–1275 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 775.00–850.00 $791.51
970–1440 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–940.00 $888.74
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1095–1660 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 850.00–1,050.00 $969.88
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1055 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–810.00 $778.03
955–1290 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–885.00 $812.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
955–1005 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 890.00–1,020.00 $956.66
990 990 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
910–925 918 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,074.59 —
955–1100 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,101.76 —
1020–1050 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,225.00 $1,188.04 —
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1065–1250 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00–1,525.00 $1,342.10 —
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 935.00 $935.00 —
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 3 115.00 $115.00 $224 —
555 555 2 90.00 $90.00 $500 —
760 760 1 70.00 $70.00 $532 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 85.00 $85.00 $468 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.