Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

5,503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.56/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 576 lb · 203 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.08/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 526 lb · 193 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.44/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 473 lb · 179 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,503	5,113	6,370
Feeder cattle	4,317	4,043	5,185
Slaughter cattle	966	778	809
Replacement cattle	220	292	376

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes were mostly 2.00-3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	224	7	152.00–192.50	$166.85	$374	—
270–297	280	11	170.00–185.00	$183.18	$513	+25.68
283 fancy	283	4	190.00	$190.00	$538	—
300–345	323	31	150.00–178.00	$165.59	$535	-13.10
350–367 fancy	361	7	178.00–185.00	$181.25	$654	-3.75
350–395	374	46	152.00–175.00	$165.63	$619	-3.52
425 value added	425	3	175.00	$175.00	$744	±0.00
400–448	426	38	144.00–170.00	$161.24	$687	-3.90
458–473 value added	463	6	170.00–174.00	$172.64	$799	-1.86
450–495	475	85	140.00–168.00	$158.06	$751	+0.95
500–545	528	120	131.00–162.50	$151.81	$802	+15.85
515–532 value added	528	6	162.50–171.00	$167.64	$885	—
553–580 fancy	558	6	160.00–162.50	$160.43	$895	—
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	-22.33
550–580 value added	566	10	149.00–161.00	$157.24	$890	—
553–598	571	141	132.00–163.00	$153.47	$876	-3.86
605 fancy	605	1	157.00	$157.00	$950	—
600–645	624	98	130.00–155.00	$145.94	$911	-3.05
600–631 value added	624	13	148.00–160.00	$157.55	$983	+1.01
650–690	663	77	124.00–150.00	$141.89	$941	+19.39
656–699 value added	684	41	142.50–154.00	$148.31	$1,014	-4.86
700–735	717	12	122.00–144.00	$134.81	$967	-3.80
708–740 value added	726	22	140.00–148.00	$145.92	$1,059	-6.52
751–785 value added	765	15	143.00–146.50	$145.06	$1,110	—
760–795	779	16	120.00–144.00	$128.95	$1,005	-7.17
804 value added	804	5	135.50	$135.50	$1,089	-16.96
800–845	830	11	119.00–138.00	$131.00	$1,087	-3.13
850–890	866	8	118.50–134.00	$122.19	$1,058	+7.80
900–930	909	9	114.00–125.00	$122.64	$1,115	-7.36
1064 value added	1064	6	117.00	$117.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	236	4	150.00–167.50	$159.44	$376	-4.42
250–298	273	9	130.00–160.00	$146.87	$401	-10.35
300–345	320	11	127.50–168.00	$150.31	$481	-7.21
350–395	373	12	142.50–162.00	$151.34	$564	-0.18
415–440	430	5	132.50–150.00	$144.60	$622	-3.87
455–490	471	8	132.50–144.00	$139.42	$657	-6.89
500–545	528	22	120.00–148.00	$134.53	$710	-7.66
550–590	566	8	110.00–142.50	$130.64	$739	-4.35
605–635	621	5	119.00–139.00	$128.57	$798	-3.26
675–680	677	3	119.00–124.00	$121.99	$826	-8.98
708–740	716	7	110.00–126.50	$123.42	$884	+1.85
750	750	1	113.00	$113.00	$848	-17.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	523	2	128.00–130.00	$128.97	$675	—
570–578	575	3	125.00	$125.00	$719	—
575	575	1	122.00	$122.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	130.00	$130.00	$494	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	217	3	144.50–170.00	$154.52	$335	—
250–290	269	16	130.00–155.00	$146.51	$394	-10.08
300–343	324	45	125.00–161.00	$140.00	$454	-5.98
355–398	377	78	127.50–153.00	$139.44	$526	-5.08
400–445	425	108	125.00–154.00	$140.76	$598	-1.17
450–499	472	172	120.00–154.00	$139.31	$658	+1.61
495	495	1	122.50	$122.50	$606	-8.51
498 value added	498	6	146.00	$146.00	$727	—
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	-5.50
507–538 fancy	522	5	139.00–153.00	$147.10	$768	+9.10
514–543 value added	523	10	128.50–151.00	$143.99	$753	-1.06
500–548	526	177	120.00–148.00	$135.41	$712	-1.01
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	+0.01
550–590 value added	572	9	136.00–140.00	$137.18	$785	-4.03
550–599	574	167	115.00–145.00	$130.92	$751	+0.93
580 fancy	580	2	143.00	$143.00	$829	—
594	594	24	133.00	$133.00	$790	+3.01
620–630 value added	621	10	128.00–137.00	$135.29	$840	+2.45
600–645	625	169	112.00–140.00	$128.95	$806	-0.02
660–678 value added	669	12	132.00–136.00	$133.97	$896	+2.47
650–698	673	67	107.00–135.00	$126.11	$849	+2.16
700 fancy	700	1	130.00	$130.00	$910	—
707 value added	707	5	126.00	$126.00	$891	—
700–745	717	35	104.00–145.00	$119.62	$858	-1.87
756–794 value added	764	20	119.00–126.00	$123.95	$947	—
753–785	768	21	99.00–125.00	$114.47	$879	-8.86
800–845	823	19	102.00–121.00	$109.48	$901	+0.48
875	875	1	96.00	$96.00	$840	—
918	918	2	108.00	$108.00	$991	—
973	973	8	103.00	$103.00	$1,002	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	—
255–295	281	7	121.00–137.50	$129.33	$363	-9.53
310–345	322	5	120.00–144.00	$133.36	$429	-4.59
350–395	377	7	110.00–132.50	$120.03	$453	-15.33
410–445	431	13	121.00–140.00	$128.14	$552	-5.65
450–495	471	17	120.00–140.00	$128.58	$606	-3.36
500–549	521	34	113.00–135.00	$125.30	$653	-3.45
555–595	574	12	117.50–128.00	$123.78	$710	-2.51
600–645	619	14	110.00–126.00	$118.08	$731	-1.54
665–680	673	4	117.00–120.00	$118.75	$799	+0.05
700–735	726	6	100.00–118.00	$108.92	$791	-5.44

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
335	335	1	140.00	$140.00	$469	—
365–390	373	3	117.50–140.00	$128.09	$478	—
400–435	422	3	125.00–140.00	$131.82	$556	+10.62
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	-1.20
530	530	1	85.00	$85.00	$450	-45.00
565–595	580	2	115.00–121.00	$117.92	$684	-2.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	102.00	$102.00	$418	—
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	-15.00
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	-20.00
745	745	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	162.00	$162.00	$437	-11.22
300–345	328	10	155.00–180.00	$164.60	$540	+3.46
350–390	378	28	150.00–179.00	$170.69	$645	+12.08
400–445	424	48	140.00–160.00	$151.50	$642	-0.61
424 fancy	424	5	167.00	$167.00	$708	+4.67
455 fancy	455	3	154.00–160.00	$157.67	$717	-1.87
450–495	469	98	122.00–168.00	$149.34	$700	+0.04
500–525 fancy	516	5	145.00–150.00	$147.17	$759	-7.83
500–545	526	116	127.00–151.00	$139.93	$736	-1.85
550–598	576	92	125.00–159.00	$139.62	$804	+1.17
590 fancy	590	2	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$832	—
605–645 fancy	620	3	135.00–136.00	$135.33	$839	-3.90
600–649	622	81	119.00–143.00	$132.00	$821	+1.01
650 fancy	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	—
650–690	670	49	116.00–146.00	$127.83	$856	-1.60
707 fancy	707	3	130.00	$130.00	$919	—
700–748	724	31	110.00–127.00	$119.70	$867	-3.66
750–790	770	28	109.00–125.00	$118.11	$909	-0.05
800–845	833	5	100.00–115.00	$108.78	$906	-5.96
850–875	859	9	85.00–112.00	$100.81	$866	-1.19
905–945	930	7	90.00–108.00	$100.00	$930	—
950–960	957	3	104.00–108.00	$105.67	$1,011	—
1075–1085	1080	2	74.00–89.00	$81.47	$880	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	142.00	$142.00	$561	-6.99
400–438	425	23	125.00–149.00	$133.58	$568	-8.68
450–495	483	16	120.00–144.00	$132.24	$639	-4.39
510–540	524	9	124.00–135.00	$130.66	$685	-6.33
550–583	566	17	115.00–140.00	$124.16	$703	-9.16
605–645	630	4	120.00–129.00	$124.33	$783	-0.41
660–668	665	5	110.00–130.00	$116.17	$773	+1.17
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	-8.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	132.50	$132.50	$437	—
355	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	—
400–425	413	4	130.00–135.00	$132.76	$548	-4.74
425–435	430	2	121.00–141.00	$130.88	$563	-6.62
495	495	2	124.00–130.00	$127.00	$629	-20.00
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	—
565–595	580	2	107.50–109.00	$108.23	$628	-16.77
590–595	593	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$706	-6.00
605	605	1	115.00	$115.00	$696	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	115.00	$115.00	$518	-18.00
725–730	728	2	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$743	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1715	1715	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1440	1132	80-85%	21	52.00–64.00	$60.83	$689	—
720–1650	1178	80-85%	205	59.00–76.50	$67.37	$794	-3.38
1000–1380	1201	80-85%	19	70.00–84.00	$75.70	$909	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–2105	1403	75-80%	143	62.00–76.50	$68.40	$960	—
1205–1690	1428	75-80%	18	72.00–82.00	$76.36	$1,090	—
1160–1735	1463	75-80%	9	58.50–64.00	$62.28	$911	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	85-90%	1	66.50	$66.50	$525	—
725–1425	901	85-90%	16	40.00–55.00	$52.03	$469	—
715–1275	1008	85-90%	121	46.00–69.00	$61.26	$618	-12.18
1135–1225	1170	85-90%	3	68.00–72.00	$69.40	$812	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,033	—
1040–1865	1434	12	73.00–89.00	$81.85	$1,174	—
1225–2360	1776	54	85.00–107.00	$96.63	$1,716	-9.29
1605–2420	1928	22	98.00–114.00	$106.67	$2,057	—
2125	2125	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,849	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1135	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–780.00	$729.79

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–915	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–590.00	$506.98

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–985	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–700.00	$607.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1100	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$673.81
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
1045–1195	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	600.00–825.00	$746.84
945–1435	1137	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–975.00	$862.05
1100–1240	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,085.26
1155–1235	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–950.00	$846.65
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1250–1475	1342	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,050.00	$967.89

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–960	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–735.00	$643.41
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
862	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1120	1120	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—
1135–1300	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,110.00	$1,065.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,540.00	$1,470.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1003	1003	2	76.00	$76.00	$762	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	97.00	$97.00	$655	—
765	765	2	96.00	$96.00	$734	—
825	825	1	82.00	$82.00	$676	—
863	863	8	93.50	$93.50	$807	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	6	65.00	$65.00	$324	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	94.00	$94.00	$508	—

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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.