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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

6,471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.35/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 572 lb · 287 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.24/cwt +11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 664 lb · 271 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.58/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 526 lb · 240 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,471 5,503 8,584
Feeder cattle 5,269 4,317 7,146
Slaughter cattle 882 966 975
Replacement cattle 320 220 463

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher with good demand, and buyers showing the best interest in long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 5 145.00–191.00 $167.32 $356 +0.47
275–295 286 12 155.00–180.00 $160.43 $459 -22.75
300–348 327 30 153.00–183.00 $165.66 $542 +0.07
350 fancy 350 1 185.00 $185.00 $648 +3.75
355–395 380 47 154.00–177.50 $167.01 $635 +1.38
400–445 428 45 152.50–167.50 $159.75 $684 -1.49
450–496 475 86 147.00–172.00 $161.16 $766 +3.10
505–536 value added 522 79 153.00–173.00 $166.95 $871 -0.69
500–545 525 81 139.00–167.00 $153.22 $804 +1.41
553–595 value added 572 51 145.00–167.50 $155.10 $887 -2.14
550–599 577 107 128.00–165.00 $150.20 $867 -3.27
600–645 619 110 130.00–155.00 $144.85 $897 -1.09
601–637 value added 626 78 152.00–157.00 $154.88 $970 -2.67
630 fancy 630 1 147.00 $147.00 $926 -10.00
651–687 value added 658 189 149.00–164.00 $160.15 $1,054 +11.84
650–699 677 82 132.00–150.75 $143.91 $974 +2.02
715 fancy 715 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,094 —
700–749 728 42 129.00–145.00 $138.11 $1,005 +3.30
725–738 value added 729 7 137.00–139.50 $138.78 $1,012 -7.14
752–794 value added 768 16 142.00–149.00 $145.83 $1,120 +0.77
752–795 772 26 126.00–141.00 $135.47 $1,046 +6.52
800–836 815 6 124.00–132.50 $128.13 $1,044 -2.87
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 -2.19
850–867 value added 860 24 127.50–149.00 $140.50 $1,208 —
910 910 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,119 +0.36
1060 1060 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 157.50 $157.50 $386 -1.94
260–280 270 2 140.00–170.00 $154.44 $417 +7.57
305–345 330 14 141.00–165.00 $155.15 $512 +4.84
350–395 377 22 139.00–160.00 $145.90 $550 -5.44
400–440 430 14 131.00–157.00 $146.41 $630 +1.81
450–495 480 23 120.00–155.00 $144.59 $694 +5.17
500–547 529 38 130.00–150.00 $143.51 $759 +8.98
550–590 567 18 124.00–145.00 $135.43 $768 +4.79
605–640 628 16 120.00–140.00 $130.62 $820 +2.05
655–675 663 3 125.00–135.00 $129.67 $860 +7.68
745 745 1 127.00 $127.00 $946 +3.58
760–795 778 2 115.00–125.00 $119.89 $933 +6.89
810 810 1 109.00 $109.00 $883 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 147.50 $147.50 $465 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 227 8 135.00–160.00 $147.14 $334 -7.38
260–280 270 3 131.00–155.00 $146.26 $395 -0.25
300–310 fancy 305 2 140.00–144.00 $142.03 $433 —
300–345 324 37 125.00–168.00 $140.56 $455 +0.56
325 325 1 131.00 $131.00 $426 -9.00
350–398 377 94 125.00–163.00 $140.96 $531 +1.52
385 385 4 142.00 $142.00 $547 +2.56
400–449 430 128 128.00–155.00 $140.20 $603 -0.56
450–498 468 195 125.00–153.00 $139.17 $651 -0.14
490 value added 490 3 140.00 $140.00 $686 -6.00
495 495 1 127.50 $127.50 $631 +5.00
497 497 4 133.00 $133.00 $661 +10.50
509–542 value added 520 48 144.00–148.00 $144.60 $752 +0.61
500–548 528 192 119.00–147.50 $135.82 $717 +0.41
550 fancy 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698 -16.00
550–595 value added 563 81 139.00–152.25 $148.22 $834 +11.04
550–598 575 205 115.00–145.00 $133.10 $765 +2.18
610 610 1 123.00 $123.00 $750 -5.95
611–636 value added 620 87 135.00–145.50 $140.68 $872 +5.39
600–646 626 142 111.00–138.00 $128.00 $801 -0.95
630 630 1 124.00 $124.00 $781 -4.95
650–695 668 77 110.50–138.00 $124.80 $834 -1.31
650–693 value added 675 67 133.00–142.25 $138.56 $935 +4.59
712 value added 712 3 136.00 $136.00 $968 +10.00
700–746 728 48 108.00–128.00 $119.14 $867 -0.48
750–790 767 24 107.00–125.00 $121.19 $930 +6.72
787 value added 787 65 136.50 $136.50 $1,074 +12.55
800–805 value added 803 9 114.00–120.50 $116.11 $932 —
803–835 823 13 105.00–120.00 $113.05 $930 +3.57
867 value added 867 3 115.00 $115.00 $997 —
870 870 1 103.00 $103.00 $896 +7.00
935 935 1 103.00 $103.00 $963 -5.00
1073 1073 8 85.00 $85.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 132.50 $132.50 $325 -7.50
255–290 278 3 128.00–145.00 $138.23 $384 +8.90
310–345 326 8 129.00–150.00 $139.15 $454 +5.79
350–395 377 17 110.00–142.50 $130.79 $493 +10.76
400–445 425 29 116.00–140.00 $128.83 $548 +0.69
450–495 474 11 110.00–138.00 $130.68 $619 +2.10
500–549 528 29 105.00–132.50 $124.76 $659 -0.54
550–588 571 21 105.00–135.00 $125.56 $717 +1.78
605–635 625 8 112.00–127.00 $120.30 $752 +2.22
650–690 664 8 102.00–115.00 $113.23 $752 -5.52
760–790 775 2 105.00–111.00 $108.06 $837 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 135.00 $135.00 $412 -5.00
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 +20.00
480 480 1 126.00 $126.00 $605 —
585 585 2 122.00 $122.00 $714 +4.08
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 126.00 $126.00 $504 +24.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 19 156.00–177.50 $164.65 $535 +0.05
335 fancy 335 1 185.00 $185.00 $620 —
350–395 381 51 152.00–183.00 $163.36 $622 -7.33
425–435 fancy 430 3 170.00–172.00 $170.67 $734 +3.67
400–448 431 72 145.00–166.50 $157.38 $678 +5.88
460 fancy 460 1 158.00 $158.00 $727 +0.33
450–495 464 99 140.00–160.00 $153.20 $711 +3.86
500–545 523 116 130.00–157.00 $142.23 $744 +2.30
560–565 fancy 563 2 146.00–149.00 $147.49 $830 +6.49
550–597 574 124 127.00–148.00 $136.85 $786 -2.77
600–645 626 113 119.00–146.00 $133.57 $836 +1.57
650–695 665 46 120.00–134.00 $128.35 $854 +0.52
700–745 722 41 114.00–138.00 $121.56 $878 +1.86
750–792 770 33 113.00–124.00 $118.43 $912 +0.32
800–845 822 8 108.00–122.00 $115.45 $949 +6.67
850–865 859 11 103.00–120.00 $107.60 $924 +6.79
905–945 917 6 106.00–113.00 $108.48 $995 +8.48
973 973 3 90.00 $90.00 $876 -15.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 367 8 120.00–148.00 $132.41 $486 -9.59
405–445 425 24 120.00–155.00 $141.95 $603 +8.37
450–495 469 20 130.00–150.00 $139.07 $652 +6.83
500–545 519 30 117.00–140.00 $126.53 $657 -4.13
550–590 567 13 109.00–132.50 $124.65 $707 +0.49
605–635 619 10 100.00–135.00 $119.22 $738 -5.11
655–698 677 7 111.00–132.50 $120.24 $814 +4.07
705–710 708 3 107.00–116.00 $111.68 $791 +1.68
780 780 1 105.00 $105.00 $819 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 -2.76
500–530 515 2 127.50–131.00 $129.30 $666 +9.30
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 +11.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $500 -15.83
900–1640 1188 80-85% 160 62.00–76.00 $69.34 $824 +1.97
965–1680 1278 80-85% 11 57.00–65.00 $62.68 $801 —
1200–1515 1309 80-85% 15 74.00–82.50 $77.44 $1,014 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1875 1402 75-80% 111 63.00–77.50 $70.14 $983 +1.74
1130–1565 1403 75-80% 5 62.00–69.00 $65.59 $920 -2.81
1215–1895 1539 75-80% 17 78.00–84.00 $80.08 $1,232 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1535 932 85-90% 13 43.00–55.00 $50.50 $471 -1.53
790–1370 1055 85-90% 115 48.00–70.00 $61.37 $647 —
950–1300 1059 85-90% 4 67.00–69.00 $67.96 $720 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1905 1424 11 81.00–92.00 $86.32 $1,229 +4.47
1180–2405 1743 71 87.00–107.00 $98.53 $1,717 —
1445–2185 1891 16 103.00–115.50 $107.87 $2,040 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 630.00 $630.00
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1100–1400 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 810.00–1,250.00 $927.00
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1260–1535 1436 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 880.00–1,075.00 $1,018.56
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1125–1405 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–1,000.00 $871.05
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
942 942 2 95.00 $95.00 $895 —

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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 1,130.00 $1,130.00 —

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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.