Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

4,245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.59/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 573 lb · 190 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.59/cwt -3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 525 lb · 173 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.55/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 473 lb · 153 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,245	3,125	7,526
Feeder cattle	3,556	2,614	5,999
Slaughter cattle	557	402	1,040
Replacement cattle	132	109	487

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate to good, with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned and preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	224	4	185.00–191.00	$187.08	$419	+19.58
250–280	265	2	171.00–190.00	$181.04	$480	+16.04
313–345	326	23	162.50–187.50	$176.01	$574	+2.73
350–390	376	22	156.00–175.00	$169.06	$636	-2.95
423 value added	423	6	177.00	$177.00	$749	+17.00
400–448	433	23	146.00–175.00	$158.97	$688	-8.98
450–495	467	41	151.00–170.00	$161.41	$754	+0.71
500–546	528	81	138.00–165.00	$154.00	$813	-0.45
550–598	576	84	125.00–160.00	$148.50	$855	-4.23
573–581 value added	580	39	160.00–165.00	$164.11	$952	+1.76
604–642 value added	618	10	143.50–160.00	$152.12	$940	-2.87
600–647	622	46	130.00–155.00	$145.81	$907	-0.54
645	645	1	121.00	$121.00	$780	-25.35
650–695	675	73	134.00–153.00	$146.03	$986	+2.69
659–697 value added	678	68	147.00–158.00	$152.87	$1,036	+0.68
700–748	731	28	125.00–146.00	$138.19	$1,010	-1.38
743 value added	743	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,114	+1.20
762–793 value added	771	24	141.00–146.00	$143.36	$1,105	-0.18
750–799	781	49	113.00–146.00	$138.09	$1,078	+0.70
820 value added	820	4	136.50	$136.50	$1,119	-6.24
805–845	830	16	125.00–141.00	$134.18	$1,114	-0.42
850–852 value added	852	137	144.00–150.50	$149.79	$1,276	+21.79
872	872	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,134	+2.01
915	915	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,144	+3.18
945 value added	945	14	134.25	$134.25	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	292	3	142.50–153.00	$147.10	$430	-15.23
300–335	320	11	140.00–164.00	$152.04	$487	+0.66
354–395	370	13	135.00–166.00	$153.96	$570	-4.89
415–445	431	7	146.50–155.00	$150.08	$647	-1.27
455–495	474	17	119.00–155.00	$136.67	$648	-15.10
505–535	516	11	132.50–150.00	$138.39	$714	-0.09
550–590	565	11	118.00–150.00	$130.59	$738	-7.71
602–640	617	23	120.00–137.00	$125.08	$772	-7.74
659–695	667	9	129.00–134.00	$130.90	$873	-1.73
728	728	2	110.00	$110.00	$801	-8.63
785–795	790	2	120.00–130.00	$124.97	$987	—
883	883	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,051	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	155.00	$155.00	$597	+8.85
405–427	422	4	141.00–155.00	$151.64	$640	—
453	453	2	135.00	$135.00	$612	-5.00
535	535	1	134.00	$134.00	$717	+0.75
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—
738	738	3	124.00	$124.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	138.00–150.00	$143.76	$457	+1.08
350–395	378	4	135.00–147.50	$140.75	$532	—
585	585	1	127.00	$127.00	$743	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	140.00–161.00	$150.28	$353	-11.72
250–295	281	11	140.00–164.00	$152.41	$428	+6.76
303–330	311	19	136.00–158.00	$144.91	$451	-4.11
340 value added	340	1	161.00	$161.00	$547	—
360 fancy	360	2	145.00	$145.00	$522	—
350–398	377	68	130.00–155.00	$145.10	$547	-9.72
400–448	419	61	130.00–155.00	$142.81	$598	-7.47
450 fancy	450	1	137.00	$137.00	$616	—
450–495	471	134	122.00–151.00	$137.90	$650	-0.76
486 value added	486	18	152.00	$152.00	$739	+8.50
507–528 value added	521	14	140.00–150.00	$144.67	$754	—
523 fancy	523	4	136.00	$136.00	$711	—
500–545	525	155	121.00–149.00	$135.87	$713	-4.44
550–580	565	2	121.00–132.00	$126.35	$714	-8.94
550–597	572	148	120.00–145.00	$135.07	$773	-0.22
557–584 value added	579	40	140.00–145.00	$142.73	$826	-0.16
605–644 value added	622	31	134.00–145.00	$143.01	$890	+6.43
600–647	624	92	114.00–135.00	$128.86	$804	-1.54
656–698 value added	665	24	130.00–140.50	$133.35	$887	-2.74
650–699	678	76	119.00–135.00	$130.03	$882	+1.61
714 value added	714	9	132.00	$132.00	$942	—
700–748	725	31	108.00–129.00	$120.92	$877	-2.36
750–795	769	31	110.00–130.00	$122.17	$939	+2.47
800–845	808	9	109.00–131.00	$122.13	$987	+11.25
870	870	2	105.00	$105.00	$914	-1.99
930	930	1	102.00	$102.00	$949	-0.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	131.00	$131.00	$275	-11.50
265	265	1	142.00	$142.00	$376	+0.18
310–345	327	9	120.00–151.00	$133.03	$435	-11.23
365–395	381	10	128.00–138.00	$131.38	$501	-6.58
400–447	428	31	120.00–145.00	$132.68	$568	+4.57
450–495	479	23	122.50–140.00	$131.90	$632	+5.85
500–547	530	26	122.00–138.00	$128.22	$680	+0.53
550–595	571	19	120.00–131.00	$127.67	$729	+1.70
610–620	614	5	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$749	+7.66
650–695	674	8	101.00–120.00	$115.26	$777	-6.31
725–735	730	2	112.00–118.00	$115.02	$840	+4.83
800	800	1	103.00	$103.00	$824	-7.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	2	122.50	$122.50	$514	+2.50
455–485	473	3	120.00–136.00	$127.49	$603	+12.22
505–525	515	2	107.50–108.00	$107.75	$555	-12.25
625	625	1	115.00	$115.00	$719	+23.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	3	122.50–132.50	$126.26	$484	—
405–430	420	3	120.00–125.00	$122.29	$514	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372 fancy	372	5	169.00	$169.00	$629	—
365–398	382	15	147.50–166.00	$156.30	$597	-1.79
410–430 fancy	420	2	152.00–155.00	$153.46	$645	—
400–449	434	35	133.00–168.00	$154.96	$673	+4.25
461 fancy	461	7	150.00	$150.00	$692	—
450–498	473	53	134.00–162.00	$151.94	$719	+0.59
500–547	528	90	130.00–157.00	$145.44	$768	+3.16
530	530	2	129.00	$129.00	$684	-13.28
550–595	578	55	127.00–145.00	$134.96	$780	-4.32
600–646	625	49	119.00–140.00	$129.90	$812	-1.33
650–695	667	46	117.00–138.00	$129.01	$860	+1.70
700–735	719	19	113.00–128.00	$121.10	$871	-7.37
750–795	772	9	110.00–122.50	$116.93	$903	-2.29
810–835	824	11	100.00–118.00	$106.28	$876	-4.87
915	915	1	104.00	$104.00	$952	+8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	127.00–142.00	$134.50	$498	-8.58
400–445	427	13	132.50–150.00	$141.11	$603	-1.33
450–495	469	14	130.00–143.00	$138.62	$650	-5.48
500–543	523	14	119.50–136.00	$131.96	$690	+3.36
550–590	566	8	125.00–135.00	$130.89	$741	+8.96
600–635	625	12	105.00–135.00	$123.13	$770	+0.42
650–675	666	7	113.00–128.00	$119.09	$793	+0.79
705–735	716	9	108.00–120.00	$116.05	$831	+1.01
765–780	773	3	110.00–117.00	$113.66	$879	—
815	815	1	106.00	$106.00	$864	-6.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	—
535	535	1	124.00	$124.00	$663	+9.00
540	540	1	112.00	$112.00	$605	-3.00
615	615	1	113.00	$113.00	$695	+10.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	123.00	$123.00	$775	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1405	1185	80-85%	12	53.00–65.00	$61.10	$724	—
770–1775	1211	80-85%	124	62.00–76.00	$68.97	$835	—
980–1485	1226	80-85%	22	70.00–78.00	$75.85	$930	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$738	+12.76
740–1210	941	85-90%	18	44.00–53.00	$48.83	$459	-20.41
725–1335	1026	85-90%	66	50.00–70.00	$60.44	$620	+1.47
1105	1105	85-90%	1	67.00	$67.00	$740	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1235	1113	75-80%	4	50.00–66.00	$59.76	$665	—
985–1865	1397	75-80%	72	62.00–76.50	$70.25	$981	—
1150–2025	1486	75-80%	10	73.00–81.00	$77.14	$1,146	+4.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,166	—
1030–1760	1483	9	80.00–94.00	$89.59	$1,329	—
1115–2335	1688	50	85.00–107.00	$98.16	$1,657	—
1555–2020	1850	11	103.00–108.00	$105.76	$1,957	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00
1150–1200	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–1,060.00	$930.00
1200–1300	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	890.00–920.00	$910.00
1200–1415	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	790.00–1,100.00	$920.07
1325	1325	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	855.00	$855.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1275	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–875.00	$862.83

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
900	900	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1018	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	-190.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	2	150.00	$150.00	$262	—
214	214	4	122.50	$122.50	$262	—
253	253	2	140.00	$140.00	$354	—
390	390	1	100.00	$100.00	$390	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	127.50	$127.50	$268	—
330	330	1	100.00	$100.00	$330	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	91.00	$91.00	$537	—

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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.