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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

4,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.97/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 532 lb · 221 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.58/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 469 lb · 190 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.86/cwt -6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 576 lb · 182 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,497 4,245 3,366
Feeder cattle 3,727 3,556 2,785
Slaughter cattle 563 557 338
Replacement cattle 207 132 243

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower, with demand for all feeder classes moderate at best. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Offerings of cattle and livestock movement this week were somewhat limited given the Labor Day holiday, and some producers finishing up their hay for the year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 172.50 $172.50 $414 -14.58
250–265 255 3 165.00–175.00 $170.92 $436 -10.12
300–335 321 20 153.00–179.00 $161.67 $519 -14.34
350–395 368 12 160.00–176.00 $170.21 $626 +1.15
400 value added 400 53 184.50 $184.50 $738 +7.50
400–445 422 31 145.00–172.50 $157.65 $665 -1.32
450–495 472 52 144.00–170.00 $155.30 $733 -6.11
500–530 value added 505 17 158.00–167.50 $161.13 $814 —
500–546 525 87 135.00–160.00 $147.63 $775 -6.37
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 -14.00
555–590 572 43 127.00–154.00 $142.08 $813 -6.42
572–576 value added 575 17 141.00–148.00 $143.28 $824 -20.83
602–645 value added 627 16 142.50–155.00 $148.57 $932 -3.55
600–647 630 72 125.00–151.00 $140.32 $884 -5.49
651–685 value added 661 8 140.00–150.00 $146.28 $967 -6.59
650–695 665 17 130.00–147.00 $136.92 $911 -9.11
700–730 716 7 131.00–142.50 $137.90 $987 -0.29
706–745 value added 728 19 136.00–143.00 $139.83 $1,018 -10.17
763 value added 763 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,061 -4.36
750–790 768 23 124.00–137.00 $130.87 $1,005 -7.22
785 785 1 112.50 $112.50 $883 -25.59
800–830 812 5 129.00–135.00 $131.40 $1,067 -2.78
847 value added 847 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,101 -6.50
855 value added 855 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,171 -12.79
850–885 867 27 121.00–133.00 $123.30 $1,069 -6.70
905–935 919 5 120.00–129.00 $124.19 $1,141 -0.81
961 value added 961 7 123.00 $123.00 $1,182 —
950–990 977 5 124.00–128.00 $125.08 $1,222 —
1050 1050 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,134 —
1120 1120 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,120 —
1175 value added 1175 7 92.50 $92.50 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 218 2 155.00–167.50 $161.18 $351 —
250–280 258 4 140.00–172.50 $156.40 $404 +9.30
325–340 331 9 130.00–160.00 $141.20 $467 -10.84
350–385 373 4 145.00–160.00 $152.56 $569 -1.40
425–449 442 14 126.00–155.00 $139.06 $615 -11.02
450–498 478 15 120.00–155.00 $138.12 $660 +1.45
500–530 515 7 132.50–145.00 $138.41 $713 +0.02
555–590 575 11 124.00–135.00 $127.27 $732 -3.32
600–645 618 22 114.00–135.00 $129.22 $799 +4.14
655–670 663 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $878 +1.57
873 873 4 119.50 $119.50 $1,043 +0.50
990 990 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,040 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 123.00 $123.00 $535 -28.64
465 465 1 152.50 $152.50 $709 +17.50
520–535 528 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $639 -12.99
570–595 583 2 120.00–130.00 $124.89 $728 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 147.50 $147.50 $332 -2.78
265 fancy 265 1 160.00 $160.00 $424 —
260–295 275 15 130.00–152.50 $141.16 $388 -11.25
300 fancy 300 1 157.50 $157.50 $472 —
300–347 326 21 131.00–152.50 $140.88 $459 -4.03
355–395 378 64 129.00–152.50 $140.50 $531 -4.60
386 value added 386 50 160.00 $160.00 $618 —
415 fancy 415 1 152.50 $152.50 $633 —
400–446 425 74 128.00–151.00 $139.87 $594 -2.94
450–480 value added 463 21 140.00–148.00 $144.44 $669 -7.56
465 fancy 465 1 139.00 $139.00 $646 +2.00
450–497 469 164 127.00–148.00 $135.82 $637 -2.08
460–495 483 4 120.00–133.00 $125.69 $607 -12.21
500–545 522 127 119.00–145.00 $130.85 $683 -5.02
520–545 fancy 528 3 134.00–138.00 $135.38 $715 -0.62
525–530 528 2 118.00 $118.00 $623 -17.87
515–549 value added 546 89 142.50–152.00 $151.15 $825 +6.48
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 -11.35
555–575 fancy 565 2 134.00–136.00 $135.02 $763 —
560–585 570 14 111.00–121.00 $119.79 $683 -15.28
550–585 value added 576 17 135.00–143.00 $138.61 $798 -4.12
550–596 577 148 117.00–140.00 $129.84 $749 -5.23
620 fancy 620 2 132.00 $132.00 $818 —
600–645 621 61 115.50–140.00 $128.01 $795 -0.85
620–640 value added 621 81 130.00–149.75 $148.31 $921 +5.30
610–635 625 3 112.50–119.00 $115.46 $722 -13.40
650–695 670 78 111.00–140.00 $124.50 $834 -5.53
669–677 value added 670 28 127.00–139.00 $137.70 $923 +4.35
660–685 673 2 120.00 $120.00 $808 -10.03
704 value added 704 66 143.00 $143.00 $1,007 +11.00
700–745 727 47 106.00–138.00 $119.28 $867 -1.64
733–745 734 14 113.00–120.00 $113.51 $833 -7.41
750–795 775 12 110.00–135.00 $120.33 $933 -1.84
785 value added 785 1 125.00 $125.00 $981 —
820 820 1 107.00 $107.00 $877 -15.13
821–848 value added 829 27 113.50–119.00 $116.24 $964 —
855–860 858 2 109.00–118.00 $113.51 $974 +8.51
900 value added 900 15 101.00 $101.00 $909 —
900 900 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 +18.00
998 value added 998 6 96.00 $96.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 232 3 117.00–140.00 $127.86 $297 -3.14
255–275 263 3 135.00–147.50 $142.52 $375 +0.52
325–345 339 7 128.00–145.00 $133.44 $452 +0.41
360–385 373 4 131.00–139.00 $135.91 $507 +4.53
415–431 427 8 116.00–135.00 $123.13 $526 -9.55
450–490 473 17 114.00–135.00 $125.90 $596 -6.00
508–540 528 14 113.00–130.00 $118.68 $627 -9.54
550–590 570 11 112.50–127.50 $120.73 $688 -6.94
610–645 636 17 100.00–125.00 $115.91 $737 -6.09
650–675 667 3 105.00–122.50 $114.62 $765 -0.64
705–733 723 4 100.00–118.00 $107.53 $777 -7.49
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 128.00 $128.00 $435 —
390 390 1 138.00 $138.00 $538 —
420–425 423 2 121.00–125.00 $123.01 $520 +0.51
470 470 1 128.00 $128.00 $602 +0.51
510–530 518 3 110.00–126.00 $117.29 $608 +9.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
485 485 1 118.00 $118.00 $572 —
600 600 1 116.00 $116.00 $696 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 187.50 $187.50 $609 —
302–347 328 13 160.00–179.00 $171.00 $561 —
365 fancy 365 1 187.50 $187.50 $684 +18.50
350–396 385 39 150.00–177.50 $162.88 $627 +6.58
405–410 fancy 408 3 171.00–177.50 $175.32 $715 +21.86
400–448 432 47 139.00–170.00 $151.80 $656 -3.16
460–465 fancy 463 2 161.00–165.00 $162.99 $755 +12.99
450–495 472 74 135.00–167.50 $150.77 $712 -1.17
500–545 523 103 125.00–152.50 $137.84 $721 -7.60
530–540 fancy 535 2 145.00–150.00 $147.48 $789 —
550–597 578 73 121.00–153.00 $133.44 $771 -1.52
600–645 621 41 120.00–139.00 $128.74 $799 -1.16
650–695 665 66 115.00–147.00 $125.63 $835 -3.38
700–745 717 14 112.00–130.00 $122.60 $879 +1.50
750–795 771 28 111.00–132.50 $118.89 $917 +1.96
820–842 834 7 102.50–125.00 $110.30 $920 +4.02
870–880 875 2 104.00–121.00 $112.45 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $475 -3.51
405–445 428 14 135.00–152.50 $140.59 $602 -0.52
450–495 475 16 125.00–152.50 $136.25 $647 -2.37
505–545 529 13 119.00–133.00 $126.29 $668 -5.67
560–595 582 13 110.00–132.50 $121.44 $707 -9.45
610–648 631 11 110.00–121.00 $115.43 $728 -7.70
660 660 1 129.00 $129.00 $851 +9.91
700–730 715 2 101.00–117.50 $109.08 $780 -6.97
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 154.00 $154.00 $485 —
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
455 455 1 121.00 $121.00 $551 -19.00
465–475 470 3 122.50–130.00 $125.51 $590 -14.49
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
605 605 1 122.00 $122.00 $738 +9.00
655 655 1 117.50 $117.50 $770 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 118.00 $118.00 $584 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1430 1177 80-85% 104 61.00–74.00 $67.96 $800 +6.86
1010–1480 1276 80-85% 5 57.00–61.00 $58.92 $752 —
1045–1855 1319 80-85% 21 71.00–80.00 $75.46 $995 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1465 1284 75-80% 7 56.00–64.00 $60.29 $774 —
1135–1865 1423 75-80% 74 62.00–73.50 $68.08 $969 —
1360–1840 1511 75-80% 9 72.00–79.00 $74.69 $1,129 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1105 1007 85-90% 9 38.00–52.50 $48.78 $491 -11.66
790–1455 1069 85-90% 72 52.00–72.00 $60.67 $649 —
1020–1220 1128 85-90% 4 62.00–70.00 $65.71 $741 -1.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1095 1093 2 82.00–84.50 $83.25 $910 —
1135–1760 1468 6 84.00–86.00 $85.01 $1,248 -4.58
1100–2275 1791 44 86.00–103.00 $93.90 $1,682 —
1545–2125 1830 8 103.00–107.50 $105.00 $1,922 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 530.00 $530.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1200 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 910.00–980.00 $962.50
1000–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 860.00–950.00 $905.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1000–1400 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 740.00–1,130.00 $917.50
920–1575 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 900.00–1,035.00 $943.48
1100–1350 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 830.00–900.00 $865.00
1160–1325 1243 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–930.00 $904.33
1150–1500 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–950.00 $796.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
850–1000 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 640.00–790.00 $715.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1240 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–820.00 $798.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
865 865 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
975 975 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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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
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,230.00–1,275.00 $1,252.50 —
1055–1250 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,010.00–1,275.00 $1,131.29 —
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,220.00–1,350.00 $1,285.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,170.00–1,410.00 $1,290.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 960.00–1,400.00 $1,120.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,580.00 $1,580.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 890.00–920.00 $910.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 -335.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 102.50 $102.50 $554 —
598 598 4 93.00 $93.00 $556 —
648 648 2 98.00 $98.00 $635 —
820 820 1 94.00 $94.00 $771 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 84.00 $84.00 $437 —

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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.