Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

5,664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.71/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 474 lb · 221 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.47/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 523 lb · 221 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.66/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 578 lb · 215 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,664	6,493	8,201
Feeder cattle	4,519	5,270	6,877
Slaughter cattle	726	856	899
Replacement cattle	419	367	425

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 4.00-5.00 lower overall with buyers showing the strongest interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 lower with mostly 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
220–240	234	4	152.50–193.00	$181.43	$425	-1.68
255–290	273	9	156.00–197.00	$179.80	$491	+3.91
300–345	321	22	160.00–191.00	$171.80	$551	+3.25
350–399	375	28	152.50–183.00	$167.95	$630	+0.75
405–425 fancy	415	2	174.00–175.00	$174.51	$724	-0.49
400–445	419	55	143.00–174.00	$161.33	$676	+5.33
450–498	478	67	141.00–162.50	$153.10	$732	+0.13
515 value added	515	4	146.00	$146.00	$752	-6.50
500–549	523	131	132.00–162.50	$148.94	$779	+0.85
550–595	574	108	126.00–157.00	$142.11	$816	+0.17
590–599 value added	594	15	139.00–154.00	$145.85	$866	-2.91
601–615 value added	603	20	138.00–151.00	$142.84	$861	-2.21
600–645	617	71	125.00–151.00	$139.76	$862	-1.10
630	630	1	122.00	$122.00	$769	-18.86
650–695	664	70	127.00–143.00	$134.98	$896	-2.04
651–692 value added	672	34	139.50–150.50	$146.03	$981	-2.75
700–745	716	40	122.00–143.50	$135.12	$967	+0.75
720–740 value added	735	54	130.00–153.00	$149.56	$1,099	+14.06
750–792	769	49	110.00–142.00	$126.96	$976	-6.83
750–797 value added	786	12	138.00–141.50	$138.94	$1,092	+4.94
800–840	817	8	115.00–137.50	$121.25	$991	-11.84
812–840 value added	831	133	127.00–146.75	$146.50	$1,217	+14.51
850–860	855	2	107.00–114.00	$110.52	$945	-14.94
873–880 value added	873	57	128.00–142.00	$141.26	$1,233	—
920–945	935	4	104.00–121.00	$113.96	$1,066	+1.39
955–965	960	2	108.00–110.00	$109.01	$1,046	-10.00
960 value added	960	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	145.00	$145.00	$334	-24.30
260–295	276	11	145.00–175.00	$160.83	$444	+0.84
300–345	325	20	137.50–172.00	$160.38	$521	+11.64
350–395	378	19	130.00–160.00	$151.15	$571	+4.16
405–440	424	5	132.50–164.00	$142.54	$604	+1.57
450–485	467	18	120.00–155.00	$139.18	$650	-0.62
500–548	529	23	109.00–145.00	$129.84	$687	-1.21
550–595	566	11	120.00–144.00	$137.53	$778	+7.48
630 value added	630	2	140.00	$140.00	$882	—
600–648	631	16	109.00–140.00	$122.96	$776	-0.17
655–680	670	4	115.00–130.00	$121.29	$813	-6.71
740	740	1	134.00	$134.00	$992	+7.80
780–789	788	14	127.00–129.00	$128.86	$1,015	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	152.50	$152.50	$412	—
305–330	318	2	147.50–170.00	$159.19	$506	—
360–390	375	2	135.00–139.00	$136.92	$513	—
425	425	1	145.00	$145.00	$616	+15.00
495	495	1	121.00	$121.00	$599	—
535	535	1	119.00	$119.00	$637	—
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	140.00	$140.00	$343	—
310	310	1	135.00	$135.00	$418	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	224	8	140.00–165.00	$156.16	$350	—
255–295	273	12	132.00–158.00	$140.20	$383	-4.08
300–345	325	23	125.00–146.00	$132.98	$432	-11.83
372–380 value added	373	8	138.00–142.00	$138.51	$517	—
350–398	378	74	124.00–145.00	$135.57	$512	-4.50
415 value added	415	1	139.00	$139.00	$577	—
400–448	424	79	119.00–145.00	$133.85	$568	-0.15
415–440 fancy	436	6	139.00–145.00	$144.05	$628	—
455–464 value added	462	9	135.00–145.50	$143.64	$664	—
450–475	463	2	120.00–130.00	$125.14	$579	+4.14
450–496	474	204	114.00–143.00	$132.09	$626	+11.09
486 fancy	486	6	140.00	$140.00	$680	—
520 fancy	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	—
510–529 value added	521	41	140.00–142.50	$141.28	$736	+8.23
505–540	522	5	102.50–122.50	$113.86	$594	-18.68
500–545	523	174	113.00–141.00	$127.13	$665	-5.41
560–575	568	2	119.00–121.00	$119.99	$682	-8.29
560–590	573	3	109.00–120.00	$113.95	$653	-14.33
550–598	577	173	113.00–136.00	$124.98	$721	-3.30
583–588 value added	584	37	129.00–136.00	$130.09	$760	-4.75
600–635	611	5	104.00–115.00	$110.40	$675	+5.40
600–645	616	80	109.00–134.00	$121.32	$747	+16.32
606–644 value added	629	25	124.50–135.00	$129.82	$817	-1.18
650–698	668	104	108.00–125.00	$119.68	$799	-4.85
668–695 value added	670	32	131.50–134.00	$133.84	$897	-3.06
695	695	1	124.00	$124.00	$862	-0.53
700 fancy	700	1	122.00	$122.00	$854	—
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	—
700–745	721	21	100.00–130.00	$112.94	$814	-6.36
743 value added	743	5	125.00	$125.00	$929	+0.14
753 value added	753	2	114.00	$114.00	$858	-9.11
765	765	1	105.00	$105.00	$803	-4.07
755–795	770	28	100.00–116.00	$106.56	$821	-2.51
805–835	823	13	98.00–111.50	$106.29	$875	-3.28
855–860	858	2	97.00–104.00	$100.49	$862	+7.19
858 value added	858	6	105.00	$105.00	$901	—
946	946	9	104.00	$104.00	$984	-4.00
960–975	965	3	87.00–100.00	$91.38	$882	-11.62
1000–1030	1011	4	82.00–90.00	$87.78	$887	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	231	4	125.00–140.00	$133.76	$309	+3.92
270–295	281	7	121.00–130.00	$126.95	$357	-8.59
302–345	317	13	110.00–145.00	$139.75	$443	+12.57
350–395	374	25	115.00–142.00	$130.03	$486	+4.55
400–440	425	18	117.50–136.00	$126.14	$536	-2.21
450–490	468	20	110.00–137.00	$123.82	$579	+4.35
500–545	527	16	110.00–130.00	$118.16	$623	+0.40
550–590	571	18	100.00–128.00	$117.03	$668	+9.26
600–645	617	9	100.00–120.00	$109.82	$678	-4.47
660–680	672	3	97.50–112.00	$104.76	$704	-14.56
705–745	729	6	100.00–117.00	$110.77	$808	-3.09
750–781	774	7	102.00–110.00	$105.27	$815	-0.34

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	+18.94
365–390	377	3	110.00–132.50	$120.92	$456	+8.42
400–435	418	2	102.50–110.00	$106.41	$445	—
445	445	1	114.00	$114.00	$507	—
450–490	466	4	111.00–130.00	$119.42	$556	+6.92
505–545	525	2	100.00–120.00	$109.62	$576	-7.16
560	560	1	114.00	$114.00	$638	-1.00
635	635	1	117.00	$117.00	$743	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	122.50	$122.50	$380	—
445	445	1	115.00	$115.00	$512	-2.35
485	485	1	112.50	$112.50	$546	±0.00
520	520	2	106.00	$106.00	$551	-6.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	328	11	155.00–175.00	$162.43	$533	-3.73
355 fancy	355	1	175.00	$175.00	$621	-5.00
355–395	385	42	144.00–167.50	$157.15	$605	+6.59
400–445	422	36	140.00–160.00	$150.55	$635	-2.17
455 fancy	455	1	157.50	$157.50	$717	—
450–497	466	92	132.00–155.00	$144.44	$673	-1.20
500–545	522	72	123.00–148.00	$136.21	$711	-0.39
550 fancy	550	1	137.00	$137.00	$754	—
550–595	578	81	122.00–144.00	$129.93	$751	-2.59
600–645	615	56	115.00–136.00	$126.45	$778	-1.82
625–635 fancy	630	2	132.00–134.00	$132.99	$838	—
650 fancy	650	1	133.00	$133.00	$864	—
650–698	671	68	114.00–130.00	$123.31	$827	-1.08
665–690	678	2	105.00–109.00	$106.96	$725	-17.43
700–748	729	48	110.00–125.00	$116.51	$849	-2.79
750–790	768	18	104.00–123.00	$109.88	$844	-8.60
800–835	821	4	100.00–111.00	$106.26	$872	-0.02
874–895	876	9	94.50–100.00	$95.12	$833	-16.08
930	930	1	90.00	$90.00	$837	+7.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	136.00–139.00	$137.48	$536	+3.29
400–440	424	19	121.00–150.00	$136.51	$579	+2.97
455–497	473	17	124.00–140.00	$133.87	$633	+0.90
505–545	523	15	116.00–131.00	$123.34	$645	-2.36
550–595	577	19	113.00–135.00	$123.56	$713	-0.92
600–640	632	23	103.00–130.00	$116.52	$736	-2.71
650–670	663	8	108.00–120.00	$116.95	$775	-0.43
705–730	723	6	100.00–117.00	$105.27	$761	-10.89
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	+2.00
811–820	812	9	100.00–107.50	$100.84	$819	-0.14

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	142.00	$142.00	$469	—
375	375	1	140.00	$140.00	$525	—
380	380	1	145.00	$145.00	$551	—
425–440	433	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$565	-1.57
415–445	437	4	124.00–138.00	$130.77	$571	-4.44
480–490	485	2	137.50–143.00	$140.28	$680	+30.28
495	495	1	124.00	$124.00	$614	+14.00
515–545	531	5	115.00–130.00	$120.14	$638	+10.14
550–560	555	2	118.00	$118.00	$655	—
558	558	2	130.00	$130.00	$725	—
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	+4.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1400	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,450.00–2,000.00	$1,743.75	—
1300–1500	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,800.00–2,300.00	$2,050.00	—
1345–1540	1443	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,225.00–1,650.00	$1,451.86	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	132.50	$132.50	$570	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–2040	1212	80-85%	145	56.50–73.00	$63.13	$765	-1.21
990–1735	1219	80-85%	25	51.00–61.00	$56.17	$685	-8.17
870–1500	1256	80-85%	15	62.00–75.00	$69.53	$873	-1.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1675	1382	75-80%	10	47.00–60.50	$57.98	$801	-3.01
1000–1955	1407	75-80%	101	59.00–71.50	$64.24	$904	-1.35
1155–1690	1410	75-80%	12	64.00–77.50	$69.73	$983	+4.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1095	922	85-90%	14	37.00–53.00	$46.11	$425	—
980–1075	1028	85-90%	2	61.00–63.50	$62.31	$641	+15.49
780–1630	1067	85-90%	95	47.00–64.00	$56.19	$600	-0.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	76.00	$76.00	$840	—
1010–1895	1401	11	70.00–85.00	$78.64	$1,102	—
1105–2260	1724	53	80.00–100.00	$91.57	$1,579	-1.82
1515–2110	1836	17	90.00–105.00	$100.41	$1,844	—
2310–2510	2385	3	75.00–88.50	$82.96	$1,979	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	530.00	$530.00
925–1265	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–830.00	$775.09

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	590.00	$590.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	960.00	$960.00
850–1200	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	775.00–975.00	$878.00
850–1200	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	875.00–1,075.00	$941.67
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
870–1140	1051	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	775.00–1,050.00	$925.04
1010–1145	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–850.00	$819.86
1080–1090	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	910.00–950.00	$917.94
900–1400	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	755.00–1,100.00	$961.18
1000–1300	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	975.00–1,250.00	$1,085.83
1075–1380	1171	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	825.00–1,085.00	$951.68
1050–1400	1217	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–830.00	$771.67
1000–1400	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	875.00–1,400.00	$1,074.58
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
1000–1450	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–860.00	$828.33
1185–1495	1312	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,030.00	$979.65
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1370	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
900–1300	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	625.00–950.00	$769.32
1070–1230	1139	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	610.00–825.00	$730.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
850–1000	917	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–875.00	$825.00
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
970	970	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
995	995	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
890–1100	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,080.00–1,175.00	$1,116.16	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-200.00
1060–1210	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,348.35	+98.35
1075–1335	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	950.00–1,200.00	$1,092.43	-184.91
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,300.00	$1,112.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	940.00	$940.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	—

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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.