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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

7,537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.11/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 523 lb · 289 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.35/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 577 lb · 241 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.91/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 471 lb · 224 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,537 5,664 6,618
Feeder cattle 6,087 4,519 5,565
Slaughter cattle 1,042 726 712
Replacement cattle 408 419 341

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 4.00-5.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Buyers showed the best interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle, especially as the warm days and cool nights of fall can create health concerns in newly weaned calves. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 203 3 150.00–165.00 $160.08 $325 -21.35
255–295 277 13 152.50–185.00 $171.14 $474 -8.66
300–345 325 35 143.00–180.00 $159.81 $519 -11.99
365–395 384 19 142.00–175.00 $167.48 $643 -0.47
405–445 428 41 142.00–167.50 $155.66 $666 -5.67
450–495 470 61 135.00–161.00 $151.78 $713 -1.32
500–549 520 153 128.00–155.00 $142.33 $740 -6.61
553 fancy 553 9 152.00 $152.00 $841 —
565 565 1 124.00 $124.00 $701 -18.11
555–581 value added 572 13 148.00–156.00 $149.50 $855 +3.65
550–599 573 122 126.00–150.00 $137.48 $788 -4.63
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690 -24.11
606 606 7 130.00 $130.00 $788 -9.76
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 -14.76
602–638 value added 618 21 135.00–148.00 $142.61 $881 -0.23
600–648 625 134 120.00–145.00 $133.16 $832 +11.16
656–680 value added 664 44 132.00–148.00 $140.20 $931 -5.83
650–695 666 89 119.00–140.00 $131.42 $875 -3.56
713–745 value added 716 10 129.00–140.00 $138.86 $994 -10.70
700–745 725 57 120.00–143.00 $130.80 $948 -4.32
750–780 763 25 112.00–141.00 $128.50 $980 +1.54
761–793 value added 767 29 127.50–134.75 $133.13 $1,021 -5.81
800–847 824 41 110.00–133.50 $125.24 $1,032 +3.99
835 value added 835 61 149.50 $149.50 $1,248 +3.00
855 value added 855 7 131.00 $131.00 $1,120 -10.26
855–890 881 13 115.00–125.00 $123.31 $1,086 +12.79
906 value added 906 55 141.50 $141.50 $1,282 —
900–928 918 4 120.00–124.00 $121.73 $1,117 +7.77
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 +0.99
1040 1040 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 217 3 152.50–157.50 $155.96 $338 +10.96
260–275 270 3 140.00–170.00 $151.03 $408 -9.80
305–345 316 9 122.50–155.00 $139.41 $441 -20.97
350–393 376 13 127.50–150.00 $138.33 $520 -12.82
418–445 429 6 131.00–145.00 $140.47 $603 -2.07
450–498 473 21 122.00–150.00 $138.75 $656 -0.43
510–545 532 13 115.00–150.00 $132.03 $702 +2.19
550–599 584 22 110.00–135.00 $123.45 $721 -14.08
600–639 624 30 110.00–136.00 $122.59 $765 -0.37
650–685 670 15 100.00–125.00 $114.47 $767 -6.82
700–730 716 7 102.50–123.00 $112.38 $805 -21.62
753–785 764 8 100.00–117.00 $108.80 $831 -20.06
800–845 815 4 100.00–124.00 $114.02 $929 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 132.50 $132.50 $437 -2.50
390–395 393 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $521 —
430–440 432 6 110.00–125.00 $112.55 $486 —
478 478 2 117.00 $117.00 $559 —
513 513 3 121.00 $121.00 $621 —
562 562 10 117.00 $117.00 $658 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.50 $142.50 $342 —
280 280 1 153.00 $153.00 $428 +0.50
365–380 373 2 142.50–144.00 $143.27 $534 +6.35
355–393 380 3 121.00–132.50 $124.58 $473 -12.34
410–440 425 2 145.00 $145.00 $616 ±0.00
445 445 1 137.50 $137.50 $612 -7.50
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 +9.00
505 505 1 107.50 $107.50 $543 -11.50
560 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 —
615–630 623 2 105.00–109.50 $107.22 $668 —
685–690 688 2 100.00–104.00 $102.01 $702 —
725 725 1 104.00 $104.00 $754 —
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1980 1980 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,465 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 3 135.00–154.00 $143.06 $340 -13.10
270–295 285 18 129.00–150.00 $139.24 $397 -0.96
305–345 328 43 123.00–146.00 $134.77 $442 +1.79
350–398 378 89 120.00–147.00 $133.11 $503 -2.46
370–385 fancy 378 2 140.00–142.50 $141.23 $534 —
408 value added 408 12 135.00 $135.00 $551 -4.00
405–415 fancy 410 2 140.00–142.50 $141.27 $579 -2.78
400–448 428 134 119.00–140.00 $132.01 $565 -1.84
450–495 470 218 114.00–141.00 $128.74 $605 -3.35
475 475 1 124.00 $124.00 $589 -8.09
492 value added 492 5 137.50 $137.50 $676 -6.14
500–548 523 287 111.00–137.00 $128.05 $670 +0.92
510–540 fancy 525 2 136.00–137.50 $136.77 $718 +6.77
555–565 560 3 100.00–110.00 $105.69 $592 -14.30
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 -9.98
550–599 577 221 110.00–132.50 $123.00 $710 -1.98
577 value added 577 16 132.00 $132.00 $762 +1.91
606–626 value added 612 18 132.00–135.00 $134.15 $821 +4.33
600–647 625 187 104.00–134.00 $121.73 $761 +0.41
630–645 638 2 103.00–110.00 $106.46 $679 -14.86
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 -14.68
650–683 value added 667 19 125.00–130.00 $127.36 $849 -6.48
650–695 670 86 106.00–126.00 $118.46 $794 -1.22
701–724 value added 708 13 123.25–127.00 $124.43 $881 -0.57
704–745 724 58 102.00–122.00 $113.07 $819 +0.13
750–787 768 17 96.00–114.00 $108.80 $836 +2.24
810 value added 810 3 111.00 $111.00 $899 —
800–847 826 11 95.00–110.00 $105.28 $870 -1.01
850 value added 850 2 93.00 $93.00 $790 -12.00
858–885 870 13 85.00–100.00 $92.21 $802 -8.28
900–935 919 10 91.00–100.00 $96.98 $891 -7.02
975 975 1 97.00 $97.00 $946 +5.62
1085–1093 1090 5 89.00–104.00 $94.97 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 127.50 $127.50 $261 -6.26
250–295 272 6 120.00–130.00 $122.55 $333 -4.40
300–348 330 16 113.00–136.00 $125.12 $413 -14.63
350–395 381 16 115.00–131.00 $125.55 $478 -4.48
400–445 430 27 110.00–132.00 $125.37 $539 -0.77
453–495 474 34 100.00–130.00 $117.24 $556 -6.58
500–547 530 33 100.00–130.00 $114.58 $607 -3.58
555–595 578 19 102.50–121.00 $113.45 $656 -3.58
600–640 629 18 102.50–120.00 $110.31 $694 +0.49
650–690 665 9 100.00–115.00 $107.28 $713 +2.52
700–728 714 4 91.00–110.00 $100.69 $719 -10.08
795 795 1 81.00 $81.00 $644 -24.27
800–835 818 2 82.50–83.00 $82.76 $677 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 112.50–115.00 $113.77 $436 —
429 429 4 110.00 $110.00 $472 -5.00
465–470 466 6 102.50–113.00 $105.84 $493 -6.66
503 503 2 100.00 $100.00 $503 -6.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 100.00 $100.00 $320 -40.00
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 -0.92
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 -10.92
415–435 425 2 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $457 +1.03
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 -9.42
545 545 2 112.00 $112.00 $610 +2.38
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 -4.00
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 260 4 150.00–177.50 $163.87 $426 —
310 fancy 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 —
310–345 333 8 153.00–172.50 $164.86 $549 +2.43
350–397 383 63 144.00–165.00 $156.57 $600 -0.58
405–435 fancy 420 2 155.00–165.00 $160.18 $673 —
400–449 435 91 140.00–161.00 $146.87 $639 -3.68
450–470 fancy 458 4 150.00–165.00 $154.64 $708 -2.86
450–499 471 116 126.00–163.00 $140.88 $664 -3.56
500–547 525 136 120.00–142.00 $132.50 $696 -3.71
550–596 576 136 116.00–139.00 $127.24 $733 -2.69
600–647 621 51 115.00–130.00 $122.87 $763 -3.58
650–695 665 96 106.00–134.00 $120.19 $799 -3.12
700–742 724 51 95.00–124.00 $112.70 $816 -3.81
750–785 760 25 94.00–124.00 $108.61 $825 -1.27
805–830 817 14 85.00–115.00 $105.31 $860 -0.95
850–885 858 14 85.00–112.50 $93.53 $802 -1.59
915–930 921 4 85.00–95.00 $89.98 $829 -0.02
960–985 975 4 80.00–90.00 $83.72 $816 —
1085 1085 6 74.00 $74.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 379 18 120.00–142.00 $129.55 $491 -7.93
400–445 429 15 111.00–138.00 $127.82 $548 -8.69
450–495 482 33 112.00–140.00 $126.68 $611 -7.19
500–545 519 28 100.00–135.00 $125.01 $649 +1.67
550–587 570 14 110.00–130.00 $121.14 $690 -2.42
600–640 620 23 100.00–121.00 $109.07 $676 -7.45
660–695 681 7 102.00–112.50 $106.36 $724 -10.59
705–740 728 3 100.00–126.00 $117.61 $856 +12.34
795 795 1 89.00 $89.00 $708 -16.00
850 850 1 108.00 $108.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 105.00 $105.00 $424 -27.50
480 480 1 112.50 $112.50 $540 —
513 513 2 105.00 $105.00 $539 —
560 560 1 107.50 $107.50 $602 —
613–640 631 6 101.00–105.00 $103.70 $654 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 -10.00
450 450 1 138.00 $138.00 $621 -2.28
480 480 1 122.50 $122.50 $588 -17.78
510–540 525 3 109.00–125.00 $115.36 $606 -4.78
565 565 2 114.00 $114.00 $644 -16.00
600–645 625 3 113.00–116.00 $114.03 $713 -0.97
630 630 1 102.50 $102.50 $646 -12.50
670 670 1 106.00 $106.00 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1620 1208 80-85% 217 53.00–69.00 $61.81 $747 -1.32
825–1615 1255 80-85% 14 45.00–60.00 $52.36 $657 -17.17
1085–1475 1286 80-85% 11 65.00–74.00 $69.07 $888 -0.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1355 1243 75-80% 3 54.00–61.00 $56.69 $705 —
1150–1805 1389 75-80% 7 65.00–74.00 $68.58 $953 +10.60
950–1935 1391 75-80% 153 53.00–72.00 $62.38 $868 +4.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–1450 954 85-90% 25 33.00–47.00 $42.08 $401 —
865–1230 1033 85-90% 5 57.00–70.50 $61.05 $631 -1.26
820–1425 1054 85-90% 121 44.00–62.50 $54.57 $575 -1.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 81.50 $81.50 $974 —
1350 1350 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,215 —
1120–2055 1476 24 65.00–84.00 $77.75 $1,148 —
1170–2300 1694 58 74.00–98.00 $88.19 $1,494 —
1625–2210 1878 12 95.00–103.00 $97.99 $1,840 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,173 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 630.00 $630.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1045 988 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 735.00–975.00 $837.27
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
910–1200 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–1,050.00 $888.97
955–1295 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 780.00–1,100.00 $977.12
990–1355 1142 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–810.00 $722.48
1100–1240 1149 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 760.00–960.00 $837.62
1000–1300 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–950.00 $900.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1180–1205 1193 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–750.00 $737.37
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1480 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1080–1110 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00–650.00 $630.27
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
725–895 810 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–900.00 $832.87
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1000 893 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 760.00–975.00 $883.88
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1075–1150 1103 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 825.00–925.00 $890.26

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
1100–1230 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,050.00 $985.86 -362.49
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1090–1300 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,275.00 $1,175.57 +83.14
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 4 95.00 $95.00 $560 —
725–740 735 3 84.00–85.00 $84.33 $620 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 2 82.00–85.00 $83.51 $382 —

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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.