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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

6,064 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.45/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 519 lb · 240 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.71/cwt +3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 576 lb · 212 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.69/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 469 lb · 180 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,064 7,537 9,846
Feeder cattle 4,867 6,087 7,905
Slaughter cattle 898 1,042 1,146
Replacement cattle 299 408 795

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 155.00–177.50 $166.61 $397 +6.53
250–295 268 16 133.00–167.50 $151.23 $405 -19.91
300–345 330 27 136.00–176.00 $156.13 $515 -3.68
355–398 375 28 137.00–172.50 $152.08 $570 -15.40
382 value added 382 6 175.00 $175.00 $668 —
410–412 value added 412 6 168.00–170.00 $169.67 $699 —
400–445 433 40 135.00–169.00 $147.27 $638 -8.39
450–498 474 44 138.00–164.00 $149.90 $711 -1.88
500–548 521 74 130.00–157.50 $142.18 $741 -0.15
518–540 value added 534 26 145.00–161.00 $151.46 $809 —
550–595 568 72 124.00–150.00 $142.69 $810 +18.69
555–582 value added 572 34 141.00–154.00 $147.53 $844 -1.97
600–614 value added 602 32 147.00–153.00 $152.04 $915 +9.43
600–648 617 82 125.00–148.00 $136.35 $841 +11.35
650–698 669 59 124.00–145.00 $133.58 $894 +2.16
652–676 value added 670 17 139.00–141.50 $139.93 $938 -0.27
700–745 713 17 120.00–142.50 $129.94 $926 -0.86
718–744 value added 723 87 134.50–151.00 $149.22 $1,079 +10.36
760 760 1 117.00 $117.00 $889 -11.50
755–795 767 23 110.00–132.50 $124.82 $957 -3.68
768–780 value added 770 7 131.00–137.50 $136.56 $1,052 +3.43
810–835 814 7 119.00–130.00 $122.27 $995 -2.97
803–830 value added 818 9 120.00–132.00 $127.77 $1,045 -21.73
860–895 878 2 110.00–122.00 $116.12 $1,020 -7.19
875–892 value added 888 4 127.00–132.00 $128.23 $1,139 -2.77
915 915 1 105.00 $105.00 $961 -16.73
900–948 930 5 108.00–125.00 $112.23 $1,044 -9.50
950 950 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,130 +9.00
1064 value added 1064 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 122.50 $122.50 $257 -33.46
270–285 278 2 135.00–147.50 $141.08 $392 -9.95
300–345 327 9 125.00–155.00 $137.44 $449 -1.97
350–395 371 14 122.50–159.00 $139.86 $519 +1.53
400–440 value added 420 4 132.00–135.00 $133.43 $560 —
405–445 435 9 132.00–140.00 $135.73 $590 -4.74
465–495 486 8 125.00–140.00 $131.03 $637 -7.72
500–540 515 9 110.00–155.00 $124.34 $640 -7.69
550–595 565 8 105.00–133.00 $120.05 $678 -3.40
605–645 625 9 107.50–126.00 $118.22 $739 -4.37
650–680 673 6 110.00–122.00 $117.49 $791 +3.02
705–725 715 2 100.00–118.00 $109.13 $780 -3.25
760–790 775 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $922 +10.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 122.50–127.50 $124.93 $322 —
368 368 2 133.00 $133.00 $489 +0.48
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
825 825 2 104.00 $104.00 $858 —
942 942 2 90.00 $90.00 $848 —
1042 1042 2 85.00 $85.00 $886 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
370–395 383 2 124.00–127.00 $125.45 $480 +0.87
465–495 480 2 110.00–130.00 $119.69 $575 -10.31
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 +17.50
650 650 1 102.50 $102.50 $666 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1403 1403 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,263 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 233 6 130.00–142.50 $134.64 $314 -8.42
250–298 276 17 121.00–162.50 $132.04 $364 -7.20
310 310 1 115.00 $115.00 $356 -19.77
300–345 325 37 121.00–150.00 $136.61 $444 +1.84
367–380 value added 372 4 141.00–145.00 $142.02 $528 —
350–398 384 83 123.00–143.00 $131.40 $505 -1.71
385 385 1 113.00 $113.00 $435 -20.11
420–425 fancy 423 2 137.00–139.00 $137.99 $584 -3.28
423 value added 423 2 138.00 $138.00 $584 +3.00
400–449 424 101 122.50–142.00 $133.33 $565 +1.32
450–498 469 179 115.00–141.00 $130.76 $613 +2.02
480 480 1 119.00 $119.00 $571 -5.00
503–535 value added 513 62 136.00–143.00 $140.07 $719 —
500–547 521 178 112.00–140.00 $129.79 $676 +1.74
550–598 575 177 112.50–140.00 $125.30 $720 +10.30
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 ±0.00
575–585 580 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $641 -12.50
552–598 value added 584 32 134.50–139.50 $135.91 $794 +3.91
600 600 1 111.00 $111.00 $666 -10.73
600–630 value added 616 58 131.00–141.50 $139.00 $856 +4.85
600–646 620 93 109.00–133.00 $120.26 $746 -1.47
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 ±0.00
650–690 663 84 107.00–128.00 $118.06 $783 +13.06
670–695 value added 691 15 113.00–126.00 $121.51 $840 -5.85
712 value added 712 7 129.50 $129.50 $922 +5.07
700–745 724 41 102.50–124.00 $112.22 $812 -0.85
750–752 value added 751 7 112.00–115.00 $113.29 $851 —
750–795 768 26 100.00–120.00 $106.47 $818 -2.33
803–845 816 13 90.00–111.00 $99.45 $812 -5.83
855–890 874 9 90.00–102.00 $95.22 $832 +3.01
904 value added 904 4 92.00 $92.00 $832 —
915–942 940 11 96.00–100.00 $99.65 $937 +2.67
1030 1030 2 94.00 $94.00 $968 —
1115 value added 1115 4 95.00 $95.00 $1,059 —
1138 1138 2 85.00 $85.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–243 229 5 112.50–127.50 $117.50 $269 -10.00
250–295 272 7 110.00–135.00 $122.85 $334 +0.30
300–330 318 3 120.00–127.50 $124.06 $395 -1.06
350–390 370 11 104.00–130.00 $120.12 $444 -5.43
400–446 426 21 105.00–136.00 $121.46 $517 -3.91
450–495 470 13 102.50–126.00 $114.92 $540 -2.32
510–540 530 11 105.00–122.00 $118.47 $628 +3.89
555–595 577 19 100.00–122.50 $111.23 $642 -2.22
625–645 637 6 95.00–120.00 $109.02 $694 -1.29
655–670 659 4 106.00–107.00 $106.75 $703 -0.53
705–735 718 3 86.00–90.00 $87.81 $630 -12.88
755–765 760 2 108.00–113.00 $110.48 $840 +29.48
845 845 1 105.00 $105.00 $887 +22.24
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 117.50 $117.50 $317 —
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 —
340 340 1 111.00 $111.00 $377 +11.00
375 375 1 116.00 $116.00 $435 -4.00
390 390 1 108.00 $108.00 $421 -12.00
415–440 428 2 110.00–113.00 $111.46 $477 +4.02
450 450 1 119.00 $119.00 $536 +9.00
460–490 475 2 120.00 $120.00 $570 +10.00
505–545 525 2 80.00–112.00 $95.39 $501 -16.61
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 +10.00
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 —
663 663 2 105.00 $105.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 112.50 $112.50 $307 —
520 520 1 87.50 $87.50 $455 -12.50
550–580 565 2 82.50–110.00 $95.88 $542 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 155.00–160.00 $157.58 $375 —
255–295 277 5 150.00–160.00 $153.90 $426 -9.97
320–345 331 4 167.50–172.50 $169.39 $561 +4.53
370 fancy 370 1 167.50 $167.50 $620 —
358–395 373 45 140.00–165.00 $152.67 $569 -3.90
415 value added 415 1 162.50 $162.50 $674 —
405–445 428 63 130.00–160.00 $143.94 $616 -2.93
415–448 fancy 434 4 162.00–165.00 $163.21 $708 +3.03
450–475 fancy 458 9 149.00–159.00 $152.85 $700 -1.79
450–495 469 86 122.50–150.00 $136.96 $642 -3.92
500 fancy 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
520 520 1 106.00 $106.00 $551 -26.50
500–548 524 115 120.00–145.00 $132.44 $694 -0.06
550–595 577 102 112.00–143.00 $129.58 $748 +2.34
590 590 1 114.00 $114.00 $673 -13.24
600–645 618 52 110.00–140.00 $125.01 $773 +2.14
650–695 663 75 104.00–127.50 $118.34 $785 -1.85
700–748 736 46 97.50–124.00 $110.69 $815 -2.01
750–795 773 17 90.00–122.00 $107.18 $829 -1.43
800–848 835 19 92.00–113.00 $100.29 $837 -5.02
850–895 865 8 88.00–110.00 $100.05 $865 +6.52
900–939 924 10 80.00–108.00 $91.75 $848 +1.77
960 960 1 91.00 $91.00 $874 +7.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 386 4 112.50–134.00 $127.38 $492 -2.17
400–445 421 11 115.00–145.00 $127.06 $535 -0.76
450–495 479 14 110.00–140.00 $123.27 $590 -3.41
500–545 523 19 105.00–125.00 $116.54 $610 -8.47
555–590 575 22 105.00–123.00 $115.16 $662 -5.98
600–648 624 17 93.00–118.00 $109.79 $685 +0.72
655–690 675 9 82.50–112.50 $101.75 $687 -4.61
710–720 716 5 98.00–110.00 $105.78 $757 -11.83
775 775 1 108.00 $108.00 $837 +19.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 433 2 119.00–127.50 $123.23 $534 —
445 445 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $558 —
450–495 480 3 117.00–127.50 $121.31 $582 -1.19
545 545 1 114.00 $114.00 $621 -1.36
555–565 560 2 114.00–119.00 $116.48 $652 +2.48
570–585 578 2 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $613 -8.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 107.00 $107.00 $519 -5.50
635 635 1 105.00 $105.00 $667 +1.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415 1415 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1685 1202 80-85% 15 45.00–60.00 $53.21 $640 -8.60
905–1740 1222 80-85% 139 55.00–69.00 $61.49 $751 -0.32
1035–1455 1287 80-85% 10 65.00–79.50 $69.87 $899 +0.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1610 964 85-90% 31 28.00–51.00 $39.28 $379 -2.80
795–1500 1066 85-90% 88 43.00–60.50 $52.14 $556 -2.43
1075–1290 1190 85-90% 3 56.00–58.50 $57.51 $684 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1895 1417 75-80% 99 55.00–68.50 $61.32 $869 —
1430–1775 1585 75-80% 3 52.50–57.00 $54.12 $858 —
1410–1890 1588 75-80% 6 65.00–71.00 $67.92 $1,079 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1255 1145 4 73.00–79.50 $77.23 $884 —
1165–1805 1507 24 64.00–83.00 $75.78 $1,142 —
1165–2195 1745 55 74.00–97.50 $88.51 $1,544 —
1740–2135 1918 6 89.00–99.50 $95.82 $1,838 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1000–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
940–1200 1069 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 825.00–1,075.00 $978.83
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1100–1150 1117 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,090.00–1,130.00 $1,116.67
1050–1250 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–1,050.00 $962.50
1150–1170 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 635.00–675.00 $655.17
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,025.00 $937.50
1170–1250 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 870.00–875.00 $873.41
1200–1250 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,100.00 $1,014.29
1050–1450 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00–740.00 $725.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1240–1270 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,070.00 $958.69
1200–1475 1383 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–975.00 $909.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1345 1111 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 730.00–890.00 $792.17
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–740.00 $720.00
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1000 883 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–875.00 $841.67
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–950 908 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 720.00–730.00 $725.23
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 76.00 $76.00 $992 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 71.00 $71.00 $362 —
575 575 1 70.00 $70.00 $402 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.