Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

5,757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.89/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 472 lb · 196 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.69/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 576 lb · 187 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.00/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 521 lb · 175 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,757	9,491	6,559
Feeder cattle	4,540	7,788	5,139
Slaughter cattle	892	1,126	936
Replacement cattle	325	577	484

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle weaned 45+ days and fully preconditioned were in the most demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	4	145.00–175.00	$158.64	$349	-7.41
255–295	275	11	150.00–195.00	$171.52	$472	+12.04
322 value added	322	13	182.00	$182.00	$586	—
300–345	329	22	149.00–185.00	$170.05	$559	+2.90
350–397	378	53	148.00–185.00	$168.35	$636	+5.66
394 value added	394	5	166.00	$166.00	$654	—
400–449	429	49	147.50–173.00	$160.24	$687	+3.39
437 value added	437	2	161.00	$161.00	$704	+1.00
450–498	467	70	145.00–161.00	$154.79	$723	+5.54
460–498 value added	476	7	150.00–169.00	$158.51	$755	+3.38
520–530 value added	526	15	160.00–164.00	$161.93	$852	+8.33
500–549	527	108	131.00–158.50	$147.11	$775	+1.90
540	540	1	130.00	$130.00	$702	-15.21
547 fancy	547	5	157.00	$157.00	$859	—
550–573 value added	562	26	143.00–157.00	$153.62	$863	+3.63
550–598	572	137	125.00–154.00	$142.95	$818	+0.61
575	575	1	135.00	$135.00	$776	-7.34
604–647 value added	620	13	145.00–150.00	$147.49	$914	-2.72
603–648	622	100	131.00–148.00	$141.00	$877	+3.06
630–640	635	2	127.50–128.00	$127.75	$811	+4.75
650	650	1	122.50	$122.50	$796	+7.42
650–698	674	47	125.00–144.00	$135.70	$915	+2.55
653–680 value added	674	9	143.00–144.00	$143.22	$965	+2.49
700–745	719	31	120.00–138.00	$131.11	$943	-0.09
715–726 value added	722	6	135.00–142.50	$140.03	$1,011	+4.32
760 fancy	760	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,064	—
750–790	764	20	123.00–136.00	$129.66	$991	+1.12
820–840	828	4	115.00–131.00	$125.19	$1,037	+0.57
844 value added	844	5	133.00	$133.00	$1,123	+6.56
858–890	864	5	122.00–124.00	$123.59	$1,068	+1.09
945	945	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,077	+3.67
950–990	970	2	117.00–120.00	$118.47	$1,149	+7.51
1125	1125	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,159	-13.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	146.00–152.00	$148.77	$339	+5.35
250–260	255	2	140.00–152.50	$146.13	$373	+1.48
305–345	326	10	120.00–158.00	$144.20	$470	+8.81
353–395	376	9	135.00–155.00	$147.15	$553	+2.74
403–440	424	15	130.00–160.00	$138.43	$587	-3.19
450–495	473	8	130.00–148.00	$139.62	$660	-0.15
500–543	524	11	124.00–140.00	$134.93	$707	+3.47
560–595	580	9	110.00–132.50	$121.98	$707	-0.58
605–645	617	10	113.00–130.00	$121.88	$752	+0.63
660–670	667	3	120.00	$120.00	$800	+2.40
700–735	718	5	116.00–122.50	$119.69	$859	+0.48
825	825	1	100.00	$100.00	$825	-10.01
870	870	1	100.00	$100.00	$870	-10.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	317	3	142.50–150.00	$146.68	$465	—
360–390	375	2	137.50–150.00	$144.00	$540	+11.75
405	405	1	132.00	$132.00	$535	+0.42
425–445	435	2	130.00–132.50	$131.28	$571	-0.30
475	475	1	137.50	$137.50	$653	+14.22
560	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728	+2.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	145.00–147.50	$146.19	$322	+6.19
705	705	2	100.00	$100.00	$705	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,232	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–246	238	5	123.00–145.00	$126.79	$302	+2.45
250–290	273	9	123.00–142.50	$134.37	$367	-3.48
300–345	317	41	125.00–150.00	$135.95	$431	+8.63
350	350	1	116.00	$116.00	$406	-14.75
350–395	376	90	120.00–150.00	$136.15	$512	+5.40
377–382 value added	380	17	140.50–141.50	$140.91	$535	—
425	425	1	125.00	$125.00	$531	-4.09
400–445	428	112	119.00–145.00	$134.67	$576	+5.58
450–498	470	183	119.00–142.00	$129.03	$606	+0.77
495 value added	495	13	142.00	$142.00	$703	+5.50
520	520	1	115.00	$115.00	$598	+2.98
500–548	521	171	113.00–135.00	$124.96	$651	+0.29
530 value added	530	2	136.00	$136.00	$721	-0.02
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	-4.67
565–570	568	2	113.00–116.00	$114.51	$650	+10.51
550–599	573	131	110.00–133.00	$122.65	$703	+18.65
553–594 value added	582	53	120.00–129.25	$126.76	$738	-9.24
595	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	-7.31
600	600	2	120.00	$120.00	$720	+1.36
600–640	620	114	110.00–138.00	$126.06	$782	+7.42
625–649 value added	646	15	127.00–135.00	$133.29	$861	—
650–665 value added	661	8	126.50–135.00	$129.64	$857	+2.85
650–695	670	77	108.00–135.50	$125.84	$843	+22.08
690	690	1	100.00	$100.00	$690	-3.76
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	-12.01
705–748	730	29	102.00–123.00	$110.71	$808	-6.30
750–770 value added	761	8	117.00–127.00	$121.27	$923	+0.36
780–795	787	7	99.00–112.00	$107.11	$843	-5.44
820–845	826	17	94.00–110.00	$105.59	$872	+0.98
850–895	873	6	96.00–112.50	$104.01	$908	+17.01
890	890	1	104.00	$104.00	$926	—
900–930	911	5	85.00–108.00	$100.24	$913	+3.11

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	145.00	$145.00	$326	+20.29
262–290	267	6	130.00–135.00	$134.09	$358	-2.65
305–345	328	11	106.00–135.00	$123.25	$404	+0.92
355–395	376	33	110.00–132.50	$125.10	$470	+3.13
400–445	422	16	101.00–133.00	$120.64	$509	+2.90
455–495	472	6	122.50–126.00	$123.81	$584	+5.71
510–545	527	16	105.00–120.00	$111.91	$590	-2.59
560–590	569	15	106.00–122.00	$113.04	$643	+9.98
605–610	606	5	107.50–115.00	$111.50	$676	+6.25
680	680	1	104.00	$104.00	$707	+12.43
750	750	1	105.00	$105.00	$788	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	362	3	125.00–135.00	$130.82	$474	+10.80
410–425	419	4	109.00–114.00	$111.24	$466	-8.05
400–435	423	3	122.50–127.50	$124.59	$527	+5.30
465	465	1	112.50	$112.50	$523	-7.50
465–470	468	2	112.00–117.00	$114.49	$536	-5.51
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	-20.00
520–535	528	2	110.00–112.50	$111.27	$588	+23.77
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	+12.49
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	+7.49
625	625	1	112.00	$112.00	$700	+22.00
760	760	1	100.00	$100.00	$760	—
760	760	2	85.50	$85.50	$650	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	5	120.00	$120.00	$391	+5.23
420	420	1	115.00	$115.00	$483	+4.21
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	—
505–545	534	4	102.50–108.00	$105.07	$561	+3.38
565	565	1	92.50	$92.50	$523	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261	261	3	157.50	$157.50	$411	+6.72
310–345	335	10	146.00–170.00	$156.94	$526	+2.68
350–390	370	35	140.00–162.50	$154.53	$572	+2.35
400–447	428	85	133.00–165.00	$151.96	$650	+3.85
450–497	471	104	132.00–155.00	$144.49	$681	+0.70
460–490 fancy	475	2	154.00–155.00	$154.48	$734	+10.48
510–515 fancy	513	2	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$739	-0.20
500–545	520	91	121.00–152.00	$134.89	$701	+2.75
525	525	1	125.00	$125.00	$656	-7.14
550–599	575	95	116.00–142.50	$127.08	$731	+0.37
580 fancy	580	1	148.00	$148.00	$858	+13.33
600–648	627	74	116.00–135.00	$123.28	$773	+0.70
650–698	672	34	116.00–128.00	$121.11	$814	+1.27
673	673	3	113.00	$113.00	$760	-6.84
700–735	716	24	108.00–125.00	$118.36	$847	+3.00
750–771	764	16	100.00–127.50	$109.03	$833	+10.03
800–845	819	12	84.00–119.00	$107.54	$881	+6.91
857–885	866	8	84.00–101.00	$96.60	$837	-0.28
905–947	924	11	89.00–116.00	$104.60	$967	+8.57
969–970	969	6	98.00–114.00	$100.67	$975	+9.18
1020	1020	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	2	138.00–147.50	$142.87	$440	+1.28
405–445	430	11	120.00–145.00	$131.09	$564	+0.81
450–495	473	22	112.00–140.00	$129.79	$614	+3.25
500–545	525	30	120.00–130.00	$123.14	$646	+3.38
550–598	582	20	115.00–129.00	$120.06	$699	+4.89
600–640	617	9	110.00–129.00	$115.01	$710	+2.28
655–685	666	5	105.00–115.00	$108.82	$725	-0.78
705–745	720	5	94.00–111.00	$100.12	$721	-5.96
790	790	1	80.00	$80.00	$632	-17.65
825	825	3	94.00	$94.00	$776	+0.31
958	958	3	78.00	$78.00	$747	-11.98

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	—
360–385	373	3	125.00–141.00	$135.32	$505	—
400–440	417	5	110.00–145.00	$130.25	$543	+11.25
420	420	1	130.00	$130.00	$546	+11.00
475	475	1	125.00	$125.00	$594	+5.00
505–540	523	2	110.00–116.00	$113.10	$592	-1.78
510–545	525	3	106.00–116.00	$111.38	$585	-3.50
565–585	575	3	115.00–126.00	$119.06	$685	+2.65
645	645	1	119.00	$119.00	$768	—
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	960.00	$960.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1510	1341	75-80%	5	45.00–53.00	$48.52	$651	—
1175–1710	1376	75-80%	12	55.00–74.00	$64.69	$890	—
1045–2195	1425	75-80%	116	48.50–65.00	$58.08	$828	+4.22

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1045	928	80-85%	2	69.00–72.00	$70.31	$652	—
900–1610	1218	80-85%	98	47.00–66.00	$56.59	$689	-0.44
1095–1405	1236	80-85%	14	55.00–70.00	$63.82	$789	+6.79
975–1520	1257	80-85%	15	40.00–57.00	$49.70	$625	-14.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1040	904	85-90%	5	62.00–80.00	$70.73	$639	+8.38
885–985	935	85-90%	2	47.00–54.00	$50.31	$470	-12.04
845–1190	1000	85-90%	18	23.00–44.00	$32.24	$322	-1.39
775–1435	1062	85-90%	73	36.00–59.00	$47.76	$507	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1180	1099	4	65.00–73.00	$69.36	$762	—
1145–1960	1581	22	60.00–85.00	$76.33	$1,207	—
1305–2145	1818	49	76.00–97.50	$86.95	$1,581	—
1660–2095	1904	8	88.00–108.00	$95.63	$1,821	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00
850–1370	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	585.00–975.00	$785.78
985–1380	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	775.00–1,000.00	$874.50
1155–1250	1203	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	660.00–700.00	$680.79
1300–1400	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1080	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	575.00–675.00	$624.52
925–1085	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	680.00–850.00	$758.23
1025–1140	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$701.33
1040–1125	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$651.96

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–725	718	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	620.00–700.00	$660.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1200	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–800.00	$788.82

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	530.00	$530.00

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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
945–1045	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00–1,020.00	$962.24	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00–1,125.00	$1,117.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—

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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.