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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

8,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.62/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 526 lb · 378 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.69/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 475 lb · 293 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.71/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 667 lb · 236 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,912 9,196 7,935
Feeder cattle 7,419 7,544 6,569
Slaughter cattle 1,056 1,222 924
Replacement cattle 437 430 442

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for feeder cattle was moderate to good this week. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–228 225 3 182.50–193.00 $189.58 $427 +11.45
250–295 278 24 150.00–192.50 $173.52 $482 +8.97
325 fancy 325 1 182.50 $182.50 $593 —
300–345 330 41 150.00–188.00 $165.95 $548 +1.33
350–395 374 44 146.00–181.00 $166.22 $622 -4.16
351–393 value added 377 21 183.00–189.50 $185.41 $699 —
385 fancy 385 1 185.00 $185.00 $712 —
400–448 416 58 140.00–170.00 $161.42 $672 +2.71
435–443 value added 436 12 166.00–170.00 $166.68 $727 +0.44
456–490 value added 471 7 170.00–172.50 $171.12 $806 —
450–498 476 116 144.00–166.00 $155.64 $741 +2.38
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -26.22
510–515 fancy 513 2 158.00–161.00 $159.51 $818 -0.12
500–549 524 145 130.00–160.00 $149.93 $786 +3.71
505–540 value added 527 35 148.00–164.00 $156.08 $823 -0.85
550–597 576 124 131.00–154.00 $143.11 $824 +1.09
555–593 value added 577 52 150.00–156.00 $153.71 $887 +4.17
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 -17.02
600–640 value added 627 107 140.00–160.75 $157.79 $989 +10.70
600–649 628 94 127.00–154.00 $137.46 $863 -2.03
652–685 value added 662 34 140.50–151.00 $144.38 $956 +3.24
650–698 676 66 128.00–143.00 $134.96 $912 +8.31
700–747 717 83 119.00–140.00 $133.76 $959 -0.13
710–737 value added 731 83 141.00–154.00 $151.77 $1,109 +11.86
750–795 771 46 121.00–140.00 $133.32 $1,028 +5.47
768–790 value added 789 49 125.00–142.00 $141.06 $1,113 -4.23
805–845 819 9 121.00–137.00 $130.41 $1,068 +5.48
812–839 value added 819 86 135.25–151.00 $146.16 $1,197 -3.41
855–895 870 6 117.00–134.50 $122.05 $1,062 +0.08
923–940 930 4 107.00–120.00 $116.10 $1,080 —
965 965 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,013 -5.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 3 140.00–167.50 $151.02 $362 -11.34
250–290 275 13 145.00–172.50 $152.53 $419 -8.24
310–340 328 8 142.50–158.00 $150.50 $494 +2.60
350–398 388 47 130.00–160.00 $145.59 $565 -1.97
405–445 434 25 132.50–155.00 $145.08 $630 +7.03
455–495 477 22 130.00–146.00 $137.90 $658 +4.58
500–535 518 16 120.00–144.00 $132.51 $686 -2.47
550–580 568 14 110.00–138.00 $127.43 $724 +1.34
605–635 615 4 110.00–125.00 $119.45 $735 -2.81
655–695 677 8 105.00–130.00 $117.18 $793 -4.65
705–718 714 3 115.00–120.00 $118.35 $845 -2.07
775 775 1 124.00 $124.00 $961 +19.93
800 800 1 113.00 $113.00 $904 -4.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 137.50–140.00 $138.83 $386 -13.67
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 -5.00
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 -19.00
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
570 570 1 122.50 $122.50 $698 -2.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 132.50 $132.50 $484 —
475–490 483 2 125.00 $125.00 $604 —
630 630 1 101.00 $101.00 $636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 233 12 125.00–160.00 $142.25 $331 +5.95
260–298 281 13 130.00–150.00 $143.92 $404 +10.57
300–345 323 65 118.00–150.00 $134.11 $433 +1.46
325 value added 325 15 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
350–399 379 101 116.00–156.00 $132.48 $502 +2.82
401 value added 401 47 154.00 $154.00 $618 —
400–449 426 160 110.00–145.00 $132.12 $563 +1.88
450–498 475 288 110.00–148.00 $127.82 $607 +4.20
475–495 482 5 117.50–122.50 $120.18 $579 -3.44
500–548 525 319 109.00–135.00 $123.87 $650 -1.38
525–530 value added 530 57 122.50–144.00 $142.13 $753 +11.44
540 540 1 113.00 $113.00 $610 -12.25
540 fancy 540 1 134.00 $134.00 $724 —
560–575 565 3 107.50–118.00 $112.62 $636 -9.07
570 fancy 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 —
550–598 574 174 107.00–135.00 $123.12 $707 +1.43
564–598 value added 575 29 123.50–136.00 $129.45 $744 +0.77
600–648 623 120 105.00–130.00 $120.85 $753 +1.50
623–635 value added 629 23 119.25–130.50 $122.39 $770 -5.00
658–676 value added 664 133 120.00–145.00 $134.48 $893 +7.69
650–695 672 103 108.00–126.00 $116.67 $784 -1.00
700–710 value added 705 2 122.50–125.00 $123.74 $872 +4.26
700–745 718 28 104.00–137.00 $116.91 $839 +5.46
750–795 777 43 100.00–122.50 $110.85 $861 +0.47
800–825 812 3 103.00–110.00 $106.69 $866 +1.69
860–895 871 17 99.00–109.00 $101.72 $886 -1.35
975 975 2 95.00 $95.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 130.00–135.00 $132.55 $311 -4.52
265–295 276 7 120.00–140.00 $132.78 $366 +8.53
300–345 327 17 118.00–142.50 $128.00 $419 +3.62
350–393 375 21 117.50–130.00 $123.24 $462 -0.02
400–449 430 62 110.00–133.00 $121.72 $523 +1.30
450–495 468 35 110.00–125.00 $117.99 $552 +0.48
505–545 521 17 105.00–120.00 $112.89 $588 +0.02
550–599 573 30 100.00–123.00 $111.99 $642 +3.67
605–635 624 12 100.00–122.00 $108.09 $674 +1.04
655–695 675 8 100.00–109.00 $105.67 $713 +2.96
700–740 720 6 96.00–115.00 $106.81 $769 +6.33
750–798 779 6 90.00–108.00 $96.42 $751 —
800 800 1 90.00 $90.00 $720 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 3 115.00–127.50 $121.86 $396 -1.76
360 360 1 100.00 $100.00 $360 -17.50
435–440 439 5 105.00–125.00 $116.21 $510 -3.79
455–485 465 3 110.00–121.00 $113.82 $529 -0.01
525–545 535 2 112.00–115.00 $113.47 $607 +7.17
550–560 553 3 105.00–110.00 $108.31 $599 -2.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 329 4 105.00–125.00 $110.93 $365 —
390 390 1 112.50 $112.50 $439 -1.55
405–430 418 2 105.00–110.00 $107.43 $449 —
490 490 1 102.50 $102.50 $502 -11.20
510–515 513 2 100.00–102.50 $101.26 $519 —
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 272 3 155.00–160.00 $157.45 $428 —
295 fancy 295 1 187.50 $187.50 $553 —
300–335 fancy 318 2 175.00–177.50 $176.18 $560 —
300–345 330 13 135.00–172.50 $151.68 $501 +0.24
350–385 fancy 371 5 152.00–182.50 $172.95 $642 -0.11
355–395 374 27 130.00–172.50 $152.52 $570 +1.64
400–448 419 95 129.00–165.00 $154.88 $649 +6.03
430–440 fancy 436 5 144.00–170.00 $163.88 $715 +10.95
450–480 fancy 465 3 163.00–168.00 $165.31 $769 —
450–497 474 125 120.00–160.00 $143.80 $682 +2.47
500–537 fancy 516 7 145.00–154.00 $148.82 $768 —
500–545 526 124 121.00–158.00 $135.05 $710 -0.94
550–596 576 109 110.00–149.00 $130.07 $749 +2.34
600–645 622 69 110.00–134.00 $122.23 $760 -1.40
650–695 665 90 105.00–129.00 $116.73 $776 -2.82
680 680 1 112.00 $112.00 $762 -7.55
695 695 1 102.50 $102.50 $712 -17.05
700–746 726 40 100.00–122.00 $107.83 $783 -7.89
750–785 761 26 90.00–119.00 $108.72 $827 -3.30
805–835 821 8 90.00–115.00 $104.18 $855 +4.30
850–865 861 14 94.00–116.00 $98.39 $847 +1.89
900–943 925 11 90.00–110.00 $102.10 $944 +15.20
955–970 963 2 102.50–106.00 $104.26 $1,004 +20.93
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 11 144.00 $144.00 $503 -13.50
360–370 362 5 131.00–150.00 $135.48 $490 -12.02
405–445 419 26 124.00–150.00 $136.55 $572 +3.92
450–495 472 47 120.00–142.50 $130.74 $617 -0.52
500–545 529 27 115.00–141.00 $121.98 $645 +2.12
550–599 572 33 100.00–132.00 $115.22 $659 +0.90
605–645 629 18 107.00–122.50 $114.14 $718 +1.14
670–695 685 6 90.00–120.00 $106.26 $728 -6.85
700–723 711 10 85.00–115.00 $99.53 $708 -5.81
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 +17.53
860–895 878 2 85.00–90.00 $87.55 $769 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–345 334 4 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $442 +7.45
415 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 +15.00
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 +6.89
450–480 465 2 102.50–122.50 $112.18 $522 -16.51
505 505 2 106.00–125.00 $115.50 $583 -8.61
575 575 1 107.50 $107.50 $618 -8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 122.50 $122.50 $502 -4.50
472–490 477 4 118.00–123.00 $121.71 $581 —
560 560 1 113.00 $113.00 $633 -1.00
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1470 1187 80-85% 23 42.00–54.00 $47.70 $566 —
1060–1335 1206 80-85% 9 53.50–67.50 $61.46 $741 +5.60
890–1725 1222 80-85% 161 45.00–63.50 $54.82 $670 -1.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–985 908 85-90% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.37 $566 —
785–1340 985 85-90% 37 22.00–45.50 $33.29 $328 —
730–1405 1043 85-90% 119 36.00–60.00 $46.56 $486 —
955–1205 1114 85-90% 4 45.00–52.00 $48.53 $541 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1875 1307 75-80% 13 42.00–54.00 $48.35 $632 —
1000–1805 1415 75-80% 135 47.00–63.50 $55.69 $788 -1.66
1300–1920 1490 75-80% 14 55.00–66.00 $61.10 $910 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–2025 1455 20 38.00–75.00 $64.43 $937 —
1165–2430 1731 58 72.00–94.00 $80.81 $1,399 -3.09
1340–2070 1775 6 86.00–96.00 $90.46 $1,606 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1067–1145 1098 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 700.00–825.00 $772.87
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
965–1245 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–925.00 $801.75
1100–1200 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–780.00 $748.75
1075–1225 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 840.00–900.00 $873.74
1020–1225 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 690.00–975.00 $854.23
890–1340 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 820.00–1,000.00 $904.69
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 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 $
765–1025 924 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 525.00–725.00 $629.05
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
820–1225 964 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 550.00–700.00 $623.95
925–1175 998 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 625.00–750.00 $679.54
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–750.00 $700.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
930–1040 985 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,100.00 $1,017.39
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 565.00 $565.00

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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
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,050.00 $987.50 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573–590 579 3 87.00–89.00 $88.32 $511 —
678 678 2 80.00 $80.00 $542 —
965 965 1 80.00 $80.00 $772 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 2 86.00 $86.00 $654 —
885 885 1 85.00 $85.00 $752 —
1120 1120 1 74.00 $74.00 $829 —

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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.