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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

8,967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.64/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 522 lb · 345 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.76/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 571 lb · 293 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.59/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 633 lb · 279 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,967 8,912 9,551
Feeder cattle 7,427 7,419 8,029
Slaughter cattle 1,022 1,056 1,164
Replacement cattle 518 437 358

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with mostly moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 236 5 162.50–180.00 $169.93 $401 -19.65
250–295 279 7 177.50–197.50 $186.07 $519 +12.55
300–345 326 62 151.00–187.50 $166.67 $543 +0.72
350–398 372 60 157.00–192.50 $170.51 $634 +4.29
400–449 428 60 139.00–174.00 $161.26 $690 -0.16
465 fancy 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 —
450–495 474 98 138.00–168.00 $154.07 $730 -1.57
505–530 value added 514 19 147.00–164.00 $154.42 $794 -1.66
500–549 523 121 130.00–162.50 $147.05 $769 -2.88
520–535 531 5 122.50–140.00 $136.57 $725 -13.36
535 fancy 535 1 151.00 $151.00 $808 -8.51
555–595 value added 564 101 143.00–159.00 $153.04 $863 -0.67
551–597 577 103 129.00–155.00 $141.84 $818 -1.27
600–649 628 107 123.00–148.00 $137.78 $865 +0.32
600–649 value added 636 172 133.00–158.00 $148.82 $946 -8.97
654–687 value added 661 38 139.00–150.00 $147.46 $975 +3.08
650–695 666 90 124.00–145.50 $136.35 $908 +1.39
710 710 1 122.50 $122.50 $870 -11.26
700–745 721 65 121.00–138.00 $131.09 $945 -2.67
702–748 value added 728 207 136.00–153.75 $147.13 $1,071 -4.64
755–795 767 31 122.00–141.00 $132.06 $1,013 -1.26
773–782 value added 779 7 135.00–137.00 $136.43 $1,063 -4.63
800–830 810 8 125.00–136.00 $130.56 $1,058 +0.15
840 value added 840 60 152.50 $152.50 $1,281 +6.34
850–879 869 10 119.00–133.00 $130.45 $1,134 +8.40
882 value added 882 3 131.50 $131.50 $1,160 —
910–945 934 7 118.00–123.00 $119.58 $1,117 +3.48
960 value added 960 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,248 —
970–987 982 4 110.00–115.00 $112.24 $1,102 +7.24
1020 1020 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,132 —
1075 1075 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.50 $142.50 $342 -8.52
250–295 269 10 147.50–170.00 $160.36 $431 +7.83
315–345 330 19 140.00–167.50 $148.57 $490 -1.93
355–395 375 44 140.00–164.00 $152.74 $573 +7.15
400–435 416 14 121.00–155.00 $140.23 $583 -4.85
450–499 477 33 130.00–153.00 $142.70 $681 +4.80
505–540 523 18 106.00–145.00 $130.96 $685 -1.55
555–595 578 19 105.00–140.00 $130.17 $752 +2.74
600–640 625 16 112.00–140.00 $130.19 $814 +10.74
660–690 668 7 107.00–131.00 $122.58 $819 +5.40
700–730 721 9 105.00–120.00 $110.86 $799 -7.49
790 790 1 120.00 $120.00 $948 -4.00
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 +2.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 137.00–160.00 $148.91 $417 +10.08
320–340 330 2 152.50–160.00 $156.14 $515 —
355–395 377 3 132.50–150.00 $139.17 $525 —
405–440 420 3 136.00–150.00 $143.03 $601 -1.97
450–485 462 3 125.00–127.50 $126.62 $585 +6.62
476 476 6 140.00 $140.00 $666 +20.00
500–505 504 4 135.00–140.00 $138.76 $699 —
585–590 588 2 115.00–132.50 $123.79 $728 +1.29
635–645 640 2 110.00–122.00 $116.05 $743 —
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 +2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 226 13 127.50–151.00 $135.77 $307 -6.48
255–295 279 15 130.00–150.00 $140.05 $391 -3.87
300–345 323 56 129.00–151.00 $136.94 $442 +2.83
335 value added 335 7 155.00 $155.00 $519 +5.00
373 thin fleshed 373 2 121.00 $121.00 $451 —
350–398 379 115 119.00–141.00 $129.64 $491 -2.84
400 fancy 400 1 131.00 $131.00 $524 —
410 410 1 124.00 $124.00 $508 -8.12
410–435 423 2 107.50–116.00 $111.62 $472 -20.50
422–433 value added 427 57 144.00 $144.00 $615 -10.00
400–449 430 199 118.00–143.00 $130.33 $560 -1.79
450–498 473 234 112.00–139.00 $129.06 $610 +1.24
478–492 value added 485 23 137.50–138.00 $137.74 $668 —
495 495 1 111.00 $111.00 $549 -9.18
503–542 value added 513 26 130.00–140.00 $133.58 $685 -8.55
500–545 523 319 109.00–137.50 $124.99 $654 +1.12
558–592 value added 564 78 126.00–133.00 $131.27 $740 +1.82
558–585 567 3 117.50–118.00 $117.83 $668 +5.21
550–598 574 212 109.00–135.00 $122.46 $703 -0.66
600–645 value added 613 28 120.00–138.00 $128.96 $791 +6.57
600–630 615 2 99.00–115.00 $107.20 $659 -13.65
600–645 625 123 105.00–130.00 $119.85 $749 -1.00
650–695 666 87 106.00–124.00 $117.98 $786 +1.31
654–681 value added 668 135 123.00–135.00 $128.78 $860 -5.70
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 -8.91
700–746 723 54 101.00–123.00 $113.28 $819 -3.63
702–749 value added 726 31 120.50–130.00 $123.71 $898 -0.03
750–793 769 31 100.00–122.00 $112.40 $864 +1.55
804–833 817 10 94.00–100.00 $98.78 $807 -7.91
802–848 value added 823 8 112.00–122.50 $118.65 $976 —
879 value added 879 20 104.50 $104.50 $919 —
855–895 885 13 90.00–113.00 $98.40 $871 -3.32
905 905 1 90.00 $90.00 $814 —
985 985 1 77.00 $77.00 $758 -18.00
1065 1065 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,086 —
1130 1130 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 288 6 116.00–140.00 $131.09 $378 -1.69
300–345 320 17 114.00–140.00 $127.39 $408 -0.61
355–395 378 29 110.00–135.00 $126.39 $478 +3.15
400–445 430 43 105.00–134.00 $124.05 $533 +2.33
453–497 469 40 105.00–128.00 $118.17 $554 +0.18
500–545 525 29 95.00–125.00 $113.20 $594 +0.31
550–597 578 30 105.00–122.00 $117.83 $681 +5.84
600–648 621 17 102.50–120.00 $110.40 $686 +2.31
655–695 674 4 100.00–108.00 $103.83 $700 -1.84
708–735 719 4 100.00–110.00 $106.95 $769 +0.14
750–775 766 4 91.00–106.00 $101.24 $775 +4.82
850 850 1 94.00 $94.00 $799 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 282 3 95.00–125.00 $107.38 $303 —
305–340 326 4 100.00–130.00 $119.17 $388 -2.69
390–395 393 2 100.00–130.00 $115.10 $452 +15.10
420 420 1 109.00 $109.00 $458 -7.21
420–430 425 2 101.00–122.00 $111.62 $474 -4.59
455–463 460 3 113.00 $113.00 $520 -0.82
470–495 485 4 107.00–120.00 $114.22 $554 +0.40
525 525 1 113.00 $113.00 $593 -0.47
525–540 533 3 109.00–125.00 $116.28 $620 +2.81
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 +6.69
555–580 569 5 106.00–116.00 $110.13 $627 +1.82
615–640 628 2 108.00 $108.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 110.00 $110.00 $270 —
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 +9.07
365 365 1 117.50 $117.50 $429 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 329 8 140.00–170.00 $154.49 $508 +2.81
358–388 fancy 371 7 176.00–180.00 $177.86 $660 +4.91
350–395 382 64 141.00–172.50 $152.24 $582 -0.28
400–410 fancy 405 2 170.00–172.50 $171.27 $694 +7.39
400–445 427 61 130.00–167.50 $147.78 $631 -7.10
455 fancy 455 1 153.00 $153.00 $696 -12.31
450–497 467 144 132.00–166.00 $145.48 $679 +1.68
505 fancy 505 2 149.00 $149.00 $752 +0.18
500–545 519 158 122.00–150.00 $137.23 $712 +2.18
550–598 575 118 114.00–146.00 $130.42 $750 +0.35
600–645 621 93 111.00–132.00 $124.15 $771 +1.92
650–695 667 94 108.00–132.50 $118.75 $792 +2.02
710 fancy 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 —
700–745 726 55 100.00–120.00 $111.91 $812 +4.08
750–790 770 27 100.00–114.00 $106.40 $819 -2.32
800–847 830 16 90.00–110.00 $100.89 $837 -3.29
850–890 871 8 90.00–109.00 $104.13 $907 +5.74
905–935 923 4 80.00–109.00 $94.21 $870 -7.89
953 953 2 86.00 $86.00 $820 -18.26
1025 1025 11 70.00 $70.00 $718 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
263–280 269 3 142.00–146.00 $143.39 $386 —
310 310 1 137.00 $137.00 $425 —
350–392 384 9 111.00–150.00 $127.88 $491 -7.60
400–449 433 45 110.00–154.00 $136.34 $590 -0.21
450–495 470 49 117.00–150.00 $137.74 $647 +7.00
500–545 523 68 104.00–151.00 $123.65 $647 +1.67
550–595 579 33 100.00–130.00 $115.62 $669 +0.40
604–645 619 16 106.00–130.00 $115.55 $715 +1.41
650–694 679 31 100.00–120.00 $111.76 $759 +5.50
703–705 704 4 106.00–110.00 $108.25 $762 +8.72
750–780 763 4 105.00–109.00 $106.27 $811 -3.73
805–815 810 2 95.00–100.00 $97.48 $790 —
850–860 855 2 97.50–103.00 $100.27 $857 +12.72
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 120.00 $120.00 $404 -12.45
360 360 1 132.00 $132.00 $475 —
405–442 431 7 118.00–142.50 $133.46 $575 +3.46
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 +14.00
475–490 479 4 125.00–143.00 $131.34 $629 +19.16
495 495 1 129.00 $129.00 $639 +16.82
520 520 1 119.00 $119.00 $619 +3.50
570–580 575 2 114.00–122.00 $118.03 $679 +10.53
610 610 1 112.00 $112.00 $683 —
610–645 633 3 100.00–110.00 $106.79 $676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 112.50–131.00 $122.19 $519 -0.31
500–510 505 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $558 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–930 872 80-85% 3 64.00–72.00 $68.73 $599 —
975–1475 1184 80-85% 25 37.00–52.00 $43.92 $520 -3.78
900–1465 1188 80-85% 134 45.00–61.00 $54.15 $643 +6.45
1050–1555 1267 80-85% 13 58.00–65.00 $61.03 $773 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 35.00 $35.00 $466 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1645 1421 75-80% 13 58.00–65.00 $61.24 $870 +5.55
1135–1720 1441 75-80% 9 43.00–52.00 $46.91 $676 -8.78
890–2175 1448 75-80% 137 49.00–64.50 $55.45 $803 -0.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–795 775 85-90% 3 61.00–66.00 $64.03 $496 —
820–1115 955 85-90% 18 25.00–40.00 $32.07 $306 -1.22
785–1570 1084 85-90% 80 36.00–56.00 $44.60 $483 —
940–1305 1113 85-90% 4 50.00–63.00 $56.84 $633 +8.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 73.50 $73.50 $860 —
1085–2255 1429 30 55.00–77.00 $68.66 $981 —
1270–2260 1745 48 70.00–93.50 $80.54 $1,405 -0.27
1520–2100 1818 10 83.00–98.00 $87.78 $1,596 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 600.00–650.00 $612.50
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
950–1000 975 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 550.00–675.00 $612.50
800–1100 983 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 670.00–825.00 $773.33
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $850.00
900–1250 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–1,010.00 $916.67
900–1200 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–695.00 $672.50
850–1300 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 775.00–1,025.00 $886.67
1010–1145 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 720.00–800.00 $766.07
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
955–1295 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–810.00 $670.14
900–1400 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 650.00–1,030.00 $859.17
1005–1350 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 725.00–850.00 $793.54
1070–1575 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 920.00–1,300.00 $1,194.54
1005–1410 1239 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00–1,125.00 $957.77
1060–1455 1286 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00–1,050.00 $868.20
1050–1845 1356 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 750.00–1,075.00 $898.73
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1025 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–650.00 $626.55
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1040–1255 1161 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–725.00 $696.12
1150–1190 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 820.00–885.00 $851.94
965–1350 1211 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 635.00–900.00 $800.09
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
800–950 838 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 790.00–1,000.00 $847.50
825–885 845 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 710.00 $710.00
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1175 1175 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1180–1370 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,160.00–1,525.00 $1,422.18 +422.18
1200–1450 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,336.79 +336.79
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,287.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,035.00 $992.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730–985 858 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 720.00–920.00 $805.13 —
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 70.00 $70.00 $247 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 81.00 $81.00 $360 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 106.00 $106.00 $260 —
505 505 1 87.00 $87.00 $439 —

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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.