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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

7,171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.83/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 529 lb · 469 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.46/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 572 lb · 293 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.46/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 474 lb · 262 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,171 9,693 8,158
Feeder cattle 6,153 8,028 6,721
Slaughter cattle 695 1,173 973
Replacement cattle 323 492 464

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 3 200.00–210.00 $203.92 $465 +26.30
255–295 281 21 171.00–222.50 $196.84 $553 +5.26
310–345 327 53 172.00–212.50 $187.74 $614 -2.52
330 fancy 330 4 200.00 $200.00 $660 +15.00
353 fancy 353 2 190.00 $190.00 $671 +8.31
350–395 value added 367 3 187.50–206.00 $197.42 $725 —
350–398 379 66 160.00–194.00 $176.97 $671 +2.89
413–422 value added 417 5 191.00–197.00 $193.43 $807 +8.43
405–445 429 52 150.00–187.50 $171.37 $735 +3.86
455–465 fancy 461 5 180.00–183.00 $181.18 $835 +6.18
450–495 471 109 148.00–175.00 $165.52 $780 +2.64
455–488 value added 475 72 170.00–188.00 $183.91 $874 +2.53
500–548 524 102 141.00–172.00 $159.70 $837 +1.97
500–545 value added 535 92 160.00–176.00 $170.73 $913 -1.94
530–540 535 2 147.50–150.00 $148.76 $796 +13.76
550–595 571 114 136.00–175.00 $155.15 $886 +2.54
555–591 value added 579 41 159.00–173.00 $165.45 $958 -0.05
602 602 6 135.00 $135.00 $813 -9.52
602–642 value added 617 48 151.75–161.00 $156.17 $964 +1.42
600–642 621 136 130.00–158.00 $149.47 $928 +4.95
660 660 2 122.50–127.00 $124.75 $823 -15.58
651–698 671 93 128.00–161.00 $142.27 $955 +1.94
676–696 value added 688 29 149.00–151.00 $150.22 $1,034 -10.82
700–745 722 46 125.00–150.00 $137.74 $994 +0.88
722–744 value added 735 32 142.00–152.50 $148.65 $1,093 +3.08
751–782 value added 762 43 141.50–149.00 $145.89 $1,112 +6.15
760–795 778 22 125.00–141.00 $133.31 $1,037 -3.54
794 794 10 120.00 $120.00 $953 -16.85
800–845 828 14 115.00–136.00 $128.36 $1,063 -2.36
833–846 value added 839 23 141.00–142.50 $142.24 $1,193 +6.97
855–870 862 3 121.00–130.00 $124.36 $1,072 -7.45
861–885 value added 866 24 135.00–141.00 $139.47 $1,208 -5.55
915 value added 915 5 139.50 $139.50 $1,276 +12.00
915–935 925 2 117.00–126.00 $121.55 $1,124 -0.22
943 943 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,084 -6.77
990 990 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,247 +6.76
1020 1020 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,030 -0.85
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 157.50–170.00 $163.88 $393 -6.12
270–280 276 4 130.00–175.00 $156.22 $431 -13.19
305–340 319 15 150.00–187.50 $170.26 $543 -1.23
350–395 371 44 130.00–170.00 $160.07 $594 +11.32
400–446 420 42 122.00–170.00 $153.40 $644 +1.70
453–495 472 37 140.00–164.00 $154.58 $730 +13.02
500–543 525 16 134.00–155.00 $147.05 $772 +3.03
550–590 569 11 110.00–148.00 $133.95 $762 +7.18
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 +7.58
658–690 676 8 113.00–142.00 $127.47 $862 +8.80
700–740 715 6 110.00–130.00 $123.29 $882 +1.36
750–795 773 2 115.00–117.50 $116.21 $898 -10.79
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 135.00 $135.00 $310 —
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459 +25.94
335–345 340 2 150.00 $150.00 $510 -10.00
350–365 358 2 155.00–160.00 $157.55 $564 +12.55
405–435 414 6 134.00–160.00 $144.94 $600 +14.16
490 490 1 133.00 $133.00 $652 +0.08
545 545 2 131.00–141.00 $136.00 $741 —
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 —
505–530 518 2 112.00–120.00 $116.10 $601 -12.42
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 227 6 152.50–220.00 $191.88 $436 +54.33
255–295 270 17 135.00–210.00 $157.56 $425 +0.06
300–348 331 59 135.00–162.00 $144.21 $477 +0.65
330–345 value added 338 2 153.00–156.00 $154.53 $522 —
350–395 376 143 123.00–160.00 $145.18 $546 +2.49
353–396 fancy 381 10 150.00–160.00 $153.10 $583 —
400–415 value added 405 22 158.00–159.00 $158.23 $641 —
420 420 1 128.00 $128.00 $538 -10.60
400–448 425 159 123.00–156.00 $141.44 $601 +2.84
455 fancy 455 1 133.00 $133.00 $605 —
466 466 3 130.00 $130.00 $606 -5.07
450–498 473 229 120.00–147.00 $137.35 $650 +2.28
467–493 value added 483 29 142.00–152.50 $148.26 $716 -2.79
510 510 1 123.00 $123.00 $627 +7.51
501–548 value added 519 81 133.00–149.00 $140.31 $728 -11.80
525–530 fancy 528 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $694 —
500–549 531 385 119.00–144.00 $131.29 $697 +1.55
550–595 571 176 119.00–143.00 $127.88 $730 +19.12
551–592 value added 573 113 131.00–149.50 $140.10 $803 +0.57
550–595 578 4 116.00–120.00 $118.22 $683 -10.31
608 608 8 116.00 $116.00 $705 +1.00
600–647 621 108 108.00–143.00 $125.34 $778 -1.94
608–649 value added 626 60 130.00–139.50 $134.83 $844 +0.43
650–684 value added 665 23 119.00–137.00 $132.39 $880 -0.39
650–695 668 56 107.00–138.00 $121.34 $811 -3.32
700–745 716 39 110.00–127.00 $121.65 $871 +1.52
703–744 value added 725 25 124.00–132.00 $126.77 $919 -2.25
750–795 773 39 102.00–126.00 $118.53 $916 +4.82
750–794 value added 777 34 112.00–128.00 $123.57 $960 +0.57
800–835 816 12 110.00–128.00 $115.14 $940 +2.06
818 value added 818 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,072 —
833 833 13 110.00 $110.00 $916 -3.08
850–890 861 6 110.00–124.00 $115.97 $999 +0.97
900–915 908 4 103.00–113.00 $107.96 $980 +2.03
955–961 960 11 119.00–124.00 $123.55 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 229 11 129.00–155.00 $136.25 $312 -2.97
255–285 271 8 127.50–170.00 $139.58 $378 +2.95
300–340 323 14 125.00–147.50 $134.19 $433 +5.80
350–395 378 22 110.00–144.00 $133.98 $506 +2.72
401–445 420 33 122.50–141.00 $133.60 $561 +1.49
455–490 472 28 120.00–138.00 $129.46 $611 +4.94
500–545 521 15 110.00–131.00 $124.50 $649 +3.14
550–595 569 25 110.00–127.00 $117.17 $667 +2.05
600–645 630 17 110.00–124.00 $119.81 $755 +6.35
650–698 669 8 100.00–115.00 $106.39 $712 +0.35
750–770 762 3 97.50–118.00 $109.28 $833 +16.78
825–835 827 5 98.00–110.00 $100.42 $830 +5.42
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 262 3 95.00–142.50 $122.55 $321 -7.02
370–395 384 4 120.00–130.00 $124.36 $478 —
405–445 423 5 110.00–131.00 $122.33 $517 -0.17
450–495 473 2 127.50 $127.50 $603 +1.85
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 -10.65
505 505 1 112.50 $112.50 $568 -6.19
520 520 1 114.00 $114.00 $593 -4.69
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 -8.69
565–585 575 6 84.00–120.00 $111.95 $644 +2.95
625 625 2 112.50–114.00 $113.25 $708 +7.98
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 122.50 $122.50 $300 —
250 250 1 126.00 $126.00 $315 —
300 300 1 127.50 $127.50 $382 —
380–390 385 2 117.50–122.50 $120.03 $462 —
460–470 465 2 105.00–120.00 $112.58 $523 —
500–535 518 3 82.50–114.00 $102.98 $533 -11.12
560–595 582 3 96.00–110.00 $101.86 $593 +1.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 4 180.00–200.00 $186.94 $529 +16.98
305–345 fancy 320 3 205.00–207.50 $206.60 $661 —
325–345 338 9 167.00–210.00 $189.59 $641 +10.18
338–348 value added 343 4 184.00–190.00 $186.96 $641 —
350–370 fancy 360 5 197.00–212.50 $201.31 $725 +21.31
350–390 370 49 150.00–190.00 $173.47 $642 +0.55
404–415 value added 406 6 159.00–187.00 $182.23 $740 —
405–425 fancy 412 3 158.00–162.50 $160.85 $663 -18.98
400–447 426 82 140.00–180.00 $166.01 $707 +7.63
450–475 value added 467 3 170.00–172.00 $171.36 $800 —
450–495 473 91 130.00–177.00 $156.19 $739 +5.65
460–485 fancy 473 2 161.00–166.00 $163.57 $774 -0.25
475 475 1 145.00 $145.00 $689 -5.54
500–548 526 101 120.00–164.00 $143.39 $754 +1.57
535 value added 535 1 134.00 $134.00 $717 —
530–545 fancy 538 2 160.00–163.00 $161.48 $869 +1.16
550 fancy 550 1 153.00 $153.00 $842 +11.00
560 560 1 126.00 $126.00 $706 -8.96
550–595 573 95 120.00–153.00 $137.80 $790 +2.84
600–645 623 57 114.00–148.00 $134.34 $837 +6.17
650–695 665 56 105.00–137.50 $125.33 $833 -3.07
685 fancy 685 1 121.00 $121.00 $829 —
700–748 725 19 105.00–128.00 $117.28 $850 +1.49
750–795 765 30 97.00–129.00 $115.42 $883 -0.54
810–840 828 4 112.50–122.00 $116.32 $963 +3.87
855–878 869 16 85.00–114.00 $99.17 $862 -12.60
910–920 913 3 108.00–115.00 $110.99 $1,013 +13.85
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–322 318 3 165.00–167.50 $165.81 $527 +29.79
350–365 358 2 144.00–152.50 $148.16 $530 +1.87
415–445 435 13 133.00–162.50 $148.81 $647 +7.95
450–485 466 21 120.00–155.00 $142.82 $666 +4.91
505–540 520 15 125.00–146.00 $137.62 $716 +5.02
550–590 569 20 113.00–150.00 $125.72 $715 +4.04
600–645 624 7 110.00–127.50 $117.76 $735 +1.85
665–695 674 18 106.00–122.00 $116.29 $784 +1.25
700 700 1 112.50 $112.50 $788 +9.53
700–735 715 7 102.00–117.50 $112.57 $805 +9.60
838 838 2 97.00 $97.00 $813 -1.20
855 855 1 116.00 $116.00 $992 +18.50
900 900 1 92.00 $92.00 $828 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
460–480 470 5 118.00–140.00 $132.77 $624 +8.02
505–520 513 2 112.00–126.00 $118.90 $610 +7.90
585–590 588 2 108.00 $108.00 $635 -17.00
630 630 1 119.00 $119.00 $750 —
655–670 665 3 105.00–112.50 $109.16 $726 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1540 1203 80-85% 48 40.00–53.00 $47.32 $569 —
900–1825 1259 80-85% 110 48.00–70.00 $56.01 $705 +0.01
1070–1555 1305 80-85% 16 57.00–80.00 $68.52 $894 +4.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1300 1059 85-90% 30 22.00–42.00 $34.87 $369 —
840–1450 1098 85-90% 103 37.00–61.00 $48.10 $528 —
1105–1225 1185 85-90% 3 48.00–61.50 $53.90 $639 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–2100 1449 75-80% 99 49.50–68.00 $57.89 $839 —
1075–1805 1467 75-80% 10 43.00–52.00 $49.09 $720 -8.45
1250–1705 1493 75-80% 13 60.00–79.00 $67.79 $1,012 +10.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1280 1228 2 79.50–84.00 $81.85 $1,005 —
1125–2180 1675 38 74.00–93.00 $83.66 $1,401 —
1150–2260 1817 32 64.00–80.50 $76.40 $1,388 —
1575–2110 1858 8 89.00–104.00 $95.22 $1,769 +1.53

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Bred Cows

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) 1 850.00 $850.00
900–1535 1109 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00–900.00 $818.18
950–1500 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–890.00 $847.50
1050–1200 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–820.00 $747.50
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00
900–1480 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 585.00–900.00 $786.92
1080–1380 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00–775.00 $731.10
1115–1380 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 775.00–950.00 $848.26
1080–1505 1293 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–830.00 $775.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–1035 861 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 650.00–725.00 $667.10
990–1140 1014 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 650.00–725.00 $706.51
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
970–1290 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 500.00–775.00 $672.99
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
820–1080 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–670.00 $661.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1010–1045 1028 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 730.00–1,080.00 $907.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–910 908 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 570.00–610.00 $589.94

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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
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 -221.09
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 -246.09
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 1 69.00 $69.00 $683 —

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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.