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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

5,936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.30/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 523 lb · 219 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.59/cwt +2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 470 lb · 184 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.38/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 571 lb · 183 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,936 7,171 7,069
Feeder cattle 4,732 6,153 5,767
Slaughter cattle 889 695 763
Replacement cattle 315 323 539

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand. Offerings were notably lighter than the previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand. This is the last weekly summary for the year 2021. Weekly summaries will resume in January, 2022 after the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 226 11 174.00–230.00 $184.40 $417 -19.52
260–295 281 9 165.00–225.00 $197.75 $556 +0.91
300–345 319 34 170.00–212.50 $189.70 $605 +1.96
340 value added 340 1 212.50 $212.50 $722 —
355 fancy 355 1 209.00 $209.00 $742 +19.00
365 value added 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 -27.42
350–395 381 31 160.00–202.50 $185.40 $706 +8.43
415 fancy 415 1 180.00 $180.00 $747 —
400–446 431 49 165.00–197.00 $176.42 $760 +5.05
450–499 478 62 150.00–187.50 $170.98 $817 +5.46
465–499 value added 489 42 176.00–186.00 $181.34 $887 -2.57
500–515 fancy 509 6 180.00–187.50 $183.50 $934 —
500–547 526 81 147.00–177.50 $162.31 $854 +2.61
515–535 value added 529 17 157.50–169.00 $165.18 $874 -5.55
535 thin fleshed 535 1 170.00 $170.00 $910 —
550–597 577 68 140.00–160.00 $151.30 $873 -3.85
555–598 value added 589 41 163.00–170.00 $165.50 $975 +0.05
600 fancy 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
605–643 value added 618 21 150.00–162.00 $156.36 $966 +0.19
600–648 622 57 131.00–162.50 $148.95 $926 -0.52
660–695 value added 670 37 140.00–155.50 $151.44 $1,015 +1.22
650–699 674 56 119.00–156.00 $144.98 $977 +2.71
700–709 value added 707 5 136.00–153.00 $139.37 $985 -9.28
706–745 730 53 120.00–151.00 $141.43 $1,032 +3.69
753–795 768 23 116.00–149.00 $139.83 $1,074 +6.52
750–792 value added 772 62 130.00–149.00 $146.62 $1,132 +0.73
800–834 value added 816 14 132.00–145.50 $140.19 $1,144 -2.05
810–840 829 11 130.00–139.00 $135.30 $1,122 +6.94
874–877 value added 877 38 140.00–142.75 $142.46 $1,249 +2.99
950 950 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,188 —
960–978 value added 976 17 125.00–140.50 $138.71 $1,354 —
1030 1030 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,308 +26.00
1110–1130 1126 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–248 237 4 160.00–170.00 $167.46 $397 +3.58
255–295 278 9 152.50–180.00 $164.38 $457 +8.16
300–345 322 15 132.00–172.50 $150.37 $484 -19.89
355–395 374 7 137.00–172.50 $150.14 $562 -9.93
400–445 419 14 127.00–165.00 $155.24 $650 +1.84
450–495 475 14 147.50–160.00 $154.64 $735 +0.06
500–545 528 14 130.00–152.50 $141.03 $745 -6.02
550–575 563 4 123.00–141.00 $130.51 $735 -3.44
572 value added 572 5 152.50 $152.50 $872 —
600–635 626 5 126.00–142.00 $133.41 $835 -1.59
655–680 668 2 124.00–134.00 $129.09 $862 +1.62
710–730 718 3 135.00–136.00 $135.66 $974 +12.37
760–780 767 3 110.00–134.00 $119.79 $919 +3.58
805 805 1 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
850–895 873 2 119.00–130.00 $124.36 $1,086 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 +25.00
335–345 340 2 147.00–160.00 $153.40 $522 +3.40
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 +5.06
495 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 +12.00
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 +4.00
665 665 1 118.00 $118.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 142.00 $142.00 $473 —
425 425 1 141.00 $141.00 $599 —
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 141.00 $141.00 $338 -50.88
270–295 282 15 145.00–192.50 $168.88 $476 +11.32
300–345 325 71 130.00–165.00 $149.29 $485 +5.08
330 fancy 330 2 172.50 $172.50 $569 —
350–396 380 94 125.00–160.00 $147.06 $559 +1.88
390 fancy 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 -13.10
415–435 fancy 424 6 142.00–159.00 $147.32 $625 —
400–448 427 134 127.00–156.00 $142.40 $608 +0.96
439–443 value added 440 39 150.00–161.00 $158.73 $698 +0.50
450–496 469 179 129.00–149.00 $140.76 $660 +10.76
485 485 2 132.50 $132.50 $643 -4.85
490 fancy 490 2 144.00 $144.00 $706 +11.00
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -17.35
500–528 value added 512 11 137.50–146.00 $142.39 $729 +2.08
500–548 524 206 117.00–145.00 $137.00 $718 +5.71
530 fancy 530 2 140.00 $140.00 $742 +8.50
554–578 value added 562 26 130.00–145.00 $135.80 $763 -4.30
550–598 572 157 118.00–145.00 $135.31 $774 +7.43
600–644 value added 623 48 120.00–159.00 $141.35 $881 +6.52
600–649 626 72 115.00–140.00 $129.47 $810 +4.13
645 645 2 149.00 $149.00 $961 +23.66
650–695 664 61 107.00–132.50 $126.86 $842 +5.52
669–680 value added 669 23 120.00–141.50 $140.55 $940 +8.16
685 685 1 104.00 $104.00 $712 -17.34
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 -6.65
700 700 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 +23.35
713–717 value added 716 11 129.00–130.50 $129.96 $931 +3.19
700–745 719 28 105.00–127.50 $120.21 $864 -1.44
763–780 value added 764 72 109.00–143.25 $141.79 $1,083 +18.22
751–790 767 41 106.00–123.00 $119.27 $915 +0.74
820–848 838 9 100.00–118.00 $110.50 $926 +0.50
850–873 861 11 108.00–122.00 $116.74 $1,005 +0.77
935 935 3 93.00–122.00 $102.67 $960 -5.29
955–975 965 2 90.00–101.00 $95.56 $922 -27.99
1244 1244 4 101.00 $101.00 $1,256 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 209 8 132.50–142.50 $138.43 $289 +2.18
250–295 278 10 120.00–150.00 $135.88 $378 -3.70
305–340 324 20 120.00–144.00 $133.93 $434 -0.26
350–395 379 13 120.00–144.00 $133.99 $508 +0.01
400–445 430 13 120.00–136.00 $125.81 $541 -7.79
450–498 470 22 112.00–132.00 $123.27 $579 -6.19
500–530 516 16 115.00–131.00 $121.42 $627 -3.08
550–590 570 12 110.00–130.00 $120.18 $685 +3.01
605–640 618 4 104.00–115.00 $110.31 $682 -9.50
655–695 678 10 103.00–125.00 $109.85 $745 +3.46
730 730 1 114.00 $114.00 $832 —
750–760 755 4 113.00–125.00 $117.23 $885 +7.95
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 116.00–127.50 $121.59 $444 -2.77
365–390 374 4 120.00–139.00 $131.09 $490 +6.73
400 400 1 114.00 $114.00 $456 -8.33
420–445 431 4 114.00–132.50 $125.89 $543 +3.56
455–460 458 2 108.00–110.00 $108.99 $499 -18.51
455–495 472 3 108.00–130.00 $119.62 $565 -7.88
510–520 515 2 110.00–125.00 $117.43 $605 +3.43
545 545 1 107.00 $107.00 $583 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–305 304 4 100.00–127.50 $106.91 $325 -20.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 233 3 182.50–195.00 $189.25 $441 —
260–290 270 6 180.00–199.00 $187.88 $507 +0.94
305–340 318 11 151.00–205.00 $179.72 $572 -9.87
340–345 fancy 343 2 212.50–220.00 $216.22 $742 +9.62
351–375 fancy 359 9 200.00–217.50 $212.14 $762 +10.83
350–398 378 67 150.00–207.50 $183.20 $692 +9.73
410–435 fancy 419 4 189.00–200.00 $193.67 $811 +32.82
400–449 424 61 146.00–190.00 $169.74 $720 +3.73
455–480 fancy 468 2 157.00–158.00 $157.49 $737 -6.08
450–498 470 139 130.00–177.50 $162.52 $764 +6.33
500–548 526 110 128.00–166.00 $153.63 $808 +10.24
550–598 578 72 125.00–154.00 $143.27 $828 +5.47
600–645 624 71 113.00–147.50 $135.99 $849 +1.65
625–635 630 2 106.00–135.00 $120.62 $760 -13.72
650–692 668 38 110.00–147.00 $131.79 $880 +6.46
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 -13.33
700–745 730 17 105.00–134.00 $123.41 $901 +6.13
750–792 760 31 105.00–127.00 $121.03 $920 +5.61
805–825 813 6 98.00–117.00 $105.87 $861 -10.45
905–923 917 3 94.00–99.00 $97.36 $893 -13.63
998 998 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 145.00 $145.00 $457 -20.81
350–385 366 7 140.00–152.50 $147.71 $541 -0.45
400–445 425 16 132.00–166.00 $150.83 $641 +2.02
450–495 477 22 131.00–155.00 $142.95 $682 +0.13
500–540 526 28 120.00–143.50 $134.05 $705 -3.57
550–595 570 16 113.00–140.00 $126.84 $723 +1.12
605–645 629 9 118.00–130.00 $125.57 $790 +7.81
663–685 678 7 102.50–126.00 $114.74 $778 -1.55
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 +2.50
780 780 1 114.00 $114.00 $889 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 150.00–153.00 $151.94 $471 +11.94
405 405 1 127.50 $127.50 $516 —
485 485 2 125.00 $125.00 $606 -7.77
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 +7.23
503–515 509 4 110.00–116.00 $113.04 $575 -5.86
585 585 2 114.00 $114.00 $667 +6.00
590 590 1 106.00 $106.00 $625 -2.00
640 640 1 119.00 $119.00 $762 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 127.50 $127.50 $555 -7.50
488 488 3 136.00 $136.00 $664 —
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 —
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1630 1630 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $659 —
995–1470 1188 80-85% 14 43.00–55.00 $49.47 $588 —
870–1980 1253 80-85% 173 47.00–72.00 $57.13 $716 +1.12
980–1450 1256 80-85% 30 58.00–83.00 $71.61 $899 +15.60
1145–1400 1273 80-85% 2 38.00–48.00 $43.50 $554 -12.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1820 1377 75-80% 8 46.00–55.50 $50.23 $692 —
1030–1960 1451 75-80% 108 50.00–70.00 $59.55 $864 +10.46
1030–1815 1513 75-80% 35 58.00–76.00 $66.22 $1,002 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–990 946 85-90% 5 59.00–85.00 $67.12 $635 —
770–1345 1030 85-90% 29 20.00–45.00 $35.02 $361 —
810–1413 1061 85-90% 95 34.00–63.00 $49.16 $522 +14.29
820–1600 1140 85-90% 10 48.00–67.00 $55.46 $632 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1190 1090 3 76.00–80.50 $78.46 $855 —
1015–2170 1565 19 64.00–82.00 $73.84 $1,156 —
1210–2235 1714 48 75.00–96.50 $84.29 $1,445 —
1505–2240 1862 15 87.00–115.00 $98.64 $1,837 +3.42

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 655.00 $655.00
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
1045–1245 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,115.78
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1115–1480 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 775.00–950.00 $887.05
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1200–1300 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 835.00–875.00 $855.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 585.00 $585.00
1205–1455 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00–1,150.00 $957.18
1230–1385 1308 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–700.00 $652.96
1335–1680 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–900.00 $886.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1045–1255 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–675.00 $652.28
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–985 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 625.00–700.00 $659.74

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 64.00 $64.00 $445 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 105.00 $105.00 $236 —
275 275 1 105.00 $105.00 $289 —
325 325 1 105.00 $105.00 $341 —
355 355 1 102.50 $102.50 $364 —
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 —

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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.