Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

5,161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.82/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 526 lb · 275 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.33/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 622 lb · 233 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.15/cwt +6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 473 lb · 230 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,161	5,936	5,702
Feeder cattle	4,362	4,732	4,783
Slaughter cattle	591	889	752
Replacement cattle	208	315	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to market closings in light of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays no trends are available this week, however, trends will resume next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–295	270	4	170.00–190.00	$175.46	$474	-22.29
300–345	330	12	167.50–205.00	$188.62	$622	-1.08
375 value added	375	1	212.50	$212.50	$797	+42.50
355–395	381	18	160.00–195.00	$179.17	$683	-6.23
410–445 value added	426	17	173.00–211.00	$192.70	$821	—
400–449	428	42	160.00–182.50	$169.76	$727	-6.66
450–493	465	77	137.00–182.50	$167.66	$780	-3.32
453–476 value added	471	56	189.50–197.00	$192.85	$908	+11.51
509–540 value added	526	102	165.00–185.50	$176.70	$929	+11.52
500–545	532	76	133.00–172.50	$158.19	$842	-4.12
559–598 value added	568	75	159.00–171.50	$167.44	$951	+1.94
550–598	576	43	138.00–165.00	$151.07	$870	-0.23
616–644 value added	628	90	150.00–166.50	$159.34	$1,001	+2.98
630	630	1	135.00	$135.00	$850	-13.95
620–647	635	33	139.00–157.00	$147.16	$934	-1.79
651–696 value added	669	182	149.25–157.00	$152.12	$1,018	+0.68
650–695	671	43	132.50–154.00	$145.46	$976	+0.48
700–740	725	14	121.00–142.50	$136.31	$988	-5.12
704–743 value added	726	94	142.00–154.00	$148.39	$1,077	+9.02
751–795	761	20	121.00–142.00	$134.93	$1,027	-4.90
759–798 value added	778	136	139.50–155.50	$148.90	$1,158	+2.28
800–835	812	9	125.00–140.00	$135.49	$1,100	+0.19
801–845 value added	825	81	136.00–145.50	$143.73	$1,186	+3.54
851–890 value added	857	188	140.00–159.25	$157.33	$1,348	+14.87
855–890	877	5	132.00–135.00	$133.10	$1,167	—
910–930	922	3	113.00–121.00	$118.32	$1,091	—
915–932 value added	928	9	130.50–136.00	$134.80	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	-7.46
250–290	277	3	162.50–177.50	$169.64	$470	+5.26
308–345	321	9	148.00–174.00	$159.35	$512	+8.98
355–396	382	10	155.00–172.50	$159.86	$611	+9.72
400–445	428	12	145.00–174.00	$163.35	$699	+8.11
463–490	475	4	130.00–160.00	$149.21	$709	-5.43
510–542	531	7	130.00–142.50	$135.90	$722	-5.13
550–565	556	4	141.00–156.00	$151.33	$841	+20.82
569 value added	569	7	148.00	$148.00	$842	-4.50
600–615	608	2	132.50	$132.50	$806	-0.91
685–688	687	4	120.00–128.00	$126.01	$866	-3.08
737 value added	737	4	129.00	$129.00	$951	—
770	770	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,009	+11.21

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	150.00	$150.00	$480	-3.40
435	435	1	165.00	$165.00	$718	+15.00
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	-20.00
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	+10.00
580	580	1	135.00	$135.00	$783	—
630	630	1	140.00	$140.00	$882	—
655	655	1	125.00	$125.00	$819	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	147.50	$147.50	$435	—
315	315	1	150.00	$150.00	$472	+8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	150.00	$150.00	$338	+9.00
265–295	289	13	130.00–166.00	$142.49	$412	-26.39
315 value added	315	19	162.50	$162.50	$512	—
300–345	323	19	125.00–160.00	$142.34	$460	-6.95
350 fancy	350	1	163.00	$163.00	$570	—
350–396	380	71	127.00–157.00	$145.13	$551	-1.93
380	380	1	117.00	$117.00	$445	-30.06
384 value added	384	15	164.00	$164.00	$630	—
400–445	422	60	120.00–154.00	$140.13	$591	-2.27
400–435 value added	427	37	150.00–166.00	$163.37	$698	+4.64
450–497	469	107	120.00–150.00	$139.68	$655	-1.08
470 fancy	470	6	136.00	$136.00	$639	-8.00
459–499 value added	476	117	146.00–157.00	$154.55	$736	—
513	513	2	107.50	$107.50	$551	-29.50
503–545	524	105	118.00–146.00	$136.98	$718	-0.02
511–544 value added	528	168	146.50–155.00	$150.17	$793	+7.78
555	555	1	102.00	$102.00	$566	-33.31
555–570	563	2	111.00–130.00	$120.63	$679	-14.68
550–597 value added	577	59	137.50–150.00	$146.62	$846	+10.82
550–595	579	99	116.00–144.00	$130.95	$758	-4.36
600–649	622	100	115.00–142.00	$132.76	$826	+3.29
602–637 value added	622	133	140.00–149.50	$144.27	$897	+2.92
653–691	669	49	114.00–139.00	$129.32	$865	+2.46
653–697 value added	676	116	135.00–142.00	$140.08	$947	-0.47
695	695	2	105.00	$105.00	$730	+1.00
710–745	724	29	104.00–133.00	$123.66	$895	+3.45
704–746 value added	725	88	129.00–139.50	$134.77	$977	+4.81
750–799 value added	764	28	123.00–130.00	$127.98	$978	-13.81
750–795	774	9	104.00–128.00	$115.63	$895	-3.64
814–833 value added	820	9	116.50–121.00	$118.02	$968	—
815–830	824	4	115.00–120.00	$117.88	$971	+7.38
868–875 value added	870	3	115.00–117.50	$115.84	$1,008	—
873–890	879	3	101.00–120.00	$113.58	$998	-3.16
925	925	1	101.00	$101.00	$934	-1.67
1030	1030	3	91.00–102.00	$94.67	$975	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	125.00–135.00	$130.11	$286	-8.32
265–285	275	2	130.00–135.00	$132.59	$365	-3.29
310–345	329	8	125.00–145.00	$136.28	$448	+2.35
350–395	370	15	116.00–140.00	$130.23	$482	-3.76
410–445	424	10	124.00–138.00	$130.85	$555	+5.04
450–495	472	17	111.00–140.00	$127.76	$603	+4.49
500–540	514	8	117.00–139.00	$128.86	$662	+7.44
563–590	577	11	107.00–125.00	$118.33	$683	-1.85
600–645	623	4	100.00–120.00	$114.29	$712	+3.98
650–695	674	4	101.00–117.00	$111.19	$749	+1.34
725	725	1	102.50	$102.50	$743	-11.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	285	3	105.00–130.00	$118.65	$338	—
355	355	1	132.00	$132.00	$469	+10.41
425–435	430	2	122.50–126.00	$124.27	$534	-1.62
455–480	468	2	122.50–130.00	$126.15	$590	+6.53
480	480	1	110.00	$110.00	$528	-9.62
530–545	536	5	110.00–121.00	$116.87	$626	+9.87
555–585	570	2	121.00–124.00	$122.54	$698	—
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1280	1225	2	84.00–100.00	$91.64	$1,123	—
1330–1390	1360	2	90.00–109.00	$99.71	$1,356	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 fancy	300	1	210.00	$210.00	$630	—
315–335	330	4	167.50–205.00	$185.33	$612	+5.61
350–385 fancy	368	2	202.50–205.00	$203.69	$750	-8.45
350–395	376	31	150.00–195.00	$175.10	$658	-8.10
400–446	422	24	147.50–185.00	$173.17	$731	+3.43
460 value added	460	2	180.00	$180.00	$828	—
450–480 fancy	463	3	166.00–180.00	$172.19	$797	+14.70
450–495	467	54	141.00–177.50	$159.88	$747	-2.64
505 value added	505	1	162.50	$162.50	$821	—
515–525 fancy	520	3	151.00–156.00	$153.33	$797	—
500–545	526	51	130.00–160.00	$144.20	$758	-9.43
565 fancy	565	1	145.00	$145.00	$819	—
550–599	579	27	125.00–156.00	$141.59	$820	-1.68
600–645	617	27	114.00–149.00	$135.45	$836	-0.54
625	625	1	116.00	$116.00	$725	-19.99
650–695	666	39	118.00–138.00	$126.30	$841	-5.49
705–745	727	5	112.00–125.00	$117.55	$855	-5.86
760–762	761	6	105.00–109.00	$107.00	$814	-14.03
800–820	805	9	96.00–109.00	$98.02	$789	-7.85
856	856	4	98.00	$98.00	$839	—
945	945	1	94.00	$94.00	$888	-3.36

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	150.00	$150.00	$502	+5.00
370–395	380	5	130.00–152.50	$145.53	$553	-2.18
400–440	423	12	68.00–160.00	$141.53	$599	-9.30
450–490	475	3	117.00–136.00	$129.15	$613	-13.80
500–525	513	5	135.00–150.00	$141.86	$728	+7.81
555–590	572	9	127.00–133.00	$129.44	$740	+2.60
600–630	619	6	115.00–128.00	$123.59	$765	-1.98
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	+15.26
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	±0.00
750	750	1	111.00	$111.00	$832	-3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	140.00	$140.00	$609	+12.50
470–480	475	2	135.00–140.00	$137.47	$653	+12.47
545	545	1	136.00	$136.00	$741	—
595	595	1	120.00	$120.00	$714	+14.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1510	1510	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1675	1202	80-85%	22	44.00–57.00	$49.28	$592	—
870–1990	1234	80-85%	114	49.00–68.00	$59.86	$739	—
1005–1582	1245	80-85%	24	63.00–80.50	$71.57	$891	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1375	1203	75-80%	4	47.00–60.00	$53.28	$641	—
1135–1905	1446	75-80%	88	51.00–69.00	$61.99	$896	—
1375–1655	1446	75-80%	8	63.00–74.00	$69.83	$1,010	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1210	965	85-90%	14	30.00–49.00	$38.52	$372	—
780–1555	1105	85-90%	44	41.00–63.50	$51.75	$572	-3.71
1190–1405	1298	85-90%	2	65.00–67.00	$65.92	$856	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1220	1188	2	76.00–80.00	$77.95	$926	—
950–1586	1268	4	65.00–85.00	$73.65	$934	—
1295–2310	1714	25	78.00–98.50	$89.31	$1,531	+5.02
1545–2315	1868	10	91.00–104.00	$98.41	$1,838	-0.23

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1100	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	560.00–730.00	$653.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
915–1080	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
945–1120	1008	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–800.00	$737.15
1030–1100	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	675.00–1,030.00	$789.22
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–880.00	$877.50
1145–1535	1306	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	875.00–975.00	$901.21
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
865–1335	1111	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–825.00	$746.34
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00
1305	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	745.00	$745.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
900	900	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00
1075–1110	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	685.00–700.00	$692.38
1075–1165	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,050.00	$978.01

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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
935–1230	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00–1,200.00	$1,161.13	—
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1805	1805	1	63.50	$63.50	$1,146	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1605	1411	13	64.00–70.00	$64.79	$914	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	2	96.00–105.00	$100.62	$382	-1.88
460–480	470	2	90.00–92.00	$91.02	$428	—
530	530	1	88.00	$88.00	$466	—
590	590	1	94.00	$94.00	$555	—
620	620	1	94.00	$94.00	$583	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	92.50	$92.50	$421	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	80.00	$80.00	$408	—

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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.