Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

7,257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.06/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 526 lb · 289 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.90/cwt +5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 728 lb · 228 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.85/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 472 lb · 218 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,257	2,777	5,888
Feeder cattle	5,973	2,128	4,552
Slaughter cattle	817	441	763
Replacement cattle	467	208	573

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week’s light test, feeder cattle of all classes had a higher undertone across the state with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	282	22	165.00–220.00	$186.05	$525	+5.54
300–347	327	43	167.50–215.00	$194.85	$637	+20.68
370–373 value added	372	4	213.00–214.00	$213.75	$795	-4.25
350–398	375	68	170.00–215.00	$190.73	$715	+6.90
400–448	425	63	166.00–208.00	$186.18	$791	+7.55
450–499	479	114	161.00–194.00	$176.34	$845	-0.49
453–499 value added	483	10	190.00–192.50	$191.49	$925	-1.51
510 fancy	510	3	170.00	$170.00	$867	—
500–547	522	179	148.00–187.50	$168.81	$881	+6.95
510–545 value added	531	27	165.00–180.00	$174.76	$928	-0.01
533	533	2	140.00	$140.00	$746	-21.86
550–583 value added	567	17	160.00–176.00	$168.43	$955	+9.43
550–596	576	128	142.00–176.00	$160.40	$924	+7.18
600–646	625	90	138.00–166.00	$155.70	$973	+6.97
600–643 value added	626	77	148.00–167.75	$163.99	$1,027	+0.24
650–698	676	84	137.00–155.00	$144.71	$978	+5.60
650–696 value added	678	27	140.00–158.00	$151.61	$1,028	+1.37
700–748	716	69	135.00–152.00	$144.52	$1,035	+6.34
715–735 value added	717	29	146.00–150.00	$146.42	$1,050	+2.92
720	720	1	120.00	$120.00	$864	-18.18
750–792	768	23	125.00–147.00	$138.02	$1,060	+6.44
750–785 value added	770	33	139.00–148.00	$144.72	$1,114	+1.53
800–843	820	16	120.00–144.00	$133.62	$1,096	+0.64
818–848 value added	821	133	136.50–151.00	$148.45	$1,219	—
853–880	861	5	129.00–146.00	$136.94	$1,179	-0.56
865–875 value added	865	62	131.00–146.25	$145.79	$1,261	+9.79
915–920	918	2	118.00–141.00	$129.47	$1,189	-0.16
1000	1000	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,160	+6.49
1080 value added	1080	2	124.50	$124.50	$1,345	-8.50
1150 value added	1150	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,449	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	3	150.00–185.00	$171.59	$395	+13.56
260–295	282	5	155.00–170.00	$162.95	$460	+17.13
305–345	330	8	147.00–185.00	$163.80	$541	+23.56
353–395	372	14	145.00–172.50	$160.85	$598	-3.30
400–445	423	10	156.00–174.00	$165.35	$699	+32.72
450–497	470	31	140.00–172.00	$156.74	$737	+8.77
500–545	520	15	136.00–165.00	$152.51	$793	+15.45
550–599	586	12	130.00–150.00	$141.55	$829	—
620–645	632	5	130.00–145.00	$137.28	$868	+22.28
652–695	667	9	125.00–141.00	$133.23	$889	-1.26
700–745	719	8	126.00–140.00	$131.91	$948	+6.08
775–785	778	3	127.50–133.00	$129.35	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	147.00	$147.00	$434	—
305	305	1	140.00	$140.00	$427	—
355–370	362	3	140.00–158.00	$147.22	$533	—
430	430	1	131.00	$131.00	$563	—
450	450	1	139.00	$139.00	$626	—
508	508	3	130.00	$130.00	$660	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	4	130.00–162.50	$148.18	$483	—
425	425	1	157.00	$157.00	$667	—
455	455	1	142.50	$142.50	$648	-1.50
653	653	2	132.00	$132.00	$862	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	232	17	137.50–171.00	$152.60	$354	+0.72
265 fancy	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
255–295	280	27	132.00–175.00	$156.25	$438	+9.87
305–313 value added	307	8	169.00–170.00	$169.75	$521	—
310–315 fancy	313	2	167.50	$167.50	$524	+10.00
300–348	323	76	140.00–165.00	$151.85	$490	+4.41
375 fancy	375	5	165.00	$165.00	$619	+2.16
350–395	378	106	135.00–162.50	$151.67	$573	+6.23
400	400	1	126.00	$126.00	$504	-18.24
400–448	422	168	130.00–157.50	$145.38	$614	+1.14
400–443 value added	423	18	146.00–162.00	$156.00	$660	-3.59
455 fancy	455	1	155.00	$155.00	$705	—
450–498	472	206	130.00–152.00	$143.51	$677	+4.87
460–485 value added	481	11	142.00–154.00	$149.29	$718	-4.11
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	+7.61
500–545 value added	510	38	141.00–153.00	$148.83	$759	+1.83
500–548	528	248	126.00–150.00	$141.25	$746	+2.20
525–530	528	2	122.50–127.50	$125.01	$660	-14.04
554–585 value added	560	16	142.00–145.00	$144.12	$807	+0.12
560	560	1	117.00	$117.00	$655	-15.65
550–598	574	198	124.00–148.00	$136.85	$786	+4.20
600–640 value added	619	20	131.00–141.00	$133.51	$826	-10.28
600–648	623	135	120.00–140.00	$133.07	$829	+5.80
620–640	630	2	112.50–120.00	$116.19	$732	-11.08
665–675	670	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$754	-12.63
650–698	671	73	119.00–138.00	$129.46	$869	+4.31
664–684 value added	675	33	138.50–139.00	$138.78	$937	+2.42
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	-12.75
700–748	723	76	110.00–135.00	$128.16	$927	+5.41
718–746 value added	731	151	126.00–143.25	$136.95	$1,001	+5.99
750–793	770	24	110.00–128.50	$119.59	$921	+2.12
808–844 value added	819	13	118.50–130.00	$126.35	$1,035	—
805–845	829	13	111.50–128.00	$119.17	$988	-3.26
865–881	878	6	110.00	$110.00	$966	-9.57

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	278	13	130.00–147.50	$132.72	$369	+5.47
300–345	327	17	125.00–147.50	$138.78	$454	+2.48
353–395	377	32	120.00–152.50	$138.71	$523	+12.39
400–440	422	10	120.00–142.00	$132.72	$560	+3.90
450–490	475	13	130.00–142.50	$135.46	$643	+7.67
515	515	1	117.50	$117.50	$605	-8.68
510–545	530	13	115.00–139.00	$128.48	$681	+2.30
555–595	577	17	120.00–130.00	$123.54	$713	—
603–620	611	5	124.00–135.00	$128.75	$787	+9.79
665–690	673	3	110.00–118.00	$112.73	$759	—
700	700	1	117.50	$117.50	$822	—
760–795	778	2	104.00–114.00	$108.89	$847	+5.70

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	132.00	$132.00	$330	—
300	300	1	150.00	$150.00	$450	—
320	320	1	128.00	$128.00	$410	—
350–355	353	2	92.00–147.50	$119.95	$423	—
355	355	1	130.00	$130.00	$462	—
430	430	1	132.50	$132.50	$570	—
515–535	522	3	120.00–130.00	$126.58	$661	—
550–595	573	2	110.00–117.50	$113.90	$653	—
605	605	1	123.00	$123.00	$744	—
750	750	1	110.00	$110.00	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	120.00	$120.00	$258	—
265–290	280	4	111.00–132.50	$123.13	$345	+18.13
495	495	3	121.00	$121.00	$599	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	83.00	$83.00	$859	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	175.00–192.50	$183.06	$408	—
260–295	272	7	170.00–210.00	$190.58	$518	+15.58
300–345	325	20	170.00–202.50	$186.54	$606	+4.82
325–345 fancy	335	4	191.00–212.50	$204.64	$686	+10.64
350–395	369	42	156.00–197.50	$179.05	$661	-4.59
365–395 fancy	380	2	197.50–200.00	$198.80	$755	-11.20
415 fancy	415	2	181.00–192.50	$186.75	$775	+8.75
400–449	426	86	160.00–198.00	$176.99	$754	+0.40
450–465 fancy	461	4	166.00–187.50	$173.43	$800	—
450–495	474	115	142.50–186.00	$167.11	$792	+10.11
505–526 fancy	517	9	161.00–175.00	$170.67	$882	—
500–547	525	98	139.00–168.00	$158.88	$834	-2.76
550 fancy	550	2	166.00–169.00	$167.50	$921	—
555–565	560	2	130.00–142.00	$135.95	$761	-8.13
550–597	573	85	134.00–164.00	$151.91	$870	+7.83
615 fancy	615	1	142.00	$142.00	$873	—
600–640	621	49	122.00–157.00	$143.96	$894	+9.71
650–695	669	59	120.00–149.00	$135.23	$905	+5.18
700–745	719	28	104.00–134.00	$126.25	$908	+1.94
750–795	772	15	107.00–129.00	$119.09	$919	+5.07
800–845	810	10	106.00–126.00	$119.92	$971	+9.83
855–865	860	3	103.00–127.00	$118.01	$1,015	+17.27
915–935	931	9	90.00–114.00	$99.19	$923	—
955–990	973	4	93.00–109.00	$97.69	$951	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	377	3	150.00–167.50	$157.72	$595	+8.99
400–445	419	26	145.00–170.00	$154.35	$647	+3.04
450–495	475	30	131.00–162.00	$150.17	$713	-4.77
500–540	519	21	132.00–154.00	$143.09	$743	—
550–595	573	20	120.00–151.00	$136.44	$782	+6.45
600–640	620	11	120.00–136.00	$131.12	$813	+1.12
660–690	675	8	113.00–135.00	$126.81	$856	+0.85
760–795	773	3	116.00–138.00	$124.53	$963	—
870–890	880	2	108.00–114.00	$110.97	$977	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	145.00	$145.00	$515	—
435	435	1	135.00	$135.00	$587	-42.50
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	-37.50
450	450	1	130.00	$130.00	$585	—
510–530	520	2	144.00–148.00	$146.04	$759	—
513–535	520	3	127.50–135.00	$130.07	$676	—
592–595	594	14	114.00–127.00	$124.23	$738	-0.77
640	640	1	117.50	$117.50	$752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	107.00	$107.00	$401	—
472–487	480	6	132.00–142.00	$136.92	$657	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	80-85%	1	83.00	$83.00	$722	—
800–1430	1181	80-85%	25	50.00–67.00	$57.06	$674	—
870–1995	1219	80-85%	157	55.50–80.00	$67.10	$818	-2.16
1065–1590	1289	80-85%	48	68.00–88.50	$78.51	$1,012	-2.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–920	880	85-90%	3	74.00–92.00	$81.98	$721	—
700–1215	995	85-90%	36	33.00–57.00	$44.00	$438	—
845–1790	1073	85-90%	103	46.00–73.00	$57.89	$621	-1.81
1030–1290	1194	85-90%	8	59.00–73.00	$66.08	$789	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1875	1412	75-80%	5	63.00–66.00	$64.29	$908	-5.05
1100–1885	1426	75-80%	112	58.00–80.00	$69.96	$998	+0.62
1220–1635	1486	75-80%	24	68.00–84.00	$75.16	$1,117	-3.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	1	80.50	$80.50	$881	—
1030–1900	1538	18	61.00–85.00	$77.10	$1,186	—
1180–2350	1757	57	75.00–104.00	$91.50	$1,608	—
1485–2150	1925	9	98.00–120.00	$108.31	$2,085	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1200	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00–875.00	$758.95
1090–1245	1127	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–975.00	$919.57
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00
1060–1265	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–975.00	$952.20
1065–1300	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–975.00	$896.44
1135–1285	1204	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	670.00–870.00	$787.50
1155–1380	1219	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,100.00	$1,057.54
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,095.00	$1,095.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00
860–1260	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	730.00–800.00	$768.06
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
945–1025	985	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–890.00	$882.80

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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
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,370.00	$1,370.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,206.25	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,065.00	$971.67	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	2	94.00	$94.00	$682	—
792	792	3	88.00	$88.00	$697	—
928	928	2	88.00	$88.00	$817	—

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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.