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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

6,311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.85/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 522 lb · 237 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.04/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 466 lb · 234 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.29/cwt +11.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 736 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,311 5,842 9,715
Feeder cattle 5,143 4,941 8,213
Slaughter cattle 800 579 969
Replacement cattle 368 322 533

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 3.00-4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher with good 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
205 205 1 185.00 $185.00 $379 -15.00
262–293 280 8 190.00–200.00 $193.01 $540 -11.01
307–345 325 39 181.00–224.00 $206.52 $671 +6.11
350–398 376 32 188.00–210.00 $198.97 $748 +0.37
405–420 fancy 412 3 206.00–215.00 $210.30 $866 +11.07
400–445 423 44 177.50–204.00 $191.44 $810 -1.81
435 value added 435 1 185.00 $185.00 $805 -29.95
450–495 470 85 155.00–200.00 $183.37 $862 +10.87
492 value added 492 99 206.50 $206.50 $1,016 +6.24
495 495 1 160.00 $160.00 $792 -23.30
502–545 value added 516 27 180.00–200.50 $186.83 $964 -4.05
500–548 522 66 156.00–198.00 $177.51 $927 +3.08
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 -24.43
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 -18.58
550–595 575 90 145.00–189.50 $166.42 $957 -2.16
555–588 value added 581 97 182.50–196.50 $186.09 $1,081 -0.95
600 fancy 600 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 —
600–645 623 39 140.00–178.00 $158.29 $986 +0.30
626–648 value added 635 109 162.00–168.75 $167.22 $1,062 +4.42
654–696 value added 664 83 148.00–170.00 $165.67 $1,100 +1.48
650–695 669 58 135.00–173.00 $151.37 $1,013 +3.61
702–745 720 58 137.00–151.00 $145.63 $1,049 +5.72
740 fancy 740 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,169 —
737–749 value added 743 141 153.00–157.10 $154.99 $1,152 +10.90
750–788 772 23 130.00–156.00 $140.65 $1,086 +5.45
784 value added 784 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,121 -4.52
800–829 820 14 131.00–141.00 $135.74 $1,113 +3.12
800–846 value added 831 149 135.00–146.50 $144.63 $1,202 -1.18
851 851 5 141.50 $141.50 $1,204 +8.07
863–877 value added 877 68 129.00–145.25 $144.83 $1,270 -5.33
903–945 920 5 127.50–133.50 $131.73 $1,212 +13.73
915–940 value added 928 2 128.00–129.00 $128.51 $1,193 —
988 988 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,294 +1.00
999 value added 999 52 142.50 $142.50 $1,424 —
1120 1120 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,355 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 237 3 162.50–192.50 $176.95 $419 -23.05
255–290 271 8 150.00–187.50 $167.04 $453 -2.99
305–345 328 19 150.00–187.50 $170.76 $560 +0.08
360–395 377 11 170.00–204.00 $183.89 $693 +6.68
410–445 429 10 150.00–180.00 $166.76 $715 -12.52
460–496 483 18 137.50–174.00 $155.55 $751 -11.87
500–540 518 6 155.00–174.00 $161.18 $835 +1.12
550–595 573 6 135.00–162.50 $150.56 $863 -0.34
605 605 1 148.00 $148.00 $895 +4.99
650–690 674 6 130.00–140.00 $135.44 $913 -2.72
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 157.50 $157.50 $362 —
330–340 335 2 152.50–177.50 $165.19 $553 -14.71
355–395 372 5 155.00–195.00 $174.40 $649 +14.40
385 385 1 172.50 $172.50 $664 +12.50
405–435 415 7 152.50–180.00 $167.22 $694 -4.87
450–495 471 4 147.50–172.50 $161.62 $761 -18.38
515 515 1 157.50 $157.50 $811 —
600 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 —
615 615 1 131.00 $131.00 $806 —
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 147.50 $147.50 $354 —
280 280 1 157.50 $157.50 $441 —
305–335 320 2 165.00–167.50 $166.19 $532 —
590 590 1 111.00 $111.00 $655 —
805 805 1 109.00 $109.00 $877 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 233 3 170.00–175.00 $173.36 $404 +2.04
250–295 272 20 142.50–170.00 $158.85 $432 -6.82
305–348 329 79 145.00–180.00 $168.27 $554 +6.73
355–390 fancy 373 3 170.00–180.00 $176.02 $657 +4.34
355–395 value added 375 2 163.00–165.00 $164.05 $615 -13.72
350–395 377 114 142.00–175.00 $160.31 $604 -0.09
405–425 thin fleshed 415 4 162.50–165.00 $163.77 $680 —
405–445 fancy 420 6 159.00–172.50 $167.81 $705 -2.85
400–448 424 126 140.00–170.00 $156.91 $665 +2.12
425 value added 425 4 174.00 $174.00 $740 +4.38
455 value added 455 3 172.00 $172.00 $783 +15.91
450–498 466 221 138.00–168.00 $153.39 $715 +1.92
460–487 fancy 473 8 154.00–172.50 $163.73 $774 —
455–495 thin fleshed 475 2 160.00–161.00 $160.48 $762 —
500–530 fancy 513 4 153.00–161.00 $157.76 $809 —
505–528 value added 517 48 151.00–166.00 $161.82 $837 +1.35
520 520 1 141.00 $141.00 $733 -5.31
500–545 524 184 134.00–156.50 $149.18 $782 +2.87
550–599 579 145 129.00–150.50 $140.70 $815 -1.20
590 590 1 133.00 $133.00 $785 -8.90
600–633 value added 620 28 134.00–150.00 $147.18 $913 +4.66
600–648 628 112 120.00–145.00 $138.48 $870 +3.03
650–680 value added 665 23 128.00–142.00 $136.87 $910 -3.94
650–695 669 99 113.00–139.00 $131.84 $882 +0.66
700–740 722 34 110.00–136.00 $124.05 $896 -3.50
755–790 766 27 108.00–133.00 $122.17 $936 -2.88
778 value added 778 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,043 +0.20
800 800 1 106.00 $106.00 $848 -9.52
800–830 810 13 105.00–127.00 $115.80 $938 +0.28
855–898 879 12 101.00–128.00 $111.22 $978 —
905–940 923 2 110.00–122.00 $115.89 $1,070 —
995 995 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 165.00 $165.00 $388 +15.69
260–295 276 7 130.00–162.50 $142.07 $392 -6.77
305–347 329 11 139.00–161.00 $146.91 $483 +0.26
350–398 378 12 127.50–150.00 $142.32 $538 -3.40
403–446 434 35 127.50–152.50 $143.59 $623 +1.46
450–498 474 25 129.00–145.00 $139.49 $661 -3.07
505–540 517 11 119.00–140.00 $131.95 $682 -3.79
550–595 572 11 120.00–143.00 $132.72 $759 -1.28
620–640 632 3 125.00–130.00 $126.68 $801 +3.38
650–685 677 8 115.00–128.00 $125.40 $849 +1.22
705–730 711 4 120.00–129.00 $125.08 $889 +5.08
790 790 1 110.00 $110.00 $869 —
925 925 1 100.00 $100.00 $925 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 127.50 $127.50 $312 -32.50
275–295 285 2 140.00–142.50 $141.21 $402 -8.79
325 325 1 135.00 $135.00 $439 -15.89
350–355 353 2 147.50–150.00 $148.76 $525 +18.76
400–440 419 4 126.00–145.00 $138.76 $581 +14.76
465–475 470 3 128.00–135.00 $132.36 $622 —
515–540 524 5 119.00–139.00 $129.41 $678 +6.91
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 +2.50
600–605 603 2 122.50–125.00 $123.74 $746 —
605–615 610 2 120.00–128.00 $124.03 $757 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 127.50 $127.50 $367 -8.67
315 315 1 135.00 $135.00 $425 -3.44
400–440 419 5 130.00–140.00 $133.16 $558 —
455–465 460 2 111.00–135.00 $123.13 $566 —
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 —
695 695 1 108.00 $108.00 $751 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
285–290 288 3 180.00–215.00 $198.44 $572 +20.94
290 fancy 290 1 217.50 $217.50 $631 —
305–345 324 10 177.50–197.50 $188.33 $610 +13.35
320–340 fancy 330 2 210.00–215.00 $212.58 $702 —
370–380 fancy 375 2 210.00–217.50 $213.70 $801 —
353–398 385 61 170.00–197.00 $181.13 $697 -6.22
385 value added 385 1 202.50 $202.50 $780 —
405–425 fancy 413 3 197.50–205.00 $201.61 $833 +6.39
400–447 429 71 167.50–192.50 $179.18 $769 -0.24
453–475 fancy 463 5 180.00–205.00 $187.29 $867 +0.81
450–496 466 99 162.50–190.00 $174.37 $813 +0.30
460–475 value added 468 2 192.50–197.50 $195.04 $913 —
500–525 fancy 515 3 171.00–175.00 $173.71 $895 +0.11
517 value added 517 2 177.50 $177.50 $918 —
500–547 521 140 152.00–175.00 $165.84 $864 +0.93
555 value added 555 1 167.50 $167.50 $930 —
555–583 fancy 574 5 169.00–177.00 $170.94 $981 +16.94
550–598 579 76 135.00–170.00 $152.14 $881 -1.53
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 -14.96
605–622 fancy 619 7 144.00–165.00 $160.93 $996 —
600–645 627 41 125.00–155.00 $145.34 $911 +0.38
650–695 664 55 130.00–145.00 $141.50 $940 +1.02
665 fancy 665 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,064 +6.01
700–730 fancy 712 3 140.00–154.00 $146.90 $1,046 —
700–746 730 40 116.00–137.00 $126.08 $920 -7.90
761–790 766 21 120.00–134.00 $123.09 $943 -4.49
800–845 826 4 110.00–134.00 $122.87 $1,015 +5.35
880–883 882 3 117.00–120.00 $119.00 $1,050 —
905 905 10 99.00–114.00 $100.50 $910 —
962–995 968 6 105.00–115.00 $113.12 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
156 156 5 150.00 $150.00 $234 —
308 308 3 159.00 $159.00 $490 —
380–390 387 7 140.00–170.00 $151.33 $586 -11.18
400–440 429 18 150.00–172.50 $157.82 $677 -5.06
450–493 467 13 140.00–177.50 $154.41 $721 -10.03
505–545 512 27 125.00–158.00 $147.91 $757 -0.07
565–595 581 5 122.00–152.50 $137.81 $801 -1.90
600–635 605 15 132.00–140.00 $139.10 $842 +4.45
655–680 671 5 129.00–138.00 $134.68 $904 +1.01
720–730 723 3 113.00 $113.00 $817 -13.62
760–795 773 7 124.00–129.00 $127.71 $987 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
485 485 1 148.00 $148.00 $718 -10.00
520 520 1 134.00 $134.00 $697 +9.45
563–585 570 3 130.50–131.00 $130.67 $745 —
610 610 1 136.00 $136.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 140.00–155.00 $147.19 $615 —
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,230.00 $1,230.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1175 1110 80-85% 2 85.00–90.00 $87.35 $970 —
860–1720 1220 80-85% 150 60.00–88.50 $75.03 $915 +3.78
975–1445 1246 80-85% 23 54.00–70.00 $62.52 $779 +1.52
1080–1620 1290 80-85% 37 75.00–93.00 $85.25 $1,100 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1210 979 85-90% 27 38.00–55.00 $47.43 $464 +0.07
780–1560 1053 85-90% 103 51.00–78.00 $64.94 $684 +4.81
1010–1425 1142 85-90% 9 66.00–82.00 $75.84 $866 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1930 1443 75-80% 84 65.00–86.00 $76.76 $1,108 —
1230–1630 1454 75-80% 8 63.00–66.00 $64.61 $939 -16.68
1250–1840 1537 75-80% 24 77.00–92.00 $83.46 $1,283 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 96.50 $96.50 $960 —
1060–1885 1551 15 71.00–100.00 $86.06 $1,335 —
1145–2430 1705 46 84.00–118.00 $100.84 $1,719 +3.10
1505–2120 1832 19 100.00–122.00 $111.59 $2,044 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
950–1345 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 625.00–1,040.00 $875.09
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1150–1300 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 980.00–1,025.00 $1,002.50
1200–1300 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00–840.00 $800.00
1265–1275 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,060.00 $1,042.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
700 700 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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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
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 970.00 $970.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,285.00 $1,230.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 90.00 $90.00 $886 —
1005 1005 1 98.00 $98.00 $985 —
1085–1090 1088 2 89.00–97.00 $92.99 $1,012 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 98.00 $98.00 $632 —
680 680 2 82.00 $82.00 $558 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.