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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

6,428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.45/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 522 lb · 251 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.52/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 729 lb · 212 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.05/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 430 lb · 192 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,428 4,958 7,729
Feeder cattle 5,160 3,970 6,267
Slaughter cattle 917 636 866
Replacement cattle 351 352 596

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes were in good demand throughout the week, especially for preconditioned groups of cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 4.00-7.00 higher with very 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
205–240 225 4 200.00–215.00 $203.58 $458 +3.58
254–295 269 10 166.00–200.00 $180.76 $486 -4.42
305–348 322 39 165.00–215.00 $186.11 $599 -9.98
325–345 value added 335 2 210.00 $210.00 $704 —
350–395 375 37 172.50–210.00 $186.49 $699 -8.55
410 fancy 410 1 211.00 $211.00 $865 —
400–440 value added 418 22 179.00–198.00 $195.28 $816 -4.72
400–448 430 50 167.00–197.00 $181.62 $781 -8.60
455–474 value added 467 17 180.00–192.50 $190.51 $890 -7.19
450–498 474 100 158.00–192.50 $178.37 $845 -5.10
475 475 1 172.50 $172.50 $819 -10.97
500–548 525 93 152.50–185.00 $170.61 $896 -4.86
510–535 525 3 142.50–152.00 $148.58 $780 -26.89
530–541 value added 536 33 180.50–184.00 $182.20 $977 +3.55
570 570 2 147.00 $147.00 $838 -18.44
550–596 572 98 140.00–183.00 $164.42 $940 -1.02
550–598 value added 582 45 155.50–178.00 $167.22 $973 -8.18
600–647 622 81 140.00–168.00 $156.85 $976 -2.14
601–647 value added 629 72 140.00–164.00 $158.29 $996 -8.96
665–673 value added 672 20 146.50–158.50 $157.31 $1,057 +5.40
650–695 676 85 139.00–166.00 $149.05 $1,008 -2.86
706–719 value added 713 19 140.00–154.00 $150.50 $1,073 +3.99
700–749 726 76 130.00–159.00 $138.21 $1,003 -4.56
750–793 771 22 120.00–142.00 $135.01 $1,041 -4.65
780 value added 780 11 140.50 $140.50 $1,096 —
805–825 815 10 125.00–140.00 $132.12 $1,077 +2.12
815–837 value added 832 45 139.00–145.00 $143.56 $1,194 +8.56
850–885 862 7 122.50–134.00 $127.75 $1,101 -7.29
869 value added 869 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,208 —
939 value added 939 14 126.50 $126.50 $1,188 —
940 940 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,100 -10.04
955–985 970 2 114.00–129.00 $121.38 $1,177 —
1095 1095 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,259 —
1315 value added 1315 4 111.50 $111.50 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 177.50–180.00 $178.68 $390 -21.32
270–295 289 5 150.00–195.00 $165.26 $478 -14.94
305–345 329 18 135.00–187.50 $166.33 $547 -13.32
350–395 376 25 143.00–185.00 $162.95 $613 -13.53
400–445 428 28 140.00–182.50 $173.24 $741 +0.38
450–495 482 20 130.00–180.00 $161.29 $777 -7.12
500–540 521 11 129.00–167.50 $154.56 $805 -7.34
555–595 576 9 130.00–162.50 $154.02 $887 +4.95
609–645 619 7 122.00–145.00 $129.95 $804 -7.48
660–695 689 24 120.00–147.00 $132.37 $912 —
700 700 1 139.00 $139.00 $973 —
765–770 768 2 110.00–120.00 $115.02 $883 -13.75
875 875 1 109.00 $109.00 $954 -11.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 167.50 $167.50 $477 -6.50
320 320 1 157.50 $157.50 $504 -31.65
460–495 474 4 157.00–172.50 $164.93 $782 -2.46
515 515 1 165.00 $165.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 167.50–177.50 $172.45 $410 —
345 345 2 147.50–167.50 $157.50 $543 —
385 385 1 167.50 $167.50 $645 —
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218–240 228 7 150.00–185.00 $167.07 $381 +4.59
263–295 279 13 145.00–163.00 $156.66 $437 -2.32
305–345 326 82 135.00–177.50 $158.79 $518 -2.90
345 value added 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
365 value added 365 2 169.00 $169.00 $617 +6.00
370–385 fancy 378 2 152.50–162.50 $157.60 $596 —
350–399 381 94 130.00–172.50 $159.49 $608 +3.95
400–430 fancy 413 3 151.00–153.00 $151.69 $626 +5.69
426 thin fleshed 426 14 164.00 $164.00 $699 +1.50
400–448 429 136 130.00–173.00 $157.35 $675 +4.02
421–449 value added 434 38 157.00–169.00 $164.59 $714 +3.14
435 435 1 132.50 $132.50 $576 -20.83
450–487 value added 464 11 156.00–169.00 $166.14 $771 +8.14
450–490 fancy 470 4 153.00–168.00 $159.94 $752 —
450–497 473 170 135.00–167.50 $152.99 $724 +0.60
500–520 fancy 507 3 146.00–160.00 $151.63 $769 —
500–538 value added 520 55 154.50–163.00 $158.73 $825 +5.30
500–548 523 193 130.00–160.00 $149.37 $781 +2.85
555 fancy 555 1 141.00 $141.00 $783 —
551–595 value added 567 64 139.00–156.50 $152.63 $865 +1.78
550–598 579 120 128.00–157.00 $142.01 $822 -0.64
595 595 2 132.50–133.00 $132.75 $790 +12.75
600 fancy 600 1 138.00 $138.00 $828 —
614–634 value added 622 48 140.00–148.50 $143.77 $894 +0.28
600–648 627 131 124.00–148.00 $134.69 $845 +0.16
620–640 630 2 127.50–131.00 $129.28 $814 -5.25
666 value added 666 17 137.00 $137.00 $912 -1.01
650–699 672 109 115.00–140.00 $130.49 $877 -1.64
700–745 718 60 109.00–131.00 $122.28 $878 -4.58
708–740 value added 733 152 126.50–137.25 $136.56 $1,001 +5.99
755–795 776 24 105.00–129.00 $119.67 $929 -2.58
776 value added 776 70 135.00 $135.00 $1,048 —
800–838 816 14 98.00–124.00 $108.44 $885 -12.91
879 879 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,037 -1.69
915 915 1 106.00 $106.00 $970 —
1025–1030 1028 2 109.00–119.00 $114.01 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 232 7 133.00–157.50 $143.12 $332 -5.53
250–295 269 9 127.50–160.00 $140.21 $377 -8.29
305–345 337 27 125.00–167.50 $151.79 $512 +0.66
350–395 372 21 127.50–154.00 $140.77 $524 -3.84
400–441 422 21 120.00–148.00 $141.19 $596 -2.24
450–495 474 32 120.00–152.00 $142.17 $674 +1.07
500–545 521 14 117.50–145.00 $135.33 $705 +0.17
550–595 572 22 120.00–142.50 $132.03 $755 +0.03
615–640 629 5 110.00–132.50 $123.40 $776 +0.87
655–690 673 5 114.00–130.00 $120.08 $808 -5.82
725 725 1 122.50 $122.50 $888 +7.50
785–786 786 6 112.00–116.00 $112.67 $886 —
800 800 1 106.00 $106.00 $848 —
880 880 2 95.00 $95.00 $836 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 —
265–270 268 2 130.00–157.50 $143.88 $386 -6.12
305–345 325 2 115.00–137.50 $125.56 $408 -14.44
360–395 374 5 130.00–147.50 $141.48 $529 -6.02
440 440 1 152.50 $152.50 $671 +11.22
455–490 471 4 117.50–145.00 $132.35 $623 -10.15
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 142.50 $142.50 $346 —
280–295 286 4 137.50–145.00 $141.27 $404 +11.27
350–395 370 3 115.00–127.50 $121.61 $450 -8.39
415–430 423 2 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $518 -7.46
470–490 478 3 117.50–142.50 $128.23 $613 +8.23
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 fancy 323 3 206.00–213.00 $209.19 $676 —
300–345 328 7 185.00–195.00 $188.93 $620 +8.93
350 fancy 350 1 204.00 $204.00 $714 +5.64
360–395 380 47 161.50–196.00 $171.53 $652 -8.10
400 value added 400 1 195.00 $195.00 $780 —
410 fancy 410 1 190.00 $190.00 $779 -6.64
400–445 425 101 155.00–190.00 $174.97 $744 -1.84
460 fancy 460 1 173.00 $173.00 $796 —
450–498 467 85 150.00–195.00 $165.50 $773 -8.32
505–513 fancy 510 3 165.00–170.00 $168.35 $859 —
500–545 524 90 142.00–176.00 $165.07 $865 -1.46
550–585 fancy 565 5 162.00–174.00 $165.91 $937 —
550–595 572 89 139.50–174.00 $153.41 $878 -3.98
605–610 fancy 608 2 162.00–167.00 $164.51 $1,000 —
600–645 628 45 132.00–160.00 $144.04 $905 +0.02
650–675 fancy 663 2 162.00–165.00 $163.53 $1,084 —
650–695 666 30 130.00–160.00 $144.99 $966 +5.36
700–715 fancy 708 2 140.00–148.00 $144.04 $1,020 —
700–745 729 44 120.00–142.00 $129.43 $944 -4.87
760–790 775 9 115.00–134.00 $122.83 $952 +4.33
810–835 819 5 112.00–126.00 $117.02 $958 -1.05
860–885 877 3 110.00–115.00 $113.03 $991 -3.30
900 900 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 —
975–985 980 2 105.00–107.50 $106.26 $1,041 —
1065 1065 2 90.00–96.00 $93.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–390 368 5 141.00–156.00 $149.64 $551 -10.72
400–445 421 13 147.00–187.50 $162.47 $684 -6.02
465–495 482 12 120.00–172.50 $150.23 $724 -14.42
510–545 532 12 135.00–160.00 $147.00 $782 +2.18
555–595 573 19 130.00–160.00 $145.79 $835 +4.58
615–625 620 2 120.00–137.50 $128.68 $798 -5.32
660–670 666 5 110.00–130.00 $120.97 $806 —
710–745 718 6 105.00–118.00 $108.17 $777 -19.11
760 760 1 128.00 $128.00 $973 —
853 853 2 102.00 $102.00 $870 —
900 900 1 95.00 $95.00 $855 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 ±0.00
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 —
400–405 403 2 145.00–150.00 $147.52 $595 -22.48
445 445 1 180.00 $180.00 $801 +10.00
485–490 488 3 140.00–155.00 $148.31 $724 -3.69
495 495 2 147.50 $147.50 $730 -4.50
525 525 1 139.00 $139.00 $730 +5.36
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 -20.00
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1400 1167 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 900.00–1,275.00 $1,165.00 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 2 141.00–147.50 $144.25 $728 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $799 +1.04
1065–1460 1261 80-85% 17 59.00–78.00 $68.29 $861 -22.51
895–1655 1267 80-85% 148 70.00–92.00 $81.22 $1,029 -9.58
950–1635 1276 80-85% 34 81.00–109.50 $93.55 $1,194 +2.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1900 1423 75-80% 18 84.00–100.00 $93.83 $1,335 +6.12
1245–1730 1474 75-80% 15 61.00–78.00 $69.65 $1,027 -10.97
1050–1925 1475 75-80% 96 67.00–90.00 $81.54 $1,203 +0.92
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1320 1022 85-90% 22 45.00–61.00 $53.33 $545 —
745–1470 1081 85-90% 88 53.00–77.00 $67.69 $732 +3.85
960–1380 1186 85-90% 8 70.00–85.00 $78.85 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1945 1660 10 58.00–103.00 $89.47 $1,485 —
1275–2465 1792 36 95.00–120.00 $108.59 $1,946 —
1500–2130 1834 19 109.00–130.00 $119.24 $2,187 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1070 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–850.00 $810.57
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
975–1260 1176 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,067.02
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1228–1420 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 990.00–1,175.00 $1,108.18
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00
1490 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1035 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–775.00 $742.90
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–910 868 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 640.00–710.00 $673.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
1000–1135 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,150.00 $1,068.03 -261.69
915–1235 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,090.00–1,160.00 $1,119.79 -209.93
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 985.00 $985.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 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.