Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

6,875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.88/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 472 lb · 300 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.41/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 523 lb · 217 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.34/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 574 lb · 199 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,875	5,965	8,156
Feeder cattle	5,126	4,797	6,475
Slaughter cattle	1,189	892	1,008
Replacement cattle	560	276	673

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 3.00-4.00 higher to 3.00-4.00 lower. Moderate to good demand was noted throughout the week and buyers showed the most interest in long-weaned feeder cattle (45+ days). Slaughter cows were mostly steady, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with moderate to 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	227	13	180.00–225.00	$210.50	$478	+25.95
270–295	285	3	192.50–210.00	$200.91	$573	+15.23
315 fancy	315	1	210.00	$210.00	$662	—
300–348	320	55	175.00–210.00	$190.68	$610	+0.09
365 value added	365	1	216.00	$216.00	$788	+10.66
378 fancy	378	3	205.00	$205.00	$775	—
350–395	379	54	180.00–201.00	$191.08	$724	+1.34
400–449	435	76	165.00–203.00	$179.92	$783	-4.61
437 value added	437	2	196.00	$196.00	$857	-2.00
459–485 value added	464	14	190.00–201.00	$197.66	$917	+3.20
450–498	470	55	160.00–187.50	$175.39	$824	-6.05
500–548	525	85	155.00–182.50	$168.74	$886	-7.00
515–540 fancy	528	2	178.00–189.00	$183.63	$970	—
514–548 value added	535	40	177.00–185.00	$180.78	$967	-3.25
555 fancy	555	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,005	—
550–598	575	95	148.00–178.00	$163.08	$938	-3.44
550–597 value added	587	42	162.00–183.00	$166.08	$975	-13.32
600	600	1	142.50	$142.50	$855	-11.87
600–645 value added	624	37	154.00–171.00	$162.87	$1,016	-7.18
600–647	625	52	145.00–166.00	$154.80	$968	+0.43
650–695	661	65	137.00–165.50	$153.32	$1,013	-3.76
650–678 value added	664	38	157.00–167.00	$158.11	$1,050	-4.40
700–745	719	25	128.00–151.00	$139.37	$1,002	-4.42
715–728 value added	723	4	155.00–160.00	$158.75	$1,148	-0.27
766–782 value added	769	40	144.50–145.50	$145.32	$1,118	-8.15
755–795	784	41	131.00–150.00	$142.10	$1,114	-0.23
803–848	819	8	131.00–141.00	$139.33	$1,141	+6.01
806–842 value added	827	38	137.50–142.00	$140.84	$1,165	-2.22
850–896 value added	863	173	132.50–146.00	$143.04	$1,234	—
875	875	1	140.50	$140.50	$1,229	+7.53
905	905	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,149	—
968 value added	968	2	142.50	$142.50	$1,379	+11.50
995	995	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,294	—
1001–1020	1004	6	128.00	$128.00	$1,285	+3.00
1038 value added	1038	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,339	—
1150 value added	1150	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,346	—
1185	1185	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,529	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	243	4	160.00–192.50	$174.19	$423	-16.31
250–290	272	11	167.50–187.50	$176.27	$479	-1.74
300–345	325	18	155.00–192.50	$172.07	$559	-2.14
350–395	376	20	152.50–182.50	$171.66	$645	+6.26
403 value added	403	11	195.00	$195.00	$786	—
400–447	423	31	125.00–180.00	$173.35	$733	+5.33
482 value added	482	24	184.00	$184.00	$887	—
455–498	485	16	146.00–167.50	$158.61	$769	-1.47
500–548	527	19	132.00–162.50	$148.92	$785	-2.21
550–585	575	27	135.00–157.50	$142.09	$817	-6.05
620–640	629	8	124.00–147.00	$131.46	$827	-6.78
650–670	660	2	135.00	$135.00	$891	-15.00
715–730	718	19	123.00–136.00	$124.00	$890	-3.83
875	875	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,102	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	170.00–182.50	$176.14	$502	+13.64
300	300	1	145.00	$145.00	$435	—
345	345	1	180.00	$180.00	$621	—
350–380	360	3	150.00–172.50	$162.15	$584	+0.87
350–395	374	5	155.00–187.50	$174.69	$653	+13.41
440	440	1	162.50	$162.50	$715	+7.50
440	440	1	170.00	$170.00	$748	+15.00
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	+0.93
495	495	1	155.00	$155.00	$767	-4.07
510	510	2	130.00	$130.00	$663	—
555	555	1	141.00	$141.00	$783	-5.50
605	605	1	145.00	$145.00	$877	+32.50
620	620	1	146.00	$146.00	$905	+33.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	157.50	$157.50	$536	-7.50
455–480	468	2	157.50–165.00	$161.15	$754	+7.17

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	2	120.00	$120.00	$918	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	233	14	145.00–202.50	$176.05	$410	+19.58
251–295	273	22	147.50–172.00	$159.26	$435	-6.48
300–325 fancy	312	3	172.00–174.00	$172.64	$539	—
305–349	323	67	140.00–175.00	$159.53	$515	-2.88
373 fancy	373	2	160.00	$160.00	$597	-4.60
350–397	374	110	143.00–175.00	$160.17	$599	-2.62
374 value added	374	4	174.00	$174.00	$651	+7.50
405–447 value added	420	15	165.00–171.00	$168.62	$708	—
420	420	1	145.00	$145.00	$609	-2.50
400–447	425	144	140.00–167.00	$155.97	$663	-2.70
405–440 fancy	428	11	157.00–175.00	$164.60	$704	+7.60
450–497	471	256	140.00–166.00	$154.96	$730	-0.10
460–495 fancy	475	5	157.00–169.00	$162.07	$770	-9.17
452–495 value added	480	39	159.00–168.00	$161.13	$773	-11.18
505–515 value added	511	29	156.00–163.00	$156.24	$798	-3.13
505–530 fancy	518	2	153.00	$153.00	$793	-17.00
500–548	525	186	134.00–160.00	$148.31	$779	-1.88
550 fancy	550	1	147.00	$147.00	$808	—
553–587 value added	566	44	149.00–157.00	$150.68	$853	-5.65
560–590	575	2	136.00–137.50	$136.77	$786	-7.35
550–597	577	152	131.00–153.00	$143.89	$830	-0.23
600–645	621	77	120.00–146.00	$134.29	$834	-3.41
619–648 value added	627	18	140.00–148.00	$145.70	$914	+3.17
650–695	672	66	120.00–139.00	$131.92	$887	+2.13
660–695 value added	680	59	127.00–141.50	$140.52	$956	+8.07
685–690	688	3	120.00–126.00	$122.83	$845	-6.96
700–720 value added	710	4	133.00	$133.00	$944	-0.95
700–748	734	26	113.00–133.00	$127.92	$939	+14.92
755–780	773	32	117.00–130.00	$126.72	$980	+3.88
763–790 value added	778	71	127.00–129.00	$127.55	$992	+2.55
820–843	832	7	118.00–120.00	$119.72	$996	+7.17
823–843 value added	833	4	128.00–129.00	$128.51	$1,070	—
850–856	854	11	110.00	$110.00	$939	-12.51
865–880 value added	867	14	119.00–129.25	$127.76	$1,108	—
925	925	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,082	+6.66
980–990	985	2	108.00–117.00	$112.48	$1,108	+20.48
1018 value added	1018	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,262	—
1055	1055	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,213	+15.00
1165	1165	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–238	232	4	157.50–160.00	$158.08	$367	+8.08
253–290	271	9	130.00–158.00	$143.97	$390	-5.46
300–337	323	13	135.00–157.50	$146.04	$472	-2.55
350–395	371	20	132.50–155.00	$146.46	$543	-0.75
400–440	421	15	130.00–153.00	$144.33	$608	+6.21
450–495	472	42	128.00–148.00	$141.72	$669	-9.96
500–546	531	45	116.00–149.00	$132.98	$706	-6.07
550–595	578	18	121.00–135.00	$126.29	$730	-12.12
600–642	630	6	118.00–128.00	$123.83	$780	+7.76
650–686	684	24	128.00–131.00	$128.12	$876	+11.09
718–742	730	6	110.00	$110.00	$803	—
750–770	760	2	115.00–123.00	$119.05	$905	—
772 value added	772	6	115.00	$115.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	140.00	$140.00	$322	—
300–305	303	2	130.00–147.50	$138.82	$421	—
370	370	1	135.00	$135.00	$500	-6.64
415–435	425	2	121.00–132.50	$126.61	$538	+9.37
475–480	478	2	121.00–127.50	$124.23	$594	—
535–540	537	3	103.00–125.00	$116.86	$628	—
572	572	3	121.00	$121.00	$692	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	155.00–157.50	$156.22	$528	+6.22
405–420	413	2	110.00–147.50	$128.41	$530	-19.09
435	435	1	131.00	$131.00	$570	-16.50
455–458	457	3	129.00–140.00	$132.65	$606	-10.42
510	510	1	130.00	$130.00	$663	—
535	535	1	140.00	$140.00	$749	—
565	565	1	127.50	$127.50	$720	+0.62
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	190.00	$190.00	$446	—
260–295	277	5	182.50–197.50	$188.84	$523	—
300–345	325	11	177.50–207.00	$195.12	$634	+1.43
350–395	383	71	171.00–202.00	$181.13	$694	+2.13
350–394 fancy	383	8	194.00–198.00	$195.02	$747	—
405–430 fancy	415	6	185.00–209.00	$191.65	$795	-8.35
400–446	431	94	159.00–185.00	$173.72	$749	-2.31
450–472 fancy	456	13	178.00–185.00	$179.31	$818	—
450–495	468	82	155.00–180.00	$168.03	$786	+12.75
500–547	523	113	145.00–173.00	$161.25	$843	-0.59
520–545 fancy	534	4	170.00–175.00	$171.22	$914	+1.22
550–595	573	55	144.00–169.00	$154.62	$886	-2.73
605–620 fancy	614	5	146.00–159.00	$153.96	$945	—
600–645	625	46	128.00–151.00	$139.76	$874	-7.79
655 fancy	655	1	150.00	$150.00	$982	+1.00
650–695	675	24	129.00–147.00	$136.94	$924	+1.24
700–745	724	8	122.00–148.00	$129.51	$938	+2.33
750–790	765	11	110.00–142.00	$123.39	$944	-2.86
810–845	826	9	100.00–120.00	$114.21	$943	-4.15
850–880	868	3	100.00–115.00	$109.62	$952	-3.64
995	995	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	369	7	130.00–160.00	$148.60	$548	-3.47
400–445	417	29	142.00–177.50	$154.83	$646	-7.94
453–495	476	19	140.00–170.00	$157.38	$749	+5.19
505–545	527	23	120.00–157.50	$141.13	$744	-7.28
550–595	578	16	119.00–152.50	$136.36	$788	-3.56
605–645	632	9	115.00–145.00	$123.58	$781	-8.24
660–695	665	12	110.00–137.50	$126.01	$838	+0.81
735	735	1	119.00	$119.00	$875	—
795	795	1	112.00	$112.00	$890	—
1015	1015	1	80.00	$80.00	$812	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	160.00	$160.00	$408	—
415–435	425	2	155.00–162.50	$158.84	$675	+3.47
450–460	455	2	155.00–164.00	$159.45	$725	+20.45
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	-9.00
530	530	1	143.00	$143.00	$758	-2.00
550–557	556	8	140.00–143.00	$142.63	$793	+10.16
610–620	615	2	134.00–136.00	$135.01	$830	+25.01
620–635	628	2	135.00–137.50	$136.26	$856	+18.26
690–695	693	2	130.00–134.00	$132.01	$915	-7.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	165.00	$165.00	$363	—
283	283	3	155.00	$155.00	$439	—
420	420	1	185.00	$185.00	$777	—
470	470	4	133.00	$133.00	$625	-10.48
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1400	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,125.00–1,430.00	$1,277.50	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1620	1172	80-85%	203	70.00–89.50	$79.90	$936	+8.28
880–1520	1222	80-85%	18	58.00–76.00	$69.35	$847	-9.57
925–1575	1270	80-85%	55	80.00–104.00	$90.03	$1,143	+0.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$763	—
760–1310	1005	85-90%	24	35.00–62.00	$52.54	$528	—
785–1405	1023	85-90%	129	50.00–79.50	$68.04	$696	—
900–1235	1059	85-90%	19	69.00–94.00	$79.77	$845	+12.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1615	1379	75-80%	8	70.50–77.00	$74.03	$1,021	—
1030–1891	1394	75-80%	132	70.00–90.00	$79.58	$1,109	—
1185–1740	1408	75-80%	17	80.00–93.00	$86.12	$1,213	+6.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,211	—
1085–1960	1640	10	81.00–100.00	$91.53	$1,501	-1.53
1210–2280	1767	51	95.00–122.50	$108.66	$1,920	-0.02
1340–2215	1822	27	106.00–127.50	$117.71	$2,145	+0.04

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,228	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
728–773	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	102.00–116.00	$106.86	$794
880	880	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	94.00	$94.00	$827

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,165

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$801

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
886–1000	921	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	875.00–1,025.00	$983.34
900–1100	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	630.00–975.00	$755.00
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–950.00	$875.00
805–1235	1056	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–1,350.00	$1,078.69
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00
1060–1190	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,025.00	$942.12
1000–1300	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	955.00–975.00	$965.00
1050–1250	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	925.00–990.00	$957.50
1120–1215	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,000.00	$910.48
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1255–1280	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,050.00	$1,016.61
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1240–1530	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–1,175.00	$996.80
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,280.00	$1,280.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
950–1050	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–875.00	$812.50
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
980–1135	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	740.00–850.00	$790.76
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00
945–950	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$824.93
995–1050	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–850.00	$785.82

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–915	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	525.00–600.00	$561.88
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00
805–945	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–900.00	$861.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
826–855	836	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–935.00	$905.47
960	960	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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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
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	±0.00
945–1190	1107	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,222.33	+62.85
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,362.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,212.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,385.00	$1,283.75	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,130.00–1,400.00	$1,265.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,375.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,235.00	$1,192.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	840.00	$840.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,195.00–1,450.00	$1,322.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–765	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,050.00	$1,013.25	+188.25
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	120.00	$120.00	$342	—

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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.