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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

6,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.02/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 526 lb · 297 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.14/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 472 lb · 222 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.09/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 423 lb · 184 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,365 6,875 5,637
Feeder cattle 4,938 5,126 4,445
Slaughter cattle 1,019 1,189 750
Replacement cattle 408 560 442

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady due in part to the volatile commodity markets throughout the week. Offerings were moderate and demand was mostly moderate as well. Slaughter cows were mostly steady, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 274 20 187.50–215.00 $196.93 $540 -3.98
305–348 330 30 172.50–213.00 $188.66 $623 -2.02
350–395 373 28 170.00–200.00 $189.35 $706 -1.73
405–425 fancy 415 2 195.00–202.00 $198.58 $824 —
400–448 429 47 167.50–200.00 $185.20 $795 +5.28
450–499 484 47 160.00–193.00 $177.75 $860 +2.36
465–495 value added 489 26 182.00–196.00 $184.92 $904 -12.74
500–545 524 47 151.00–190.00 $171.49 $899 +2.75
515–548 value added 528 14 178.00–201.00 $188.38 $995 +7.60
525–533 fancy 528 5 181.00–190.00 $186.37 $984 +2.74
555–565 fancy 558 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,038 +5.00
555–580 value added 571 10 166.00–185.50 $181.06 $1,034 +14.98
550–597 578 76 155.00–179.00 $167.16 $966 +4.08
600–645 620 60 145.00–170.00 $157.37 $976 +2.57
607–645 value added 626 28 158.00–180.00 $165.36 $1,035 +2.49
644 644 5 140.00 $140.00 $902 -14.80
658–688 value added 675 13 158.00–173.00 $164.15 $1,108 +6.04
650–699 676 41 138.00–155.50 $148.87 $1,006 -4.45
701–745 value added 718 25 143.00–158.00 $152.88 $1,098 -5.87
700–746 726 19 134.00–150.00 $142.70 $1,036 +3.33
765 value added 765 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,170 +7.68
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 -12.10
750–793 778 87 133.00–150.00 $144.75 $1,126 +2.65
805–820 813 2 132.00–139.00 $135.47 $1,101 -3.86
883–890 885 3 120.00–134.00 $129.31 $1,144 -11.19
895 value added 895 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,155 -14.04
925 925 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,073 -11.00
980–987 value added 982 11 123.00–125.00 $123.73 $1,215 -18.77
990 990 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,188 -10.00
1075 value added 1075 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 230 5 165.00–180.00 $172.96 $398 -1.23
260–295 279 7 165.00–185.00 $176.56 $493 +0.29
310–345 325 9 167.50–185.00 $176.82 $575 +4.75
350–395 371 21 140.00–183.00 $169.42 $629 -2.24
400–445 426 12 150.00–168.00 $163.07 $695 -10.28
450–495 476 11 149.00–170.00 $159.94 $761 +1.33
505–540 523 11 145.00–171.00 $157.70 $825 +8.78
550–596 577 19 131.00–165.00 $145.37 $839 +3.28
600–640 630 6 136.00–145.00 $141.54 $892 +10.08
675–690 685 3 130.00–131.00 $130.67 $895 -4.33
705–740 722 5 130.00–142.50 $134.62 $972 +10.62
755–758 757 8 116.00–137.00 $126.52 $958 —
790 value added 790 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,106 —
800 800 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 —
872 872 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,107 +1.00
970 970 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,057 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 3 150.00–162.50 $154.27 $594 -20.42
440 440 1 152.50 $152.50 $671 -10.00
455–485 468 6 124.00–165.00 $148.57 $695 -11.43
515 515 1 132.00 $132.00 $680 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 165.00 $165.00 $487 —
380 380 1 167.50 $167.50 $636 —
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 159.00 $159.00 $461 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 9 144.00–175.00 $159.97 $360 -16.08
250–297 272 25 150.00–180.00 $167.99 $457 +8.73
300–345 322 52 140.00–179.00 $160.20 $516 +0.67
318–330 fancy 322 3 161.00–163.00 $161.68 $521 -10.96
350–395 377 102 140.00–175.00 $160.14 $604 -0.03
355–398 fancy 389 5 158.00–160.00 $159.64 $621 -0.36
410 fancy 410 2 156.00–158.00 $157.00 $644 -7.60
402–445 value added 413 23 157.00–168.00 $164.53 $680 -4.09
400–445 425 159 133.00–170.00 $157.17 $668 +1.20
450–495 470 199 131.00–168.00 $154.35 $725 -0.61
457–492 value added 487 23 162.00 $162.00 $789 +0.87
500–548 526 197 130.00–160.00 $149.46 $786 +1.15
526–545 value added 526 80 156.00–158.00 $157.95 $831 +1.71
515–537 531 20 136.00–139.00 $138.70 $736 -9.61
557–566 value added 562 7 152.00–157.00 $154.88 $870 +4.20
550–598 575 137 124.00–153.00 $143.33 $824 +6.56
585 585 1 116.00 $116.00 $679 -27.89
610 fancy 610 2 146.00 $146.00 $891 —
600–645 621 82 130.00–143.00 $135.79 $843 +1.50
620–643 value added 640 22 145.00–150.00 $145.33 $930 -0.37
645 645 1 127.50 $127.50 $822 -6.79
655 655 1 127.50 $127.50 $835 -4.42
655 value added 655 5 140.00 $140.00 $917 -0.52
650–698 680 64 120.00–136.00 $130.05 $884 -1.87
700–743 715 18 115.00–133.00 $124.98 $894 -2.94
727–742 value added 728 76 130.50–143.00 $141.99 $1,034 +8.99
735 735 2 110.00 $110.00 $808 -17.92
750–795 772 22 112.00–130.00 $122.61 $947 -4.11
817 value added 817 3 120.00 $120.00 $980 -8.51
800–840 825 8 110.00–120.00 $114.48 $944 -5.24
874 value added 874 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,092 -2.76
870–890 878 3 112.00–121.00 $117.69 $1,033 +7.69
902–915 904 6 102.00–115.00 $104.19 $942 -12.81
945 value added 945 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 —
990 990 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,168 +5.52
1119 1119 4 89.00 $89.00 $996 —
1131 value added 1131 4 114.00 $114.00 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 -8.08
250–295 274 11 137.50–155.00 $149.14 $409 +5.17
300–340 328 11 137.00–152.50 $144.94 $475 -1.10
355–395 379 20 135.00–154.00 $143.54 $544 -2.92
400–445 427 26 135.00–160.00 $149.09 $637 +4.76
450–490 465 30 128.00–149.00 $141.59 $658 -0.13
500–548 530 29 130.00–148.00 $139.69 $740 +6.71
550–590 575 12 125.00–141.00 $133.14 $766 +6.85
600–645 624 8 118.00–130.00 $124.73 $778 +0.90
655–670 664 5 115.00–127.50 $122.33 $812 -5.79
710–730 720 2 104.00–114.00 $109.07 $785 -0.93
750 750 1 112.50 $112.50 $844 -6.55
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 145.00 $145.00 $392 —
305 305 1 140.00 $140.00 $427 -16.22
350–395 377 6 130.00–149.00 $140.33 $529 —
413 413 3 130.00 $130.00 $537 +1.59
475–485 480 2 120.00–140.00 $130.10 $624 -2.55
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 -15.00
550–580 569 4 112.50–140.00 $125.09 $712 -2.41
625 625 1 112.00 $112.00 $700 +2.00
765 765 1 97.50 $97.50 $746 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 +10.00
300–340 320 4 130.00–132.50 $131.91 $422 -6.91
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 -5.00
415–445 433 6 120.00–130.00 $124.04 $537 -2.57
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 +0.77
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 +3.14
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 —
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 187.50 $187.50 $534 -1.34
305–345 328 12 175.00–200.00 $183.41 $602 -11.71
350–365 fancy 355 6 190.00–197.00 $195.08 $693 +0.06
350–395 379 58 169.00–188.00 $178.29 $676 -2.84
400–445 422 74 165.00–186.00 $176.56 $745 +2.84
466 fancy 466 3 185.00 $185.00 $862 +5.69
450–496 469 108 155.00–184.00 $165.88 $778 -2.15
490 490 4 157.00 $157.00 $769 -11.03
500–545 521 116 140.00–178.00 $160.91 $838 -0.34
500–533 fancy 524 5 165.00–169.00 $165.79 $869 -5.43
550–595 578 91 144.00–167.00 $154.67 $894 +0.05
593–595 594 3 132.00–134.00 $133.33 $792 -21.29
600–645 622 43 125.00–155.00 $143.19 $891 +3.43
605–640 fancy 623 2 154.00–158.00 $155.94 $972 +1.98
653–655 fancy 654 3 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $961 -3.00
650–695 666 38 125.00–149.00 $136.69 $910 -0.25
700–748 735 22 112.00–134.00 $122.58 $901 -6.93
750–795 765 18 116.00–138.00 $124.55 $953 +1.16
820–840 830 2 114.00–117.00 $115.48 $958 +1.27
853–860 855 4 110.00–113.00 $110.75 $947 +1.13
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 165.00 $165.00 $569 —
360–390 376 5 154.00–170.00 $165.51 $622 +16.91
400–447 422 24 135.00–170.00 $155.20 $655 +0.37
450–497 477 31 140.00–170.00 $155.45 $741 -1.93
500–545 519 24 130.00–150.00 $142.01 $737 +0.88
550–597 579 46 130.00–150.00 $137.73 $797 +1.37
613–645 628 16 120.00–134.00 $124.93 $785 +1.35
658–675 664 6 127.00–130.00 $128.99 $856 +2.98
725–736 735 9 110.00–135.00 $132.26 $972 +13.26
763–798 775 9 110.00–135.00 $126.42 $980 +14.42
823 823 3 110.00 $110.00 $905 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 167.50–170.00 $168.73 $548 —
355–375 370 6 130.00–165.00 $154.56 $572 —
410 410 1 139.00 $139.00 $570 -19.84
405–440 423 5 138.00–167.50 $154.34 $653 -4.50
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 +20.00
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 -10.00
500–545 519 8 123.00–150.00 $142.64 $740 -0.36
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 -2.63
590–595 593 2 132.00–140.00 $135.98 $806 —
655–668 664 3 115.00–125.00 $121.71 $808 -10.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 157.50 $157.50 $654 -27.50
495 495 1 152.50 $152.50 $755 +19.50
548 548 2 112.00 $112.00 $614 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 1 92.00 $92.00 $938 —
835–1785 1164 80-85% 249 69.00–89.00 $78.87 $918 -1.03
915–1410 1169 80-85% 26 59.00–74.50 $68.28 $798 -11.62
1045–1660 1291 80-85% 48 81.50–104.50 $90.93 $1,174 +0.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–990 940 85-90% 3 75.00 $75.00 $705 -7.00
835–1220 1000 85-90% 16 43.00–58.00 $53.56 $536 +1.02
745–1350 1018 85-90% 142 55.00–77.00 $67.84 $691 -0.20
910–1170 1025 85-90% 12 70.00–82.00 $77.59 $795 +9.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1530 1324 75-80% 8 64.00–75.50 $72.99 $966 —
1090–1615 1398 75-80% 14 81.00–94.50 $89.05 $1,245 +9.47
1090–1800 1398 75-80% 144 70.50–89.50 $80.24 $1,122 +0.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1905 1575 16 75.00–103.00 $92.19 $1,452 —
1270–2425 1754 67 102.00–121.50 $111.12 $1,949 +2.46
1610–2270 1855 21 111.00–129.00 $119.55 $2,218 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
900–1200 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–780.00 $727.50
970–1140 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 740.00–900.00 $824.26
1055–1120 1071 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 630.00–800.00 $758.14
1072 1072 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,090.00 $995.00
1090–1170 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 840.00–975.00 $915.40
1110–1150 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,250.00 $1,090.38
1020–1310 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 960.00–1,300.00 $1,138.75
1055–1210 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1000–1400 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 855.00–1,225.00 $961.00
1175–1370 1293 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00–1,025.00 $924.41
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–900 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–850.00 $787.50
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1030–1055 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–860.00 $854.94

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1065–1215 1126 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 970.00–1,225.00 $1,095.03 -127.30
1455 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,050.00–1,285.00 $1,212.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–920.00 $906.67 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 940.00 $940.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 117.00 $117.00 $556 —
935 935 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,010 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —

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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.