Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

6,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.17/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 522 lb · 240 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.04/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 466 lb · 209 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.45/cwt -7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 575 lb · 204 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,279	5,420	7,017
Feeder cattle	4,831	4,271	5,556
Slaughter cattle	1,156	870	933
Replacement cattle	292	279	528

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00-4.00 lower with the best demand being shown for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00-5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly 1.00-3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	15	180.00–210.00	$200.75	$450	-0.55
260–295	283	13	169.00–235.00	$190.81	$540	-7.00
305–340	321	31	167.50–210.00	$190.27	$611	-3.53
350–395	383	34	167.50–196.00	$188.74	$723	-8.39
400	400	1	155.00	$155.00	$620	-29.93
403–449	430	66	155.00–197.00	$182.17	$783	-2.76
430 value added	430	13	185.00	$185.00	$796	-23.00
450	450	1	162.00	$162.00	$729	-20.29
450–497	472	79	165.00–188.00	$176.67	$834	-5.62
474–477 value added	475	14	185.00–188.00	$186.08	$884	-2.78
515	515	1	163.00	$163.00	$839	-11.59
500–545	527	108	150.00–184.00	$170.97	$901	-3.62
518–533 value added	527	28	167.50–186.00	$173.29	$913	-9.07
528–535 fancy	530	3	179.00–188.00	$182.03	$965	—
550–595	569	84	150.00–176.00	$164.75	$937	-2.15
550–599 value added	582	41	162.00–183.00	$167.55	$975	-16.88
585	585	1	164.00	$164.00	$959	-2.90
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	-18.60
610	610	1	149.00	$149.00	$909	-9.60
600–648	620	65	146.00–175.00	$158.64	$984	+0.04
604–642 value added	624	46	156.00–178.00	$166.27	$1,038	-3.27
625 fancy	625	2	154.00	$154.00	$962	—
650–695	676	57	135.00–170.00	$153.12	$1,035	-0.27
665–690 value added	678	2	160.00–163.00	$161.47	$1,095	+0.67
695	695	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,015	-7.39
709–728 value added	717	11	142.00–150.50	$147.02	$1,054	-5.81
700–735	719	57	125.00–162.00	$143.55	$1,032	+29.55
750–795	774	38	130.00–157.00	$143.21	$1,108	+2.07
807–830 value added	814	75	139.50–146.00	$144.12	$1,173	+9.12
810–845	832	23	134.00–143.00	$139.15	$1,158	+2.82
855 value added	855	10	130.00	$130.00	$1,112	-10.00
871–886	879	10	130.00–134.50	$132.27	$1,163	-7.73
915–939	926	4	123.00–130.00	$127.22	$1,178	+1.24
950–990	966	9	117.00–129.00	$123.83	$1,196	+13.83

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	267	6	160.00–185.00	$172.20	$460	-12.89
300–335	317	8	162.50–188.00	$182.96	$580	+4.39
365–395	384	10	147.50–171.00	$161.97	$622	-12.84
400–445	426	14	150.00–180.00	$170.31	$726	-7.05
460–490	480	14	140.00–173.00	$162.25	$779	-8.52
500–530	519	14	130.00–165.00	$153.94	$799	-4.76
570–595	580	4	145.00–158.00	$149.20	$865	-4.58
600–640	618	9	127.00–151.00	$140.58	$869	+1.46
665–695	680	3	133.00–140.00	$135.62	$922	-5.59
730	730	1	130.00	$130.00	$949	—
810	810	1	95.00	$95.00	$770	—
850	850	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,084	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	142.50	$142.50	$506	-25.00
523	523	2	140.00	$140.00	$732	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	140.00	$140.00	$686	—
545	545	1	138.00	$138.00	$752	-20.04
560	560	1	138.00	$138.00	$773	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	227	11	142.50–205.00	$173.65	$394	-0.41
250–285	274	17	145.00–195.00	$173.73	$476	+2.67
300–345	317	42	150.00–177.50	$163.49	$518	+3.50
350–397	380	88	138.00–170.00	$157.90	$600	-4.61
410 fancy	410	1	161.00	$161.00	$660	+1.98
400–449	427	170	139.00–170.00	$160.53	$685	+2.32
405–434 value added	429	11	165.00–170.00	$167.73	$720	-0.26
463–473 value added	465	24	167.00–172.50	$167.69	$780	+2.45
450–497	466	185	134.00–167.00	$153.40	$715	+5.77
520 fancy	520	1	162.50	$162.50	$845	+15.50
500–545	521	214	127.00–163.00	$149.00	$776	+0.97
522–532 value added	527	25	158.00–161.50	$159.71	$842	+0.33
559–580 value added	573	26	153.00–157.00	$156.40	$896	+1.54
550–595	575	173	127.50–154.00	$141.41	$813	-3.58
560–595 fancy	578	5	145.00–149.00	$146.82	$849	—
600–645	619	80	120.00–144.00	$133.92	$829	+8.70
602–625 value added	620	43	144.00–150.00	$148.78	$922	-2.99
651–674 value added	660	28	137.50–139.50	$138.27	$913	-3.08
650–695	667	67	120.00–137.00	$131.88	$880	+8.21
700–745	726	20	111.00–134.00	$123.31	$895	-4.31
738 value added	738	8	135.00	$135.00	$996	-7.62
752–793	777	13	123.00–135.00	$125.63	$976	+0.81
753–798 value added	792	15	129.50–132.00	$129.82	$1,028	-1.19
805–845	823	8	110.00–125.00	$121.47	$1,000	-3.42
846 value added	846	4	128.00	$128.00	$1,083	—
855 value added	855	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,052	-2.00
850–875	859	21	115.00–123.00	$116.64	$1,002	-6.91
913	913	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,059	+9.77
1005	1005	1	95.00	$95.00	$955	—
1067–1092	1083	8	100.00–105.50	$103.47	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228–245	230	10	130.00–135.00	$130.53	$300	-26.80
265–298	290	15	127.50–170.00	$143.49	$416	-10.35
310–340	331	10	140.00–157.50	$144.58	$479	+1.66
350–395	374	18	120.00–170.00	$145.88	$546	-4.39
400–445	423	36	125.00–154.00	$146.27	$619	-1.88
450–495	476	26	118.00–158.00	$139.80	$665	-6.94
500–545	524	26	117.00–150.00	$134.03	$702	-8.59
554–595	571	25	105.00–148.00	$132.75	$758	-5.15
605–640	620	12	110.00–137.00	$126.95	$787	-1.75
650–695	680	16	113.00–130.00	$120.07	$816	-5.99
705–710	706	5	110.00–120.00	$117.60	$830	-4.90
835	835	1	108.00	$108.00	$902	-9.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	—
420	420	1	122.50	$122.50	$514	-16.82
470	470	1	110.00	$110.00	$517	-30.00
520	520	1	112.50	$112.50	$585	-23.50
555	555	1	116.00	$116.00	$644	—
555–590	569	5	107.50–140.00	$118.96	$677	—
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	+10.00
680–693	687	4	104.00–120.00	$110.99	$763	—
710–715	713	2	97.50–100.00	$98.75	$704	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	120.00	$120.00	$456	-16.78
660–687	680	4	93.00–95.00	$93.49	$636	—

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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	205	1	175.00	$175.00	$359	-17.50
255	255	1	177.50	$177.50	$453	-12.50
300–345	332	7	162.50–180.00	$169.68	$563	-15.73
350–395	377	46	160.00–195.00	$177.27	$668	-2.95
405 fancy	405	1	188.00	$188.00	$761	—
400–448	423	56	150.00–188.00	$171.38	$725	-10.34
450–495	469	114	140.00–184.00	$166.92	$783	-9.13
505–525 fancy	517	3	164.00–173.00	$168.35	$870	-6.67
500–545	521	94	145.00–170.00	$157.31	$820	-6.65
565–580 fancy	567	8	158.00–166.00	$164.98	$935	+4.98
550–595	574	87	122.50–159.50	$151.72	$871	-1.24
600 fancy	600	1	163.00	$163.00	$978	—
600–649	630	42	129.00–150.00	$143.36	$903	-1.18
650 fancy	650	1	146.00	$146.00	$949	-4.00
651–695	667	43	120.00–145.00	$135.11	$901	-5.04
700–745	721	28	119.00–141.00	$129.20	$932	-2.49
750–795	767	19	120.00–132.00	$124.82	$957	-1.96
808–832	818	11	104.00–123.00	$115.39	$944	-9.36
850–890	872	8	100.00–119.00	$109.48	$955	-6.90

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	374	4	170.00–177.50	$173.78	$650	+1.78
400–440	418	15	150.00–180.00	$162.02	$677	-9.02
450–480	463	11	140.00–162.00	$152.88	$708	-14.92
505–543	519	16	122.50–150.00	$141.10	$732	-8.72
550–595	579	20	129.00–145.00	$139.76	$809	-1.91
600–645	621	12	117.00–139.00	$128.87	$800	-6.56
650–690	668	7	115.00–130.00	$126.03	$842	-5.57
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	-29.97

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	-37.50
425–445	435	2	132.50–142.50	$137.39	$598	-30.11
455	455	2	115.00–130.00	$122.50	$557	-44.25
590	590	1	126.00	$126.00	$743	-24.00
645	645	1	119.00	$119.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	130.00	$130.00	$468	—
415	415	1	120.00	$120.00	$498	—
450	450	1	115.00	$115.00	$518	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1480	1155	80-85%	38	66.00–78.00	$71.71	$828	-7.97
785–1645	1178	80-85%	163	73.00–99.00	$84.06	$990	+4.38
1020–1500	1224	80-85%	46	85.00–113.00	$97.56	$1,194	+5.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1280	928	85-90%	33	40.00–62.00	$54.05	$502	+0.48
800–1405	984	85-90%	122	56.00–86.00	$68.93	$678	+0.92
1065	1065	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$852	—
875–1255	1068	85-90%	12	72.00–89.50	$79.04	$844	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1885	1427	75-80%	133	74.00–96.00	$85.56	$1,221	+4.80
1335–1610	1453	75-80%	7	68.00–78.00	$72.85	$1,059	—
1090–1815	1462	75-80%	25	85.00–110.00	$97.52	$1,426	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,247	—
1145–1845	1501	19	74.00–107.00	$92.63	$1,390	—
1240–2160	1717	63	100.00–129.00	$111.87	$1,921	—
1615–2010	1825	13	110.00–134.50	$122.34	$2,233	+1.36

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00
750	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1063	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00	$875.00
955–1155	1076	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	875.00–1,175.00	$990.41
1055–1100	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	810.00–840.00	$825.31
1045–1255	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,200.00	$1,072.79
1175–1195	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	925.00–1,100.00	$969.31
1050–1300	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	910.00–1,370.00	$1,086.67
1100–1300	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	720.00–810.00	$765.00
1450	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00

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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
850–950	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–1,025.00	$879.86	—
800–1050	917	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–1,025.00	$815.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,220.00	$1,220.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	117.00	$117.00	$532	—
510–545	523	3	110.00–116.00	$112.73	$590	—
580	580	1	94.00	$94.00	$545	—
601	601	4	111.00	$111.00	$667	—

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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.