Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

3,888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.17/cwt +12.78 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 665 lb · 230 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.28/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 529 lb · 176 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.62/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 574 lb · 162 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,888	5,366	4,439
Feeder cattle	2,989	4,037	3,429
Slaughter cattle	743	1,051	713
Replacement cattle	156	278	297

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for feeder classes was noted with quality mostly fair to good. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232–240	234	4	165.00–175.00	$172.44	$404	-23.16
290	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	+4.74
310–335	323	4	173.00–212.50	$190.63	$616	+7.68
350–397	375	20	165.00–192.50	$184.08	$690	+4.97
390 value added	390	1	201.00	$201.00	$784	—
400–445	427	25	165.00–187.50	$177.05	$756	+0.10
440	440	1	167.50	$167.50	$737	-9.45
450–495	483	48	153.00–184.50	$172.17	$832	-2.13
495 value added	495	2	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
500–547	521	55	151.00–175.00	$166.34	$867	-2.39
515–538 value added	521	17	179.00–180.75	$180.34	$940	-1.37
530 fancy	530	1	173.00	$173.00	$917	—
550–598	575	67	153.00–174.00	$162.65	$935	+0.04
580 thin fleshed	580	2	160.00	$160.00	$928	—
600–645	620	73	145.00–166.00	$158.04	$980	-1.42
600–635	620	3	137.50–152.00	$146.98	$911	-12.48
600–649 value added	622	17	164.00–168.50	$167.60	$1,042	+0.93
653–690 value added	659	12	139.00–165.00	$160.46	$1,057	+1.94
650–690	674	49	134.00–161.00	$152.18	$1,026	-2.43
705	705	1	122.00	$122.00	$860	-19.80
700–735	718	26	127.00–147.50	$141.02	$1,013	-0.78
725–745 value added	740	5	147.50–152.50	$149.48	$1,106	+1.48
752–768 value added	757	24	143.50–155.50	$150.44	$1,139	-0.56
750–793	764	12	129.00–146.00	$138.35	$1,057	-1.26
800–820	815	5	134.00–136.00	$135.00	$1,100	+2.04
845 value added	845	2	139.50	$139.50	$1,179	—
852–893 value added	892	60	135.00–147.00	$146.62	$1,308	—
915	915	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,190	+5.01
916 value added	916	5	138.00	$138.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	275	4	165.00–185.00	$175.60	$483	-14.40
305–345	334	7	157.50–187.50	$171.98	$574	+6.92
350–395	377	3	162.50–180.00	$171.56	$647	-4.20
430	430	1	170.00	$170.00	$731	+6.09
450–495	472	7	145.00–172.50	$161.74	$763	+0.41
500–543	527	13	131.00–160.00	$146.05	$770	-5.53
555–590	576	19	120.00–157.50	$146.53	$844	-7.69
605–640	621	4	140.00–145.00	$143.11	$889	-2.17
678–698	687	7	135.00–150.00	$140.04	$962	+0.24
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	+3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	157.50–163.00	$160.14	$601	-13.96
395	395	1	167.00	$167.00	$660	-7.10
515	515	1	152.50	$152.50	$785	-7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	157.50	$157.50	$520	—

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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	215	1	165.00	$165.00	$355	+0.32
275–290	285	3	139.00–152.50	$147.12	$419	-19.24
305–340	323	17	144.00–172.50	$158.16	$511	-1.47
350–395	377	54	140.00–170.00	$158.85	$599	+2.63
400–440 value added	420	5	150.00–171.00	$166.00	$697	+11.00
400–445	422	53	140.00–175.00	$155.99	$658	+1.19
430	430	1	152.50	$152.50	$656	-2.30
455	455	1	142.50	$142.50	$648	-9.62
450–495	468	124	140.00–173.00	$153.38	$718	+1.26
499 value added	499	5	150.00	$150.00	$748	-8.18
510–540	525	2	131.00–140.00	$135.63	$712	+15.63
500–548	527	124	137.00–162.50	$146.84	$774	+26.84
520–540	530	2	142.50–143.00	$142.75	$757	+22.75
522–547 value added	536	48	150.50–154.00	$152.74	$819	-2.17
560–570 value added	563	54	138.00–155.00	$153.40	$864	-0.14
565	565	1	134.00	$134.00	$757	-5.73
565–575	570	2	132.50–140.00	$136.28	$777	-3.45
550–598	580	105	130.00–152.50	$140.36	$814	+0.63
600–610 value added	602	39	140.00–148.50	$145.82	$878	—
610–620	615	2	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$793	-6.03
600–649	633	56	123.00–143.00	$131.87	$835	+6.87
657–680 value added	663	159	130.00–153.00	$151.35	$1,003	+12.40
650–697	671	71	117.00–141.00	$131.34	$881	+0.87
710–720	715	2	117.50–120.00	$118.74	$849	-9.79
700–745	733	24	112.00–135.00	$119.85	$879	-8.68
742 value added	742	66	147.25	$147.25	$1,093	—
755–766	765	8	120.00–129.00	$121.11	$926	+0.06
783 value added	783	4	123.00	$123.00	$963	-6.50
813–835	831	11	112.50–120.00	$116.48	$968	+4.50
830–839 value added	834	15	117.00–120.50	$118.64	$989	—
904 value added	904	7	117.00	$117.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	137.50–152.50	$144.49	$318	—
260–290	274	6	142.50–157.50	$149.70	$410	-8.75
340	340	2	140.00	$140.00	$476	-5.22
350–385	363	8	130.00–152.50	$142.01	$515	+2.10
400–445	433	31	130.00–152.50	$140.67	$609	-2.57
455–495	473	9	125.00–147.50	$140.67	$665	-0.93
510–545	528	5	128.00–142.50	$133.89	$707	-2.79
561–585	571	13	127.00–140.00	$132.13	$754	+5.16
660–680	670	2	119.00–125.00	$122.04	$818	+1.04
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	132.50	$132.50	$450	-15.00
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	—
500–525	508	3	132.00–140.00	$135.66	$689	+25.66
515	515	1	117.50	$117.50	$605	+7.50
555	555	2	119.00	$119.00	$660	+11.50
625	625	1	122.00	$122.00	$762	+10.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	130.00	$130.00	$344	-10.00
360–395	372	3	110.00–145.00	$127.76	$475	-7.24
400	400	1	132.00	$132.00	$528	+2.00
480	480	1	135.00	$135.00	$648	+3.29
560	560	1	116.00	$116.00	$650	-14.00
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	-1.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,237	—

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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	177.50	$177.50	$417	+5.00
260–275	268	2	170.00–172.50	$171.29	$459	-6.21
305–347	331	6	155.00–178.00	$166.57	$551	-12.41
355–397	383	34	160.00–182.00	$175.29	$671	+0.52
400–449	436	53	157.00–185.00	$174.70	$762	+7.43
455–495	473	26	154.00–176.00	$163.99	$776	+0.03
510	510	1	130.00	$130.00	$663	-26.43
500–545	526	59	145.00–172.50	$157.86	$830	+1.43
530 fancy	530	1	171.00	$171.00	$906	—
550–595	581	36	136.00–158.00	$146.79	$853	-7.18
600 fancy	600	1	157.00	$157.00	$942	—
606–648	630	20	135.00–159.00	$147.48	$929	+5.23
630	630	1	140.00	$140.00	$882	-2.25
650–695	665	31	126.00–147.00	$135.74	$903	-1.37
710–745	729	14	125.00–141.00	$134.55	$981	+4.07
750–795	763	24	112.50–139.00	$126.77	$967	+1.48
825–830	828	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$985	+0.05
870–885	881	4	105.00–109.00	$108.01	$952	-3.89
940	940	1	105.00	$105.00	$987	-9.00
970	970	1	101.00	$101.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	152.50	$152.50	$534	-6.62
403–440	424	13	151.00–167.50	$156.64	$664	-1.82
450–490	473	4	135.00–165.00	$152.56	$722	-10.95
515–538	533	11	132.50–147.50	$140.58	$749	-4.87
565–590	575	10	137.00–152.50	$140.26	$806	-0.75
600–645	620	5	118.00–143.00	$128.82	$799	-3.75
710	710	1	126.00	$126.00	$895	+9.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	155.00	$155.00	$480	—
350	350	1	140.00	$140.00	$490	—
470–495	486	4	140.00–161.00	$150.15	$730	-1.25
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	+4.30
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	+4.30
555–560	558	2	121.00–146.00	$133.44	$745	+7.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	145.00	$145.00	$674	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1445	1130	80-85%	10	65.00–75.00	$69.17	$782	—
750–1675	1150	80-85%	156	67.00–96.00	$82.69	$951	—
995–1480	1212	80-85%	42	85.00–108.00	$95.25	$1,154	+0.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1585	1365	75-80%	4	56.00–77.00	$72.25	$986	—
1150–1610	1393	75-80%	22	84.00–109.00	$94.43	$1,315	—
1100–1995	1437	75-80%	122	74.00–94.00	$86.14	$1,238	+11.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$820	+28.41
760–1350	967	85-90%	15	45.00–66.00	$56.52	$547	-0.07
775–1280	999	85-90%	86	57.00–86.00	$72.47	$724	+15.88
875–1235	1044	85-90%	14	80.00–93.50	$86.63	$904	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1150	1118	2	107.00–111.00	$109.06	$1,219	—
1120–1645	1413	6	79.00–97.00	$88.51	$1,251	—
1160–2340	1731	39	97.00–128.00	$114.07	$1,975	—
1655–2230	1895	13	112.00–134.00	$124.15	$2,353	-0.42
2450–2540	2495	2	84.00–94.00	$89.09	$2,223	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
990–1140	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,125.00	$1,020.42
955–1190	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$888.87
950–1300	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–1,020.00	$897.50
1050–1200	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,025.00	$1,017.50
1030–1310	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–950.00	$851.77
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
995–1020	1008	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,140.00	$1,120.25

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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
900–980	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,214.10	-110.90
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,320.00	$1,320.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00	—
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	3	86.00	$86.00	$899	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,269	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,230.00–1,250.00	$1,240.00	—

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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.