Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

5,366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.13/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 577 lb · 212 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.37/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 577 lb · 207 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.79/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 472 lb · 189 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,366	5,570	4,838
Feeder cattle	4,050	4,318	3,836
Slaughter cattle	1,108	977	729
Replacement cattle	208	275	273

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs were mostly 3.00-5.00 higher, with instances of 8.00 higher; steers over 600 lbs were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher with instances of 5.00 higher. Feeder classes were in very good demand, especially for groups of long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204–235	210	5	180.00–195.00	$191.65	$402	-15.81
255–295	276	17	167.50–190.00	$176.13	$486	-20.22
300–335	323	13	170.00–216.00	$191.71	$619	+10.48
358–396	381	33	160.00–210.00	$193.67	$738	+8.40
400–445	426	22	164.00–204.00	$178.75	$761	-2.74
423–437 value added	429	5	184.00–206.00	$197.03	$845	—
450–495	474	94	148.00–192.00	$178.70	$847	+10.38
500–547	526	83	141.00–181.00	$168.64	$887	+8.55
516–548 value added	529	52	175.00–182.00	$177.58	$939	+9.40
520–545 fancy	533	2	162.00–165.00	$163.46	$871	-10.54
550–595	571	107	150.00–173.00	$166.06	$948	+12.18
558–598 value added	583	100	163.00–186.60	$183.26	$1,068	+7.14
615 fancy	615	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,046	—
600–647	631	76	139.00–165.00	$155.60	$982	+3.02
630–636 value added	633	16	157.50–165.50	$163.35	$1,034	+1.65
662 thin fleshed	662	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,059	—
652–686 value added	670	40	150.00–162.00	$159.26	$1,067	+3.84
650–695	675	39	135.00–160.00	$154.63	$1,044	+3.72
700–740 value added	725	7	147.00–158.00	$153.60	$1,114	-3.07
703–748	725	14	136.00–155.00	$144.99	$1,051	+6.18
755–795	775	5	140.00–143.00	$141.41	$1,096	+1.19
775 value added	775	4	156.00	$156.00	$1,209	+17.50
800–812 value added	812	57	153.00–153.75	$153.74	$1,248	+15.05
800–845	815	10	130.00–153.00	$140.71	$1,147	+17.71
898 value added	898	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,194	-2.70
935	935	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,187	+4.30
975	975	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,160	-1.44
1075	1075	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,290	+8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	180.00–185.00	$182.41	$398	—
250–295	272	3	165.00–185.00	$174.45	$475	+14.01
310–348	332	18	145.00–190.00	$168.85	$561	+7.42
350–395	370	13	155.00–186.00	$170.90	$632	+8.60
400–438	431	6	160.00–180.00	$172.91	$745	+7.91
460–490	473	11	147.50–168.00	$157.42	$745	+2.85
500–545	523	19	130.00–170.00	$151.14	$790	+8.65
550–595	574	6	134.00–157.50	$141.33	$811	-4.95
610–645	618	18	136.00–160.00	$148.89	$920	+11.82
665–698	688	4	140.00–141.00	$140.76	$968	+10.05
720–725	723	2	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$922	+12.49
795	795	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,018	+17.00
815	815	1	119.00	$119.00	$970	—
880	880	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,056	-1.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
300–305	303	2	155.00–165.00	$160.04	$485	—
445	445	1	155.00	$155.00	$690	—
450–480	474	7	151.00–175.00	$167.63	$795	+28.63
500–510	505	3	145.00–155.00	$149.14	$753	—
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	152.50	$152.50	$488	—
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	-10.00
450–470	460	3	130.00–162.00	$147.48	$678	—
590	590	1	135.00	$135.00	$796	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–243	233	10	140.00–190.00	$158.42	$369	-21.24
250–295	274	15	155.00–185.00	$173.07	$474	+3.40
300–345	326	46	135.00–175.00	$153.92	$502	-4.21
350–399	380	61	130.00–170.00	$148.92	$566	-9.00
407–420 value added	418	16	159.00–170.00	$161.01	$673	—
400–448	423	93	131.00–168.00	$153.46	$649	+1.30
460–485	470	7	137.50–153.00	$145.25	$683	-4.16
450–498	472	166	135.00–165.00	$153.36	$724	+3.95
475 value added	475	16	162.00	$162.00	$770	—
500–548	522	179	128.00–157.50	$146.94	$767	+3.92
530–540	535	2	122.50–140.00	$131.33	$703	-2.81
535 value added	535	2	156.00	$156.00	$835	+12.22
545 fancy	545	1	147.00	$147.00	$801	—
555–595	570	4	127.50–138.00	$134.29	$765	+4.29
550–597	574	172	131.00–155.00	$143.70	$825	+5.49
588–599 value added	592	36	142.00–150.00	$147.26	$872	+3.25
610 fancy	610	1	138.00	$138.00	$842	—
603–645	626	78	123.00–142.50	$134.08	$839	+0.68
620–645	629	6	110.00–130.00	$125.86	$792	-7.54
646 value added	646	12	140.00	$140.00	$904	-5.57
650–690	669	55	120.00–139.50	$133.15	$891	+1.38
658–680 value added	670	23	138.00–145.00	$140.99	$945	+4.61
660–685	673	2	110.00–124.00	$117.13	$788	-14.64
708–733	714	16	125.50–133.00	$130.11	$929	-2.04
701–745 value added	725	20	127.00–136.50	$134.54	$975	+7.21
750–780	764	19	120.00–135.00	$124.67	$952	+3.09
800	800	1	116.00	$116.00	$928	+5.05
800–810	805	3	110.00–125.00	$116.97	$942	+6.02
823 value added	823	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,029	+3.00
934	934	5	109.00	$109.00	$1,018	-3.73
1093	1093	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	142.50	$142.50	$342	—
250–290	273	8	125.00–142.50	$133.64	$365	-7.65
305–340	325	11	130.00–152.50	$138.18	$449	+0.14
360–385	372	11	125.00–162.00	$139.92	$521	+3.52
400–445	426	11	130.00–161.00	$148.83	$634	+10.04
450–495	466	33	125.00–157.00	$139.72	$651	+1.98
500–547	536	27	125.00–140.00	$131.72	$706	+2.49
550–585	567	10	127.00–140.00	$133.14	$755	+2.44
635–640	637	3	123.00–125.00	$124.00	$790	+0.19
650–695	664	9	110.00–133.00	$123.82	$822	+6.25
745	745	1	116.00	$116.00	$864	-0.27

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	146.00	$146.00	$496	+9.00
355–375	365	2	130.00–140.00	$134.86	$492	+4.86
440	440	1	125.00	$125.00	$550	-5.00
505–543	530	3	114.00–140.00	$131.75	$698	-3.25
550–560	555	3	102.50–112.50	$106.64	$592	-13.36
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	—
615–645	630	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$740	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	4	130.00–152.50	$142.65	$456	+13.74
470–475	473	2	124.00–136.00	$129.97	$615	+8.38
510	510	1	128.00	$128.00	$653	+5.50
568	568	2	126.00	$126.00	$716	+3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	-14.83
350–395	372	32	150.00–180.50	$170.68	$635	-1.60
400–445	421	19	150.00–177.50	$167.18	$704	+3.51
440 fancy	440	1	180.00	$180.00	$792	—
450–498	466	55	140.00–180.00	$162.67	$758	-1.91
450–473 fancy	469	7	161.00–171.00	$163.65	$768	—
500–549	524	85	135.00–164.00	$155.25	$814	+4.10
510–540 fancy	524	5	159.00–170.00	$164.72	$863	—
560 fancy	560	1	153.00	$153.00	$857	—
550–590	574	52	136.00–157.00	$147.96	$849	+3.14
600–640	616	27	124.00–152.00	$141.71	$873	+1.05
615–630 fancy	622	3	148.00–158.00	$153.30	$954	—
650 fancy	650	2	143.00–149.00	$146.00	$949	—
650–695	666	40	125.00–142.00	$134.49	$896	+0.17
710	710	1	118.00	$118.00	$838	-10.09
700–745	718	16	117.50–138.00	$128.74	$924	+0.65
755–785	770	22	112.50–131.00	$119.70	$922	+3.69
895	895	1	109.00	$109.00	$976	—
925–945	935	2	104.00–108.00	$106.02	$991	+8.02

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	368	4	125.00–162.50	$149.62	$551	—
400–445	424	25	137.50–165.00	$147.41	$625	-6.91
450–495	467	9	141.00–160.00	$154.14	$720	+12.12
500–545	523	16	140.00–150.00	$141.87	$742	+7.29
550–598	569	18	130.00–147.50	$138.63	$789	+5.82
615–645	631	8	126.00–142.00	$133.59	$843	+6.66
685	685	1	137.50	$137.50	$942	+9.50
705–745	725	2	113.00–137.00	$124.67	$904	-0.43
765	765	1	110.00	$110.00	$842	+4.00
880	880	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,082	+23.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	134.00	$134.00	$395	—
375–385	380	2	140.00–147.50	$143.70	$546	—
415	415	1	155.00	$155.00	$643	+10.00
415	415	2	136.00–145.00	$140.50	$583	-4.50
465	465	1	152.50	$152.50	$709	+14.50
485	485	1	130.00	$130.00	$630	-8.00
535–540	538	2	142.50–152.50	$147.52	$794	+27.80
540	540	1	129.00	$129.00	$697	+9.28
600	600	1	147.50	$147.50	$885	+17.50
630	630	1	100.00	$100.00	$630	-30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	145.00	$145.00	$631	—
530	530	1	130.00	$130.00	$689	±0.00
580	580	1	130.00	$130.00	$754	+0.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1075	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,237.50	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1405	1134	80-85%	28	60.00–85.00	$72.76	$825	—
845–1700	1175	80-85%	270	71.00–103.00	$84.93	$998	+0.43
1005–1635	1238	80-85%	53	87.00–116.00	$98.80	$1,223	+3.98

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1205	921	85-90%	23	50.00–70.00	$60.87	$561	+4.94
765–1640	1020	85-90%	147	54.00–95.00	$74.11	$756	-0.63
890–1340	1084	85-90%	18	76.00–103.00	$84.61	$917	-5.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1520	1390	75-80%	7	67.00–84.00	$76.66	$1,066	+2.30
1095–1865	1400	75-80%	129	80.00–103.00	$92.14	$1,290	—
1150–1710	1406	75-80%	50	85.00–111.00	$98.55	$1,386	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–2005	1515	15	79.00–107.00	$99.91	$1,514	+2.21
1275–2155	1742	47	103.00–127.00	$113.80	$1,982	-6.15
1395–2140	1827	24	114.00–135.00	$122.52	$2,238	—
2345	2345	1	106.00	$106.00	$2,486	—

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Bred Cows

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)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1005–1135	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1030–1110	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–880.00	$829.46
900–1300	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,150.00	$1,025.00
1100–1150	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,320.00	$1,140.00
1040–1325	1149	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–1,190.00	$978.93
950–1480	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,160.00	$1,077.90
1178–1273	1226	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,051.94
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1285–1380	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	870.00–1,000.00	$937.32
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1035	1035	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	810.00	$810.00
910–1145	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–925.00	$900.30
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$750.00
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
905–930	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	840.00–1,100.00	$968.23
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
880–1165	1041	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,240.00	$1,046.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
833–930	852	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–850.00	$752.28
900	900	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
815	815	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	990.00	$990.00	—
965–1075	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,080.00–1,175.00	$1,124.03	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,600.00	$1,512.50	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1370	1298	2	102.00–109.00	$105.30	$1,367	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	107.00	$107.00	$578	—

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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
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 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.