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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 4, 2022

1,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.24/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 586 lb · 99 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.02/cwt -7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 531 lb · 91 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $159.50/cwt -4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 472 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,912 6,062 3,662
Feeder cattle 1,359 4,575 2,967
Slaughter cattle 460 1,298 535
Replacement cattle 93 189 160

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons to last week due to most markets being closed in observance of the Fourth of July.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–290 270 6 165.00–180.00 $177.31 $479 +5.66
311 311 7 175.00 $175.00 $544 -14.67
420–445 430 3 153.00–170.00 $160.82 $692 -24.59
473 value added 473 12 187.00 $187.00 $885 +3.41
470–498 475 18 159.00–180.00 $176.75 $840 +1.45
500–545 529 24 157.00–166.00 $164.47 $870 -6.39
526–538 value added 532 10 172.00–175.00 $173.52 $923 -6.84
550–589 574 35 144.00–171.00 $164.21 $943 +1.01
600–645 613 9 144.00–155.00 $147.87 $906 -15.20
637 value added 637 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,057 +1.04
645 645 1 145.00 $145.00 $935 -18.07
650–690 659 26 145.00–160.50 $156.86 $1,034 -1.24
692 692 6 133.00 $133.00 $920 -25.10
701–735 704 15 137.00–163.00 $159.00 $1,119 +14.09
728 value added 728 36 164.75 $164.75 $1,199 +10.07
760 760 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,117 +0.50
758–790 value added 782 19 149.75–159.50 $152.24 $1,191 -9.61
845 value added 845 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,234 +5.00
895 value added 895 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,307 +0.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 11 163.00 $163.00 $554 +3.47
470–495 483 2 146.00–148.00 $147.03 $710 -13.55
500–520 511 9 140.00–158.00 $155.36 $794 +9.15
603–643 625 7 134.00–150.00 $141.92 $887 +0.04
655–686 676 7 135.00–145.00 $142.75 $965 -1.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 135.00–140.00 $137.63 $385 -17.19
310–339 334 13 135.00–149.00 $143.87 $481 -11.17
360–391 378 37 135.00–149.00 $146.00 $552 -8.31
402 value added 402 6 154.00 $154.00 $619 —
425 fancy 425 1 151.00 $151.00 $642 —
400–445 428 26 130.00–152.00 $144.91 $620 -15.07
455–495 464 49 135.00–144.00 $141.70 $657 -13.49
458–494 value added 477 23 152.00–156.50 $154.43 $737 -12.87
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -31.34
520 value added 520 14 155.50 $155.50 $809 -6.50
500–541 533 76 126.00–146.50 $142.22 $758 +3.44
555 555 1 124.00 $124.00 $688 -21.28
565–574 value added 572 11 135.00–150.50 $147.72 $845 -8.65
550–596 588 87 129.00–143.00 $140.62 $827 +15.88
605–645 617 9 126.00–142.00 $130.52 $805 -11.47
650 650 1 116.00 $116.00 $754 -19.87
655–673 value added 660 26 129.00–138.00 $136.66 $902 -2.82
652–677 670 32 123.00–134.00 $130.05 $871 -5.82
705–730 723 15 120.00–130.00 $126.84 $917 -3.58
763 763 3 120.00 $120.00 $916 -0.78
810–835 823 2 115.00–123.00 $118.94 $979 -2.33
860–895 864 8 116.00–119.00 $116.39 $1,006 -6.61
920 920 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,086 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 135.00 $135.00 $412 -7.86
379–397 386 8 134.00–135.00 $134.61 $520 -6.54
405–445 425 2 120.00–124.00 $121.91 $518 -15.02
460–490 477 11 120.00–126.00 $125.20 $597 -16.07
530 530 3 130.00 $130.00 $689 -7.25
590–593 593 10 130.00–134.00 $133.60 $792 -2.81
665 665 1 124.00 $124.00 $825 +1.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 387 46 150.00–184.50 $176.45 $683 +9.35
405–445 420 15 140.00–157.00 $145.82 $612 -16.38
453–496 472 82 140.00–165.00 $159.54 $753 -4.20
485 fancy 485 1 156.00 $156.00 $757 —
500–545 536 39 140.00–156.25 $152.84 $819 -2.66
550–595 577 43 140.00–153.00 $150.92 $871 -4.39
600 fancy 600 1 155.00 $155.00 $930 —
600–643 623 14 136.00–151.00 $144.75 $902 -4.31
652–680 662 23 130.00–145.00 $140.51 $930 +0.40
710–733 723 7 120.00–133.00 $127.88 $925 -3.22
750–790 764 5 116.00–129.00 $121.62 $929 -9.95
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 -2.57
810 810 1 109.00 $109.00 $883 -7.57
870–895 883 2 112.00–117.00 $114.46 $1,011 +6.16
905 905 3 100.00 $100.00 $905 -12.54
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 377 3 141.00–155.00 $148.40 $559 +4.65
430–445 437 5 141.00–147.00 $144.99 $634 -11.65
490–495 493 2 135.00–139.00 $137.01 $675 -20.25
585–590 589 6 126.00–143.00 $140.19 $826 +2.33
648 648 2 130.00 $130.00 $842 -0.54
665–690 678 2 121.00–132.00 $126.40 $857 -3.65
756 756 4 122.00 $122.00 $922 +5.29
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 3 130.00–134.00 $131.66 $698 +5.63
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1490 1192 80-85% 82 77.00–97.50 $86.25 $1,028 +0.95
1090–1305 1210 80-85% 9 69.00–77.00 $75.49 $913 —
1115–1460 1210 80-85% 12 94.00–106.00 $98.35 $1,190 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,096 —
1055–1615 1386 75-80% 9 95.00–105.00 $99.87 $1,384 +21.60
1100–1840 1404 75-80% 63 76.00–96.00 $86.90 $1,220 -3.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1050 877 85-90% 6 54.00–64.00 $61.02 $535 —
810–1185 982 85-90% 11 78.00–87.00 $81.07 $796 -5.06
735–1370 1012 85-90% 44 65.00–83.50 $75.07 $760 -0.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1620 1455 4 95.00–106.00 $99.99 $1,455 —
1355–1920 1649 7 120.00–134.00 $126.03 $2,078 —
1170–2440 1769 23 106.00–119.00 $113.24 $2,003 -12.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
950–1250 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–1,060.00 $930.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,030.00–1,060.00 $1,040.00
1050–1300 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 770.00–1,040.00 $900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.