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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

5,759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.15/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 523 lb · 315 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.13/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 470 lb · 214 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.55/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 574 lb · 204 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,759 6,661 4,245
Feeder cattle 4,748 5,398 3,556
Slaughter cattle 807 1,053 557
Replacement cattle 204 210 132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with some instances sharply higher in steers weighing under 500 lbs. Demand was mostly good with limited offerings and trading at the end of the week due to the Labor Day holiday weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 237 3 177.50–205.00 $194.24 $460 -8.06
255–298 275 13 189.00–235.00 $206.23 $567 +0.92
300–345 325 36 175.00–240.00 $201.19 $654 -5.60
345 value added 345 1 217.50 $217.50 $750 —
365 value added 365 1 232.50 $232.50 $849 —
350–395 375 48 180.00–227.50 $207.71 $779 +3.19
408–420 fancy 410 5 210.00 $210.00 $861 +4.50
405–430 value added 418 4 193.00–210.00 $199.50 $834 -3.50
400–445 423 41 176.00–207.50 $191.63 $811 +1.16
471–490 value added 473 9 192.00–215.00 $194.65 $921 -5.48
455–496 478 70 175.00–195.00 $186.87 $893 -0.16
514–520 fancy 516 4 190.00–192.50 $190.63 $984 -1.67
500–548 529 84 167.00–192.50 $179.89 $952 -0.76
516–546 value added 529 29 182.00–204.50 $192.38 $1,018 +1.12
550–595 574 103 163.00–192.00 $177.07 $1,016 +3.85
550–588 value added 577 13 185.00–194.00 $189.65 $1,094 +0.46
603–645 value added 621 39 169.00–202.00 $178.57 $1,109 -5.80
600–645 625 73 154.00–187.00 $173.88 $1,087 +3.84
635 fancy 635 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,127 -8.50
650–695 669 60 151.00–185.00 $166.67 $1,115 -3.03
650–690 value added 681 22 167.00–186.00 $175.69 $1,196 +6.34
700–745 718 23 145.00–174.00 $164.13 $1,178 +2.44
724 724 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,079 -12.69
700–748 value added 736 10 159.50–178.00 $169.21 $1,245 -0.36
756–773 value added 764 30 162.00–177.00 $167.85 $1,282 +9.85
750–798 769 17 147.50–164.00 $153.78 $1,183 -2.18
805 value added 805 2 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $1,220 -10.62
800–845 823 7 144.00–149.00 $145.43 $1,197 -5.09
850–870 863 3 141.00–157.00 $151.75 $1,310 +22.75
889 value added 889 13 143.50 $143.50 $1,276 —
900–915 910 3 130.00–138.00 $134.00 $1,219 -2.41
905–941 value added 923 12 142.50–159.00 $150.59 $1,390 —
950–965 958 2 121.00–148.00 $134.61 $1,290 -1.06
1085 1085 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,400 —
1125–1140 1133 2 120.00–128.00 $124.03 $1,405 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 182.50–205.00 $194.35 $453 +24.35
260–295 284 5 142.50–225.00 $195.04 $554 +15.04
305–345 318 19 159.00–207.50 $183.48 $583 +1.15
355–395 382 17 162.50–191.00 $181.49 $693 +1.98
400–445 425 15 157.50–192.50 $183.64 $780 +10.73
450–495 468 10 135.00–185.00 $167.38 $783 -2.93
500–545 516 17 150.00–170.00 $162.65 $839 +1.91
545 value added 545 21 180.00 $180.00 $981 —
553 value added 553 4 174.00 $174.00 $962 —
565–595 579 6 137.50–157.50 $150.50 $871 -10.03
605–645 623 16 145.00–160.00 $150.97 $941 -3.68
669 669 5 147.00 $147.00 $983 -1.13
702–730 713 16 128.00–159.00 $142.31 $1,015 -1.90
775 775 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,100 —
805–820 813 2 130.00–146.00 $137.93 $1,121 -10.07
885 885 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 180.00 $180.00 $509 —
335–345 340 2 172.50–180.00 $176.31 $599 -4.37
475 475 1 170.00 $170.00 $808 -2.50
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 -10.00
420–435 428 2 141.00–175.00 $158.30 $678 +3.30
585 585 1 122.00 $122.00 $714 -39.00
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 4 147.50–190.00 $169.23 $386 -3.77
255–295 276 13 150.00–184.00 $173.18 $478 +3.56
318 value added 318 3 181.00 $181.00 $576 —
300–345 320 30 152.50–187.50 $174.08 $557 -2.49
325–330 fancy 328 2 177.50–190.00 $183.80 $603 —
367 value added 367 13 181.50 $181.50 $666 —
375 fancy 375 3 164.00 $164.00 $615 -27.49
350–398 376 71 142.00–185.00 $171.21 $644 +3.04
425 value added 425 2 175.00 $175.00 $744 —
400–448 428 121 130.00–177.00 $164.67 $705 -0.58
428 fancy 428 2 151.00 $151.00 $646 -29.97
450–497 469 196 136.00–173.00 $160.84 $754 -0.58
460–475 470 3 142.50–148.00 $145.87 $686 -15.55
450–480 fancy 473 4 156.00–173.00 $160.05 $757 -9.95
463–495 value added 482 11 169.50–175.00 $170.85 $823 -4.15
510 510 1 152.50 $152.50 $778 -7.46
515 fancy 515 1 172.50 $172.50 $888 +7.19
504–534 value added 517 80 169.00–174.00 $170.79 $883 +10.79
500–549 525 233 138.00–174.00 $159.18 $836 -0.78
565 fancy 565 1 165.00 $165.00 $932 +17.00
550–590 value added 566 41 158.00–171.00 $164.27 $930 +0.92
561–580 569 7 150.00–154.00 $151.60 $863 -0.59
573 thin fleshed 573 9 167.00 $167.00 $957 —
550–598 577 146 124.00–170.00 $155.31 $896 +3.12
605–630 615 3 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $744 -29.65
605–649 value added 621 33 154.00–168.00 $161.15 $1,001 -9.97
600–645 622 76 135.00–163.00 $149.75 $931 -0.89
650–695 667 90 120.00–159.00 $145.49 $970 -1.43
658–691 value added 674 26 148.00–162.00 $154.22 $1,039 +0.76
696 fancy 696 6 145.50 $145.50 $1,013 —
700–746 726 45 128.00–145.00 $137.06 $995 -5.61
731–745 value added 735 19 149.00–157.00 $155.12 $1,140 -5.38
750–790 759 40 130.00–140.00 $134.93 $1,024 +4.09
765–772 value added 767 14 138.00–155.00 $150.48 $1,154 —
805 value added 805 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,167 —
800–838 818 20 114.00–139.00 $129.05 $1,056 -1.37
850–880 871 10 112.00–124.00 $116.63 $1,016 -10.11
859–898 value added 881 16 130.50–131.50 $130.93 $1,153 —
900–940 909 15 113.00–128.00 $123.35 $1,121 —
960 960 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,238 —
1005–1041 1037 10 107.50–122.50 $121.05 $1,255 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 276 7 140.00–172.50 $159.61 $441 +4.31
305–345 329 11 140.00–170.00 $155.67 $512 +1.33
355–398 380 27 120.00–174.00 $150.26 $571 -4.33
400–445 420 35 138.00–166.00 $153.55 $645 -1.92
466 value added 466 4 168.00 $168.00 $783 —
450–495 473 39 125.00–165.00 $148.16 $701 +0.44
500–545 526 38 125.00–159.00 $143.45 $755 +4.03
555–595 585 15 122.00–150.00 $138.89 $813 +0.19
600–638 619 11 121.00–141.00 $136.62 $846 +4.78
660–685 673 7 122.00–134.00 $129.40 $871 -3.08
705–715 710 2 122.00–130.00 $125.97 $894 —
778 778 2 128.50 $128.50 $1,000 —
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 145.00 $145.00 $486 -20.00
405–435 419 4 140.00–157.50 $147.40 $618 +20.34
463 463 2 141.00 $141.00 $653 +6.70
495 495 1 127.00 $127.00 $629 -7.30
505–525 515 3 136.00–142.50 $139.54 $719 -0.46
530 530 1 129.00 $129.00 $684 -11.00
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 -15.00
560–595 578 2 114.00–142.00 $127.58 $737 —
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 -12.17
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 -22.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 140.00–149.00 $144.62 $535 +5.51
475–490 483 2 145.00–152.50 $148.81 $719 —
500–505 503 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $629 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 287 5 205.00–221.00 $208.18 $597 +11.70
295 fancy 295 1 218.00 $218.00 $643 —
305–335 327 9 193.00–200.00 $194.62 $636 -0.62
330 fancy 330 1 225.00 $225.00 $742 —
360 fancy 360 1 208.00 $208.00 $749 +1.80
350–395 373 28 175.00–202.50 $189.42 $707 -6.76
400–449 429 74 169.00–200.00 $184.81 $793 +0.73
450–497 470 94 152.50–192.50 $178.26 $838 -3.96
450–495 fancy 473 2 177.00–198.00 $187.00 $885 -7.00
505 value added 505 1 159.00 $159.00 $803 -2.01
500–545 524 132 160.00–184.00 $171.80 $900 +3.42
550–597 574 101 140.00–178.00 $165.91 $952 +7.70
593 value added 593 2 150.00 $150.00 $890 —
615–617 fancy 616 4 156.00–181.00 $168.52 $1,038 —
600–649 630 67 133.00–174.00 $157.67 $993 -2.85
650–695 669 43 125.00–165.00 $150.41 $1,006 +0.17
705 705 5 104.00 $104.00 $733 -35.36
700–745 721 24 129.00–151.00 $143.26 $1,033 +3.90
755–795 772 14 110.00–147.00 $132.04 $1,019 -3.20
805–845 826 11 112.00–141.00 $127.78 $1,055 +8.68
855–895 878 10 115.00–130.00 $122.75 $1,078 +0.74
900–920 907 5 115.00–123.00 $120.02 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 140.00–167.50 $153.19 $567 -14.27
400–445 424 26 140.00–187.00 $169.48 $719 +1.06
453–495 475 30 150.00–180.00 $166.75 $792 +6.59
500–548 528 23 147.00–166.00 $153.63 $811 +1.20
550–595 573 31 130.00–157.00 $144.26 $827 -7.18
615–640 634 5 139.00–150.00 $144.00 $913 -0.87
655–695 678 16 128.00–146.00 $136.18 $923 +3.58
700–740 718 11 120.00–139.00 $130.60 $938 +2.97
758 758 2 126.00 $126.00 $955 +2.46
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 152.50 $152.50 $419 -13.88
420 420 1 145.00 $145.00 $609 ±0.00
475–480 478 2 149.00 $149.00 $712 -21.00
550–590 575 3 143.00–150.00 $146.65 $843 +24.65
560–590 578 3 125.00–130.00 $128.39 $742 +6.39
685–695 688 3 120.00–134.00 $124.71 $858 —
710 710 1 133.00 $133.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 165.00 $165.00 $726 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1855 1180 80-85% 145 74.00–93.00 $82.57 $974 -1.89
900–1550 1186 80-85% 28 65.00–80.50 $70.96 $842 -13.50
970–1765 1259 80-85% 48 86.00–100.00 $92.70 $1,167 -4.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1460 1293 75-80% 11 69.00–81.00 $74.89 $968 -3.40
840–1765 1393 75-80% 88 75.00–92.00 $85.44 $1,190 -1.93
1185–1905 1432 75-80% 38 88.00–101.00 $94.42 $1,352 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1360 961 85-90% 21 45.00–70.50 $56.79 $546 —
925–1095 1006 85-90% 5 77.00–87.50 $83.00 $835 +23.54
850–1475 1073 85-90% 92 58.00–85.50 $72.98 $783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2025 1544 12 85.00–101.00 $91.90 $1,419 —
1145–2345 1809 59 96.00–124.00 $111.73 $2,021 -15.39
1570–1965 1822 14 114.00–126.00 $118.97 $2,168 -8.15
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,632 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–945 943 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 910.00–990.00 $949.89
840–1180 978 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 830.00–1,090.00 $964.19
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1155–1370 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 950.00–1,075.00 $1,025.02
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
960–1080 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,025.00 $989.71
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00 —
1055–1490 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00–1,675.00 $1,388.25 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 122.00 $122.00 $494 —
695 695 1 116.00 $116.00 $806 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 98.00 $98.00 $407 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 95.00 $95.00 $798 —

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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.