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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

5,379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.78/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 473 lb · 216 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.02/cwt -3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 522 lb · 211 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.16/cwt +24.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 827 lb · 162 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,379 5,759 4,497
Feeder cattle 4,495 4,748 3,727
Slaughter cattle 693 807 563
Replacement cattle 191 204 207

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady to 1.00 higher. Offerings were moderate this week, as was demand. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00-2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 218 6 220.00–230.00 $227.40 $496 +33.16
250–290 274 11 165.00–225.00 $200.87 $550 -5.36
300–345 318 26 176.00–217.50 $204.01 $649 +2.82
371 value added 371 3 223.00 $223.00 $827 -9.50
372 fancy 372 3 215.00 $215.00 $800 —
350–398 377 22 187.00–215.00 $200.45 $756 -7.26
400–445 425 25 180.00–201.00 $190.86 $811 -0.77
405–445 fancy 425 2 205.00–207.50 $206.31 $877 -3.69
425 value added 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 -29.50
450–465 value added 458 16 198.00–208.00 $202.92 $929 +8.27
450–495 469 79 175.00–209.00 $192.75 $904 +5.88
508–538 value added 524 35 185.00–200.00 $193.56 $1,014 +1.18
500–547 527 86 164.00–195.00 $180.31 $950 +0.42
535 fancy 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 +9.37
550–570 fancy 560 2 186.00–191.00 $188.46 $1,055 —
550–595 579 66 154.00–186.00 $171.15 $991 -5.92
553–595 value added 580 14 175.00–192.00 $183.23 $1,063 -6.42
620 fancy 620 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,159 +9.50
600–645 621 48 149.00–185.00 $172.47 $1,071 -1.41
600–627 value added 623 23 174.00–191.00 $178.30 $1,111 -0.27
650–698 671 70 150.00–180.00 $164.12 $1,101 -2.55
650–687 value added 673 31 172.50–187.50 $178.63 $1,202 +2.94
700–743 725 26 145.00–173.00 $159.33 $1,155 +10.33
720–739 value added 729 33 160.00–165.00 $163.16 $1,189 -6.05
750 value added 750 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 -15.85
755–790 771 7 144.00–160.00 $151.42 $1,167 -2.36
800–825 815 7 137.50–158.00 $150.23 $1,224 +4.80
805–846 value added 828 155 146.00–181.00 $172.10 $1,425 +20.60
850–860 value added 855 2 138.00–160.00 $149.06 $1,274 +5.56
880 880 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,329 -0.75
917 value added 917 54 173.00 $173.00 $1,586 +22.41
910–945 923 8 139.00–153.00 $145.57 $1,344 +11.57
983 value added 983 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,474 —
1027 value added 1027 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,397 —
1050 1050 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,418 +6.00
1110 1110 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,510 +11.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 180.00 $180.00 $423 -14.35
280 280 1 195.00 $195.00 $546 -0.04
305–340 328 14 157.50–215.00 $183.55 $602 +0.07
360–395 384 10 172.50–197.50 $181.71 $698 +0.22
410–425 413 5 167.50–192.00 $185.69 $767 +2.05
437 value added 437 3 185.00 $185.00 $808 —
450–495 477 23 156.00–175.00 $171.02 $816 +3.64
500–545 522 18 150.00–169.00 $161.21 $842 -1.44
560–595 579 11 140.00–160.00 $146.41 $848 -4.09
605–635 624 7 140.00–165.00 $151.93 $948 +0.96
665–685 676 6 135.00–144.00 $139.67 $944 -7.33
720–746 742 6 131.00–150.00 $134.07 $995 -8.24
820 820 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,205 +9.07
1075 1075 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,182 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411 —
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 —
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 +11.70
460–495 478 2 155.00–160.00 $157.41 $752 —
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
520–545 533 2 152.00–159.00 $155.58 $829 —
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
915–920 918 2 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 187.50 $187.50 $562 —
425 425 1 165.00 $165.00 $701 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1425 1330 2 115.00–119.00 $116.86 $1,554 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–271 266 6 172.50–180.00 $174.94 $465 +1.76
300–340 316 36 150.00–182.50 $163.71 $517 -10.37
325–333 value added 331 4 185.00–194.00 $191.79 $635 +10.79
365–393 value added 375 11 179.00–182.50 $179.84 $674 -1.66
353–398 382 85 145.00–181.00 $168.51 $644 -2.70
410 value added 410 11 176.00–180.00 $179.64 $737 +4.64
420 420 1 134.00 $134.00 $563 -30.67
400–448 424 69 142.00–175.00 $163.85 $695 -0.82
450–498 473 212 148.00–170.00 $160.12 $757 +14.25
494 thin fleshed 494 4 142.00 $142.00 $701 —
500–542 value added 513 33 165.00–176.00 $168.90 $866 -1.89
500–545 524 178 145.00–164.00 $157.19 $824 -1.99
551–555 value added 552 11 166.00–170.00 $168.54 $930 +4.27
575 fancy 575 1 149.00 $149.00 $857 -16.00
550–596 576 131 132.00–162.50 $151.13 $871 -4.18
575–580 578 2 134.00–145.00 $139.52 $806 -15.79
602–630 value added 612 30 153.00–162.00 $156.25 $956 -4.90
600–625 613 2 136.00–138.00 $137.02 $840 +16.03
600–645 625 42 131.00–156.50 $146.70 $917 -3.05
650–695 661 85 133.00–156.00 $146.04 $965 +0.55
650–682 value added 674 5 150.00–154.00 $152.63 $1,029 -1.59
703–704 value added 704 15 150.50–151.00 $150.63 $1,060 -4.49
715 715 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,101 +16.94
705–744 732 30 132.00–151.00 $143.15 $1,048 +6.09
758 value added 758 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,054 -11.48
750–790 764 11 126.00–147.00 $137.08 $1,047 +2.15
765 765 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,117 +11.07
805–830 818 2 137.00–142.00 $139.46 $1,141 +10.41
800–847 827 12 111.00–149.00 $132.78 $1,098 +3.73
855–870 863 2 127.00–127.50 $127.25 $1,098 +10.62
885 value added 885 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,195 +4.07
950–995 973 5 120.00–127.00 $123.74 $1,204 -5.26
995 995 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,174 -11.00
1085 1085 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 160.00–165.00 $162.36 $446 +2.75
300–327 317 7 140.00–165.00 $152.52 $483 -3.15
355–395 373 26 130.00–160.00 $152.75 $570 +2.49
387 value added 387 3 175.00 $175.00 $677 —
405–445 424 20 125.00–156.00 $145.44 $617 -8.11
450–495 478 13 135.00–163.00 $147.38 $704 -0.78
500–544 525 29 130.00–152.50 $137.88 $724 -5.57
550–595 574 21 120.00–145.00 $138.95 $798 +0.06
613–636 626 8 110.00–140.00 $124.75 $781 -11.87
650 650 1 138.00 $138.00 $897 +8.60
683 value added 683 2 144.00 $144.00 $984 —
705 705 2 132.00 $132.00 $931 +6.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 -8.81
501 501 5 120.00 $120.00 $601 -4.98
613 613 2 120.00 $120.00 $736 —
665 665 7 141.00 $141.00 $938 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 -10.00
370 370 1 160.00 $160.00 $592 —
450–495 475 3 130.00–142.50 $137.32 $652 -3.68
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 -34.54
500–525 512 3 120.00–144.00 $134.72 $690 -4.82
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 -7.58
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1345 1283 2 108.00–121.00 $114.18 $1,465 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–283 272 6 215.00–218.00 $216.56 $589 +8.38
338 338 2 217.00 $217.00 $733 +22.38
355–395 377 46 181.00–216.25 $205.73 $776 +16.31
400–445 fancy 423 2 205.00–214.00 $209.74 $887 —
400–449 426 58 175.00–209.00 $188.39 $803 +3.58
450–490 fancy 470 10 201.00–215.00 $210.90 $991 +23.90
450–498 470 116 161.00–196.00 $182.51 $858 +4.25
510–530 fancy 520 2 169.00–170.00 $169.49 $881 —
500–547 521 126 150.00–187.00 $169.74 $884 -2.06
550–595 575 94 152.50–177.00 $163.94 $943 -1.97
555–581 fancy 577 14 172.00–176.00 $173.56 $1,001 —
605–647 626 38 134.00–162.00 $149.54 $936 -8.13
650–695 666 56 126.00–156.00 $148.19 $987 -2.22
700–735 fancy 706 6 145.00–148.00 $145.52 $1,027 —
700–745 725 14 120.00–148.00 $130.27 $944 -12.99
755–796 774 31 123.00–145.00 $134.36 $1,040 +2.32
813 813 3 107.00 $107.00 $870 -20.78
865–890 879 4 119.50–127.00 $121.47 $1,068 -1.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 422 15 141.00–177.50 $160.58 $678 -8.90
450–495 475 22 153.00–183.00 $166.94 $793 +0.19
505–548 525 25 130.00–162.50 $149.23 $783 -4.40
550–595 582 19 136.00–160.00 $145.32 $846 +1.06
615–645 636 6 120.00–140.00 $133.26 $848 -10.74
650–676 658 6 120.00–139.00 $130.85 $861 -5.33
700–705 703 2 105.00–127.50 $116.21 $817 -14.39
755 755 1 128.00 $128.00 $966 +2.00
845 845 1 92.00 $92.00 $777 -28.00
903 903 2 94.00 $94.00 $849 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 138.00–175.00 $156.50 $618 —
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 -25.00
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 -9.00
485 485 1 167.50 $167.50 $812 +18.50
510–545 527 5 133.00–152.00 $141.89 $748 —
555 555 1 107.50 $107.50 $597 -39.15
620–630 625 2 130.00–141.00 $135.54 $847 —
820 820 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 155.00 $155.00 $682 -10.00
473–490 478 6 135.00–140.00 $139.15 $665 —
665 665 2 130.00 $130.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1540 1169 80-85% 103 72.00–90.00 $82.45 $964 -0.12
1060–1415 1290 80-85% 40 85.00–98.00 $91.17 $1,176 -1.53
1065–1625 1305 80-85% 7 69.00–78.00 $74.73 $975 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1585 1355 75-80% 6 68.00–81.00 $75.64 $1,025 —
1100–1675 1371 75-80% 84 75.00–90.00 $83.42 $1,144 -2.02
1325–1615 1464 75-80% 13 89.00–97.00 $94.06 $1,377 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1380 982 85-90% 13 48.00–69.00 $61.96 $608 +5.17
825–1425 1087 85-90% 54 62.00–82.50 $74.67 $812 +1.69
945–1270 1117 85-90% 9 78.00–86.50 $83.19 $929 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1750 1518 8 85.00–111.00 $93.70 $1,422 +1.80
1165–2090 1755 43 95.00–124.50 $113.85 $1,998 —
1710–2060 1863 10 116.00–130.00 $124.40 $2,318 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–900 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 740.00–770.00 $749.77
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1530 1530 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,145.00 $1,145.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1055–1115 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00–825.00 $801.88
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1015 983 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,290.00 $1,210.23
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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
1105–1180 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–1,825.00 $1,708.81 —
980–1400 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,275.00–1,575.00 $1,482.28 +94.03
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 2 119.00 $119.00 $783 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 —

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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.