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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

6,847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.73/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 574 lb · 353 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.23/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 435 lb · 216 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.07/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 477 lb · 210 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,847 7,335 7,537
Feeder cattle 5,609 6,052 6,087
Slaughter cattle 1,019 1,004 1,042
Replacement cattle 219 279 408

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady with instances of 3.00-4.00 higher to 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady as well, seeing instances of 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate, with buyers showing the most interest in weaned cattle as the fall temperature swings are now prevalent across the state and health concerns become more of a focus as the weather changes. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 197.50–200.00 $199.17 $438 -5.83
263–295 280 14 160.00–200.00 $183.71 $514 -2.37
300–345 324 29 160.00–200.00 $183.29 $594 +2.10
350–398 377 30 170.00–200.00 $181.18 $683 -4.95
400–443 value added 417 6 171.00–186.00 $180.68 $753 -17.02
400–448 421 42 165.00–195.00 $180.32 $759 -2.90
450–495 471 75 155.00–196.00 $172.99 $815 +0.01
473 value added 473 5 180.00 $180.00 $851 -8.53
475 fancy 475 1 182.50 $182.50 $867 -10.00
500–548 526 102 155.00–184.00 $170.37 $896 +3.38
515–537 value added 527 50 167.00–197.00 $189.03 $996 +12.26
535 fancy 535 1 178.00 $178.00 $952 -5.74
540 540 1 150.00 $150.00 $810 -16.99
555–565 fancy 560 2 178.00–179.00 $178.50 $1,000 +3.50
559–598 value added 570 29 158.00–189.00 $176.50 $1,006 +10.33
550–597 576 97 140.00–188.00 $168.61 $971 +10.01
600–630 value added 606 33 160.00–189.00 $181.44 $1,100 +12.70
600–648 625 65 142.00–190.00 $165.58 $1,035 +3.59
630 630 1 154.00 $154.00 $970 -7.99
650–690 672 60 135.00–179.00 $154.89 $1,041 -2.83
664–693 value added 677 11 161.00–173.00 $167.05 $1,131 +0.44
699 699 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,076 -3.72
701–745 value added 718 38 147.00–173.00 $165.48 $1,188 +8.44
700–749 723 24 133.00–152.00 $139.42 $1,008 -9.96
768 value added 768 6 144.50 $144.50 $1,110 -21.65
750–796 787 20 127.00–171.00 $148.99 $1,173 +2.13
814–835 821 10 137.50–145.00 $141.64 $1,163 -6.01
841–842 value added 842 12 146.50–148.00 $147.50 $1,242 -10.50
850 value added 850 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 —
855–870 863 6 126.00–154.00 $140.80 $1,215 +1.29
923 value added 923 55 170.00 $170.00 $1,569 —
945 945 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,228 -7.53
950–990 970 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 150.00–165.00 $157.34 $378 -16.20
278–293 285 7 147.50–190.00 $175.12 $499 -20.10
305–345 329 11 150.00–175.00 $168.89 $556 +10.06
357–398 376 18 167.00–189.00 $175.64 $660 -0.32
400–445 427 9 151.00–170.00 $163.32 $697 -1.01
455–490 474 11 150.00–170.00 $161.67 $766 +11.39
500–545 522 12 131.00–168.00 $146.15 $763 -9.76
550–595 572 13 125.00–165.00 $152.25 $871 +0.13
600–635 614 7 132.50–145.00 $140.11 $860 +8.74
655–681 672 6 130.00–150.00 $135.68 $912 -3.28
713 713 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,162 —
870–896 889 7 120.00–125.00 $123.60 $1,099 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 162.00 $162.00 $518 +13.00
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 -7.50
450 450 1 157.50 $157.50 $709 —
505–530 518 2 125.00–127.50 $126.28 $654 -20.86
557 557 2 144.00 $144.00 $802 +10.00
550–570 566 6 130.00–150.00 $143.43 $812 +9.43
600 600 1 129.00 $129.00 $774 -13.50
610–625 618 2 130.00–145.00 $137.59 $850 -4.91
660 660 1 117.50 $117.50 $776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 320 3 140.00–158.00 $151.54 $485 —
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 +17.50
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 -10.00
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 160.00 $160.00 $336 +33.04
250–295 272 23 123.00–180.00 $154.45 $420 -4.90
305–345 323 45 135.00–182.50 $153.58 $496 -4.48
340 fancy 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 —
350–395 375 104 135.00–173.00 $152.50 $572 -7.09
430 fancy 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 —
400–448 431 142 139.00–175.00 $152.04 $655 -4.43
410–448 value added 442 73 150.00–170.00 $167.36 $740 -13.64
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 -13.76
450–497 477 192 139.00–175.00 $153.88 $734 +0.12
475–480 value added 477 14 151.00–166.00 $156.67 $747 -9.15
465–490 fancy 482 3 158.00–160.00 $158.64 $765 —
520 fancy 520 1 157.00 $157.00 $816 —
500–548 523 182 133.00–162.00 $146.23 $765 -2.30
500–544 value added 535 7 148.00–155.00 $149.25 $798 -8.43
556–599 value added 573 196 147.00–170.00 $165.47 $948 +5.52
573 573 2 113.00 $113.00 $647 -31.60
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 -19.60
550–598 576 154 129.00–160.00 $146.39 $843 +1.79
610 fancy 610 1 136.00 $136.00 $830 —
605–630 value added 615 21 141.00–150.50 $147.11 $905 -3.06
602–648 620 78 118.00–155.00 $139.34 $864 -2.50
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 +6.02
650–695 671 127 130.00–153.00 $139.65 $937 +3.66
692 value added 692 25 144.00 $144.00 $996 -7.90
700–740 715 36 115.00–150.00 $134.97 $965 +4.81
705–742 value added 723 11 130.00–142.00 $133.30 $964 -8.38
760–798 774 11 120.00–130.00 $125.38 $970 -7.73
775 775 1 127.50 $127.50 $988 -5.61
775–782 value added 782 69 137.50–153.00 $152.55 $1,193 +21.63
800–820 811 5 128.00–138.00 $131.97 $1,070 +4.85
855–878 875 11 114.50–127.00 $116.11 $1,016 +3.28
913–922 918 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,102 -6.00
953 953 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 226 4 140.00–150.00 $145.76 $329 -13.54
250–280 272 6 130.00–150.00 $141.47 $385 -0.85
300–349 325 17 111.00–165.00 $137.82 $448 +9.93
370–395 380 41 120.00–162.00 $145.70 $554 +5.92
400–445 429 21 120.00–161.00 $138.84 $596 +1.98
450–495 466 22 125.00–157.00 $137.32 $640 -4.68
505–545 523 16 115.00–140.00 $129.79 $679 +3.39
550–595 574 19 117.50–145.00 $131.96 $757 -2.79
600–640 619 11 110.00–135.00 $122.80 $760 -1.82
650–665 656 6 120.00–132.00 $127.64 $837 -3.33
700–710 707 3 122.00–130.00 $127.36 $900 +8.35
755–780 773 6 105.00–127.00 $111.99 $866 -9.20
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–340 319 5 100.00–140.00 $108.52 $346 -18.73
315–345 335 3 125.00–140.00 $129.70 $434 +5.70
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 -10.00
400 400 1 131.00 $131.00 $524 —
475–480 477 3 122.50–135.00 $128.15 $611 +18.15
490 490 1 126.00 $126.00 $617 +16.00
520–530 525 2 117.50–120.00 $118.74 $623 -2.64
580 580 1 127.50 $127.50 $740 +9.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 3 130.00 $130.00 $270 -25.00
265–298 287 3 105.00–135.00 $125.77 $361 -24.23
320–330 325 2 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 +5.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 267 5 164.00–172.50 $168.20 $449 +5.43
300–330 315 2 167.50–175.00 $171.07 $539 -2.43
315 fancy 315 1 190.00 $190.00 $598 —
370 fancy 370 1 196.00 $196.00 $725 —
355–395 380 25 160.00–179.00 $170.28 $647 -0.27
400–415 fancy 408 2 175.00–177.50 $176.27 $719 -6.73
400–445 427 43 151.00–184.00 $168.63 $720 -4.40
450–495 471 106 147.00–183.00 $166.41 $784 -4.15
500 fancy 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 -13.08
500–545 526 87 137.50–175.00 $155.77 $819 +1.80
550–598 579 117 128.00–175.00 $147.87 $856 +3.11
580 fancy 580 1 169.00 $169.00 $980 +3.00
600–648 618 59 120.00–164.00 $147.07 $909 +2.82
650–699 664 59 125.00–157.00 $137.87 $915 +1.60
700–745 717 14 115.00–145.00 $128.07 $918 -3.88
750–785 772 27 114.00–138.00 $128.66 $993 +2.75
810–845 822 10 110.00–130.00 $116.66 $959 -5.65
851–875 855 12 120.00–124.00 $123.66 $1,057 +8.38
910 910 1 106.00 $106.00 $965 -7.00
995 995 1 100.00 $100.00 $995 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
350–380 358 7 140.00–150.00 $143.45 $514 -5.32
400–445 420 19 127.00–173.00 $155.38 $653 +6.29
457–480 468 7 147.50–167.00 $154.25 $722 +6.74
500–545 517 24 125.00–170.00 $139.49 $721 -3.80
550–596 577 29 130.00–160.00 $140.84 $813 +2.21
600–648 622 20 108.00–148.00 $131.93 $821 +6.26
660–675 668 2 126.00–132.00 $129.03 $862 +17.86
705–725 720 8 115.00–122.50 $120.31 $866 +13.49
768 768 4 120.00–135.00 $127.50 $979 +2.78
820 820 1 115.00 $115.00 $943 +7.00
865 865 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,038 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 152.50–162.50 $157.58 $520 +2.77
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 +7.35
400–425 413 2 152.50–155.00 $153.79 $635 +28.95
415–430 427 9 140.00–160.00 $144.35 $616 -5.26
450–495 481 4 112.50–152.00 $128.73 $619 -20.48
495 495 1 131.00 $131.00 $648 -18.21
500–535 518 2 120.00–140.00 $130.34 $675 +7.77
500–535 518 2 120.00–150.00 $135.51 $702 +12.94
570–598 589 4 117.50–125.00 $119.98 $707 -10.02
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 +15.00
610–620 615 2 110.00–120.00 $114.96 $707 -5.04
655 655 1 117.50 $117.50 $770 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 3 140.00–150.00 $144.94 $628 -10.06
465 465 2 131.00 $131.00 $609 +1.00
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1210 1210 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,480.00 $1,480.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1395 1165 80-85% 33 50.00–75.00 $67.14 $782 -12.20
910–1580 1201 80-85% 186 65.00–86.00 $76.25 $916 +10.24
1045–1460 1248 80-85% 33 77.00–90.00 $85.20 $1,063 -5.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1740 1354 75-80% 9 65.00–72.50 $68.74 $931 -2.88
1075–2070 1385 75-80% 169 65.00–87.50 $79.56 $1,102 +7.94
1255–1835 1502 75-80% 17 80.00–100.00 $84.21 $1,265 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1385 1009 85-90% 41 40.00–74.00 $54.96 $555 —
755–1355 1054 85-90% 142 52.00–79.00 $69.37 $731 +0.05
904–1400 1156 85-90% 8 77.00–81.00 $79.71 $921 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1865 1511 23 71.00–105.00 $90.24 $1,364 —
1100–2380 1752 51 94.00–119.00 $104.24 $1,826 -4.39
1430–2080 1845 15 107.00–126.00 $115.28 $2,127 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 560.00 $560.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1000–1220 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 725.00–1,175.00 $963.23
855–1310 1114 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,025.00–1,700.00 $1,383.89
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1060–1415 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,189.31
970–1245 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,500.00 $1,217.03
1155–1460 1266 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–1,300.00 $1,116.61
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
915–1130 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 620.00–925.00 $788.53
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
840 840 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
940–1020 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00–970.00 $959.59
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,525.00 $1,416.67 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,050.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,900.00 $1,650.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,175.00 $1,133.33 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,580.00 $1,440.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 85.00 $85.00 $421 —

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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.