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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

8,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.74/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 469 lb · 338 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.20/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 523 lb · 306 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.17/cwt -15.57 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 579 lb · 302 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,272 6,847 6,064
Feeder cattle 6,604 5,609 4,867
Slaughter cattle 1,374 1,019 898
Replacement cattle 294 219 299

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-6.00 lower with some instances of 7.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-6.00 lower. Demand for feeders was mostly light and buyers are showing the strongest interest in long-weaned (30+ days), preconditioned steers and heifers as fall temperature swings are prevalent throughout the state. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly 1.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–244 241 10 151.00–182.50 $165.97 $400 -33.20
255–295 275 15 130.00–209.00 $176.44 $485 -7.27
300–345 326 38 154.00–205.00 $180.35 $588 -2.94
350–399 376 35 160.00–200.00 $178.31 $670 -2.87
381–387 fancy 382 25 180.00–185.00 $181.21 $692 —
400–447 428 40 150.00–194.00 $174.15 $745 -6.17
460–470 fancy 463 3 172.00–184.00 $177.79 $823 -4.71
468 value added 468 4 179.00 $179.00 $838 -1.00
450–495 475 58 150.00–185.00 $167.75 $797 -5.24
500–515 fancy 508 2 158.00–176.00 $166.87 $848 -11.13
502–537 value added 516 30 178.00–185.00 $179.69 $927 -9.34
500–545 523 82 140.00–180.00 $163.00 $852 -7.37
550–598 576 92 145.00–178.00 $158.80 $915 -9.81
550–596 value added 577 28 155.50–181.00 $166.47 $961 -10.03
580 580 2 146.00 $146.00 $847 -22.61
610 610 1 128.00 $128.00 $781 -37.58
600–648 621 70 130.00–181.00 $156.36 $971 -9.22
612–645 value added 629 61 162.50–176.00 $168.43 $1,059 -13.01
650–695 666 63 134.00–177.00 $154.23 $1,027 -0.66
660–680 670 2 130.00 $130.00 $871 -24.89
667–685 value added 675 40 157.50–166.50 $165.00 $1,114 -2.05
701–710 value added 702 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,088 -10.48
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 -24.42
700–749 731 48 128.00–171.00 $148.15 $1,083 +8.73
750–770 value added 758 7 144.00–152.50 $146.68 $1,112 +2.18
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 -33.99
750–796 784 19 141.00–167.00 $155.73 $1,221 +6.74
800–840 819 29 134.00–173.00 $149.56 $1,225 +7.92
816–835 value added 820 21 145.00–154.50 $152.66 $1,252 +5.16
850–891 875 11 126.00–155.00 $135.60 $1,186 -5.20
931 931 10 114.50 $114.50 $1,066 -15.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 3 165.00–175.00 $170.03 $413 +12.69
250–295 283 9 110.00–185.00 $165.74 $469 -9.38
310–345 333 16 165.00–180.00 $169.09 $563 +0.20
350–385 360 14 142.00–170.00 $160.20 $577 -15.44
410–435 427 13 152.50–167.50 $159.34 $680 -3.98
475–495 486 14 136.00–165.00 $153.12 $744 -8.55
500–545 523 10 132.00–160.00 $148.24 $775 +2.09
565–590 573 6 128.00–152.50 $137.40 $787 -14.85
585 value added 585 1 147.50 $147.50 $863 —
610–648 622 17 128.00–160.00 $144.76 $900 +4.65
655–695 670 5 130.00–158.00 $148.80 $997 +13.12
700–725 715 4 120.00–143.00 $127.71 $913 -35.29
760 760 1 129.00 $129.00 $980 —
810–823 821 10 130.00–132.00 $131.60 $1,080 —
1000 1000 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,150 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 5 135.00–157.50 $153.00 $604 -2.00
440–445 443 2 162.50–166.00 $164.26 $728 —
455–495 470 3 140.00–145.00 $142.33 $669 -15.17
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 +3.72
583 583 2 115.00 $115.00 $670 -28.43
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 -18.43
620–645 633 2 116.00–150.00 $132.66 $840 -4.93
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 225 19 143.00–177.50 $163.48 $368 +3.48
250–295 281 37 125.00–185.00 $154.45 $434 ±0.00
300–348 325 68 132.00–174.00 $158.76 $516 +5.18
358 value added 358 7 162.50 $162.50 $582 —
350–398 377 103 133.00–174.00 $157.80 $595 +5.30
350–385 fancy 384 24 167.50 $167.50 $643 —
400–448 425 133 133.00–173.00 $153.22 $651 +1.18
443 value added 443 2 150.00 $150.00 $664 -17.36
447 fancy 447 14 156.00 $156.00 $697 +1.00
455–465 fancy 463 31 149.00–171.00 $155.31 $719 -3.33
450–498 469 299 132.00–166.00 $150.02 $704 +10.02
483 value added 483 8 160.00 $160.00 $773 +3.33
515 fancy 515 2 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $721 -17.00
500–545 522 246 125.00–166.00 $145.45 $759 -0.78
502–545 value added 525 58 142.00–161.00 $154.88 $813 +5.63
553–560 fancy 554 9 145.00–160.00 $158.31 $877 —
550–598 579 253 125.00–156.00 $139.78 $809 -6.61
550–587 value added 581 40 140.00–150.00 $146.07 $849 -19.40
605 605 2 118.00 $118.00 $714 -21.34
606–613 fancy 608 9 147.00–149.00 $148.55 $903 +12.55
605–625 618 3 110.00 $110.00 $680 -29.34
600–645 624 99 120.00–142.00 $133.71 $834 -5.63
629–648 value added 644 51 140.50–154.00 $150.90 $972 +3.79
650–695 667 101 109.00–147.00 $132.69 $885 -6.96
670–673 value added 672 14 143.50–146.50 $145.86 $980 +1.86
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 -24.65
720–730 725 2 100.00–110.00 $104.97 $761 -30.00
700–745 727 69 111.00–143.00 $124.92 $908 -10.05
738 value added 738 71 156.25 $156.25 $1,153 +22.95
750–798 763 27 107.00–139.00 $128.86 $983 +3.48
767 value added 767 2 125.00 $125.00 $959 -27.55
800–815 802 7 117.50–130.00 $124.49 $998 -7.48
836 value added 836 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,195 —
855–885 864 9 118.00–121.00 $119.99 $1,037 +3.88
864 864 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,071 +7.89
901–940 911 19 97.00–120.50 $112.81 $1,028 -7.19
1035 1035 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,025 —
1053 1053 2 94.00 $94.00 $990 —
1094 1094 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 9 115.00–155.00 $130.11 $299 -15.65
250–295 271 11 114.00–150.00 $133.32 $361 -8.15
300–345 313 17 112.00–147.50 $136.10 $426 -1.72
350–395 377 33 119.00–152.50 $135.84 $512 -9.86
400–445 427 17 112.00–154.00 $136.90 $585 -1.94
450–495 474 41 121.00–150.00 $136.56 $647 -0.76
500–545 525 26 106.00–143.00 $128.88 $677 -0.91
555–599 580 43 113.00–132.50 $126.17 $732 -5.79
605–643 627 27 112.00–137.00 $121.83 $764 -0.97
650–685 667 9 115.00–125.00 $120.01 $800 -7.63
700–740 720 4 112.50–120.00 $117.15 $843 -10.21
765 765 1 101.00 $101.00 $773 -10.99
840–845 843 2 100.00 $100.00 $843 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 95.00–142.50 $117.29 $381 +8.77
335–340 338 3 126.00–130.00 $127.32 $430 -2.38
350–355 353 2 120.00 $120.00 $424 -10.00
360–398 385 3 115.00–147.50 $125.12 $482 -4.88
405–415 408 3 121.00–132.50 $126.12 $515 -4.88
410–445 431 4 120.00–125.00 $121.23 $523 -9.77
450–490 476 5 122.50–130.00 $126.03 $600 -2.12
500–533 522 3 120.00–121.00 $120.68 $630 +1.94
560 560 1 100.00 $100.00 $560 -27.50
615 615 1 121.00 $121.00 $744 —
690 690 1 80.00 $80.00 $552 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 5 130.00 $130.00 $528 —
455 455 2 150.00 $150.00 $682 —
559–598 576 7 130.00 $130.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 127.50 $127.50 $293 -2.50
253 253 3 122.50 $122.50 $310 -3.27
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —
500 500 1 121.00 $121.00 $605 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 110.00 $110.00 $380 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–243 233 4 170.00–180.00 $176.46 $411 —
265–285 fancy 275 2 203.00–204.00 $203.48 $560 —
250–295 278 14 172.50–195.00 $186.11 $517 +17.91
300–348 327 32 160.00–191.00 $179.36 $587 +8.29
350–395 381 68 149.00–192.50 $171.45 $653 +1.17
383 fancy 383 12 195.00 $195.00 $747 -1.00
400–440 fancy 413 4 170.00–177.50 $174.36 $720 -1.91
400–447 428 120 147.50–185.00 $168.59 $722 -0.04
455–490 fancy 468 5 163.00–175.00 $171.13 $801 —
450–496 472 109 133.00–180.00 $160.11 $756 -6.30
500–540 fancy 512 30 151.00–160.00 $156.91 $803 +4.91
500–545 527 203 127.00–178.00 $150.99 $796 -4.78
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 -27.87
570 fancy 570 1 155.00 $155.00 $884 -14.00
550–595 578 158 120.00–164.00 $142.66 $825 -5.21
600 fancy 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
600–645 623 120 110.00–163.00 $137.49 $857 -9.58
650–695 664 101 110.00–159.00 $134.00 $890 -3.87
700–745 722 58 100.00–147.00 $126.14 $911 -1.93
760 fancy 760 1 117.00 $117.00 $889 —
750–792 772 36 102.00–135.00 $119.08 $919 -9.58
805–845 819 16 97.00–130.00 $111.82 $916 -4.84
850–885 871 6 105.00–115.00 $110.97 $967 -12.69
938–940 939 4 95.00–102.00 $98.50 $925 -7.50
1078 1078 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,294 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 160.00 $160.00 $400 —
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
355–395 376 8 117.50–167.50 $136.03 $511 -7.42
410–446 430 33 100.00–165.00 $140.77 $605 -14.61
450–495 473 31 120.00–156.00 $139.86 $662 -14.39
500–545 524 39 120.00–150.00 $131.33 $688 -8.16
550–595 571 33 111.00–148.00 $126.70 $723 -14.14
600–645 618 19 100.00–150.00 $124.40 $769 -7.53
655–699 682 28 105.00–134.00 $124.26 $847 -4.77
700–745 719 11 101.00–125.00 $117.08 $842 -3.23
760–795 781 7 105.00–122.00 $113.66 $888 -13.84
810–838 831 6 100.00–105.00 $103.85 $863 -11.15
868 868 3 105.00 $105.00 $911 -15.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 110.00–160.00 $140.45 $463 -17.13
422 422 3 120.00 $120.00 $506 -24.35
410–435 426 4 125.00–140.00 $132.42 $564 -11.93
460–475 468 2 126.00–144.00 $134.86 $631 +6.13
480–490 485 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $584 -8.24
505–530 520 6 120.00–121.00 $120.16 $625 -10.18
510–545 528 2 125.00–128.00 $126.55 $668 -3.79
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 +5.02
575 575 2 125.00 $125.00 $719 +5.02
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 -4.96
643 643 2 130.00 $130.00 $836 +15.04
685 685 3 129.00 $129.00 $884 +11.50
720–740 730 3 101.00–115.00 $108.71 $794 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 108.00 $108.00 $516 —
503 503 2 120.00 $120.00 $604 —
865 865 2 110.00 $110.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 132.50–140.00 $136.43 $580 -8.51
500–520 510 2 115.00–121.00 $118.06 $602 —
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 127.00 $127.00 $502 —
400 400 1 112.00 $112.00 $448 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 153.00 $153.00 $750 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734–1315 898 85-90% 58 31.00–63.00 $50.56 $454 —
900–1160 1057 85-90% 3 70.00–76.00 $71.70 $758 +2.33
760–1490 1105 85-90% 157 51.00–79.00 $64.97 $718 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1605 1192 80-85% 33 52.00–70.00 $61.22 $730 -5.92
890–1660 1210 80-85% 122 60.00–82.00 $71.81 $869 -4.44
995–1610 1276 80-85% 25 70.00–87.00 $78.90 $1,007 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1915 1425 75-80% 134 65.00–84.00 $74.58 $1,063 —
1130–1720 1426 75-80% 20 50.00–72.00 $63.68 $908 —
1025–1780 1488 75-80% 22 72.00–99.00 $82.13 $1,222 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1890 1430 33 79.00–94.00 $87.72 $1,254 —
1100–2290 1635 106 90.00–117.00 $100.69 $1,646 —
1470–2010 1730 14 105.00–129.00 $110.72 $1,915 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1045 925 (<2 yrs)Open 3 820.00–1,140.00 $952.90
930–1090 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 830.00–840.00 $835.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1050 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–1,150.00 $1,083.33
950–1050 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–1,000.00 $850.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1000–1050 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,062.50
925–1160 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 920.00–1,050.00 $977.67
900–1400 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 725.00–1,150.00 $915.00
975–1318 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–1,150.00 $987.01
1155–1210 1177 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–900.00 $865.72
1100–1435 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 740.00–1,190.00 $952.96
1095–1410 1277 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 860.00–1,400.00 $1,227.21
1245–1415 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–995.00 $973.94
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
995–1105 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–725.00 $671.31
1020–1200 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–900.00 $790.13
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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 $
955–1110 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–925.00 $853.10
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 95.00 $95.00 $328 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,290.00 $1,290.00 —

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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.