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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

7,660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.51/cwt -6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 527 lb · 258 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.27/cwt +8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 572 lb · 237 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.88/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 573 lb · 235 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,660 8,272 6,958
Feeder cattle 6,065 6,604 5,774
Slaughter cattle 1,154 1,374 846
Replacement cattle 441 294 338

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-6.00 lower, and feeder heifers were mostly 4.00-8.00 lower with the best demand noted for long-weaned (30+ days), preconditioned steer and heifer cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00-6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 218 5 160.00–185.00 $170.30 $371 +4.33
265–295 282 7 150.00–190.00 $173.76 $490 -2.68
300–345 315 31 160.00–200.00 $176.68 $557 -3.67
350–399 373 61 155.00–200.00 $178.27 $665 -0.04
410 value added 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 —
400–448 424 32 157.50–190.00 $175.14 $743 +0.99
450–495 470 77 140.00–183.00 $168.46 $792 +0.71
460–480 value added 473 3 177.50–182.00 $180.54 $854 +1.54
510 fancy 510 1 173.00 $173.00 $882 +6.13
500–548 529 96 140.00–180.00 $158.63 $839 -4.37
520–539 value added 531 55 161.00–180.00 $178.96 $950 -0.73
563–590 value added 568 129 147.00–187.25 $180.37 $1,025 +13.90
550–599 577 102 140.00–171.00 $156.95 $906 -1.85
555–588 583 6 140.00 $140.00 $816 -6.00
600–645 619 68 135.00–167.00 $152.91 $947 -3.45
620 620 1 129.00 $129.00 $800 -27.36
600–637 value added 626 35 149.00–172.00 $166.40 $1,042 -2.03
650–695 668 91 130.00–167.00 $149.53 $999 -4.70
665–690 value added 671 103 140.00–173.00 $166.87 $1,120 +1.87
671 671 8 130.00 $130.00 $872 ±0.00
700–746 734 28 128.00–159.00 $140.22 $1,029 -7.93
700–744 value added 737 107 150.00–169.00 $163.94 $1,208 +8.94
750–790 769 14 125.00–159.00 $139.43 $1,072 +24.43
765–790 value added 773 14 145.00–160.00 $148.73 $1,150 +2.05
800–835 805 13 120.00–162.00 $140.51 $1,131 -9.05
813–834 value added 821 82 149.00–164.00 $158.42 $1,301 +5.76
873 value added 873 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,231 —
850–895 875 6 117.50–140.00 $128.59 $1,125 -7.01
918 value added 918 57 167.00 $167.00 $1,533 —
940 940 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,010 -7.00
969 value added 969 57 164.50 $164.50 $1,594 —
970–985 978 2 117.50–125.00 $121.22 $1,186 —
1010 1010 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,192 —
1065 1065 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,214 —
1115 1115 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 142.50–152.50 $147.55 $351 -22.48
270–285 279 5 140.00–180.00 $160.07 $447 -5.67
300–345 321 12 145.00–185.00 $165.22 $530 -3.87
360–395 378 13 140.00–175.00 $159.82 $604 -0.38
400–440 420 12 139.00–160.00 $150.74 $633 -8.60
462–498 480 17 128.00–164.00 $151.78 $729 -1.34
500–545 522 24 118.00–158.00 $142.26 $743 -5.98
550–595 577 11 126.00–150.00 $140.32 $810 +2.92
600–635 609 4 110.00–145.00 $123.44 $752 -21.32
655–697 684 5 120.00–140.00 $129.62 $887 -19.18
725–740 732 3 115.00–125.00 $119.97 $878 -7.74
770–790 783 4 120.00–144.00 $132.36 $1,036 +3.36
900 900 1 111.00 $111.00 $999 —
1070 1070 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,134 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
355–360 358 2 125.00–152.50 $138.65 $496 —
405–445 425 2 140.00–145.00 $142.62 $606 -21.64
485–490 488 2 130.00–147.50 $138.71 $677 -3.62
500–547 528 5 120.00–150.00 $136.35 $720 +6.35
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 -15.00
605 605 1 142.00 $142.00 $859 +9.34
665 665 1 122.00 $122.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 518 3 122.00–140.00 $130.55 $676 —
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 132.50 $132.50 $662 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227–245 232 4 160.00 $160.00 $371 -3.48
255–295 274 14 132.50–172.50 $153.65 $421 -0.80
300–349 322 55 131.00–173.00 $149.79 $482 -8.97
375 fancy 375 1 146.00 $146.00 $548 -21.50
350–395 378 74 129.00–170.00 $143.46 $542 -14.34
418 value added 418 3 142.00 $142.00 $594 -8.00
400–448 422 144 132.00–171.00 $149.47 $631 -3.75
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 -43.22
425 425 1 132.50 $132.50 $563 -20.72
450–498 468 204 128.00–165.00 $144.87 $678 -5.15
465–475 fancy 470 2 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $703 -5.82
460–495 475 3 132.50–136.00 $134.52 $639 -15.50
480–495 488 2 122.00–129.00 $125.45 $612 -24.57
488 value added 488 5 153.00 $153.00 $747 -7.00
515 fancy 515 1 137.00 $137.00 $706 -3.00
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 -35.45
520–535 525 4 110.00–127.50 $120.07 $630 -25.38
500–548 526 217 120.00–159.00 $140.04 $737 -5.41
513–548 value added 536 35 142.00–153.00 $146.70 $786 -8.18
557–582 value added 566 38 134.00–154.00 $149.78 $848 +3.71
550–580 567 3 118.00–122.50 $120.99 $686 -18.79
550–599 574 194 120.00–150.00 $133.39 $766 -6.39
605 fancy 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 -20.55
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -8.00
601–638 value added 615 85 129.00–156.00 $152.01 $935 +1.11
600–647 625 95 114.00–150.00 $130.21 $814 -3.50
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -23.71
659 659 5 139.00 $139.00 $916 +6.31
650–695 672 90 115.00–140.00 $129.42 $870 -3.27
657–675 value added 672 60 136.00–146.00 $143.68 $966 -2.18
700–743 715 36 107.00–138.00 $124.72 $892 +19.75
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 -14.92
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 -23.86
753–793 767 36 109.00–140.00 $124.66 $956 -4.20
752–778 value added 778 136 126.00–143.75 $143.50 $1,116 +18.50
800–840 818 19 95.00–127.00 $117.99 $965 -6.50
870–882 880 8 99.00–124.00 $112.26 $988 -7.73
906 value added 906 58 135.00 $135.00 $1,223 —
900–933 922 3 110.00–130.00 $123.49 $1,139 +10.68
985 985 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,084 —
1007 value added 1007 5 101.00 $101.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 132.50–140.00 $136.33 $327 +6.22
250–295 270 8 135.00–160.00 $149.81 $404 +16.49
300–342 327 24 110.00–158.00 $131.86 $431 -4.24
350–395 378 16 120.00–150.00 $135.48 $512 -0.36
400–447 432 22 117.50–162.00 $139.46 $602 +2.56
450–495 468 44 110.00–153.00 $128.30 $600 -8.26
500–547 534 38 110.00–148.00 $124.77 $666 -4.11
550–595 574 33 110.00–138.00 $119.95 $689 -6.22
605–645 623 10 115.00–135.00 $126.76 $790 +4.93
650–690 668 9 110.00–130.00 $114.57 $765 -5.44
710 710 3 115.00 $115.00 $816 -2.15
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 368 5 120.00–132.50 $125.60 $462 +5.60
400–435 418 6 100.00–135.00 $118.08 $494 -8.04
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 -6.03
450–490 471 7 125.00–135.00 $129.91 $612 +3.88
500 500 1 111.00 $111.00 $555 -9.68
500–545 528 9 90.00–132.00 $113.42 $599 -7.26
550–595 568 5 90.00–130.00 $110.93 $630 +10.93
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 130.00 $130.00 $368 +7.50
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 —
356 356 5 150.00 $150.00 $534 —
420 420 1 117.50 $117.50 $494 -2.50
450–475 463 2 120.00 $120.00 $556 +10.00
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
560 560 2 120.00 $120.00 $672 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 151.00–175.00 $162.79 $464 -23.32
330 330 1 146.00 $146.00 $482 -33.36
325–345 338 3 157.00–175.00 $167.18 $565 -12.18
350 350 1 144.00 $144.00 $504 -27.45
355 fancy 355 1 185.00 $185.00 $657 -10.00
355–395 376 38 140.00–172.50 $161.38 $607 -10.07
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 -28.59
400–449 433 86 145.00–180.00 $158.64 $687 -9.95
425–440 fancy 433 2 170.00–175.00 $172.54 $747 -1.82
450–498 472 65 137.00–180.00 $155.83 $736 -4.28
450–495 fancy 476 4 162.00–171.00 $167.37 $797 -3.76
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 -10.11
500–520 fancy 513 6 150.00–158.00 $156.04 $800 -0.87
500–545 523 110 125.00–169.00 $144.26 $754 -6.73
550 value added 550 1 147.50 $147.50 $811 —
550–596 576 104 120.00–165.00 $136.44 $786 -6.22
600 600 2 122.00 $122.00 $732 -15.49
600–648 623 97 109.00–154.00 $132.67 $827 -4.82
645 645 1 105.00 $105.00 $677 -32.49
650–695 669 71 113.00–147.00 $127.41 $852 -6.59
675 value added 675 2 134.00 $134.00 $904 —
700 fancy 700 1 132.50 $132.50 $928 —
700–745 722 32 96.00–167.00 $125.33 $905 -0.81
750–790 767 19 94.00–130.00 $113.25 $869 -5.83
805–820 814 8 102.50–142.00 $116.26 $946 +4.44
875 875 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,032 +7.03
850–891 883 12 90.00–129.00 $104.36 $921 -6.61
930–940 931 10 91.00–96.00 $91.50 $852 -7.00
970 970 1 90.00 $90.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 145.00 $145.00 $377 -15.00
330–335 333 2 143.00–167.50 $155.16 $517 -14.84
350–397 375 10 125.00–160.00 $146.26 $548 +10.23
400–447 424 28 120.00–159.00 $138.89 $589 -1.88
450–495 472 36 120.00–164.00 $146.14 $690 +6.28
500–548 525 43 120.00–162.00 $134.18 $704 +2.85
550–597 580 40 110.00–140.00 $125.69 $729 -1.01
600–648 621 20 111.00–140.00 $125.87 $782 +1.47
660–680 670 22 100.00–130.00 $118.56 $794 -5.70
720–735 725 4 105.00–115.00 $109.39 $793 -7.69
750 750 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $788 -8.66
805 805 2 110.00 $110.00 $886 +6.15
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 378 6 130.00–146.00 $137.69 $520 —
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 +30.00
415–435 425 2 132.50–140.00 $136.16 $579 +3.74
455–475 461 4 124.00–135.00 $128.89 $594 -5.97
450–490 476 5 110.00–157.00 $132.48 $631 -2.38
505–520 512 3 110.00–130.50 $120.56 $617 +0.40
520–540 534 4 119.00–133.00 $125.44 $670 -1.11
555–590 573 2 118.00–126.00 $121.88 $698 -3.12
555–595 579 5 100.00–135.00 $114.88 $665 -10.12
610–645 632 6 100.00–120.00 $108.25 $684 -21.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 -1.43
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 —
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 -8.06
702 702 3 115.00 $115.00 $807 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1580 1189 80-85% 13 75.00–85.00 $78.10 $929 +16.88
876–1610 1214 80-85% 158 58.00–79.50 $67.96 $825 -3.85
1010–1550 1220 80-85% 81 48.00–67.50 $63.10 $770 -8.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1695 1372 75-80% 18 55.00–64.00 $61.69 $846 —
1075–1890 1414 75-80% 189 58.00–78.00 $69.69 $985 -4.89
1215–1800 1435 75-80% 17 75.00–85.00 $79.08 $1,135 +15.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $620 —
745–1325 981 85-90% 50 35.00–57.00 $49.10 $482 —
755–1395 1064 85-90% 141 45.00–71.50 $60.16 $640 -11.54
985–1240 1090 85-90% 4 65.00–80.50 $71.28 $777 -0.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1960 1557 25 60.00–89.00 $80.55 $1,254 —
1175–2155 1683 67 82.00–109.00 $95.70 $1,611 —
1620–2285 1897 8 94.00–115.00 $103.73 $1,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00 $575.00
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
973–1326 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 600.00–900.00 $795.40
1050–1100 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00–800.00 $785.00
945–1345 1096 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 700.00–1,080.00 $922.14
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1080–1175 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 740.00–880.00 $798.00
950–1320 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 775.00–975.00 $894.60
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1095–1405 1254 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 860.00–1,050.00 $969.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
870–1085 978 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 525.00–675.00 $608.25
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
900 900 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 $
865–875 870 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–925.00 $862.14
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
915 915 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00
885 885 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1095 1083 2 82.00–87.00 $84.53 $915 —
1175 1175 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,034 —
1240 1240 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,091 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 63.00 $63.00 $529 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 100.00 $100.00 $578 —
680 680 1 93.00 $93.00 $632 —
795 795 1 94.00 $94.00 $747 —

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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.