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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

6,998 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.58/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 523 lb · 285 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.72/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 472 lb · 245 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.06/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 575 lb · 225 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,998 7,660 9,491
Feeder cattle 5,519 6,065 7,788
Slaughter cattle 1,117 1,154 1,126
Replacement cattle 362 441 577

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady with instances of 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00-3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 213 4 175.00–195.00 $182.12 $388 +11.82
250–295 275 20 162.50–190.00 $173.56 $477 -0.20
308–345 329 37 160.00–200.00 $179.38 $590 +2.70
350–398 373 63 149.00–191.00 $175.13 $653 -3.14
400–447 422 70 152.00–184.00 $174.92 $738 -0.22
445 fancy 445 3 185.00–194.00 $188.00 $837 —
472 value added 472 3 161.00 $161.00 $760 -19.54
450–495 477 67 155.00–184.00 $172.66 $824 +4.20
455–485 fancy 478 7 180.00–190.00 $185.28 $886 —
505–530 value added 525 19 174.00–180.00 $177.78 $933 -1.18
500–548 528 84 143.00–172.50 $160.25 $846 +1.62
565 fancy 565 15 170.00 $170.00 $960 —
550–593 576 86 143.00–167.50 $159.52 $919 +2.57
557–593 value added 580 8 146.00–170.00 $153.00 $887 -27.37
600 fancy 600 1 165.00 $165.00 $990 —
605–645 value added 619 9 142.00–162.00 $156.16 $967 -10.24
600–649 626 62 134.00–163.00 $152.50 $955 +23.50
667 667 2 128.00 $128.00 $854 -21.53
650–698 670 50 133.00–160.00 $144.53 $968 +14.53
674–695 fancy 675 28 153.00–161.00 $160.71 $1,085 —
673–695 value added 690 37 160.50–163.00 $161.03 $1,111 -5.84
702 fancy 702 9 158.50 $158.50 $1,113 —
700–725 value added 711 8 134.00–148.00 $143.51 $1,020 -20.43
701–749 719 59 130.00–157.00 $146.09 $1,050 +5.87
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 -10.22
755–764 value added 761 6 147.00–148.00 $147.33 $1,121 -1.40
750–788 764 25 123.00–150.00 $137.94 $1,054 -1.49
811–825 value added 811 55 132.00–161.00 $159.70 $1,295 +1.28
803–845 827 18 115.00–145.00 $132.08 $1,092 -8.43
868 fancy 868 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,293 —
861–890 870 11 137.00–142.00 $140.62 $1,223 +12.03
872–897 value added 896 61 141.00–165.75 $164.96 $1,478 +23.96
900–935 924 4 119.00–135.00 $125.68 $1,161 +18.18
965 965 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,158 -1.22
1095 1095 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,369 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 233 3 160.00–165.00 $163.39 $381 +15.84
250–295 280 13 125.00–170.00 $161.55 $452 +1.48
300–345 319 8 137.00–160.00 $150.13 $479 -15.09
350–397 376 20 120.00–167.00 $153.15 $576 -6.67
410–445 429 6 150.00–160.00 $153.60 $659 +2.86
470–498 487 9 140.00–158.00 $149.40 $728 -2.38
500–548 532 18 122.50–155.00 $139.39 $742 -2.87
550–585 567 20 127.50–152.00 $141.59 $803 +1.27
600–647 631 13 125.00–144.00 $130.60 $824 +7.16
650–698 679 7 110.00–135.00 $123.12 $836 -6.50
720–725 723 2 106.00–126.00 $116.03 $839 -3.94
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 -12.36
867 867 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,084 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 130.00 $130.00 $332 —
355–390 373 2 122.50–137.50 $129.65 $484 -9.00
430 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 +12.38
450–455 453 2 142.50–152.50 $147.53 $668 +8.82
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 -6.35
505–540 518 4 130.00–157.00 $145.20 $752 +8.85
575–590 583 2 115.00–150.00 $132.27 $771 +22.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 147.50–165.00 $156.25 $359 —
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
530 530 1 117.00 $117.00 $620 -13.55
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 126.00–147.50 $136.52 $321 -23.48
255–295 273 14 140.00–170.00 $150.24 $410 -3.41
290 fancy 290 9 167.50 $167.50 $486 —
320 fancy 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 —
300–348 328 56 130.00–172.00 $156.32 $513 +6.53
353 fancy 353 13 157.50 $157.50 $556 +11.50
350–395 373 81 134.00–170.00 $153.42 $572 +9.96
395 value added 395 3 155.00 $155.00 $612 —
415 415 1 132.50 $132.50 $550 -16.97
418 fancy 418 2 140.00 $140.00 $585 —
400–445 426 137 125.00–164.00 $146.88 $626 +36.88
432 value added 432 4 153.00 $153.00 $661 +11.00
450–498 471 233 127.50–155.00 $141.57 $667 -3.30
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 -14.52
450–497 value added 485 11 140.00–151.00 $146.83 $712 -6.17
500–515 508 2 114.00–120.00 $117.04 $595 +7.04
500–548 523 227 124.00–152.00 $138.47 $724 +18.40
525 fancy 525 1 152.50 $152.50 $801 +15.50
500–547 value added 526 55 138.00–159.00 $144.76 $761 -1.94
550–590 571 7 117.50–127.50 $122.54 $700 -10.85
550–598 574 196 122.50–144.00 $135.79 $779 +2.40
580 fancy 580 1 145.00 $145.00 $841 —
581–596 value added 589 21 131.00–146.00 $142.69 $840 -7.09
600 fancy 600 1 144.00 $144.00 $864 +16.00
600–635 610 4 110.00–121.00 $115.17 $703 +5.17
611–633 value added 614 30 130.00–138.00 $136.77 $840 -15.24
600–645 619 84 117.00–144.00 $131.48 $814 +1.27
661–692 value added 667 25 128.00–140.00 $136.86 $913 -6.82
650–695 671 95 114.00–135.00 $128.09 $859 -1.33
665–680 673 2 110.00 $110.00 $740 -19.42
680–695 688 2 100.00–115.00 $107.42 $739 -22.00
705–730 713 4 81.00–108.00 $93.85 $669 -30.87
700–746 726 54 105.00–135.00 $124.56 $904 +14.56
735 fancy 735 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,007 —
750–775 value added 767 3 121.00–128.00 $123.28 $946 -20.22
755–793 777 12 114.00–135.00 $125.50 $975 +0.84
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 -34.66
800–840 819 15 104.00–130.00 $118.94 $974 +0.95
850–870 860 5 99.00–116.00 $106.81 $919 -5.45
935 935 4 120.50 $120.50 $1,127 -2.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 137.50–160.00 $148.51 $349 +12.18
253–295 274 7 125.00–150.00 $141.25 $387 -8.56
300–345 336 7 130.00–161.00 $139.92 $470 +8.06
350–395 375 30 110.00–160.00 $138.97 $521 +3.49
405–448 430 22 101.00–155.00 $134.15 $577 -5.31
450–495 470 20 110.00–140.00 $131.44 $618 +3.14
500–535 515 21 95.00–140.00 $119.54 $616 -5.23
555–595 572 18 110.00–128.00 $121.61 $696 +1.66
600–645 621 17 110.00–130.00 $116.76 $725 -10.00
665–690 675 3 105.00–120.00 $113.37 $765 -1.20
702–715 705 4 100.00–125.00 $118.66 $837 +3.66
790 790 1 104.00 $104.00 $822 —
915 915 1 74.00 $74.00 $677 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 122.50 $122.50 $312 —
320 320 1 117.50 $117.50 $376 —
345 345 1 127.00 $127.00 $438 —
360 360 1 119.00 $119.00 $428 -6.60
365–380 370 3 102.50–127.00 $115.66 $428 -9.94
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 +6.92
460–495 476 5 108.00–140.00 $124.13 $591 -5.78
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 -9.91
500–530 515 2 120.00–130.00 $125.15 $645 +11.73
550–575 563 3 115.00–130.00 $124.90 $703 +13.97
605–630 615 3 111.00–125.00 $117.76 $724 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 +20.00
760–775 768 2 108.00–109.00 $108.50 $833 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 119.00–130.00 $124.24 $391 +4.24
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 -7.50
485–495 490 2 112.50–122.50 $117.45 $576 -2.55
545 545 1 101.00 $101.00 $550 -19.00
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 285 3 177.50–185.00 $181.64 $518 +18.85
300–347 323 15 150.00–182.50 $165.42 $534 +19.42
325–340 fancy 333 2 192.50–207.00 $199.59 $665 —
355 fancy 355 1 182.50 $182.50 $648 -2.50
360–395 387 40 148.00–185.00 $165.94 $642 +4.56
400–437 fancy 417 6 159.00–185.00 $167.87 $700 -4.67
400–445 423 67 140.00–179.00 $164.61 $696 +24.61
450–498 466 134 139.00–171.00 $155.85 $726 +0.02
450–485 fancy 470 3 167.00–175.00 $172.45 $811 +5.08
500–540 fancy 511 7 153.00–167.50 $158.82 $812 +2.78
500–545 522 128 130.00–157.50 $143.86 $751 -0.40
550–598 580 101 120.00–150.00 $134.97 $783 -1.47
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 -12.00
615–620 fancy 619 9 140.00–144.00 $141.22 $874 —
600–646 622 70 117.00–141.00 $127.67 $794 -5.00
650–694 666 79 115.00–138.00 $126.16 $840 -1.25
665–670 fancy 668 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $939 —
710 fancy 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 +7.50
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 -15.33
700–745 721 21 107.00–139.00 $121.14 $873 -4.19
750–770 760 2 96.00–101.00 $98.47 $748 -14.78
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 -8.25
750–795 774 43 105.00–130.00 $118.64 $918 +5.39
800–845 827 14 95.00–127.00 $115.16 $952 -1.10
859–895 882 28 101.00–122.00 $105.58 $931 +1.22
905–910 908 2 110.00–117.00 $113.49 $1,030 +21.99
1049 1049 6 80.50 $80.50 $844 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 143.00 $143.00 $365 -2.00
350–390 371 5 121.00–150.00 $132.61 $492 -13.65
400–445 426 24 126.00–165.00 $150.89 $643 +12.00
450–495 474 23 127.50–155.00 $139.32 $660 -6.82
500–545 524 41 103.00–150.00 $130.63 $685 -3.55
550–595 581 32 114.00–140.00 $126.76 $736 +1.07
600–649 640 8 120.00–125.00 $120.84 $773 -5.03
660–690 671 15 105.00–125.00 $115.96 $778 -2.60
715–730 725 5 110.00–120.00 $113.92 $826 +4.53
750–755 751 6 105.00–120.00 $116.66 $876 +11.66
895 895 1 105.00 $105.00 $940 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 125.00–132.50 $128.75 $451 -8.94
420–425 423 2 134.00–150.00 $141.95 $600 +5.79
420–440 426 4 132.50–145.00 $140.67 $599 +4.51
460–490 477 3 115.00–140.00 $130.59 $623 -1.89
470–485 478 2 133.00–140.00 $136.55 $653 +4.07
500–530 518 3 117.00–130.00 $123.91 $642 +3.35
575–580 578 2 100.00–115.00 $107.53 $622 -7.35
615–640 628 2 114.00–120.00 $116.94 $734 +8.69
645 645 1 118.00 $118.00 $761 +9.75
660–680 670 2 101.00–115.00 $107.90 $723 —
723 723 2 111.00 $111.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1930 1438 75-80% 185 58.00–79.00 $69.18 $995 -9.90
1295–1755 1462 75-80% 15 67.00–85.00 $76.62 $1,120 —
1210–2025 1518 75-80% 15 53.00–63.00 $58.46 $887 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1040 988 80-85% 2 85.00–95.00 $89.73 $887 —
885–1720 1233 80-85% 129 57.00–78.00 $65.98 $814 +2.88
925–1490 1235 80-85% 42 47.00–65.00 $56.67 $700 -6.43
1005–1785 1246 80-85% 22 67.00–82.50 $75.02 $935 +11.92
1260 1260 80-85% 1 49.00 $49.00 $617 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1265 1021 85-90% 26 25.00–53.00 $42.64 $435 —
795–1465 1065 85-90% 89 45.00–73.00 $58.30 $621 -1.86
930–1205 1072 85-90% 9 60.00–75.00 $69.14 $741 +8.98
1350 1350 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $540 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 84.00 $84.00 $932 —
1135–2110 1553 21 70.00–85.00 $77.98 $1,211 -2.57
1085–2475 1709 77 80.00–105.00 $93.49 $1,598 —
1560–2120 1905 14 92.00–114.00 $104.66 $1,994 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 690.00–700.00 $695.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1000–1150 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,300.00 $1,093.75
950–1200 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 875.00–1,050.00 $975.00
1000–1200 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,068.75
1050–1200 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,200.00 $1,075.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00
1035–1350 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–980.00 $957.38
1045–1310 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 875.00–1,025.00 $952.43
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1219 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1184–1380 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 850.00–1,075.00 $939.24
1175–1445 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–930.00 $892.73
1285–1445 1347 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–900.00 $883.11
1325–1410 1368 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,161.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1020–1210 1111 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 720.00–850.00 $777.09
1090–1185 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 725.00–1,000.00 $821.03
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
900–1000 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–800.00 $750.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 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 $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 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
1200–1245 1223 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,150.00 $1,051.84 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,375.00 $1,312.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 925.00–1,125.00 $1,040.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 97.50 $97.50 $561 -2.50
928 928 2 100.00 $100.00 $928 —

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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.