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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

6,810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $183.64/cwt +22.34 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 417 lb · 354 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.39/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 526 lb · 242 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.88/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 627 lb · 222 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,810 7,765 5,626
Feeder cattle 5,452 6,454 4,638
Slaughter cattle 1,051 995 676
Replacement cattle 307 316 312

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand overall, with the best demand noted for weaned (45+ days) and preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 229 8 200.00–230.00 $212.21 $486 +32.21
255–293 277 6 200.00–220.00 $215.27 $596 +26.76
300–345 322 35 182.00–220.00 $207.20 $667 +8.75
325 fancy 325 1 245.00 $245.00 $796 —
350–397 378 46 190.00–222.50 $211.85 $801 +18.99
403–435 value added 409 10 207.50–211.00 $210.52 $861 —
400–448 427 45 173.00–207.50 $192.96 $824 +1.72
435 fancy 435 1 211.00 $211.00 $918 +6.00
450–495 470 78 171.00–201.00 $192.39 $904 +4.80
461–499 value added 477 40 201.00–216.00 $205.57 $981 +4.37
502–540 value added 516 16 181.00–215.00 $203.06 $1,048 +12.89
500–548 522 72 165.00–194.00 $179.52 $937 +0.82
550–573 value added 561 12 177.50–190.00 $185.50 $1,041 +6.75
550–597 579 76 162.50–188.00 $176.60 $1,023 +4.82
600–645 625 92 150.00–180.00 $170.52 $1,066 +6.53
607–636 value added 626 122 167.00–183.00 $177.67 $1,112 +2.88
650–695 674 63 140.00–170.00 $162.46 $1,095 +2.22
650–697 value added 683 98 165.00–174.00 $170.93 $1,167 -2.60
701–748 value added 715 39 162.00–173.00 $169.59 $1,213 +2.22
707–747 723 51 140.00–169.00 $160.69 $1,162 +4.41
725 725 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 -16.28
760–799 776 20 140.00–166.00 $158.27 $1,228 +0.22
750–795 value added 781 114 140.00–171.00 $167.18 $1,306 -0.07
805–825 value added 809 72 157.50–177.50 $175.13 $1,417 +15.04
800–845 820 10 137.00–169.00 $153.01 $1,255 +13.35
850–890 863 6 123.00–156.00 $136.27 $1,176 +7.29
850–895 value added 881 22 140.00–158.00 $155.81 $1,373 -2.75
925–930 929 4 132.50–146.00 $142.64 $1,325 —
957 value added 957 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,196 -25.99
950–990 975 3 126.00–142.50 $132.04 $1,287 —
1012 value added 1012 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,467 —
1160 value added 1160 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 221 4 179.00–197.50 $185.28 $409 +3.91
255–295 287 6 151.00–210.00 $172.88 $496 -17.12
305–335 320 13 140.00–207.50 $174.41 $558 -5.14
350–395 377 17 145.00–200.00 $178.23 $672 +0.73
400–445 428 10 156.00–187.50 $176.14 $754 -1.08
450–495 475 14 150.00–185.00 $168.84 $802 +16.41
510–548 536 18 132.00–172.50 $161.17 $864 -0.11
565–595 584 9 140.00–169.00 $155.33 $907 -2.20
605–648 629 25 120.00–156.00 $144.09 $906 -4.45
658–695 666 16 130.00–160.00 $152.10 $1,013 +12.10
705–730 714 10 130.00–153.00 $143.26 $1,023 +2.11
760 760 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,083 +2.50
803 803 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,084 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
355–380 368 2 180.00–187.50 $183.62 $676 +16.12
415–445 431 4 130.00–176.00 $154.24 $665 —
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 -47.61
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -6.50
570–590 582 3 130.00–160.00 $146.85 $855 +4.85
605 605 1 143.00 $143.00 $865 -12.00
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 175.00 $175.00 $551 —
385 385 2 165.00–172.50 $168.75 $650 —
527 527 2 160.00 $160.00 $843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 228 6 142.50–220.00 $206.37 $471 +51.41
258–290 271 14 165.00–200.00 $183.37 $497 +10.10
280–295 288 2 150.00–156.00 $153.08 $441 -20.19
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 -37.54
305–348 330 65 151.00–187.50 $170.17 $562 +2.63
362–370 value added 363 7 170.00–181.00 $179.40 $651 +6.90
350–397 373 118 144.00–190.00 $166.10 $620 +3.87
402–445 value added 414 239 172.00–196.00 $192.98 $799 +20.95
400–445 422 115 141.00–176.00 $164.23 $693 +9.23
450–495 468 160 136.00–174.00 $159.16 $745 +3.16
450–491 value added 470 42 165.00–179.00 $171.60 $807 -1.08
490 fancy 490 1 159.00 $159.00 $779 —
505 505 1 131.00 $131.00 $662 +6.00
512–534 value added 525 30 152.50–168.00 $164.00 $861 -5.04
500–548 526 211 139.00–166.00 $155.43 $818 +3.91
550–598 570 148 137.50–162.00 $150.23 $856 +3.23
555–595 575 3 130.00–132.50 $130.80 $752 -16.20
555–598 value added 586 24 155.50–164.00 $158.73 $930 -7.25
590 590 1 118.00 $118.00 $696 -29.00
600–648 621 96 130.00–156.00 $142.30 $884 -1.35
600–648 value added 631 126 148.00–163.00 $159.18 $1,004 -0.29
650–697 672 74 125.00–152.00 $138.87 $933 +1.63
654–695 value added 674 85 142.50–161.50 $152.75 $1,030 -2.62
702–715 value added 708 14 145.00–150.00 $146.75 $1,039 -12.85
703–746 721 40 113.00–151.00 $141.82 $1,023 +9.31
750–790 766 39 120.00–144.00 $136.28 $1,044 +4.64
758–798 value added 776 27 142.00–156.00 $147.84 $1,147 -2.35
780–785 783 3 125.00–126.00 $125.33 $981 -6.31
810–840 828 12 128.00–136.00 $131.50 $1,089 +2.03
850–873 867 8 127.50–142.00 $131.16 $1,137 +3.50
900–940 920 2 100.00–107.50 $103.67 $954 -2.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 4 150.00–172.50 $156.80 $345 —
244 value added 244 7 160.00 $160.00 $390 —
250–295 277 16 131.00–155.00 $142.12 $394 +2.57
280 value added 280 4 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
300–345 321 11 140.00–162.50 $151.62 $487 -5.89
350–395 380 12 140.00–163.00 $153.68 $584 +0.01
405–445 433 29 140.00–162.50 $152.25 $659 +7.20
450–495 478 18 135.00–157.00 $147.08 $703 +3.07
505–549 530 26 135.00–150.00 $142.52 $755 +2.18
568 value added 568 4 150.00 $150.00 $852 —
550–595 577 24 120.00–150.00 $131.96 $761 -5.61
615–645 635 8 125.00–139.00 $131.26 $834 +1.97
650–695 673 12 120.00–140.00 $130.14 $876 +8.12
710–745 728 8 100.00–132.50 $117.73 $857 -5.27
773 773 2 125.00 $125.00 $966 —
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
855 855 2 105.00 $105.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 value added 450 106 189.50 $189.50 $853 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 127.00–132.50 $129.90 $357 —
330 330 1 142.50 $142.50 $470 —
360 360 1 132.00 $132.00 $475 -12.05
350–395 365 3 130.00–155.00 $145.41 $531 +1.36
400–445 423 5 151.00–159.00 $155.80 $659 +4.13
430–445 438 2 110.00–120.00 $115.09 $504 -36.58
460–470 465 3 140.00–153.00 $145.18 $675 +15.00
515 515 1 145.00 $145.00 $747 +7.00
535 535 1 117.00 $117.00 $626 -21.00
555–565 560 2 120.00–132.50 $126.19 $707 +2.92
625–628 627 3 122.50–125.00 $124.17 $779 +1.67
645 645 1 103.00 $103.00 $664 -19.50
655–660 658 2 108.00–125.00 $116.53 $767 -0.47
710 710 2 115.00–125.00 $120.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 424 4 122.50–135.00 $129.32 $548 -0.68
465–485 475 2 137.50 $137.50 $653 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1400 1320 2 83.00 $83.00 $1,096 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 —
308–345 318 12 180.00–215.00 $205.15 $652 +20.31
330 fancy 330 1 230.00 $230.00 $759 +12.42
360 fancy 360 1 227.50 $227.50 $819 +6.22
366 value added 366 8 207.50 $207.50 $759 —
355–390 376 35 180.00–205.00 $196.49 $739 +3.02
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 -23.47
400–445 422 53 168.00–205.00 $185.60 $783 +0.86
450–460 fancy 455 3 185.00–200.00 $194.12 $883 +4.12
450–495 466 89 164.00–192.50 $181.30 $845 +3.03
514–535 value added 519 7 186.00–191.00 $189.41 $983 —
500–548 526 71 150.00–180.00 $170.22 $895 +3.14
550–595 572 75 140.00–174.00 $163.04 $933 +4.54
600–648 624 55 132.00–163.00 $155.32 $969 +9.81
650–698 671 32 124.00–157.50 $147.17 $988 +1.44
700–745 723 21 121.00–152.00 $141.47 $1,023 +2.85
750–790 764 8 125.00–143.00 $135.31 $1,034 -2.68
820 820 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,000 —
855–890 864 6 119.00–131.00 $121.64 $1,051 -1.25
923 923 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,043 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 160.00 $160.00 $360 —
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 +2.50
360–380 370 2 151.00–160.00 $155.62 $576 +2.08
410–445 424 16 148.00–180.00 $162.88 $691 +3.76
450–495 470 23 148.00–172.50 $161.63 $760 +1.55
505–540 527 23 135.00–170.00 $155.89 $822 +11.97
550–595 570 19 132.00–157.50 $144.88 $826 +6.20
605–645 626 9 121.00–156.00 $141.01 $883 +4.92
655–685 671 4 132.50–142.50 $138.11 $927 +7.79
705–725 719 4 125.00–134.00 $130.28 $937 +4.97
758–798 776 5 117.50–131.00 $124.03 $962 —
810 810 1 103.00 $103.00 $834 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 151.00–157.00 $153.88 $585 +6.38
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 -9.00
460–495 475 5 115.00–165.00 $137.49 $653 -18.91
525–540 536 5 146.00–155.00 $149.07 $799 —
565 565 1 127.00 $127.00 $718 -18.00
575–590 583 2 145.00–155.00 $149.94 $874 +15.52
612 612 3 124.00 $124.00 $759 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 166.00 $166.00 $714 —
510 510 1 142.00 $142.00 $724 +7.00
555 555 1 150.00 $150.00 $832 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1610 1221 80-85% 37 52.00–72.00 $63.88 $780 -10.11
885–1825 1240 80-85% 206 64.00–82.00 $74.25 $921 +0.26
1005–1890 1275 80-85% 38 76.00–96.00 $82.68 $1,054 -2.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1230 979 85-90% 42 39.00–71.00 $53.11 $520 +2.32
730–1565 1056 85-90% 160 49.00–73.50 $63.96 $675 -1.72
935–1320 1157 85-90% 8 71.00–79.00 $73.82 $854 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1635 1467 75-80% 5 63.00–70.00 $66.44 $975 -17.26
1115–1765 1468 75-80% 23 79.00–95.00 $84.04 $1,234 +0.34
1080–2120 1503 75-80% 115 65.00–84.00 $75.22 $1,131 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1985 1557 27 71.00–93.00 $83.97 $1,307 —
1215–2330 1681 40 86.00–107.00 $99.41 $1,671 +12.70
1470–2325 1931 10 105.00–120.00 $110.78 $2,139 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1010–1020 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–1,075.00 $900.86
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1015–1290 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 875.00–925.00 $899.30
1000–1355 1147 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–960.00 $915.13
1135–1265 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 825.00–990.00 $923.09
1230 1230 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1260–1580 1340 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 925.00–1,000.00 $947.11
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 380.00 $380.00
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
865 865 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
900–1210 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 560.00–800.00 $681.71
955–1185 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–900.00 $773.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00–825.00 $802.50
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1010–1255 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,180.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,120.00–1,200.00 $1,160.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 75.00 $75.00 $930 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 117.00 $117.00 $679 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,135 —

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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 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.