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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 20, 2023

1,330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.50/cwt +23.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 815 lb · 124 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.97/cwt +21.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 693 lb · 80 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.82/cwt +40.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,714/hd at 853 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,330 9,818 1,193
Feeder cattle 931 7,524 850
Slaughter cattle 321 1,715 252
Replacement cattle 78 579 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to light receipts from the Federal Holiday week, no trend is available for Feeder Steers or Feeder Heifers. Slaughter Cows sold steady with a weak undertone on a light test this week, with Bulls selling mostly steady with a firm undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 265.00 $265.00 $755 -1.92
330–335 333 2 247.50–265.00 $256.18 $853 +0.17
355–390 374 7 245.00–270.00 $258.41 $966 -0.50
415 415 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,046 +3.26
456 value added 456 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,208 +20.99
460–485 473 4 220.00–241.00 $231.23 $1,094 -12.63
500 value added 500 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 —
500–542 525 6 219.00–229.00 $220.98 $1,160 -10.10
550–575 562 3 218.00–235.00 $229.11 $1,288 +29.11
550–585 value added 572 9 226.00–243.00 $237.33 $1,358 -2.04
604–648 value added 617 17 220.00–240.00 $236.81 $1,461 +2.28
660–690 675 7 205.00–224.00 $218.35 $1,474 +24.35
682 value added 682 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,541 +8.58
705–745 724 4 206.00–216.00 $211.55 $1,532 +5.85
795 795 2 205.00–219.00 $212.00 $1,685 +4.97
810–845 835 4 211.00–215.00 $212.01 $1,770 +27.01
855–870 863 2 210.00–216.00 $212.97 $1,838 +20.92
945 945 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,909 +17.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 327 3 191.00–202.50 $194.64 $636 -44.08
355–375 365 2 236.00–237.50 $236.73 $864 +7.36
405 405 1 215.00 $215.00 $871 -12.25
460–495 478 2 206.00–218.00 $211.78 $1,012 -9.19
560–580 570 2 201.00–210.00 $205.42 $1,171 -2.76
640 640 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,216 -11.21
690 690 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,428 +2.44
915 915 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,473 -26.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 282 3 215.00–222.50 $220.10 $621 +5.80
305–310 308 2 230.00–235.00 $232.48 $716 +19.40
355–390 365 5 200.00–211.00 $206.46 $754 -9.75
400–445 425 8 190.00–228.00 $212.14 $902 +35.73
450–495 465 30 200.00–223.00 $207.08 $963 +34.14
450–474 value added 469 16 219.00–238.00 $231.92 $1,088 +1.97
505–540 529 19 185.00–211.00 $196.61 $1,040 +22.75
567–595 value added 572 6 200.00–219.00 $215.70 $1,234 +7.49
560–595 577 9 180.00–202.00 $192.18 $1,109 -10.98
605–640 617 9 180.00–193.00 $186.15 $1,149 +56.15
624 value added 624 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,317 +2.22
660 660 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,063 -0.97
665–690 680 6 176.00–187.00 $181.49 $1,234 +0.98
694 value added 694 73 207.50 $207.50 $1,440 +17.14
700–725 711 4 171.00–188.00 $180.63 $1,284 +34.66
704–747 value added 723 32 197.50–200.00 $198.63 $1,436 +2.63
752–770 value added 752 54 191.00–202.00 $201.79 $1,517 +11.89
790 790 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,232 -12.65
809–822 value added 815 124 201.50 $201.50 $1,642 +18.83
853 value added 853 59 201.50 $201.50 $1,719 —
875 875 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,409 +0.42
911 value added 911 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,494 —
955–980 968 2 137.00–138.00 $137.51 $1,331 +8.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 192.50 $192.50 $443 -30.56
340 340 1 202.00 $202.00 $687 -2.04
350–395 376 12 160.00–207.00 $180.41 $678 -19.35
400–445 418 10 169.00–201.00 $188.25 $787 -6.18
455–495 475 9 162.00–199.00 $187.74 $892 -0.30
500–510 503 3 170.00–190.00 $179.93 $905 -0.80
575–580 578 2 181.00–185.00 $183.01 $1,058 +0.58
603–635 610 9 170.00–175.00 $170.58 $1,041 +4.92
650–665 655 3 160.00–175.00 $165.95 $1,087 -1.24
778 778 2 102.00 $102.00 $794 -41.64
814 value added 814 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,343 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 180.00 $180.00 $900 -6.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 372 8 219.00–276.00 $249.29 $927 +12.12
400–435 414 4 220.00–238.00 $228.25 $945 -0.11
465–485 481 12 200.00–220.00 $216.31 $1,040 +23.16
505–545 528 16 205.00–216.00 $207.82 $1,097 +46.82
550–599 583 9 189.00–211.00 $194.79 $1,136 -2.16
615–640 628 2 208.00–211.00 $209.53 $1,316 +18.94
640 640 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,139 -12.59
655–690 665 4 170.00–202.00 $191.09 $1,271 +14.69
725–740 733 2 164.00–174.00 $168.95 $1,238 -1.97
755–795 775 2 169.00–176.00 $172.41 $1,336 +16.71
805–830 818 3 120.00–166.00 $144.08 $1,179 -9.51
895 895 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,253 -15.19
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 212.50–222.00 $217.22 $854 +7.06
400–445 428 6 191.00–220.00 $213.85 $915 +8.80
450–495 474 4 190.00–210.00 $199.05 $943 -3.71
515–545 529 5 161.00–201.00 $186.65 $987 -7.80
560–589 580 11 187.00–195.00 $191.92 $1,113 +15.96
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 -35.10
785 785 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,083 +6.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,320.00 $1,320.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 +15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1410 1231 80-85% 8 81.00–108.00 $99.55 $1,225 —
945–1545 1234 80-85% 46 70.00–98.00 $88.02 $1,086 —
995–1505 1243 80-85% 19 74.00–85.00 $79.07 $983 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1275 1006 85-90% 14 51.00–68.00 $63.30 $637 -0.76
865–1360 1056 85-90% 38 47.00–81.00 $74.02 $782 -9.46
985–1235 1130 85-90% 8 80.00–90.50 $85.38 $965 +7.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1710 1399 75-80% 9 65.00–88.00 $83.64 $1,170 +1.92
1190–1790 1441 75-80% 34 75.00–98.00 $89.96 $1,296 -0.95
1395–1610 1489 75-80% 6 100.00–106.00 $102.36 $1,524 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1900 1439 10 90.00–108.50 $100.34 $1,444 —
1235–2160 1801 11 110.50–123.00 $115.64 $2,083 —
1925 1925 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,502 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1270 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–990.00 $920.73
1345–1590 1506 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,170.00–1,475.00 $1,356.90
1660–1685 1673 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,550.37
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00

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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.