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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 1, 2024

374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.83/cwt -5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 537 lb · 19 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.80/cwt -22.04 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 321 lb · 10 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.50/cwt -7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,103/hd at 976 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 374 6,508 850
Feeder cattle 220 4,993 619
Slaughter cattle 84 1,263 172
Replacement cattle 70 252 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend for this weeks reports due to limited Livestock Auction sales last week due to the Federal Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 319.00 $319.00 $718 -30.51
265–280 273 3 319.00–325.00 $322.95 $882 -24.99
310–315 313 3 321.00–324.00 $322.66 $1,010 -0.87
440 440 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,360 -9.83
445 445 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,250 -37.83
467 value added 467 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,401 -23.51
520–545 529 8 270.00–295.00 $280.69 $1,485 +30.69
551 value added 551 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,570 -14.46
560–585 572 3 260.00–278.00 $265.88 $1,521 -21.06
600–620 value added 608 3 269.00–273.00 $270.67 $1,646 -22.06
640–645 643 2 258.00–261.00 $259.51 $1,669 -20.32
780 value added 780 4 257.00 $257.00 $2,005 +1.66
930 930 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,953 -16.50
976 value added 976 10 215.50 $215.50 $2,103 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 3 304.00–318.00 $310.62 $901 +1.35
365 365 2 299.00 $299.00 $1,091 +1.84
415 415 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,096 -12.15
455–495 475 2 248.00–272.00 $260.51 $1,237 -12.28
585 585 2 243.00–246.00 $244.50 $1,430 -30.33
600 600 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,416 -17.50
1030 1030 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,854 +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
265 265 1 259.00 $259.00 $686 -59.20
315–342 321 10 274.00–291.00 $279.80 $898 -22.04
395 395 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,051 -35.19
417–447 437 7 256.00–266.00 $262.85 $1,149 -19.22
493 493 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,208 -13.32
520–547 534 9 244.00–259.00 $251.99 $1,346 -6.02
537–545 value added 540 10 260.00–262.00 $261.19 $1,410 -9.83
565–575 571 5 244.00–256.00 $251.81 $1,438 +31.81
585 585 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,416 -12.88
640 640 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,510 -12.53
660–685 669 5 223.00–232.00 $229.20 $1,533 +0.91
714 714 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,592 +0.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 324 4 268.00–279.00 $276.15 $895 +4.42
350–365 357 3 228.00–242.00 $233.76 $835 -31.72
416 416 3 222.00 $222.00 $924 -34.49
485 485 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,217 +8.72
555 555 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 +0.10
616 616 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,380 -5.49
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 231.00 $231.00 $977 —
515 515 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,179 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 434 6 291.00–303.00 $294.40 $1,278 +1.90
455 455 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,351 +4.06
513–525 519 5 265.00–279.00 $268.23 $1,392 -12.14
594–595 594 5 245.00–250.00 $246.00 $1,461 -3.33
600–645 635 6 240.00–254.00 $243.65 $1,547 -6.72
760 760 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,581 -18.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,227 +19.36
518–525 520 3 246.00–249.00 $247.01 $1,284 -9.69
640 640 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,453 +4.99
655 655 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 +10.30
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,286 -12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1365 1052 80-85% 33 127.00–145.00 $135.58 $1,426 —
900–1355 1085 80-85% 3 122.50–133.50 $127.85 $1,387 —
1280–1370 1322 80-85% 3 148.00–164.50 $157.25 $2,079 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1390 1075 85-90% 11 105.00–122.00 $112.39 $1,208 -18.34
1055–1130 1093 85-90% 2 100.50–105.50 $102.91 $1,125 -27.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1595 1311 75-80% 5 137.00–144.00 $140.82 $1,846 —
1280–1480 1387 75-80% 3 154.50–164.50 $158.04 $2,192 +22.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1510 1280 2 140.00–148.50 $145.01 $1,856 —
1360–2160 1617 7 150.50–164.50 $157.52 $2,547 -8.91
1830 1830 1 170.50 $170.50 $3,120 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1112–1320 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,920.00–2,010.00 $1,937.86
1188 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1090–1455 1293 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,610.00–2,000.00 $1,855.47
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,520.00 $1,520.00
1108 1108 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,560.00 $1,560.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00

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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
1150–1165 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00–2,350.00 $2,048.06 -394.10
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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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.