Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 197 priced lines covering 1,366 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,322 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 286 head. replacement cattle receipts at 77 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 30, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,322Last week 937Year ago 1,620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 164Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 29Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	475.00–485.00	480.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	435.00–480.00	456.23
8	300–350	318	435.00–450.00	445.60
5	350–400	375	397.00–425.00	408.32
28	400–450	430	385.00–425.00	404.88
14	450–500	482	375.00–380.00	377.68
16	500–550	533	345.00–382.50	362.78
19	550–600	563	335.00–365.00	354.18
10	600–650	625	300.00–332.00	319.12
17	650–700	665	300.00–320.00	310.54
2	700–750	738	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	820	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	450	412.50	412.50
6	500–550	504	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	578	357.00	357.00
9	600–650	609	340.00–342.00	341.33
3	650–700	672	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	716	312.00–320.00	318.02
168	800–850	835	274.00–280.10	276.25
63	950–1000	968	249.00–254.50	253.89
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	425.00	425.00
4	250–300	263	365.00–415.00	399.31
9	300–350	337	417.50–420.00	419.17
3	350–400	375	350.00–395.00	372.80
4	400–450	430	332.00–385.00	364.65
2	450–500	473	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	518	335.00–355.00	348.59
9	550–600	554	315.00–330.00	328.34
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	455.00	455.00
7	250–300	292	450.00–460.00	458.73
5	300–350	320	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	418	382.50	382.50
11	450–500	479	370.00–375.00	373.25
5	500–550	521	347.50–370.00	361.35
16	550–600	587	330.00–355.00	335.71
10	600–650	631	329.50–333.00	330.51
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	758	261.00	261.00
4	800–850	838	267.00–269.00	268.50
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	544	376.00–379.00	377.51
9	550–600	579	360.00	360.00
18	700–750	737	300.50	300.50
6	850–900	881	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	290	375.00–415.00	395.00
9	300–350	326	362.00–400.00	380.37
8	350–400	383	360.00–400.00	380.81
15	400–450	428	330.00–375.00	356.38
21	450–500	477	320.00–342.50	329.99
18	500–550	533	300.00–325.00	313.99
19	550–600	573	290.00–315.00	302.97
11	600–650	620	275.00–305.00	292.08
53	650–700	692	250.00–282.00	274.15
5	700–750	713	250.00–282.50	267.95
2	750–800	760	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	925	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	950	195.00–218.00	206.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	372	400.00–405.00	404.47
4	400–450	420	377.50–385.00	381.25
11	450–500	461	347.00–375.00	365.75
2	500–550	532	324.00	324.00
3	550–600	552	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	603	315.00	315.00
12	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
68	750–800	794	260.00–264.75	264.35
1	800–850	810	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	300.00–305.00	302.60
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	325.00–380.00	351.50
6	300–350	321	340.00–365.00	350.47
3	350–400	380	340.00–360.00	348.51
6	400–450	416	290.00–315.00	303.06
11	450–500	474	262.00–320.00	302.37
4	500–550	525	275.00–305.00	288.11
9	550–600	578	260.00–290.00	276.08
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	678	220.00–247.50	235.74
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	285.00–302.50	297.59
1	550–600	595	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
10	250–300	279	385.00–395.00	386.96
2	300–350	338	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	370	330.00–385.00	359.93
7	400–450	441	330.00–332.50	331.43
21	450–500	460	315.00–325.00	321.65
9	500–550	524	310.00–322.50	319.65
6	550–600	588	287.50–292.50	291.67
14	600–650	600	285.00–291.00	289.29
8	650–700	675	259.00–267.50	263.47
2	950–1000	958	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	719	265.00–269.00	267.82
17	900–950	931	238.00–239.00	238.70
6	950–1000	952	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	318	405.00–430.00	414.82
10	350–400	365	390.00–445.00	418.64
6	400–450	417	390.00–400.00	395.91
8	450–500	481	345.00–375.00	358.85
14	500–550	519	315.00–355.00	339.31
13	550–600	568	316.00–345.00	331.79
8	600–650	618	300.00–325.00	315.23
6	650–700	669	290.00–310.00	298.56
4	700–750	706	232.50–292.50	271.08
4	750–800	755	242.50–270.00	254.35
4	800–850	824	230.00–257.50	239.40
3	850–900	853	242.50–252.50	247.50
6	900–950	913	210.00–237.50	222.49
4	950–1000	960	190.00–227.50	210.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	380	380.00–417.50	407.83
8	400–450	435	390.00–392.50	392.19
5	450–500	451	370.00	370.00
14	500–550	505	345.00–379.00	371.69
3	550–600	567	340.00–341.00	340.67
5	600–650	643	305.00–316.00	309.43
6	700–750	741	264.00	264.00
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	237.50	237.50
2	850–900	865	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	925	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	355.00–395.00	372.77
3	400–450	423	360.00–385.00	368.66
5	450–500	483	310.00–340.00	325.55
2	500–550	518	300.00–317.50	308.45
6	550–600	580	280.00–310.00	296.83
2	600–650	623	250.00–270.00	260.20
2	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	760	237.00–240.00	238.51
1	800–850	820	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	850	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	524	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	708	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,248	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,223.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,312	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,499.81
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,721.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,396.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,300.00	2,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,225	145.00–185.00	163.21
1	—	1,135	123.00	123.00
7	—	1,069	131.00–146.00	135.64
24	—	1,190	138.00–163.00	150.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	138.00	138.00
11	—	1,378	140.00–165.00	150.18
18	—	1,379	148.00–176.00	158.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,030	122.00–132.00	126.06
5	—	982	102.00–120.00	114.59
4	—	1,036	130.00–141.00	136.23
1	—	1,105	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,499	169.00–195.00	179.46
15	—	1,696	180.00–200.00	188.06
3	—	1,717	155.00–161.00	157.65

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Tennessee barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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