Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 212 priced lines covering 1,387 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,191 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 313 head. replacement cattle receipts at 219 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,191Last week 2,328Year ago 1,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 430Year ago 264

Replacement CattleReceipts 219Last week 389Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	279	425.00–495.00	468.32
4	300–350	314	425.00–475.00	451.51
2	350–400	355	415.00–435.00	425.14
7	400–450	427	400.00–425.00	412.96
12	450–500	476	400.00–430.00	417.08
19	500–550	509	372.50–415.00	395.03
12	550–600	561	340.00–385.00	355.74
33	600–650	612	312.50–337.00	332.29
14	650–700	664	285.00–335.00	328.49
3	700–750	722	315.00–320.00	318.33
5	800–850	820	260.00–270.00	263.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	441	450.00–460.00	454.95
4	500–550	513	390.00–400.00	394.88
10	550–600	563	350.00–370.00	366.25
6	600–650	623	340.00–360.00	351.00
17	700–750	748	315.00–337.50	316.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	365.00–375.00	369.94
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	590	340.00–345.00	344.45
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	428	365.00–380.00	372.63
2	500–550	528	302.50–325.00	313.48
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	585	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	400.00–420.00	409.91
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	480	330.00–365.00	353.71
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	612	260.00–325.00	294.88
1	700–750	710	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	342	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	363	375.00–410.00	391.90
5	400–450	417	375.00–395.00	383.97
7	450–500	463	350.00–387.50	378.03
10	500–550	532	325.00–372.50	342.15
6	550–600	560	328.00–330.00	328.34
3	650–700	668	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	728	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	343	420.00–430.00	424.98
4	350–400	380	420.00–455.00	441.20
9	400–450	430	400.00–420.00	405.58
24	450–500	472	380.00–410.00	398.28
20	500–550	525	370.00–395.00	387.36
11	550–600	568	362.00–390.00	377.63
5	600–650	611	350.00–355.00	351.39
3	650–700	665	330.00–350.00	336.52
1	700–750	720	292.00	292.00
4	900–950	939	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	435.00	435.00
10	500–550	531	401.00–405.00	401.40
2	650–700	663	367.00	367.00
3	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
4	900–950	933	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	647	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	355.00–387.50	382.90
1	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	292	500.00	500.00
14	350–400	372	390.00–475.00	428.69
20	400–450	420	370.00–450.00	405.45
19	450–500	472	350.00–425.00	384.98
18	500–550	520	332.50–395.00	364.38
21	550–600	570	300.00–355.00	328.70
10	600–650	627	275.00–325.00	308.49
5	650–700	656	315.00–327.50	317.55
3	700–750	703	280.00–315.00	303.30
2	750–800	773	270.00–280.00	275.08
1	800–850	835	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	865	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	433	400.00–435.00	416.32
8	450–500	483	365.00–390.00	379.37
11	500–550	525	345.00–380.00	361.85
4	550–600	585	340.00–345.00	342.49
5	600–650	626	305.00–325.00	318.95
13	650–700	665	290.00–312.50	297.09
2	750–800	773	270.00–280.00	275.15
1	800–850	845	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	885	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	925	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	355.00–375.00	365.26
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
8	500–550	523	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	515	250.00–265.00	257.65
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	300.00–350.00	325.19
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	375.00–410.00	394.13
5	400–450	422	345.00–440.00	385.31
8	450–500	477	302.50–365.00	333.73
3	500–550	522	322.50–335.00	329.14
2	550–600	565	285.00–315.00	300.27
4	600–650	608	330.00	330.00
3	850–900	875	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	425	360.00–385.00	374.13
2	450–500	468	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	333.78
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	635	280.00–285.00	282.54
3	650–700	675	275.00–305.00	288.21
2	750–800	785	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	895	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	385.00–395.00	389.95
3	250–300	282	380.00–415.00	391.39
14	300–350	322	360.00–420.00	395.12
11	350–400	374	365.00–435.00	389.89
28	400–450	422	350.00–435.00	380.02
31	450–500	469	337.50–400.00	362.38
31	500–550	526	320.00–370.00	331.09
39	550–600	568	275.00–330.00	321.62
15	600–650	629	295.00–330.00	305.59
9	650–700	667	277.50–310.00	290.29
5	700–750	722	237.50–273.00	261.11
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	830	205.00–240.00	222.18
2	850–900	873	220.00–240.00	229.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	410.00–435.00	428.58
2	500–550	532	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	726	260.00–290.00	267.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	705	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	483	295.00–325.00	310.39
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	260.00–320.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
3	250–300	275	340.00–350.00	346.79
5	300–350	324	325.00–385.00	354.80
2	350–400	358	345.00–365.00	354.93
4	400–450	413	340.00–355.00	350.14
16	450–500	464	300.00–337.50	321.73
5	500–550	536	287.50–325.00	301.45
10	550–600	572	265.00–305.00	284.27
3	600–650	643	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	673	250.00–275.00	264.79
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	388	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
7	450–500	481	280.00–370.00	338.96
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	573	285.00–335.00	303.72
2	600–650	628	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	690	262.00–272.00	264.52
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	864	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
11	350–400	371	400.00–435.00	419.23
16	400–450	425	375.00–410.00	391.93
26	450–500	481	350.00–390.00	374.08
26	500–550	519	325.00–350.00	334.82
30	550–600	570	320.00–345.00	333.45
7	600–650	617	290.00–312.00	305.58
11	650–700	661	280.00–300.00	292.84
1	700–750	730	262.00	262.00
5	750–800	795	260.00	260.00
3	800–850	807	257.00	257.00
2	950–1000	970	240.00–247.00	243.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	605	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	454	405.00	405.00
7	600–650	616	317.00	317.00
6	700–750	715	273.00	273.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,559	142.00–152.00	148.57
52	—	1,438	145.00–166.00	159.38
27	—	1,403	157.00–178.00	167.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,283	138.00–169.00	155.47
19	—	1,284	128.00–147.00	139.89
29	—	1,275	150.00–187.00	171.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,094	121.00–150.00	137.45
19	—	1,065	97.00–139.00	125.60
10	—	1,198	135.00–165.00	152.00
5	—	1,269	115.00–121.00	116.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,888	194.00–219.00	203.12
18	—	1,726	169.00–193.00	183.11
6	—	1,683	153.00–175.00	165.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,821.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,875.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,775.00	2,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,419.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,382.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,348	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,254.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,803.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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