Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 163 priced lines covering 987 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 934 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 256 head. replacement cattle receipts at 202 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Sat May 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 965Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 278Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 177Year ago 302

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	400.00–450.00	431.29
8	350–400	368	400.00–455.00	410.19
8	400–450	418	370.00–409.00	391.82
11	450–500	472	345.00–390.00	370.06
14	500–550	528	341.00–375.00	356.28
7	550–600	563	315.00–370.00	338.06
3	600–650	637	260.00–280.00	271.62
3	650–700	672	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	728	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	778	240.00–250.00	244.33
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	367	372.50–396.00	391.57
14	400–450	449	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	463	350.00	350.00
20	500–550	521	370.00	370.00
11	550–600	593	331.00	331.00
9	600–650	637	288.00–295.00	289.47
7	650–700	656	278.00	278.00
7	750–800	764	269.00	269.00
6	850–900	868	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	465	330.00–337.50	333.75
2	500–550	533	327.50–335.00	331.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	280.00–295.00	287.56
2	350–400	390	364.00	364.00
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	545	306.00	306.00
8	550–600	572	260.00–326.00	310.01
1	700–750	740	258.00	258.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	895	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	488	320.00	320.00
9	500–550	517	275.00–325.00	311.49
2	600–650	628	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	735	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	320.00–325.00	321.69
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	590	287.50	287.50
1	600–650	635	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	725	253.00	253.00
2	750–800	758	230.00–240.00	234.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	375.00	375.00
9	350–400	372	367.50–406.00	391.35
7	400–450	434	338.00–367.50	351.09
6	450–500	473	312.00–347.50	330.40
16	500–550	522	307.50–330.00	318.38
7	550–600	578	297.00–315.00	302.79
11	600–650	626	280.00–300.00	292.75
11	650–700	661	255.00–280.00	269.09
4	700–750	719	247.50–274.00	267.22
2	750–800	770	245.00–258.00	251.42
1	800–850	800	221.00	221.00
5	850–900	850	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	450	367.50	367.50
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	656	287.00	287.00
4	800–850	846	251.50	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	303	375.00	375.00
7	350–400	354	375.00	375.00
43	450–500	465	348.00–351.00	348.47
42	500–550	518	333.00–345.00	335.91
16	550–600	589	321.00–323.00	321.38
3	600–650	638	274.00	274.00
9	650–700	679	272.00–283.00	278.69
5	700–750	715	260.00–262.00	260.39
11	800–850	848	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	316.00	316.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	296.00	296.00
2	450–500	465	325.00–348.00	336.13
2	500–550	528	270.00–275.00	272.46
9	550–600	560	254.00–285.00	263.58
4	650–700	679	230.00–260.00	244.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	325.00–355.00	332.40
3	400–450	418	307.50	307.50
16	450–500	474	307.00–320.00	310.43
10	500–550	526	298.00–321.00	313.89
6	550–600	565	280.00–300.00	291.62
1	600–650	635	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	369	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	269.00	269.00
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	431.00	431.00
9	400–450	407	407.50–425.00	420.76
3	450–500	468	380.00–382.50	380.83
13	500–550	525	335.00–389.00	371.75
3	550–600	598	326.00	326.00
1	600–650	600	312.50	312.50
7	650–700	676	300.00–329.00	312.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	556	355.50	355.50
13	650–700	651	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	492	393.50	393.50
15	500–550	538	390.50	390.50
7	600–650	606	362.00	362.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	332.50	332.50
2	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	534	320.00–360.00	344.01
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	495	341.00	341.00
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	590	295.00–317.00	306.00
3	650–700	680	280.00–322.00	303.23
3	750–800	777	257.50–300.00	277.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	640	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	326	400.00–417.50	415.32
14	450–500	466	386.00–389.00	386.22
12	500–550	528	378.00–382.00	379.35
10	550–600	596	355.00–369.00	356.35
19	600–650	639	330.00–340.00	334.47
11	650–700	678	330.00–342.00	338.85
7	750–800	781	282.00–290.00	287.76
1	800–850	815	266.00	266.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	953	100.00–125.00	114.27
23	—	1,029	125.00–142.00	131.90
14	—	1,022	140.00–154.00	145.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,240	125.00–149.00	140.49
25	—	1,220	155.00–185.00	170.32
50	—	1,190	138.00–164.00	154.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	163.00–199.00	178.13
15	—	1,366	143.00–160.00	152.28
4	—	1,471	135.00–145.00	141.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,542	145.00–179.50	167.45
21	—	1,651	175.00–190.50	182.70
6	—	1,813	192.50–219.00	204.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	2,150.00–2,560.00	2,431.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,158	1,870.00–2,350.00	2,077.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,520.00	2,520.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,236	2,125.00–2,175.00	2,153.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,070	1,875.00–2,175.00	1,982.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,960.00	1,960.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,510.00–2,325.00	1,999.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,145	3,290.00	3,290.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,080	3,375.00	3,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,055	4,450.00	4,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,475.00	3,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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