Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 182 priced lines covering 1,440 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,429 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 224 head. replacement cattle receipts at 51 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,429Last week 953Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 162Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	420.00–480.00	438.09
6	250–300	274	355.00–425.00	405.08
4	300–350	331	385.00–390.00	388.85
5	350–400	388	350.00–380.00	364.20
20	400–450	435	340.00–365.00	348.71
16	450–500	460	307.50–355.00	336.42
21	500–550	522	310.00–325.00	321.24
27	550–600	563	310.00–315.00	312.57
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	675	270.00–290.00	278.37
8	700–750	716	260.00–270.00	266.30
8	800–850	808	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	890	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	422	377.00–385.00	382.13
35	450–500	465	357.00–360.00	357.17
2	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
50	550–600	561	325.00–326.50	325.97
17	600–650	631	294.00	294.00
60	800–850	841	264.50	264.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	455.00	455.00
15	300–350	336	390.00–405.00	396.83
12	350–400	381	371.00	371.00
16	400–450	435	339.00–360.00	347.69
18	450–500	468	324.00–336.00	329.73
10	500–550	540	308.00–310.00	309.40
24	550–600	587	304.00–306.00	304.62
13	600–650	644	276.00–287.00	282.12
3	700–750	707	250.00–252.00	250.66
1	750–800	795	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	563	280.00–292.50	283.08
2	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	345.00–370.00	357.39
3	300–350	320	325.00–340.00	333.86
4	350–400	383	335.00–345.00	339.90
8	400–450	418	317.00–335.00	321.82
3	450–500	470	285.00–317.50	299.71
2	500–550	533	282.00–305.00	293.45
6	550–600	573	270.00–300.00	285.83
3	600–650	607	240.00–250.00	243.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
8	300–350	329	310.00–370.00	354.83
5	350–400	381	265.00–335.00	320.56
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	480	310.00–315.00	312.47
2	500–550	538	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	520	330.00–342.00	335.06
20	550–600	598	310.00	310.00
25	600–650	624	300.00–307.00	301.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	475.00–485.00	479.73
6	250–300	292	420.00–475.00	430.96
3	300–350	327	390.00–420.00	404.54
9	400–450	430	385.00–400.00	395.21
13	450–500	479	370.00–402.00	386.92
15	500–550	528	340.00–365.00	356.81
29	550–600	581	350.00–367.00	357.56
44	600–650	636	325.00–342.50	330.35
16	650–700	686	315.00–335.00	324.29
5	700–750	703	275.00–300.00	294.95
1	950–1000	985	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	450–500	453	410.00	410.00
77	600–650	607	337.50–346.00	345.05
73	700–750	719	310.00–335.50	335.15
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
10	850–900	869	275.00–277.00	276.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	246	490.00	490.00
8	250–300	279	450.00–485.00	462.15
20	300–350	315	452.50–465.00	453.11
2	350–400	375	435.00–437.50	436.27
3	400–450	425	380.00–410.00	389.53
7	450–500	479	345.00–375.00	362.03
13	500–550	526	350.00–377.50	370.21
11	550–600	593	330.00–340.00	338.22
16	600–650	628	322.00–339.00	331.28
8	650–700	687	296.00–319.00	313.20
8	750–800	761	284.00–291.00	286.61
8	800–850	802	281.00	281.00
4	850–900	860	269.00–282.00	272.21
1	900–950	935	259.00	259.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	367.00	367.00
1	450–500	450	362.00	362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	278	355.00–450.00	411.89
2	300–350	325	350.00–360.00	355.15
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	415	330.00–345.00	337.59
8	450–500	476	315.00–355.00	338.70
2	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	580	330.00–337.00	334.02
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	378	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	427	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	518	305.00–327.50	316.41
3	550–600	583	280.00–302.50	294.91
10	650–700	687	277.00–292.50	291.02
2	750–800	755	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	290.00–315.00	302.50
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	682	329.00–333.50	331.87
9	700–750	745	319.00	319.00
12	750–800	763	310.00	310.00
27	800–850	838	289.00	289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	387	409.00	409.00
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
21	500–550	519	335.00–353.00	351.34
7	550–600	579	323.00	323.00
7	600–650	646	320.00	320.00
8	700–750	728	235.00–279.00	262.22
2	750–800	780	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	820	257.50	257.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	369	380.00–435.00	401.33
10	400–450	419	350.00–390.00	377.62
8	450–500	472	355.00–395.00	371.60
8	500–550	518	322.50–342.00	336.10
5	550–600	568	300.00–335.00	323.79
3	600–650	627	282.00–325.00	295.95
2	650–700	652	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	718	249.00	249.00
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	340.00–375.00	352.19
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	335.00–355.00	345.15
2	350–400	365	335.00–365.00	350.41
2	400–450	438	290.00–332.50	311.61
2	450–500	483	320.00–345.00	332.31
2	500–550	520	295.00–305.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	277.00	277.00
2	650–700	683	225.00–275.00	250.27
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	595	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	660	155.00	155.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	265.00	265.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,318	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,180.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,885	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,396	135.00–154.00	145.41
6	—	1,356	155.00–180.00	161.96
17	—	1,436	148.00–175.00	160.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	972	110.00–127.00	116.61
6	—	1,029	134.00–152.00	141.21
10	—	1,091	123.00–159.00	135.87
2	—	1,213	103.00–105.00	103.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,156	130.00–153.00	141.68
12	—	1,233	155.00–180.00	167.97
28	—	1,211	140.00–174.00	155.35
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,911	182.00–231.00	206.76
11	—	1,667	179.00–209.00	191.67
2	—	1,438	150.00–165.00	159.68

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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