Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 222 priced lines covering 1,868 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,967 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 231 head. replacement cattle receipts at 110 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,967Last week 1,938Year ago 1,542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 235Year ago 324

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 101Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	213	370.00–470.00	436.43
3	250–300	287	420.00–460.00	436.57
3	300–350	318	400.00–480.00	425.13
18	350–400	369	360.00–415.00	388.27
15	400–450	423	335.00–405.00	368.84
24	450–500	473	325.00–380.00	345.08
49	500–550	523	310.00–340.00	329.43
21	550–600	569	318.00–345.00	327.32
7	600–650	614	310.00–332.00	319.31
7	650–700	674	282.00–325.00	307.73
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	773	270.00–310.00	289.55
3	800–850	822	235.00–290.00	256.70
1	850–900	880	237.50	237.50
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	581	350.00	350.00
78	700–750	744	311.00–331.00	329.29
70	750–800	773	322.00–332.50	332.35
3	850–900	878	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	380.00–410.00	394.31
3	300–350	313	390.00	390.00
34	350–400	379	357.50–375.00	369.64
4	400–450	448	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	460	345.00–367.50	348.71
9	500–550	535	328.00–332.50	328.50
20	550–600	585	326.00–336.00	331.36
11	600–650	642	292.50–307.00	302.21
3	650–700	687	296.00–301.00	299.33
4	700–750	704	267.50–290.00	278.69
3	800–850	817	300.00	300.00
8	900–950	900	290.50	290.50
9	950–1000	954	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	447	377.00	377.00
16	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
26	500–550	514	360.00–366.00	364.81
9	650–700	683	315.00	315.00
25	700–750	726	301.00–316.00	304.44
30	750–800	756	333.25	333.25
61	800–850	836	317.75	317.75
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	275.00–375.00	337.83
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	540	280.00–290.00	284.95
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	284.00–305.00	294.91
1	600–650	645	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	314.00	314.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	390.00–405.00	397.74
4	300–350	320	374.00–425.00	399.75
12	350–400	378	360.00–390.00	376.53
25	400–450	433	305.00–365.00	349.58
10	450–500	482	310.00–356.00	331.99
6	500–550	527	280.00–315.00	303.02
9	550–600	573	290.00–320.00	309.33
4	600–650	619	280.00–302.00	290.50
2	650–700	685	265.00–290.00	277.32
3	700–750	722	240.00–282.00	257.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	315.00–337.50	329.67
9	450–500	462	296.00–301.00	299.98
3	550–600	572	273.00–307.50	294.36
2	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	500.00–520.00	510.00
1	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	361	435.00–540.00	497.48
9	400–450	430	375.00–445.00	400.28
16	450–500	461	380.00–428.00	417.29
18	500–550	525	352.50–422.50	376.89
14	550–600	571	340.00–380.00	365.01
19	600–650	618	335.00–375.00	357.68
17	650–700	677	330.00–350.00	346.03
6	700–750	713	320.00–335.00	327.50
2	750–800	758	322.00–327.00	324.49
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	873	305.00–307.00	306.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	615	350.00–365.00	355.47
15	650–700	655	360.00–368.00	365.83
10	750–800	787	320.00–325.00	324.04
186	800–850	833	350.50	350.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	385.00–410.00	397.58
2	400–450	415	370.00–402.00	386.19
2	450–500	470	330.00–380.00	354.73
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	380.00–450.00	416.09
4	350–400	370	440.00–470.00	459.56
6	400–450	421	350.00–394.00	371.86
18	450–500	473	340.00–376.00	365.55
8	500–550	519	340.00–375.00	363.02
2	550–600	593	340.00–350.00	344.98
7	600–650	628	315.00–335.00	321.46
4	650–700	664	305.00–336.00	322.11
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	412.50	412.50
5	550–600	562	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	370.00–395.00	386.20
1	400–450	420	312.50	312.50
9	500–550	534	315.00–357.50	340.37
12	550–600	578	340.00–354.00	348.36
2	600–650	643	315.00–322.50	318.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	368	400.00–420.00	405.30
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	490.00	490.00
5	300–350	313	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	420	382.50–393.00	386.19
10	450–500	477	381.00–388.00	384.48
6	500–550	529	372.50–387.00	382.25
33	550–600	593	360.00–381.00	373.84
9	600–650	604	327.50	327.50
16	650–700	660	333.00–340.00	333.87
8	700–750	744	313.00–320.00	319.12
2	750–800	775	303.00–318.00	310.69
1	850–900	860	287.00	287.00
1	900–950	905	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	385.00	385.00
21	750–800	760	360.00	360.00
24	850–900	870	340.00	340.00
19	900–950	906	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	465.00–540.00	501.41
6	300–350	324	405.00–560.00	490.01
9	350–400	369	395.00–480.00	425.93
10	400–450	428	375.00–412.00	387.14
17	450–500	470	355.00–385.00	371.59
17	500–550	523	330.00–362.50	349.64
6	550–600	569	290.00–317.50	306.25
5	600–650	631	300.00–320.00	310.51
3	650–700	665	310.00–336.00	322.83
5	700–750	714	275.00–310.00	296.23
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	382	371.00–390.00	387.05
3	400–450	433	420.00–430.00	423.12
13	450–500	452	365.00–382.50	378.41
16	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
13	550–600	588	331.00–341.00	340.26
16	600–650	639	324.00–330.00	325.43
6	650–700	663	313.00–316.00	314.00
4	700–750	715	301.00	301.00
11	750–800	755	258.00–285.00	282.51
1	900–950	935	230.00	230.00
3	950–1000	995	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	421	366.00–380.00	371.82
3	450–500	467	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	528	290.00–304.00	298.85
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	332.00	332.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	310.00–330.00	320.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	310.00–325.00	317.40
3	400–450	428	285.00–302.50	296.58
10	450–500	475	315.00–353.00	335.17
14	500–550	526	312.50–329.00	324.11
7	550–600	581	291.00–305.00	302.28
2	600–650	635	315.00–316.00	315.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	335	385.00–450.00	414.78
8	350–400	370	365.00–382.00	368.31
6	400–450	410	360.00–410.00	373.29
8	450–500	467	310.00–372.00	332.61
13	500–550	525	290.00–358.00	324.01
6	550–600	578	260.00–345.00	292.20
5	600–650	626	250.00–290.00	270.52
4	650–700	656	280.00–330.00	302.40
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	277.00	277.00
1	800–850	810	245.00	245.00
2	850–900	858	235.00–245.00	239.99
1	950–1000	985	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	569	281.00–293.00	287.87
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	935	175.00	175.00
3	1100–1150	1,120	155.00–195.00	181.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,075	135.00–153.00	142.80
5	—	978	116.00–128.00	124.80
4	—	1,056	148.00–154.00	150.81
9	—	1,036	115.00–139.00	129.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	148.00–155.00	152.24
34	—	1,181	151.50–168.00	161.24
13	—	1,239	164.00–173.00	169.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,441	150.00–168.00	161.91
7	—	1,511	150.00–158.00	153.89
8	—	1,456	166.00–176.00	171.64
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	152.00	152.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	140.00–145.00	142.37
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	162.50–166.50	164.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,816	180.00–203.00	191.40
4	—	1,926	203.00–208.00	205.91
7	—	1,347	155.00–182.00	168.61
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	170.00–172.50	171.18
Dairy Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	170.00	170.00

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	—	870	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,060.00	3,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,068.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	1,525.00–2,150.00	1,936.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,676.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,822.71
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,854.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,725.00	1,725.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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