Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 195 priced lines covering 1,240 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,154 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 240 head. replacement cattle receipts at 183 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Sat Oct 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,154Last week 0Year ago 1,066

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 0Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 0Year ago 242

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,497	146.00–159.50	151.96
15	—	1,524	136.00–162.00	148.87
1	—	1,825	144.00	144.00
5	—	1,516	162.50–180.00	171.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,147	110.00–112.50	111.64
22	—	1,060	116.50–140.00	127.79
30	—	1,141	130.00–154.00	140.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,196	139.00–165.00	149.52
27	—	1,207	130.00–160.00	143.66
7	—	1,284	160.00–176.00	167.38
1	—	1,250	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,778	172.00–192.00	183.58
7	—	1,676	150.00–185.00	177.24
4	—	1,684	194.00–210.00	204.93
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	490.00	490.00
29	350–400	390	400.00–424.00	412.41
4	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
36	450–500	472	352.50–374.00	363.57
17	500–550	537	340.00–360.00	357.62
27	550–600	583	345.00–346.00	345.89
7	600–650	613	320.00–331.00	322.16
24	650–700	657	327.00–329.00	327.59
1	700–750	735	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	382.50	382.50
3	300–350	317	345.00–400.00	380.89
17	350–400	386	340.00–365.00	355.66
18	400–450	433	341.00–365.00	356.41
20	450–500	469	330.00–369.00	358.07
12	500–550	521	330.00–345.00	339.23
22	550–600	572	315.00–334.00	323.60
15	600–650	624	300.00–324.00	315.42
6	650–700	672	275.00–307.50	290.26
4	700–750	713	260.00–285.00	273.81
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
4	800–850	816	220.00–269.00	249.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	440	320.00–340.00	330.00
5	450–500	473	313.00–327.50	320.50
9	500–550	530	320.00–327.50	324.20
5	550–600	574	280.00–312.50	302.38
2	600–650	608	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	673	260.00–270.00	265.17
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	360.00	360.00
3	250–300	288	335.00–354.00	347.96
4	300–350	325	300.00–345.00	315.02
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
7	400–450	423	285.00–341.00	314.20
5	450–500	480	300.00–335.00	325.95
7	500–550	518	240.00–315.00	293.47
3	550–600	578	292.00–315.00	303.73
4	600–650	618	230.00–312.50	281.95
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	782	197.50–210.00	202.57
3	800–850	815	150.00–200.00	179.63
1	950–1000	995	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	788	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	456	391.00	391.00
5	500–550	514	364.00	364.00
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	725	317.50	317.50
7	750–800	775	307.50–310.00	308.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	369	460.00–475.00	465.58
22	400–450	443	400.00–420.00	415.08
46	500–550	518	340.00–380.00	367.59
25	600–650	604	312.50–325.00	323.07
10	650–700	664	302.50–310.00	309.22
14	700–750	712	291.00–299.00	292.76
11	750–800	772	291.00	291.00
2	950–1000	978	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	371	415.00–425.00	418.77
7	400–450	422	385.00–410.00	396.75
22	450–500	479	342.50–365.00	353.17
8	500–550	519	330.00–352.50	339.63
5	550–600	584	300.00–339.00	324.51
14	600–650	616	292.50–320.00	308.50
5	650–700	669	290.00–320.00	305.04
10	700–750	723	265.00–299.00	288.47
7	750–800	775	255.00–272.50	263.94
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
6	850–900	886	220.00–253.00	247.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	450.00–465.00	457.30
6	450–500	473	375.00–380.00	377.42
2	500–550	513	360.00–375.00	367.32
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	270.00–280.00	275.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	379	353.00–402.50	382.18
12	400–450	428	250.00–370.00	336.63
6	450–500	468	250.00–340.00	295.63
17	500–550	519	285.00–335.00	314.67
12	550–600	568	220.00–319.00	287.11
6	600–650	628	235.00–295.00	271.07
6	650–700	675	185.00–275.00	221.88
6	700–750	729	195.00–265.00	231.81
2	750–800	770	185.00–230.00	206.92
2	800–850	823	175.00–207.50	191.60
1	950–1000	950	150.00	150.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	426	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	453	340.00	340.00
13	500–550	522	325.00–335.00	334.20
8	550–600	574	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	313	440.00–465.00	455.80
3	350–400	355	400.00–432.50	417.25
6	400–450	421	364.00–400.00	377.37
10	450–500	477	364.00–395.00	371.88
5	500–550	524	355.00–368.00	361.18
11	550–600	555	343.00–360.00	345.86
5	600–650	625	310.00–338.00	330.13
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	723	320.00–335.00	327.63
1	900–950	915	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
6	900–950	926	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	361.00	361.00
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	402.50–410.00	406.25
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	433	325.00–352.00	336.33
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	508	330.00–359.00	341.37
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	622	319.00	319.00
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	897	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	392.50	392.50
2	500–550	515	350.00–352.50	351.24
1	600–650	620	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	318	425.00–435.00	431.49
4	400–450	445	422.50–432.50	430.00
12	500–550	536	367.50–378.00	374.50
21	550–600	576	356.00–376.00	360.80
8	600–650	631	337.00–351.00	344.84
34	650–700	668	340.00–348.00	344.37
2	700–750	730	324.00	324.00
7	750–800	786	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	502	387.50	387.50
4	600–650	609	364.00	364.00
6	750–800	759	335.00	335.00
2	900–950	902	292.50	292.50
1	950–1000	985	292.50	292.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,071.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,189	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,665.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,295.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,192	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,173	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,404.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,192	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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