Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 198 priced lines covering 1,156 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,094 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 263 head. replacement cattle receipts at 105 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,094Last week 1,977Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 172Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	525.00–600.00	561.41
3	300–350	322	420.00–580.00	469.74
7	350–400	376	415.00–495.00	473.39
9	400–450	418	422.00–465.00	436.36
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
12	500–550	527	355.00–395.00	375.78
3	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	355.03
10	600–650	630	310.00–335.00	326.63
2	650–700	660	300.00–330.00	315.11
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	780	275.00–290.00	282.36
2	800–850	825	250.00–257.00	253.50
7	850–900	871	235.00–260.00	246.32
1	900–950	930	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	950	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	462	335.00–345.00	337.86
3	800–850	828	220.00–230.00	223.24
2	900–950	903	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	378	430.00–440.00	434.97
4	400–450	429	360.00–405.00	371.55
7	450–500	479	375.00–395.00	381.31
2	500–550	528	340.00–365.00	352.56
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	620	290.00–310.00	300.16
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	863	225.00–240.00	232.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	397.50	397.50
14	400–450	438	390.00–395.00	394.65
17	500–550	525	342.50–352.50	348.97
13	550–600	579	340.00–349.00	346.18
12	600–650	638	330.00–340.00	337.53
6	700–750	719	287.00–296.00	294.54
2	800–850	815	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	425.00	425.00
3	250–300	288	365.00–395.00	379.83
1	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	378	360.00–400.00	379.34
3	400–450	433	352.00–385.00	372.03
4	450–500	483	340.00–365.00	354.91
4	500–550	530	320.00–345.00	335.12
5	550–600	574	302.00–315.00	310.34
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	721	240.00–260.00	253.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	352.50–355.00	353.72
13	450–500	456	315.00–341.00	335.04
2	500–550	513	337.50	337.50
4	550–600	567	290.00–327.50	316.52
1	650–700	690	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
6	300–350	337	420.00–442.50	437.80
8	350–400	374	380.00–435.00	418.65
15	400–450	432	390.00–427.50	415.94
24	450–500	469	361.00–380.00	370.17
14	500–550	522	337.00–365.00	354.21
5	550–600	572	320.00–350.00	334.76
4	600–650	633	315.00–325.00	321.80
3	650–700	670	307.00–317.00	310.54
2	700–750	720	285.00–295.00	290.14
1	850–900	885	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	418	280.00–295.00	286.57
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
9	500–550	541	352.00–372.50	356.12
6	600–650	621	322.00–330.00	325.59
26	650–700	652	333.50	333.50
27	700–750	732	309.75	309.75
2	750–800	758	310.00	310.00
8	800–850	836	301.00	301.00
1	900–950	900	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	381	372.50	372.50
5	400–450	442	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	456	365.00	365.00
43	500–550	526	340.00–355.00	349.48
17	550–600	591	337.50–350.00	340.86
2	600–650	645	318.00	318.00
6	650–700	673	305.00–315.00	311.74
14	700–750	747	280.00–281.00	280.14
2	800–850	813	298.00	298.00
1	850–900	865	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	330.00–370.00	343.33
4	650–700	650	313.00	313.00
1	850–900	880	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	628	339.00–340.00	339.39
4	650–700	659	328.00	328.00
5	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
6	750–800	794	305.00	305.00
3	800–850	817	300.00	300.00
6	900–950	948	270.00	270.00
5	950–1000	965	267.50	267.50
2	1050–1100	1,070	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	545	390.00–410.00	405.09
3	550–600	570	365.00–410.00	379.86
17	600–650	634	374.00–377.00	374.34
2	650–700	655	357.00	357.00
31	700–750	742	330.00–334.00	333.24
10	800–850	828	320.00–336.00	324.67
1	850–900	865	320.00	320.00
23	900–950	942	315.00–320.00	319.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	389.00–390.00	389.14
26	600–650	618	365.00–383.00	380.23
11	750–800	757	340.00–341.00	340.73
5	800–850	839	321.00	321.00
47	850–900	853	326.50	326.50
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	412.00	412.00
3	650–700	658	342.00	342.00
8	750–800	753	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	515.00	515.00
4	300–350	334	455.00–460.00	458.76
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
8	400–450	440	445.00–455.00	449.96
7	450–500	480	425.00–500.00	453.53
8	500–550	529	407.50–430.00	424.67
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	404.80
2	450–500	473	372.50	372.50
16	500–550	512	365.00–370.00	369.01
6	550–600	579	352.00–365.00	356.23
24	600–650	630	349.00–360.00	357.29
1	650–700	675	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	273	350.00–390.00	376.83
4	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	629	330.00–340.00	335.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	573	330.00–332.00	330.96
3	650–700	667	310.00–330.00	321.80
1	950–1000	960	287.00	287.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	237.50	237.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,249	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,369.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,875.00	3,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,258	3,750.00–4,500.00	4,140.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	4,375.00	4,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	4,300.00	4,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,270	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,111.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,262	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,303.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,925.00–3,050.00	2,987.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	165.00–186.00	175.03
2	—	1,888	195.00–210.00	202.57
14	—	1,665	180.00–195.00	186.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,228	139.00–163.00	151.40
14	—	1,308	150.00–174.00	160.11
19	—	1,216	130.00–146.00	139.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,454	150.00–165.00	156.53
5	—	1,469	140.00–149.00	146.03
12	—	1,510	156.00–190.00	167.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	142.00–147.00	144.30
26	—	1,056	127.00–142.00	133.28
20	—	1,028	105.00–127.00	118.59
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	148.00–156.00	150.24
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,757	144.00–156.00	149.10
1	—	1,885	165.00	165.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	114.00–124.00	118.51
3	—	1,220	139.00–144.00	141.84
2	—	1,275	149.00–152.00	150.56

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line