Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 205 priced lines covering 1,161 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,079 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 247 head. replacement cattle receipts at 363 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Sat Apr 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,079Last week 1,906Year ago 757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 211Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 363Last week 112Year ago 133

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold steady to 8.00 lower, with Slaughter Cows selling 2.00-5.00 higher, with instances of 3.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady. Demand as moderate on a moderate supply of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
6	300–350	318	610.00	610.00
2	400–450	403	512.50	512.50
13	450–500	461	515.00–520.00	518.81
20	500–550	526	490.00–505.00	499.98
14	550–600	576	462.00–482.50	466.29
17	600–650	636	412.50–417.50	415.03
8	650–700	667	400.00–405.00	402.54
4	750–800	769	337.50–340.00	338.12
1	1000–1050	1,005	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	543	520.00	520.00
4	600–650	629	438.00	438.00
8	650–700	665	420.00–425.00	422.48
5	700–750	705	400.00	400.00
6	800–850	813	330.00–333.00	331.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	500.00	500.00
5	600–650	618	412.50–427.50	424.47
17	700–750	748	355.00–380.00	378.54
1	750–800	770	345.00	345.00
11	850–900	884	336.00	336.00
1	900–950	900	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	410	485.00	485.00
5	450–500	480	440.00–475.00	461.30
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
3	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	507.50	507.50
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	412	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	565.00–625.00	594.71
3	300–350	327	575.00–595.00	581.12
6	350–400	385	490.00–545.00	526.10
3	400–450	443	522.50	522.50
1	450–500	490	497.50	497.50
4	500–550	533	490.00–520.00	503.80
2	550–600	578	440.00–470.00	455.32
1	600–650	630	405.00	405.00
1	650–700	675	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	715	371.00	371.00
4	850–900	863	336.50	336.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	517	425.00–450.00	433.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	389	510.00–525.00	522.57
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00
20	450–500	451	490.00	490.00
19	500–550	539	462.50	462.50
16	550–600	582	425.00	425.00
5	600–650	619	413.00	413.00
14	650–700	653	378.00–388.00	383.69
2	700–750	718	343.00	343.00
2	850–900	853	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	905	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	384	425.00–445.00	439.85
5	400–450	432	467.50–470.00	468.99
3	450–500	491	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	507	412.00	412.00
3	600–650	631	317.00–366.00	333.56
1	800–850	810	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	560.00–590.00	574.55
1	450–500	450	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	530.00–580.00	548.45
6	350–400	363	510.00–560.00	533.30
11	400–450	427	490.00–530.00	514.01
30	450–500	470	450.00–511.00	486.24
26	500–550	522	400.00–507.00	454.76
10	550–600	571	400.00–460.00	435.72
13	600–650	613	350.00–430.00	395.75
6	650–700	669	355.00–375.00	368.27
3	700–750	712	340.00–365.00	351.55
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
26	900–950	943	270.00–279.00	270.34
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	445.00	445.00
6	500–550	515	415.00–440.00	431.54
3	550–600	582	365.00–380.00	375.14
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	475.00–480.00	477.38
6	400–450	416	440.00–450.00	447.54
3	500–550	515	385.00–440.00	403.87
2	550–600	583	385.00	385.00
7	800–850	840	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	245	560.00	560.00
6	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
18	350–400	383	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	440	462.50	462.50
20	450–500	461	460.00	460.00
16	500–550	538	425.00	425.00
28	550–600	581	395.00–400.00	396.98
47	600–650	639	352.00–366.00	363.24
9	650–700	675	347.50–355.00	350.83
2	700–750	748	337.50	337.50
1	800–850	815	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	758	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	520.00–530.00	523.35
5	650–700	656	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	700	337.50	337.50
2	800–850	845	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	900	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	393	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	438	452.50	452.50
12	450–500	472	420.00–437.50	431.81
6	550–600	569	365.00–385.00	378.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	445.00–505.00	465.18
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	390	370.00–430.00	410.00
3	400–450	428	390.00–415.00	405.16
5	450–500	473	390.00–415.00	407.11
4	500–550	511	380.00–402.50	390.65
1	550–600	570	337.00	337.00
2	600–650	620	337.50–345.00	341.34
1	650–700	695	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	470.00–510.00	489.52
18	350–400	371	445.00–510.00	472.87
12	400–450	425	390.00–475.00	425.79
21	450–500	479	420.00–465.00	437.87
22	500–550	518	385.00–433.00	409.87
16	550–600	561	380.00–417.00	402.53
6	600–650	613	340.00–365.00	347.84
4	650–700	665	315.00–342.50	326.61
5	900–950	909	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	440.00–485.00	453.43
2	350–400	375	420.00–425.00	422.60
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	479	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	785	281.00	281.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,890	3,950.00	3,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,901.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	3,750.00	3,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,062	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,841.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,047	3,000.00–4,350.00	3,556.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,825.00	3,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	4,900.00	4,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,816.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	2,850.00–4,250.00	3,743.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,068	1,900.00–2,625.00	2,280.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,005	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	996	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,867.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,233	2,925.00–3,150.00	3,075.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,200	2,375.00–2,925.00	2,702.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,158	2,450.00–3,025.00	2,841.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,033.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,512.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	832	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	178.00	178.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,673	184.00–221.00	202.21
3	—	1,570	179.00–195.00	189.26
9	—	1,685	209.00–245.00	224.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,203	185.00–211.00	195.88
9	—	1,112	160.00–175.00	167.38
39	—	1,230	167.00–193.00	179.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,061	143.00–170.00	157.82
9	—	1,035	155.50–182.00	168.96
8	—	1,031	130.00–153.00	143.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,438	166.00–192.00	179.80
8	—	1,481	180.00–209.00	195.22
3	—	1,352	155.00–173.00	162.25
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	164.00	164.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	172.00	172.00
4	—	1,458	155.00–164.00	158.91

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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