Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 262 priced lines covering 2,387 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,562 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 399 head. replacement cattle receipts at 313 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,562Last week 2,153Year ago 2,152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 399Last week 280Year ago 397

Replacement CattleReceipts 313Last week 124Year ago 301

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower, with instances of steady to firm on lighter weight cattle; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with instances 2.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	491	475.00–485.00	476.78
34	500–550	513	450.00–460.00	458.21
77	600–650	636	377.00	377.00
8	650–700	664	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	791	355.00–365.00	359.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	620.00	620.00
1	350–400	355	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	400	520.00–530.00	525.00
4	550–600	555	445.00	445.00
9	600–650	620	407.50–410.00	408.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	428	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
11	350–400	368	420.00–510.00	484.09
14	400–450	424	420.00–475.00	447.54
7	450–500	474	400.00–450.00	416.05
6	500–550	523	350.00–405.00	380.10
4	550–600	564	350.00–385.00	366.26
4	600–650	611	352.50–361.00	358.38
2	650–700	677	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	702	310.00–325.00	316.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	320	540.00–605.00	577.50
12	350–400	375	520.00–580.00	542.59
29	400–450	412	470.00–515.00	502.30
17	450–500	478	440.00–470.00	452.19
29	500–550	521	425.00–450.00	432.98
8	550–600	562	405.00–430.00	416.23
3	600–650	634	360.00–370.00	366.61
8	650–700	666	340.00–365.00	350.73
10	700–750	725	330.00–350.00	347.97
20	750–800	785	320.00–340.00	329.97
4	800–850	819	320.00–330.00	326.18
1	850–900	860	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
7	250–300	266	410.00–560.00	507.31
3	300–350	328	380.00–530.00	479.75
10	350–400	372	420.00–515.00	485.15
8	400–450	427	330.00–425.00	407.76
4	450–500	468	370.00–435.00	405.09
9	500–550	518	335.00–405.00	373.24
4	550–600	574	340.00–370.00	355.16
2	600–650	613	345.00–350.00	347.51
2	650–700	680	300.00–335.00	317.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	218	735.00	735.00
2	250–300	268	520.00–650.00	580.75
23	300–350	326	480.00–580.00	533.90
47	350–400	371	460.00–545.00	507.93
46	400–450	429	450.00–500.00	469.88
56	450–500	470	445.00–475.00	460.37
71	500–550	528	405.00–445.00	421.26
41	550–600	572	387.50–420.00	401.34
25	600–650	623	360.00–390.00	376.77
8	650–700	667	345.00–375.00	353.47
14	700–750	716	320.00–345.00	339.23
9	750–800	765	310.00–335.00	324.60
4	900–950	902	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	450.00–465.00	458.40
7	400–450	448	410.00	410.00
13	450–500	468	420.00–447.50	438.15
3	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	505.00–515.00	509.92
10	400–450	432	430.00–455.00	450.50
2	450–500	475	405.00–435.00	419.37
3	500–550	522	400.00–415.00	410.11
6	550–600	577	390.00–400.00	394.10
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	410	505.00–517.00	513.88
5	500–550	523	450.00–455.00	452.01
3	600–650	618	400.00–455.00	419.12
6	850–900	853	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	570.00–580.00	576.20
37	550–600	578	465.00–472.50	471.29
9	600–650	609	425.00–445.00	431.74
4	650–700	664	425.00–440.00	432.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	640.00–650.00	645.04
1	350–400	350	600.00	600.00
5	400–450	404	565.00–575.00	571.04
3	450–500	462	530.00–540.00	533.25
3	500–550	503	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	500.00–550.00	533.92
6	300–350	333	430.00–535.00	488.33
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	430	450.00–505.00	486.67
4	450–500	484	470.00–495.00	484.99
6	550–600	579	375.00–440.00	415.18
1	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	274	570.00–630.00	617.90
10	300–350	316	550.00–620.00	583.17
7	350–400	384	545.00–565.00	559.20
9	400–450	423	530.00–555.00	545.62
18	450–500	476	490.00–525.00	502.45
22	500–550	522	460.00–505.00	477.21
17	550–600	565	430.00–455.00	447.98
11	600–650	629	390.00–415.00	405.48
2	650–700	673	375.00–385.00	380.13
9	700–750	729	370.00–385.00	375.68
4	750–800	768	365.00–380.00	368.74
6	800–850	841	350.00–355.00	352.92
3	850–900	875	330.00–360.00	344.89
1	950–1000	970	320.00	320.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	470.00–525.00	501.85
13	300–350	320	430.00–535.00	498.67
6	350–400	378	500.00–530.00	508.54
12	400–450	428	425.00–505.00	485.77
7	450–500	477	420.00–485.00	453.26
5	500–550	523	335.00–430.00	393.67
5	550–600	569	355.00–430.00	392.39
2	600–650	628	370.00–385.00	377.53
2	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
4	800–850	814	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	995	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	730.00	730.00
3	250–300	270	625.00–750.00	707.51
9	300–350	312	585.00–605.00	600.51
19	350–400	374	520.00–575.00	543.04
29	400–450	428	505.00–585.00	530.79
29	450–500	477	490.00–565.00	528.55
39	500–550	526	460.00–500.00	479.26
33	550–600	574	440.00–475.00	454.80
30	600–650	618	412.00–435.00	422.97
6	650–700	668	395.00–415.00	400.30
16	700–750	735	350.00–375.00	371.69
3	750–800	775	360.00–372.50	365.91
2	800–850	830	322.50–336.00	329.21
3	850–900	853	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	425	485.00–490.00	486.43
20	500–550	524	420.00–450.00	433.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	680.00	680.00
2	400–450	400	630.00	630.00
9	500–550	524	502.50–530.00	514.97
2	550–600	550	450.00	450.00
9	600–650	605	455.00	455.00
1	650–700	650	430.00	430.00
2	700–750	707	380.00	380.00
3	800–850	823	340.00–342.50	341.16
53	1000–1050	1,017	329.75	329.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	470.00–480.00	472.05
7	500–550	530	450.00–455.00	451.44
6	550–600	567	420.00–430.00	427.41
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	590.00–595.00	593.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	373	455.00–540.00	492.38
14	400–450	429	460.00–500.00	482.40
6	450–500	483	420.00–485.00	455.80
4	500–550	524	420.00–445.00	435.16
4	550–600	567	380.00–445.00	418.44
3	600–650	628	345.00–380.00	366.60
2	650–700	678	345.00–365.00	354.82
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	525.00–560.00	545.18
24	400–450	430	495.00–530.00	505.58
21	450–500	468	480.00–515.00	493.20
10	500–550	523	445.00–475.00	458.71
11	550–600	581	385.00–425.00	406.38
8	600–650	617	365.00–390.00	376.24
4	650–700	668	360.00–370.00	363.77
12	700–750	721	350.00–370.00	360.12
4	750–800	769	345.00–360.00	350.02
1	800–850	825	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00
4	950–1000	960	240.00–250.00	242.55
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	480	400.00–410.00	401.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	440.00–520.00	478.11
12	400–450	429	365.00–490.00	451.04
4	450–500	469	380.00–460.00	433.12
6	500–550	521	400.00–430.00	413.23
5	550–600	582	310.00–375.00	351.03
5	600–650	621	320.00–355.00	339.94
3	650–700	677	330.00–350.00	343.50
2	700–750	723	345.00	345.00
4	750–800	767	335.00–337.50	336.85
1	900–950	925	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	203	600.00–755.00	733.21
5	250–300	278	600.00–710.00	674.29
11	300–350	328	540.00–655.00	600.19
40	350–400	378	510.00–585.00	553.97
39	400–450	424	495.00–545.00	513.77
31	450–500	471	450.00–510.00	479.87
31	500–550	526	420.00–480.00	463.13
35	550–600	581	400.00–460.00	425.76
8	600–650	616	355.00–445.00	405.55
13	650–700	682	350.00–385.00	367.12
11	700–750	719	310.00–370.00	351.49
1	750–800	750	347.50	347.50
2	850–900	895	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	500.00	500.00
1	600–650	640	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	507.50–520.00	511.60
1	500–550	525	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	545.00	545.00
3	500–550	505	485.00–495.00	491.70
10	550–600	562	435.00–450.00	445.45

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	—	985	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,251.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,383.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,089	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,728.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,251.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,580.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,129.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,827.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,220	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,207.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,528.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,559.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,250	3,200.00–3,850.00	3,543.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,794.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	888	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,565.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,580.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,847.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,154	2,200.00–3,500.00	2,863.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,332	2,550.00–3,150.00	2,881.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,473.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,350.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,682.26
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,797.57
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,273	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,221.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	4,450.00	4,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	4,200.00	4,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,293.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,716.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,819	210.00–237.00	219.45
10	—	1,449	176.00–188.00	183.29
31	—	1,686	190.00–225.00	207.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,285	140.00–169.00	157.98
31	—	1,245	177.00–199.50	187.64
69	—	1,247	160.00–195.00	175.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,565	155.00–166.00	161.74
10	—	1,421	186.00–213.00	194.66
58	—	1,441	162.00–195.00	174.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	154.00–164.00	159.98
28	—	1,065	140.00–178.00	152.85
11	—	1,069	126.00–159.00	137.07

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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