Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 206 priced lines covering 1,829 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,716 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 243 head. replacement cattle receipts at 131 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,716Last week 1,996Year ago 1,322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 322Year ago 286

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 332Year ago 77

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher, with instances of 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady on a light test; Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	680.00–710.00	695.00
4	250–300	285	610.00–660.00	621.39
4	300–350	335	540.00–590.00	561.47
16	350–400	369	520.00–580.00	547.44
7	400–450	421	460.00–515.00	487.42
14	450–500	465	445.00–495.00	479.73
9	500–550	513	445.00–500.00	462.12
5	550–600	561	390.00–450.00	427.14
7	600–650	613	370.00–415.00	391.36
4	650–700	670	347.50–370.00	357.37
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
5	750–800	761	315.00–340.00	321.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	385	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	403	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	268	530.00–580.00	555.23
2	300–350	335	490.00–500.00	495.07
2	350–400	373	480.00–520.00	499.33
5	400–450	423	410.00–480.00	445.51
2	450–500	475	400.00–440.00	419.58
4	500–550	536	365.00–435.00	393.14
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	627	327.00–375.00	344.61
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	505.00–520.00	507.21
2	400–450	433	465.00–485.00	474.94
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	360.00–440.00	400.11
3	400–450	435	415.00–455.00	442.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	376	552.00–561.00	556.88
10	450–500	471	505.00–520.00	512.19
11	500–550	529	450.00	450.00
20	550–600	581	427.50–455.00	438.25
8	600–650	647	400.00–402.50	402.20
4	650–700	684	362.50	362.50
2	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
10	800–850	817	285.00–310.00	305.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	585.00–630.00	608.57
1	250–300	290	535.00	535.00
7	300–350	317	475.00–560.00	514.76
26	350–400	370	442.50–560.00	499.32
15	400–450	425	450.00–525.00	462.41
15	450–500	476	450.00–485.00	468.29
22	500–550	522	392.00–430.00	417.67
19	550–600	580	375.00–420.00	402.22
8	600–650	617	362.50–395.00	379.03
5	650–700	674	355.00–405.00	382.65
2	700–750	723	325.00–355.00	339.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	468	495.00	495.00
37	500–550	503	442.00–442.50	442.01
125	750–800	769	341.00–350.50	347.25
13	800–850	819	320.00–326.00	324.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	408	492.50	492.50
8	550–600	563	412.50	412.50
13	650–700	657	350.00	350.00
4	850–900	868	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	555.00	555.00
6	400–450	429	415.00–440.00	427.67
3	450–500	472	420.00–422.50	421.68
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
8	550–600	574	345.00–362.50	360.25
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
6	650–700	667	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	481	385.00–442.00	423.18
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	720	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	330	515.00	515.00
5	350–400	376	467.00–500.00	484.20
4	400–450	437	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	469	412.00–455.00	433.30
4	500–550	515	357.50–405.00	385.79
7	550–600	578	325.00–390.00	362.33
6	600–650	614	330.00–365.00	346.78
1	700–750	710	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	440.00–445.00	441.67
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	263	630.00–680.00	663.63
5	300–350	328	620.00	620.00
9	350–400	377	470.00–475.00	472.22
7	400–450	433	472.50	472.50
7	450–500	453	445.00	445.00
37	500–550	513	405.00–417.50	416.22
5	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
10	600–650	615	352.50–370.00	357.98
25	650–700	674	322.50–327.50	324.27
10	700–750	744	317.50–332.50	318.93
5	750–800	790	307.50–317.50	313.55
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	592.50	592.50
64	500–550	522	470.00–513.00	504.58
36	550–600	566	432.50–445.00	437.37
45	600–650	628	420.00–435.00	429.42
67	650–700	694	409.50	409.50
4	700–750	740	347.00	347.00
16	750–800	787	355.00	355.00
69	800–850	805	354.00–372.75	370.85
10	850–900	864	345.00	345.00
115	900–950	905	345.00–354.85	349.99
8	950–1000	997	310.00–319.00	314.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	570.00	570.00
3	400–450	435	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	450	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	466	520.00	520.00
10	650–700	670	417.00	417.00
4	700–750	746	352.00	352.00
4	750–800	773	362.00	362.00
20	800–850	808	351.00–367.50	362.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	740.00	740.00
1	300–350	300	670.00	670.00
3	350–400	392	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	433	520.00	520.00
4	450–500	455	482.50–505.00	488.25
24	500–550	523	470.00–490.00	481.65
17	550–600	570	455.00–470.00	460.57
25	600–650	641	420.00–437.50	424.21
16	650–700	664	395.00–402.50	397.02
4	800–850	809	337.50–342.50	340.00
1	900–950	940	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	325	575.00	575.00
1	450–500	490	465.00	465.00
2	650–700	683	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	763	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	815	315.00	315.00
3	950–1000	978	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	655.00–675.00	664.68
1	250–300	255	740.00	740.00
1	300–350	345	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	368	560.00–580.00	569.66
31	400–450	420	490.00–550.00	514.34
14	450–500	463	480.00–522.00	503.98
8	500–550	531	430.00–450.00	436.15
17	550–600	576	385.00–470.00	419.58
11	600–650	612	392.00–392.50	392.36
7	650–700	665	355.00–415.00	374.63
15	700–750	723	335.00–345.00	342.36
5	800–850	810	352.50	352.50
28	850–900	890	305.00–328.00	327.19
1	900–950	905	320.00	320.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	297.00	297.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	540.00	540.00
7	550–600	577	392.00–402.00	399.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	535.00	535.00
3	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
8	350–400	371	465.00–530.00	499.27
6	400–450	425	455.00–520.00	493.58
6	450–500	477	430.00–465.00	447.87
4	500–550	523	405.00–427.00	421.32
4	550–600	575	350.00–400.00	379.96
5	600–650	621	330.00–362.00	351.37
1	800–850	800	302.00	302.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,719.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,030	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,587.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,247	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,007.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	2,350.00–3,800.00	3,063.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,130	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,033.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,123	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,223.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,740	4,700.00	4,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,710	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,218.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,588	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,644.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,513	3,300.00–4,400.00	3,903.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,045	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,046.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,646.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,090.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	4,550.00	4,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	875	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,203.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,421	184.00–193.00	187.28
31	—	1,469	164.00–182.00	174.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	916	125.00–152.00	144.44
2	—	950	135.00–140.00	137.58
34	—	1,057	144.00–169.00	159.05
6	—	1,066	158.00–177.00	168.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,240	178.00–200.00	186.67
48	—	1,161	161.50–184.00	173.16
8	—	1,165	150.00–167.00	159.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,614	194.00–215.00	204.70
9	—	1,811	219.00–240.00	225.85
10	—	1,269	171.00–195.00	185.93
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	194.00	194.00

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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