Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 159 priced lines covering 852 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 887 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 148 head. replacement cattle receipts at 169 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Sat May 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 1,716Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 243Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 131Year ago 69

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold 10.00-12.00 lower on a limited comparison; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady with a firm undertone on a light test. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	489	520.00–555.00	545.83
6	500–550	516	480.00–520.00	506.87
6	550–600	577	474.00–481.00	479.33
5	600–650	603	450.00	450.00
3	650–700	658	417.00	417.00
2	750–800	770	332.50	332.50
3	850–900	877	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	576	479.00	479.00
4	600–650	619	451.00	451.00
2	800–850	843	352.50	352.50
3	900–950	928	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	605.00	605.00
1	250–300	285	585.00	585.00
5	300–350	337	525.00–555.00	537.12
3	350–400	353	475.00–540.00	513.21
10	400–450	421	455.00–525.00	489.40
8	450–500	470	470.00–505.00	482.75
10	500–550	518	440.00–495.00	481.74
8	550–600	582	402.50–424.00	414.75
4	600–650	609	385.00–446.00	421.37
3	650–700	672	390.00–410.00	399.83
1	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	434.00–444.00	440.47
1	500–550	525	412.00	412.00
1	550–600	570	406.00	406.00
2	600–650	627	379.00	379.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	535.00	535.00
5	450–500	490	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	508	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	465	500.00–527.50	519.84
5	500–550	534	475.00–490.00	486.94
21	550–600	585	452.50–475.00	464.54
4	600–650	627	402.50–405.00	403.11
7	650–700	666	411.00–412.50	411.86
1	700–750	720	356.00	356.00
1	800–850	815	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	610.00	610.00
3	400–450	425	580.00	580.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	435	425.00–480.00	458.20
1	500–550	525	361.00	361.00
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	670	330.00–385.00	374.16
2	800–850	830	314.00	314.00
1	900–950	905	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	405	406.00	406.00
2	450–500	470	403.00–410.00	406.43
3	550–600	593	340.00–354.00	344.64
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	535.00–540.00	537.48
3	300–350	335	490.00–495.00	491.69
28	350–400	382	455.00–510.00	482.17
19	400–450	431	440.00–474.00	453.14
16	450–500	467	410.00–455.00	435.78
26	500–550	527	380.00–429.00	420.67
7	550–600	579	371.00–385.00	375.63
7	600–650	625	320.00–369.00	350.33
1	650–700	665	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	420.00–445.00	430.00
5	400–450	429	375.00–424.00	400.53
3	450–500	472	398.00–427.00	411.72
5	500–550	516	353.00–407.00	381.18
5	550–600	578	275.00–349.00	318.29
2	600–650	620	334.00	334.00
1	700–750	730	308.00	308.00
5	750–800	783	315.00–317.00	316.60
1	800–850	845	295.00	295.00
2	950–1000	975	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	377	395.00–465.00	437.13
20	450–500	473	400.00–405.00	402.09
10	550–600	572	340.00–350.00	346.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	530.00	530.00
16	350–400	375	487.50	487.50
26	450–500	475	425.00–450.00	428.70
24	500–550	528	410.00–427.50	412.98
27	550–600	585	375.00–385.00	379.74
12	650–700	663	331.00–335.00	332.30
2	700–750	718	307.50–310.00	308.75
3	850–900	890	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	778	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	517.50	517.50
1	350–400	355	530.00	530.00
1	550–600	560	421.00	421.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	526	434.00	434.00
4	550–600	559	409.00	409.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	746	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	895	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	338	480.00–500.00	489.93
10	350–400	377	435.00–510.00	479.35
8	400–450	431	440.00–475.00	457.01
11	450–500	480	440.00–481.00	456.79
23	500–550	522	420.00–475.00	456.45
13	550–600	570	400.00–440.00	427.75
11	600–650	612	355.00–410.00	385.59
4	650–700	665	340.00–390.00	364.92
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
5	750–800	779	295.00–335.00	308.70
5	800–850	829	285.00–321.00	296.19
3	850–900	855	260.00–285.00	275.01
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	502.50	502.50
2	450–500	460	430.00–465.00	447.12
4	500–550	504	450.00	450.00
6	550–600	577	388.00	388.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	507.50	507.50
5	450–500	468	498.00–500.00	499.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	698	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	432	424.00–440.00	432.92
3	450–500	488	405.00–419.00	411.35
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	675	356.00	356.00
1	750–800	775	281.00	281.00
1	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	995	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,112	2,950.00–3,050.00	2,975.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,205	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	920	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,077.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,185	2,500.00–3,075.00	2,743.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,083	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,478.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	868	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	152.00–163.50	157.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	185.00	185.00
7	—	1,846	210.00–230.00	220.01
12	—	1,867	189.00–210.00	198.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,245	181.00–188.00	184.65
9	—	1,194	153.50–168.00	161.12
33	—	1,269	157.00–181.00	170.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	978	125.00–136.50	130.22
13	—	1,144	140.00–153.50	146.09
3	—	1,020	150.00–158.00	154.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,493	164.50–182.00	173.33
4	—	1,499	179.00–192.00	185.68
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	159.00	159.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	160.00	160.00

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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