Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 119 priced lines covering 1,261 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,289 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 179 head. replacement cattle receipts at 52 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,289Last week 937Year ago 1,625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 185Year ago 257

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 225Year ago 139

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold mixed, with instances of 3.00-5.00 higher to 3.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling firm on a light test. Demand was moderate overall on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	560.00–725.00	641.03
3	300–350	338	510.00–550.00	526.40
9	350–400	378	500.00–570.00	538.05
10	400–450	437	480.00–520.00	494.82
2	450–500	458	475.00–480.00	477.46
21	500–550	527	430.00–480.00	461.75
41	550–600	560	370.00–425.00	419.47
6	600–650	622	370.00–400.00	391.69
4	650–700	674	370.00–375.00	371.26
3	700–750	710	300.00–355.00	325.34
3	750–800	778	325.00–347.00	337.34
1	1050–1100	1,050	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	519	530.00	530.00
6	550–600	572	465.00–479.00	474.47
13	600–650	610	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	605.00	605.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	370.00–410.00	398.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	790.00–800.00	793.55
11	250–300	274	590.00–775.00	642.79
24	300–350	332	550.00–660.00	579.49
8	350–400	370	555.00–635.00	597.94
34	400–450	428	520.00–575.00	552.19
32	450–500	478	490.00–550.00	515.68
84	500–550	513	480.00–515.00	505.72
58	550–600	572	435.00–470.00	459.86
55	600–650	614	420.00–440.00	431.43
29	650–700	689	380.00–420.00	386.15
10	700–750	726	360.00–372.50	368.77
3	800–850	813	330.00–340.00	335.64
2	850–900	898	332.00	332.00
2	900–950	943	327.00	327.00
9	950–1000	985	318.00	318.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	500.00–575.00	545.63
6	400–450	408	470.00–490.00	476.82
2	450–500	470	465.00–475.00	469.95
12	500–550	525	400.00–465.00	434.07
2	550–600	575	385.00–410.00	397.07
4	600–650	629	300.00–400.00	363.26
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	975	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	560.00–595.00	580.39
10	400–450	428	510.00–520.00	516.88
16	450–500	479	490.00–515.00	503.08
13	500–550	529	450.00–490.00	467.17
3	550–600	568	420.00–440.00	430.00
9	600–650	622	390.00–425.00	408.76
13	650–700	666	370.00–395.00	374.24
2	700–750	720	360.00–370.00	364.86
7	750–800	786	310.00–348.00	333.75
1	850–900	885	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	900	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	272	600.00	600.00
8	300–350	326	500.00–550.00	512.07
4	350–400	386	450.00–505.00	491.46
11	400–450	423	400.00–450.00	440.03
7	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	430.18
11	500–550	532	375.00–410.00	394.48
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	638	320.00–355.00	341.81
2	650–700	670	310.00–340.00	325.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	700–750	718	350.25	350.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	452	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	623	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	536	440.00–447.50	440.73
5	550–600	563	422.50–427.50	423.50
12	600–650	624	402.00–405.00	403.52
2	700–750	715	369.00	369.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	228	550.00–790.00	646.15
4	250–300	266	550.00–680.00	614.23
9	300–350	319	540.00–600.00	565.47
37	350–400	384	490.00–545.00	520.07
44	400–450	424	460.00–515.00	485.16
90	450–500	482	440.00–485.00	460.45
54	500–550	524	410.00–445.00	426.60
30	550–600	569	390.00–415.00	409.17
13	600–650	627	365.00–402.50	382.25
11	650–700	672	350.00–395.00	362.67
6	700–750	724	330.00–342.50	337.07
5	750–800	769	320.00–342.00	332.69
2	800–850	813	300.00–325.00	312.31
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	4,000.00	4,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,114	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,844.00	2,844.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	1,800.00–2,385.00	2,100.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,800.00–1,840.00	1,818.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	861	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,453.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,243	3,450.00–3,650.00	3,533.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	3,900.00–4,450.00	4,188.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,355	3,425.00–3,900.00	3,691.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	160.00	160.00
13	—	1,537	190.00–200.00	194.22
16	—	1,462	173.00–188.00	182.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,250	148.00–172.00	161.47
28	—	1,259	169.00–187.00	179.86
11	—	1,219	185.00–203.00	190.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,069	143.00–157.00	151.64
7	—	905	120.00–143.00	134.25
6	—	1,077	159.00–169.00	163.12
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	213.00–220.00	216.75
6	—	1,738	190.00–210.00	201.19
3	—	1,460	177.00–190.00	185.43

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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