Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 167 priced lines covering 938 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 893 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 209 head. replacement cattle receipts at 63 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 893Last week 2,481Year ago 953

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 328Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 249Year ago 52

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold weak on a light test; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test; Demand was moderate on a light to 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
1	200–250	235	760.00	760.00
4	250–300	268	600.00–630.00	617.38
13	300–350	320	550.00–585.00	569.65
5	350–400	368	525.00–550.00	541.28
25	400–450	411	470.00–540.00	523.70
21	450–500	474	445.00–512.00	475.51
34	500–550	515	415.00–492.50	455.88
16	550–600	574	390.00–440.00	407.82
8	600–650	611	355.00–377.00	363.99
8	650–700	667	335.00–365.00	348.63
11	700–750	726	312.00–342.50	321.71
4	750–800	771	302.50–335.00	319.20
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	375.00–460.00	446.28
3	400–450	433	380.00–405.00	391.98
2	450–500	488	427.00–455.00	440.78
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	630.00	630.00
5	300–350	320	530.00–540.00	535.97
8	350–400	374	425.00–555.00	471.58
10	400–450	424	400.00–500.00	461.79
13	450–500	471	390.00–487.00	438.70
13	500–550	521	395.00–452.00	413.01
4	550–600	574	370.00–400.00	383.59
3	600–650	627	310.00–350.00	325.00
2	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
5	350–400	379	390.00–530.00	448.15
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	488	380.00–395.00	387.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	407.50	407.50
2	650–700	673	310.00–322.50	316.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	435.00	435.00
8	500–550	511	407.50–460.00	437.44
4	600–650	613	397.50	397.50
1	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
42	700–750	743	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	357.00–365.00	362.30
4	750–800	768	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	650.00–695.00	673.26
2	250–300	273	555.00–600.00	577.29
12	300–350	328	410.00–550.00	516.16
13	350–400	366	425.00–535.00	503.82
24	400–450	420	405.00–510.00	475.26
32	450–500	470	420.00–490.00	455.45
16	500–550	530	365.00–445.00	418.50
17	550–600	570	390.00–410.00	403.60
17	600–650	621	362.50–392.50	376.87
7	650–700	662	340.00–377.50	356.08
9	700–750	715	327.00–355.00	335.17
3	750–800	778	310.00–345.00	326.40
1	800–850	815	312.50	312.50
3	850–900	882	312.00	312.00
3	950–1000	978	257.00–275.00	264.01
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
5	350–400	373	355.00–375.00	367.77
2	400–450	423	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	383	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	440	415.00–435.00	425.11
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	573	340.00–345.00	342.51
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
7	250–300	279	460.00–560.00	512.84
6	300–350	316	480.00–520.00	505.74
9	350–400	376	435.00–490.00	467.19
13	400–450	425	372.50–482.50	449.55
9	450–500	467	390.00–465.00	429.59
6	500–550	533	350.00–385.00	369.93
6	550–600	573	320.00–387.50	365.32
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	684	320.00–355.00	337.62
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	287.00	287.00
2	850–900	865	320.00	320.00
6	900–950	921	287.00–315.00	301.05
3	950–1000	970	299.00–313.00	305.60
4	1000–1050	1,016	277.00–292.00	282.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	658	327.00–330.00	328.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	760.00	760.00
1	250–300	250	650.00	650.00
10	300–350	323	560.00–630.00	610.06
5	350–400	360	535.00–580.00	551.58
6	400–450	426	475.00–542.00	487.60
11	450–500	491	470.00–510.00	478.19
14	500–550	528	440.00–477.00	446.71
14	550–600	577	430.00–470.00	435.37
15	600–650	617	405.00–420.00	415.43
5	650–700	679	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	700	382.50	382.50
2	750–800	760	340.00–350.00	345.07
2	800–850	815	320.00–327.00	323.44
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	522.00	522.00
2	400–450	413	380.00–460.00	421.21
1	600–650	610	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	660.00	660.00
4	250–300	280	560.00–635.00	596.85
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	357	500.00–540.00	519.63
1	400–450	400	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	483	425.00–480.00	444.67
3	500–550	527	400.00–415.00	409.92
2	550–600	580	360.00–390.00	374.87
3	600–650	618	360.00–395.00	383.11
1	700–750	745	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	475.00	475.00
5	600–650	647	397.00	397.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
1	400–450	405	560.00	560.00
4	450–500	461	490.00–520.00	511.95
1	600–650	605	425.00	425.00
5	650–700	662	410.00–427.50	416.50
3	700–750	743	362.00	362.00
4	800–850	821	328.00	328.00
5	900–950	929	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	994	142.00–161.00	154.64
2	—	978	135.00–143.00	139.34
11	—	920	126.00–153.00	144.78
9	—	992	157.00–168.00	163.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,407	171.00–188.00	180.68
9	—	1,381	184.00–194.00	188.97
7	—	1,425	167.00–177.00	171.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,169	150.00–169.00	158.95
28	—	1,145	166.00–182.00	174.52
14	—	1,188	182.00–196.00	184.79
2	—	925	140.00–143.00	141.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,656	191.00–218.00	204.40
7	—	1,790	209.00–230.00	219.55
8	—	1,346	171.00–194.00	184.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	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	—	1,160	3,200.00	3,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	906	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,926.83
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	929	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,847.53
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	985	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,352.28
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,021	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,424.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,166	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,850.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,285	5,600.00–7,000.00	6,301.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,348	7,600.00–7,800.00	7,700.19

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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