Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 174 priced lines covering 958 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 953 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 150 head. replacement cattle receipts at 163 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Sat May 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 953Last week 893Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 209Year ago 256

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 63Year ago 202

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold 2.00-4.00 lower, with instances of 8.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling firm on a light test. Demand was moderate overall on a moderate supply of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	540	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	583	375.00–380.00	377.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	425.00–450.00	442.28
6	450–500	482	420.00–460.00	440.48
10	500–550	534	400.00–425.00	409.74
3	550–600	592	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	793	262.50	262.50
2	800–850	803	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	360.00–410.00	385.32
1	600–650	600	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	431.00–441.00	434.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	590.00–610.00	600.00
2	250–300	263	570.00–600.00	584.29
5	300–350	341	495.00–535.00	527.15
4	350–400	389	485.00–515.00	496.29
12	400–450	413	470.00–535.00	492.77
13	450–500	461	455.00–512.50	485.21
19	500–550	522	417.00–450.00	433.71
11	550–600	580	385.00–414.00	400.45
17	600–650	620	355.00–390.00	379.38
5	650–700	663	345.00–365.00	354.89
7	700–750	711	340.00–362.50	352.78
7	750–800	768	310.00–329.00	316.27
1	800–850	810	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	415	350.00–425.00	388.86
2	450–500	468	365.00–422.00	392.43
4	500–550	524	370.00–400.00	387.27
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
1	950–1000	950	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	371	517.50	517.50
17	450–500	459	480.00	480.00
7	500–550	525	485.00	485.00
19	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
13	600–650	632	375.00	375.00
6	700–750	737	330.00–337.50	331.20
4	850–900	853	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	310	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	373	485.00–525.00	505.67
1	400–450	420	537.00	537.00
5	450–500	477	450.00–505.00	482.67
2	500–550	535	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	593	380.00–406.00	392.95
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	650	380.00–390.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	460.00–507.00	482.41
1	500–550	545	417.00	417.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	555.00	555.00
6	500–550	521	517.00	517.00
5	550–600	595	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	685	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
9	450–500	478	460.00–480.00	470.00
2	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	588	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	303	600.00–605.00	604.28
15	400–450	449	507.50	507.50
19	500–550	515	487.50–490.00	487.64
11	550–600	562	460.00–475.00	466.88
10	600–650	639	412.50–431.00	424.08
5	650–700	656	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	745	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	795	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	515	417.00	417.00
2	650–700	678	364.00	364.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	500–550	507	478.50	478.50
6	600–650	605	377.00	377.00
2	700–750	700	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	495.00	495.00
10	450–500	467	451.00	451.00
4	550–600	585	413.00	413.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	485.00–490.00	488.67
17	400–450	436	390.00–430.00	404.07
3	450–500	480	325.00–385.00	365.22
6	500–550	543	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	569	325.00–365.00	355.88
8	600–650	643	320.00–330.00	323.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	325	390.00–430.00	408.77
2	350–400	380	400.00–466.00	434.30
2	400–450	420	400.00–412.00	406.14
3	450–500	467	333.00–375.00	356.83
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	569	315.00–356.00	344.33
5	600–650	630	309.00–334.00	326.13
2	650–700	650	323.00	323.00
1	900–950	900	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	318	525.00	525.00
20	350–400	373	512.50	512.50
3	400–450	400	475.00	475.00
35	450–500	463	420.00	420.00
40	500–550	517	392.50–412.50	408.13
16	550–600	582	380.00	380.00
14	650–700	659	340.00–350.00	347.16
4	700–750	737	302.50–311.00	306.70
4	850–900	860	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	379	430.00–480.00	469.75
7	400–450	427	415.00–455.00	431.05
8	450–500	474	385.00–430.50	416.40
12	500–550	528	380.00–422.00	397.65
17	550–600	572	367.50–390.00	381.49
14	600–650	625	330.00–374.00	356.16
2	700–750	728	323.00–332.00	327.52
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	356.00–370.00	362.93
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	405.00	405.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	475.00	475.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	185.50–198.00	190.42
3	—	1,425	154.00–173.00	165.12
18	—	1,438	163.50–186.00	175.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,125	178.00–194.50	188.82
13	—	1,228	139.50–171.00	158.68
26	—	1,235	166.00–186.00	176.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	120.00–140.00	130.31
1	—	980	175.00	175.00
14	—	1,074	142.00–171.00	153.61
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,385	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	155.50	155.50
2	—	1,280	188.00–207.00	196.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,836	216.00–236.00	223.05
10	—	1,661	191.00–212.00	203.87
2	—	1,535	188.00–189.00	188.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	3,175.00–3,400.00	3,283.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–4,350.00	3,462.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,683.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,252	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,247	1,925.00–3,350.00	2,684.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,067	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,080	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,625.00	2,625.00

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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