Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 157 priced lines covering 2,095 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,193 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 201 head. replacement cattle receipts at 79 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,193Last week 953Year ago 2,617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 150Year ago 265

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 163Year ago 94

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold steady to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady. Demand overall was moderate to good 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
26	350–400	372	530.00–590.00	566.79
14	400–450	427	495.00–555.00	523.88
30	450–500	473	485.00–520.00	502.12
28	500–550	522	430.00–495.00	453.29
36	550–600	573	400.00–460.00	436.25
19	600–650	632	370.00–392.50	382.44
8	650–700	658	350.00–390.00	365.86
5	700–750	719	332.50–360.00	342.99
2	750–800	763	350.00	350.00
4	800–850	825	300.00–325.00	316.10
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	388	345.00–545.00	449.29
11	400–450	430	430.00–525.00	489.57
16	450–500	472	415.00–480.00	456.78
11	500–550	525	335.00–457.50	400.91
4	550–600	573	370.00–422.50	390.54
6	600–650	610	350.00–420.00	371.84
5	700–750	722	330.00–345.00	340.10
3	750–800	773	305.00–330.00	321.86
2	900–950	928	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	980	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	470.00	470.00
2	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	515.00–525.00	520.05
16	450–500	484	425.00–430.00	427.81
2	500–550	525	370.00–375.00	372.48
6	550–600	581	370.00	370.00
14	600–650	637	355.00–360.00	359.27
10	650–700	661	345.00–350.00	349.48
13	700–750	736	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	475.00–480.00	477.49
16	600–650	613	405.00–410.00	407.19
23	750–800	784	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	420.00–660.00	540.00
5	250–300	276	465.00–600.00	529.14
18	300–350	334	325.00–555.00	450.15
19	350–400	380	375.00–525.00	472.25
25	400–450	425	370.00–450.00	440.94
13	450–500	484	335.00–440.00	407.68
13	500–550	521	355.00–430.00	388.12
10	550–600	583	335.00–390.00	371.01
4	600–650	622	315.00–350.00	332.60
4	650–700	662	320.00–347.00	339.97
4	700–750	745	300.00–315.00	303.75
3	850–900	878	235.00–290.00	253.68
1	1000–1050	1,005	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
45	800–850	817	339.75	339.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	500.00–730.00	646.53
13	250–300	270	500.00–700.00	639.12
12	300–350	321	500.00–625.00	577.03
29	350–400	368	495.00–560.00	533.48
59	400–450	421	455.00–490.00	471.61
79	450–500	474	440.00–465.00	453.71
47	500–550	523	400.00–465.00	429.31
60	550–600	580	380.00–427.50	396.96
12	600–650	623	360.00–402.00	378.52
27	650–700	671	350.00–385.00	373.54
6	700–750	724	325.00–355.00	345.90
9	750–800	762	317.50–330.00	327.23
15	800–850	815	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	865	290.00–305.00	297.63
1	900–950	905	280.00	280.00
3	950–1000	984	250.00–280.00	259.91
4	1000–1050	1,045	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	640.00–660.00	646.67
5	400–450	415	500.00–505.00	504.04
3	450–500	450	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	505	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	600–650	620	389.00	389.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	575.00	575.00
12	450–500	481	527.00–530.00	527.73
11	500–550	528	520.00	520.00
14	550–600	555	460.00–470.00	462.15
105	600–650	616	450.00–467.00	463.64
18	650–700	671	398.00–400.00	399.12
9	700–750	706	390.00	390.00
70	750–800	760	382.00	382.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	534	470.00	470.00
31	550–600	587	440.00–470.00	450.76
27	600–650	621	420.00–450.00	430.30
64	750–800	798	377.00	377.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	470.00	470.00
6	250–300	282	530.00–690.00	601.75
14	300–350	339	470.00–625.00	548.45
11	350–400	378	375.00–550.00	515.92
14	400–450	430	445.00–525.00	496.79
12	450–500	479	400.00–490.00	463.65
24	500–550	532	380.00–455.00	431.54
25	550–600	580	350.00–440.00	397.51
12	600–650	621	350.00–407.50	370.04
15	650–700	666	350.00–370.00	361.42
20	700–750	717	320.00–367.00	350.40
3	750–800	778	335.00–350.00	345.02
1	900–950	910	317.00	317.00
3	950–1000	980	275.00–311.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	705.00–725.00	715.58
13	650–700	651	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	680.00–800.00	768.04
7	250–300	286	590.00–790.00	703.67
22	300–350	320	555.00–690.00	612.38
15	350–400	375	555.00–605.00	577.83
42	400–450	423	510.00–560.00	540.64
78	450–500	483	490.00–520.00	503.52
22	500–550	525	465.00–500.00	478.43
38	550–600	576	430.00–470.00	443.54
45	600–650	621	400.00–433.00	425.04
19	650–700	671	370.00–417.50	394.08
26	700–750	713	370.00–385.00	376.22
15	750–800	775	340.00–365.00	347.38
5	800–850	821	310.00–325.00	313.99
13	850–900	856	335.00–345.00	343.42
1	900–950	945	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	489	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	545	460.00	460.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,534	170.00–186.00	178.70
6	—	1,688	185.00–194.00	188.77
1	—	1,360	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,232	185.00–200.00	193.92
38	—	1,161	173.00–188.00	181.67
4	—	1,143	157.00–167.00	162.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	140.00–144.00	142.43
4	—	1,100	165.00–178.00	174.95
22	—	1,050	153.00–174.00	168.24
3	—	1,039	154.00–161.00	156.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,843	187.00–215.00	204.03
7	—	1,927	216.00–240.00	227.96

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,570	3,075.00	3,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,825.00–2,875.00	2,849.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,297	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,493.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,168	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,706.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,273	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,206.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,279	2,925.00–3,500.00	3,275.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,255.20
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	810	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	4,150.00	4,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,776.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,685	4,000.00	4,000.00

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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