Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 280 priced lines covering 1,940 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,083 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 296 head. replacement cattle receipts at 387 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,083Last week 2,193Year ago 2,674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 201Year ago 472

Replacement CattleReceipts 387Last week 79Year ago 417

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle below 600lbs sold weak, with Feeder Cattle over 600lbs selling 8.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady with a firm undertone. Demand was moderate overall on a moderate supply of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	595	407.50	407.50
4	600–650	615	340.00–385.00	351.70
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	750.00–755.00	752.33
6	250–300	270	640.00–720.00	680.19
12	300–350	326	545.00–650.00	596.03
26	350–400	379	515.00–590.00	530.47
17	400–450	426	490.00–550.00	509.34
23	450–500	475	475.00–505.00	490.13
32	500–550	526	435.00–475.00	450.05
30	550–600	580	400.00–470.00	426.58
16	600–650	615	380.00–420.00	411.21
14	650–700	664	325.00–380.00	362.06
15	700–750	719	330.00–345.00	337.80
2	750–800	768	320.00–325.00	322.56
2	800–850	825	300.00–310.00	305.09
3	850–900	870	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	935	270.00	270.00
3	950–1000	960	237.50–275.00	250.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	420.00–520.00	470.54
5	400–450	421	360.00–490.00	441.79
5	450–500	488	370.00–455.00	412.38
7	500–550	521	315.00–400.00	371.51
5	550–600	569	320.00–395.00	376.06
2	600–650	620	345.00–355.00	349.88
2	650–700	665	315.00–320.00	317.44
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	870	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	540.00–570.00	552.79
12	400–450	423	495.00–525.00	507.48
11	450–500	463	470.00–515.00	496.87
17	500–550	530	435.00–465.00	449.31
8	550–600	572	400.00–430.00	414.13
3	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	688	325.00–330.00	328.32
3	700–750	703	335.00–345.00	339.98
2	750–800	770	325.00–335.00	329.97
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	965	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	382	587.00–590.00	587.32
2	400–450	415	550.00	550.00
2	550–600	553	445.00–450.00	447.51
1	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	475	360.00–425.00	391.13
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	580.00–690.00	655.16
2	300–350	310	560.00–570.00	565.00
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
9	400–450	435	430.00–490.00	467.04
7	450–500	464	415.00–480.00	450.52
9	500–550	511	395.00–465.00	419.36
6	600–650	637	345.00–362.50	348.71
2	650–700	675	325.00–335.00	330.07
4	700–750	736	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	600.00	600.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	420.00–440.00	430.10
1	300–350	320	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	377	470.00–500.00	489.78
6	400–450	429	400.00–480.00	462.28
14	450–500	473	405.00–475.00	449.92
9	500–550	534	425.00–455.00	437.43
9	550–600	588	395.00–420.00	403.34
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	713	335.00–345.00	339.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	565.00–620.00	585.18
16	450–500	474	490.00–545.00	518.94
23	500–550	510	505.00–522.00	516.49
2	550–600	595	437.00	437.00
8	600–650	615	430.00–435.00	433.07
4	650–700	666	420.00–422.50	421.86
1	800–850	815	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	875	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	550.00	550.00
4	500–550	503	515.00	515.00
11	550–600	562	475.00–485.00	477.68
7	600–650	626	425.00–427.50	427.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	530.00–630.00	595.03
4	300–350	324	510.00–560.00	539.67
2	350–400	385	475.00–515.00	495.00
4	400–450	433	465.00–500.00	485.95
4	450–500	484	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	540	452.50	452.50
4	550–600	571	405.00–432.50	423.68
1	600–650	635	417.50	417.50
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	335	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	373	590.00–610.00	599.80
3	400–450	405	545.00–560.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	570.00–680.00	610.15
7	300–350	316	545.00–602.50	588.14
4	350–400	386	520.00–570.00	537.28
17	400–450	423	500.00–580.00	527.92
23	450–500	475	485.00–520.00	496.69
36	500–550	521	460.00–505.00	482.76
37	550–600	581	431.00–485.00	457.64
13	600–650	617	420.00–442.50	429.46
27	650–700	669	355.00–432.50	417.02
9	700–750	711	335.00–395.00	373.01
1	750–800	770	355.00	355.00
2	800–850	840	352.00	352.00
2	950–1000	975	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	472	465.00	465.00
5	500–550	545	450.00–472.50	459.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	540.00–550.00	543.14
5	300–350	319	520.00–540.00	531.07
4	350–400	361	540.00–560.00	552.70
13	400–450	422	495.00–535.00	512.23
19	450–500	472	485.00–525.00	504.77
26	500–550	523	460.00–500.00	479.53
18	550–600	562	430.00–460.00	448.49
8	600–650	620	385.00–415.00	407.50
8	650–700	673	375.00–405.00	396.28
8	700–750	703	378.00	378.00
1	750–800	770	370.00	370.00
1	850–900	850	355.00	355.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	450.00–460.00	454.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	560.00–570.00	568.11
6	400–450	433	490.00	490.00
23	450–500	467	460.00–500.00	477.48
12	500–550	506	435.00–447.00	442.99
1	550–600	570	430.00	430.00
34	600–650	615	397.50–421.00	418.35
7	650–700	660	375.00–397.50	394.26
3	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
19	850–900	850	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	378	420.00–455.00	436.92
5	450–500	486	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	510	415.00–420.00	418.77
4	550–600	577	365.00–370.00	366.23
2	1000–1050	1,010	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	423	430.00–435.00	432.49
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	215	595.00–715.00	696.70
8	250–300	276	530.00–620.00	575.58
16	300–350	328	485.00–540.00	516.47
21	350–400	360	475.00–515.00	497.77
41	400–450	419	450.00–495.00	465.21
41	450–500	472	420.00–465.00	442.42
48	500–550	522	412.50–440.00	426.68
43	550–600	576	385.00–425.00	407.08
15	600–650	622	355.00–407.50	385.17
5	650–700	666	355.00–385.00	368.10
14	700–750	718	320.00–345.00	336.35
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	410.00–500.00	456.62
12	300–350	322	360.00–500.00	452.55
12	350–400	384	300.00–455.00	376.89
4	400–450	430	405.00–420.00	416.42
10	450–500	476	380.00–425.00	410.51
7	500–550	535	360.00–415.00	397.05
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	325.10
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	510.00	510.00
5	300–350	323	540.00–595.00	576.32
12	350–400	390	470.00–500.00	476.77
24	400–450	439	440.00–470.00	458.64
26	450–500	475	440.00–470.00	453.78
34	500–550	522	425.00–455.00	437.63
17	550–600	577	385.00–420.00	403.10
3	600–650	600	370.00–390.00	383.33
2	650–700	670	360.00–370.00	364.85
2	700–750	710	345.00–365.00	355.00
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	930	305.00	305.00
5	950–1000	995	260.00–285.00	280.08
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	320	445.00–515.00	484.89
8	350–400	376	420.00–490.00	457.26
5	400–450	430	420.00–445.00	431.07
5	450–500	466	405.00–420.00	414.98
3	500–550	520	345.00–400.00	371.68
7	550–600	584	350.00–390.00	369.78
6	600–650	610	315.00–345.00	327.63
5	650–700	670	320.00–335.00	328.02
2	700–750	725	295.00–300.00	297.57
2	750–800	770	285.00–300.00	292.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	500.00–501.00	500.87
3	600–650	622	410.00	410.00
12	850–900	895	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	490.00	490.00
3	600–650	635	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	553	425.00–440.00	434.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,035	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,099.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,650.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	3,750.00	3,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,845.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,210	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,846.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,870.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	4,400.00	4,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,011	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,369.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,190	2,175.00–2,750.00	2,393.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,811.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,343	2,550.00–3,400.00	3,058.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,170	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,790.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,266	1,950.00–2,950.00	2,538.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,317	2,575.00–3,000.00	2,816.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,345	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,070.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,198	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,508.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,465.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,231	2,100.00–3,100.00	2,672.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,099	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,916.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,183	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,734.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,183	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,876.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,184	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,136.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,273	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,711.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,166	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,617.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,695.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,046	2,080.00–2,900.00	2,756.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,445	162.00–169.00	166.56
30	—	1,472	170.50–187.00	178.09
6	—	1,468	184.00–215.00	194.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,081	137.00–157.00	149.78
14	—	925	157.00–173.00	166.71
25	—	1,089	144.00–170.00	156.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,239	177.00–209.00	191.52
22	—	1,217	153.00–169.00	162.78
66	—	1,232	170.00–187.00	177.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,780	213.00–241.00	228.13
2	—	1,278	177.00–185.00	180.54
26	—	1,785	198.00–235.00	217.15
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	203.00–211.00	208.36

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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Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line