Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 208 priced lines covering 1,581 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,453 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 345 head. replacement cattle receipts at 105 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,453Last week 2,083Year ago 1,429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 296Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 387Year ago 51

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold unevenly steady, with instances of 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower, with instances of 2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady with a firm undertone on a light comparison. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	942	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,684.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,313	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,807.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	2,400.00	2,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	2,700.00	2,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,011.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,376.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	3,500.00	3,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	710.00–740.00	725.71
5	250–300	274	620.00–660.00	649.50
5	300–350	337	535.00–570.00	550.93
10	350–400	370	520.00–620.00	561.77
16	400–450	427	480.00–565.00	505.04
11	450–500	463	450.00–535.00	472.25
22	500–550	524	425.00–457.50	443.26
12	550–600	560	400.00–440.00	428.30
14	600–650	618	350.00–405.00	383.30
4	650–700	678	360.00–390.00	371.22
2	700–750	710	345.00–350.00	347.54
1	800–850	815	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	873	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	475	390.00–415.00	402.89
2	500–550	513	350.00–385.00	367.76
1	550–600	585	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	440.00–450.00	442.60
5	400–450	434	400.00–445.00	431.54
6	450–500	495	395.00–412.50	409.64
2	550–600	585	355.00–365.00	359.91
6	700–750	737	312.50–317.50	315.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	390	465.00–495.00	485.17
15	400–450	442	510.00	510.00
16	450–500	468	470.00–500.00	488.42
17	500–550	512	435.00–470.00	463.58
30	550–600	592	425.00–440.00	428.45
30	600–650	640	392.50–412.50	400.11
12	700–750	738	320.00–340.00	333.74
5	800–850	808	313.00	313.00
9	850–900	867	300.00–305.00	303.33
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	640.00–670.00	660.28
1	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
8	350–400	371	450.00–540.00	508.31
7	400–450	429	460.00–477.00	467.48
9	450–500	475	420.00–445.00	434.99
6	500–550	534	387.00–415.00	398.12
4	550–600	584	360.00–390.00	377.54
4	600–650	626	360.00–375.00	368.80
2	650–700	660	340.00–365.00	352.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	380.00–410.00	394.20
2	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	535.00	535.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	730	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
4	650–700	696	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	600.00	600.00
3	400–450	402	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	475	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
3	550–600	590	362.00	362.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	540.00–600.00	571.28
1	250–300	260	540.00	540.00
7	300–350	331	397.00–500.00	439.23
3	350–400	385	370.00–462.00	424.94
7	400–450	422	410.00–450.00	435.26
6	450–500	468	385.00–430.00	404.07
7	500–550	517	380.00–415.00	396.54
3	550–600	578	370.00–425.00	389.90
5	600–650	622	330.00–355.00	340.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	515	310.00–355.00	331.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	414	490.00	490.00
14	500–550	536	422.50	422.50
10	550–600	580	397.50	397.50
19	700–750	703	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	450.00	450.00
13	400–450	438	385.00–445.00	431.37
7	450–500	454	380.00–410.00	401.96
4	500–550	526	375.00–385.00	380.12
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	645	330.00–335.00	332.50
1	650–700	650	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
12	350–400	377	475.00–502.50	483.94
16	400–450	447	457.50–470.00	468.44
19	450–500	472	435.00–447.50	442.75
29	500–550	523	392.50–415.00	406.37
11	550–600	579	365.00–389.00	384.78
36	600–650	628	350.00–375.00	355.72
5	650–700	651	353.00	353.00
8	700–750	716	310.00	310.00
10	750–800	755	310.00–322.50	316.25
14	850–900	862	285.00–301.00	293.17
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	650.00–710.00	678.97
2	250–300	258	620.00–700.00	658.83
2	300–350	333	530.00–560.00	545.34
7	350–400	376	435.00–500.00	475.58
17	400–450	422	445.00–485.00	470.57
11	450–500	471	410.00–465.00	435.33
23	500–550	518	380.00–450.00	426.85
37	550–600	572	370.00–410.00	401.81
10	600–650	615	350.00–392.00	375.98
25	650–700	661	345.00–380.00	368.70
5	700–750	730	322.00–350.00	343.61
5	750–800	763	328.00–332.00	330.01
2	850–900	885	295.00–300.00	297.53
1	950–1000	970	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	355.00	355.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
1	550–600	585	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	550.00–590.00	576.12
1	350–400	370	545.00	545.00
7	400–450	418	500.00–540.00	528.41
10	450–500	480	480.00–515.00	489.98
8	500–550	516	435.00–470.00	455.90
15	550–600	578	425.00–465.00	440.82
54	600–650	632	385.00–425.00	406.66
15	650–700	686	360.00–395.00	386.41
19	700–750	732	360.00–375.00	363.58
3	750–800	767	330.00–350.00	340.07
1	900–950	920	328.00	328.00
1	950–1000	960	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	480.00	480.00
29	550–600	564	470.00–480.00	477.64
10	600–650	610	450.00	450.00
39	650–700	654	435.00	435.00
9	700–750	716	382.50	382.50
27	750–800	784	355.00–360.00	357.83
13	800–850	822	342.50–346.00	345.73
2	900–950	933	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	484	440.00–475.00	456.15
6	500–550	525	405.00–435.00	424.25
2	550–600	573	410.00	410.00
10	600–650	641	380.00–400.00	398.10
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	660.00	660.00
13	300–350	316	560.00–600.00	573.67
4	350–400	379	465.00–495.00	479.76
5	400–450	416	505.00	505.00
19	450–500	474	470.00–495.00	480.05
7	500–550	508	465.00–470.00	467.88
13	550–600	572	455.00–460.00	457.29
15	600–650	625	422.50–437.50	430.48
7	650–700	658	405.00	405.00
3	700–750	703	365.00	365.00
3	750–800	784	345.00–352.50	350.09
17	850–900	869	328.00	328.00
1	900–950	935	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	470.00–500.00	489.84
4	450–500	463	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
3	550–600	588	435.00	435.00
5	600–650	642	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	539	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	527.50	527.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,729	196.00–225.00	215.44
13	—	1,869	215.00–245.00	228.28
5	—	1,370	178.00–195.00	186.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,145	162.00–187.00	174.48
12	—	1,128	155.00–165.00	162.35
21	—	1,139	179.00–210.00	187.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,429	170.00–189.00	177.27
20	—	1,356	180.00–206.00	186.53
5	—	1,415	165.00–169.00	166.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,004	165.00–176.00	170.94
38	—	1,019	144.00–170.00	159.31
14	—	944	125.00–158.00	148.05
3	—	828	130.00–142.00	137.26
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	161.00–169.00	166.12
3	—	1,083	150.00–156.00	153.86

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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