Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 221 priced lines covering 1,680 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,945 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 416 head. replacement cattle receipts at 259 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,945Last week 1,304Year ago 2,389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 107Year ago 411

Replacement CattleReceipts 259Last week 22Year ago 329

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower, with instances of 15.00-20.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling weak on a narrow comparison. Demand 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	430.00–475.00	452.09
6	400–450	423	430.00–480.00	458.77
5	450–500	491	405.00–435.00	421.06
11	500–550	520	370.00–415.00	400.54
19	550–600	576	370.00–410.00	397.76
11	600–650	618	335.00–360.00	350.33
13	650–700	672	300.00–335.00	320.42
2	700–750	713	305.00–315.00	310.09
5	800–850	810	285.00–310.00	296.10
1	850–900	890	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	918	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	540.00	540.00
6	300–350	320	470.00–580.00	516.10
28	350–400	372	465.00–505.00	485.20
23	400–450	421	440.00–485.00	460.41
48	450–500	474	400.00–470.00	421.10
27	500–550	530	367.50–430.00	385.07
12	550–600	565	350.00–390.00	375.39
27	600–650	629	310.00–370.00	352.05
18	650–700	682	270.00–360.00	303.58
7	700–750	720	270.00–315.00	287.11
2	750–800	760	303.00	303.00
1	850–900	885	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	431	400.00–430.00	407.35
3	450–500	472	372.00–430.00	405.18
3	500–550	523	345.00–395.00	378.76
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	605	290.00–305.00	297.56
2	650–700	665	270.00–325.00	297.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	330.00–425.00	372.76
4	400–450	421	330.00–400.00	365.55
4	450–500	464	350.00–380.00	368.85
5	500–550	530	300.00–360.00	332.25
6	550–600	571	310.00–355.00	335.76
3	600–650	610	320.00–325.00	323.35
3	650–700	673	275.00–290.00	281.66
2	700–750	738	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	773	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	835	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	930	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	500.00–505.00	503.95
5	700–750	728	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	445.00–450.00	447.52
3	550–600	585	345.00–355.00	350.07
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	424.00	424.00
6	650–700	658	367.00	367.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	478	450.00–475.00	462.04
2	500–550	515	430.00–440.00	434.85
10	550–600	563	430.00–445.00	434.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	387	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	356.57
2	550–600	583	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	717	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	508	405.00	405.00
19	600–650	636	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	380.00–400.00	393.68
7	450–500	487	350.00–365.00	353.54
3	500–550	513	340.00–350.00	346.69
6	550–600	578	325.00–335.00	327.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	445.00–570.00	493.64
12	300–350	320	380.00–520.00	446.61
26	350–400	375	415.00–455.00	433.79
45	400–450	423	400.00–435.00	415.53
46	450–500	472	400.00–430.00	408.91
50	500–550	526	350.00–397.00	378.17
41	550–600	567	325.00–385.00	361.26
29	600–650	608	310.00–360.00	332.04
17	650–700	660	310.00–337.50	318.16
4	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
5	750–800	796	290.00–297.50	296.01
2	800–850	825	285.00–290.00	287.47
1	850–900	890	290.00	290.00
3	900–950	933	275.00–280.00	276.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
5	300–350	327	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	368	325.00–425.00	384.05
6	400–450	424	310.00–370.00	341.96
3	450–500	473	305.00–350.00	335.58
4	500–550	516	325.00–350.00	338.66
4	550–600	578	260.00–320.00	292.95
5	600–650	618	285.00–315.00	299.10
5	650–700	664	275.00–315.00	297.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	333	475.00–495.00	488.60
9	350–400	388	470.00–480.00	473.78
10	400–450	425	420.00–440.00	429.56
24	450–500	474	380.00–430.00	409.21
21	500–550	523	370.00–415.00	396.49
15	550–600	566	360.00–380.00	370.83
13	600–650	623	325.00–345.00	332.24
16	650–700	658	325.00–335.00	326.55
2	700–750	715	290.00–315.00	302.41
2	750–800	780	285.00–310.00	297.58
3	800–850	815	295.00–310.00	303.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	360.00–460.00	430.68
4	350–400	381	400.00–425.00	406.48
2	400–450	425	395.00–400.00	397.44
11	450–500	478	350.00–395.00	368.58
4	550–600	567	320.00	320.00
7	600–650	621	280.00–310.00	300.02
1	650–700	670	282.00	282.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	351	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	598.00	598.00
7	250–300	269	480.00–585.00	559.15
6	300–350	321	420.00–620.00	520.44
8	350–400	382	475.00–530.00	500.88
12	400–450	424	440.00–495.00	467.09
16	450–500	475	420.00–460.00	440.67
21	500–550	522	400.00–440.00	426.86
27	550–600	575	375.00–415.00	396.61
26	600–650	626	350.00–405.00	375.08
15	650–700	672	345.00–385.00	359.23
36	700–750	724	330.00–365.00	339.40
2	750–800	768	315.00	315.00
2	800–850	845	310.00	310.00
5	850–900	889	310.00–327.50	324.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	460.00–480.00	471.99
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	350	455.00–470.00	465.00
2	400–450	418	440.00–485.00	463.44
5	450–500	467	470.00–480.00	474.09
3	500–550	525	375.00–425.00	393.14
12	550–600	582	375.00–415.00	391.84
22	600–650	626	365.00–390.00	375.73
13	650–700	676	350.00–385.00	366.71
6	700–750	728	335.00–355.00	343.29
4	750–800	774	329.00–337.50	331.17
1	850–900	865	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	338	350.00–390.00	370.44
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	435	350.00–360.00	355.00
3	450–500	487	330.00–370.00	351.76
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	578	310.00–355.00	339.02
2	600–650	605	330.00–345.00	337.56
2	700–750	710	310.00–315.00	312.46
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	495.00–540.00	517.72
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
4	450–500	473	425.00–435.00	427.38
6	550–600	575	347.00–370.00	357.96
4	600–650	617	345.00–360.00	348.65
2	650–700	668	325.00–340.00	332.30
5	700–750	720	280.00–325.00	306.01
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	590.00	590.00
6	300–350	330	525.00–550.00	539.27
4	350–400	361	495.00	495.00
10	450–500	453	495.00–505.00	498.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	680.00	680.00
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	505.00	505.00
6	550–600	582	430.00–440.00	431.59
2	800–850	838	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	586	430.00	430.00
5	700–750	719	355.00	355.00
7	750–800	766	340.00–350.00	344.31
3	850–900	876	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	400.00–405.00	402.51
8	500–550	540	360.00–365.00	360.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,341	150.00–175.00	164.86
84	—	1,262	170.00–191.50	180.90
24	—	1,270	180.00–210.00	195.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	160.00–165.00	162.00
33	—	1,056	141.00–177.00	156.42
17	—	1,019	128.00–159.00	140.84
3	—	1,308	120.00–122.50	120.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,539	163.00–174.50	170.00
43	—	1,403	175.00–190.00	182.17
3	—	1,513	189.00–204.00	195.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,746	198.00–235.00	218.63
4	—	1,656	180.00–200.00	189.43
9	—	1,703	224.00–255.00	236.64
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,199	187.50–219.00	209.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,388	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,542.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,363	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,776.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,275	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,793.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,215	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,179.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,155	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,516.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,421.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,271	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,179.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,180.95
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	933	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,476.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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