Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 220 priced lines covering 1,849 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,058 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 354 head. replacement cattle receipts at 192 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,058Last week 917Year ago 1,915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 143Year ago 294

Replacement CattleReceipts 192Last week 111Year ago 177

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold unevenly steady, with instances of 10.00-15.00 higher to 10.00-15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 5.00 higher; Demand was moderate overall on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	463	265.00–320.00	292.05
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	565	255.00–300.00	276.49
3	600–650	618	275.00–290.00	285.07
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	890	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	930	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	975	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	425.00–465.00	441.92
2	400–450	438	390.00–425.00	407.40
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
9	500–550	518	375.00–415.00	399.32
10	550–600	580	320.00–360.00	339.39
19	600–650	625	300.00–335.00	318.46
5	650–700	671	280.00–300.00	289.05
4	700–750	713	270.00–290.00	279.86
9	750–800	760	270.00–295.00	280.00
2	800–850	825	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	385.00–420.00	411.65
8	400–450	420	370.00–420.00	410.75
2	450–500	465	355.00–370.00	362.58
2	500–550	533	305.00–335.00	319.93
3	550–600	568	310.00–330.00	323.55
2	650–700	680	300.00–302.00	300.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
4	250–300	271	535.00–610.00	582.03
5	300–350	324	490.00–540.00	507.39
19	350–400	370	420.00–515.00	475.46
17	400–450	422	425.00–490.00	457.13
31	450–500	480	380.00–450.00	408.28
20	500–550	523	335.00–405.00	376.31
28	550–600	567	335.00–395.00	364.54
29	600–650	621	320.00–368.00	337.48
17	650–700	670	285.00–342.50	321.57
3	700–750	737	300.00–305.00	301.64
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	880	285.00–290.00	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	450.00–455.00	451.68
3	400–450	428	420.00–430.00	423.39
2	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	563	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	326.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	420	455.00–460.00	458.31
3	550–600	580	375.00–385.00	378.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	500.00–540.00	526.42
5	300–350	337	465.00–495.00	486.32
5	350–400	377	455.00–505.00	480.82
18	400–450	439	460.00–490.00	480.62
6	450–500	460	420.00–460.00	434.11
11	500–550	515	390.00–420.00	408.52
4	550–600	565	385.00–405.00	393.73
23	600–650	623	385.00–410.00	397.23
7	650–700	662	360.00–390.00	376.38
9	700–750	718	325.00–355.00	337.26
6	750–800	759	320.00–337.50	328.73
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	284	425.00–520.00	500.82
4	300–350	339	445.00–485.00	463.75
2	350–400	385	480.00–540.00	510.00
25	400–450	432	450.00–510.00	490.21
21	450–500	474	400.00–455.00	418.30
25	500–550	531	375.00–430.00	401.68
35	550–600	567	370.00–402.50	385.98
26	600–650	637	340.00–387.50	366.25
22	650–700	678	335.00–376.00	353.28
6	700–750	722	317.50–337.50	327.79
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	888	295.00	295.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	323	425.00–432.50	428.78
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	412	370.00–437.50	410.60
3	500–550	513	340.00–390.00	363.05
2	600–650	620	330.00–350.00	340.24
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
11	300–350	305	305.00–375.00	363.99
2	350–400	385	405.00–425.00	415.13
4	400–450	438	330.00–390.00	349.34
4	450–500	483	335.00–376.00	352.95
5	550–600	580	315.00–370.00	332.17
3	600–650	622	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	676	300.00–340.00	324.02
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	780	270.00–300.00	279.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	520	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
6	500–550	528	440.00	440.00
38	550–600	592	407.50–423.00	420.23
10	600–650	623	370.00–402.50	386.39
78	650–700	693	342.00–383.50	381.97
9	700–750	733	358.00	358.00
3	750–800	775	337.50–342.50	340.80
52	800–850	849	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	560	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	523	376.00	376.00
4	550–600	578	360.00–370.00	364.96
40	600–650	629	350.00–355.00	352.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	520	370.00–390.00	376.47
6	550–600	582	350.00	350.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	370.00–371.00	370.50
2	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	697	307.50	307.50
2	700–750	720	280.00–290.00	285.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
57	550–600	594	374.00	374.00
4	750–800	779	300.00–305.00	301.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	570	305.00–320.00	313.35
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	325	265.00–340.00	314.41
4	350–400	373	305.00–340.00	321.56
7	400–450	426	325.00–370.00	346.59
3	450–500	488	300.00–315.00	308.31
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	569	300.00–335.00	316.22
5	600–650	618	295.00–305.00	300.02
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	730	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	480.00–540.00	509.68
7	250–300	271	415.00–490.00	446.90
11	300–350	327	400.00–470.00	435.46
31	350–400	373	390.00–450.00	425.24
47	400–450	421	375.00–427.50	403.90
47	450–500	467	345.00–405.00	384.47
66	500–550	522	350.00–387.50	372.09
40	550–600	577	322.50–360.00	340.58
26	600–650	613	310.00–340.00	334.74
2	650–700	665	315.00–327.50	321.20
2	700–750	720	302.50–310.00	306.20
2	750–800	763	282.50–300.00	291.11
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	990	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	420.00–450.00	435.95
3	300–350	302	390.00–400.00	396.69
11	350–400	379	410.00–435.00	422.42
19	400–450	424	380.00–430.00	406.99
23	450–500	471	370.00–400.00	389.70
30	500–550	520	360.00–395.00	376.50
21	550–600	568	355.00–385.00	372.56
23	600–650	626	310.00–330.00	318.40
12	650–700	655	305.00–330.00	323.68
4	700–750	713	280.00–300.00	286.19
5	800–850	824	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
13	350–400	368	335.00–410.00	381.50
4	400–450	425	335.00–375.00	356.07
3	450–500	455	355.00–360.00	356.70
3	500–550	520	331.00–340.00	335.23
4	550–600	563	295.00–320.00	307.60
1	600–650	600	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	665	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	615	350.00–355.00	352.56
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	533	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,381	155.00–170.00	164.05
58	—	1,289	169.00–190.00	176.67
13	—	1,267	187.00–198.00	192.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,129	120.00–159.50	138.91
3	—	1,082	100.00–122.00	106.38
41	—	1,173	144.00–177.00	156.12
7	—	1,128	158.00–177.00	165.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,440	185.00–207.00	196.61
9	—	1,458	159.00–173.00	167.25
32	—	1,454	170.00–187.00	178.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,762	218.00–243.00	230.96
7	—	1,578	180.00–200.00	189.91
44	—	1,688	200.00–236.00	223.05
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	200.00–210.00	204.33
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,308	216.00–230.00	221.95

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	—	—	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,815.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,484.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,315.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,220	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,772.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,052.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,223	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,974.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,355	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,796.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,007.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,185	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,546.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,099.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,248	2,050.00–3,450.00	2,786.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,202	2,125.00–2,800.00	2,595.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,234	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,906.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,485	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	3,300.00	3,300.00

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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