Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 205 priced lines covering 1,323 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,361 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 245 head. replacement cattle receipts at 143 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Tue Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,361Last week 1,583Year ago 1,357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 71Year ago 203

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 43Year ago 73

Compared to last week; Feeder Cattle sold 10.00-20.00 lower with instances of sharply higher, with calves under 500lbs selling the heaviest discounts; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 5.00-10.00 lower; Demand overall was moderate on a moderate supply of average quality cattle

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	405.00–410.00	408.72
16	350–400	378	375.00–410.00	399.12
8	400–450	431	370.00–395.00	388.19
21	450–500	475	360.00–390.00	373.86
34	500–550	515	350.00–385.00	368.49
14	550–600	563	330.00–365.00	345.79
16	600–650	625	325.00–350.00	330.42
15	650–700	677	310.00–325.00	317.98
7	700–750	719	295.00–315.00	310.65
3	750–800	775	302.00	302.00
2	800–850	823	270.00–290.00	280.27
2	850–900	880	260.00–270.00	265.00
2	900–950	905	255.00–270.00	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	435	360.00–362.00	360.98
2	450–500	453	350.00–355.00	352.51
2	500–550	513	312.00–325.00	318.53
6	550–600	577	322.00–337.50	329.14
2	650–700	652	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	890	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
7	550–600	561	357.50	357.50
2	600–650	605	341.00	341.00
2	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
8	800–850	818	310.00	310.00
5	850–900	889	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	380.00–400.00	394.91
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	367	330.00–370.00	357.27
2	450–500	485	320.00–325.00	322.50
3	500–550	532	280.00–325.00	303.34
3	550–600	562	290.00–310.00	301.65
2	650–700	658	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	550	372.00	372.00
2	650–700	678	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	407.50–410.00	408.48
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	400.00–430.00	413.58
4	300–350	318	400.00–455.00	431.48
21	350–400	373	395.00–430.00	418.01
25	400–450	432	380.00–437.50	409.94
24	450–500	481	370.00–403.00	391.75
38	500–550	517	330.00–395.00	365.15
41	550–600	572	327.50–362.50	340.30
21	600–650	616	310.00–325.00	316.91
14	650–700	664	310.00–340.00	325.74
11	700–750	715	272.00–319.00	308.94
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	839	296.00–297.50	296.60
2	900–950	935	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	503	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	530	335.00–345.00	340.12
3	550–600	577	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	370.00–380.00	374.94
2	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	532	330.00–335.00	333.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	440.00–450.00	445.20
6	350–400	363	435.00–440.00	435.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
5	300–350	325	455.00–480.00	462.92
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
9	400–450	431	402.00–480.00	432.28
9	450–500	472	387.50–430.00	412.34
23	500–550	524	357.00–405.00	385.95
18	550–600	577	372.50–410.00	386.91
7	600–650	639	337.50–365.00	343.57
7	650–700	672	340.00–360.00	349.95
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
5	800–850	814	300.00–315.00	303.04
8	850–900	889	282.00–287.00	286.37
2	900–950	900	282.50	282.50
1	950–1000	970	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	522	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
9	500–550	526	405.00–450.00	418.40
11	600–650	622	343.00–392.50	372.84
5	650–700	660	362.50	362.50
3	700–750	703	340.00–343.00	342.00
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	320.00–350.00	336.11
6	300–350	334	370.00–425.00	396.46
8	350–400	369	365.00–415.00	391.15
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	538	260.00–340.00	300.19
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	468	420.00–425.00	422.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
9	550–600	586	352.50–355.00	352.77
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	505.00–540.00	520.77
3	300–350	322	440.00–500.00	470.31
6	350–400	374	435.00–475.00	458.53
6	400–450	439	440.00–475.00	445.59
4	450–500	486	360.00–395.00	375.04
20	500–550	532	360.00–380.00	374.73
12	550–600	564	365.00–385.00	378.68
13	600–650	611	355.00–375.00	367.28
7	650–700	663	360.00–370.00	366.05
11	800–850	822	295.00–307.50	302.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	460.00–470.00	465.12
2	450–500	470	455.00–460.00	457.47
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	507	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.45
2	500–550	510	320.00–325.00	322.52
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	500.00–540.00	530.09
8	300–350	325	420.00–550.00	463.59
23	350–400	378	440.00–490.00	451.00
16	400–450	421	370.00–440.00	405.83
25	450–500	473	350.00–422.00	383.28
32	500–550	528	330.00–390.00	352.85
19	550–600	575	315.00–385.00	344.13
15	600–650	611	312.00–355.00	326.78
10	650–700	670	292.00–325.00	319.43
9	700–750	722	262.50–320.00	306.18
6	750–800	766	300.00–318.00	305.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	415.00–440.00	430.02
5	400–450	440	380.00–440.00	424.17
23	450–500	475	370.00–435.00	399.97
21	500–550	525	360.00–385.00	375.16
9	550–600	578	345.00–370.00	357.75
16	600–650	617	320.00–350.00	339.91
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
12	700–750	730	305.00–320.00	313.31
3	750–800	777	280.00–300.00	290.00
4	800–850	813	260.00–275.00	270.05
2	850–900	858	255.00–265.00	260.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	320.00–385.00	353.14
3	400–450	418	340.00–360.00	349.88
2	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
9	500–550	518	325.00–355.00	338.19
7	550–600	588	322.00–340.00	326.81
3	600–650	638	315.00–320.00	316.66
3	650–700	678	210.00–320.00	279.88
4	700–750	720	270.00–295.00	282.35
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	420.00–425.00	422.58
2	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	365.00–380.00	372.25
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	473	320.00–400.00	350.41
2	500–550	538	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	568	275.00–290.00	282.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	505.00	505.00

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	2	—	1,145	2,650.00–3,175.00	2,946.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,691.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,269	2,200.00–4,050.00	2,773.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,223	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,085.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,445	2,800.00–3,175.00	3,019.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,377	2,650.00–3,450.00	3,050.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,283	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,508.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,800	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	4,350.00	4,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,625.00	3,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,050.00	3,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	1,680.00–2,260.00	2,034.29
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,270	197.00	197.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,086	217.00–220.00	219.26
16	—	1,906	198.00–220.00	208.88
6	—	1,548	175.00–199.00	184.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,465	156.00–164.00	159.72
24	—	1,468	162.00–182.50	170.38
5	—	1,397	174.00–186.00	179.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	158.00–162.00	159.88
15	—	1,130	120.00–151.00	129.06
28	—	1,204	140.00–168.50	146.55
4	—	953	100.00–112.00	103.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,267	170.00–191.50	179.30
12	—	1,500	150.00–160.00	156.40
56	—	1,320	150.00–181.50	167.57

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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