Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Tennessee reported 309 priced lines covering 4,763 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,701 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 640 head. replacement cattle receipts at 427 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,701Last week 5,965Year ago 5,643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 640Last week 660Year ago 702

Replacement CattleReceipts 427Last week 345Year ago 458

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 2.00-6.00 lower, with instances of 10.00-15.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling 6.00-12.00 lower, with instances of 15.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold sharply lower, with instances of 20.00-23.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 15.00-18.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-7.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 5.00-7.00 lower; Demand overall was moderate throughout the week on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	465.00–570.00	516.41
4	250–300	285	400.00–530.00	472.11
12	300–350	320	400.00–510.00	450.38
10	350–400	387	420.00–450.00	429.87
18	400–450	423	402.00–480.00	429.19
33	450–500	471	365.00–435.00	410.22
87	500–550	530	341.00–405.00	381.89
55	550–600	579	330.00–410.00	371.35
27	600–650	621	337.50–370.00	353.04
37	650–700	674	320.00–362.00	341.33
26	700–750	721	300.00–343.00	327.73
11	750–800	767	305.00–335.00	323.74
23	800–850	820	291.00–325.00	309.85
10	850–900	886	282.00–295.00	287.59
8	900–950	906	282.50–300.00	295.02
1	950–1000	970	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	435.00–540.00	495.99
8	300–350	321	435.00–500.00	453.71
6	350–400	374	435.00–475.00	458.53
7	400–450	436	440.00–475.00	448.26
19	450–500	462	360.00–448.00	427.60
41	500–550	528	360.00–392.50	378.60
26	550–600	578	337.50–385.00	360.49
34	600–650	628	342.50–375.00	356.22
16	650–700	665	320.00–370.00	342.95
6	700–750	717	300.00–340.00	321.21
17	750–800	791	300.00–327.50	325.97
22	800–850	830	290.00–322.50	308.41
1	900–950	925	272.50	272.50
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
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	725	295.00–315.00	304.93
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
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
10	350–400	375	365.00–430.00	399.41
5	400–450	411	310.00–420.00	356.09
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
6	500–550	519	260.00–367.50	344.27
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
6	600–650	609	302.50–345.00	312.63
1	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
10	700–750	743	275.00–330.00	280.90
2	750–800	783	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	440.00	440.00
9	500–550	519	367.50–375.00	374.20
7	550–600	593	340.00–346.00	345.19
22	600–650	637	360.00–361.00	360.82
85	650–700	673	333.50–370.00	364.91
61	700–750	736	300.00–353.00	331.29
166	750–800	781	319.50–345.00	333.25
191	800–850	843	300.00–326.50	323.26
70	850–900	873	292.50–315.50	308.94
114	900–950	919	283.50–308.00	306.37
5	950–1000	982	268.50	268.50
2	1000–1050	1,000	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · 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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
5	400–450	422	412.50–420.00	418.44
18	500–550	523	380.00–450.00	408.49
26	550–600	584	365.00–377.50	373.26
20	600–650	632	343.00–392.50	368.74
12	650–700	677	350.00–367.50	362.49
79	700–750	719	330.00–347.00	342.29
150	750–800	795	312.00–339.75	337.02
124	900–950	914	298.00–310.00	307.93
56	1000–1050	1,000	295.00	295.00
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 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	859	252.50–272.50	258.82
1	950–1000	950	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
3	250–300	273	410.00–475.00	445.06
7	300–350	328	377.00–425.00	406.37
7	350–400	375	370.00–405.00	389.51
8	400–450	427	345.00–400.00	379.86
3	450–500	478	300.00–370.00	337.28
10	500–550	535	280.00–365.00	336.08
12	550–600	584	310.00–355.00	345.10
6	600–650	635	300.00–335.00	314.23
11	650–700	688	306.00–335.00	322.31
3	700–750	725	290.00–315.00	305.06
2	750–800	790	277.00–310.00	293.40
2	800–850	813	250.00–280.00	265.05
1	850–900	875	295.00	295.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	420.00–480.00	450.56
6	400–450	435	392.50–415.00	403.75
6	450–500	492	360.00–405.00	382.33
8	500–550	530	355.00–360.00	357.21
41	550–600	590	350.00–366.00	364.24
4	600–650	603	338.00–341.00	339.51
14	650–700	676	312.00–330.00	319.90
26	700–750	712	302.00–310.00	309.70
2	750–800	785	305.00	305.00
108	800–850	824	306.00–310.00	306.29
6	850–900	889	270.00–295.00	290.83
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
1	850–900	865	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	380.00–400.00	394.91
3	300–350	312	325.00–375.00	357.09
9	350–400	373	330.00–370.00	364.99
8	450–500	464	300.00–342.50	311.02
5	500–550	522	280.00–330.00	313.71
4	550–600	565	275.00–310.00	294.87
3	600–650	607	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	658	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	740	257.50	257.50
2	750–800	770	240.00–270.00	255.39
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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	255.00–325.00	291.17
2	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	580	227.00–255.00	241.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	350.00–440.00	381.77
4	300–350	334	365.00–370.00	367.42
9	350–400	371	365.00–390.00	380.64
19	400–450	430	300.00–385.00	355.90
20	450–500	471	262.00–360.00	330.76
12	500–550	532	300.00–335.00	319.23
19	550–600	572	286.00–337.50	308.82
8	600–650	634	285.00–308.00	296.97
4	650–700	666	304.00–322.50	313.32
1	700–750	710	292.00	292.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	810	272.00–284.00	278.00
1	850–900	890	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	400.00–437.50	417.04
27	350–400	382	375.00–410.00	399.33
14	400–450	434	370.00–410.00	397.30
44	450–500	473	352.50–390.00	365.38
53	500–550	522	342.50–385.00	359.10
39	550–600	580	315.00–365.00	333.32
41	600–650	627	295.00–350.00	326.33
29	650–700	678	290.00–325.00	312.86
28	700–750	725	295.00–315.00	304.66
5	750–800	771	292.50–302.00	298.23
5	800–850	821	260.00–290.00	271.33
4	850–900	887	255.00–270.00	259.96
5	900–950	927	247.50–270.00	253.86
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	400.00–450.00	420.05
12	300–350	332	377.00–455.00	408.11
45	350–400	376	380.00–430.00	407.14
67	400–450	426	347.50–437.50	399.31
84	450–500	476	340.00–403.00	371.82
81	500–550	523	310.00–395.00	355.24
94	550–600	575	309.00–362.50	337.32
52	600–650	620	282.00–342.00	321.28
31	650–700	668	270.00–340.00	316.40
16	700–750	715	272.00–319.00	303.79
7	750–800	768	267.50–320.00	291.54
12	800–850	828	270.00–310.00	294.16
4	850–900	869	220.00–301.00	280.84
3	900–950	927	240.00–265.00	248.18
2	950–1000	965	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	370.00–380.00	374.94
5	450–500	469	330.00–365.00	346.17
4	500–550	532	330.00–335.00	333.83
1	550–600	590	291.00	291.00
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 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	502	320.00–340.00	324.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	682	325.00	325.00
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
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 — 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	470.00–480.00	474.73
11	250–300	274	430.00–540.00	489.98
18	300–350	330	400.00–550.00	448.54
41	350–400	373	400.00–490.00	447.80
29	400–450	422	350.00–440.00	404.39
63	450–500	473	330.00–435.00	383.96
72	500–550	524	325.00–390.00	352.00
58	550–600	571	295.00–385.00	333.23
44	600–650	613	276.00–355.00	313.87
37	650–700	668	280.00–325.00	304.78
32	700–750	719	250.00–320.00	297.92
11	750–800	768	270.00–318.00	293.88
2	800–850	818	257.50–295.00	276.31
2	850–900	880	245.00–265.00	255.00
2	950–1000	950	220.00–250.00	235.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.45
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	510	320.00–325.00	322.52
2	550–600	583	290.00–300.00	295.11
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	320.00–385.00	357.33
3	400–450	418	340.00–360.00	349.88
3	450–500	473	355.00–380.00	363.01
21	500–550	516	300.00–355.00	326.73
12	550–600	582	270.00–340.00	313.95
10	600–650	644	290.00–320.00	297.93
8	650–700	667	210.00–320.00	278.71
4	700–750	720	270.00–295.00	282.35
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	825	235.00–250.00	240.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	270	450.00–465.00	457.64
4	350–400	373	365.00–425.00	388.74
13	400–450	417	300.00–395.00	358.47
27	450–500	475	275.00–400.00	332.00
12	500–550	524	280.00–340.00	317.02
11	550–600	574	275.00–350.00	295.92
12	600–650	625	245.00–294.00	281.13
4	650–700	671	260.00–303.00	277.10
2	700–750	710	240.00–270.00	254.89
3	750–800	782	260.00–270.00	265.07
1	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
3	850–900	862	245.00–261.00	255.37
1	900–950	940	207.50	207.50
6	950–1000	964	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	377	415.00–440.00	424.90
31	400–450	444	375.00–442.50	428.00
29	450–500	474	350.00–435.00	397.07
38	500–550	523	342.50–385.00	367.78
34	550–600	581	330.00–370.00	338.79
18	600–650	619	320.00–350.00	339.34
25	650–700	654	295.00–325.00	313.94
26	700–750	728	297.00–320.00	307.07
3	750–800	777	280.00–300.00	290.00
4	800–850	813	260.00–275.00	270.05
8	850–900	861	255.00–265.00	257.01
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	275.00	275.00

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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	4,250.00	4,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	3,575.00–3,750.00	3,658.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,243.38
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	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,625.00	3,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,038	2,525.00–2,950.00	2,776.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,585	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,224	2,200.00–4,050.00	2,864.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,750.00–2,975.00	2,862.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,311	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,975.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,226	2,000.00–3,550.00	3,161.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,297	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,563.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,414	2,550.00–2,825.00	2,665.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,271	2,600.00–3,300.00	3,042.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,177	2,500.00–3,850.00	3,287.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,143.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,303	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,980.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,459.19
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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,487.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,443	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,367.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,173	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,961.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,925.00–3,300.00	3,113.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,571.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,875.00–2,900.00	2,455.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	758	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,040	1,680.00–2,600.00	2,220.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	198.00	198.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,172.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	773	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,822.24
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,050.00	3,050.00
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 — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	173.00	173.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,460	170.00–200.00	185.55
13	—	1,902	210.00–235.00	221.83
54	—	1,783	184.00–220.00	205.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,138	138.00–168.50	147.76
31	—	1,099	120.00–151.00	131.06
13	—	1,123	155.00–170.00	161.53
6	—	983	100.00–127.00	111.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,377	144.00–168.00	154.50
125	—	1,263	150.00–183.00	165.77
37	—	1,266	167.00–191.50	178.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,438	171.00–190.00	179.11
20	—	1,445	150.00–165.00	158.60
73	—	1,472	152.00–182.50	167.11

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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