Cattle Market Tennessee cattle prices & auction market reports
USDA market reports from 23 Tennessee auction markets, most recently Saturday, September 5, 2026. Every report in full — prices by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.
What cattle are bringing in Tennessee
Head-weighted average across 5,165 head at the 19 Tennessee markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Aug 7, 2026 – Sep 5, 2026.
| Class | $/cwt | Avg wt (lb) | ≈ $/hd est. | Head | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $315.38 | 858 | $2,706 | 1,144 | 4 |
| light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $317.26 | 822 | $2,608 | 905 | 5 |
| heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers | $356.13 | 672 | $2,393 | 879 | 15 |
| heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers | $352.78 | 572 | $2,018 | 774 | 13 |
| light 7-weight M&L 1 steers | $342.06 | 726 | $2,483 | 746 | 12 |
| heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers | $296.21 | 753 | $2,230 | 717 | 3 |
Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.
| Market | Town | Last sale | Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Regional Stockyard | Athens | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 784 |
| Athens Regional Stockyard Preconditioned Sale | Athens | Thu · Aug 20, 2026 | 1,238 |
| Smith County Commission Co. | Carthage | Sat · Aug 29, 2026 | 428 |
| Crossville Stockyard | Crossville | Sat · Sep 5, 2026 | 187 |
| Dickson Regional Livestock Center | Dickson | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 921 |
| United Producers Inc | Fayetteville | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 267 |
| East Tennessee Cattle Alliance Preconditioned Graded Feeder Sale | Greeneville | Thu · Jun 11, 2026 | 81 |
| Volunteer Stockyards | Greeneville | Sat · Sep 5, 2026 | 194 |
| Dickson Regional Livestock West | Huntingdon | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 118 |
| Knoxville Livestock Center | Knoxville | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 354 |
| Browning Livestock Market | Lafayette | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 244 |
| Warren Co. Livestock Auction | McMinnville | Mon · Aug 17, 2026 | 749 |
| Warren Co. Livestock Graded Sale | McMinnville | Wed · Aug 26, 2026 | 759 |
| Pulaski Stockyard | Pulaski | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 279 |
| Hardin County Stockyard | Savannah | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 162 |
| East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale | Sweetwater | Fri · Aug 28, 2026 | 204 |
| East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Holstein Steer Sale | Sweetwater | Fri · Aug 14, 2026 | 237 |
| East Tennessee Livestock Center | Sweetwater | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 163 |
| Trenton Regional Stockyards | Trenton | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 157 |
| Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC | Unionville | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 583 |
| Southeast Direct Cattle Report (AL/AR/FL/GA/LA/MS/TN) | — | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 904 |
| Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary | — | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 838 |
| Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary | — | Mon · Aug 24, 2026 | 6,110 |