Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

1,751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.30/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 467 lb · 95 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.32/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 534 lb · 78 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $309.10/cwt -7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 373 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,751	2,620	2,360
Feeder cattle	1,420	2,186	2,053
Slaughter cattle	281	359	183
Replacement cattle	50	75	124

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	350.00	$350.00	$840	±0.00
275–285	280	2	325.00–350.00	$337.72	$946	-40.38
315–345	328	7	340.00–385.00	$364.38	$1,195	+3.49
342	342	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,026	-32.00
368 value added	368	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,380	—
350–392	378	12	312.50–345.00	$330.56	$1,250	-38.84
415 value added	415	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,421	-27.59
400–445	419	28	310.00–367.50	$324.97	$1,362	-9.18
440–445	443	2	300.00–305.00	$302.51	$1,340	-31.64
450–495	471	17	285.00–322.50	$305.27	$1,438	-21.64
450–484 value added	478	9	325.00–340.00	$327.65	$1,566	-22.35
502–530 value added	512	6	302.50–312.50	$306.64	$1,570	-14.02
500–545	524	19	267.50–307.50	$292.93	$1,535	-16.52
540	540	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,296	-69.45
552–575 value added	558	4	298.00–317.50	$312.47	$1,744	-2.17
555–595	571	23	270.00–307.50	$293.92	$1,678	+0.96
605–615	610	2	232.50–235.00	$233.74	$1,426	-39.55
620–626 value added	626	16	285.00–286.00	$285.94	$1,790	+7.27
600–645	633	38	250.00–282.50	$273.68	$1,732	+0.39
660–695	675	5	236.00–265.00	$253.62	$1,712	-2.23
675 value added	675	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,789	+1.00
704 value added	704	1	265.50	$265.50	$1,869	+5.24
705–730	713	4	237.50–255.00	$247.80	$1,767	+5.00
750 value added	750	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,905	+7.83
751–760	752	8	220.00–244.00	$240.97	$1,812	-2.03
815 value added	815	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,826	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602 value added	602	64	303.00	$303.00	$1,824	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	310	3	300.00–365.00	$344.03	$1,066	+41.21
350–395	376	4	275.00–300.00	$293.44	$1,103	+4.21
410–440	427	3	275.00–282.50	$277.52	$1,185	-34.00
450–475	460	6	290.00–302.50	$299.17	$1,376	+1.56
500	500	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,350	-4.43
635–645	640	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,536	-9.59
685	685	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,754	+4.85

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,054	—
480	480	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,212	—
528	528	7	282.00	$282.00	$1,489	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,366	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	315.00	$315.00	$914	—
455	455	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,092	—
650	650	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,462	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	285.00–320.00	$303.30	$667	-1.75
250–290	273	6	317.50–335.00	$328.73	$897	-5.36
305	305	1	260.00	$260.00	$793	-61.94
300–345	323	16	310.00–345.00	$328.64	$1,062	+6.70
358–370	361	7	250.00–275.00	$254.67	$919	-56.46
350–396	374	59	290.00–352.50	$316.56	$1,184	+5.43
390	390	1	250.00	$250.00	$975	-61.13
410–420 value added	415	17	300.00–312.50	$304.81	$1,265	-20.58
410–440	428	3	220.00–240.00	$231.91	$993	-66.04
405–449	432	45	270.00–307.50	$280.58	$1,212	-17.37
452–465 value added	454	20	305.00	$305.00	$1,385	-2.14
450–495	470	69	250.00–299.00	$280.57	$1,319	-1.20
465–483	474	6	210.00–242.50	$226.56	$1,074	-55.21
500–545	524	25	235.00–270.00	$253.28	$1,327	-15.92
503–549 value added	538	53	257.50–286.00	$266.58	$1,434	—
558 value added	558	4	267.50	$267.50	$1,493	+9.03
555–595	577	25	230.00–254.00	$242.48	$1,399	-7.78
570–585	578	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,243	-35.26
615–626 value added	622	5	235.00–240.00	$236.98	$1,474	—
600–646	628	22	219.00–242.00	$230.94	$1,450	-10.14
635	635	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,349	-28.58
679 value added	679	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,582	—
660–695	687	8	215.00–228.00	$224.19	$1,540	-4.81
695	695	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,390	-29.00
711–745	720	4	200.00–215.00	$211.12	$1,520	+3.77
832	832	6	192.00	$192.00	$1,597	-3.28

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	3	280.00–312.50	$297.90	$810	-1.53
325	325	2	295.00	$295.00	$959	+7.38
365–385	377	5	275.00–317.50	$289.10	$1,090	-5.33
420–430	425	2	245.00–260.00	$252.41	$1,073	-22.32
465	465	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,162	-11.06
505–540	526	4	242.50–260.00	$250.03	$1,315	+3.48
575 value added	575	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,374	-7.00
585	585	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,287	-12.94
615 value added	615	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,341	—
685	685	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,216	-42.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	465	6	235.00–252.50	$243.05	$1,130	—
560–585	577	3	202.50–227.50	$211.80	$1,222	—
690	690	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,463	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,005	—
415	415	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,017	—
522	522	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,188	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	—
340	340	1	225.00	$225.00	$765	—
380–395	388	2	200.00–230.00	$215.29	$835	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	230.00	$230.00	$989	—
450	450	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,125	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	8	342.50–367.50	$347.97	$1,138	—
355–390	378	17	285.00–360.00	$332.21	$1,256	-7.48
410–415	413	2	280.00–290.00	$284.97	$1,177	-45.44
400–445	421	29	287.50–332.50	$318.24	$1,340	-12.17
457–485 value added	463	5	320.00–332.50	$329.88	$1,527	—
450–495	468	31	280.00–325.00	$299.31	$1,401	-14.78
475	475	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,318	-36.59
512–545	528	29	262.50–300.00	$288.45	$1,523	-9.21
525–545	535	2	254.00–262.50	$258.33	$1,382	-39.33
542 fancy	542	2	307.50	$307.50	$1,667	+23.06
555–570 fancy	563	2	292.50–305.00	$298.83	$1,682	—
555–595	581	19	250.00–287.50	$276.39	$1,606	+8.18
580–582	581	3	247.50–256.00	$253.17	$1,471	-15.04
605	605	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,331	-37.52
600–645	616	12	244.00–282.00	$259.76	$1,600	+2.24
660–685	670	4	230.00–257.00	$245.41	$1,644	-7.74
710	710	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,384	-40.99
700–732	718	5	217.50–235.00	$223.52	$1,605	-12.47
760	760	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,653	-1.37
805–830	818	4	192.50–208.00	$202.11	$1,653	—
935	935	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,459	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	300.00	$300.00	$900	—
350–390	378	4	285.00–300.00	$293.38	$1,109	-10.90
407–440	424	9	255.00–312.50	$282.23	$1,197	-23.04
455–495	475	2	267.50–295.00	$281.83	$1,339	-1.59
505–525	520	4	255.00–284.00	$276.96	$1,440	+8.60
620–630	627	5	217.50–254.00	$235.97	$1,480	-6.49
685	685	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,754	+23.38

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	290.00	$290.00	$914	—
388	388	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,145	—
465–480	475	3	245.00–257.50	$249.08	$1,183	—
500–510	505	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,212	—
572	572	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,330	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	307.50	$307.50	$861	—
455	455	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,149	—
520	520	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,196	-70.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1170	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,750.00–1,925.00	$1,842.65	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,316	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1570	1165	80-85%	79	112.00–133.00	$124.30	$1,448	-0.90
990–1415	1173	80-85%	12	104.00–121.00	$111.90	$1,313	-13.30
1070–1700	1299	80-85%	21	126.00–148.00	$135.62	$1,762	+3.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1550	1392	75-80%	7	111.50–124.00	$120.88	$1,683	-2.45
1045–1675	1411	75-80%	35	117.00–137.00	$126.32	$1,782	—
1265–1770	1520	75-80%	10	130.00–144.00	$136.94	$2,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–985	917	85-90%	5	119.00–123.00	$120.64	$1,106	—
855–1090	935	85-90%	3	77.00–101.00	$85.24	$797	—
960–1275	1069	85-90%	4	122.00–129.00	$124.05	$1,326	+9.68
800–9700	1389	85-90%	26	95.00–120.00	$112.48	$1,562	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1245	1188	2	132.00–142.00	$137.24	$1,630	—
1315–2180	1613	16	127.00–159.00	$144.78	$2,335	—
1410–1880	1645	2	132.00–142.00	$136.29	$2,242	—
1590–2145	1899	7	150.00–173.00	$159.41	$3,027	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1105–1290	1187	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,540.00–1,975.00	$1,751.12
1195–1355	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,800.00	$1,582.64
1305–1315	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,474.90

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
945	945	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00–1,825.00	$1,762.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.