Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

3,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.97/cwt +10.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 580 lb · 217 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.71/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 619 lb · 150 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $301.58/cwt +10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 621 lb · 147 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,986	760	2,695
Feeder cattle	3,448	646	2,461
Slaughter cattle	375	71	191
Replacement cattle	163	43	43

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208–240	219	6	450.00–540.00	$497.92	$1,090	-22.08
270–295	283	14	417.00–530.00	$462.24	$1,308	—
300–345	323	30	355.00–425.00	$404.65	$1,307	+61.61
300–332 value added	324	4	420.00–430.00	$422.31	$1,368	+17.31
350–395	374	15	320.00–412.00	$386.10	$1,444	+39.25
383 value added	383	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,628	—
400–445	423	50	350.00–400.00	$375.87	$1,590	+45.17
443 value added	443	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,772	+30.00
452–490 value added	462	14	387.00–395.00	$392.25	$1,812	+37.25
450–498	470	54	340.00–385.00	$363.10	$1,707	+46.36
513 fancy	513	3	367.00	$367.00	$1,883	—
508–530 value added	522	39	345.00–355.00	$347.79	$1,815	—
500–548	529	82	315.00–345.00	$331.69	$1,755	+14.24
552–553 value added	553	6	340.00–345.00	$342.50	$1,894	+22.50
550–596	579	67	282.00–335.00	$320.91	$1,858	+9.66
600–631 value added	612	57	310.00–320.00	$313.94	$1,921	+8.94
605–645	625	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,688	-14.19
600–645	626	88	280.00–310.00	$294.30	$1,842	+10.11
652–653 value added	652	26	304.00–315.00	$311.81	$2,033	+27.47
650–692	675	36	270.00–291.00	$285.25	$1,925	+18.22
710–728 value added	717	23	280.00–287.00	$282.10	$2,023	+15.20
700–745	729	47	254.00–278.00	$268.98	$1,961	-9.37
755–769 value added	765	20	269.00–274.00	$271.56	$2,077	+7.69
755–785	767	26	255.00–272.50	$262.91	$2,017	+41.56
800–830	813	19	247.50–260.00	$252.02	$2,049	+29.52
801–844 value added	825	22	257.00–266.00	$258.55	$2,133	+2.66
853–890	866	8	237.50–252.00	$245.39	$2,125	+27.89
896 value added	896	56	264.25	$264.25	$2,368	—
905–937	929	6	235.00–242.00	$238.31	$2,214	—
950–955	953	2	230.00–232.00	$231.00	$2,201	+28.53
1115	1115	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,118	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–291	272	7	400.00–440.00	$415.96	$1,131	—
300–345	324	5	300.00–385.00	$354.69	$1,149	+28.42
325 thin fleshed	325	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,268	—
358–390	371	18	350.00–390.00	$375.15	$1,392	+98.01
400–440	425	15	310.00–352.00	$340.21	$1,446	—
458–497	481	19	305.00–347.00	$327.81	$1,577	+32.58
512–520 thin fleshed	514	4	312.00–315.00	$314.24	$1,615	—
500–545	531	7	292.00–315.00	$309.08	$1,641	+44.08
563–595	578	15	270.00–302.00	$290.63	$1,680	+18.12
600–648	634	24	242.00–280.00	$269.46	$1,708	+19.46
655–695	678	11	250.00–275.00	$259.71	$1,761	+6.29
705–740	725	5	220.00–262.50	$245.37	$1,779	-10.43
775–785	782	3	250.00–252.50	$250.83	$1,961	+50.83
815–830	823	2	222.50–240.00	$231.17	$1,903	+46.17
945	945	1	222.00	$222.00	$2,098	—
987	987	3	210.00	$210.00	$2,073	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	300.00	$300.00	$960	—
360–370	367	3	290.00–330.00	$313.55	$1,151	—
443	443	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,263	+10.00
485	485	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,059	—
388	388	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,067	—
495	495	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,336	—
515	515	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,403	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	3	480.00–500.00	$493.00	$1,149	+138.00
250–295	275	18	310.00–510.00	$380.81	$1,047	+30.81
300–348	329	37	320.00–400.00	$342.12	$1,126	+22.12
380 value added	380	2	337.00	$337.00	$1,281	—
350–398	381	50	300.00–370.00	$337.88	$1,287	+14.20
418 value added	418	4	337.00	$337.00	$1,409	+27.00
400–449	427	108	285.00–340.00	$320.54	$1,369	+12.23
452–458 value added	456	11	331.00–340.00	$337.57	$1,539	—
450–495	471	118	288.00–330.00	$308.60	$1,454	+21.98
515–523 value added	516	19	312.00–325.00	$315.43	$1,628	+25.43
500–548	520	97	260.00–315.00	$282.50	$1,469	+16.30
510–543	532	3	240.00–250.00	$246.80	$1,313	-19.40
550–599	573	128	250.00–297.50	$266.51	$1,527	+13.38
551–593 value added	589	89	278.00–285.00	$279.82	$1,648	+9.82
600–645	615	56	245.00–272.50	$259.55	$1,596	+10.82
616–628 value added	622	94	260.00–282.00	$277.36	$1,725	+10.51
663 value added	663	17	260.00	$260.00	$1,724	+5.00
650–695	674	40	240.00–260.00	$248.51	$1,675	-2.87
700–735 value added	707	84	250.00–257.00	$255.53	$1,807	+15.53
705–747	727	39	230.00–249.00	$241.42	$1,755	+6.41
750–780	770	18	222.00–245.00	$227.50	$1,752	-0.68
772–785 value added	773	70	235.00–246.25	$245.27	$1,896	—
805–820	811	5	200.00–238.00	$224.76	$1,823	+12.26
817 value added	817	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,773	—
850–875	860	3	195.00–222.00	$213.05	$1,832	—
925	925	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,711	-15.00
1195	1195	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,043	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	400.00	$400.00	$820	+58.00
265–298	282	9	297.00–355.00	$331.54	$935	+17.45
310–345	332	7	275.00–302.00	$291.19	$967	+6.76
345 thin fleshed	345	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,087	—
360–395	380	24	250.00–325.00	$280.27	$1,065	-22.26
400–430 thin fleshed	408	4	297.00–312.00	$303.13	$1,237	—
405–448	432	15	250.00–305.00	$279.75	$1,209	+10.66
450–495	473	44	260.00–295.00	$279.00	$1,320	+30.69
500–545	529	26	235.00–280.00	$255.13	$1,350	+4.61
560–595	585	12	240.00–260.00	$249.74	$1,461	+9.80
600–649	621	44	210.00–250.00	$236.19	$1,467	+3.84
650–695	674	24	211.00–242.50	$231.01	$1,557	+0.39
708–738	721	11	200.00–228.00	$218.92	$1,578	—
765–790	779	6	207.00–230.00	$217.22	$1,692	—
825	825	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,526	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625 value added	625	82	260.00	$260.00	$1,625	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	285.00	$285.00	$841	—
520–525	523	2	220.00–235.00	$227.54	$1,190	—
551	551	5	212.00	$212.00	$1,168	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	287.00	$287.00	$1,292	—
530	530	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,300	—
350–395	372	32	350.00–405.00	$379.00	$1,410	+42.06
400 fancy	400	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,560	—
405–448	431	47	340.00–380.00	$358.35	$1,544	+32.51
450–491	474	36	330.00–380.00	$345.58	$1,638	+34.29
503–545	522	44	300.00–342.50	$323.22	$1,687	+19.20
552 fancy	552	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,766	—
550–595	572	47	277.00–330.00	$301.37	$1,724	+7.69
600–645	615	44	260.00–297.00	$280.40	$1,724	+14.91
650–695	664	30	250.00–287.50	$269.55	$1,790	—
700–740	720	13	245.00–267.50	$253.31	$1,824	+13.31
755–785	771	9	235.00–260.00	$247.02	$1,905	—
800–838	825	6	225.00–230.00	$227.42	$1,876	—
855	855	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,898	—
900–925	913	3	192.00–202.50	$196.53	$1,794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	2	250.00	$250.00	$870	—
360–390	383	13	325.00–365.00	$344.19	$1,318	+44.19
410–447	431	16	300.00–340.00	$320.79	$1,383	+55.79
450–498	480	44	290.00–331.00	$318.91	$1,531	+43.82
505–545	531	8	260.00–305.00	$285.13	$1,514	+16.26
550–595	571	37	250.00–295.00	$270.66	$1,545	+11.30
600–648	630	14	225.00–272.50	$249.87	$1,574	-0.13
660–695	674	11	235.00–264.00	$245.36	$1,654	+5.36
718–740	729	10	205.00–235.00	$224.95	$1,640	—
775	775	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	—
840	840	4	210.00–215.00	$211.25	$1,774	—
890	890	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,780	—
950	950	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,662	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,162	—
497	497	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,416	—
500–525	508	3	250.00–255.00	$253.28	$1,287	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	478	3	242.00–285.00	$265.29	$1,268	—
560–585	573	2	240.00–250.00	$244.89	$1,403	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1935	1353	75-80%	31	134.00–161.00	$147.15	$1,991	—
895–1800	1417	75-80%	49	114.00–148.00	$134.25	$1,902	-5.73
1215–1835	1467	75-80%	22	113.00–139.00	$131.72	$1,932	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1480	1213	80-85%	24	133.00–152.00	$141.59	$1,717	—
860–2085	1223	80-85%	21	110.00–127.00	$119.70	$1,464	—
945–1875	1258	80-85%	47	118.50–137.00	$127.04	$1,598	-15.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1205	1027	85-90%	9	80.00–117.00	$102.66	$1,054	-13.16
925–1425	1071	85-90%	22	104.00–123.00	$114.63	$1,228	-8.19
930–1480	1121	85-90%	7	116.00–127.00	$122.70	$1,375	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,274	—
1140–1985	1543	9	130.00–155.00	$144.38	$2,228	—
1085–2255	1719	13	164.00–180.00	$169.99	$2,922	—
1565–2050	1752	15	132.00–163.00	$153.79	$2,694	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
763	763	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
870–1175	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,585.00–2,650.00	$2,223.65
1045–1220	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,311.01
1080–1196	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,825.00–1,850.00	$1,826.62
870–1710	1246	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,900.00–2,525.00	$2,008.50
1095–1610	1277	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	2,300.00–2,450.00	$2,349.63
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1375–1410	1395	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,925.00–2,150.00	$2,025.45

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
835–955	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,650.00	$1,521.72
840–950	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,216.34
958	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1038	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,775.00	$1,775.00
835–1455	1076	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,350.00–1,850.00	$1,526.26
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
775–895	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,209.81
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1185–1395	1290	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,740.00	$1,641.25	$21,172
1440	1440	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	$28,440

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,375.00	$1,375.00
870	870	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
775–1150	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,725.00–2,400.00	$2,053.38
1095	1095	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
689	689	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,371	—

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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
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	-600.00
1300–1400	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,433.96	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00	$35,970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	$21,809	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	187.00	$187.00	$748	—

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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.