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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 5, 2025

1,161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $296.06/cwt +23.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,124/hd at 717 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.74/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,025/hd at 584 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.63/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 463 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,161 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–299 286 12 395.00–425.00 $415.91 $1,190 —
335 335 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,374 -30.00
452 452 9 392.50 $392.50 $1,774 +28.72
478 478 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,685 -11.28
511 value added 511 13 410.00 $410.00 $2,095 +45.09
533 533 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,105 +62.35
570–584 578 16 320.00–327.50 $322.67 $1,865 +3.40
589 value added 589 20 366.00 $366.00 $2,156 +24.04
635 635 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,013 -3.11
641–647 value added 642 24 327.00–330.00 $329.13 $2,113 —
660–695 670 9 294.00–312.00 $302.56 $2,027 -6.95
712–725 value added 717 57 296.00–296.50 $296.18 $2,124 —
740 740 1 289.00 $289.00 $2,139 +16.83
772 772 12 265.00 $265.00 $2,046 -11.63
800 value added 800 23 272.50 $272.50 $2,180 —
843 843 2 262.00 $262.00 $2,209 —
928 value added 928 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,320 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,040 +22.55
295 295 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 -63.02
310 310 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,395 +25.00
370 370 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,406 -17.57
425–435 432 3 355.00–368.00 $359.27 $1,552 -38.70
510–545 528 6 302.50–372.00 $332.43 $1,755 -31.70
555–575 567 6 315.00–325.00 $323.31 $1,833 -25.33
605–615 608 4 270.00–315.00 $287.43 $1,748 -37.57
650 650 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,869 —
715–725 720 3 260.00–287.50 $272.52 $1,962 —
855 855 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,073 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 375.00–398.00 $387.22 $1,239 —
348 thin fleshed 348 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,096 —
350–375 363 2 385.00–392.00 $388.62 $1,411 +11.54
450–465 455 3 286.00–307.00 $296.95 $1,351 -35.48
517 517 4 306.00 $306.00 $1,582 -9.00
555 555 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 —
580 580 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,543 —
613–638 624 6 251.00–275.00 $259.46 $1,619 -25.54
705 705 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,896 +4.00
800 800 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,992 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–445 430 3 312.50–325.00 $320.69 $1,379 —
515 515 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,661 +60.00
560 560 2 285.00–327.50 $306.25 $1,715 —
640 640 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,837 +14.50
683 683 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,605 -47.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 275.00 $275.00 $962 —
745 745 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,695 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,404 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 11 380.00 $380.00 $1,155 -11.76
373 373 6 362.50 $362.50 $1,352 +2.50
404 value added 404 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,424 -47.50
450 value added 450 20 347.50 $347.50 $1,564 -5.50
478–480 480 15 312.50–322.00 $319.80 $1,535 -6.24
504 value added 504 11 330.00 $330.00 $1,663 +6.93
510–544 533 13 300.00–321.00 $318.51 $1,698 +15.84
555 value added 555 13 315.00 $315.00 $1,748 -17.50
580–587 586 13 299.50–302.50 $299.96 $1,758 -0.86
631 631 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,729 -9.24
603–638 value added 633 28 286.00–287.00 $286.14 $1,811 —
651–655 value added 652 5 273.00–276.00 $273.60 $1,784 -17.40
653–678 657 20 256.00–270.00 $267.53 $1,758 -2.47
745 value added 745 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,825 -42.00
763–767 value added 765 10 245.00–248.50 $246.75 $1,888 -37.75
828 value added 828 3 242.50 $242.50 $2,008 —
835 835 10 237.00 $237.00 $1,979 -15.51
900 900 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 375.00 $375.00 $994 -8.21
295 295 1 330.00 $330.00 $974 -53.21
300–335 318 6 322.50–360.00 $339.36 $1,079 -37.30
345 345 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 -76.66
370–390 382 3 300.00–320.00 $307.65 $1,175 -75.67
405 405 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,174 -39.16
400–445 425 16 297.50–334.00 $318.12 $1,352 +13.22
450–490 471 12 290.00–315.00 $298.56 $1,406 -18.41
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 -10.00
500–545 526 11 270.00–297.50 $284.86 $1,498 -0.12
530 thin fleshed 530 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,611 —
545 545 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,444 -19.98
555–595 581 11 260.00–289.00 $276.38 $1,606 +11.21
585 585 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,492 -10.17
600–640 616 14 250.00–285.00 $274.67 $1,692 +5.51
670–685 678 3 235.00–245.00 $239.96 $1,627 -18.58
730 730 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,661 -25.03
755 755 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,661 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 322.50 $322.50 $935 -2.50
320–333 330 8 287.50–306.00 $301.51 $995 -13.49
368–388 372 9 301.00–315.00 $311.76 $1,160 +41.58
411 411 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,274 +18.53
459–480 466 10 270.00–300.00 $282.61 $1,317 -20.08
520–549 539 13 270.00–295.00 $280.01 $1,509 +11.51
582–588 584 10 272.50–288.00 $281.76 $1,645 +25.80
693 693 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,663 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 6 256.00–331.00 $301.89 $993 -63.11
375 375 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 -44.53
385 thin fleshed 385 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,367 —
420 420 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,306 +9.54
435 thin fleshed 435 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,501 —
450–460 455 3 216.00–311.00 $271.65 $1,236 -12.72
470 thin fleshed 470 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,419 —
507–543 526 8 274.00–290.00 $282.21 $1,484 +17.82
565 thin fleshed 565 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,638 —
565–580 571 4 235.00–274.00 $254.71 $1,454 -6.09
605–647 632 6 236.00–271.00 $261.05 $1,650 +16.24
660–698 688 6 241.00–250.00 $246.45 $1,696 +3.96
755 755 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,638 -3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 11 345.00–400.00 $373.33 $1,213 -24.41
350–370 361 5 340.00–400.00 $357.65 $1,291 -32.46
405–445 432 16 300.00–330.00 $319.00 $1,378 -56.38
455 455 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,274 -93.56
450–490 473 9 301.00–361.00 $318.37 $1,506 -55.19
500–545 525 11 287.50–353.00 $302.08 $1,586 -49.91
550–595 568 14 285.00–343.00 $304.01 $1,727 -32.06
600–632 621 9 270.00–314.00 $293.37 $1,822 +5.24
660–690 676 5 270.00–285.00 $277.60 $1,877 -7.33
700–710 705 2 230.00–262.50 $246.37 $1,737 -18.63
820 820 2 212.50–218.00 $215.25 $1,765 —
880 880 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,870 +22.50
980 980 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,960 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–388 376 24 370.00–384.00 $380.39 $1,430 -39.99
445 445 11 382.50 $382.50 $1,702 +14.84
513 513 13 364.00 $364.00 $1,867 —
551–578 569 14 315.00–318.00 $317.65 $1,807 +10.15
640 640 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,856 -7.88
655 655 15 293.00 $293.00 $1,919 —
760 760 6 250.50 $250.50 $1,904 -12.00
840 840 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,865 -33.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,336 +75.05
375–385 378 3 315.00–360.00 $341.76 $1,292 -8.03
420–430 425 2 325.00–330.00 $327.47 $1,392 -10.42
440 440 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,307 -40.89
475–495 482 5 319.00–350.00 $338.85 $1,633 +5.86
500–535 526 5 301.00–324.00 $308.90 $1,625 +3.00
555–590 568 7 269.00–319.00 $303.23 $1,722 +4.60
600–645 615 3 264.00–270.00 $267.90 $1,648 -4.81
655–695 680 5 249.00–269.00 $259.49 $1,765 +1.99
710–720 717 3 244.00–245.00 $244.67 $1,754 —
795 795 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,654 +1.00
825–830 828 2 225.00–251.00 $237.96 $1,970 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–396 393 10 322.50–331.00 $328.50 $1,291 —
435 435 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 —
487–495 490 8 288.00–310.00 $301.67 $1,478 +26.67
523 523 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,569 —
615–635 625 2 237.50–250.00 $243.85 $1,524 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,141 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 315.00–340.00 $327.66 $1,245 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1385 1162 80-85% 19 125.00–136.00 $132.65 $1,541 —
900–1650 1246 80-85% 65 127.00–151.00 $138.48 $1,725 —
1230–1500 1362 80-85% 9 143.00–160.00 $154.70 $2,107 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1260 981 85-90% 17 100.00–115.00 $106.36 $1,043 —
800–1295 1032 85-90% 21 112.00–130.00 $119.14 $1,230 —
965–1335 1080 85-90% 11 127.00–139.00 $132.50 $1,431 +13.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1525 1388 75-80% 4 125.00–137.00 $132.97 $1,846 —
1280–1905 1473 75-80% 11 144.00–165.00 $151.92 $2,238 —
1175–1855 1502 75-80% 34 131.00–146.00 $138.67 $2,083 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1840 1445 5 145.00–155.00 $149.82 $2,165 —
1485–1735 1610 2 184.00–188.00 $186.16 $2,997 —
1565–2045 1811 13 164.00–174.00 $169.43 $3,068 -0.43
2270 2270 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,859 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1150 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,362.50
1100–1300 1167 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,775.00–1,925.00 $1,858.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1061 1061 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1313 1313 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,800.00 $1,800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
10–1200 605 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,500.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,790.00 $1,790.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
900–1500 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,750.00–2,200.00 $1,948.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 1240 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,135.00 $3,135.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00–2,875.00 $2,787.50 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1225 1143 85-90% 2 109.00–111.00 $110.07 $1,258 —

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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.