Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 8, 2025

1,590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.85/cwt -13.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 526 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $346.62/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,975/hd at 570 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.90/cwt -8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 472 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,590	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	5	385.00–450.00	$419.72	$1,142	+4.72
320 value added	320	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,504	+40.00
307–340	321	9	400.00–440.00	$418.33	$1,343	+17.83
355 value added	355	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,491	—
355–395	370	8	385.00–427.50	$399.04	$1,476	-15.63
405–442	418	13	390.00–420.00	$397.99	$1,664	-21.31
450–493	468	19	365.00–400.00	$379.16	$1,774	-15.95
470–487 value added	474	16	395.00–415.00	$409.36	$1,940	—
505–531 value added	513	10	355.00–360.00	$358.45	$1,839	-35.55
500–545	516	34	320.00–387.50	$341.91	$1,764	-31.22
553–590	569	36	315.00–379.00	$341.52	$1,943	+5.20
555–573 value added	571	18	355.00–357.50	$356.81	$2,037	+9.81
610–630	618	6	290.00–316.00	$307.14	$1,898	-16.15
613–640 value added	623	6	314.00–325.00	$317.55	$1,978	-8.95
655–681 value added	677	8	300.00–317.00	$312.06	$2,113	—
665–692	678	7	280.00–320.00	$296.91	$2,013	-12.66
715	715	1	281.00	$281.00	$2,009	-23.37
705–741 value added	726	8	284.00–297.50	$288.47	$2,094	-11.53
844 value added	844	5	269.00	$269.00	$2,270	+14.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	470.00–480.00	$474.72	$1,282	—
320 thin fleshed	320	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,456	—
300–345	336	9	400.00–425.00	$407.03	$1,368	—
355–385	371	7	400.00–415.00	$404.36	$1,500	—
405 thin fleshed	405	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,802	—
405–439	426	19	385.00–435.00	$409.04	$1,743	—
468–495	482	9	375.00–410.00	$392.02	$1,890	—
500–548 value added	526	10	390.00–395.00	$392.96	$2,067	—
517–540	529	6	380.00–385.00	$382.45	$2,023	—
550–560	555	3	380.00–395.00	$389.95	$2,164	—
605–640	623	2	300.00–320.00	$310.28	$1,933	—
670	670	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,943	—
748	748	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,982	—
755	755	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	268	3	305.00–430.00	$382.02	$1,024	—
300–335	319	6	320.00–355.00	$337.51	$1,077	—
365–395	380	2	305.00–345.00	$325.79	$1,238	—
405–430	418	3	315.00–370.00	$336.18	$1,405	—
465–490	479	4	350.00–360.00	$356.29	$1,707	—
510–515	513	2	265.00–350.00	$307.29	$1,576	—
555–585	569	5	300.00–350.00	$326.87	$1,860	—
620	620	2	285.00–290.00	$287.50	$1,782	—
695	695	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,092	-37.00
320–345	328	3	350.00–405.00	$375.76	$1,232	—
385 value added	385	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,578	—
385–395	390	2	357.50–375.00	$366.14	$1,428	+26.48
430–445	435	3	357.50–395.00	$382.21	$1,663	+23.90
470 value added	470	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,645	—
470–495	483	2	335.00–370.00	$352.05	$1,700	-16.32
505–530	518	2	312.50–322.50	$317.38	$1,644	-9.11
555	555	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,776	+25.98
672	672	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,982	+25.00
775	775	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,782	-27.50

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	377.50	$377.50	$1,680	+107.50
500–520	510	2	317.50–337.50	$327.70	$1,671	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	365.00–425.00	$394.69	$959	—
305–335	319	7	350.00–380.00	$362.14	$1,155	-42.78
335 thin fleshed	335	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,357	—
350–378 value added	369	7	390.00–420.00	$407.54	$1,504	—
370–380	375	2	320.00–325.00	$322.53	$1,209	-71.06
355–395	379	22	340.00–380.00	$368.86	$1,398	-24.73
405–435 thin fleshed	420	2	365.00–375.00	$369.82	$1,553	—
400–445	423	45	320.00–365.00	$340.22	$1,439	-39.80
445	445	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,357	-75.02
460–475 thin fleshed	465	3	355.00–365.00	$361.59	$1,681	—
450–495	471	34	300.00–345.00	$327.26	$1,541	-14.73
474 value added	474	14	347.50	$347.50	$1,647	—
497	497	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,541	-31.99
500–549	524	48	295.00–327.50	$307.99	$1,614	-4.30
513–537 value added	532	15	320.00	$320.00	$1,702	-17.68
550–566 value added	561	13	308.00–320.00	$317.43	$1,781	—
550–597	569	24	270.00–307.50	$288.29	$1,640	-8.20
580–597	588	5	272.50–277.50	$275.52	$1,620	-20.97
615 value added	615	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,784	—
603–645	617	22	250.00–285.00	$272.00	$1,678	-11.63
650–695	667	5	232.50–267.50	$259.91	$1,734	-6.34
705–735	717	3	225.00–243.00	$236.71	$1,697	-5.52
713–733 value added	723	6	245.00–247.50	$246.23	$1,780	-2.77
740	740	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,702	-12.23
750–765	758	2	235.00–240.00	$237.48	$1,800	—
790 value added	790	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,896	-1.45
850	850	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	470.00–500.00	$484.82	$1,008	—
260–275	268	2	410.00–450.00	$430.56	$1,154	—
310 thin fleshed	310	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,472	—
300–345	329	11	400.00–445.00	$423.48	$1,393	—
353 thin fleshed	353	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,571	—
355–398	375	13	380.00–425.00	$405.25	$1,520	—
408–425 thin fleshed	412	8	390.00–395.00	$392.50	$1,617	—
400–445	429	22	345.00–385.00	$371.60	$1,594	—
455	455	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,410	—
460–475 value added	470	5	370.00–375.00	$370.99	$1,744	—
450–495	473	20	335.00–365.00	$350.35	$1,657	—
500 value added	500	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,650	—
500–540	517	6	300.00–315.00	$307.40	$1,589	—
550–590	571	18	290.00–315.00	$305.52	$1,745	—
605–620	613	3	260.00–285.00	$271.59	$1,665	—
620	620	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,395	—
620–638 value added	627	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,850	—
671 value added	671	11	285.00	$285.00	$1,912	—
685–695	690	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,794	—
700–740	713	4	235.00–255.00	$241.21	$1,720	—
765	765	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,798	—
810–825	818	2	210.00–220.00	$214.95	$1,758	—
850–895	867	3	205.00–230.00	$218.13	$1,891	—
905	905	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	4	330.00–380.00	$341.49	$949	—
300–330	315	7	315.00–385.00	$359.35	$1,132	—
350–390	373	15	300.00–375.00	$345.13	$1,287	—
400–435	414	8	300.00–335.00	$320.62	$1,327	—
455–495	477	11	255.00–330.00	$306.02	$1,460	—
500–545	522	7	235.00–295.00	$269.61	$1,407	—
550–580	564	8	255.00–285.00	$271.16	$1,529	—
625–635	630	2	240.00–250.00	$245.04	$1,544	—
655–675	665	2	215.00–225.00	$220.08	$1,464	—
715–745	723	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,627	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	380.00–405.00	$392.36	$875	+42.36
260–295	278	2	355.00–385.00	$370.95	$1,031	—
330–345	341	5	315.00–365.00	$338.72	$1,155	-0.78
355 thin fleshed	355	1	352.50	$352.50	$1,251	—
355–385	372	8	305.00–335.00	$317.57	$1,181	-33.72
425–445	433	5	275.00–327.50	$311.65	$1,349	-33.63
485–490	487	5	265.00–305.00	$290.98	$1,417	-18.58
520–545	533	2	260.00–262.00	$261.02	$1,391	-29.44
595 thin fleshed	595	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,577	—
600	600	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,350	-30.73
685	685	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,678	-13.00
700–735	718	2	190.00–225.00	$207.93	$1,493	—
880	880	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,496	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,262	—
590	590	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,490	+67.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–335	328	6	390.00–430.00	$411.39	$1,349	—
345 thin fleshed	345	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,535	—
350–398	384	18	370.00–422.50	$405.87	$1,559	+17.22
405	405	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,549	-21.50
400–448	423	19	350.00–419.00	$383.43	$1,622	-20.57
430 value added	430	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,828	—
465 value added	465	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,814	—
455–495	472	27	340.00–385.00	$364.87	$1,722	-15.46
480–495	488	4	325.00–335.00	$328.81	$1,605	-51.52
495	495	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,485	-80.33
505–545	523	27	295.00–372.50	$326.63	$1,708	-25.08
550–595	569	12	285.00–357.50	$314.98	$1,792	-15.59
570	570	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,568	-55.57
600–640	619	21	275.00–320.00	$296.35	$1,834	-15.69
655–695	671	5	270.00–292.50	$284.18	$1,907	-2.23
700–742	723	23	247.50–270.00	$252.60	$1,826	-4.87
800–840	820	4	220.00–237.50	$228.05	$1,870	-1.95
898	898	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,877	+9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	377	10	400.00–435.00	$413.31	$1,558	—
400–448	430	27	380.00–440.00	$403.31	$1,734	—
460–495	474	11	350.00–385.00	$366.08	$1,735	—
500–530	515	9	330.00–360.00	$343.83	$1,771	—
555–570	560	12	320.00–345.00	$332.94	$1,864	—
605–645	618	3	305.00–335.00	$315.43	$1,949	—
653–675	659	4	270.00–275.00	$271.28	$1,788	—
715–745	736	6	260.00–270.00	$266.69	$1,963	—
800–825	813	4	215.00–230.00	$221.19	$1,798	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,155	—
355–395	373	9	290.00–385.00	$346.69	$1,293	—
415–445	435	4	320.00–365.00	$341.71	$1,486	—
450–495	479	9	270.00–375.00	$327.94	$1,571	—
500–540	521	11	280.00–325.00	$309.66	$1,613	—
560–595	579	13	225.00–310.00	$299.52	$1,734	—
600–635	615	8	205.00–285.00	$267.63	$1,646	—
740–745	743	2	225.00–255.00	$239.95	$1,783	—
780	780	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,677	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,172	-31.34
405–435	417	6	320.00–372.50	$354.65	$1,479	+1.53
470–490	484	4	295.00–352.50	$327.50	$1,585	-21.55
500–540	519	5	290.00–321.00	$307.25	$1,595	-17.16
562–590	571	4	270.00–305.00	$289.81	$1,655	+7.43
660–665	663	2	240.00–247.50	$243.74	$1,616	-26.26
785	785	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,703	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1445–1550	1498	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,250.00–3,350.00	$3,298.25	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,605	+42.50
500	500	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,126	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1815	1269	80-85%	114	123.00–152.00	$140.99	$1,789	—
1120–1570	1280	80-85%	25	147.00–159.50	$153.05	$1,959	—
1005–1765	1282	80-85%	18	120.00–138.00	$131.13	$1,681	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$786	-18.28
835–1025	948	85-90%	4	130.00–139.00	$134.66	$1,277	+31.38
885–1480	1072	85-90%	10	100.00–118.00	$106.25	$1,139	—
830–1535	1105	85-90%	33	110.00–133.00	$121.71	$1,345	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1565	1468	75-80%	10	155.00–159.00	$156.29	$2,294	+13.09
1350–1755	1531	75-80%	5	120.00–141.00	$132.29	$2,025	—
1250–2240	1610	75-80%	21	134.50–153.00	$143.76	$2,315	+4.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1450	1400	2	153.00–160.00	$156.63	$2,193	—
1380–1555	1460	4	141.00–159.00	$150.94	$2,204	—
1340–2250	1740	30	160.00–178.00	$167.21	$2,909	—
1410–2030	1786	5	174.00–187.00	$182.44	$3,258	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1035–1200	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,675.00	$1,617.11
1025–1365	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,350.00–2,250.00	$1,885.26
1080–1325	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,925.00	$1,830.35
1040–1400	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,150.00–3,000.00	$2,567.81
1165–1215	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,925.00	$1,790.39
995–1390	1196	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,800.00–2,650.00	$2,152.06
1075–1340	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–2,150.00	$1,949.69
1080–1490	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,725.00–2,550.00	$2,300.61
1230–1335	1283	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,860.00–1,930.00	$1,896.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1285	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,775.00	$1,669.72
1250–1480	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,367.31

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1005	963	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,716.36
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1070	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,799.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
790	790	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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,950.00–3,150.00	$3,050.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00–2,250.00	$2,081.25	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,650.00–3,150.00	$2,937.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,650.00–3,650.00	$3,066.67	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00–3,150.00	$2,950.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.