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Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 19, 2025

793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $434.15/cwt +27.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 378 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.00/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 463 lb · 22 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.91/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,905/hd at 719 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 793 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,102 -50.00
262–285 274 6 380.00–450.00 $413.53 $1,133 -53.97
318 318 8 427.50 $427.50 $1,359 -37.84
435 435 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,653 -11.32
471 471 11 395.00 $395.00 $1,860 +3.48
549 value added 549 6 379.00 $379.00 $2,081 —
568 value added 568 8 367.00 $367.00 $2,085 —
570 570 2 351.00 $351.00 $2,001 -12.02
622–632 value added 628 18 337.00–342.50 $339.12 $2,130 -15.88
628 628 3 328.00 $328.00 $2,060 -12.77
672 672 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,150 -15.54
720 720 13 288.00 $288.00 $2,074 -6.98
725–748 value added 742 8 294.00–301.00 $295.71 $2,194 —
778 value added 778 8 291.00 $291.00 $2,264 —
813 value added 813 5 271.00 $271.00 $2,203 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–240 227 4 397.50–500.00 $472.94 $1,074 +7.66
293 293 2 432.50 $432.50 $1,267 -18.24
318 318 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,431 +18.07
410–440 424 4 370.00–404.00 $386.07 $1,637 -13.48
490 490 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,690 -25.60
503 503 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,660 -21.95
555–565 561 4 323.00–350.00 $338.73 $1,900 +3.61
605 value added 605 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,015 -4.50
620–630 627 3 310.00–329.00 $322.73 $2,024 -7.04
670 value added 670 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 —
680 680 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,992 -23.96
715 715 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,074 -6.18
750–790 value added 786 10 279.50–282.00 $279.74 $2,199 —
830 value added 830 1 248.00 $248.00 $2,058 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 305.00 $305.00 $824 -91.81
313–325 317 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,228 +3.73
475 475 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,318 -58.77
555 555 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,873 +28.41
673 673 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,851 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 330.00–350.00 $340.40 $1,276 -48.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 6 435.00 $435.00 $957 +42.56
261–267 264 7 384.00–402.50 $392.03 $1,035 +21.05
310 310 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,070 -21.71
305–320 312 3 370.00–382.50 $375.86 $1,173 +9.15
350–395 373 9 320.00–367.50 $340.31 $1,269 -32.19
400–445 419 5 331.00–364.00 $346.68 $1,453 +26.33
437 value added 437 2 362.00 $362.00 $1,582 -53.06
455–495 481 9 312.50–344.00 $329.33 $1,584 +54.33
520 value added 520 2 328.00 $328.00 $1,706 -10.44
500–545 521 15 294.00–335.00 $317.21 $1,653 +2.81
550–592 575 11 282.00–310.00 $296.46 $1,705 -1.76
600–642 626 7 270.00–283.00 $277.02 $1,734 -16.28
638 value added 638 1 291.50 $291.50 $1,860 —
655–698 675 7 252.50–280.00 $265.70 $1,793 -10.79
700–705 703 2 223.00–240.00 $231.53 $1,628 -16.47
713–723 value added 721 19 268.00–268.50 $268.42 $1,935 -6.84
795 795 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,717 —
800–830 815 2 204.00–237.50 $220.44 $1,797 -22.06
825 825 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,716 -34.50
870 value added 870 1 248.00 $248.00 $2,158 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,109 -32.75
329 329 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,168 -34.58
377 377 17 367.00 $367.00 $1,384 -19.67
463 463 22 333.00 $333.00 $1,542 -3.42
520 520 11 304.00–332.00 $326.91 $1,700 +21.75
580 580 13 309.00 $309.00 $1,792 +4.26
600 600 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,770 +16.26
655–678 671 13 263.00–276.00 $266.82 $1,790 -20.18
716 value added 716 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,783 —
735 735 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 -25.09
774 774 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,858 +13.31
828–834 value added 831 7 236.00–240.00 $237.71 $1,975 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–368 363 8 305.00–340.00 $324.55 $1,178 -28.71
400–420 402 9 290.00–308.00 $305.91 $1,230 -19.29
464–475 467 10 291.00–307.00 $302.12 $1,411 -15.33
500 500 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,400 -12.12
565–595 578 12 240.00–292.00 $278.31 $1,609 -7.85
620 620 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 -43.03
680 680 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,537 -27.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 thin fleshed 245 1 375.00 $375.00 $919 —
335 335 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,106 -29.32
450 thin fleshed 450 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 —
460–490 484 6 251.00–305.00 $284.00 $1,375 -8.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 405.00–435.00 $423.13 $1,460 -20.09
355–398 371 8 377.50–430.00 $410.45 $1,523 -7.40
417 fancy 417 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,772 —
400–445 420 7 360.00–409.00 $397.29 $1,669 +11.12
450–490 468 9 337.50–397.50 $368.42 $1,724 +29.72
500–530 514 9 328.00–357.50 $343.27 $1,764 +6.30
550–585 566 12 329.00–340.00 $332.86 $1,884 +16.59
600–635 614 12 285.00–329.00 $304.66 $1,871 -6.88
650–665 658 9 272.50–320.00 $297.00 $1,954 -8.80
710–745 724 4 250.00–264.00 $255.37 $1,849 -7.85
760–795 778 2 219.00–247.00 $233.32 $1,815 -12.35
860 860 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,746 —
935 935 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,935 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–379 378 23 425.00–435.00 $434.15 $1,641 +25.41
453 453 8 367.50 $367.50 $1,665 -30.32
521 521 11 370.00 $370.00 $1,928 +41.38
579 579 9 344.00 $344.00 $1,992 +10.34
655 655 7 291.00 $291.00 $1,906 +10.97
813 813 8 250.00 $250.00 $2,032 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–398 391 7 367.50–402.50 $378.73 $1,481 +57.49
465–498 492 11 300.00–345.00 $332.42 $1,636 -4.54
512–540 525 10 295.00–337.50 $317.36 $1,666 +26.30
553–575 559 4 275.00–325.00 $312.13 $1,745 +22.73
655–685 665 4 237.50–285.00 $267.33 $1,778 -6.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,228 -30.00
370 370 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,424 +7.68
475 475 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 -54.13
625 625 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,638 -18.48
685 685 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,891 +23.51
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,416 +17.79
495 495 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,584 -26.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1515 1144 80-85% 15 120.00–141.00 $135.95 $1,555 —
1015–1405 1225 80-85% 37 133.00–156.00 $146.30 $1,792 —
1005–1475 1262 80-85% 15 150.00–170.00 $159.98 $2,019 +15.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1320 1008 85-90% 6 100.00–113.00 $107.56 $1,084 -17.14
835–1310 1071 85-90% 13 120.00–135.00 $126.78 $1,358 —
965–1230 1096 85-90% 7 138.00–151.00 $145.03 $1,590 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1585 1360 75-80% 14 134.00–155.00 $144.98 $1,972 -9.11
1240–1940 1452 75-80% 6 135.00–141.00 $139.37 $2,024 —
1365–1620 1483 75-80% 4 159.00–162.00 $160.82 $2,385 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,120 —
1040–2030 1401 8 145.00–168.00 $157.27 $2,203 —
1425–2510 1766 18 161.50–184.00 $176.32 $3,114 +5.00
1790–2255 1941 5 185.00–199.00 $190.58 $3,699 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1500 1286 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,800.00–2,400.00 $2,092.86
1300–1500 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,300.00 $2,275.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
851 851 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,025.00 $2,025.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1273–1330 1292 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,825.00–1,860.00 $1,837.01
1395 1395 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1165 1088 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,625.00–1,660.00 $1,643.75
1110 1110 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1255 1255 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,200.00 $3,050.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,800.00–3,250.00 $3,062.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.