Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

1,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $356.84/cwt +28.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 632 lb · 128 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $328.69/cwt ≈ $2,343/hd at 713 lb · 97 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.25/cwt -5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 516 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,658	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,200	—
260–295	288	8	460.00–495.00	$477.97	$1,377	+2.58
280–295 value added	288	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,440	—
300–345	327	23	425.00–480.00	$455.16	$1,488	-20.62
310–341 value added	335	5	465.00–500.00	$471.48	$1,579	—
350–388 value added	368	5	460.00–475.00	$470.89	$1,733	+50.89
360–393	383	14	412.00–457.00	$438.06	$1,678	—
408–440 value added	419	6	442.00–452.00	$445.50	$1,867	—
410–445	429	32	402.00–437.00	$422.39	$1,812	+16.39
456–465 value added	459	6	445.00–450.00	$446.69	$2,050	+46.69
450–498	474	25	380.00–425.00	$407.52	$1,932	+14.16
508–520 value added	510	21	380.00–407.50	$395.11	$2,015	—
500–549	536	33	350.00–385.00	$366.76	$1,966	-8.70
560 value added	560	6	362.00–370.00	$367.33	$2,057	-11.67
550–595	570	22	330.00–377.50	$349.92	$1,995	-12.15
600–648	620	19	310.00–360.00	$331.68	$2,056	+3.23
605–648 value added	634	109	337.00–365.50	$361.23	$2,290	—
657–682 value added	670	6	340.00–343.00	$341.47	$2,288	+10.47
655–698	678	19	305.00–332.00	$324.47	$2,200	+34.91
703–717 value added	710	73	328.50–340.00	$331.99	$2,357	—
700–745	722	24	300.00–324.00	$318.66	$2,301	—
755–760 value added	759	6	310.00–312.00	$310.33	$2,355	—
775–790	786	8	280.00–307.00	$292.61	$2,300	+15.11
810	810	1	282.00	$282.00	$2,284	—
875	875	4	277.00–279.00	$278.50	$2,437	—
935	935	1	267.00	$267.00	$2,496	—
965	965	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,606	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	380.00	$380.00	$931	-13.51
280–290	286	4	400.00–450.00	$423.80	$1,212	+6.30
305–345	328	5	340.00–395.00	$371.25	$1,218	—
350–395	374	4	352.00–400.00	$380.17	$1,422	—
400–445	420	8	350.00–380.00	$369.17	$1,551	+13.17
450–490	476	12	355.00–397.00	$376.79	$1,794	+10.79
500–540	523	12	320.00–355.00	$335.44	$1,754	—
555–598	578	11	300.00–350.00	$326.82	$1,889	-12.55
635	635	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,096	—
657–695	676	3	280.00–319.00	$297.64	$2,012	—
740	740	1	288.00	$288.00	$2,131	—
875	875	1	257.00	$257.00	$2,249	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,392	—
595	595	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,023	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	217	3	460.00–480.00	$466.92	$1,013	+76.92
250–298	282	7	392.50–450.00	$428.88	$1,209	—
300–345	321	21	390.00–430.00	$415.79	$1,335	+39.64
350–398	373	30	350.00–427.00	$396.10	$1,477	+17.09
384 value added	384	7	432.00	$432.00	$1,659	+39.50
400–423 value added	415	30	380.00–425.00	$392.37	$1,628	—
405–445	422	31	330.00–407.00	$374.46	$1,580	+20.85
450–456 value added	453	7	382.00–395.00	$387.53	$1,756	+25.03
450–495	474	56	320.00–367.00	$345.35	$1,637	+1.74
500–545	515	67	320.00–343.00	$330.24	$1,701	-0.97
517–525 value added	519	26	345.00–352.00	$348.74	$1,810	-11.92
505–535	520	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,456	-51.21
550–588 value added	567	20	339.00–348.00	$344.18	$1,952	—
550–595	580	40	310.00–330.00	$316.53	$1,836	-5.60
602–648	625	31	290.00–317.00	$305.22	$1,908	+5.94
618–648 value added	640	26	320.00–335.00	$323.68	$2,072	—
654 value added	654	5	309.00	$309.00	$2,021	—
650–698	671	19	272.00–292.00	$281.79	$1,891	+6.79
685–690	688	2	272.00–277.00	$274.51	$1,889	-0.49
700–735	718	4	266.00–281.00	$275.63	$1,979	+27.63
750–765	758	2	250.00–260.00	$254.95	$1,933	+7.45
800–843	831	6	225.00–237.00	$233.50	$1,940	—
880	880	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,068	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	400.00	$400.00	$960	—
275–290	285	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,069	+28.89
300–345	327	7	350.00–387.00	$363.50	$1,189	+11.50
350–365 thin fleshed	358	2	392.00–395.00	$393.53	$1,409	—
355–393	372	14	330.00–390.00	$368.40	$1,370	+22.33
400–445	423	6	305.00–375.00	$333.30	$1,410	—
455–495	483	24	300.00–337.00	$325.97	$1,574	+18.12
500–545	525	15	300.00–315.00	$306.76	$1,610	-2.24
550–595	579	9	270.00–300.00	$293.27	$1,698	+33.27
605–645	625	15	275.00–292.00	$286.23	$1,789	+16.23
650–675	664	4	260.00–279.00	$266.56	$1,770	+26.32
755–785	770	2	227.50–230.00	$228.77	$1,762	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	—
365–395	380	2	340.00–367.00	$352.97	$1,341	—
420	420	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,512	—
470–485	477	3	255.00–320.00	$295.33	$1,409	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442–448	444	5	322.00–332.00	$327.97	$1,456	—
500	500	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,310	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–398	378	19	380.00–455.00	$420.50	$1,589	+5.34
380 fancy	380	2	467.00	$467.00	$1,775	—
400–445	424	26	370.00–432.00	$399.11	$1,692	+3.36
450–495	471	21	362.00–420.00	$381.22	$1,796	-1.69
500–535	518	20	350.00–385.00	$365.89	$1,895	-1.60
518 value added	518	20	397.50	$397.50	$2,059	—
530 fancy	530	1	397.00	$397.00	$2,104	—
550–595	571	13	322.50–350.00	$339.32	$1,938	+22.05
610	610	2	270.00–280.00	$275.00	$1,678	-35.93
605–645	620	17	300.00–320.00	$308.35	$1,912	-2.58
650–690	670	14	300.00–322.00	$310.09	$2,078	+26.79
705–735	715	7	297.00–310.00	$306.97	$2,195	+48.97
760	760	11	290.00–299.00	$298.18	$2,266	+16.21
870	870	3	257.00	$257.00	$2,236	—
990	990	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,980	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	375.00–390.00	$382.50	$1,473	-2.59
405–448	436	8	330.00–380.00	$359.99	$1,570	-19.36
450–495	484	15	320.00–350.00	$338.95	$1,641	—
500–543	527	18	300.00–345.00	$327.70	$1,727	+10.27
550–595	570	14	300.00–320.00	$307.07	$1,750	+1.62
625–640	631	5	275.00–295.00	$287.08	$1,811	+22.08
705–715	708	3	280.00–285.00	$281.68	$1,994	—
765	765	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,142	+40.00
805	805	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,892	-5.00
960–970	965	2	175.00–180.00	$177.49	$1,713	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,512	—
700	700	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,610	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,674	—
645	645	1	308.00	$308.00	$1,987	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1495	1495	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1190	1129	80-85%	7	131.00–147.00	$139.66	$1,577	—
965–1490	1164	80-85%	40	132.50–155.00	$148.36	$1,727	—
965–1515	1248	80-85%	15	150.00–173.00	$162.45	$2,027	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1865	1459	75-80%	33	137.00–159.00	$152.42	$2,224	—
1410–1523	1476	75-80%	5	131.00–150.00	$146.18	$2,158	—
1170–1935	1501	75-80%	11	159.00–172.00	$165.52	$2,484	+16.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	85-90%	1	77.00	$77.00	$712	—
780–1220	993	85-90%	15	93.00–129.00	$109.67	$1,089	-4.52
830–1200	1076	85-90%	6	133.00–148.00	$138.96	$1,495	-3.97
955–1305	1098	85-90%	16	120.00–138.00	$127.09	$1,395	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1960	1652	6	147.00–175.00	$165.28	$2,730	—
1370–2030	1707	10	152.00–190.00	$175.63	$2,998	—
1300–2330	1816	9	180.00–210.00	$190.15	$3,453	+13.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1050–1490	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,233.16
985–1340	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,175.00–2,600.00	$2,401.55
1105–1320	1204	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,750.00–2,700.00	$2,120.89
1213	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1224	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1130–1445	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,174.74
1220–1420	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1529	1529	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	2,585.00	$2,585.00
1275–1865	1538	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,694.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1195	1059	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,150.00	$1,970.27
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1070–1160	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,848.45
1225	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00

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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
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—
1285–1310	1299	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1210–1440	1323	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,800.00–3,425.00	$3,024.91	—
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1325–1385	1359	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00–3,050.00	$2,749.77	—
1050–1660	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,800.00–3,850.00	$3,305.56	—
1185–1555	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00–3,250.00	$3,051.37	—
1195–1635	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,600.00	$3,473.32	—
1435	1435	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,132	—

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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
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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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.