Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 13, 2025

1,387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.07/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,826/hd at 571 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $335.17/cwt -21.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,057/hd at 614 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.36/cwt -2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,745/hd at 527 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,387	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–295	279	10	425.00–495.00	$468.32	$1,307	-9.65
300–335	314	4	425.00–475.00	$451.51	$1,418	-3.65
350–360	355	2	415.00–435.00	$425.14	$1,509	-12.92
372 value added	372	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,674	-20.89
410–440	427	7	400.00–425.00	$412.96	$1,763	-9.43
437–445 value added	441	4	450.00–460.00	$454.95	$2,006	+9.45
450–495	476	12	400.00–430.00	$417.08	$1,985	+9.56
483	483	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,715	-52.52
500–540	509	19	372.50–415.00	$395.03	$2,011	+28.27
500–525 value added	513	4	390.00–400.00	$394.88	$2,026	-0.23
550–564	561	12	340.00–385.00	$355.74	$1,996	+5.82
559–575 value added	563	10	350.00–370.00	$366.25	$2,062	-1.08
585	585	1	342.50	$342.50	$2,004	-7.42
600–630	612	33	312.50–337.00	$332.29	$2,034	+0.61
605–635 value added	623	6	340.00–360.00	$351.00	$2,187	-10.23
652–677	664	14	285.00–335.00	$328.49	$2,181	+4.02
720–725	722	3	315.00–320.00	$318.33	$2,298	-0.33
730–749 value added	748	17	315.00–337.50	$316.29	$2,366	—
800–832	820	5	260.00–270.00	$263.91	$2,164	-18.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,248	—
260	260	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,157	—
340–345	343	3	420.00–430.00	$424.98	$1,458	—
360–395	380	4	420.00–455.00	$441.20	$1,677	—
402 thin fleshed	402	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,809	—
410–415 value added	413	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,797	—
405–445	430	9	400.00–420.00	$405.58	$1,744	—
430–440	435	2	365.00–375.00	$369.94	$1,609	—
455	455	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,547	—
450–495	472	24	380.00–410.00	$398.28	$1,880	—
505–545	525	20	370.00–395.00	$387.36	$2,034	—
531–535 value added	531	10	401.00–405.00	$401.40	$2,131	—
560–580	568	11	362.00–390.00	$377.63	$2,145	—
585–591	590	9	340.00–345.00	$344.45	$2,032	—
600–615	611	5	350.00–355.00	$351.39	$2,147	—
663 value added	663	2	367.00	$367.00	$2,433	—
650–690	665	3	330.00–350.00	$336.52	$2,238	—
705 value added	705	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,221	—
720	720	1	292.00	$292.00	$2,102	—
933 value added	933	4	255.00	$255.00	$2,379	—
939	939	4	260.00	$260.00	$2,441	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	350.00	$350.00	$998	-73.80
342	342	2	495.00	$495.00	$1,693	+123.75
350–375	363	2	375.00–410.00	$391.90	$1,423	+11.73
405–430	417	5	375.00–395.00	$383.97	$1,601	+14.80
455–475	463	7	350.00–387.50	$378.03	$1,750	+1.24
510–545	532	10	325.00–372.50	$342.15	$1,820	+6.71
558–570	560	6	328.00–330.00	$328.34	$1,839	+1.52
647 value added	647	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,200	—
668	668	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,837	-22.64
728	728	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,184	+12.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	400.00–420.00	$409.91	$1,099	—
355	355	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,172	—
465–488	480	3	330.00–365.00	$353.71	$1,698	—
540	540	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,944	—
600–625	612	3	260.00–325.00	$294.88	$1,805	—
710	710	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,024	—
750	750	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,912	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,424	—
420–435	428	2	365.00–380.00	$372.63	$1,595	+52.63
515–540	528	2	302.50–325.00	$313.48	$1,655	—
625	625	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,969	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,906	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	385.00–395.00	$389.95	$928	-76.97
275–285	282	3	380.00–415.00	$391.39	$1,104	-37.49
305–341	322	14	360.00–420.00	$395.12	$1,272	-20.67
355–390	374	11	365.00–435.00	$389.89	$1,458	-6.21
376–390 value added	380	4	410.00–435.00	$428.58	$1,629	-3.42
400–445	422	28	350.00–435.00	$380.02	$1,604	+5.56
450	450	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,778	+49.65
450–491	469	31	337.50–400.00	$362.38	$1,700	+17.03
500–542	526	31	320.00–370.00	$331.09	$1,742	+51.09
530	530	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,722	+45.00
532 value added	532	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,835	-3.74
551–590	568	39	275.00–330.00	$321.62	$1,827	+5.09
595 value added	595	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,904	-24.18
595	595	2	260.00–320.00	$290.00	$1,726	-26.53
605–645	629	15	295.00–330.00	$305.59	$1,922	+0.37
650–695	667	9	277.50–310.00	$290.29	$1,936	+8.50
705	705	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,851	-13.13
715–725	722	5	237.50–273.00	$261.11	$1,885	-14.52
723–735 value added	726	4	260.00–290.00	$267.59	$1,943	—
750	750	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,950	+5.05
815–845	830	2	205.00–240.00	$222.18	$1,844	-11.32
870–875	873	2	220.00–240.00	$229.97	$2,008	-5.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,312	—
350–385	371	11	400.00–435.00	$419.23	$1,555	—
420–425 value added	424	4	420.00	$420.00	$1,781	—
400–448	425	16	375.00–410.00	$391.93	$1,666	—
454 value added	454	4	405.00	$405.00	$1,839	—
455–495	481	26	350.00–390.00	$374.08	$1,799	—
490	490	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,568	—
500–545	519	26	325.00–350.00	$334.82	$1,738	—
550–594	570	30	320.00–345.00	$333.45	$1,901	—
605–624 value added	616	7	317.00	$317.00	$1,953	—
608–645	617	7	290.00–312.00	$305.58	$1,885	—
650	650	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,690	—
655–666	661	11	280.00–300.00	$292.84	$1,936	—
715 value added	715	6	273.00	$273.00	$1,952	—
730	730	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,913	—
795	795	5	260.00	$260.00	$2,067	—
807	807	3	257.00	$257.00	$2,074	—
960–980	970	2	240.00–247.00	$243.54	$2,362	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,044	+35.00
265–290	275	3	340.00–350.00	$346.79	$954	-28.21
300–340	324	5	325.00–385.00	$354.80	$1,150	-8.70
355–360	358	2	345.00–365.00	$354.93	$1,271	-13.47
400–440	413	4	340.00–355.00	$350.14	$1,446	+16.84
450–495	464	16	300.00–337.50	$321.73	$1,493	-4.24
515 value added	515	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,880	—
530–545	536	5	287.50–325.00	$301.45	$1,616	-5.31
550–580	572	10	265.00–305.00	$284.27	$1,626	-9.00
605 value added	605	6	317.50	$317.50	$1,921	—
643	643	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,800	-6.23
655–690	673	3	250.00–275.00	$264.79	$1,782	-1.77
775	775	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	-8.77
935	935	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,073	—
388	388	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,397	—
440	440	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,254	—
460–495	481	7	280.00–370.00	$338.96	$1,630	—
505	505	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,717	—
550–585	573	4	285.00–335.00	$303.72	$1,740	—
628	628	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,758	—
688–695	690	4	262.00–272.00	$264.52	$1,825	—
765	765	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,645	—
864	864	10	249.00	$249.00	$2,151	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,240	-50.00
470–495	483	2	295.00–325.00	$310.39	$1,499	+15.06

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,159	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,192	—
292	292	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,460	—
350–395	372	14	390.00–475.00	$428.69	$1,595	+8.19
400–445	420	20	370.00–450.00	$405.45	$1,703	+6.34
465–470	469	7	355.00–387.50	$382.90	$1,796	+1.68
450–490	472	19	350.00–425.00	$384.98	$1,817	+3.76
505	505	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,843	-0.89
500–540	520	18	332.50–395.00	$364.38	$1,895	-1.51
553–590	570	21	300.00–355.00	$328.70	$1,874	-10.62
570–580	575	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,552	-69.32
600–645	627	10	275.00–325.00	$308.49	$1,934	+0.14
652–670	656	5	315.00–327.50	$317.55	$2,083	+7.46
702–705	703	3	280.00–315.00	$303.30	$2,132	-3.67
760–785	773	2	270.00–280.00	$275.08	$2,126	-23.10
835	835	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,108	—
865	865	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,184	-4.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	2	355.00–375.00	$365.26	$1,388	—
425 thin fleshed	425	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,912	—
400–445	433	15	400.00–435.00	$416.32	$1,803	—
460–480	470	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,645	—
470–495	483	8	365.00–390.00	$379.37	$1,832	—
523	523	8	320.00	$320.00	$1,674	—
500–548	525	11	345.00–380.00	$361.85	$1,900	—
570–595	585	4	340.00–345.00	$342.49	$2,004	—
615–640	626	5	305.00–325.00	$318.95	$1,997	—
663–668	665	13	290.00–312.50	$297.09	$1,976	—
750–795	773	2	270.00–280.00	$275.15	$2,127	—
845	845	1	247.00	$247.00	$2,087	—
885	885	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,345	—
925	925	1	237.00	$237.00	$2,192	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	378	5	375.00–410.00	$394.13	$1,490	+11.63
405–445	422	5	345.00–440.00	$385.31	$1,626	+25.32
450–490	477	8	302.50–365.00	$333.73	$1,592	-5.22
510–530	522	3	322.50–335.00	$329.14	$1,718	+1.44
555–575	565	2	285.00–315.00	$300.27	$1,697	-6.80
608	608	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,006	+42.92
875	875	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,422	—
400–445	425	4	360.00–385.00	$374.13	$1,590	—
460–475	468	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,685	—
500–535	523	4	330.00–340.00	$333.78	$1,746	—
590	590	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,888	—
625–645	635	2	280.00–285.00	$282.54	$1,794	—
665–690	675	3	275.00–305.00	$288.21	$1,945	—
785	785	2	255.00	$255.00	$2,002	—
895	895	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,103	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	300.00–350.00	$325.19	$1,083	—
475	475	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,425	—
510	510	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,632	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,541	—
505–525	515	2	250.00–265.00	$257.65	$1,327	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1545	1275	80-85%	29	150.00–187.00	$171.29	$2,184	—
930–2150	1283	80-85%	59	138.00–169.00	$155.47	$1,995	—
1015–1745	1284	80-85%	19	128.00–147.00	$139.89	$1,796	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1735	1403	75-80%	27	157.00–178.00	$167.83	$2,355	—
1165–2000	1438	75-80%	52	145.00–166.00	$159.38	$2,292	—
1330–1745	1559	75-80%	5	142.00–152.00	$148.57	$2,316	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1725	1065	85-90%	19	97.00–139.00	$125.60	$1,338	-13.36
885–1515	1094	85-90%	23	121.00–150.00	$137.45	$1,504	+10.36
995–1475	1198	85-90%	10	135.00–165.00	$152.00	$1,821	—
1100–1595	1269	85-90%	5	115.00–121.00	$116.99	$1,485	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1895	1683	6	153.00–175.00	$165.99	$2,794	+0.71
1195–2270	1726	18	169.00–193.00	$183.11	$3,160	+7.48
1330–2180	1888	9	194.00–219.00	$203.12	$3,835	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1185–1390	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,325.00–2,500.00	$2,419.47
1160–1520	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,425.00	$2,382.46
1215–1545	1348	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,254.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–980	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,803.16
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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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
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—
1030–1300	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,821.03	-28.97
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,875.00	$2,875.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,775.00	$2,775.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—

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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.