Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 17, 2025

987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $348.47/cwt ≈ $1,620/hd at 465 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.91/cwt ≈ $1,740/hd at 518 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $385.54/cwt ≈ $2,057/hd at 534 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	987	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	400.00	$400.00	$960	—
325–326	326	8	400.00–417.50	$415.32	$1,354	—
465–480	466	14	386.00–389.00	$386.22	$1,800	—
492 value added	492	9	393.50	$393.50	$1,936	—
525–535	528	12	378.00–382.00	$379.35	$2,003	—
538 value added	538	15	390.50	$390.50	$2,101	—
575–598	596	10	355.00–369.00	$356.35	$2,124	—
606 value added	606	7	362.00	$362.00	$2,194	—
600–644	639	19	330.00–340.00	$334.47	$2,137	—
653–688	678	11	330.00–342.00	$338.85	$2,297	—
705 value added	705	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,186	—
765–788	781	7	282.00–290.00	$287.76	$2,247	—
815	815	1	266.00	$266.00	$2,168	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	3	431.00	$431.00	$1,414	+16.08
405–420	407	9	407.50–425.00	$420.76	$1,712	+15.33
450–490	468	3	380.00–382.50	$380.83	$1,782	-8.27
505–535	525	13	335.00–389.00	$371.75	$1,952	+8.27
556 value added	556	6	355.50	$355.50	$1,977	-14.95
598	598	3	326.00	$326.00	$1,949	-6.29
600	600	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,875	+12.50
651 value added	651	13	350.00	$350.00	$2,278	+25.57
670	670	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,883	-39.77
650–684	676	7	300.00–329.00	$312.65	$2,114	-8.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,020	—
495	495	1	341.00	$341.00	$1,688	-26.00
530	530	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,855	+22.15
590	590	2	295.00–317.00	$306.00	$1,805	+0.84
640 value added	640	4	329.00	$329.00	$2,106	—
665–695	680	3	280.00–322.00	$303.23	$2,062	+28.23
760–795	777	3	257.50–300.00	$277.34	$2,155	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,330	—
475	475	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,544	—
525–543	534	5	320.00–360.00	$344.01	$1,837	—
615	615	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,753	—
655	655	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,785	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	358.00	$358.00	$1,486	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	350.00	$350.00	$980	—
303	303	6	375.00	$375.00	$1,136	—
354	354	7	375.00	$375.00	$1,328	—
369	369	6	357.00	$357.00	$1,317	—
460–496	465	43	348.00–351.00	$348.47	$1,620	—
501–543	518	42	333.00–345.00	$335.91	$1,740	—
587–597	589	16	321.00–323.00	$321.38	$1,893	—
638	638	3	274.00	$274.00	$1,748	—
656 value added	656	7	287.00	$287.00	$1,883	—
673–684	679	9	272.00–283.00	$278.69	$1,892	—
700–719	715	5	260.00–262.00	$260.39	$1,862	—
846 value added	846	4	251.50	$251.50	$2,128	—
848	848	11	231.00	$231.00	$1,959	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	375.00	$375.00	$938	-31.57
353–398	372	9	367.50–406.00	$391.35	$1,456	+12.89
415–425 value added	420	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,596	+8.00
405–440	425	3	320.00–325.00	$321.69	$1,367	-44.11
405–445	434	7	338.00–367.50	$351.09	$1,524	-14.71
450 value added	450	2	367.50	$367.50	$1,654	—
450–485	473	6	312.00–347.50	$330.40	$1,563	-6.33
495	495	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,534	-26.73
510 value added	510	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,708	+10.85
500–538	522	16	307.50–330.00	$318.38	$1,662	+3.27
560–597	578	7	297.00–315.00	$302.79	$1,750	+3.64
590	590	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,696	-11.65
610–643	626	11	280.00–300.00	$292.75	$1,833	-0.67
635	635	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,603	-40.92
657–670	661	11	255.00–280.00	$269.09	$1,779	+29.09
713–735	719	4	247.50–274.00	$267.22	$1,921	-2.78
725	725	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,834	-17.00
755–760	758	2	230.00–240.00	$234.98	$1,781	-15.02
760–780	770	2	245.00–258.00	$251.42	$1,936	+1.42
800	800	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,768	-49.00
850	850	5	247.00	$247.00	$2,100	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–377	375	4	325.00–355.00	$332.40	$1,246	—
418	418	3	307.50	$307.50	$1,285	—
460–481	474	16	307.00–320.00	$310.43	$1,471	—
519–542	526	10	298.00–321.00	$313.89	$1,651	—
558–590	565	6	280.00–300.00	$291.62	$1,648	—
635	635	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,635	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	316.00	$316.00	$948	-41.44
355	355	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,314	+31.72
422	422	2	269.00	$269.00	$1,135	-80.07
440	440	1	296.00	$296.00	$1,302	-53.07
443 thin fleshed	443	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,506	—
450–480	465	2	325.00–348.00	$336.13	$1,563	+20.73
475	475	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,188	-65.40
520–535	528	2	270.00–275.00	$272.46	$1,439	-7.54
559–565	560	9	254.00–285.00	$263.58	$1,476	-9.72
655–687	679	4	230.00–260.00	$244.33	$1,659	-5.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,245	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–381	367	22	372.50–396.00	$391.57	$1,437	—
449	449	14	375.00	$375.00	$1,684	—
463	463	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,620	—
521	521	20	370.00	$370.00	$1,928	—
593	593	11	331.00	$331.00	$1,963	—
610	610	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,586	—
625 fancy	625	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,984	—
603–647	637	9	288.00–295.00	$289.47	$1,844	—
656	656	7	278.00	$278.00	$1,824	—
764	764	7	269.00	$269.00	$2,055	—
868	868	6	236.00	$236.00	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	324	4	400.00–450.00	$431.29	$1,397	—
350–383	368	8	400.00–455.00	$410.19	$1,509	-10.83
410	410	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,466	-41.32
405–435	418	8	370.00–409.00	$391.82	$1,638	-7.00
465	465	2	330.00–337.50	$333.75	$1,552	-43.02
450–490	472	11	345.00–390.00	$370.06	$1,747	-6.71
485 value added	485	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,843	—
500–545	528	14	341.00–375.00	$356.28	$1,881	+18.00
530–535	533	2	327.50–335.00	$331.23	$1,765	-7.05
550–590	563	7	315.00–370.00	$338.06	$1,903	+33.81
630–640	637	3	260.00–280.00	$271.62	$1,730	-34.11
665–685	672	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,814	-28.12
728	728	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,711	-43.44
750–795	778	4	240.00–250.00	$244.33	$1,901	—
860	860	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,978	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	280.00–295.00	$287.56	$900	—
390	390	2	364.00	$364.00	$1,420	+24.50
400	400	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,300	-31.98
545	545	1	306.00	$306.00	$1,668	-8.24
555–595	572	8	260.00–326.00	$310.01	$1,773	+6.69
740	740	1	258.00	$258.00	$1,909	-2.00
750	750	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,950	—
895	895	1	224.00	$224.00	$2,005	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,386	—
488	488	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,562	—
502–547	517	9	275.00–325.00	$311.49	$1,610	—
628	628	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,617	—
735	735	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,782	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,487	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,386	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1495	1190	80-85%	50	138.00–164.00	$154.31	$1,836	+0.08
980–1535	1220	80-85%	25	155.00–185.00	$170.32	$2,078	+2.30
925–1515	1240	80-85%	18	125.00–149.00	$140.49	$1,742	-27.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1115	953	85-90%	13	100.00–125.00	$114.27	$1,089	—
815–1165	1022	85-90%	14	140.00–154.00	$145.30	$1,485	+57.83
845–1350	1029	85-90%	23	125.00–142.00	$131.90	$1,357	+44.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1525	1366	75-80%	15	143.00–160.00	$152.28	$2,080	—
1240–1525	1387	75-80%	3	163.00–199.00	$178.13	$2,471	—
1315–1590	1471	75-80%	4	135.00–145.00	$141.69	$2,084	-3.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2050	1542	8	145.00–179.50	$167.45	$2,582	—
1225–2020	1651	21	175.00–190.50	$182.70	$3,016	—
1600–2020	1813	6	192.50–219.00	$204.53	$3,708	+20.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,520.00	$2,520.00
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,125.00	$2,125.00
940–1230	1158	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,870.00–2,350.00	$2,077.27
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00
1215	1215	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1233–1238	1236	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,125.00–2,175.00	$2,153.62
1165–1380	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,150.00–2,560.00	$2,431.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1030–1150	1070	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,875.00–2,175.00	$1,982.48
1145	1145	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	3,290.00	$3,290.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
965–1450	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,510.00–2,325.00	$1,999.34
1370	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,960.00	$1,960.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1098	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1055	1055	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	4,450.00	$4,450.00	—
1080	1080	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	3,375.00	$3,375.00	—
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,475.00	$3,475.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

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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.